Monsters of Folk - His Master's Voice

[samman5bar]

It has been one of my life challenges to get top comment.

[TheBumpy1000]

@samman5bar not gonna happen allready tried

[youreveningcoat]

I was listening to youtubes MOF playlist and all the songs are really good but i just minimised the internet and was doing something else, but when this song started playing..... ;)

[godmaybefunky]

WOW this song is amazing and so beautiful. The soldier boy story makes me kinda sad though.

[sanfranlovesit]

The voice inside guides. 

[JarrettBrad]

This might be my favorite song of all time.

[30y6]

My aunt passed away from brain cancer a few months back, and before she died she listened to this song and she cried and said how beautiful it was. It was great to see her talking because she was so heavily medicated. Needless to say i love this song. R.I.P Aunt Jane <3

[garn1177]

makes me want to drink gallons of antifreeze and then quietly slip off to sleep

[zumb1e]

@garn1177 i know exactly, how, you, feel

[jfroiland259]

I would drink Jim James' kool-aid.

[SweetLizzie812]

Forever beautiful <3

[DJd3monic]

Absolutely beautiful, makes me tear up.

[sorrowsong87]

"Sweet solider boy, the speakers bleeding" truest words ive ever heard

[waynebollman]

This is one of the best songs I have heard in my life. Wow.

[pagingdrned]

simple song about personal religious questions and concerns. pretty, solid, thoughtful. This is not sad, i think that it is one of the best songs of the album.

[Rattimusd]

plain....and timeless, heartfelt and absolutely genuine.

[aeltaco]

"I have lived,Sir a long time,and the longer i live the more convincing proofs i see of this truth:that God governs in the affairs of men.And if a sparrow cannot fall to the ground without His notice,is it probable that an empire can rise without His aid?" Ben Franklin

[serinedream]

Mind-blowing. Can't get enough of MMJ or MOF

[garn1177]

masters of toke would be a better name.

[serinedream]

how clever, what, take you six hours to think that one up?

[garn1177]

6 hours took about 6 seconds of listening to this nonsense...get a grip

[lilraccoon1]

Isn't that a Celtic harp doing the arpeggios? Sure would like to see the video of the group performing this...

[myaniqued]

is it ridiculous to say that i heard this one rainy cold night and nearly cried...Seriously... I .. NEVER .. CRY..

[hanneruanne]

truly an awesome group.

would love the chance to hear them live.

diggin' what others are saying.

[vrtbny]

"There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of comfortable myths. Almost inevitably some part of him is aware that they are myths and that he believes them only because they are comforting. But he dare not face this thought! Moreover, since he is aware, however dimly, that his opinions are not rational, he becomes furious when they are disputed."

— Bertrand Russell

[brewskhee]

I may be translating this the wrong way, but here is what I take from the lyrics:

The beginning talks about Mohammad and Christ (Jesus I presume) playing together and they hear god - the same god (Master's Voice) to rewrite the bible. The rest is about soldiers dying and how they each may have different ideas of what "god/christ" is and how they hear them at death, but its still the same Master's voice.

Is it omnitheism or the fact that there is a certain sense of "morals" everyone has?

[brewskhee]

Omnitheism is basically the belief in all religions (or no religion but belief that there is a self and an external entity (god) that exists). OR the fact that the morals placed in our lives is actually our "Master's Voice?"

This song really got me into studying radically different religions other than Western ones. Jim and MoF...you are going to be famous forever.

[antroth87]

What An Album! I showed them my support by buying it on cd and on a double LP!

[rustedemotion]

beyond fantastic. what a beautiful and calming song, with powerful lyrics. music needs to be more like this instead of manly gaga

[rawchicken123]

totally

[30y6]

great song, reminds me of my aunt.....we recently found out she had cancer, and her medication makes her not hear words clearly, but she says that she loves the music to this song....makes her tear up. And she says once shes better she will check out the words.

[212DegreesRevolution]

Great song. Would love to go see live. No disrespectbut Im sensing a slight Roger Waters via The Wall feel on this one. JMO Have a Nice Day!

[apace23]

thats a tall statement but i could see it

[lifternate]

The best song on a great album - Jim James is one of the best songwriters of this generation.

[brewskhee]

Agreed - not to mention his absolutely incredible earth shaking vocals. Literally, I went to the concert in Louisville (JJ's hometown, muaha) and the walls were shaking when he hit some high notes on MMJ songs covered by MoF.

[sharniticus]

Beautiful

[Crackerdamus101]

this song's a masterpiece

[dbuffalo]

Seeing em on Thursday in Santa Barbara. anyone else? Its gunna be great, Im glad its at the granada

[brewskhee]

No but October 31 (halloween!) in Louisville...where Jim James is from. Haven't been this excited since MMJ visited Ear-x-stacy (a music shop down the road from my house,) and when they played riverfront.

[jumblequeen]

thanks for posting everything! very much appreciated.

this album is incredible from start to finish.

[Ashlawawee]

this band has the most amazing vocals. especially in this song. it's beautiful

[uncmann]

I second that. Fucking amazing band.

[brewskhee]

Jim James is a god.  Check out My Morning Jacket if you haven't yet!

[dylanyoung22]

holy hell. this is a phenomenal song. this is what happens when you have 4 genius' on the same album

[johnconer70]

whats up with everyone blaspheming like crazy, ok yeah they're talented but you don't have to say all that crap.

[thegothmog]

you, sir, are and idiot

[rawchicken123]

People have there own opinions. Whats blaspheming for you is music to my ears.

[Redpakotasea]

Absolutely refreshing and beautiful ... a welcome message.

"mohammed and christ speak twice as nice

but the one that i like best- he sings inside my chest"

I <3 Jim James.

[wrinkledforehead]

Agreed!

[topherotica]

Brilliant.

[everettmckee]

Outstanding.

[awarnez]

Fantastic.