Guster — Ruby Falls
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Tonight
Where do we go from here?
The road through Ruby Falls has reached the end
And now we're digging in the sand
They're promising that help is on the way
Love, confession number one
Impossible and sorry
And judge, can you look the other way?
Some things are best unsaid
And now where can we go from here
When all the morning birds have gone away
Two wrongs won't navigate tonight
The afterlife is all in the end
The afterlife is ours in the end
Love, don't look me in the eye
Just wash it all down
And judge, can you let me run away
We're outta here, straight outta here
Somewhere down buried in the sand
Two birds give out a song
And all of Ruby Falls is singin' along
Sing along...
(...gone and turned away (?))
(...gonna make you pay (?))
Where do we go from here?
The road through Ruby Falls has reached the end
And now we're digging in the sand
They're promising that help is on the way
Love, confession number one
Impossible and sorry
And judge, can you look the other way?
Some things are best unsaid
And now where can we go from here
When all the morning birds have gone away
Two wrongs won't navigate tonight
The afterlife is all in the end
The afterlife is ours in the end
Love, don't look me in the eye
Just wash it all down
And judge, can you let me run away
We're outta here, straight outta here
Somewhere down buried in the sand
Two birds give out a song
And all of Ruby Falls is singin' along
Sing along...
(...gone and turned away (?))
(...gonna make you pay (?))
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I was thinking of giving this a 9 but.. no. It's a 10.
They took a good idea and polished it into perfection
They took a good idea and polished it into perfection
lily34 wrote:
Not sure what this song was written for but I relate due to being sued frivolously for several years.
love this. it makes me ache for some reason.
i wonder what it's real meaning is. love it so.
Not sure what this song was written for but I relate due to being sued frivolously for several years.
Whoa
love this. it makes me ache for some reason.
i wonder what it's real meaning is. love it so.
i wonder what it's real meaning is. love it so.
Solid 10
So good for my ears.
Love the trumpet in the coda.
Great Song. Great Album.
The guitar solo would have been better (easy!), I would have given this incredible tune a 9. Stays at 8 for me.
coloradojohn wrote:
wow. you nailed it for me.
i get so emotional with this one. it's lovely.
It's amazing how well this band blends the soundscapes of The Beach Boys, The Shins, and even Pink Floyd into magical masterpiece
wow. you nailed it for me.
i get so emotional with this one. it's lovely.
First heard this song here on RP back in 2008ish. Its timeless and amazing and yet ive not heard it anywhere else!
Steely_D wrote:
yes, it does ring that in the one place, too. but somehow, i think this is more accessible for many listeners. so much hatred for radiohead. i actually love that song, and this one - but i immediately thought of your reference, too.
...we hope....that you choke...that you choke...
yes, it does ring that in the one place, too. but somehow, i think this is more accessible for many listeners. so much hatred for radiohead. i actually love that song, and this one - but i immediately thought of your reference, too.
fantastic
LuvsMusic wrote:
I started listening to RP in 2003. Back then I was ordering CDs from BMG. I just recently found, and tossed, the invoices. I could tell you every CD I bought, and there were many, that I would have never know about without this station. I LOVE this song BTW.
I think this came out soon after I started listening to RP. I remember it distinctly as a 'Why haven't I heard this any where else?' . And, yes, my CD collection is much richer thanks to William.
I started listening to RP in 2003. Back then I was ordering CDs from BMG. I just recently found, and tossed, the invoices. I could tell you every CD I bought, and there were many, that I would have never know about without this station. I LOVE this song BTW.
I think this came out soon after I started listening to RP. I remember it distinctly as a 'Why haven't I heard this any where else?' . And, yes, my CD collection is much richer thanks to William.
...we hope....that you choke...that you choke...
Very Miles-esque trumpet solo at the end of this song, I like it
That's a fantastic song. Thanks RP!
lizardking wrote:
Similarly, I've added a couple dozen songs from the 'found thanks to RP' category to my top-five list in the last 20 years, which has also helped keep listening to these "airwaves".
