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Guster — Long Night
Album: Evermotion
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7

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Total ratings: 769









Released: 2015
Length: 4:39
Plays (last 30 days): 3
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It was a long night for everyone,
The moon yields to a sober sun and her virgin light

Can't unsee the things I saw
Fallen devils, false gods
In the violet light

Was it always this magnificent, cause it feels so different
In the morning light

Like the first word from your first born
Landscape transformed by the virgin light

How many times I've wished for change
Gave up, gave in, and called it fate
Repeating all of the same mistakes
Wasn't ready for what I'd find

Whatever it is has turned the knife
It was a long, long night

It was a long night for everyone,
Felt the dull hum of wanderlust
In the morning light

Can't unsee the things I saw
Fallen devils false gods
In the violent light

But now I finally see the sun
Drew out my wings flew over high tide
It looks much different in the daylight

How many times I've wished for change
Gave up, gave in, and called it fate
Repeating all of the same mistakes
Wasn't ready for what I'd find

Whatever it is has turned the knife
It was a long, long night

I'm finally reachin' to the sun
10,000 years there is a long time
Did you getaway?!

I'm finally reachin' to the sun
10,000 years there is a long time
Did you getaway!?
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People in my vicinity hear a cat chorus. 
Posted 3 months ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
Recently saw them live. They put on a good show. They did a Fleetwood Mac cover as one of the encores. Waiting for them to cover GODZILLA!!!!
Posted 3 months ago by Yoyoyoyo    [ Reply ]
 misterbearbaby wrote:

"With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound,
   He pulls the spitting high-tension wires down"




Often I wish I'd never read the comment section.. I would have never thought of the guitar sound in this song like Godzilla.  Thank you for that, i guess.
Posted 7 months ago by ZenAce    [ Reply ]
 MJdub wrote:

There is some good stuff on their new album released this year (2020)!



Some great stuff.
Posted 9 months ago by Greenman    [ Reply ]
Very nice segue from Agnes Obel's It's Happening Again
Posted 1 year ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
This song will always remind me of my undergraduate studies. I was 23, for the first time had a group of friends, we were having a blast, parties, kissing girls, getting high, dancing, feeling so self secure yet I was so volatile. This time ended so dramatically. Failed a drug test , lost my license, girlfriend broke up, friend‘s new born died.. I‘m mostly over it now at 32. But the scars it left..
Posted 1 year ago by michael.wagner91    [ Reply ]
Not a Guster fan, but this is solid, and first time hearing it on RP. Williams has been very busy dusting off some old tracks that went dormant.
Posted 1 year ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
 jpdribbler wrote:
 

The album is out and can be streamed fully on SoundCloud.

Long Night is the standout track by far, it's all downhill from there. Quite a disappointment.

If you're interested in Guster, try Lost And Gone Forever / Keep It Together /  Ganging Up On The Sun instead.




When a band moves to further their musical exploration you can't fault them.  You may have found Evermotion to be a disappointment for you, but there are some very positive and enjoyable takeaways from this disc. 
Posted 2 years ago by Greenman    [ Reply ]
I have loved Guster for a long time...  Thanks to BillG and Rebecca!  
Posted 2 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
very different from earlier stuff. not bad lyrics
Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
There is some good stuff on their new album released this year (2020)!
Posted 5 years ago by MJdub    [ Reply ]
 jpdribbler wrote:

Good news: The corresponding new album has a name now - 'Evermotion' - and will be out January 13th, 2015.  

The album is out and can be streamed fully on SoundCloud.

Long Night is the standout track by far, it's all downhill from there. Quite a disappointment.

If you're interested in Guster, try Lost And Gone Forever / Keep It Together /  Ganging Up On The Sun instead.


Posted 9 years ago by jpdribbler    [ Reply ]
You know what I don't like?  The musical press, especially Rolling Stone and every critic ever to have written for them, have this preconceived notion that a band has to reinvent itself and show us something new every album.  And so perfectly great albums get slammed. So when a band goes off and reinvents its sound and puts out garbage, like Guster does with this, I just want to puke on the latest copy of Rolling Stone and mail it back to them.
Posted 9 years ago by rluking    [ Reply ]
Easily my favorite Guster tune.
Posted 9 years ago by JIan    [ Reply ]
iTunes.. not available in Canada. Really? 
Posted 9 years ago by Bob-Loblaw    [ Reply ]
 bseib wrote:
Go Go Godzilla!

I can't help it.

