RANK THE ALBUMS

[KidC-]

I want to play.

Sometimes - 4
Hail hail - 5
Who you are - 4
In my tree - 5
Smile - 5
Off he goes - 3
Habit - 1
Red mosquito - 4
Lukin - 3
Present tense - 4.25
Mankind - 1
I’m open - 2
Around the bend - 3.5




Brain of J - 3
Faithful - 4
No way - 4
Given to fly - 5
Wishlist 3.75
Pilate 2.5
DTE - 3.5
MFC - 3
Lowlight - 5
In Hiding - 4
Push - 2.5
All those yesterday’s - 4.5

Breakerfall - 3 (remember hearing this at a midnight release party. 30 seconds before midnight the time lady came on the speakers and did a countdown. When she said at the tone pacific daylight time will be...12:00... exactly—-Virgin megastore pressed play on Binaural and I breakerfall began. Loooooove the intro)
Gods Dice - 2.75
Evacuation - 2
Light Years - 5
NAIS - 2.75
Thin air - 2.5
Insignificance - 4.5
Of the girl - 3
Grievance - 5
Rival - 2
Sleight of hand - 3
Soon forget - 1
Parting Ways - 3.5

Can’t keep - 4
Save you - 3.75
LBC - 5
Crop duster - 2
Ghost - 2.75
I am mine - 3.75
Thumbing my way - 4
You Are - 5
Get right - 1.75
Green Disease - 2.25
Help help - 3 (that ending kills though)
Bush- 2.5
1/2 full - 2.5
Arc - 2
All or none 2.5

Life wasted - 4
WWS - 4
Comatose - 3 (why did I like “crapshoot rapture so much better??)
Severed hand - 4
Marker - 3.5
Parachutes - 3.5
Unemployable - 2
Big wave - 2
Gone - 3
Army reserve - 3
Come back - 4
Inside Job - 4


GSMF - 3
Got some - 4.25
The fixer - 3.75
Johnny Guitar - 3
Just Breathe - 5
Amongst The Waves - 5
Unthought Known - 5
Supersonic - 1
Speed of sound - 3.25
Force of nature - 3.5
The end - 3.5


Getaway - 4
Mind your manners - 4
Fathers son - 4
Sirens - 5
Lightning bolt - 4.5
Infallible - 3
Pendulum - 3.75
Swallowed whole - 3
Records - 2.5
Sleeping - 3
Yellow moon - 3
Future days - 1



This is obviously based on first listen alone. I have a strong feeling this album is a grower. Both released songs keep getting better and better with each listen. But this was my initial reaction.

Gigaton
Who Ever Said - 5
Superblood Wolfmoon - 4 (4.5 now it’s fucking insanely fun and energetic.)
DotC - 3.5 (4.75 now... and climbing)
Quick Escape - 3.5
Alright - 1.75
Seven O’Clock - 4
Never Destination - 1.5
Take The Long Way - 2.5
Buckle Up - 1
Comes then goes - 2
Retrograde - 5 potential
River Cross - 5 potential.

Again. I guarantee these scores will go higher not lower. The beginning and the end of the album were EVERYTHING I wanted from a new PJ album. The middle is stuff I have to chew on...and my scores reflect my initial knee jerk reaction to it not being what I wanted...
but I’m excited to bite down on it all soon.

[Anders]

Binaural

Breakerfall 3.5
Gods’ Dice 4
Evacuation 3
Light Years 4.5
NAIS 5
Thin Air 4
Insignificance 4.5
Of The Girl 4.5
Grievance 3.5
Rival 3.5
Sleight Of Hand 4.5
Soon Forget 3
Parting Ways 4.5

Score 4

Baby just woke up (listening on noise cancelling headphones)

[burl jam]

true, but this is just a ranking of the songs on the album and their aggregate total/average. The intangibles (which are super important - filler tracks, how they flow into each other, etc.) isn't something factored into this.

Pretty arbitrary so.

[Release_Me]

I want to play.

