"I'd Go Crazy" kicks the living sh*t out of "Crazy"

Ok, I've been meaning to mention this for a while....ever since I got the old albums a few months back...

Anyway, "Crazy" is and was one of my favorite songs off of The Madding Crowd, so I was instantly intrigued when I found out that the track appeared in a different form on one of the earlier records.

Now, you know how it is when you hear a song (a demo or a live song)...fall in love with it a certain way and then not really care as much for the final version because it's different from the way you first heard it? You get kinda biased, to a degree.

Well, I obviously heard "Crazy" many many times before I finally heard "I'd Go Crazy", and I already loved the song, but...I must say....the older version is far superior in most every way.

The intro riff is sooo much cooler and rocking, the guitar througout the song is better, there is a bit of a different bass line in parts that is great, and the solo is fucking awesome. There are parts of the melody that I still prefer in "Crazy", but that's probably just because I heard that version first.

I wish they wouldn't have changed it up so much for The Madding Crowd. The original verion is better...and remember, this is coming from a non-biased point of view, since I heard "Crazy" first.

Sooo....does anybody feel the same way about this song?

Edit: John, why does this board censor posts? I wouldn't think that's something you're into.



Post Edited (03-09-03 21:57)

- Brian
www.3eb.co.uk

i agree completely. crazy is not one of my favorites, but id go crazy is right up there at the top of the list.

No more comments/replies to this thread, one that actually discusses detailed aspects of the *music*, while "john's long hair" remains at the top of the page.

How sad.



Post Edited (03-10-03 18:05)

- Brian
www.3eb.co.uk

no, dont feel that way!!!

its just that this kind of stuff gets discussed so much, most of the regulars get sick of posting the same opinions over and over.

despite recent appearances, its all about the music.

its the music that unites us initially, but its the nonsense that keeps us comming back day after day. refreshing minute after minute...

rock on.



Post Edited (03-10-03 18:25)

Man, I am like completely on the other side of the spectrum on this. I think "Crazy" is much better. Sounds more like something to listen to on a dark and rainy day. I like how it starts with the drums, too, and the drums are kinda funky. I'm listening to "I'd Go Crazy" right now, and yeah, the drums and bass are much more regular than in "Crazy." yeah, I like how irregular the bass and drums in "Crazy" are, and I dunno, I just like the format better too.



Cheran
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Qui a besoin d'un coeur quand un coeur peut ?tre cass

Yeah... probably because it sounds more differen't and out of the ordinary then the other "version."

And to the dude/ tte that started this thread/ topic, you really shouldn't get upset about about people talking "off-topic." No matter how much you rant and rave and specifically say: JUST ANSWER MY QUESTION people are still gonna mention or talk about some of the wall stuff.

It's just how most humans are and guess what, humans are responding to your thread.

Do you like cheese burgers?



I absolutely love her when she smiles

I like both.... I don't know which one I like more (I'd have to listen to them back to back and right now I'm to lazy to do that, I've already got a CD in my comp) anyhow... Sorry we always get off topic, but onsongglory is right... we are here like 5 hours a day and get bored of reading the same messages and someone will just metion something that spawns off into something entirely else and well... we just let it go. But sorry.

And I don't like cheeseburgers... I'm a vegetarian!

Rock-on.Colleen.

Humans responding to my thread, huh? I would have never have guessed it.

Umm, I never said it was "wrong" to go off topic.

I moderate two large message boards for another band, so...yeah, I know how things go.

It was just a bit disheartening that no one responded to a thread genuinely about the music. I didn't want to "force someone to answer my question"...if you don't want to respond, don't. But, it really wasn't even a question, just an observation to spark some discussion and see how everyone else felt - I thought that's what these forums were all about.

Oh, and...I like cheeseburgers.



- Brian
www.3eb.co.uk

Brian - looks like you've got a sense of humor about it at least! And yeah I think I'm human (if you're talking about me) at least that's what my parents keep telling me...

Sometime today I'm gonna listen to those two songs and write up a comparison, or at least my opinion, because now I can't stop thinking about it.

Rock-on.Colleen.

Damn right they are Brian and you moderators are never going to take that away from me you understand?!?

I'll never be like you Brian.. neverrrr..

Crashes through window#





I absolutely love her when she smiles

That's ok, I still like you Colleen.. aim/ y! me sometime! etc.

Want to get some salad with grilled chi...I mean more salad on top?



I absolutely love her when she smiles

I think you leave yourself little choice..

and I'll be interested to hear your comparison.. if you write it up MS Word style you can attach to me at my easily accesible e-mail!

On and on..



I absolutely love her when she smiles

Older version gets my vote too..


Oh...



Barbequed cheeseburgers on a toasted english muffin w/ ketchup...


Yes,,


that is summer.....

Hmm... Well, I have listened to them both a couple times... Here is what I have to say.

1. In "Crazy" the drum intro is just spectacular! I really like the off-beatedness of it... I think the intro is pretty long, but I like it better than the "I'd Go Crazy" intro.
2. There is a killer solo in "I'd Go Crazy" that I wish was in "Crazy" (I really didn't pay attention to figure out if it was a guitar or saxophone, but it really sounded like a... harmonica but I don't know for sure)
3. "Crazy" has more of an indie feel to it, more rough and what not, while "I'd Go Crazy" sounds more like the professional studio song...

I still don't have one that I would prefer "more" than the other one. It just depends on the mood that I'm in I guess... Maybe a favorite will develop now that I am consciously thinking about it!

Rock.on.Collen.

thanks for the feedback Colleen

Keep up the quality research.



I absolutely love her when she smiles

LOL. Thanks. That is about the only quality research I will be doing for awhile... guess who's skipping class...

Rock.on.Colleen.

ahhh...class shmlass....lol. I never go to my 9AM anymore...oh well.



~MeLiSsA

Thats why my EARLIEST class is two days a week at 10:20, on two days its at 1 pm and then on Friday... NO CLASS! Thats right everyone on Fridays I don't have any class. (and you can take that to mean whatever you want!)

Rock.on.Colleen.

yup,...just sitting here hitting refresh every 2 seoncds.



~MeLiSsA

I will beat you to 257 COLLEEN>...STOP POSTING. You are getting too close.

HEEHEE just kidding...who else would respond to my stupid posts.



~MeLiSsA

HAYYY!
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!

Holy Mofo! I did not realize how many posts I had!!!

*GASP*!



You're goin down!

rock.on.Colleen.

Girls girls wait a second.. ready.. ready. . and round 1.. fight

Melissa, I'll respond to your post! I'm good for it.

Well that's enough out of me..

flys away#



I absolutely love her when she smiles

I've only heard the old version once as I only just downloaded it. It was obviously a great song.
As of this minute though, I prefer Crazy still. It just seems to have a better feel to it, to me anyway.
The other thing is...I love the sound of that, what seems to be, a pedal steel guitar at the end of Crazy. Cool sound and that is what tips the scales for me!

Ok...

I'm not dissing Crazy. I really really like it as well. It's just that the songs are so different...completely different *feels* to them. The broken chords and the other quirky aspects to Crazy's intro are cool...and it fits with that cut of the song.

I guess I just feel dissapointed that the awesome I'd Go Crazy riff and solo were completely lost in the transition process. They *deserve* to be somewhere.

*shrug*



- Brian
www.3eb.co.uk

It's like that old (?) saying: In with the new and out with the old. It doesn't always apply but maybe it does this time.

Good on ya Brian; well said old chap.

The British are rubbing off on me; I think.



I absolutely love her when she smiles