Jupiter; Song 9: Strip My Mind
This track is an example of the benefits of quality track sequencing, as the listener is brought to reality after the chaos of “Torture Me” with the tense chords opening this song. These intro and verse chords evoking the mood of an old school Western movie to me, accentuated by Chad’s strong drum-work. Chad appeals to me because as a drummer he always plays tightly, but without being rigid, and on slower songs like this his style can be appreciated more.
There are some nice psychedelic guitar sounds that serve the chorus well, and indeed John’s layering of guitars on the track pushes the song into the “ok” song category rather than the “whatever” category. Even though the solo is simply Anthony’s verse melody, the performance of it is so bluesy and tortured, making it another highlight of the piece.
And that’s about all I can say about this one; it’s a fair enough ballad-style song that I suppose could be labelled a stand-out on Stadium Arcadium because of the very fact that it is more or less a piece of filler on a double-album filled with better songs with stronger character.
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This track is an example of the benefits of quality track sequencing, as the listener is brought to reality after the chaos of “Torture Me” with the tense chords opening this song. These intro and verse chords evoking the mood of an old school Western movie to me, accentuated by Chad’s strong drum-work. Chad appeals to me because as a drummer he always plays tightly, but without being rigid, and on slower songs like this his style can be appreciated more.
There are some nice psychedelic guitar sounds that serve the chorus well, and indeed John’s layering of guitars on the track pushes the song into the “ok” song category rather than the “whatever” category. Even though the solo is simply Anthony’s verse melody, the performance of it is so bluesy and tortured, making it another highlight of the piece.
And that’s about all I can say about this one; it’s a fair enough ballad-style song that I suppose could be labelled a stand-out on Stadium Arcadium because of the very fact that it is more or less a piece of filler on a double-album filled with better songs with stronger character.
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posted by Anil at 12:47 AM
3 Comments:
He's right!
What Nitch said!
I can't help thinking though that it's pretty much just a slowed down version of 'Make You Feel Better' - the first 4 chords are almost the same!!
I guess just showing that the Peppers can take a very simple basic structure and work it into different songs. Maybe not up there on originality stakes - but effective.
2.5/5 *
this song has been a grower. i really didnt like the opening vocals: whoa, yeaaahhh thing. but it sorta fits really well and to me invokes some sort of 60s/70s style sing along song. i dunno, like it could be the theme song to the wonder years or something like that. i reckon ppl at woodstock would have appreciated a song like this back then.
"I guess just showing that the Peppers can take a very simple basic structure and work it into different songs."
Helllooo, the F, C, Dm chord progression anyone?! as in:
The chorus for By The Way
The verse and chorus for Scar Tissue
The chorus for Dani California
The chorus for Soul to Squeeze
and more I'm sure!
OK, I won't say "Hello" in that context again.
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