Sometimes - 4
Hail hail - 5
Who you are - 4
In my tree - 5
Smile - 5
Off he goes - 3
Habit - 1
Red mosquito - 4
Lukin - 3
Present tense - 4.25
Mankind - 1
I’m open - 2
Around the bend - 3.5




Brain of J - 3
Faithful - 4
No way - 4
Given to fly - 5
Wishlist 3.75
Pilate 2.5
DTE - 3.5
MFC - 3
Lowlight - 5
In Hiding - 4
Push - 2.5
All those yesterday’s - 4.5

Breakerfall - 3 (remember hearing this at a midnight release party. 30 seconds before midnight the time lady came on the speakers and did a countdown. When she said at the tone pacific daylight time will be...12:00... exactly—-Virgin megastore pressed play on Binaural and I breakerfall began. Loooooove the intro)
Gods Dice - 2.75
Evacuation - 2
Light Years - 5
NAIS - 2.75
Thin air - 2.5
Insignificance - 4.5
Of the girl - 3
Grievance - 5
Rival - 2
Sleight of hand - 3
Soon forget - 1
Parting Ways - 3.5

Can’t keep - 4
Save you - 3.75
LBC - 5
Crop duster - 2
Ghost - 2.75
I am mine - 3.75
Thumbing my way - 4
You Are - 5
Get right - 1.75
Green Disease - 2.25
Help help - 3 (that ending kills though)
Bush- 2.5
1/2 full - 2.5
Arc - 2
All or none 2.5

Life wasted - 4
WWS - 4
Comatose - 3 (why did I like “crapshoot rapture so much better??)
Severed hand - 4
Marker - 3.5
Parachutes - 3.5
Unemployable - 2
Big wave - 2
Gone - 3
Army reserve - 3
Come back - 4
Inside Job - 4


GSMF - 3
Got some - 4.25
The fixer - 3.75
Johnny Guitar - 3
Just Breathe - 5
Amongst The Waves - 5
Unthought Known - 5
Supersonic - 1
Speed of sound - 3.25
Force of nature - 3.5
The end - 3.5


Getaway - 4
Mind your manners - 4
Fathers son - 4
Sirens - 5
Lightning bolt - 4.5
Infallible - 3
Pendulum - 3.75
Swallowed whole - 3
Records - 2.5
Sleeping - 3
Yellow moon - 3
Future days - 1



This is obviously based on first listen alone. I have a strong feeling this album is a grower. Both released songs keep getting better and better with each listen. But this was my initial reaction.

Gigaton
Who Ever Said - 5
Superblood Wolfmoon - 4 (4.5 now it’s fucking insanely fun and energetic.)
DotC - 3.5 (4.75 now... and climbing)
Quick Escape - 3.5
Alright - 1.75
Seven O’Clock - 4
Never Destination - 1.5
Take The Long Way - 2.5
Buckle Up - 1
Comes then goes - 2
Retrograde - 5 potential
River Cross - 5 potential.

Again. I guarantee these scores will go higher not lower. The beginning and the end of the album were EVERYTHING I wanted from a new PJ album. The middle is stuff I have to chew on...and my scores reflect my initial knee jerk reaction to it not being what I wanted...
but I’m excited to bite down on it all soon.

Hey man. Thanks for the rankings especially for Gigaton.

Just to help us form expectations, could you add some details about the songs we haven't heard yet? For example, I'm interested to know if the rockers on the album besides SBWM are similarly fast paced or more deliberate. Are they punk rockers or more slow building, anthemic songs with big choruses?

I know you just had one listen and it isn't possible to give many details but anything you can add in relation to the songs we already have heard would be great.

[stip]

true, but this is just a ranking of the songs on the album and their aggregate total/average. The intangibles (which are super important - filler tracks, how they flow into each other, etc.) isn't something factored into this.

Pretty arbitrary so.

Fair enough.

[evenslow]

Just to help us form expectations, could you add some details about the songs we haven't heard yet? For example, I'm interested to know if the rockers on the album besides SBWM are similarly fast paced or more deliberate. Are they punk rockers or more slow building, anthemic songs with big choruses?

I know you just had one listen and it isn't possible to give many details but anything you can add in relation to the songs we already have heard would be great.

yeah, this.

[LoathedVermin72]

TEN

1. Once - 5
2. Even Flow - 4.5
3. Alive - 4.5
4. Why Go - 4.5
5. Black - 3
6. Jeremy - 4.5
7. Oceans - 5
8. Porch - 3
9. Garden - 4
10. Deep - 4
11. Release - 4.5

Average: 4.23

VS.

1. Go - 5
2. Animal - 5
3. Daughter - 5
4. Glorified G - 3
5. Dissident - 4.5
6. W.M.A. - 4.5
7. Blood - 4.5
8. Rearviewmirror - 5
9. Rats - 4.5
10. Elderly Woman... - 4.5
11. Leash - 3.5
12. Indifference - 4.5

Average: 4.46

VITALOGY

1. Last Exit - 4.5
2. Spin the Black Circle - 4.5
3. Not for You - 4.5
4. Tremor Christ - 5
5. Nothingman - 3.5
6. Whipping - 4.5
7. Pry, To - 3
8. Corduroy - 3.5
9. Bugs - 3
10. Satan's Bed - 4.5
11. Better Man - 4.5
12. Aye Davanita - 3
13. Immortality - 3
14. Stupid Mop - N/A

Average: 3.92

NO CODE

1. Sometimes - 5
2. Hail, Hail - 5
3. Who You Are - 3.5
4. In My Tree - 5
5. Smile - 4.5
6. Off He Goes - 3
7. Habit - 5
8. Red Mosquito - 4
9. Lukin - 4
10. Present Tense - 3
11. Mankind - 4.5
12. I'm Open - 3
13. Around the Bend - 4

Average: 4.11

YIELD

1. Brain of J. - 5
2. Faithfull - 4.5
3. No Way - 5
4. Given to Fly - 4
5. Wishlist - 5
6. Pilate - 2.5
7. Do the Evolution - 4.5
8. Red Dot - 3
9. MFC - 3
10. Low Light - 3
11. In Hiding - 4
12. Push Me, Pull Me - 4
13. All Those Yesterdays - 4

Average: 3.96

BINAURAL

1. Breakerfall - 4
2. Gods' Dice - 4
3. Evacuation - 4.5
4. Light Years - 4.5
5. Nothing as It Seems - 4.5
6. Thin Air - 4.5
7. Insignificance - 4
8. Of the Girl - 5
9. Grievance - 4
10. Rival - 4
11. Sleight of Hand - 5
12. Soon Forget - 3
13. Parting Ways - 3

Average: 4.15

RIOT ACT

1. Cant Keep - 5
2. Save You - 3.5
3. Love Boat Captain - 3
4. Cropduster - 4.5
5. Ghost - 5
6. I am Mine - 3.5
7. Thumbing My Way - 1
8. You Are - 4.5
9. Get Right - 3.5
10. Green Disease - 4
11. Help Help - 4.5
12. Bu$hleaguer - 3
13. 1/2 Full - 3
14. Arc - 3.5
15. All or None - 1

Average: 3.5

PEARL JAM

1. Life Wasted - 3
2. World Wide Suicide - 3
3. Comatose - 3
4. Severed Hand - 2
5. Marker in the Sand - 2
6. Parachutes - 3
7. Unemployable - 1.5
8. Big Wave - 1
9. Gone - 3.5
10. Wasted Reprise - 2.5
11. Army Reserve - 2.5
12. Come Back - 2
13. Inside Job - 2

Average: 2.38

BACKSPACER

1. Gonna See My Friend - 1.5
2. Got Some - 2
3. The Fixer - 3.5
4. Johnny Guitar - 1
5. Just Breathe - 0.5
6. Amongst the Waves - 1
7. Unthought Known - 1
8. Supersonic - 1
9. Speed of Sound - 1
10. Force of Nature - 1
11. The End - 0.5

Average: 1.27

LIGHTNING BOLT

1. Getaway - 3
2. Mind Your Manners - 2.5
3. My Father's Son - 3
4. Sirens - 3
5. Lightning Bolt - 1
6. Infallible - 1.5
7. Pendulum - 2
8. Swallowed Whole - 2.5
9. Let the Records Play - 0.5
10. Sleeping by Myself - 3
11. Yellow Moon - 1
12. Future Days - 3

Average: 2.17

Going by these averages, my ranking would be:

Vs. (4.46)
Ten (4.23)
Binaural (4.15)
No Code (4.11)
Yield (3.96)
Vitalogy (3.92)
Riot Act (3.5)
Pearl Jam (2.38)
Lightning Bolt (2.17)
Backspacer (1.27)

Not my exact, actual ranking but fair enough.

[KidC-]

Just to help us form expectations, could you add some details about the songs we haven't heard yet? For example, I'm interested to know if the rockers on the album besides SBWM are similarly fast paced or more deliberate. Are they punk rockers or more slow building, anthemic songs with big choruses?

I know you just had one listen and it isn't possible to give many details but anything you can add in relation to the songs we already have heard would be great.

yeah, this.

Who Ever Said was a rocker very similar to SBWM. For me, I liked it better on first listen. Perfect opener. Powerful and immediately familiar in the best way possible. something only PJ can do. Those 2 songs go hand in hand.

Quick Escape isn’t really a rocker. More of an anthemic arena song. I think people will enjoy this one.

Never Destination felt very familiar. Like I had already heard it before. Typical punk-PJ. Supersonic-y. Mayyyyybe a little Olé. Didn’t grab me on first listen.

Take the long way had a bit of a soaring chorus to it. I remember liking it better than never destination and I believe it was because of the chorus...but they are very similar in style. The song didn’t flow well for me cause the odd time signature was jarring. It’ll take some listens to get into it. I think I remember liking the ending of this song too...?

And that is it for rockers on the album...

It’s a poppy album FYI. Not a riot act. I think some people’s expectations were something along those lines. It’s def in the vein of the last 3 albums. The production is the only thing that’s truly different. And DotC.

As far as big choruses. You get those in retrograde and 7 o’clock. They are sirens-type choruses. Lifted up even more by the swirling production. Great atmosphere to those songs.

I wonder if they will do an early streaming release ala Lightning Bolt?...

[LetMeSleep]

At least with have DotC.

[burl jam]

If it's in the vein of ST I can get behind that.

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Release_Me]

Just to help us form expectations, could you add some details about the songs we haven't heard yet? For example, I'm interested to know if the rockers on the album besides SBWM are similarly fast paced or more deliberate. Are they punk rockers or more slow building, anthemic songs with big choruses?

I know you just had one listen and it isn't possible to give many details but anything you can add in relation to the songs we already have heard would be great.

yeah, this.

Who Ever Said was a rocker very similar to SBWM. For me, I liked it better on first listen. Perfect opener. Powerful and immediately familiar in the best way possible. something only PJ can do. Those 2 songs go hand in hand.

Quick Escape isn’t really a rocker. More of an anthemic arena song. I think people will enjoy this one.

Never Destination felt very familiar. Like I had already heard it before. Typical punk-PJ. Supersonic-y. Mayyyyybe a little Olé. Didn’t grab me on first listen.

Take the long way had a bit of a soaring chorus to it. I remember liking it better than never destination and I believe it was because of the chorus...but they are very similar in style. The song didn’t flow well for me cause the odd time signature was jarring. It’ll take some listens to get into it. I think I remember liking the ending of this song too...?

And that is it for rockers on the album...

It’s a poppy album FYI. Not a riot act. I think some people’s expectations were something along those lines. It’s def in the vein of the last 3 albums. The production is the only thing that’s truly different. And DotC.

As far as big choruses. You get those in retrograde and 7 o’clock. They are sirens-type choruses. Lifted up even more by the swirling production. Great atmosphere to those songs.

I wonder if they will do an early streaming release ala Lightning Bolt?...

Thanks man, appreciate it. One last question (promise!):

Would you describe Ed's vocal delivery on SBWM (fast paced and intense throughout most of the song) as typical of the rest of the rockers or does he get more deliberate with the pace and explore more dynamics in the other rockers?

[mikejasond]

I wanna play. Doing this impulsively so who knows how it will go. I feel like songs will be inflated on later albums because its hard not to say "this is my favorite on the album" though if im REALLY comparing it its possible the Even Flow, Corduroy, Better Man, Daughters of the world should be 6's

TEN

1. Once - 4
2. Even Flow - 5
3. Alive - 5
4. Why Go - 4.5
5. Black - 5
6. Jeremy - 5
7. Oceans - 3.5
8. Porch - 4
9. Garden - 4
10. Deep - 3
11. Release - 5

Average: 4.36

VS.

1. Go - 4.5
2. Animal - 4.5
3. Daughter - 5
4. Glorified G - 4.5
5. Dissident - 4
6. W.M.A. - 3
7. Blood - 3.5
8. Rearviewmirror - 3.5
9. Rats - 4.5
10. Elderly Woman... - 5
11. Leash - 3.5
12. Indifference - 4.5

Average: 4.17

VITALOGY

1. Last Exit - 4
2. Spin the Black Circle - 3.5
3. Not for You - 5
4. Tremor Christ - 4.5
5. Nothingman - 4.5
6. Whipping - 3.5
7. Pry, To - 3
8. Corduroy - 5
9. Bugs - 2
10. Satan's Bed - 3
11. Better Man - 5
12. Aye Davanita - 2.5
13. Immortality - 5

Average: 3.88

NO CODE

1. Sometimes - 4.5
2. Hail, Hail - 4
3. Who You Are - 4.5
4. In My Tree - 3
5. Smile - 3.5
6. Off He Goes - 4
7. Habit - 2
8. Red Mosquito - 4.5
9. Lukin - 3.5
10. Present Tense - 4.5
11. Mankind - 3
12. I'm Open - 3
13. Around the Bend - 4

Average: 3.69

YIELD

1. Brain of J. - 3.5
2. Faithfull - 4
3. No Way - 3.5
4. Given to Fly - 5
5. Wishlist - 5
6. Pilate - 3
7. Do the Evolution - 4.5
8. Red Dot - 2
9. MFC - 4
10. Low Light - 5
11. In Hiding - 4
12. Push Me, Pull Me - 3
13. All Those Yesterdays - 4.5

Average: 3.92

BINAURAL

1. Breakerfall - 2
2. Gods' Dice - 2.5
3. Evacuation - 1
4. Light Years - 4
5. Nothing as It Seems - 3.5
6. Thin Air - 5
7. Insignificance - 3.5
8. Of the Girl - 4.5
9. Grievance - 3 (Life is much higher)
10. Rival - 4
11. Sleight of Hand - 3.5
12. Soon Forget - 3
13. Parting Ways - 3

Average: 3.27

RIOT ACT

1. Cant Keep - 4
2. Save You - 4
3. Love Boat Captain - 4
4. Cropduster - 3
5. Ghost - 3
6. I am Mine - 2
7. Thumbing My Way - 5
8. You Are - 4
9. Get Right - 3.5
10. Green Disease - 2
11. Help Help - 2.5
12. Bu$hleaguer - 3
13. 1/2 Full - 3.5
14. Arc - 2.5
15. All or None - 5

Average: 3.40

PEARL JAM

1. Life Wasted - 4.5
2. World Wide Suicide - 4
3. Comatose - 3.5
4. Severed Hand - 4
5. Marker in the Sand - 4
6. Parachutes - 5
7. Unemployable - 3.5
8. Big Wave - 2.5
9. Gone - 3.5
10. Wasted Reprise - 2.5
11. Army Reserve - 3.5
12. Come Back - 4.5
13. Inside Job - 3.5

Average: 3.73

BACKSPACER

1. Gonna See My Friend - 2.5
2. Got Some - 3.5
3. The Fixer - 4
4. Johnny Guitar - 4
5. Just Breathe - 2.5
6. Amongst the Waves - 4
7. Unthought Known - 3.5
8. Supersonic - 3
9. Speed of Sound - 4
10. Force of Nature - 5
11. The End - 4

