The Conversation Is...

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“The Conversation Is...”
Song by Biffy Clyro
Album Puzzle
Released 4 June 2007 (UK)
18 September 2007 (USA)
Recorded The Warehouse Studio
Vancouver, Canada

The Farm Studios
Gibsons, Canada
Label 14th Floor
Roadrunner
Writer Simon Neil
Producer Garth Richardson
Biffy Clyro
Puzzle track listing
  1. "Living is a Problem Because Everything Dies"
  2. "Saturday Superhouse"
  3. "Who's Got A Match?"
  4. "As Dust Dances"
    • "2/15ths"
  5. "A Whole Child Ago"
  6. "The Conversation Is..."
  7. "Now I'm Everyone"
  8. "Semi-Mental"
    • "4/15ths"
  9. "Love Has A Diameter"
  10. "Get Fucked Stud"
  11. "Folding Stars"
  12. "9/15ths"
  13. "Machines"

"The Conversation Is..." is a song by Scottish band Biffy Clyro from their fourth album, Puzzle.

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[edit] Overview

"The Conversation Is..." was originally planned to be the second proper single from Puzzle, but was dropped in favour of "Living is a Problem Because Everything Dies". It was due to include the well-known B-side, "Asexual Meat Kitchen", which was later included as a B-side to "Folding Stars".

Simon Neil has commented on the song, saying:

This is the poppiest song I've ever written. The guitars are in a really bizarre tuning, which was fun to work with. The lyrics are about doing whatever you can to make yourself feel better and then worrying if you've done the right thing.[1]

[edit] Musical composition

The "bizarre" tuning that is used in the song is (CFDGCF),[2], a tuning which is also used for the "Saturday Superhouse" B-sides, "Scared of Lots of Everything",[2] and "I'm Behind You".[2]

[edit] Personnel

  • Simon Neil – guitar, vocals
  • James Johnston – bass, vocals
  • Ben Johnston – drums, vocals
  • Garth Richardson – producer

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Kerrang! #1147, p.6
  2. ^ a b c Biffy Clyro Setlist - King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Scotland on 16 December 2005

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