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Post by DancyGeorgia on Jan 24, 2017 23:00:26 GMT -5
People have such different tastes. Personally, I am so glad that Max Martin and Co. added their touch to The Original High song. The demo version is nice, BUT it is SO sedate. It does not make me feel like I am chasing anything, much less a high of any sort. The album version is so much more dynamical. It makes me FEEL like I'm chasing the original high, like I'm going fast in a car with the top down and my hair blowing in the wind, like I'm soaring!!! I get none of that feeling with the demo version. But of course, YMMV!
But, I think it would be nice to have 2 versions of some songs on each album!!!
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Post by DancyGeorgia on Jan 24, 2017 23:09:55 GMT -5
I really like the 2017 hair color in these pictures. That touch of red color must be close to his natural color and looks really good on him!
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Post by DancyGeorgia on Jan 24, 2017 23:12:22 GMT -5
Awww.... they're at Disneyland. It was 6 years ago, almost to the day, that they went to Disneyland together when Sauli first came to SoCal. Remember the pics very well....... Adam has that same really happy look on his face in today's pictures!!!
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Post by happy on Jan 24, 2017 23:13:19 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this. I'm not sure if I have seen it before! Amazing how Adam then is very much the same Adam now! Note to Kryptoman -- At 1:55, Adam says being interviewed by the radio station that he listened to as a teen is a full-circle moment. So Adam takes note of these things -- I bet he would love your chart!
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Post by DancyGeorgia on Jan 24, 2017 23:17:55 GMT -5
I am glad to see Adam having some relaxing and casual 'down time' just being himself and doesn't need to feel he has to be a 'fashion plate' every time he is in public. I love seeing him 'keeping it grounded'. Good morning everyone. Have a GREAT day! To see Adam alive in front of you is unbelievable experience It doesn't matter what clothes he has on. I have seen him twice and I'm not recovered yet It's hard to explain, just he is so GORGEOUS looking man Yes exactly!!! But those meet & greets go by SO fast. It's like a dream I wish I had not woken up from. How I wish I could sit down and have a real conversation with Adam!!!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2017 0:02:06 GMT -5
Awww.... they're at Disneyland. It was 6 years ago, almost to the day, that they went to Disneyland together when Sauli first came to SoCal. Remember the pics very well....... Adam has that same really happy look on his face in today's pictures!!! "Happiest Place on Earth" ❤
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Post by kryptoman68 on Jan 25, 2017 0:14:13 GMT -5
Thanks for posting this. I'm not sure if I have seen it before! Amazing how Adam then is very much the same Adam now! Note to Kryptoman -- At 1:55, Adam says being interviewed by the radio station that he listened to as a teen is a full-circle moment. So Adam takes note of these things -- I bet he would love your chart! Thanks for the note!
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Post by Craazyforadam on Jan 25, 2017 0:50:14 GMT -5
People have such different tastes. Personally, I am so glad that Max Martin and Co. added their touch to The Original High song. The demo version is nice, BUT it is SO sedate. It does not make me feel like I am chasing anything, much less a high of any sort. The album version is so much more dynamical. It makes me FEEL like I'm chasing the original high, like I'm going fast in a car with the top down and my hair blowing in the wind, like I'm soaring!!! I get none of that feeling with the demo version. But of course, YMMV! But, I think it would be nice to have 2 versions of some songs on each album!!! I guess, tastes just differ and of course that's totally cool. I agree that the final version has much more modern production. The original one is only a demo, so that is to be expected that way. Overall I interpret TOH a bit differently than you, I suppose. To me, Adam describes being stuck, but driven to try again and again in vain to chase that original high, always hoping for it, but in the end never finding it. The beat describes for me that drive to attempt it again and again, but the steadiness and limited range of the song manifests that element of not ever reaching that high. The drug allusion is laid out as a comparison, like a junkie who is trying to get his next fix to replicate that original high. The desperation in that recognition that you are chasing something you can't have is palatable. In the newer version, the topics get blended together, leaving it a bit more unclear what high the singer tries to go after and how. Ambivalence can be a good thing at times, but I don't think it worked here really, because it leaves the listener a bit confused. Many dj's tried to get clarification from Adam on that one too. Some folks may like that ambivalence, but for me it did not work on this song, until I heard the demo. The original song is much more streamlined and much clearer, imo. Add to that, that vocally, I don't think this was the right song to try out falsetto experiments. I dunno, it seems artificially placed. TOH was not really my favorite on the album, as you can probably tell, lol, but that demo version would have totally been at the top of my list, together with GhostTown of course, which I loooove. Different folks - different strokes.
