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Posted by Ritchie_az on 07-05-2013 at11:34:

  Top 5 Dig Here Songs

We used to do things like this, and I thought they were fun.

Pick your top 5 favorite Dig Here Said The Angel songs.

Reply with your favorite song from the album.

I think all of the songs are great. It was hard to pick just five. I think my favorite is Ruthless Hum of Dread.

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Posted by Eis on 07-05-2013 at17:11:

 

I think I like the title track the best. But others are close behind.

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Posted by dennis on 07-06-2013 at21:52:

 

Jesus Wept

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Posted by DwDunphy on 07-06-2013 at23:17:

 

Hard to determine, but if we're talking about the song that has meant the most to me from this record, certainly "Ruthless Hum Of Dread." Especially the second half of it, where it honestly feels like the separation of a person from their life. It is beautiful, quite heartbreaking, and a little scary too. I can only think of a few bands that would bother to tackle the subject, and even at that they would likely go with only one aspect: the scary, the sad, or the glorious. To get all in a single song requires a degree of nuance I don't think a lot of writers, especially modern writers, have time for.

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Posted by midfielddynamite on 07-08-2013 at14:59:

 

I think my favourite is the title track "Dig here said the angel".

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Posted by Audiori J on 07-08-2013 at15:22:

 

Not in any particular order;

Forward In Reverse
Jesus Wept
Dig Here Said the Angel
Love, Grace and Mercy
Now That I've Died

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Posted by Audiori J on 07-08-2013 at18:13:

 

One thing I do find interesting, it seems to me that a few people have talked about "Now that I've died" in relation to physical death. I always took it to be about dying to self, being born again a new creation; redemption. As in, when I put the sinful nature on the cross, then I am more apt to walk in the spirit.

* by the way I am not suggesting that this is what its about, I am just saying that's what came to my mind when I listened to it.

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Posted by sondance on 07-08-2013 at22:44:

 

quote:

Originally posted by Audiori J One thing I do find interesting, it seems to me that a few people have talked about "Now that I've died" in relation to physical death. I always took it to be about dying to self, being born again a new creation; redemption. As in, when I put the sinful nature on the cross, then I am more apt to walk in the spirit. * by the way I am not suggesting that this is what its about, I am just saying that's what came to my mind when I listened to it.

i'll tag onto that one for 2 cents... ok, free then, you guys are tough. it seems possible that many of the things said in "died" work both for physical (as the entrance to heaven) as well as spiritual death (in its highest form of sanctification), except the reference to selling records worldwide:-)

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Posted by sondance on 07-08-2013 at22:46:

 

and my 5 (NIAPO) favorite songs:
Jesus Wept
Now That I've Died
We'll All Know Soon Enough
Waking Up Under Water
The Sun Shines on Everyone

lyrically i would pick The Uses of Adversity over Now that I've Died

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Posted by audiori on 07-09-2013 at00:49:

 

Hmm.... I'll try..



We'll All Know Soon Enough (this song absolutely kills me... Ed kicks burro on the drums... Terry's vocals will tear you apart (as it probably did his throat)... Rob's spooky B3 stuff in the background... Tim's bass rumbling down below... the weird noisy stuff... Greg's perfect guitar part.. the strings towards the end, interrupted by the crashing drums... hearing it in the studio gave me chills... Terry did quite a few takes for the vocals and with each take, his voice would crack or add some little flavor that just sent chills down the spine)

Dig Here Said the Angel

Forward In Reverse

Now That I've Died

Love Grace and Mercy

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Posted by joey on 07-10-2013 at16:56:

RE: Top 5 Dig Here Songs

i can't choose top 5 this soon, but #1 in my book is definitely now that i've died!

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Posted by Ritchie_az on 07-10-2013 at20:20:

 

I find it interesting that Our NT Best is unscientifically the least favorite song on the album. It is one of my favorites, for sure.