Long Live RP and lists of five that include 24!!
I started listening to RP in 2003. Back then I was ordering CDs from BMG. I just recently found, and tossed, the invoices. I could tell you every CD I bought, and there were many, that I would have never know about without this station. I LOVE this song BTW.
Similarly, I've added a couple dozen songs from the 'found thanks to RP' category to my top-five list in the last 20 years, which has also helped keep listening to these "airwaves".
Long Live RP and lists of five that include 24!!
I started listening to RP in 2003. Back then I was ordering CDs from BMG. I just recently found, and tossed, the invoices. I could tell you every CD I bought, and there were many, that I would have never know about without this station. I LOVE this song BTW.
flyboy wrote:
Similarly, I've added a couple dozen songs from the 'found thanks to RP' category to my top-five list in the last 20 years, which has also helped me to keep listening to these "airwaves".
Long Live RP and lists of five that include 24!!
This song came out about the same time I started listening to Radio Paradise, 14 years ago now. It was a big reason I stuck around. Still think it's in my top 5 songs from the last twenty years. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any others at the moment, but I only got 3 hours of sleep last night so I can't think about much of anything right now.
Similarly, I've added a couple dozen songs from the 'found thanks to RP' category to my top-five list in the last 20 years, which has also helped me to keep listening to these "airwaves".
Long Live RP and lists of five that include 24!!
This song helped me process my father-inlaw moving on to the other side before we were ready. That wailing guitar, I wailed right along with it.
Nice. Another one I would not know about if it weren't for RP. Thanks 
this album is a complete and wholly goddamned beautiful golden jem!
flyboy wrote:
Cranking the volume on my Mac as well. 15 years in now.
This song's 10 years old and still I stop what I'm doing and listen every time it gets queued up.
Cranking the volume on my Mac as well. 15 years in now.
This one always bring tears to my eyes... Some of the most densely-packed tragic heartbreak novels' worth of feelings cleverly and melodiously jammed into one of the most jamming songs EVER!
Fun fact: Sing the "aaaah aahhh aaaaah" bit (at aound the 3:30 mark) along in the presence of babies, and they WILL cry. Something in the tonality makes them so instantly sad somehow. Tried it on both my daughters, 5 years apart, and never failed. Could be my singing, though :-) But seriously try it.
Glorious. 9
7>>>8
ziakut wrote:
Ever have totally unhinged, amazing sex? If so, do you just jump into the next agenda of your day? No....you lay there and calm down, breathe deeply and relish the moment of calm. This ending is the soundtrack for that time. If you have no idea what I'm talking about...then I have some due sympathy for you. Long story short...just try and imagine it.
Hadn't thought through the end, other than to enjoy the muted trumpet solo that came out of nowhere, but your analogy for the end works really, really well. Especially "two birds give out a song and all of Ruby Falls is singin' along". I've been there and it takes a bit of breathing before normalcy resumes.
Good call!
Ever have totally unhinged, amazing sex? If so, do you just jump into the next agenda of your day? No....you lay there and calm down, breathe deeply and relish the moment of calm. This ending is the soundtrack for that time. If you have no idea what I'm talking about...then I have some due sympathy for you. Long story short...just try and imagine it.
Hadn't thought through the end, other than to enjoy the muted trumpet solo that came out of nowhere, but your analogy for the end works really, really well. Especially "two birds give out a song and all of Ruby Falls is singin' along". I've been there and it takes a bit of breathing before normalcy resumes.
Good call!
The best thing to come out of Boston since....... ever!
Top 10 RP song of all time.
Tom Waits to Little Richard to Guster is exactly why I am a devotee of RP.
lbaltz wrote:
same here
One of the best songs I've ever heard first on Radio Paradise! (several years ago)
same here
Excellent choice
flyboy wrote:
Same here. RP is the only venue I visit these days. A wonderful experience every day.
ps I hope you got some kip...
