Lets Actually Listen to the Album: Binaural

[Lament]

And that's where the lyrics from Alive really come from. But they thought a song about a dude who fucks his future self was too weird, so they made it about a mom and made Ed take credit for it.

[Lament]

I bought one of those rainbow hats at Universal Studios when I was a kid. I would absolutely still wear it if I could find it.

I think next Halloween you should dress up like 2015 Marty. I'll dress up like 1985 Marty. Maybe we can get someone to dress like 1955 and 1885 Marty.

[harmless]

I bought one of those rainbow hats at Universal Studios when I was a kid. I would absolutely still wear it if I could find it.

I think next Halloween you should dress up like 2015 Marty. I'll dress up like 1985 Marty. Maybe we can get someone to dress like 1955 and 1885 Marty.

Sounds like a good premise for an orgy.

[Lament]

Sounds like a good premise for an orgy.

That's ridiculous. It sounds like a great premise for an orgy.

[---]

i have a cold and have just poured myself a warm cup of green tea, and i'm really looking forward to picking up where i left off a few pages ago

[---]

feels like a binaural kind of night is all

[stip]

I've gotten the impression that he has overcompensated for changing industry norms, listening to people around here who know what they're talking about with this kind of stuff (I don't)

That's right, but what pisses me off is that Pearl Jam, being essentially an indie band at this point, doesn't have to conform to those shitty industry norms (more accurately, "trends").

They aren't really an indie band though. Their last 2 albums have produced 4 pretty big hits and have sold pretty well. They're kinda someplace in between

Really, though, I believe the problem is that Pearl Jam took to a lot of people who had already placed their artistic outliers, and were experiencing late career resurgences that didn't require them to invest as much in the daring of it all because there was no expectation for that to happen. They established to themselves that this was their peer group, and sort of aged themselves prematurely as a result.

this is probably true

[Lament]

You guys need to stop tripping and do the ditty.

Sheesh...

[96583UP]

"uuuhhh yeah, I'm here... for the gang bang..?"

[Jorge]

I've gotten the impression that he has overcompensated for changing industry norms, listening to people around here who know what they're talking about with this kind of stuff (I don't)

That's right, but what pisses me off is that Pearl Jam, being essentially an indie band at this point, doesn't have to conform to those shitty industry norms (more accurately, "trends").

They aren't really an indie band though. Their last 2 albums have produced 4 pretty big hits and have sold pretty well. They're kinda someplace in between

I meant "indie" as in "independent".

[stip]

gotcha

[Lament]

"Oh, Uncle Eddie likes where this is going..."

[96583UP]

"this year's all about my gangbangbrothers in Pearl Jam..."

[McParadigm]

know when to fold em gang

[Lament]

"Show me a hole and I'll make magic happen. And if there's not a hole, I'll make one."

[Jorge]

What a great picture.

[guitar_davey]

This has probably been beaten to a pulp, but how can you have a "mentor" like Neil Young and still get sucked into shitty mainstream hoopla

I've been reading a couple of articles about hd digital music yesterday and of course Pono and with it Neil Young were mentioned. Some say he's a little detached from reality and is surrounded by people who's main occupation is to nod at him. Sometimes i get the feeling PJ is living surrounded by a similar cloud. Weather is their music, the 10C or other business decisions sometimes it seems they don't realise what the hell is going on or what certain things really look/sound/are like.

How *is* the weather in Pearl Jam this evening?

[96583UP]

FREE RICKY RAMONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS Binaural

[Mine]

This has probably been beaten to a pulp, but how can you have a "mentor" like Neil Young and still get sucked into shitty mainstream hoopla

I've been reading a couple of articles about hd digital music yesterday and of course Pono and with it Neil Young were mentioned. Some say he's a little detached from reality and is surrounded by people who's main occupation is to nod at him. Sometimes i get the feeling PJ is living surrounded by a similar cloud. Weather is their music, the 10C or other business decisions sometimes it seems they don't realise what the hell is going on or what certain things really look/sound/are like.

How *is* the weather in Pearl Jam this evening?

Heavy reign cumming they're whey.

[Brett]

I've gotten the impression that he has overcompensated for changing industry norms, listening to people around here who know what they're talking about with this kind of stuff (I don't)

That's right, but what pisses me off is that Pearl Jam, being essentially an indie band at this point, doesn't have to conform to those shitty industry norms (more accurately, "trends").

Being "indie" or "independent" certainly does not immunize anyone against foolish trends. I put in the first disc of Eluvium's Nightmare Ending (2013) yesterday after listening to Silver Mt. Zion's This Is Our Punk Rock (2003) and had to immediately turn it down because it blasted out of the speakers, even though it starts with a pretty gentle piano part and the SMZ record is significantly noisier, but obviously not as "loud."

I'm definitely no hardcore acolyte of sound quality, but that, to me, is pretty ridiculous.