Eddie Vedder - Earthling

[Jaeti]

One hot take — How this album ages might depend a lot on how the production of Power of Right, The Dark, Good and Evil, and maybe Rose of Jericho ages. I like those songs, (and maybe love The Dark right now), but can imagine a time in the future when, altogether, they don't sit so well.

Another hot take — Picture is the worst thing here, not The Haves.

[epilogue]

I give the spirit of this album a solid five stars, even if a track-by-track breakdown might average out to more like a 2.75

I haven't listened to any of it yet. I avoided the zoom recording from yesterday, so will listen this afternoon. Do you think I'll fall closer to your opinion or strat's opinion?

Trags 100%

Don't be so sure. Listening to track one now and I love it.

What if this is the one for us? What if this fixes everything!

I promise I won't write a 5,000 word essay on why I shouldn't tell everyone what I think of it.

Once again, I can offer zero excuses and only sincere apologies.

I hope you like Earthling but even if you don't, I'll be interested to hear your thoughts. If you want to share them.

[RockPusher]

Another hot take — Picture is the worst thing here, not The Haves.

I agree with this. In context, The Haves actually works way better than Picture.

[McParadigm]

Another hot take — Picture is the worst thing here, not The Haves.

I agree with this. In context, The Haves actually works way better than Picture.

I have a restraining order against this opinion. It's not allowed to be within one message board of me.

[epilogue]

Y'all are bonkers! Picture rules!

[Strat]

Lol… I think the hard songs are where things tend to fall apart. The sense of lightness and playfulness gets muddied, and the production calls to mind the worst of late 90s radio rock. The guitars sound awful and Ed’s rage feels a little phoned in.

The non-hard rock genre experiments are where things really open up for me.

Edit: I was lol’ing Strat, not epilogue

Im not sure he's going for "rage" though...

[epilogue]

Agreed.

I don't hear a lot of rage on this album.

[McParadigm]

Goodness, no.

[Thurman Murman]

I couldnt even make it thru The Haves when it was released...and i tried 3 times. Its a weird thing but within the context of the album i don't actually hate it. Its definitely a bottom 2 song on the album, but i could easily see myself listening to this one for quite some time and never having the urge to skip a song.

[epilogue]

I couldnt even make it thru The Haves when it was released...and i tried 3 times. Its a weird thing but within the context of the album i don't actually hate it. Its definitely a bottom 2 song on the album, but i could easily see myself listening to this one for quite some time and never having the urge to skip a song.

[Strat]

Goodness, no.

The lyrics for Good and Evil are pretty....aggressive....but im still not sure its "rage", and even on that track his vocals are more playful and snarky than rageful. Theyre kind of perfect.

[washing machine]

One hot take — How this album ages might depend a lot on how the production of Power of Right, The Dark, Good and Evil, and maybe Rose of Jericho ages. I like those songs, (and maybe love The Dark right now), but can imagine a time in the future when, altogether, they don't sit so well.

Another hot take — Picture is the worst thing here, not The Haves.

Are these actual song titles Eddie Vedder and his band chose to run with?

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Monkey_Driven]

I give the spirit of this album a solid five stars, even if a track-by-track breakdown might average out to more like a 2.75

Same, but I'd give it a 3 or 3.5 overall. There are some real earworms here.

[epilogue]

To be fair, I agree that the production is lacking. But like trag I'd say it bothers me in some spots more than others. But none of it is a dealbreaker for me.

[epilogue]

I need to listen to The Dark again. I've already forgotten how that goes and y'all seem to really dig it. Maybe I'm confusing it with another song? I listened to it without the tracklist in front of me.

[Thurman Murman]

Agreed.

I don't hear a lot of rage on this album.

Ditto. I also dont get the sense that there's alot of rage in the man period these days. Sadness maybe, but not necessarily rage.

[Strat]

I do not like the production. Or, whatever blanket that is put over the songs. There are production choices and flourishes i like, but overall sound I do not. However, i think the songs absolutely stand on their own and production is not the first thing I think about.

Replacements - Tim. Worst sounding album ever. Maybe one of my favorite albums of all time.

[Anders]

My first ranking:

Invincible
Fallout Today
Try
Brother The Cloud
Long Way
The Dark
Power Of Right
Mrs. Mills
On My Way
The Haves
Good and Evil
Rose Of Jericho
Picture

[Strat]

Ed talking to Bruce.

https://www.amazon.com/live/channel/326 ... der_021122