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Doves — Compulsion
Album: Kingdom Of Rust
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Released: 2009
Length: 5:12
Plays (last 30 days): 1
All the love you stole
All the love you sought
Exposing you
I am torn

Dark spell, I crave you so
I wanna live, but you just won't let me go

We laid there in starlight
Woke-up in the storm
Am I yours?
I'm not sure

Dark spell, you cast me so
I wanna live, but you just won't leave me alone

And the wheel keeps turning
I can't get enough
And the flame keeps burning
And I surrender love

They say the eyes are like
Windows to the soul
I ain't so sure
I see through yours

My borders are broken raw
I just can't protect, can't protect them no more

And the wheel keeps turning
I can't get enough
And the flame keeps burning
And I surrender love

Turn your back on another world
Promise yourself "never again"

The wheel keeps turning
But I can't get enough
And the sun keeps burning
And I surrender love
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 wolverine wrote:

Loving the bass line.



If this song were more widely known it would be one of the best bass lines in rock history! 
Bass line reminded me of "Another One Bites the Dust". Just me? 
Cool bass line!
 Matt_Maurer wrote:

Blondie ‘Rapture’ tip off. Hope she’s getting the richly deserved royalties.



I agree, except that technically, Blondie is not a she...
It really does remind me of Blondie, but still so cool. I might give this one an 8...
 bam23 wrote:

Meaning "full of awe"! Agreed. Although not all that simple



Well said. Why anybody comes to RP to hear a song like this, and decide that it is "simply awful" boggles me. It's like they're going out of their way to make sure everybody knows they have a problem with music that doesn't conform to some predetermined model.
can't be a Blondie rip-off,  things like:
And you hip-hop, and you don't stop Just blast off, sure shot
etc etc .. Mars, cars chomping bars..

are missing
So - I deduce this is a completely original song.


 acolt wrote:

What in the name of all that is holy is "post-Britpop"?




It is a  sugar-coated cereal, by the Post Cereal Co.   
Bellissimo questo brano!
 acolt wrote:

What in the name of all that is holy is "post-Britpop"?


Something that happened after Britpop.  In the same as post-apocalyptic is something that happened after Donald Trump.
That bass line doesn't "walk", it creeps, slides, shimmies and struts.
 wolverine wrote:

Loving the bass line.



Reminds me of the Clash
 joejennings wrote:

I like it. The way the bass line starts out, it reminds me of U2!



Reminds me of the Clash.
 acolt wrote:

What in the name of all that is holy is "post-Britpop"?



I was just wondering the same thing.
What in the name of all that is holy is "post-Britpop"?
I like it. The way the bass line starts out, it reminds me of U2!
They really do hit some amazing levels of INTENSITY on so many of their works, and I like how they have such a wide variety of moods!
 KirstyL wrote:

Love your work! 😘




I agree!
 derrylm1 wrote:

Are the comments about this being a ripoff of Blindie’s “Rapture” meant to be ironic?



I hope so, 
Love your work! 😘
Are the comments about this being a ripoff of Blindie’s “Rapture” meant to be ironic?
Ripped from Blondie, delivered averagely, missing true talent, delivering a bass line & echo that are stolen!! More than 1 is too much
Guitar playing very much akin to Alex Lifeson of Rush
FYI, after 11 years, they have released their new single, new album coming out later this year. 
Blondie ‘Rapture’ tip off. Hope she’s getting the richly deserved royalties.
the drumming and bass opening held so much potential
 RabbitEars wrote:
isn't this a blondie song?
 
I thought it was a cover of Rapture from the opening notes.
Man, it has been 10 years since they have released new music.  At least the announced that they will be recording new music together in 2020.
Superb record and seriously underrated band. ICYMI, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCVT-b4-6oY
Quayde wrote:
While I like the vocals on the Kingdom of Rust album well enough, I much prefer the instrumental version as a whole and wish more bands/artists would do that kind of 'double' album.

I know Morcheeba did with Charango (instrumentals far superior to vocal versions) and Mike Oldfield with Man on the Rocks (both good, IMO).

Any other suggestions out there?
 

Not quite the same thing, but I was listening to The Thorns this morning on the way into work. They were a collaboration between Matthew Sweet, Shawn Mullins, & Pete Droge, doing a guitars-&-harmony sort of thing. They had double album with straight up performances on one CD and another called The Sunset Sessions which was acoustic versions of the other disc.

It had been years since I'd last played the acoustic disc (the better of the two), but it was great singing along with the volume cranked.
 Stingray wrote:
Very-very-very-very UNDERRATED band!

VERY-VERY! 
 
I'm a little unclear; are they underrated or not?
isn't this a blondie song?
While I like the vocals on the Kingdom of Rust album well enough, I much prefer the instrumental version as a whole and wish more bands/artists would do that kind of 'double' album.

I know Morcheeba did with Charango (instrumentals far superior to vocal versions) and Mike Oldfield with Man on the Rocks (both good, IMO).

