205. Red Mosquito vs. Faithfull

Post by **stip** » Sat April 03, 2021 11:55 pm

Red Mosquito vs. Faithfull

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Sat April 03, 2021 11:56 pm

Red Mosquito

Post by **stip** » Sun April 04, 2021 12:15 am

Also Red Mosquito, for it's frazzled and lost energy. Though both of these songs are when Eddie's voice starts getting a little thin and reedy for me, RM is just a stronger and committed performance from everyone.

knee tunes · Post by **knee tunes** » Sun April 04, 2021 12:36 am

I swear my kid asks Alexa to play All those Yesterdays just so he can hear Hummus.

Red Mosquito

Post by B » Sun April 04, 2021 12:37 am

knee tunes wrote:I swear my kid asks Alexa to play All those Yesterdays just so he can hear Hummus.

Red Mosquito

Faithfull, because kt's story is completely irrelevant.

knee tunes · Post by **knee tunes** » Sun April 04, 2021 12:43 am

B wrote:
knee tunes wrote:I swear my kid asks Alexa to play All those Yesterdays just so he can hear Hummus.

Red Mosquito
Faithfull, because kt's story is completely irrelevant.

and the same place you come from

liebzz · Post by **liebzz** » Sun April 04, 2021 1:06 am

Watch the Red Mosquito from Hyde Park and the vote is clear here.

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Sun April 04, 2021 1:50 am

Red Mosquito

digster · Post by **digster** » Sun April 04, 2021 1:54 am

Red Mosquito is a song that I like, but never really have an urge to return to. It's one of those songs that doesn't hurt the record it's on, but it's not really what keeps me coming back, either. I wouldn't go as far as to say Faithfull's far stronger, but it's an easy choice for me.

Post by **epilogue** » Sun April 04, 2021 2:35 am

Every match this round is impossible!

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Sun April 04, 2021 2:38 am

Faithfull please.

liebzz · Post by **liebzz** » Sun April 04, 2021 2:39 am

I think Red Mosquito is essential to No Code. The album is scattered and as wide a range of sounds Pearl Jam would cover, and this adds this bluesiness and breaks the mold of a blues song with its time signature. It’s sandwiched between two songs that rip without abandon in Habit and Lukin - and needs to be there for that reason - to also allow each of those to stand out while it stands out itself. No Code is the one album where no song blends into the next and I think each is relatively great.

And that slide, man. Goddamn I love this song.

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Sun April 04, 2021 2:46 am

liebzz wrote:Watch the Red Mosquito from Hyde Park and the vote is clear here.

That version is hot fire. Just watched it. That’s peak Pearl Jam right there.

Post by **epilogue** » Sun April 04, 2021 2:47 am

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Red Mosquito

Yeah, I think this is right

Post by **stip** » Sun April 04, 2021 3:03 am

is this what you're referring to?

liebzz · Post by **liebzz** » Sun April 04, 2021 3:04 am

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Sun April 04, 2021 3:06 am

Yeah. Mike and Ben jamming was incredible.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Sun April 04, 2021 4:39 am

Very close and when in doubt vote studio recordings. Ok, their both really good.

Faithfull

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Sun April 04, 2021 4:43 am

Two songs I love very much. Top tier Pearl Jam for me.

knee tunes · Post by **knee tunes** » Sun April 04, 2021 5:58 am

Anders wrote:Two songs I love very much. Top tier Pearl Jam for me.

RM then?

Red Mosquito