What's The Story?
This song has been frequently mislabeled on P2P networks as Jack Johnson or one of his clones. The General is from the second of three Dispatch studio albums, Bang Bang. If you've heard a Dispatch song, it's probably this one.
Who's To Blame?
A girl who once fell for the "I lost my number, can I have yours?" line.
Why ♥ It?
Emotional and casual at the same time. The lyrics are so very reflective, and the vocal line is delivered like a story; something that music doesn't do enough these days.
The music itself sounds like beach reggae. Dispatch are generally (HAR HAR) known for their ska stylings, but this tune takes that and slows it down. What results is a version of "that meaningful, heartfelt song" that almost every band has one or two of. Listening to the studio track of the guitar, it even sounds like a version of the tune that you'd hear around a campfire on a beach; the partially muted barre chords and random stylish funky sounds from the guitar are all part of the easygoing charm of the song.
Take this casual aura with the storytelling vocals, and it's no wonder this song is such an indie hit with teens and twenty-somethings. We live for taking it easy and telling stories about it.
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