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I really like the song "Edge of The Blade" from the Frontiers album. I'm curious, does anyone know if Steve, Jon or Neal ever discussed what or who may have inspired the lyrics? If so, what's the story?

I don't know about he origin of the lyrics but this is cool.

A cover by Jorn Lande from his album Starfire.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkTvRlsIFsw

That cover is pretty good, but the constant chanting in the background gets kind of old.

Gunbot wrote:I don't know about he origin of the lyrics but this is cool.

A cover by Jorn Lande from his album Starfire.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkTvRlsIFsw

I liked the vocals, but it seemed overproduced. A little to much going on.

Deacon wrote:That cover is pretty good, but the constant chanting in the background gets kind of old.

It's some kind of Valhalla viking sounds I guess . Most of the Scandinavian metal bands like to incorporate that stuff into their music.

I think thats what Neil thought about doing on that dreaded pier on that rainy, cold, somber night. Perry said, "Gentlemen, i'm toast, finished, done." "I need to get off this merry-go-round". Later that night, Neil came up with the first part of the song and Cin added his 3 cents.

Gunbot wrote:

Deacon wrote:That cover is pretty good, but the constant chanting in the background gets kind of old.

It's some kind of Valhalla viking sounds I guess . Most of the Scandinavian metal bands like to incorporate that stuff into their music.

It's kinda odd, but whatever floats their boat is fine by me.

journey361 wrote:I think thats what Neil thought about doing on that dreaded pier on that rainy, cold, somber night. Perry said, "Gentlemen, i'm toast, finished, done." "I need to get off this merry-go-round". Later that night, Neil came up with the first part of the song and Cin added his 3 cents.

Well that could be true except for the fact that this song was written and recorded on Frontiers released Feb 1983. Steve didn't stop touring 1987.

I was kidding, it's not true. I don't know how they cam eabout writing it up:

journey361 wrote:I was kidding, it's not true. I don't know how they cam eabout writing it up:

Sorry, I didn't realize you were joking. I always like it when a song writer gives some background and what was their inspiration. There's definitely some bad feelings being expressed in the song the question is about whom.....ex-wife maybe?

Peartree12249 wrote:

journey361 wrote:I was kidding, it's not true. I don't know how they cam eabout writing it up:

Sorry, I didn't realize you were joking. I always like it when a song writer gives some background and what was their inspiration. There's definitely some bad feelings being expressed in the song the question is about whom.....ex-wife maybe?

Lol. Neal wrote it, right?

I especially like the part of the song where it pretty much tells the person to go self-mutilate.

Deacon wrote:

Peartree12249 wrote:

journey361 wrote:I was kidding, it's not true. I don't know how they cam eabout writing it up:

Sorry, I didn't realize you were joking. I always like it when a song writer gives some background and what was their inspiration. There's definitely some bad feelings being expressed in the song the question is about whom.....ex-wife maybe?

Lol. Neal wrote it, right?

I especially like the part of the song where it pretty much tells the person to go self-mutilate.

I though it might be about Jon and Tane, but they didn't divorce until late 1984.

Peartree12249 wrote:I really like the song "Edge of The Blade" from the Frontiers album. I'm curious, does anyone know if Steve, Jon or Neal ever discussed what or who may have inspired the lyrics? If so, what's the story?

Didnt we just talk about this song yesterday?

Lyrics mention contracts and champagne...betrayal?

KDOUBLEU wrote:

Peartree12249 wrote:I really like the song "Edge of The Blade" from the Frontiers album. I'm curious, does anyone know if Steve, Jon or Neal ever discussed what or who may have inspired the lyrics? If so, what's the story?

Didnt we just talk about this song yesterday?

(what, didn't you ever see that movie "Groundhog's Day"?)

Peartree12249 wrote:I really like the song "Edge of The Blade" from the Frontiers album. I'm curious, does anyone know if Steve, Jon or Neal ever discussed what or who may have inspired the lyrics? If so, what's the story?

uuu you are so right, i love this song, one of my fav

Gunbot wrote:I don't know about he origin of the lyrics but this is cool.

A cover by Jorn Lande from his album Starfire.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkTvRlsIFsw

Interesting...think I prefer the original though.

KDOUBLEU wrote:

Peartree12249 wrote:I really like the song "Edge of The Blade" from the Frontiers album. I'm curious, does anyone know if Steve, Jon or Neal ever discussed what or who may have inspired the lyrics? If so, what's the story?

Didnt we just talk about this song yesterday?

Must have missed that thread.

i remember buying Frontiers and NEVER listening to the second side.. it was all first side for a long while..

i was loving cassettes.. get to the end and rewind it .. crazy times..

but now.. EOTB and Troubled Child are my favs on that album..

larryfromnextdoor wrote:i remember buying Frontiers and NEVER listening to the second side.. it was all first side for a long while..

i was loving cassettes.. get to the end and rewind it .. crazy times..

but now.. EOTB and Troubled Child are my favs on that album..

Troubled Child and Chain Reaction...as good as it gets. I used to love playing both of them with Frontiers. I think Troubled Child was the most challenging Journey song I've ever learned! Very intricate parts in there. Awesome song.

I always thought that Edge of the Blade was aimed at someone who you trusted and then was screwed over by, and is basically ranting at them warning them that they'll only hurt themselves in the end. In fact Im sure Steve was singing it about neal and Neal thinks about steve when playing it. Heck, they probobably got paper mache effigies of each other in their garages and crank up the song and hit the effigy with a stick, all to the beat of the music.

"Make sure your now holding the edge of the blade" is a classic line. I used it with my ex wife not to long ago. She dumped me 10 years ago for another man, and just recently hes done the same. Im not really bitter, we were both young, but as she told me it was all a mistake she made- I had to come out with the line:

"Im sorry for you, that is kind of what happens when you're holding the wrong edge of the blade" . Had to make me smile.

The vikings sure know how to do metal. Journey should use the cover of their own songs at the headbanger shows this summer.

DSB

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGmhDLnWhOY

Gunbot wrote:The vikings sure know how to do metal. Journey should use the cover of their own songs at the headbanger shows this summer.

DSB

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGmhDLnWhOY

What genre would you call that... Melodic Metal?

Gunbot wrote:The vikings sure know how to do metal. Journey should use the cover of their own songs at the headbanger shows this summer.

DSB

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGmhDLnWhOY

Lol. This is how Neal wishes he would be allowed to play it live.

Peartree12249 wrote:

Gunbot wrote:The vikings sure know how to do metal. Journey should use the cover of their own songs at the headbanger shows this summer.

DSB

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGmhDLnWhOY

What genre would you call that... Melodic Metal?

Symphonic Power Metal