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Early Impressions

5 stars
70
26%
4 stars
143
53%
3 stars
32
12%
2 star
16
6%
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evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:If Trump and Cornell's death can't do it, what will motivate Ed to write something? The Cubs disbanding as an organization? Sean Penn winning an Oscar and not thanking him in his speech? A surfing accident?
I think the Trump and Cornell thing worked against him. Both things are just too big to write about.
True, and their weird thing now of avoiding overtly political talk. Not sure it is really needed now either, unless it was a commentary on outrage culture. I wouldn't necessarily count on a 50-something Ed to write it.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:If Trump and Cornell's death can't do it, what will motivate Ed to write something? The Cubs disbanding as an organization? Sean Penn winning an Oscar and not thanking him in his speech? A surfing accident?
I think the Trump and Cornell thing worked against him. Both things are just too big to write about.
True, and their weird thing now of avoiding overtly political talk. Not sure it is really needed now either, unless it was a commentary on outrage culture. I wouldn't necessarily count on a 50-something Ed to write it.
yeah an album about trump would be incredibly boring. it's all been said 50 million ways by now.
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evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:If Trump and Cornell's death can't do it, what will motivate Ed to write something? The Cubs disbanding as an organization? Sean Penn winning an Oscar and not thanking him in his speech? A surfing accident?
I think the Trump and Cornell thing worked against him. Both things are just too big to write about.
True, and their weird thing now of avoiding overtly political talk. Not sure it is really needed now either, unless it was a commentary on outrage culture. I wouldn't necessarily count on a 50-something Ed to write it.
yeah an album about trump would be incredibly boring. it's all been said 50 million ways by now.
Unless it is an album about being exhausted by it all. That could tie several other aging related topics.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:If Trump and Cornell's death can't do it, what will motivate Ed to write something? The Cubs disbanding as an organization? Sean Penn winning an Oscar and not thanking him in his speech? A surfing accident?
I think the Trump and Cornell thing worked against him. Both things are just too big to write about.
True, and their weird thing now of avoiding overtly political talk. Not sure it is really needed now either, unless it was a commentary on outrage culture. I wouldn't necessarily count on a 50-something Ed to write it.
yeah an album about trump would be incredibly boring. it's all been said 50 million ways by now.
Unless it is an album about being exhausted by it all. That could tie several other aging related topics.
I really like how he wrote about "politics" on Insignificance. More of that would be great.
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evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:If Trump and Cornell's death can't do it, what will motivate Ed to write something? The Cubs disbanding as an organization? Sean Penn winning an Oscar and not thanking him in his speech? A surfing accident?
I think the Trump and Cornell thing worked against him. Both things are just too big to write about.
True, and their weird thing now of avoiding overtly political talk. Not sure it is really needed now either, unless it was a commentary on outrage culture. I wouldn't necessarily count on a 50-something Ed to write it.
yeah an album about trump would be incredibly boring. it's all been said 50 million ways by now.
Unless it is an album about being exhausted by it all. That could tie several other aging related topics.
I really like how he wrote about "politics" on Insignificance. More of that would be great.
Or most of Riot Act. S/T was too on the nose at times.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:If Trump and Cornell's death can't do it, what will motivate Ed to write something? The Cubs disbanding as an organization? Sean Penn winning an Oscar and not thanking him in his speech? A surfing accident?
I think the Trump and Cornell thing worked against him. Both things are just too big to write about.
True, and their weird thing now of avoiding overtly political talk. Not sure it is really needed now either, unless it was a commentary on outrage culture. I wouldn't necessarily count on a 50-something Ed to write it.
yeah an album about trump would be incredibly boring. it's all been said 50 million ways by now.
Unless it is an album about being exhausted by it all. That could tie several other aging related topics.
I really like how he wrote about "politics" on Insignificance. More of that would be great.
Or most of Riot Act. S/T was too on the nose at times.
More on the nose....than Bushleaguer?
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McParadigm wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:If Trump and Cornell's death can't do it, what will motivate Ed to write something? The Cubs disbanding as an organization? Sean Penn winning an Oscar and not thanking him in his speech? A surfing accident?