  "With a purposeful grimace and a terrible sound,
   He pulls the spitting high-tension wires down"


Posted 9 years ago by misterbearbaby    [ Reply ]
 nszasz wrote:
Pre-ordered this - hope the other tracks are like this!

 
DON'T JUMP!
Posted 9 years ago by misterbearbaby    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of my ex-wife.  A solid "2" and I don't want to hear it any more. God or Jesus oir somebody will punish me in the next life for that remark and I accept that, without reservation.
Posted 9 years ago by misterbearbaby    [ Reply ]
Pre-ordered this - hope the other tracks are like this!
Posted 10 years ago by nszasz    [ Reply ]
This song really hit me on the deepest levels just now; whoah! & with such synchronicity! I've always loved Guster! Such stirring stuff!
Posted 10 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Nice! - more!
Posted 10 years ago by nszasz    [ Reply ]
I really have to thank RP for my apprehension and appreciation of guster.  To me this music makes sense as the music of these times. For once I can follow the arc from "my generation" through the dubious after-that up to this and can see the result making use of where it has come from, but not stopping there.  No gimmicks to guster.  Much encouraged.
God I hope i' m spelling guster right. 
Posted 10 years ago by averybadcat    [ Reply ]
..deja Fwd..
Posted 10 years ago by cShaggy    [ Reply ]
 bseib wrote:
Go Go Godzilla!

I can't help it.

 

Excellent. {#Cheers}
Posted 10 years ago by ojibwe    [ Reply ]
I'm becoming increasingly respectful of guster and especially their lyrics.
Posted 10 years ago by averybadcat    [ Reply ]
 bseib wrote:
Go Go Godzilla!

I can't help it.

 

Posted 10 years ago by Dennis1802    [ Reply ]
Go Go Godzilla!

I can't help it.
Posted 10 years ago by bseib    [ Reply ]
Nice!
Posted 10 years ago by jagdriver    [ Reply ]
very cool new stuff, this..{#Cheers}
Posted 10 years ago by moodfood    [ Reply ]

Good news: The corresponding new album has a name now - 'Evermotion' - and will be out January 13th, 2015. 

Tracklist: 

1. Long Night
2. Endlessly
3. Doin' It By Myself
4. Lazy Love
5. Simple Machine
6. Expectation
7. Gangway
8. Kid Dreams
9. Never Coming Down
10. It Is Just What It Is
11. Farewell 

(source: Guster newsletter)

Track 5 - 'Simple Machine' - can be streamed here. Takes some getting used to for me.


Posted 10 years ago by jpdribbler    [ Reply ]
Some sparking guitar work here.  Great vibe and message. I just love this song!
Posted 10 years ago by Bobert_ParkCity    [ Reply ]
I'm loving the sort of gentle groove this has.  
Posted 10 years ago by handyrae    [ Reply ]
Such a great track.  Their last album was completely lost on me; I could not find anything particularly interesting in it. But this shows that we may be in for a real treat with the new album.
Posted 10 years ago by Relayer    [ Reply ]
Nice Shins-like groove.  Should maybe be segued with "Sealegs."
Posted 10 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
Really exciting hearing something new from Guster; always seems for me that so many transitional summers are marked by their efforts.
Posted 10 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
This song is good for the ears...
Posted 10 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
Why does my brain go here —->

Blue Oyster Cult
Go Go Gozilla
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T65rW_SIzg0 


Posted 10 years ago by bseib    [ Reply ]
A bit too "wall of sound" for me, but it's finally growing on me.  There have been at least four Guster albums that I wasn't crazy about at first but ended up loving, so I'm looking forward to hearing (and getting to know) the rest of this album.
Posted 10 years ago by MJdub    [ Reply ]
Made me look, so up to 7.
Posted 10 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
Always love hearing a song for the first time, as long as the I like the sound, I think it's as good or better than other music the band has made previously, and the lyrics hold promise so I can enjoy subsequent listenings.

 Check, check, and check
Posted 10 years ago by bmccaul    [ Reply ]

Thanks for the add!

First song from their forthcoming, still nameless album, see https://soundcloud.com/guster/long-night.

Great track, makes me thrilled for the new record.


Posted 10 years ago by jpdribbler    [ Reply ]
New Guster!  This doesn't really grab me, but maybe over time.  6 for now.
Posted 10 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
So far, my initial impression is a positive one of Guster's new work.  I'll start with a 7 and see which way it slides on the scale with future listenings.
Posted 10 years ago by JIan    [ Reply ]