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The Boxer Rebellion — Semi Automatic
Album: Union
Avg rating:
7.1

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Total ratings: 2485









Released: 2009
Length: 3:18
Plays (last 30 days): 3
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I am waiting in a world you don't want
Suffocating by an endless weak spot
Please know, up here,
My hands are tied up too from

All I can see
Makes it hard for me
The last one to say
Good son
One more day

You know I am here, but I am losing
Faith in what I see you celebrating
I know, up here,
I'll be proven guilty

All I can see
Makes it hard for me
The last one to say
Good son
One more day

All I can see
Makes it hard for me
The last one to say
Good son
One more day
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 zogakita wrote:

Sound likes Chris Isaak "Wiked Games" but pretty cool song anyway !! 
Love the vibe ! 



I keep hearing it too. And agreed. Good song.
Posted 1 month ago by slugore    [ Reply ]
Sound likes Chris Isaak "Wiked Games" but pretty cool song anyway !! 
Love the vibe ! 
Posted 9 months ago by zogakita    [ Reply ]
IDK.  I haven't decided yet.  Maybe it will grow on me.  Thanx RP!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:


Huh? No. 


Little bit of that, better! Yep.
Posted 1 year ago by reguru2112    [ Reply ]
me likey
Posted 1 year ago by reguru2112    [ Reply ]
 lostintokyo wrote:

It’s…Coldplay!



Huh? No. 
Posted 1 year ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
what a great band… I love this
Posted 1 year ago by tm    [ Reply ]
7 -< 8
Posted 1 year ago by keenevision    [ Reply ]
It’s…Coldplay!
Posted 1 year ago by lostintokyo    [ Reply ]
 vandal wrote:

I like it, 7



And today it's a 9... 
Posted 2 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
First track of theirs that I've heard on RP since "Love Yourself" (which is a FANTASTIC tune).

Nice to know that these guys are definitely NOT a one-hit wonder.  

Starting at a 7 for this one, and I'm sure it'll only go up with time.
Posted 2 years ago by SpencerAR    [ Reply ]
Such a great video for this excellent song. Can't post:

Boxer Rebellion Semi-automatic

Posted 3 years ago by randyblew    [ Reply ]
Very nice find on Radio Paradise! I have not heard this band. I will delve into them further.
Posted 3 years ago by keenevision    [ Reply ]
 Grayson wrote:

The Boxer Rebellion is one of those bands you gotta give 8s and unders to... now. As the more you listen the more you will want to bump 'em up to 9s, and even maybe a 10 here or there, too. 



I find that this is the case with most songs on here. I always bump them up on subsequent listens. Almost never will a song get bumped down.
Posted 3 years ago by lewisv66    [ Reply ]
Absolute !10! Crank the shit outta this and piss off the neighbors. Not really. I wouldn't do that. No.
Posted 3 years ago by bahalana    [ Reply ]
This song was just played after "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode, and the riffs in the background are not identical, but have a very similar sound and it's really tripping me out! Like words being spoken in a language you don't understand, I keep trying to place the melody to Enjoy the Silence and never quite getting there.
Posted 3 years ago by Audiacity    [ Reply ]
Saw these guys five years ago in an intimate venue in DC after discovering them through RP. Couldn't for the life of me understand why the place wasn't sold out -- but it meant I could stand just a few rows back from the stage for part of the concert. I love their gorgeous melodies and vocals.
Posted 3 years ago by KCgalinMD    [ Reply ]
How can I give a score of 11? I'm looking, but not finding it? All i can see...is one more day.
Posted 3 years ago by bahalana    [ Reply ]
Easily superior to the Y Front Insurgency
Posted 3 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Posted 4 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
Never heard of but I LOVE this
Posted 4 years ago by Toads    [ Reply ]
Excellent tune - now looking at the photo on Wikipedia - talk about shoe gazing...
Posted 4 years ago by MinMan    [ Reply ]
Good sound good tune 
Posted 4 years ago by neptunejeff    [ Reply ]
 1wolfy wrote:
An excellent band that I found here on RP  {#Smile}
 
So did I… saw TBR 3 three times in Hamburg (GER) so far and we all loved it sooooo much… thx again RP!!! 


