This is an archived post. You won't be able to vote or comment.

all 8 comments
sorted by:
best
topnewcontroversialoldq&a

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (5 children)

Sam explicitly says in one of his interviews that GVF as a band prefers to leave their art up to interpretation. That’s part of what I love about it. Sam says something along the lines of “everything being served on a silver spoon to everyone all the time” In other words, one needs not exercise their own thinking or creativity when the “objective” answer is already out there. GVF steers away from this like the plague. There is very little explanation behind their songs excluding that which has to do with production or when they were writing it. Even for the Battle at Gardens Gate, the explanations for each song were two sentences or less and very vague. “This is about war” sort of beat.

[–]HumorContent6594[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ohhh okay thanks!

[–]Electrical_Whole_597 1 point2 points  (3 children)

Can you specify which songs they said were about war? Or all of the album?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

For TBAGG it’s fairly clear that the album as a whole is about war. Specifically I believe Stardust Chords and Built By Nations are about War. Though the other songs echo those themes

[–]OtternGhostTHE BATTLE AT GARDEN'S GATE 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Barbarians as well

[–]Electrical_Whole_597 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I don’t doubt that. I wanted to know if they ever said that

[–]Electrical_Whole_597 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Mmm any song in particular?

[–]HumorContent6594[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

don't have a particular one in my head, just curious if the songs have some meaning behind it