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Touch of Grey lyrics and interpretations
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Day-um! Where did you find those? :) Unfortunately, all I have are the lyrics and an uncanny (and apparently very scary) ability to recall events and the comments people make at times. Bummer! Oh well, we all have to work with what we have. So… Back when people all over BJ social media were asking questions like "Where's Richie?" and "Why did Richie leave the band?" Richie tweeted, "if you want to know my heart, listen to Aftermath." (paraphrased from memory) That, alone, makes the dots relatively easy for me to connect. But knowing you have a strong aversion to his voice, and, iirc, Captain_Jovi has stated that he thinks AOTL lyrics are crap, maybe this will help you both understand why I don't think it's a reach, at all, to see how this song could be about Richie. From Touch of Gray: Quote:
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Richie's explained that part of his reason for walking was to be with Ava. Jon has more recently claimed in promotional interviews, "I lead that charge" when it comes to putting your family first, adding that their last tour was less than half of what previous tours had been, so Richie’s excuse really wasn’t that good. (paraphrased) "Forgiveness..." From Forgiveness Street (AOTL outtake): Quote:
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Do you really think Jon pays that much attention to Richie songs?
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During Q&A session in New York on 19th of October Luca (some of you may know him) filmed this .. Big thanks to him for the video btw.
Jon and guys talked a bit about Moscow Peace Festival, cold war, Russians, etc. Listen carefully what Jon says starting from 1:50 .. He mentions Sting's song "Russians" .. and one line from there "I hope the Russians love their children too" And in "Touch of Grey" it's "Everybody loves their children" Maybe I'm wrong but I think there could be a connection here .. it would make sense for me honestly that this song is indeed "a hope for a better world" type song. Hope for a better world and better relationships between people and certain countries (which i really hope improve some day). I guess mostly about the US elections as he is American and the whole situation worries him .. as he already mentioned several times in different interviews. By the way few other bands recently released songs with a bit similar meaning and message. For ex "Rise" by Sixx AM and "Show me a leader" by Alter Bridge. |
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Great video!! Thanks so much for posting it! I agree with you and others that say TOG is about the state of the world vs Richie. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
I just don't understand, I guess, why the song can only be about one or the other. Is there some reason it can't be about the state of society AND about Richie? They're not mutually exclusive, are they?
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't they both said that they often write about a specific situation, but hopefully do so in ways that can be interpreted in different ways by different people? Or maybe I just dreamed that... |
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"I say, go start your own revolution And I'll see you at the reunion" :) |
Just announced Robbie Williams will be on X Factor next weekend, so looks like Bon Jovi will get Number 2.. again. Fingers crossed though!
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Art is open to interpretation until the artist closes the door and tells you what the inspiration is. The writer of Slipknot's Through the Glass was on Never Meet Your Heroes this week and the host asked him if it was a love song and he said it was a hate song because he wrote it while on tour in Sweden trapped in a hotel room with food poisoning with nothing to do but watch bad music videos on MTV Europe. So he probably just ruined that song for a lot of people.
I can't listen to Happy Now because Jon explicitly said it was about Obama winning the election so if I hear it I think of Obama and thinking of politicians generally makes my blood boil so the song might as well be called Pissed Off Now for me. So as far as I'm concerned, it's okay with me if Jon never tells us what he had in mind when he wrote Touch of Grey or who he had in mind when he wrote All Hail the King because the mystery is part of the appeal of the art. Let it mean different things to different people. Why not? We can still have fun sharing our interpretations. |
For what its worth I don't think AOTL's lyrics are crap, I think its the weak point of the album. I loved the production and I loved the guitar work. It wasn't classic 90's Richie but it pissed all over WAN big time.
There's no way for me to say you're wrong because obviously this is subjective but I think you really want things to be about Richie more than they are. The idea that Jon analyzed the lyrics to Richie's album being more likely then them both writing about universal things. I think this is why Touch of Grey didn't make the album, because it sounded too much like what the band has done in teh past. |
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But I absolutely agree with your point, we should be able to share and develop our own interpretations of songs without criticism - so long as we don't state these opinions as facts. |
Thanks for the link to the bonus song touch of grey. Still gonna wait for release date though lol.
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There's a lenghty interview on an Spanish magazine, nothing new but a couple interesting things that I don't remembered mentioned in other THINFS interviews. It's not online so I don't know if I'll have the time to translate and it's really nothing groundbreaking. Here are a couple highlights (keep in mind that it's translated from the original interview in English to Spanish by the magazine and back to English by me pretty loosely and I'm quite rusty at translating so don't consider this gospel).