Posted 4 years ago by h2chris    [ Reply ]
The Boxer Rebellion is one of those bands you gotta give 8s and unders to... now. As the more you listen the more you will want to bump 'em up to 9s, and even maybe a 10 here or there, too. 
Posted 5 years ago by Grayson    [ Reply ]
What a pretty dual guitar attack.   You want to play the riff, but realize you can't do it on your own. I think this song was sampled later, and I can understand why.
Posted 6 years ago by cely    [ Reply ]
Absolutely loving this. One of their best tunes by far!
Posted 6 years ago by cavemanleong    [ Reply ]
Totally agree with 1Wolfy, great band I discovered from RP!
Posted 7 years ago by timnapier997    [ Reply ]
An excellent band that I found here on RP  {#Smile}
Posted 8 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
I thought it was The Bodeans for a minute or two.
Posted 8 years ago by IndyDoug    [ Reply ]
 Too bad you do not like them..after visiting your ratings of other fine musicians, I'm rather surprised in your lack of interest in the Boxer Rebellion  {#Smile}misterbearbaby wrote:
Other than they can't play OR sing, what's wrong with this band?

 

Posted 8 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
What a fantastic brooding, moody, darkly ethereal tune.
Posted 8 years ago by BBoyes    [ Reply ]
Wonderful and intelligent mood-food. This whole album is excellent.
Posted 9 years ago by OceanBlue    [ Reply ]
wow, awesome tune  :-)
Posted 9 years ago by pontfarrer    [ Reply ]
 christopherwoods wrote:
Really like this track. Something about the intermingling of the vocals and instrumentation gives me a bit of that spinetingly feeling, plus it's toe-tappingly good.

 
Absolutely.  I love the guitar work every time.  Enjoyable album, too.
Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
 misterbearbaby wrote:
Other than they can't play OR sing, what's wrong with this band?

 
Too many syllables in their name!  {#Beat} 
Posted 9 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
 averybadcat wrote:


 
Interesting that you said texture. I was thinking/trying to decode how this set seemed put together and thinking what was the warp, what was the weft. As I finish typing this I hear the next song coming around the bend and the weave stays smooth
 
Posted 10 years ago by averybadcat    [ Reply ]
 BBoyes wrote:
Really liking the mood an texture of this. Guess I am a sucker for minor keys.

 


Posted 10 years ago by averybadcat    [ Reply ]
Really liking the mood an texture of this. Guess I am a sucker for minor keys.
Posted 10 years ago by BBoyes    [ Reply ]
A snapshot...of a day, I would say.
Posted 10 years ago by coolpeople_rule    [ Reply ]
Enigmatic!
Posted 11 years ago by gjeeg    [ Reply ]
 misterbearbaby wrote:
Other than they can't play OR sing, what's wrong with this band?

 
What's wrong with this band? Uh, at least one of the listeners on this station. 
Posted 11 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
 misterbearbaby wrote:
Other than they can't play OR sing, what's wrong with this band?

 
I don't know - I'm still going with "quite likeable".
Posted 11 years ago by jessfine    [ Reply ]
 ofanansky wrote:
I can get music only if I keep hitting PSD
 Isn't that great

Posted 11 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
Other than they can't play OR sing, what's wrong with this band?
Posted 12 years ago by misterbearbaby    [ Reply ]
I love the crashing reverberation thing...I know; weird huh?
Posted 12 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
Really like this track. Something about the intermingling of the vocals and instrumentation gives me a bit of that spinetingly feeling, plus it's toe-tappingly good.
Posted 12 years ago by christopherwoods    [ Reply ]
There is a new 'soft' version of this song on their new CD, The Cold Still,  2nd disc.   Love it !
Posted 12 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
aaaaaand were back.
Posted 12 years ago by stunix    [ Reply ]
 Chelshite wrote:

So let me into the secret please .....only for the next time though as I am currently listening to Sophia - People Are Like Seasons and not in need of SD
 
I'm afraid I don't know the secret, and I'm sorely lacking in Google-fu. You may consider re-installing chrome. Or get firefox or opera to see if the PSD button works there.
Posted 12 years ago by Jamunca    [ Reply ]
 Jamunca wrote:

Maybe not on YOUR chrome, but I've got access to it. 
 
So let me into the secret please .....only for the next time though as I am currently listening to Sophia - People Are Like Seasons and not in need of SD
Posted 12 years ago by Chelshite    [ Reply ]
Help!
Going into withdrawal! 

Cannot connect to RP,
Seattle, comcast,

 
Posted 12 years ago by JayHavvic    [ Reply ]
 Chelshite wrote:
There isn't a PSD button on chrome....so condemned to the Sounds of Silence. 
 
