Not my favorite track on Pageant. Not a bad tune, kind of a throw back to early 80s live REM. The intro and ramp up of the song always bugged me - the piano sounds like mid-80s Bruce Springsteen. And then there's the lyrics... "the only thing to fear is fearlessness". C'mon, Michael. That sounds like a junior high valedictorian speech.
I do like the counter melody stuff Mike does on the chorus. And they end it unresolved, the the 2nd of the root I think. That's kinda fun.
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good point about the piano. it sounds canned. especially here, but other parts of the record too (like on 'just a touch')
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