This song came out about the same time I started listening to Radio Paradise, 14 years ago now. It was a big reason I stuck around. Still think it's in my top 5 songs from the last twenty years. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any others at the moment, but I only got 3 hours of sleep last night so I can't think about much of anything right now.
Same here. RP is the only venue I visit these days. A wonderful experience every day.
ps I hope you got some kip...
7 ---> 8
This is hitting all my YES buttons today.
This is hitting all my YES buttons today.
Absolutely amazing song, with a live melody with a soul with epic bassline, everything works here. Very emotional song. 10/10
bking wrote:
Ever have totally unhinged, amazing sex? If so, do you just jump into the next agenda of your day? No....you lay there and calm down, breathe deeply and relish the moment of calm. This ending is the soundtrack for that time. If you have no idea what I'm talking about...then I have some due sympathy for you. Long story short...just try and imagine it.
I really like this song, but I'm going to have to overlook an issue with it. I really hate it when bands stitch together an ending onto a song that just won't finish. It's as if this is really two songs Frankensteined together.
Ever have totally unhinged, amazing sex? If so, do you just jump into the next agenda of your day? No....you lay there and calm down, breathe deeply and relish the moment of calm. This ending is the soundtrack for that time. If you have no idea what I'm talking about...then I have some due sympathy for you. Long story short...just try and imagine it.
13 years later and it still sounds as majestic as when it was first played on RP. It's so good.
I absolutely adore the distorted guitar in this song. Provides a beautiful dynamic for the more subdued sections of the song.
This song came out about the same time I started listening to Radio Paradise, 14 years ago now. It was a big reason I stuck around. Still think it's in my top 5 songs from the last twenty years. Off the top of my head, I can't think of any others at the moment, but I only got 3 hours of sleep last night so I can't think about much of anything right now.
I really like this song, but I'm going to have to overlook an issue with it. I really hate it when bands stitch together an ending onto a song that just won't finish. It's as if this is really two songs Frankensteined together.
Perhaps Neil Rosengarden on the muted trumpet. Props!
(I had to dig deep for that, at work of course)
(I had to dig deep for that, at work of course)
The more I here this, the more I like it.
michael.wagner91 wrote:
Makes me sad, that Guster didn‘t record more songs
with a depth in sound like this one. I find their works rather shallow
compared to Ruby Falls (which by the way was the first Guster track I
ever listened to and I absolutely deeply love it). Even more this one
deserves a 9 from me. One of my all time favorites from start to finish.
kopfhoerer wrote:
Wow, it's amazing to me how perception differs. I've been a huge Guster fan for 20+ years now and don't get me wrong Ruby Falls is a fine song, but I would never have thought of it as one of their best (or even in the TOP 10).
Makes me sad, that Guster didn‘t record more songs
with a depth in sound like this one. I find their works rather shallow
compared to Ruby Falls (which by the way was the first Guster track I
ever listened to and I absolutely deeply love it). Even more this one
deserves a 9 from me. One of my all time favorites from start to finish.
kopfhoerer wrote:
Wow, it's amazing to me how perception differs. I've been a huge Guster fan for 20+ years now and don't get me wrong Ruby Falls is a fine song, but I would never have thought of it as one of their best (or even in the TOP 10).
Yeah, I don't get this one either. I think Ruby Falls is a great tune. Maybe even a representative one for the band. But they've done plenty of other stuff that is just as good or better. Look no further than the title track of their latest CD.
There are many, many Guster songs I love, but this takes the cake
Masterpiece. Probably their finest tune, from their finest album.
Well I had a dream. Me & my fella's were going to try something new. So after long deliberation we decided to Gang Up On The Sun...Bad Idea....Way too HOT.
This production gets a 10 from moi.
This production gets a 10 from moi.
