harmless wrote:I think if they'd made these four tracks right after Riot Act, I'd have been surprised by how rejuvenated they sounded. And that's in spite of the fact that I love Riot Act to pieces.
i'm not a RA advocate but i see some positive kinship between SW and the best parts of RA. LB is a good upgrade on what Ed's been trying to do since LBC. i'm happy with what i'm hearing so far.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
It's good to see that everyone is generally happy with these 4 songs. It seems like everyone thinks they are at least solid tracks at worse to very good at best. That makes me excited to hear more.
harmless wrote:I think if they'd made these four tracks right after Riot Act, I'd have been surprised by how rejuvenated they sounded. And that's in spite of the fact that I love Riot Act to pieces.
i'm not a RA advocate but i see some positive kinship between SW and the best parts of RA. LB is a good upgrade on what Ed's been trying to do since LBC. i'm happy with what i'm hearing so far.
Important info to add: my PJ hating wife kinda likes these because Eddie isn't screaming too much. SW especially. But as always she is completely bothered that she can't understand what he is singing...
“Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”
― Mark Twain
I don't buy "My wife likes this" as a reason to dislike anything, by the way.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
harmless wrote:I think if they'd made these four tracks right after Riot Act, I'd have been surprised by how rejuvenated they sounded. And that's in spite of the fact that I love Riot Act to pieces.
i'm not a RA advocate but i see some positive kinship between SW and the best parts of RA. LB is a good upgrade on what Ed's been trying to do since LBC. i'm happy with what i'm hearing so far.
Important info to add: my PJ hating wife kinda likes these because Eddie isn't screaming too much. SW especially. But as always she is completely bothered that she can't understand what he is singing...
My wife would love (not like) Pearl Jam if it wasn't for the over-the-top, psychotic fanboys. She likes the music.
verb_to_trust wrote:I stopped reading the front page review after this was referred to as a 'logical extension of Backspacer' When are people going to stop with that? Did someone read it in a magazine and just run with it for the last 4 years? It needs to go away.
I think everyone's just a little amazed that Mike said something accurate about the album.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
harmless wrote:I want to know what Mike thinks of these.
He was certainly taken aback when that DJ kept praising Future Days...
I was referring to the forum Mike. But yeah, that was amusing.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
'Swallowed Whole' is the one that sticks in my head when I get on with my day.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
