Album Analysis IV, The Distance To Here Options

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The Idea - Analyze the album (in this case The Distance To Here) song by song, stating whatever you want or whatever comes to mind about each song.

Go into as much or as little detail as you want and then summarize your overall thoughts on the album at the end. Just speak your mind openly.

You can copy and paste the following to make it easy if you want:

1) The Dolphin's Cry

2) The Distance

3) Sparkle

4) Run To The Water

5) Sun

6) Voodoo Lady

7) Where Fishes Go

8) Face And Ghost

9) Feel The Quiet River Rage

10) Meltdown

11) They Stood Up For Love

12) We Walk In The Dream

13) Dance With You

[Distance to Me]

Well, I'm gonna start off by saying this is my favorite album. It's their most varied album except for maybe V, except this has the old-school Live feeling.

1) The Dolphin's Cry: Maybe not the greatest opening track, but never the less a very good song. This song has I Alone written all over it, except I think this is much, much better. I especially like the 2nd chorus. Very uplifting =)

2) The Distance: This is the first song on the album that incorporates dance elements, and everybody has got to love this song. This is one of my dads favorite songs, and it's lyrics about heaven and death and all that stuff are very good. I'm still likin' it.

3) Sparkle: This song starts off with some rocky guitar playing, but then quiets down until it explodes into a rocking chorus. While this is a very good song, it's probably my least favorite song on the album.

4) Run to the Water: Speaking of "gotta love this song", this song is simply amazing. Epic is the only word I can think of that does this song justice. Listen to it. Ed also puts his great vocals to great use in this song, displaying his range.

5) Sun: Another rocker. This is the shortest song on the album, but that most certainly is not a bad thing! The chorus is very, very catchy, and this song gets my head bobbing quickly.

6) Voodoo Lady: For a long time, this was my favorite song on the album. It starts off with the aforementioned dance feeling, and then kicks into another explosive chorus. Very cool song.

7) Where Fishes Go: Another great song, but sandwiched between better ones I think. Another "epic" song, and a seriously awesome chorus.

8) Face and Ghost: I seriously don't know why I like this song so much. The vocal work maybe? I don't know. Just listen to it. It's a beautiful song. Gotta like the "Sha-la-la"s.

9) Feel the Quiet River Rage: A fan favorite, and for very good reason. This song could've been the opener I get, but the problem with that, is that the rest of the album wouldn't seem as strong. Oh well, this song reminds me of The Dam at Otter Creek, cuz' this song just keeps building momentum.

10) Meltdown: I guess this is this albums version of Stage, Heropsychodreamer, Flow, etc. Anyway, I really like this song, but again, it is sandwiched between 2 of the greatest songs ever created =), so it loses some of it's power I guess. The interlude is really cool though.

11) They Stood Up For Love: This song is amazing. This song cures cancer. Listen to it. Even if you've heard it over and over just go listen to it. It is so catchy it's crazy.

12) We Walk in the Dream: Another incredibly catchy song that carries you away. My favorite part is the build up to the guitar solo. "NO FEAR!"

13) Dance With You: This song is beautiful. Maybe not quite as beautiful as Turn My Head, but still beautiful. Maybe this shouldn't have been the ending song, but it sits you back, chills you out, and takes you away with lines like "nothing left, but a cracking voice in a song, oh lord..."