Hell of a song. Powerful.
absolutely the joy of rock and roll here.
michael.wagner91 wrote:
Wow, it's amazing to me how perception differs. I've been a huge Guster fan for 20+ years now and don't get me wrong Ruby Falls is a fine song, but I would never have thought of it as one of their best (or even in the TOP 10).
Makes me sad, that Guster didn‘t record more songs with a depth in sound like this one. I find their works rather shallow compared to Ruby Falls (which by the way was the first Guster track I ever listened to and I absolutely deeply love it). Even more this one deserves a 9 from me. One of my all time favorites from start to finish.
Wow, it's amazing to me how perception differs. I've been a huge Guster fan for 20+ years now and don't get me wrong Ruby Falls is a fine song, but I would never have thought of it as one of their best (or even in the TOP 10).
Makes me sad, that Guster didn‘t record more songs with a depth in sound like this one. I find their works rather shallow compared to Ruby Falls (which by the way was the first Guster track I ever listened to and I absolutely deeply love it). Even more this one deserves a 9 from me. One of my all time favorites from start to finish.
Sometimes you know exactly where you are going.
Sometimes, it's ok when you do not.
Sometimes, it's ok when you do not.
An epic adventure, as my friend would have said.
This is beautiful, but then, I'm a sucker for a great chord change...
Heard this song here four years ago for the first time, loved it then, and love it more now. A truly unique gem.
Yes, the brass is good. THe lyrics too. I never heard of this band but I will look them up now. THank you RP. THis is really a great station, my friend was not kidding me because I thought I knew the best that was out there (from satellite), but I see now I was wrong. Happy to know you now 
This drives me crazy - hate the high squeal tone in the middle!
What an amazing song this is!
Love the muted trumpet!
love it
9.875
werner wrote:
You are Werner... from where else would you be but from Germany! Agree with you that RP is awesome.
nickshortie wrote:
Well said!
Long live Radio Paradise!
Listening (with interrruptions) for more than 10 years now. RADIO PARADISE beats them all !!
From Germany with Kudos.
Well said!
Long live Radio Paradise!
Listening (with interrruptions) for more than 10 years now. RADIO PARADISE beats them all !!
From Germany with Kudos.
You are Werner... from where else would you be but from Germany!
Agree with you that RP is awesome. ThePoose wrote:
And this song is one big f*ck comma cluster
I can muster a lot of bluster about the lustre of Guster before I ride off in my Duster.
And this song is one big f*ck comma cluster
jchap5 wrote:
... HUTT, HUTT.
8, trending toward 9...
... HUTT, HUTT.
8, trending toward 9...
I can imagine playing this at the point of the date when i want to slow the night down a little; it might accompany the statement "let me make you another drink, darling "
I like longer songs, or pieces really, and wasn't surprised to hear BillG pair this beautifully with the splendid TWOD piece "Thinking of a place "
And it does feel so very real.
Awesome segue as usual!
I like longer songs, or pieces really, and wasn't surprised to hear BillG pair this beautifully with the splendid TWOD piece "Thinking of a place "
And it does feel so very real.
Awesome segue as usual!
Motolorax wrote:
I may be one of the very few RP listeners who actually has had enough of this song. Along with a few other songs, I downloaded this to my ipod about ten years ago to hear while I work out. I have been listening to it ever since...because I am too lazy to update my tracks. I can't even remember how I felt about this song when I first downloaded it. I must have liked it enough to download it in the first place I guess.
can't get enough of this for some reason.
I may be one of the very few RP listeners who actually has had enough of this song. Along with a few other songs, I downloaded this to my ipod about ten years ago to hear while I work out. I have been listening to it ever since...because I am too lazy to update my tracks. I can't even remember how I felt about this song when I first downloaded it. I must have liked it enough to download it in the first place I guess.
can't get enough of this for some reason.
ThePoose wrote:
Proclivities wrote:
It's a good thing you sold that Electra 225 or you'd have been stuck for a rhyme.
would Deuce and a Quarter work?
I can muster a lot of bluster about the lustre of Guster before I ride off in my Duster.
Proclivities wrote:
It's a good thing you sold that Electra 225 or you'd have been stuck for a rhyme.would Deuce and a Quarter work?
Phenomenal Live band- seen on a couple of occasions years ago when my daughter was too young to drive herself to concerts. Love their passion and humor. And the relationship they have with their audience- intimate, no matter the setting.
I find myself whistling along to this one. Its great!
flyboy wrote:
Yes!
This song's 10 years old and still I stop what I'm doing and listen every time it gets queued up.
Yes!
One of the best songs I've ever heard first on Radio Paradise! (several years ago)
I love the album cover. Very cool!
vanillagorilla wrote:
It's all good. Not a bad song on this album.
Not sure about their other stuff but this one I've always liked a lot
It's all good. Not a bad song on this album.
Not sure about their other stuff but this one I've always liked a lot
Definitevly 10
Like Guster quite a bit. This reminds me of Pink Floyd.
flyboy wrote:
Same here. I always have to stop and listen, They played it live here in Raleigh - it was amazing.
This song's 10 years old and still I stop what I'm doing and listen every time it gets queued up.
Same here. I always have to stop and listen, They played it live here in Raleigh - it was amazing.
It's amazing how well this band blends soundscapes more typical of The Beach Boys, The Shins, and even Pink Floyd into stunning magical masterpiece, DIG IT
A few folks have commented on the lyrics. To me, they seem like word salad. If you think you see a deep meaning, you may be right, or perhaps it's an aural rorschach?
But who cares. That melody! Those harmonies! It's a lovely tune.
But who cares. That melody! Those harmonies! It's a lovely tune.
nickshortie wrote:
Well said!
Long live Radio Paradise!
Listening (with interrruptions) for more than 10 years now. RADIO PARADISE beats them all !!
From Germany with Kudos.
Well said!
Long live Radio Paradise!
Listening (with interrruptions) for more than 10 years now. RADIO PARADISE beats them all !!
From Germany with Kudos.
ThePoose wrote:
It's a good thing you sold that Electra 225 or you'd have been stuck for a rhyme.
I can muster a lot of bluster about the lustre of Guster before I ride off in my Duster.
It's a good thing you sold that Electra 225 or you'd have been stuck for a rhyme.Love this tune. Never tire of hearing it here on RP.
Whoa, this comes on at 4:20 on a Friday... what shall I do? 
If I am ever in Chattanooga I will have to check them out.
sweet, real and far out
djengs wrote:
Well said!
Long live Radio Paradise!
I think this was one of those songs that got my support for RP. It woke me up to how much great music is missing from commercial radio, and how little thought is put into their playlists. Long live Radio Paradise!
Well said!
Long live Radio Paradise!
Artful.
Oh, those harmonies near the end.
Echoes of Jah Wobble at the end with the muted trumpet over the twinkling vamp.
Guster is a great band. One of the best concerts I've been to last year for their Evermotion tour.
Easyrider wrote:
Top tune and a solid 10,love it
Best song ever!
This song's 10 years old and still I stop what I'm doing and listen every time it gets queued up.
djengs wrote:
Yep... and hearing them play this live in concert (Northampton, MA) last October brought tears to my eyes. Their harmonies are spot on, and this song is emotionally evocative to the extreme.
Commercial radio died a long time ago. Here is what it used to be like: https://floydslips.blogspot.com/2009/07/freeform-radio-masterdave-dixon-on-wabx.html.
I think this was one of those songs that got my support for RP. It woke me up to how much great music is missing from commercial radio, and how little thought is put into their playlists. Long live Radio Paradise!
Yep... and hearing them play this live in concert (Northampton, MA) last October brought tears to my eyes. Their harmonies are spot on, and this song is emotionally evocative to the extreme.
