When OLP Are Gone, What Song Will They Be Remembered By?

Long Jonny · Post by **Long Jonny** » 10/6/2003, 4:07 pm

yeah, i hear thief alot on 89x... but i still don't think that the people from this area will remember them for that song... 89x may remember them for that song, but not the public

Sufjan Stevens · Post by **Sufjan Stevens** » 10/6/2003, 5:14 pm

Yeah, but it's refreshing to know that SOT and Innocent get played less on 89X than Thief. When I ask my radio listening friends about OLP, they tell me OMA or Thief, which blows my mind. I am beyond glad I don't have to educate them on their OLP.

Henrietta · Post by **Henrietta** » 10/6/2003, 5:16 pm

Even out here, Superman's Dead is played more than Somewhere Out There.

Last summer I asked my friend to go to OLP w/ me, and she immediately started singing SD...good sign, good sign.

clumsychild_ · Post by **clumsychild_** » 10/6/2003, 5:48 pm

Superman's Dead

Or possibly Clumsy or Starseed.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 10/6/2003, 6:02 pm

They'll be rememebered for Somewhere Out There, unfortunately.

For me, they'll be remembered for the first four albums in their entirety. I can see myself growing out of OLP eventually, but I think I'll be able to look back at my love of OLP and still respect the "fab four".

ajk · Post by **ajk** » 10/6/2003, 6:23 pm

Probably depends where you live.

Like it or Not ( I pick not) In the US they will be remembered for SOT. It's been their biggest hit to date, and unless they outdo themselves, it'll be SOT.

In Canada, it has to be Superman's Dead. SD was the biggest song (not even rock song.. i'm talkin in general) in 1997. Clumsy is the second biggest rock album in Canadian history, and SD was the song that started it all....

Random Name · Post by **Random Name** » 10/6/2003, 6:33 pm

I'm sorry, but everytime I see this thread I get mad cause I dont want to think about OLP ever ending. Its a sad though...

But I still think that their biggest hit is yet to come.

Baby Thief · Post by **Baby Thief** » 10/6/2003, 6:45 pm

Random Name wrote:I'm sorry, but everytime I see this thread I get mad cause I dont want to think about OLP ever ending. Its a sad though...
But I still think that their biggest hit is yet to come.

Really, everything depends on their next cd. If the next cd does as well as gravity, then they will continue, but if it flops like spiritual machines they will either A. quit B. drop Bob Rock and go back to their experimental sound or C. take a break from the band.

I really think that if Spiritual machines did better in sales, gravity would have never happened. And this pisses me off. I don't think they could really take another 'failure' as they say.

And as for their biggest hit, i can't see any one of their songs being a bigger hit than their previous ones in canada, in the US, maybe. still doubtful.

Long Jonny · Post by **Long Jonny** » 10/6/2003, 7:34 pm

i think no matter what, that after this record comes out and after they've toured for 2 years or so, they'll take a long break to be with family... raine ahs a baby on the way and duncan just had one (maybe two if the rumour is true). they'll take time off for their families and raine and chantal have talked about makin a record, so you know that will happen if he's at home with her...

call me andrew · Post by **call me andrew** » 10/6/2003, 8:24 pm

i hear life and sot and all for you all the fucking time... i dont listen to the radio any more

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 10/6/2003, 8:30 pm

Random Name wrote:I'm sorry, but everytime I see this thread I get mad cause I dont want to think about OLP ever ending. Its a sad though...
But I still think that their biggest hit is yet to come.

but i'de say supermans dead. even though my favorite song is annie or are you sad, supermans dead is [glow=cyan]truly[/glow] the best song.

big_green_monkey · Post by **big_green_monkey** » 10/6/2003, 8:41 pm

i would say: starseed, supermans dead, 4am, clumsy, is anybody home, life, somewhere out there, and innocent. lots of people know those songs.

Sonya · Post by **Sonya** » 10/6/2003, 10:29 pm

ajk wrote:...Like it or Not ( I pick not) In the US they will be remembered for SOT. It's been their biggest hit to date, and unless they outdo themselves, it'll be SOT.

In Canada, it has to be Superman's Dead. SD was the biggest song (not even rock song.. i'm talkin in general) in 1997. Clumsy is the second biggest rock album in Canadian history, and SD was the song that started it all....

Couldn't have said it better myself.

It's kinda sad, though, I was thnking if something happened right now at this exact moment, and they just leave, it would be so goddamn sad that anybody outside of Canada will remember them by a really crappy love song, rather than amazing songs like The Birdman, Naveed, Superman's Dead, and In Repair, and, well, anything off the rest of their albums. I'd just cry.

In my personal opinion, Clumsy was the song that changed my life, therefore I'll always remember them for Clumsy.

Yeesh, I'm starting to act like they're dead or something. Someone bring up something funny or uplifting or something!!!

:clumsy:

Tattooed Angels · Post by **Tattooed Angels** » 10/7/2003, 3:42 pm

That is a hard question to answer-becasue of location.

I would say Starseed because to this day that song always gets agreat response in concert.

In the USA it will probably be Somewhere Out there or Superman's Dead since they were their biggest songs down here.

For me it will probably be Naveed. I said when I am on my death bed I want to have Naveed and One(u2) playing.

p0tat0 girl · Post by **p0tat0 girl** » 10/7/2003, 3:57 pm

To me it's Birdman and Naveed...

:freak:

Tattooed Angels · Post by **Tattooed Angels** » 10/7/2003, 4:11 pm

Neil down and obey.. wrote:I'd have to say, for me, its the fact that I never got to hear them freakin cover "With Or Without You" even if the cover was pretty shitty

Not really.......I'd say "Naveed" and "RBY Mafia" for me, personally.

they only did this song at two shows. Hartford Oct 20th, 2002(which i was at) and Nov 4th 2002 In Sweeden. The Hartford show's version was fine. I think the Sweeden one might of been crappy. SInce they said it sounded like a train wreck and they weren't going to do it again.

christa lynn · Post by **christa lynn** » 10/7/2003, 5:00 pm

Baby Thief wrote:Really, everything depends on their next cd. If the next cd does as well as gravity, then they will continue, but if it flops like spiritual machines they will either A. quit B. drop Bob Rock and go back to their experimental sound or C. take a break from the band.

I think they might drop Bob Rock, but if they did I don't think they'd go back to Lanni.

AnnieDreams · Post by **AnnieDreams** » 10/7/2003, 6:10 pm

^ *too lazy to quote* Yeah, your probably right, but even someone sugesting in makes me feel hopeful and happy

Anyway... I think it would probably be SD.. at least to the fans (not necessarily the big fans..) I mean, Just listen to Live, The way Steve fiddles on the guitar and then the second he bursts into the opening cords of SD the crowd absolutely explodes into cheering and screaming (one of my fav parts on the cd) For anyone smart/old enough to remember back that far that will definately be what they'll be remembered by

skip · Post by **skip** » 10/7/2003, 8:15 pm

i personally think 4 am.its like the ultimate anthem to anything coming to and end if you ask me

thats just my opinion

Long Jonny · Post by **Long Jonny** » 10/7/2003, 8:18 pm

AnnieDreams wrote:I mean, Just listen to Live, The way Steve fiddles on the guitar and then the second he bursts into the opening cords of SD the crowd absolutely explodes into cheering and screaming

that's raine on his acoustic guitar :nod: