Bill S. said:
>It's just sort of tangentially related to this thread Terry, but last week you
>were seemingly displeased by the "overproduction" on Dwight's A LONG WAY HOME
>record. I was listening to it the other day, and it struck me how well done
>("overproduced") the tune "These Arms" is. The song starts out a pretty
>straight up shuffle, but transforms into a string-laded, soaring knockout.I'm
>with you and many anound here, string-phobic to a degree and much preferring a
>"stripped-down" approach. But when it's done right, (a value-loaded word to be
>sure) like on "These Arms", well, string me up.
>
>What'd you think of the tune?
>
I know you were asking Terry, Bill, but this is absolutely my favorite song
of 1998, and it seems that some others on the list have at least hinted at
a similar sentiment. And your description nails a lot of what's so great
about the song.
Incidentally, I was reading an interview w/ Dwight in the
late-but-not-lamented Musician Magazine, and he claimed that Pete tried to
get him to change the bridge in the middle of the song (the big
string-heavy D-A-E/ E - G- A part) to something more "standard," but Dwight
resisted....