Commercial radio died a long time ago. Here is what it used to be like: https://floydslips.blogspot.com/2009/07/freeform-radio-masterdave-dixon-on-wabx.html.
I think this was one of those songs that got my support for RP. It woke me up to how much great music is missing from commercial radio, and how little thought is put into their playlists. Long live Radio Paradise!
ThePoose wrote:
That's what I said to my tax adjuster.
I can muster a lot of bluster about the lustre of Guster before I ride off in my Duster.
That's what I said to my tax adjuster.
I can muster a lot of bluster about the lustre of Guster before I ride off in my Duster.
Just saw Guster a few weeks ago and this song SOARS live. If they come near you catch them!
Thanks Bill!
torino390 wrote:
That was exactly what I thought when I first heard it here!
why haven't I heard this before? great stuff. now on my 'to buy' list.
That was exactly what I thought when I first heard it here!
why haven't I heard this before? great stuff. now on my 'to buy' list.
Always turn this one up!
The muted trumpet just took a 7 to 9.
instant classic for me.
I just can't believe how much I like this song...
Oversaturated with precious details.
Some of those gorgeous chord changes just pull me across the room...
Or a sax?
Like the surprise ending! Is that a trumpet ?
I can't put my finger on exactly why I like this, but I do. Maybe because I live in Georgia where you'll fine barn roofs painted with "See Ruby Falls" in large white letters.
That overdriven jazz fueled muted trumpet outro... Just wow!
I've been enjoying this cd a lot. Although it's hard to match the accomplishment of this song, most all the songs have grown on me and the cd is lasting very well.
Pretty goddamned epic if you ask me
Recently saw them in London. Being from the uk never heard of them before rp.
After the london show I'll make sure to see them if they ever come back. Great live show.
After the london show I'll make sure to see them if they ever come back. Great live show.
Lyrically, musically, theatrically, WOW, it just doesn't get much better than this, and I am happy to hear it, here on RP, and THANKS!
I always expect to hear the first chord of the song "C'mon" after this fades out. I'm surprised that track isn't on RP. "C'mon!"
I have some really cool memories of seeing these guys live. I don't usually do this kind of thing, but for some reason I can recall three separate Guster shows where I had snuck somewhere I shouldn't have been and ended up having an awesome time. One time I saw them with some friends at the Berkeley Community Theater in Berkeley, CA. The upper mezzanine floor was closed and it was just general admission on the ground floor. When the band before Guster finished their set, we went out into the foyer to check out the merch and stuff, and I snooped around and found the way up to the upper floor — and it was unlocked! We waited for our moment and all sprinted through the door as quickly as we could, shutting it behind us. When we got up there it was completely empty, we had the whole balcony to ourselves and never got caught. We sat front and center and smoked joints and rocked out the whole show.
I have some really cool memories of seeing these guys live. I don't usually do this kind of thing, but for some reason I can recall three separate Guster shows where I had snuck somewhere I shouldn't have been and ended up having an awesome time. One time I saw them with some friends at the Berkeley Community Theater in Berkeley, CA. The upper mezzanine floor was closed and it was just general admission on the ground floor. When the band before Guster finished their set, we went out into the foyer to check out the merch and stuff, and I snooped around and found the way up to the upper floor — and it was unlocked! We waited for our moment and all sprinted through the door as quickly as we could, shutting it behind us. When we got up there it was completely empty, we had the whole balcony to ourselves and never got caught. We sat front and center and smoked joints and rocked out the whole show.
Ever have totally unhinged, amazing sex? If so, do you just jump into the next agenda of your day? No....you lay there and calm down, breathe deeply and relish the moment of calm. This ending is the soundtrack for that time. If you have no idea what I'm talking about...then I have some due sympathy for you. Long story short...just try and imagine it.
I agree - the song has a dramatic, rapturous climax that ends in spasms, flailing and finally collapsing into itself.