Average: 3.67

LIGHTNING BOLT

1. Getaway - 2.5
2. Mind Your Manners - 2.5
3. My Father's Son - 4
4. Sirens - 5
5. Lightning Bolt - 5
6. Infallible - 4
7. Pendulum - 3.5
8. Swallowed Whole - 3.5
9. Let the Records Play - 1.5
10. Sleeping by Myself - 4
11. Yellow Moon - 4
12. Future Days - 1.5

Average: 3.42

Going by these averages, my ranking would be:

Ten: 4.36
Vs: 4.17
Yield: 3.92
Vitalogy: 3.88
Pearl Jam: 3.73
No Code: 3.69
Backspacer: 3.67
Lightning Bolt: 3.42
Riot Act: 3.40
Binaural: 3.27

Im ok with this mostly. I think Vitalogy was hurt by a lot of filler, though I would rank it higher for the strength of its strongest tracks. No Code's haphazard nature worked against it though I like it better than the ranking indicates, and Yield is bolstered by its strongest songs but I think its my least favorite of the first five. I also feel like I prefer Binaural to Riot Act but they have opposite starts (I hate the first three tracks of Binaural, and think the first three tracks of Riot Act are three of the strongest)

[mikejasond]

And all the songs to get five were:

Even Flow
Alive
Black
Jeremy
Release
Daughter
Elderly Woman
Not For You
Corduroy
Better Man
Immortality
Given to Fly
Wishlist
Low Light
Thin Air
Thumbing My Way
All or None
Parachutes
Force of Nature
Sirens
Lightning Bolt

[7 Years and Maybe Longer]

Once - 4
Even Flow - 4.5
Alive - 4.5
Why Go - 3.5
Black - 5
Jeremy - 5
Oceans - 5
Porch - 4
Garden - 3
Deep - 3
Release - 5
Ten Average - 4.23

Go - 5
Animal - 5
Daughter - 5
Glorified G - 2
Dissident - 4
W.M.A. - 3.5
Blood - 4.5
Rearviewmirror - 5
Rats - 3
Elderly Woman... - 4.5
Leash - 3
Indifference - 3.5
VS. Average - 4.00

Last Exit - 5
Spin the Black Circle - 4.5
Not for You - 4.5
Tremor Christ - 5
Nothingman - 4.5
Whipping - 4.5
Pry, To - 3
Corduroy - 4
Bugs - 2.5
Satan's Bed - 5
Better Man - 4.5
Aye Davanita - 3.5
Immortality - 5
Stupid Mop - N/A
Vitalogy Average - 4.21

Sometimes - 4
Hail, Hail - 4.5
Who You Are - 4.5
In My Tree - 4.5
Smile - 4.5
Off He Goes - 4.5
Habit - 4.5
Red Mosquito - 4.5
Lukin - 4
Present Tense - 4.5
Mankind - 4
I'm Open - 2.5
Around the Bend - 3.5
No Code Average - 4.15

Brain of J - 5
Faithfull - 4.5
No Way - 4.5
Given to Fly - 5
Wishlist - 4
Pilate - 3.5
Do the Evolution - 4.5
Red Dot - 3.5
MFS - 4.5
Low Light - 4.5
In Hiding - 4.5
Push Me, Pull Me - 4
All Those Yesterdays - 4
Yield Average - 4.31

Breakerfall - 4.5
Gods' Dice - 4
Evacuation - 4
Light Years - 4.5
Nothing as It Seems - 5
Thin Air - 4
Insignificance - 5
Of the Girl - 5
Grievance - 5
Rival - 4.5
Sleight of Hand - 5
Soon Forget - 2.5
Parting Ways - 4
Binaural Average - 4.38

Cant Keep - 5
Save You - 4.5
Love Boat Captain - 4
Cropduster - 4
Ghost - 4.5
I am Mine - 4.5
Thumbing My Way - 4.5
You Are - 4.5
Get Right - 3.5
Green Disease - 4
Help Help - 3
Bu$hleaguer - 2
1/2 Full - 4
Arc - 4
All or None - 4
Riot Act Average - 4.00