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Posted by sondance on 07-10-2013 at23:42:

 

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Originally posted by Ritchie_az I find it interesting that Our NT Best is unscientifically the least favorite song on the album. It is one of my favorites, for sure.

well, #11 out of 11 good songs ain't bad!

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Posted by wayneb on 07-11-2013 at04:28:

 

My favorites are changing the more I listen to it.

High rotation in the car right now!

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Posted by lobo1023 on 07-11-2013 at08:00:

  RE: Top 5 Dig Here Songs

1. The Ruthless Hum of Dread – this haunt stayed with me through 8 hours of dreaming
2. We'll All Know Soon Enough – He’s talking about my mother. I’ve said these very words but not aloud
3. Jesus Wept – made my wife cry, as she deals with a health issue that will only get worse.” Sealed in this Lazarus grave With nothing else to do, But cry “Let me out”
4. Dig Here Said The Angel – to me, the music evokes the Moody Blues, especially the verses of “I Know You’re Out There Somewhere”
5. Love, Grace and Mercy – Terry gets kudos for squeezing the right words into impossible places

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Posted by mindgasket on 07-13-2013 at23:05:

  In very particular order, for now...

We'll All Know Soon Enough
Waking Up Under Water
The Uses of Adversity
The Ruthless Hum of Dread
Jesus Wept

We'll All Know Soon Enough and The Ruthless Hum of Dread are crazy, stupid good. They're like Orphans of God good for their perfect compliment of meaning and beauty. The whole album is so enjoyable and thought-provoking - such a rewarding experience.

I'm in a group that gets together weekly to discuss the latest book we're reading (currently discussing Paul Copan's book Is God a Moral Monster), and I'm going to suggest that instead of another book that everyone buys and listens to Dig Here, and each week we'll discuss one song.

An amazing album. The band that won't go away? How about the band whose umpteenth album is better than anything out there! It'd be like if Bruce Jenner could still win olympic gold medals today.

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Posted by sondance on 07-14-2013 at22:13:

First Song?

Given the ranking for Forward in Reverse in the poll, others may, as I do, think it was not the best choice for the first song. In truth I was very taken back when that song began. By the time they wrapped it up I thought it worthy to be on an album with high expectations, but when it began I was greatly disappointed, thinking it sounded like a rehash on a large scale, particularly of MB's Dream, like getting an appetizer that ruins the anticipation for the main course.

Anyway, if that is your thinking as well which song would you pick to be first if they had asked you... us??

I would vote for Waking Up Under Water, not so much because it has as deep a message as some of the songs but because it starts with a kick, reflects the production style of the album as a whole and doesn't let you go. Those of us with ADD, ADHD, DMV and OSHA need that.

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Posted by Eis on 07-15-2013 at05:50:

 

I quite liked Forward in Reverse as an opener. It just didn't turn out to be one my 5 favorite songs on the album, when those songs are taken by themselves, apart from the album context.

Possibly, any of the first three tracks might have made a nice opener. I would hold Waking Up Under Water for Side two. Perhaps that should open side two instead of Now That I've Died? (just my guess for where the vinyl running order will be split)

I quite like the current running order, and feel no need to change it up. But the above are my thoughts, if such a thing were to be done.

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Posted by Ron E on 07-15-2013 at12:44:

 

I have actually wondered about opening song selection for a while on the Lost Dogs specifically. I also thought it applied here. I don't mind, I just wonder why they seem to start with an "Introduction" song so many times, like an old musical. It was that way on Scenic Routes and continued through many of the following releases where the sound of the first one was a pause before the storm that was coming. There must be a strategy to it.

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Posted by sondance on 07-15-2013 at14:26:

 

quote:

Originally posted by Eis I quite liked Forward in Reverse as an opener. It just didn't turn out to be one my 5 favorite songs on the album, when those songs are taken by themselves, apart from the album context.

Eis, any particular reason you like FIR as an opener? curious how other ears respond to these things.