Close your eyes, or how sweet to be an idiot

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  • #340
    Onkel
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      HMF is growing on me, but I´m still undecided on how I feel about some songs.

      Especially this version of Close Your Eyes. The song was one of my favorite live, when they played it, and I had really hoped that they nailed it on this record, but rather I feel like laughing when that song starts. Is it me or is it me?

      Reason:

      How Sweet to be an Idiot – Neil Innes as performed in the Live at Hollywood Bowl (Monty Python)

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      #16208
      supernaut
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        It’s you.

        It starts out nice enough, reminds me of early Queen but I can’t say why. A delicate build up in the middle. Which does not mold into a big bombast ending as one might expect but simply disintegrates. And funnily enough, at first full HMF run through that song pleased me the most.

        #16209
        TAF
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          Before the release, when the tracklist was revealed and some of the preview articles were posted I was surprised to se Close Your Eyes cut down to such a short length. But I think it provides a nice – and necessary – breather between the otherwise more excessive material on the record.

          Besides, I think we can safely assume that they will stretch it out a bit more live. ;)

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