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Post by DancyGeorgia on Jan 25, 2017 1:28:11 GMT -5
People have such different tastes. Personally, I am so glad that Max Martin and Co. added their touch to The Original High song. The demo version is nice, BUT it is SO sedate. It does not make me feel like I am chasing anything, much less a high of any sort. The album version is so much more dynamical. It makes me FEEL like I'm chasing the original high, like I'm going fast in a car with the top down and my hair blowing in the wind, like I'm soaring!!! I get none of that feeling with the demo version. But of course, YMMV! But, I think it would be nice to have 2 versions of some songs on each album!!! I guess, tastes just differ and of course that's totally cool. I agree that the final version has much more modern production. The original one is only a demo, so that is to be expected that way. Overall I interpret TOH a bit differently than you, I suppose. To me, Adam describes being stuck, but driven to try again and again in vain to chase that original high, always hoping for it, but in the end never finding it. The beat describes for me that drive to attempt it again and again, but the steadiness and limited range of the song manifests that element of not ever reaching that high. The drug allusion is laid out as a comparison, like a junkie who is trying to get his next fix to replicate that original high. The desperation in that recognition that you are chasing something you can't have is palatable. In the newer version, the topics get blended together, leaving it a bit more unclear what high the singer tries to go after and how. Ambivalence can be a good thing at times, but I don't think it worked here really, because it leaves the listener a bit confused. Many dj's tried to get clarification from Adam on that one too. Some folks may like that ambivalence, but for me it did not work on this song, until I heard the demo. The original song is much more streamlined and much clearer, imo. Add to that, that vocally, I don't think this was the right song to try out falsetto experiments. I dunno, it seems artificially placed. TOH was not really my favorite on the album, as you can probably tell, lol, but that demo version would have totally been at the top of my list, together with GhostTown of course, which I loooove. Different folks - different strokes. I agree about the falsetto. I much prefer Adam's full voice. The way he finally settled on singing TOH live is the best.
I see your point about how you are interpreting the song. It's kind of like the CS Lewis book "Surprised by Joy". But even in that book, at the end of searching many years for that original joy (same thing as "high" in this context) and not finding it, he finally, after much searching, finds a new type of joy that's even better. I guess that's kind of how I see it. They can be something very fun and very exhilarating about chasing after that original high. But I guess if you can never find it, or something even better, then it can start to get depressing, which is what I think you're trying to say if I understand you correctly. Adam says the original high for him was the thrill of performing onstage when he was a youngster. And then he chased after that high into his adulthood. But I think Adam has now found a new and even bigger high with his career as a solo artist. So I think he is still chasing that original high but has actually found that feeling again and it's exciting and thrilling for him. So that's where I'm coming from.
There I Said It is still my favorite on the album!
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Post by 1jun14 on Jan 25, 2017 2:23:55 GMT -5
Awww.... they're at Disneyland. It was 6 years ago, almost to the day, that they went to Disneyland together when Sauli first came to SoCal. Remember the pics very well....... I remember this pic so well. Adam looked gorgeous. It doesn't even compute in my brain that he is 10,000% better looking today in 2017. He is like fine wine. And is ageing well. Such a great looking man.
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