Carbon Leaf Countdown #30: Grey Sky Eyes
Jan 28
Let’s keep the outdoor summer cookout playlist rolling. At #30, it’s “Grey Sky Eyes!”
I’ve mentioned so far that I think Indian Summer is probably the perfect album to put on shuffle for a party outside in July. “Raise The Roof” is that song that caps off the party, but “Grey Sky Eyes” should be that song for dusk. Not only for the imagery of grey skies as the night time falls on the sun, but the song perfectly sums up that dusk feeling. The party starts to wind down, but there’s still some life to have and stories to be made. As the sun falls, most parties/cookouts/shindigs do take on a different feeling and “Grey Sky Eyes” is that perfect transition slowing things doing considerably but not enough to kill the buzz. Doing this countdown has really made me just want to host a cookout so I can play this album and try out theory. With it being 65 in January, I might be able to do it this weekend!
I’ve talked a lot about the guitar work in Carbon Leaf and the band being master songwriters. Well, this song is clearly no exception. The main guitar riff is as catchy and strong as anything you hear on the radio today. Really it’s just another notch in Carbon Leaf’s ever-growing belt of great guitar rhythms/melodies/riffs/fills/et cetera. So many guitar parts to love from the band and I really doubt you could have the conversation without mentioning the beautiful riff here. Lyrically, the song has those lyrics that just stay with you hours after you stop listening to the song. “That my grey sky eyes neither rain nor they glow, now you know.” I can’t even read that without singing it in my head. With the guitar riff following it of course.
Song: Grey Sky Eyes
Album: Indian Summer
Year: 2004
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