Life Wasted - 3.5
World Wide Suicide - 4
Comatose - 3
Severed Hand - 3
Marker in the Sand - 3
Parachutes - 2
Unemployable - 4
Big Wave - 3.5
Gone - 3
Wasted Reprise - 2
Army Reserve - 4
Come Back - 4.5
Inside Job - 3
Pearl Jam Average - 3.27

Gonna See My Friend - 3.5
Got Some - 4.5
The Fixer - 3.5
Johnny Guitar - 2
Just Breathe - 2.5
Amongst the Waves - 3
Unthought Known - 4
Supersonic - 3
Speed of Sound - 3
Force of Nature - 4.5
The End - 3.5
Backspacer Average - 3.35

Getaway - 4
Mind Your Manners - 3
My Father's Son - 3
Sirens - 3.5
Lightning Bolt - 3
Infallible - 3
Pendulum - 4.5
Swallowed Whole - 4
Let the Records Play - 4
Sleeping by Myself - 3
Yellow Moon - 4
Future Days - 1.5
Lightning Bolt Average - 3.38

Binaural - 4.38
Yield - 4.31
Ten - 4.23
Vitalogy - 4.21
No Code - 4.15
Vs. - 4.00
Riot Act - 4.00
Lightning Bolt - 3.38
Backspacer - 3.35
Pearl Jam - 3.27

[scrub12]

I can’t imagine having such a vivid memory of songs after listening to them once over a month ago.

[evenslow]

Just to help us form expectations, could you add some details about the songs we haven't heard yet? For example, I'm interested to know if the rockers on the album besides SBWM are similarly fast paced or more deliberate. Are they punk rockers or more slow building, anthemic songs with big choruses?

I know you just had one listen and it isn't possible to give many details but anything you can add in relation to the songs we already have heard would be great.

yeah, this.

Who Ever Said was a rocker very similar to SBWM. For me, I liked it better on first listen. Perfect opener. Powerful and immediately familiar in the best way possible. something only PJ can do. Those 2 songs go hand in hand.

Quick Escape isn’t really a rocker. More of an anthemic arena song. I think people will enjoy this one.

Never Destination felt very familiar. Like I had already heard it before. Typical punk-PJ. Supersonic-y. Mayyyyybe a little Olé. Didn’t grab me on first listen.

Take the long way had a bit of a soaring chorus to it. I remember liking it better than never destination and I believe it was because of the chorus...but they are very similar in style. The song didn’t flow well for me cause the odd time signature was jarring. It’ll take some listens to get into it. I think I remember liking the ending of this song too...?

And that is it for rockers on the album...

It’s a poppy album FYI. Not a riot act. I think some people’s expectations were something along those lines. It’s def in the vein of the last 3 albums. The production is the only thing that’s truly different. And DotC.

As far as big choruses. You get those in retrograde and 7 o’clock. They are sirens-type choruses. Lifted up even more by the swirling production. Great atmosphere to those songs.

I wonder if they will do an early streaming release ala Lightning Bolt?...

Thanks man, appreciate it. One last question (promise!):

Would you describe Ed's vocal delivery on SBWM (fast paced and intense throughout most of the song) as typical of the rest of the rockers or does he get more deliberate with the pace and explore more dynamics in the other rockers?

yeah, this. (thanks KidC-!)

[mikejasond]

Im pretty disappointed that after a seven year wait PJ may have made another album that sounds like the last three.

[Leatherhead]

Im pretty disappointed that after a seven year wait PJ may have made another album that sounds like the last three.

I don't think it will. DOTC and SBWM don't sound like BS or LB to me.

[KidC-]

I can’t imagine having such a vivid memory of songs after listening to them once over a month ago.

Being invited to hear your favorite bands new album 3 months before its release is a pretty memorable experience to say the least. I’m only going by my initial reactions now. Specifics are pretty lost. But I remember my first impressions of the album and that’s what I’ve posted.