Maybe not on YOUR chrome, but I've got access to it. 
Posted 12 years ago by Jamunca    [ Reply ]
There isn't a PSD button on chrome....so condemned to the Sounds of Silence. 
Posted 12 years ago by Chelshite    [ Reply ]

Washington State —- Getting nothing here. Tried eight different approaches, still nothing ..
Talk about withdrawals, I'm Jones-ing for my Radio Paradise. . . looks like tech problems..


Posted 12 years ago by That_SOB    [ Reply ]
 stunix wrote:

for me, The Boxer Rebellion has been playing for 300 minutes so the multicast is working but the unicast from the studio has fallen over.
 
Ah, but the Boxer Rebellion lasted about 3 years. They're just getting started.
Posted 12 years ago by nmcvaugh    [ Reply ]
I can get music only if I keep hitting PSD
 
stunix wrote:

for me, The Boxer Rebellion has been playing for 300 minutes so the multicast is working but the unicast from the studio has fallen over.
 


Posted 12 years ago by ofanansky    [ Reply ]
 nancynancy wrote:
Thank goodness it isn't just me. I thought AT&T cut off my streaming. I will check back later.{#Ask}
 
for me, The Boxer Rebellion has been playing for 300 minutes so the multicast is working but the unicast from the studio has fallen over.


Posted 12 years ago by stunix    [ Reply ]
 nattomaki0918 wrote:
 
 


Posted 12 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
Thank goodness it isn't just me. I thought AT&T cut off my streaming. I will check back later.{#Ask}
Posted 12 years ago by nancynancy    [ Reply ]
 krapka66 wrote:
non si sente una sega!
 
Bravo! 
Posted 12 years ago by raga    [ Reply ]
non si sente una sega!
Posted 12 years ago by krapka66    [ Reply ]
I'm afraid I'm going to have to rate this pretty low. It's WAY too long and you just can't dance to it, not even in Romeotuma's hotel room.
Posted 12 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]

Posted 12 years ago by nattomaki0918    [ Reply ]
how about radio silence from turin brakes. it is quite self explanatory...
Posted 12 years ago by zitherica    [ Reply ]
good
Posted 12 years ago by nattomaki0918    [ Reply ]
ok, options to follow this peaceful section.

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (begins "is here anybody in there")
Regina Spector - November Rain (as the DJ is asleep)
Eagles - The Last Resort (Call somewhere Paradise, kiss it goodbye)
Simon & Garfunkel - sound of silence (being as "Bridge Over Troubled Water" was 2 songs ago this could conflict with RP policy)
Bjork - Its oh so quiet
David Gilmour - Murder (are you OK Bill?)
any more?


Posted 12 years ago by stunix    [ Reply ]
Yep, sack the graveyard shift staff. Maybe that figure in the middle of the cover pic is calling for more volume?
Posted 12 years ago by maxmox    [ Reply ]
is there anybody out there?
it's getting spooky in the silent netherlands 
Posted 12 years ago by willem    [ Reply ]

Studio Webcam
Bill hard at work.

did we just play November Rain or something?
Posted 12 years ago by stunix    [ Reply ]
 gemtag wrote:
lichen it

 
Surely that bad (good?) pun works better with a song somehow related to the green fuzzy stuff that grows on rocks/trees/etc? :p
Posted 12 years ago by toomanyollys    [ Reply ]
 stunix wrote:
and then there was silence ..............
 
So it's not just me, then....
Posted 12 years ago by oldsaxon    [ Reply ]
and then there was silence ..............
Posted 12 years ago by stunix    [ Reply ]
When I need to wake my ass up in the morning as I drive to work, I turn the volume up real high on this song.  Great music.
Posted 12 years ago by 84MacGuy    [ Reply ]
lichen it

Posted 12 years ago by gemtag    [ Reply ]
Love these guys! Thanks RP for introducing them to me <3
Posted 12 years ago by Bridieboo    [ Reply ]

Give it up for a kick-ass track.
Posted 13 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
Nice álbum cover
Posted 13 years ago by Alien195    [ Reply ]
 rbschader wrote:
 
Same for me.  I now fly to different countries to see bands (Great Big Sea, Young Dubliners) as well as get on every email list for many bands.  August has me scheduled for 8 bands (7 I have heard on RP) in SoCal. 

Just found out Porcupine Tree is OPENING for a concert in San Diego next month.  Opening?!?!?!


