I just learned how to play this tune and holy crap, the timing on that bridge section is out of control. They make it sound easy but when you sit there and figure out what's under the hood musically there's so much going on.
@@PumpkinTuna When I played in old-time bands, that’s how everyone did it. I’d clip a little condenser on my bass, aimed at the top under the end of the fingerboard, and roll just a bit of that in as needed, but probably 80% or more of our sound was coming from that big condenser mic. We had a sorta nice Sennheiser, I’m sure they have the best available to humanity (Chris’ mandolin alone is worth a couple hundred grand), and those big condensers actually make it pretty intuitive to get your dynamics right. Acoustic instruments are sized and shaped not to overpower the human voice, a good microphone’s not that much different than a campfire or a couch as far as dynamics are concerned.
So happy that I got to hear them sing this and so many other great songs at the State Theatre in Minneapolis. Here's hoping for another reunion tour in the near-ish future!
The battle is over Here we all lie In a dry sea of Solo cups With the sun in our eyes But it's one of those endings Where no one claps 'cause they're sure that there's more What a great way to start the first day of the rest of my life. I guess the show's going on So we pick up the pieces We dropped for a song And an ear-splitting headache That makes it hard to figure out which puzzle they're for But I can leave this part out of the story I write There are worse ways to start the first day of the rest of my life. Roommates, friends, lovers - quiet I'm coming to I'm turning myself into something a little less promising A little more useful The battle is over We lost, but we'll live to call off the war Don't that ceiling look high from the floor? Don't it hurt just to move As we shrink from the light? As it pierces our bodies and thaws out our hearts What a great way to start the first day of the rest of The rest, the rest of my life.
imgur.com/nP8KZEm,sSLvZn7,3LIOKsU,KHFPAXw,1nFDNi8 Each alphanumeric combination above is a different page. It doesn't cover the last part of the song, which is weird, but it's not hard to figure out after this.
