Hey. Guess what Matt and I have done today that you haven’t…?
Heard the newly-completed full-length version of Bryan Steeksma’s “Listen to Reason,” that’s what. Verdict: Damn!
Patience, grasshoppers…. (In the meantime, you can still buy Residual Soul.)
As has been noted, the full-length song is available for download now.
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Lexrst
July 1, 2010 at 12:56 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Patience??? Don't try and reason with me, buddy. I want a copy of that song! Do you accept bribes?
MJ
July 1, 2010 at 2:21 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
I'm crying. Are you happy now?
Oscar
July 1, 2010 at 3:58 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Bryan Steeksma already advertized it on his YouTube page:"LISTEN TO REASON: available now @ http://www.CDBABY.com/Artist/BryanSteeksma"I haven't tried but it looks like you can buy it now.
Guillaume
July 1, 2010 at 4:20 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
I thought the title refered to what a fundie had said about the billboard campaign.
Oscar
July 1, 2010 at 4:31 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Ok, the aforementioned link works."Did you feel the way I feltdid you kneel the way I kneltdid you stand up and yellpleading for someone to help andListen to ReasonOpen your eyesIt’s a wonder what you'll find with an open mindYou may be surprisedYEEEEAAAAHH…"Awesome
skepticmatt
July 1, 2010 at 7:10 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
I really hate that fucking song. Switching up the intro music would be greatly appreciated.
TheDon
July 1, 2010 at 8:19 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
You can get it on CDBaby. It's bloody fantastic.
Dorkman
July 2, 2010 at 2:06 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
I originally read "A cruel, gratuitous taint" and it was some time before I got the courage to read the rest of the post.
J
July 2, 2010 at 9:31 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
@skepticmatt I don't hate the song, but I don't particularly like it either and I don't understand the hype at all. It's very firmly a theme song. It works to set the tone or expectation of the show, but on its own, it falls very flat.
Los
July 2, 2010 at 11:48 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
@skepticmatt: I'm not terribly fond of "Listen to Reason" either.To be honest, I miss the days when each episode had its own specially chosen intro music (which was usually selected to fit the topic of the episode). I'd be fine with "Listen to Reason" every now and again, just as I'd be fine with virtually any song every now and again.I understand the desire for a recognizable "theme song," but I suppose I wish that I enjoyed the song more and didn't kind of cringe at it.
ernobius
July 2, 2010 at 12:21 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Just to balance the negative opinions, I do like it…But it wouldn't be bad, sometimes, to choose songs to fit the topic. Without copyright-problems, of course.
Martin
July 2, 2010 at 12:30 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Well, not everyone can be expected to like the same style of music, or the same song, or the same anything in life. We're very happy with the song, and happy to have inspired a talented musician to write the song, and happy to be able to send a lot of attention his way and promote his career as well. So it's all a big support loop. And we'd rather do that than just play tracks from people who are already millionaire major label artists because they may have a song whose theme can be tied into that day's show. Someday, we may tire of "L2R" and switch to another theme song. In that regard, my suggestion is: if any of the rest of you are songwriters and musicians, why not take a crack at something better?
George From NY
July 2, 2010 at 2:14 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
I'm with skepticmatt. I wish Steeksma nothing but success, but find myself turning down the volume to avoid hearing that particular song at the start of TAE.(I was sort of hoping that "I'm Gonna Punch You in the Head for Jesus" would be chosen.)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHXkkhGDiCQ
JJR
July 2, 2010 at 2:16 pm (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Yay! I will buy this soon…if he makes it available on Napster I can use my "Coke Reward" points to get it instead…Also planning to get the 2nd Greydon Square album soon.I like the song, and I understand why AE can't just choose random music owing to copyright restrictions.The guys at Rooster Teeth farm out their podcast intros to their audience and always have something unique to play. I still like the "Punch you in the head for Jesus" song…I'd buy that one. Ditto Eddie Goombah's "You're a Fucktard, Aren't You Kent?" (the Kent Hovind song)Thank you Bryan for filling out the song to full length and making it available for sale.
Scott
April 26, 2011 at 4:03 am (UTC -6) Link to this comment
Well I like the goddamned song.