 

Sounds like a huge privilege... I'm from the Netherlands, the only thing i'd really wish to go to would be the Austin City Limits festival... A cousin of my was there and had a blast there... Of course i'd like to see more but if i had to choose, i'd choose to attend the ACL festival...

Posted 13 years ago by Sjaaks    [ Reply ]
 helgigermany wrote:
Very Keane like!
 
Very Kent like!

Posted 13 years ago by Fredrikson    [ Reply ]
this one just gets better and better and better the more more more jillions of times i listen to it
Posted 13 years ago by amyjpr    [ Reply ]
I love the sound of the guitar. Can anyone tell me what make it is?
Posted 13 years ago by agkagk    [ Reply ]
 Giselle62 wrote:
sounded okay to me so far—-have to hear it a few more times.
 
Me, too. And I've now bumped it from 7 > 8. Great groove.
Posted 13 years ago by michaelgmitchell    [ Reply ]
Hey  I saw that PT show in SanDiego..it was short & sweet.  I only wish my budget would allow me to visit other countries and attend concerts..sounds like a dream.  rbschader wrote:
 
Same for me.  I now fly to different countries to see bands (Great Big Sea, Young Dubliners) as well as get on every email list for many bands.  August has me scheduled for 8 bands (7 I have heard on RP) in SoCal. 

Just found out Porcupine Tree is OPENING for a concert in San Diego next month.  Opening?!?!?!


 

Posted 13 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Just heard this song for the first time last night on the TV show "Human Target" and then heard it this morning here! (Lucky Me!)I can't believe I haven't heard this before now. What a great song, I'm going to go itunes and take a listen to the album. If this song is a good representation of the album I think I'm going to be a new fan! {#High-five}
Posted 13 years ago by wolverine    [ Reply ]
lovely chrisisaac atmosphere

Posted 14 years ago by petrfas    [ Reply ]
 drews wrote:
Bathtime in the Cynaera household?



 Cynaera wrote:
Rated this 8, but never commented!  I'm awful.  I love the song - it sort of drives me to clean my room, or drive fast, take pictures, shampoo the dog, spend ungodly amounts of money on stuff I don't need...

It's a good song.  I'll try to dial it down as I accomplish (or don't accomplish) the above-listed things. There are some things I didn't include up there, but if I make them happen, I'll post, and thank The Boxer Rebellion for their help.{#Daisy}
 
 
I love you, guys!! I am not in the mood , to do like this, but i love to read and see your incredible comments! Thank you for make my evening nicer!!

Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 drews wrote:
Bathtime in the Cynaera household?



 Cynaera wrote:
Rated this 8, but never commented!  I'm awful.  I love the song - it sort of drives me to clean my room, or drive fast, take pictures, shampoo the dog, spend ungodly amounts of money on stuff I don't need...

It's a good song.  I'll try to dial it down as I accomplish (or don't accomplish) the above-listed things. There are some things I didn't include up there, but if I make them happen, I'll post, and thank The Boxer Rebellion for their help.{#Daisy}
 
 
Oh, that is SO me!!!!!! {#Roflol} Made my day, drew - thanks! {#Hug}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Bathtime in the Cynaera household?



 Cynaera wrote:
Rated this 8, but never commented!  I'm awful.  I love the song - it sort of drives me to clean my room, or drive fast, take pictures, shampoo the dog, spend ungodly amounts of money on stuff I don't need...

It's a good song.  I'll try to dial it down as I accomplish (or don't accomplish) the above-listed things. There are some things I didn't include up there, but if I make them happen, I'll post, and thank The Boxer Rebellion for their help.{#Daisy}
 


Posted 14 years ago by drews    [ Reply ]
Very Keane like!
Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
What a fascinating piece.  7 —> 8.  Thank Gods for RP that we can hear music like this.  I would never get this on radio in these dark times!

Posted 14 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
Unilaterally, viscerally, and gladly boosting my prior score to 8 ... and going to my audio device to listen to it
again in High Def {#Cheers}
Posted 14 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
Rated this 8, but never commented!  I'm awful.  I love the song - it sort of drives me to clean my room, or drive fast, take pictures, shampoo the dog, spend ungodly amounts of money on stuff I don't need...

It's a good song.  I'll try to dial it down as I accomplish (or don't accomplish) the above-listed things. There are some things I didn't include up there, but if I make them happen, I'll post, and thank The Boxer Rebellion for their help.{#Daisy}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 surfergirlsc wrote:
My list of must have music has grown exponentially since I started listening to RP. This just got added to my list of must haves. Thanks!
 
