Re: Myles Kennedy - "Year of the Tiger"
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 1:10 pm
Stunning video.
One Nation. Indivisible.
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Haunted by design could mean a lot of things here, but in the video you can see an actual portrayal of death following this person around, so I'd say the concept of death has haunted Myles around his entire life, based on this thing that happened in his childhood with his father. He was designed as a child to be haunted by this for the rest of his life.Mr. Slash wrote:Amazing song, I definitely prefer it over the first one. Especially that solo was so neat.
Now I gotta figure out what "haunted by design" means.
i thought the same thing.. but also because he mentioned both of his grandmothers passed away because they also wouldn’t see doctors. so the pattern of how important people in his life passed away is similar. i figured that could part of it as well.Timotheus wrote:Haunted by design could mean a lot of things here, but in the video you can see an actual portrayal of death following this person around, so I'd say the concept of death has haunted Myles around his entire life, based on this thing that happened in his childhood with his father. He was designed as a child to be haunted by this for the rest of his life.Mr. Slash wrote:Amazing song, I definitely prefer it over the first one. Especially that solo was so neat.
Now I gotta figure out what "haunted by design" means.
Oh yea.. I'd forgotten about that. That makes it even more haunting.hamptonfive wrote:i thought the same thing.. but also because he mentioned both of his grandmothers passed away because they also wouldn’t see doctors. so the pattern of how important people in his life passed away is similar. i figured that could part of it as well.Timotheus wrote:Haunted by design could mean a lot of things here, but in the video you can see an actual portrayal of death following this person around, so I'd say the concept of death has haunted Myles around his entire life, based on this thing that happened in his childhood with his father. He was designed as a child to be haunted by this for the rest of his life.Mr. Slash wrote:Amazing song, I definitely prefer it over the first one. Especially that solo was so neat.
Now I gotta figure out what "haunted by design" means.
Yea, it's really the video and the concept of the album that led me to that conclusion. The "Like the ghost of death arrived and took my love too soon" line is the only line that's outspokenly about death, so it can be interpreted however you want I think. I definitely relate to your interpretation.Ubik wrote:I think both of those readings are great.
I might just be projecting myself into it but a lot of it screams "anxiety" to me, and when you suffer from that it feels like it's something built in that you can't escape from.
There's some incredible stuff in the works. Form what I could tell from the previews when they were still up, there's incredible variety. Personally, I already know I'm gonna love Nothing but a Name. I'm sure everyone will find some song they will fall in love with, becauseMacca wrote:I can't be the only one who thinks both songs we've heard so far have just been a bit...boring. Waited years for Myles to release a solo record and now that it's here the tracks released so far have completely killed any hype I had
It helps for me to keep in mind that this isn't the solo album we've been waiting for all these years. This is almost like a different project in my head, which he put together really quickly.Macca wrote:I can't be the only one who thinks both songs we've heard so far have just been a bit...boring. Waited years for Myles to release a solo record and now that it's here the tracks released so far have completely killed any hype I had
I agree. The songs that have been released and nice, pretty songs, but they simply aren't memorable or exciting. When I listen new songs, I ask myself 'can I go the rest of my life without listening to this song?' and the answer is yes to both of them. From what I've heard so far, this album reminds me of Ian Thornley's last solo album, it's a collection a nice evening-time songs, but ultimately there's nothing memorable on the album.Macca wrote:I can't be the only one who thinks both songs we've heard so far have just been a bit...boring. Waited years for Myles to release a solo record and now that it's here the tracks released so far have completely killed any hype I had
It's an easy way to generate some early buzz. Fans feel like they've heard something that was not supposed to be released yet.Fish Tacos wrote:So is it just common practice now to release previews then oopsdidn'tmeanto and take them down again? I feel like this has happened several times now. The two songs I've heard so far have a pretty creative musical feel to them and make you want to bop your knee but I just haven't heard anything yet that makes me want to buy the album.
Yep. I gotta say, now that I digested the lyrics and the song overall, "Haunted By Design" actually feels like the soundtrack of my personal situation right now. Not that I have to deal with death right now, but the anxiety topic is quite fitting.Ubik wrote:I think both of those readings are great.
I might just be projecting myself into it but a lot of it screams "anxiety" to me, and when you suffer from that it feels like it's something built in that you can't escape from.
This he must concede.TenaciousBe wrote:2 - "Those who worry suffer twice" - somebody's been listening to Tremonti...