I think the Trump and Cornell thing worked against him. Both things are just too big to write about.
True, and their weird thing now of avoiding overtly political talk. Not sure it is really needed now either, unless it was a commentary on outrage culture. I wouldn't necessarily count on a 50-something Ed to write it.
yeah an album about trump would be incredibly boring. it's all been said 50 million ways by now.
Unless it is an album about being exhausted by it all. That could tie several other aging related topics.
I really like how he wrote about "politics" on Insignificance. More of that would be great.
Or most of Riot Act. S/T was too on the nose at times.
More on the nose....than Bushleaguer?
I said "most" of Riot Act.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
McParadigm wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:If Trump and Cornell's death can't do it, what will motivate Ed to write something? The Cubs disbanding as an organization? Sean Penn winning an Oscar and not thanking him in his speech? A surfing accident?
I think the Trump and Cornell thing worked against him. Both things are just too big to write about.
True, and their weird thing now of avoiding overtly political talk. Not sure it is really needed now either, unless it was a commentary on outrage culture. I wouldn't necessarily count on a 50-something Ed to write it.
yeah an album about trump would be incredibly boring. it's all been said 50 million ways by now.
Unless it is an album about being exhausted by it all. That could tie several other aging related topics.
I really like how he wrote about "politics" on Insignificance. More of that would be great.
Or most of Riot Act. S/T was too on the nose at times.
More on the nose....than Bushleaguer?
I said "most" of Riot Act.
Army Reserve is good too.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
McParadigm wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:If Trump and Cornell's death can't do it, what will motivate Ed to write something? The Cubs disbanding as an organization? Sean Penn winning an Oscar and not thanking him in his speech? A surfing accident?
I think the Trump and Cornell thing worked against him. Both things are just too big to write about.
True, and their weird thing now of avoiding overtly political talk. Not sure it is really needed now either, unless it was a commentary on outrage culture. I wouldn't necessarily count on a 50-something Ed to write it.
yeah an album about trump would be incredibly boring. it's all been said 50 million ways by now.
Unless it is an album about being exhausted by it all. That could tie several other aging related topics.
I really like how he wrote about "politics" on Insignificance. More of that would be great.
Or most of Riot Act. S/T was too on the nose at times.
More on the nose....than Bushleaguer?
I said "most" of Riot Act.
I guess if you also subtract the songs about people being half full of shit or having a green disease, the remaining political songs on the record fit the bill.
(patriotic choking noises)
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McParadigm wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
McParadigm wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
evenslow wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:If Trump and Cornell's death can't do it, what will motivate Ed to write something? The Cubs disbanding as an organization? Sean Penn winning an Oscar and not thanking him in his speech? A surfing accident?
I think the Trump and Cornell thing worked against him. Both things are just too big to write about.
True, and their weird thing now of avoiding overtly political talk. Not sure it is really needed now either, unless it was a commentary on outrage culture. I wouldn't necessarily count on a 50-something Ed to write it.
yeah an album about trump would be incredibly boring. it's all been said 50 million ways by now.
Unless it is an album about being exhausted by it all. That could tie several other aging related topics.
I really like how he wrote about "politics" on Insignificance. More of that would be great.
Or most of Riot Act. S/T was too on the nose at times.
More on the nose....than Bushleaguer?
I said "most" of Riot Act.
I guess if you also subtract the songs about people being half full of shit or having a green disease, the remaining political songs on the record fit the bill.
I like 1/2 Full's lyrics. :oops:
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McParadigm wrote:Q: Won’t someone save the world?
A: it’s a worldwide suicide
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Forget about Ed right now. Get Neil and make Mirrorball 2 already.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:If Trump and Cornell's death can't do it, what will motivate Ed to write something? The Cubs disbanding as an organization? Sean Penn winning an Oscar and not thanking him in his speech? A surfing accident?
An IRS audit
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numbers wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:If Trump and Cornell's death can't do it, what will motivate Ed to write something? The Cubs disbanding as an organization? Sean Penn winning an Oscar and not thanking him in his speech? A surfing accident?
An IRS audit
We have a winner.
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