Eddie Vedder - Earthling

[VinylGuy]

two listens in and i like it a lot. Not only musically but yeah both the bridge and outro are very cool but also the chorus is fucking awesome.

I agree with the production being very poppy but its also good...i mean these songs sound great.

As for the lyrics, well i love them. Very emotional and not cheese at all. The last part with the fuck yous...i love that.

[lecherouslittlestump]

this is what ive been missing...the passion, the anger, the rage.

let's be honest with ourselves, pearl jam have essentially become a band of bitch pussies in the last 15 years.

but this song absolutely fucking shreds and destroys. eddie def re-staking his claim to be the greatest singer of all time.

it's safe to say this album is gonna slither out a mountain-high level of excrement over fagaton

[JC23]

I like the song. Probably more than Long Way.

[FlatSideofaDog]

Ed's voice sounds really great, almost flawless agan. The song itself could be a Binaural B-Side. I didn't love the first two singles, but if the other 10 are this good then maybe the record will be Gigaton 1.5 as we wait for Gigaton 2.

[liebzz]

I gotta listen to the new single again. The first listen was not particularly great. Good. Best of the three, it still felt in the first instance like coasting. I also listened to it in between the end of Wise Up Ghost and the Painted Shield song, which rips. So I gotta pull it out of that context and give it its own time.

[Monkey_Driven]

This will translate well live.

[Huell]

Which Painted Shield song?
Any word on a 2nd album from them?

[Bammer]

Haven’t listened yet - who is Ed mad at?

[Chris_H_2]

Bridge is wild and outro is fantastic. Song takes a couple interesting turns.

These are the worst parts of the song for me. Like a lot of stuff he does, they just feel like he shoehorned them in and there’s zero tie in or cohesion (the bridge especially — it’s just awful).

[Yield Often]

I’m digging it…. for me. Between the guitar tone, the bridge, and that outro… can’t help but think of the 80s (a little).

Compared to ITW and the Uke album - seems like he’s written/created songs for a full band on this one.

Kinda interesting to hear an EV tune handled outside of PJ. Wondering if it’s easier or harder for him changing things up with a different set of artists...(assuming it’s a good thing).

[liebzz]

Which Painted Shield song?
Any word on a 2nd album from them?

They teased a new single, coming out 1/28, on an IG live stream yesterday. There’s a Painted Shield Thread in “Other Bands” that’s discussing. The audio quality is poor, especially on vocals, but the band sounds great on it.

[dprival78]

the bridge definitely feels forced. "hey look, i like the clash"

[guitar_davey]

He was my brother
And he now is dead
And his eyes were blue
And for a spell in the 90s
he had a really thin mustache,
the kind that made him look
a bit like John Waters

You more or less nailed it.

Didn't EV say that he lost his actual brother in the past couple of years? I don't think he's singing about CC.

Not a bad tune, but I'm not loving the glossy production.

[Yield Often]

He did. Within the past few years.

[Huell]

Which Painted Shield song?
Any word on a 2nd album from them?

They teased a new single, coming out 1/28, on an IG live stream yesterday. There’s a Painted Shield Thread in “Other Bands” that’s discussing. The audio quality is poor, especially on vocals, but the band sounds great on it.

Aw cool. I love the first album

[JC23]

Chorus gives me Puzzles and Games vibes.

[E.H. Ruddock]

I don't mind the song, but the production is all wrong. Need some good Binaural-era moodiness to it. I don't know how you achieve that because I'm not smart, but that's my take.

[VinylGuy]

I would prefer a different production maybe, but this is well done guys. It sounds good, and yes there is an 80s vibe in the three songs, so im guessing the album is going to have that sound.

Listened four times and im really liking it.

[VinylGuy]

Haven’t listened yet - who is Ed mad at?

Vicki Cornell

nah, im not sure is just about Chris...His brother also passed away in the time frame, so it could be about him too.

[Strat]

Actually sounds great on headphones.

I dig this song.

Also really love Chad Smith here. I can picture his drum set on the verge of toppling over with the way he hits those things.