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BTW, he acknlowledges a couple of times that whatever he went through in the past three years, it's not that bad. There are worse things in life, way worse. I'm pointing this because I've read many people (not here) basically go "cry me a river" and negate his *right* to hit rock bottom because he's so privileged. Oh and Jon doesn't say anything about Richie, only that Living With The Ghost is obviously about him (the obviously is his, not mine), but the texts in the magazine refer to Richie's alcoholism and almost link it to his leaving the band: "One day Richie Sambora, famous for both his solos and his alcoholism, left on a concert day and never returned". There are no more references or questions about Richie |
Do you have a link to this interview?
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A scan would be awesome. Thank you! :D
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Last week I caved, after initially intending to avoid any snippets from the album. And though I feel a little guilty, it's only hyped up this release even more. I was slightly disappointed by a few things; namely the mix on Roller Coaster. Jon's vocals are a little too exposed, and they perhaps should've employed some of those 'gang vocals' for the chorus. From what I can tell, it remains a fun, uber-catchy pop rock number, but I think the execution could've been better - much like Knockout I suppose. I think Reunion will wear off pretty quickly for me also, though it's a harmless and catchy track. I guess that's the price we pay for hearing the songs live prior to the full album release - we become accustomed to a certain arrangement and grow attached to, or are repelled by, it.
I wasn't particularly moved by Living With The Ghost from the live performances, nor New Years Day - although I totally bought into Jon's whole story about Tico introducing the drum beat and changing the song in the studio etc.. But those two songs, just from what I've heard off the record, sound like they could be my favourites from the album - putting aside The Devil's In The Temple of course! I'm so glad that the guitar sound on the album is equally as rocky and gritty. Born Again Tomorrow puts a smile on my face every bloody time - and sometimes that's all you can ask for. Another song that surprised me is I Will Drive You Home. It's totally beautiful and entrancing. That drum beat and general vibe recalls DA, as some people here have mentioned. But for me that extended outro with the robotic vocals take the song to another level - stunning and unexpected. So here's to everything on the album coming together in a meaningful way on Friday, when I have that Deluxe Edition blasting on the way back from the record store. :cool: |
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I thought Jon will never make another great ballad given his vocal limitations and what we're going to get will be Amen and Blind Love type stuff. Boy, was I wrong. This is a total throwback to DA era and I love it. After the first two listens of the album, this was the one that had chorus stuck in my head all the time. |
I perfectly agree with KSantaFe and Walleris, I Will Drive You Home is a great song. It really took me by surprise when I first listened to it even though I had previously listened to the snippet a couple of days ago. The atmosphere of the song is amazing and so are Jon's vocals and that robotic ending, for me at least, really takes the song to another level.
BTW regarding the robotic vocals, who sings that part? The second voice to me sounds like Jon, you can tell that especially when you listen to the song on your headphones, that last "I'll be standing HERE" on that line you can clearly tell that Jons voice is also present, but who is the main voice? Is it Dave or another member of the band? |
I must be in the minority, but I thought the ending of I Will Drive You Home was weird and off putting.
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Yeah the endings unusual mainly because we're used to hearing Jons voice I think. Still think it's the best song on the album tbh
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By the way, can the video for Labor of Love be more like a copy of Wicked Game's video?
They went for the full package there, song & video. Except the ending, obviously. |
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See to me, the entire album is cleverly influenced by splashes of 21st Century day music. So if you are not into Coldplay, Interpol, The Strokes, The Killers, Keane, Bastille, Kings of Leon, and even Daft Punk, then the ending of I Will Drive You Home, and songs like New Years Day, Knockout, and Born Again Tomorrow may be tougher to accept or get into. |
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It's nothing to do with its style it's the fact it sounds awful that's the problem for me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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And if it sounds awful to your ears, then you do have a problem with the style. |
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I like the song. The ending is shite. That's my opinion. So, is the ending a different style to the rest of the song? I like BAT. I like lots of styles and genres. I just don't like that 30sec ending. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
My order has shipped YAY!!!
http://i66.tinypic.com/33cbpz6.gif Sorry for interrupting, you can continue with whatever you were discussing :D |
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Haha. Friday can't come soon enough. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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We just respectfully disagree on this one but we both share a liking of the majority of the track. BTW. Where do you stand on Goodnight NY? It's one of my favorites off the album. |
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I think the gentleman working in electronics thought I was a tad nuts .lol |
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I don't mind Goodnight NY. I think the chorus is a bit weak although I really like the end part "goodnight NY, sleep tight NY, goodnight" I like the verses too. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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I'll have 3 albums by Friday (iTunes being 1) but I was hoping one of the physical copies would have arrived by now. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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