Any other suggestions out there?
I like the bassline too. In seperation it reminds me of "Catembe" from Miles Davis's "Amandla" album.
Glad I'm drinking whiskey tonight. Fits right in.
 wolverine wrote:
Loving the bass line.

 
100% agreed!  I've always been fascinated by how simple a "rock" instrument the bass guitar is and yet, in the hands of a great musician, that simple bass does so much for a song; keeping rhythm and vibe, completeness of the full frequency spectrum, and possibly less obvious, adding suspense and emphasis to certain sections of a song.  

And after reading his Wiki page, I'm a bit impressed by Jimi Goodwin; he sings, plays guitar (and even the drums) in addition to bass, and as a lefty, he plays his bass strung for a righty and flipped upside down.  Pretty friggin cool!  I'm upping my 7 to an 8 now. 


That BASS!
Isn't this Blondie's Rapture?
Loving the bass line.
A random excellent hit on a PSD. Digging it much for a nice thursday night while being stuck on a project! {#Music} {#Cheers}
Am I hearing a little Blondie here? Cool tune though!
Hypnotic, gets you hooked and keeps you there, wonderful...
 DaidyBoy wrote:
My favourite of theirs - I think the vocals do it for me.

 
Crazy bassline does it for me!

 Stingray wrote:

Can we see the other part of the photo, please...?
I knew I was hearing something familiar . . . .
 


"Takes a second to say goodbye, say goodbye..."
 
I´ve never heard this song before ....what a nice surprise !
After 12+ years of listening (yikes!), still my favorite group that RP has turned me on to.
they split up? damn. awfully great song and album.


flapser wrote:

To bad they split up :(

 

 FatPants wrote:
This song is simply awful

 
Meaning "full of awe"! Agreed. Although not all that simple
Great start for Monday Morning 

{#Good-vibes}
 
 Piranga wrote:
So good. My #1 want-to-see-live band.

 
To bad they split up :(
So good. My #1 want-to-see-live band.
My favourite of theirs - I think the vocals do it for me.
 eroz wrote:
Great tune for a Wednesday morning.

 
Works on a Friday as well
Great tune for a Wednesday morning.
 FatPants wrote:
This song is simply awful

 
I think its wondawful! Doves make some really great music; though I can see  where it may be an acquired taste (or maybe not even that).
This song is simply awful
Very nice song!
 bam23 wrote:

And tonight and easily as excellent. The Doves entrance is really well blended.

 
And the seamless segue again today!  love BG and RP!





Can we see the other part of the photo, please...?
 sillyjeff wrote:
Who says disco is dead?

 
The DOVES are disco?

Woow - you have incredible insight! 
Very-very-very-very UNDERRATED band!

VERY-VERY! 
This is giving me an ear worm. The bass line seems to echo a tune from some '70s or '80s chestnut.  Driving me batty to connect them. 
Yeah this dark spell spinny disco ball tune sounds like something they just have been wanted to play with in the studio for a while ... So they went for it ... Good spooky fun. I still like other tracks from the album as well, hey and speaking of spooky rest of albums, I like the rest of modern vampires of the city, by vampire weekend ... A lot ... like doves.
 misterbearbaby wrote:
Somebody nailed it before- it's Blondie "Rapture"- the intro lick is note-for-note... Still, decent.

 
The first five notes of this song's vocal melody sound very much like those of like "Rapture".  The instrumental intro (or "lick") in this song doesn't really sound anything like that of like prior song, certainly not "note-for-note".
 cafortier wrote:
Excellent segue from Thievery Corporations - The Supreme Illusion to the Doves - Compulsion.



 
And tonight and easily as excellent. The Doves entrance is really well blended.
Excellent segue from Thievery Corporations - The Supreme Illusion to the Doves - Compulsion.


Is The Cure echoing in the background there?
I feel the sudden compulsion to HIT.THE.PSD.BUTTON.
I really like this. Don't even know why. Perhaps the primal bass.
 DoctorHooey wrote:

It's the drums. The 16th note hi-hat especially, and the way he plays with opening and closing the cymbals. At least, that's where I'm hearing it.
 

Yes, agreed....it's the drumming that creates a disco beat.  You hear it very clearly at the beginning of the song...
 actusreus wrote:

Really?! I grew up in the disco sarah and I don't hear it at all. like the listener below who compared this to blondie I get a lot of new wave influence
 
Disco Sarah = potential band name (but twists your meaning significantly).
Love this!!{#Heartkiss}
Terrific bassline !
Not up there with the quality of other Doves tracks I have heard here.
 actusreus wrote:

Really?! I grew up in the disco sarah and I don't hear it at all. like the listener below who compared this to blondie I get a lot of new wave influence
 
It's the drums. The 16th note hi-hat especially, and the way he plays with opening and closing the cymbals. At least, that's where I'm hearing it.
 actusreus wrote:

Really?! I grew up in the disco sarah and I don't hear it at all. like the listener below who compared this to blondie I get a lot of new wave influence
 

trying to figure out if that is before the soft rock Bob era.
I can't figure out what they're singing in the chorus, so I'll just assume they meant
"I'm a maaaaaan, yes I aaaaaaam and I can't help but love you so"
The opening notes had me thinking this was a cover of Blondie's "Rapture."

