ran back to my office for a quick first listen. Fast, fun, low ambition song. Bridge is really cool but not sure it fits. Basically co-signing what McP said until I have a chance to actually dive into it. 3 star song.
Ms Harmless wrote:time to turn off the "imagine this album, but produced like Vitalogy" part of my brain
I have zero problems with the songs I'm hearing so far
I would love to do that sometimes, trust me. I can't help it...These are the things that hit my ears first
it does help that I listen to a lot of other music that has what Trag would call "modern production"; I don't know who produces Sleep Token but hopefully they cross paths with Pearl Jam one day
Thejambi wrote:I’ll give Trag this one. The production 100% is getting in the way of this song.
i cant hear a single CYmbal or Crash ring out
No decay or reverb tails at all on both songs so far...air-tight production, sounds like maybe no ambient mics so far? Is that off-base?
I'm sure they used room mics when tracking, but none of it's there in the mix
Fucking producer makes one of the greatest drummers of his generation sound like a plug-in. Does this mean I hate Pearl Jam?
I can hear Matt all over DM and Running. One can certainly take issue with the way he sounds (tonally, etc), but his presence is more evident here than it has been in a while, at least to me.
"For me, it's all about the time we're having just playing the songs. So if it's kind of a mindless good time, then....."
I think this is a grower. The bridge makes it that way for me. Had it been frenetic throughout, I couldn't listen to it on repeat like I have been. That and the fact that I like the melody more and more on repeated listens helps.
Also, this might work very well on the album given its placement between mellower/more mid-tempo songs.
C'est La Vie, baby. Kinda reminding me of Mark Ronson's work on Queens of the Stone Age's Villains so far.
VinylGuy wrote:Song credits
Piano: Eddie Vedder
Piano: Mike McCready
Piano: Josh Klinghoffer
Photo of them all cozy on the bench together, please.
Ms Harmless wrote:I really think we need to dial down "one of the greatest drummers of his generation" with Matt
that's Tomas Haake
One of...one of...Love Tomas as well. Definitely
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