The Long Winters: "The Commander Thinks Aloud"
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Uploaded by aaronetc on Mar 29, 2007
To be honest, I'd totally forgotten this song even existed. I haven't listened to 2005's Ultimatum EP -- what the band calls a "studio experiment" -- in a while, but this song does a terrific job as the lead track of setting an atmosphere that wouldn't quite fit on any of their full-length albums. It's ethereal and icy in some ways, but also warm and welcoming in the tender calls of Roderick's vocals. This performance shot the song right back into my set of favorite Long Winters songs, and into heavy rotation this week on my iPod. (And bonus: the amusing story of one person's reaction to "Rich Wife"!)
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Is there anything better then this?
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Wow what an amazing song.
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I want to watch this 14 times in a row. I just might.
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Thanks a bunch for the upload
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Gut wrenching. Well done.
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this is way better live then on the album
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Unbelievable.
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Simply amazing
2 years ago 2
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she wasnt my girlfriend John Roderick, she was my date. And a lousy choice she was. She hated the long winters but specificlly 'rich wife' ...( she said regarding irony, 'have you heard of elvis costello? Its all been done before') She missed the good life, ...I guess
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Great great song, I've listened to it about 20 times in a row now. You guys are amazing. Come to miami.
2 years ago 4
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one of the best songs ever.
noreturn1 3 years ago 12
Utterly beautiful...was so suprised when I found these guys, what took me so long?
sanoandnakashima 2 years ago 10