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Biffy Clyro
Only One Word Comes To Mind

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Type: Single Release date: 14/02/2004
mannot by Michaela Annot [Edit this content] ▾ 12 comments 14:37 February 11th, 2005
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The juggernault that is Biffy Clyro ambles slowly on, with a clear path and destination in sight, just no particular urgency to get there. Because eventually, they know they will.

Take as example, new single 'Only One Word Comes To Mind', an impressively subtle and rather affecting rawk-ballad in supreme Biffy fashion; they could have amped up the powerchords, extended the chorus and added a little melodrama and hit the top 10, but that's someone else's vision for the band.

They'll take it as they see it and do it as they see fit. And after three albums and an ever-extending fanbase and list of achievements, who are we to doubt, or even question them? Biffy it seems, have got it all sown up, and they're taking the route to the top. Just with a few more details and at a leisurely pace.

Not bad for a bunch of stoners.

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Biffy Clyro - Only One Word Comes To Mind

slow & steady wins the race ... if biffy are the tortoise does that make hell is for heroes the hare ?
(racing off on a major only to get dropped after 1album)
soapy | 11 Feb '05, 16:55 | X | Reply

Biffy Clyro - Only One Word Comes To Mind

I like the way you put that. It seems that way to me. Could put Hundred Reasons in that perspective too, sadly.
jamesmacveigh | 12 Feb '05, 03:07 | X | Reply

Biffy Clyro - Only One Word Comes To Mind

The edit of this song is poor...OH SO poor.
Effloresce_Sean | 12 Feb '05, 13:53 | X | Reply

Biffy Clyro - Only One Word Comes To Mind

The edit of this song is poor...OH SO poor.
Effloresce_Sean | 12 Feb '05, 13:54 | X | Reply

Biffy Clyro - Only One Word Comes To Mind

So poor I accidentally posted it twice, it seems. D'oh.
Effloresce_Sean | 12 Feb '05, 21:27 | X | Reply

Biffy Clyro - Only One Word Comes To Mind

I like the album a lot, but I had to play this song again to remember which one it was, which I don't think would be the case for any of the others. This makes me doubt its suitability as a single, but that might just be me.
iainf | 12 Feb '05, 22:43 | X | Reply

Biffy Clyro - Only One Word Comes To Mind

this edit takes the song completely out of context, be nice to hear the b-sides though, 'Bonzanoid Deathgrip' was ace.
moousee | 13 Feb '05, 13:55 | X | Reply

Biffy Clyro - Only One Word Comes To Mind

it really was
billr2k | 15 Feb '05, 13:11 | X | Reply

Re: Biffy Clyro - Only One Word Comes To Mind

I just heard the edit for the first time... the end sounded awful indeed.
iainf @Effloresce_Sean | 20 Feb '05, 17:11 | X | Reply

Biffy Clyro - Only One Word Comes To Mind

My Recovery Injection and Glitter & Trauma were wise edits, maybe this one didn't need it.

labels seem a bit frightened of putting out songs that don't just bash out volume volume volume for 3 minutes.

it was fun to record the video on sky plus and play it at the right speed.
Idlewildman | 21 Feb '05, 10:33 | X | Reply

Biffy Clyro - Only One Word Comes To Mind

Oh common, all i've read are negative responses about this song. The song is not as good as some of the other Biffy songs but its definately good. The last few seconds are genious when they go into a rocky bit and the whole song is implemented perfectly. The b-sides again like many other b-sides are AWSOME. Maybe even better than the song its self. Drown in a natural light is a more heavy fast song whereas the new re-worked version of gently is alot slowed yet is simply awsome. All songs grow and grow on you every time you listen to them and this is why i encourage all people listening to Biffy for the 1st time to listen to them more than once when deciding if there good or not.

Recently seeing Biffy in Glasgow let me see this song live and like many Biffy songs are 10x as good played live. Biffy again have re-inforced they are one of the best live acts in britian.

CD rating : 4/5
skib | 25 Feb '05, 18:43 | X | Reply

Biffy Clyro - Only One Word Comes To Mind

Wouldn't be my choice for a single if Infinity Land was mine and I had to choose. Still, it's more radio-friendly than say Strung To Your Ribcage, which to me at least seems like the perfect third single. Strange how few people have commented on this songs greatness, just on the editting of it and its worthiness of single status. It needs to be reitterated that this is a really great song.
flashpan | 11 Mar '05, 13:12 | X | Reply

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