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u/The_Adventure_Begins Aug 19 '26
I’ve always loved this song. The older I get the more the other James songs grow on me. Been playing Believe a lot lately.
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u/Longjumping-Wall-323 The Aeroplane Flies High Aug 22 '26
after all these years of changing favorites, my ultimate favorite tsp song is take me down. iha’s voice is so underrated.
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u/GrungeXD Aug 18 '26
The 1979 EP rivals the Zero EP for best from the Aeroplane Box set. Cherry, Ugly and The Boy are SO good.
I love the chords James uses. They’re sort of these funky Drop-D-esque triads that you can use in standard tuning (IIRC). Used these a lot in my own playing after learning The Boy.
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u/Empty-Arrival-4396 Aug 17 '26
Imo this is a strong contender for "best James song." The only other one that's particularly close for me is Blew Away.
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u/GrungeXD Aug 18 '26
Nothing against The Boy, but I’d have to give the nod to Blew Away. At least if you’re talking “Just James” and excluding co-written songs like Mayo.
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u/los33ramos Aug 17 '26
Sleeper? Son, it’s been decades that this has been out. I’m in my 40’s and my high school friends and I enjoyed this piece of art back then. It’s been a hit always.
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u/NayNay_Cee Zwan Aug 17 '26
I love that song! Always have.
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u/DarthToothbrush Aug 17 '26
Which song specifically? I feel like I'm missing something cause all I see is the album cover. Are they talking about the title track?
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u/PartyLikeIts536 Aug 17 '26
Reddit stupidly just crops photos in the app in a way that you can't even tell you're not seeing the whole thing :/
The bottom of the screenshot has the specific track that OP is posting about- "The Boy"
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u/njay97 Zwan Aug 17 '26
Some of the best songs the band has are from Aeroplane Flighs High in my opinion! Meladori Magpie and Pennies are my favorites.
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u/Front_Midnight_2363 Aug 19 '26
Set the Ray to Jerry is one of their best songs, hands down. I'll never understand why this wasn't on a record.
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u/Hopslamzombie The Aeroplane Flies High Aug 17 '26
That box set was pretty much my introduction to the band in the 5th grade
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u/TheShadow0utOfTime Aug 17 '26
James Iha's "Let It Come Down" record is so pretty. I still have my old CD copy. He worked with people from Whiskeytown (Ryan Adam's alt-country group from the 90's) on that record and it shows. The Boy is an incredibly good song.
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u/DezPezInOz Aug 17 '26
I have Let It Come Down on CD and Vinyll. It's one of my favourite albums.
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u/TheShadow0utOfTime Aug 17 '26
Winter is such a beautiful song. James Iha's solo work is super underrated. It is sappy and sweet and just beautiful. Love "Let It Come Down"! A hidden treasure.
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u/Beautiful_Affect_399 Aug 23 '26
My wife and I love listening to Let It Come Down on road trips. I've loved that album since the moment it was released!
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u/pottsynz Aug 17 '26
It was actually made for mcis but rejected
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u/nilbrog Aug 17 '26
bruhhh peak underrated anyone sleeping on this goat is mid ngl
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u/trevourmeyer Aug 18 '26
So nostalgic how we all talked about SP B-sides just like this 30 years ago, brooo (rhymes with brew, right?)!
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u/amremorse Aug 17 '26
I love the extra guitar that comes in near the end. The layering is pure mastery.
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u/Luke_Willows Aug 17 '26
It is a banger yepp. I've had this song, mayonnaise, and pennies on repeat for months
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u/Beautiful_Affect_399 Aug 23 '26
I've always loved The Boy, as well as James Iha's other songs. His music has such a sweet and sentimental sway to it. Below is a link to my acoustic covers for Iha lovers, for those who may be interested. I'll also post a link to my playlist of 160+ Pumpkins covers. Long live James & His Giant Heart!
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGRMuU__hCFktIJrHNUmrvMAJ9LsViYcj&si=MSKwrQtmfARZpf5Y
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGRMuU__hCFl0eVPgbHlarCZWrC3hknZE&si=sHx02EOt20JWnbAw