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Old 12-05-2011, 11:36 AM   #1
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Default La Dolly Vita

No one ever talks about this song. The buildup at the end is awesome. I remember sitting down at my kit with headphones at like 13 and just going crazy jamming on it.

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Old 12-05-2011, 11:45 AM   #2
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awesome song, awesome movie!

 
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Old 12-05-2011, 01:02 PM   #3
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i always thought that outro kinda seems like an afterthought.
it's still cool cause jimmy rips it like a motherfucker but i think that songwriting wise there were probably better choices to end this song or make it more powerful

 
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Old 12-05-2011, 01:10 PM   #4
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yeah, it definitely deserves to be a b-side but i still love it
they could have expanded on the ending for sure but i still <3 it

 
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Old 12-05-2011, 02:38 PM   #5
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cool as ice cream.

 
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Old 12-05-2011, 02:46 PM   #6
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did i mention i love it

 
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Old 12-05-2011, 03:00 PM   #7
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cork soaker.

 
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Old 12-05-2011, 04:03 PM   #8
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This light, airy, ethereal counterpoint is what is missing from late era pumpkins and I attribute a good bit of it to d'arcy and especially James (who's solo stuff and songs like Blew Away and The Boy) are perfect examples of on their own

 
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Old 12-05-2011, 06:34 PM   #9
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great song. this is one song where I don't mind the new mix on the remaster.

 
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Old 12-05-2011, 11:44 PM   #10
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I think it's about Courtney Love.

 
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Old 12-06-2011, 02:53 AM   #11
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I used to listen to that reverb-drenched lead bit over and over and over and then play it on guitar because I thought it sounded so cool. The bit at the end sounds almost too loud and overwhelming when juxtaposed against the rest of the song.

 
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Old 12-06-2011, 03:28 AM   #12
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I think it's about Courtney Love.
You're probably joking, but pretty sure La Dolly Vita was written before he had even met her.

 
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Old 12-06-2011, 10:57 AM   #13
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great song. this is one song where I don't mind the new mix on the remaster.
Funny. This is the one that I dislike the most. The low end is completely fucked up compared to the original.

 
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Old 12-06-2011, 01:41 PM   #14
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I love all the little guitar tricks. Solid song, not flashy.

 
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Old 12-06-2011, 01:49 PM   #15
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the tristessa one isn't bad. you can hear d'arcy much clearer when they sing "tristessa"

solo's are fucked in this and starla though.
Ugh I have no idea what they did to the starla solo. It's like the doubled tracks, which are split in the original, are out of phase and stacked, then drenched in reverb.

 
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