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Towards the end of Happy Cycling
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 3:36 am
by Taint3dBulge
Hey guys, been awhile since i posted anything. For the last week, Iv been listening to happy cycling over and over and over.... I have no idea why but its like iv just herd it for the first time.. Its always been one of the songs that I would listen to half way or skip for some reason.. But anyways im in love with this part of the song.. Its towards the end, when the french horn, or is it a trombone starts to play, it only plays afew notes over and over but it just gives me gooseybumps. Anyone else ever listen to this song just for that part lol.
http://youtu.be/VULlw2_mEVQ?t=5m23s
Re: Towards the end of Happy Cycling
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 6:40 am
by TOYOTAセ
Taint3dBulge wrote:Hey guys, been awhile since i posted anything. For the last week, Iv been listening to happy cycling over and over and over.... I have no idea why but its like iv just herd it for the first time.. Its always been one of the songs that I would listen to half way or skip for some reason.. But anyways im in love with this part of the song.. Its towards the end, when the french horn, or is it a trombone starts to play, it only plays afew notes over and over but it just gives me gooseybumps. Anyone else ever listen to this song just for that part lol.
http://youtu.be/VULlw2_mEVQ?t=5m23s
It is a very good part.
Personally, I like the seagull cry syncing up with the tempo.
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 6:44 pm
by Techboy
It is a classic.
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 8:41 am
by bkillsb
first work I ever heard from BoC back in 99. I remember being my myself but still looking around and saying "are you HEARING THIS?" that's how it all began for me...
Re: Towards the end of Happy Cycling
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:24 pm
by polarbear
Taint3dBulge wrote:Hey guys, been awhile since i posted anything. For the last week, Iv been listening to happy cycling over and over and over.... I have no idea why but its like iv just herd it for the first time.. Its always been one of the songs that I would listen to half way or skip for some reason.. But anyways im in love with this part of the song.. Its towards the end, when the french horn, or is it a trombone starts to play, it only plays afew notes over and over but it just gives me gooseybumps. Anyone else ever listen to this song just for that part lol.
http://youtu.be/VULlw2_mEVQ?t=5m23s
the best part..
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 6:15 pm
by uf0party
ah yes
Re: Towards the end of Happy Cycling
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:47 am
by rolypablo
Taint3dBulge wrote:I would listen to half way or skip for some reason..
Schoolboy error
Re: Towards the end of Happy Cycling
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 1:43 pm
by Cupz
Taint3dBulge wrote:I would listen to half way or skip for some reason..
I used to do that with some BoC songs when I started out, like EYDIAB for example. Then I figured out allot of their work takes a bit of sitting through for a bit. The flows of some of the songs reflect this. There isn't a hell of allot going on in an obvious-song-structure way, especially in their older work. Some of them just sort of go on and on and you can get a taste for them if you hang in there and keep going with the flow. The best way to figure out if I like a song is listening to it subconsciously, then "waking up" to it halfway through. I found out amon bishop roden is actually a really cool track that way after not liking it for so long.
Re: Towards the end of Happy Cycling
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 2:24 pm
by Opothecary
rolypablo wrote:Taint3dBulge wrote:I would listen to half way or skip for some reason..
Schoolboy error
Take a lap!
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 6:11 pm
by lightsoutnepal
I used to do that with some BoC songs when I started out, like EYDIAB for example.
This was Rue the Whirl for me. It was a song I always ended up skipping and until recently I didn't appreciate all the great subtle changes that happen through the track. Regarding Happy Cycling though...throw that on while driving down a nighttime highway.
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 6:28 pm
by Snufkin
"Towards the end of Happy Cycling" (thread title) struck me as like the title of an essay calling for/foreseeing the "end" of some-such phenomenon described within as "Happy Cycling."
~Snuf
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 7:38 pm
by Fireal420
i believe the title "happy cycling" has something to do with albert hoffman and his discovery of lsd. i believe he said he was riding his bike home when the effects really hit him.
anyway. for years and years i skipped this track as well. finding it too repetitive. then i began to notice some of the incredible tones and effects that ride along the background of the track. one of the sounds always reminds me of this cheesy friday the 13th video game for nintendo.
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:55 pm
by Yellow Records
Yes this is one of the greatest moments in music history for me.
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 5:28 am
by paul
Interesting you bring up the last part of happy cycling. The last minute and a half always makes me think of Synergy (Larry Fast). It's so random and most probably have no idea what I'm talking about but it certainly hooked me for good when MHTRTC first came out.
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 1:46 pm
by Najlepsiejszy
I especially like the Bad Day version because of the off-beat drum in the background during this part. Makes the Happy Cyclist look even more pissed off
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 4:18 pm
by hexagon son
I had to stop listening to what I was listening to and put on Happy Cycling just because of this thread. It's been a while. Beautiful and full of details.
Re: Towards the end of Happy Cycling
Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:29 pm
by Taint3dBulge
rolypablo wrote:Taint3dBulge wrote:I would listen to half way or skip for some reason..
Schoolboy error
Forgot i posted this long ago.
Yes it sounds like something someone that didnt appreciate there music would do. Iv been listening since 2000, and sometimes I just want to hear a certain part, like if im driving and only have a 5 minute trip to the store lol.. Anyways Hope they come out with another cd in the next year or 2.. I would hate to wait 5 years for another one to come out again..
Re: Towards the end of Happy Cycling
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 11:59 am
by nick47
Taint3dBulge wrote:rolypablo wrote:Taint3dBulge wrote:I would listen to half way or skip for some reason..
Schoolboy error
Forgot i posted this long ago.
Yes it sounds like something someone that didnt appreciate there music would do. Iv been listening since 2000, and sometimes I just want to hear a certain part, like if im driving and only have a 5 minute trip to the store lol..
Anyways Hope they come out with another cd in the next year or 2.. I would hate to wait 5 years for another one to come out again..
We've waited longer
Wouldnt waiting another 5 years make it so much better once it was finally released (just like TH)?
Re: Towards the end of Happy Cycling
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 12:05 pm
by seanandcandy
rolypablo wrote:Taint3dBulge wrote:I would listen to half way or skip for some reason..
Schoolboy error
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 3:14 pm
by Jonse
MHTRTC had a number of these cool ending parts. Rue the Whirl I felt was the same way, Pete Standing Alone, Sixtyten's outro vignette...many of the tracks have nice segments at the end. I feel like Happy Cycling is such a perfect closing track for an album like MHTRTC.