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king_cobra said:
i used to listen to death/gore/black metal exclusively 24/7, then got into reggae(well i had always liked reggae, just wasn't INTO it, ya know?) and transformed into a better, happier person.

metal can be depressing when it's all you listen to, now i use moderation 

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Ah, you were listening to "American Beauty", huh?  That's the perfect Dead starter album.  Get on the bus WAAO!!!

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    Look out of any window
    any morning, any evening, any day
    Maybe the sun is shining
    birds are winging or
    rain is falling from a heavy sky -
    What do you want me to do,
    to do for you to see you through?
    this is all a dream we dreamed
    one afternoon long ago

    Walk out of any doorway
    feel your way, feel your way
    like the day before
    Maybe you'll find direction
    around some corner
    where it's been waiting to meet you -
    What do you want me to do,
    to watch for you while you're sleeping?
    Well please don't be surprised
    when you find me dreaming too

    Look into any eyes
    you find by you, you can see
    clear through to another day
    I know it's been seen before
    through other eyes on other days
    while going home --
    What do you want me to do,
    to do for you to see you through?
    It's all a dream we dreamed
    one afternoon long ago

    Walk into splintered sunlight
    Inch your way through dead dreams
    to another land
    Maybe you're tired and broken
    Your tongue is twisted
    with words half spoken
    and thoughts unclear
    What do you want me to do
    to do for you to see you through
    A a box of rain will ease the pain
    and love will see you through

    Just a box of rain -
    wind and water -
    Believe it if you need it,
    if you don't just pass it on
    Sun and shower -
    Wind and rain -
    in and out the window
    like a moth before a flame

    It's just a box of rain
    I don't know who put it there
    Believe it if you need it
    or leave it if you dare
    But it's just a box of rain
    or a ribbon for your hair
    Such a long long time to be gone
    and a short time to be there

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WeAreAllOne said:
(i don't know what one that is, i'm new). 

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WeAreAllOne said:
well, it looks like i'm one of you now.

i was quite stoned today riding in the car with my friend.  i usually have a metal album playing.  Opeth, Dark Tranquility, Nevermore... etc.  he decided to put in the Grateful Dead album with Box of Rain on it (i don't know what one that is, i'm new).  i realized how god damned happy hippies are.  just the lifestyle is so peaceful.

metal... even the songs that don't sound angry or full of bereavement truly are.

i was in a dark place with dark music.

i have seen the light!

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Glad you have seen the light Bro.  They are a wonderful band as are so many others.  They like all the rest have some not so happy music but still the point is to find a song and embrace it and relate to it.  This is what makes it so real for me.

Good vibes Bro

Jetta

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metal can be depressing when it's all you listen to, now i use moderation

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afoaf said:
yeah, it's just a fluff album.

I like Workingman's Dead, Blues for Allah, Mars Hotel...

AB is just so cliche and sappy.

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nookjohn said:
Welcome to the fold, WeAreAllOne. I'm also a recent convert to Dead culture. Here's my all-time favorite show:

http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=12252

I!

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WeAreAllOne said:
well, it looks like i'm one of you now.

i was in a dark place with dark music.

i have seen the light!

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afoaf said:
yeah, it's just a fluff album.

I like Workingman's Dead, Blues for Allah, Mars Hotel...

AB is just so cliche and sappy.

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dude get over yourself. thats like saying dark side of the moon is cliche and sappy. some people dont want to give the credit due just because its well known or popular. American Beauty is an amazing album, no if and or buts about it.

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afoaf said:
yeah, it's just a fluff album.

I like Workingman's Dead, Blues for Allah, Mars Hotel...

AB is just so cliche and sappy.

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dude get over yourself. thats like saying dark side of the moon is cliche and sappy. some people dont want to give the credit due just because its well known or popular. American Beauty is an amazing album, no if and or buts about it.

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thank you for your subjective absoluteism.

next time I have an opinion on an album, instead of sharing
it diplomatically, I will first clear my opinions with the
hippy-powers-that-be.

take the inverse of your argument...these things are above
reproach because they're well known and popular?

doesn't seem like a very rational position, either way.

the fact of the matter is that friend of the devil and truckin
are decent songs on the album...everything else is a sadsack
song, obstensibly about the end of teh hippy generation.

no need to take it so personally.

box of rain - wah
friend of the devil - yes
sugar magnolia - fluff
operator - fluff
candyman - wah
ripple - wah
brokedown palace - wah
till the morning comes - wah
attics of my life - wah
truckin - hell yes

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afoaf said:

box of rain - wah
friend of the devil - yes
sugar magnolia - fluff
operator - fluff
candyman - wah
ripple - wah
brokedown palace - wah
till the morning comes - wah
attics of my life - wah
truckin - hell yes

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Are you serious?