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To the moon and back

There is a common misconception that Chance is underrated, in fact it's become one of those things that is accepted without any real evidence. In fact, almost everyone loves his voice! and it's only the rabid Timites (who constantly behave as if Tim were the only member of the band worth mentioning) who ignore his beautiful voice and massive talent. if there is any underrating, I think it may simply be because the baritone part is more difficult to pick out of a harmony than eg the tenor voices.

@@patriciamcl54 I think part of it is that historically back when Chris was with the group they would usually double-track Tim's bass on the studio recordings when he was singing lead (obviously Chris sang the bass harmony live), so there's often an assumption that they're still doing that, so it comes as a shock when people realize that voice down in the basement is Chance. It really shouldn't -- the man has a four octave range and sang bass with SCS -- but it still trips people up. Also a lot of folks heavily recommend old songs with Chris in them or songs that literally feature everyone but Chance singing lead to new reactors (Butts Remix, All About that Bass, Man of Constant Sorrow, When a Man Loves a Woman, End of the Road for example), so if they follow the majority suggestions, it can be *months* before they get to hear anything significant from Chance (I've seen reactors 6 months into their HF journey be floored at their first hearing of a Chance lead). Folks really should update their recommendations list to include at least one thing with a Chance lead... So anyhow, yes, if you look at the list of most commonly recommended songs to new reactors, Chance would certainly appear to be underrated. I think newer fans, especially those who've interacted with Chance via his Laid Back Cafe or Twitch streams, are more appreciative of his talent and maybe a little annoyed at the old guard who ignore him in their recommendations. So it's becoming less of a thing, but it certainly has been a thing.

Can we add a word of praise for Keelan Donovan, co-writer?

Keelan Donovan, co-writer of this song, is also extremely gifted.

@@patriciamcl54 Indeed!

Is that really a spoiler? Or is it just a compassionate warning to have tissues handy?

@@DennisKovacich both I guess lol