I will say this, taking Chester completely out of the equation for a second - you can just FEEL the music is more inspired. I can't really justify that with an example, but it just feels busier, more complex, more inspired, and less mailed in. You can tell Dean, Robert and Eric are playing this song with passion. You can just tell the writing is more thought out, focused and really shows off their chops. So much of S/T was good musically but felt contrived, thrown together and mailed in. The S/T was really good, by the way, especially music. But I think at least some of you will agree the Deleos didn't really push themselves on that record. Yes Dean had a lot of killer playing on it, but I'm talking more from a spiritual place, they weren't playing from the soul as songwriters. Haha, that may seem out there but hear me out. This song just feels from a writer's perspective like it's from the soul. It's crazy you can feel the harmony musically based on the place they are mentally. I don't think that's by accident. This song is a really interesting balance of poppy, raw, big sounding, country twang, punk, and gifts from the vatican shop esque ambient vibe. Love the way Eric plays this song too. It's almost like there's less thinking going on, less formulaic, and more just innovation. That is when STP is at it's best.
Does anyone out there agree with where I'm going on this? Take Chester out of the equation when considering this. I'm talking STRICTLY the music. I actually thought the solo was a little throw away though... felt a little too much like a shitty version of the TALO solo.