Edit: I see others have noticed the similarity as well. Such smart listeners {#Angel}
 sillyjeff wrote:
Who says disco is dead?
 


Really?! I grew up in the disco sarah and I don't hear it at all. like the listener below who compared this to blondie I get a lot of new wave influence
Who says disco is dead?
 Knee jerk beat, great tune, a little Verve comes through, all the better. ..

Somebody nailed it before- it's Blondie "Rapture"- the intro lick is note-for-note... Still, decent.


I loves The Doves when they write catchy pop songs
Strange, I was just listening to Doves' last year's best-of compilation and decided to check what's on at RP. O_O
 mixplusik wrote:

Whaaaaaat? {#Eek} I thought they were just going on an indefinite hiatus (see this post from Andy Williams).
Did I miss something?
 

https://www.gigwise.com/news/58971/Doves-Play-Last-Ever-Gig-At-Manchester-Warehouse-Project

LAAAAAAMMMMMEEEEEE!!!!!


Kicked my ass, it did. {#Music}
I love the bass line on this.
I am so sorry to have learned of the Doves imminent breakup last week.
Good song.  I'll have to give their other stuff a closer listen.
Nice segue from Hendrix's Voodoo Chile - the bass line, I guess?
 mikedill wrote:
Wow, this is great.  Not in a million years would I have guessed this was the Doves.
 
Good point, I'd have guessed Hard-Fi myself

 gormeister wrote:
ah there it is 
Not sure how this was overlooked.. But it sounds like a copy of Blondie's "Rapture"

Listen to it.
 
nailed it?

 


Death before Disco. Generally like the Doves, but this one not so much...
Wow, this is great.  Not in a million years would I have guessed this was the Doves.
I LIKE

 
I hear some of Better Than Ezra's "One More Murder" ...

..in the drums/bass line I hear Warren Zevon's "Nighttime In The Switching Yard"
ah there it is 
Not sure how this was overlooked.. But it sounds like a copy of Blondie's "Rapture"

Listen to it.
 


this is cool, but for some reason i am hearing Blondie...?
 Flipmode wrote:


 
 
Nobody else hear the soundtrack to John Carpenters "The Live" ?


 altitude wrote:
This album is fantastic, and one of my favorites of the year. Solid all the way through. They were great live, when I saw them this summer, too.
 
{#High-five} Yes! Also one of my favorites of 2009.

 flatpicker wrote:
I listened to their earlier stuff quite a bit.
First time hearing this song... kinda surprised it's Doves.
I like it though... gonna check out the rest of this album.

 
This album is fantastic, and one of my favorites of the year. Solid all the way through. They were great live, when I saw them this summer, too.

I listened to their earlier stuff quite a bit.
First time hearing this song... kinda surprised it's Doves.
I like it though... gonna check out the rest of this album.

 Gryn wrote:
Not sure how this was overlooked.. But it sounds like a copy of Blondie's "Rapture"

Listen to it.
 
Just logged on to make the same comment - doh!

Oddly enough, I sprained my "sacroiliac" last month ( it still hurts) and I knew that some old song had that word in the lyrics but I couldn't remember it. Hearing this track by the Doves made me think of that Blondie tune and, voila, these lyrics;

"Back to back
Sacroiliac
Spineless movement
And a wild attack"

Serendipitous.
Not sure how this was overlooked.. But it sounds like a copy of Blondie's "Rapture"

Listen to it.
Those mushy vocals just made me {#Puke}.

Much love for this!!
8 -> 9

Rub a dub Doves. Luv it. And clever Blonde comparison! Still an outstanding song. Would love to hear the Clash covering this.
 justin4kick wrote:
and out comes a man from Mars:



 
good call. too bad the vocals can't compare as well.


WOW excellent DRUM INTRO!!!!
wow
hooked..haven't even heard the rest..but i LIKE!
 Tim_in_N_FL wrote:
Still lovin' this CD.  After shooting several games of pool while songs from this release were playing in the background, I thought to myself...the drums and bass really have a distinctly DISCO feel here.  Great bass tone as per usual with Doves!  Doves are just plain fantastic IMHO.  A big thanks to Bill & RP for introducing me to their work.   9/10
 
I couldn't agree with you more, Tim!  I too hadn't been exposed to them prior to RP.  good stuff!

and out comes a man from Mars:



A disco beat straight out of the '70s made sinister....
Still lovin' this CD.  After shooting several games of pool while songs from this release were playing in the background, I thought to myself...the drums and bass really have a distinctly DISCO feel here.  Great bass tone as per usual with Doves!  Doves are just plain fantastic IMHO.  A big thanks to Bill & RP for introducing me to their work.   9/10


Yah! At work...Wish I could crank it up loud.