Fo-shizzle
Posted 14 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
All tiresome discussions of what is seminal aside—sorry ladies, no intended machismo behind this phrase—I think this song is pretty good ... definitely not what you hear on your typical radio station—at least not the ones I have access to here in the north-east of the south of the north of the west {#Devil_pimp}
Posted 14 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
 surfergirlsc wrote:
My list of must have music has grown exponentially since I started listening to RP. This just got added to my list of must haves. Thanks!
  
Same for me.  I now fly to different countries to see bands (Great Big Sea, Young Dubliners) as well as get on every email list for many bands.  August has me scheduled for 8 bands (7 I have heard on RP) in SoCal. 

Just found out Porcupine Tree is OPENING for a concert in San Diego next month.  Opening?!?!?!


Posted 14 years ago by rbschader    [ Reply ]
 a_genuine_find wrote:
7 {#Arrowu} 8
 


Posted 14 years ago by jesspra    [ Reply ]
My list of must have music has grown exponentially since I started listening to RP. This just got added to my list of must haves. Thanks!
Posted 14 years ago by surfergirlsc    [ Reply ]
sounded okay to me so far—-have to hear it a few more times.
Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
If I am not wrong the "Boxer rebellion" was fighting
the British Opium dealers (and all things western!),

for that reason alone I am not allowed to like a band
with such a name!

Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Billisonfire
Posted 14 years ago by lysisphere    [ Reply ]
I'm hearing kd lang in her grunge phase, and I like it!
Posted 14 years ago by middleagedhipster    [ Reply ]

8 {#Arrow} 9

Posted 14 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
 RParadise wrote:
Chris Isaak meets Coldplay?
 
Perfect equation, and the result sounds good truly

Posted 14 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
Derivative. Wait, just kidding. I hate that word too. I like this song.
Posted 14 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
 Captain_D0D00 wrote:
Derivative.
 

I like how they have evoked no less than 10 different and diverse artists (not including the clearly tongue in cheek comparisons).

That's not derivative, that's evolutionary.  Unless you wanna make the case that all music is derivative of the first protohumans bangin on rocks and blowing on reeds while howling at the moon or the sun, in which case, rave on! 
Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 a_genuine_find wrote:
7 {#Arrowu} 8
 

Same here.
Posted 14 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
7 {#Arrowu} 8
Posted 14 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
This is very nice!! Love the guitar sound!

8
Posted 14 years ago by Sjaaks    [ Reply ]
Chris Isaak meets Coldplay?
Posted 14 years ago by RParadise    [ Reply ]
This song has been stuck in my head all weekend. And now again!

Love it.
Posted 14 years ago by Bosami    [ Reply ]
I dig the segue from "Classical Gas".  They've definitely got a rhythmic similarity.
Posted 14 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
don't forget The Moody Blues  rdo wrote:


add Dead Can Dance
 


Posted 14 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Likely likely, a bit of Vast, a dash of ???
Posted 14 years ago by lattalo    [ Reply ]
 ChrisL wrote:


Except for the original stuff it is derivative of! {#Tongue-out}

I have to agree, though; 'derivative' is overused as a descriptor.

 
Original stuff?  All musical endeavors (as all art forms) are derivative of whatever came before them.  It's part of the language of Culture.  Of course, the degree of originality may vary, but nothing on this planet is 100% new and original.


Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 jagdriver wrote:

I hate this comment in regard to any music. ALL music is derivative!
 

Except for the original stuff it is derivative of! {#Tongue-out}

I have to agree, though; 'derivative' is overused as a descriptor.

Posted 14 years ago by ChrisL    [ Reply ]
 Captain_D0D00 wrote:
Derivative.
 
I hate this comment in regard to any music. ALL music is derivative!

You don't think Beethoven and Mozart—both contemporaries of the next composer—were influenced by Handel?

Just in these past twenty years, a lot of rock owes a huge debt to the intriguing sounds created by The Edge and his battery of gizmos and effects.


Posted 14 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
Really like this song, but not really impressed with other stuff I've heard from them. The lead singer is cute though.... :)
Posted 15 years ago by Marley    [ Reply ]
 Captain_D0D00 wrote:
Derivative.
 
Maybe...but intriguingly so!


Posted 15 years ago by kaybee    [ Reply ]
Derivative.
Posted 15 years ago by Captain_D0D00    [ Reply ]