Red Mosquito

OK. We can agree there. I just don't think it's the very best thing they did after Binaural.

harmless wrote:The drums on this song are good. I'd say Riot Act was the last time Matt recorded drumming which was great. The song gets a 4.

Just curious, is that including 'King Animal'? Or just his Pearl Jam drumming?

Kanta wrote:

harmless wrote:The drums on this song are good. I'd say Riot Act was the last time Matt recorded drumming which was great. The song gets a 4.

Just curious, is that including 'King Animal'? Or just his Pearl Jam drumming?

what about Drumgasm?

I really like Matt's drumming pretty much all over Backspacer. He does underwhelm on Lightning Bolt.

Kanta wrote:

harmless wrote:The drums on this song are good. I'd say Riot Act was the last time Matt recorded drumming which was great. The song gets a 4.

Just curious, is that including 'King Animal'? Or just his Pearl Jam drumming?

He was good on King Animal, better than recent PJ, but not still not as good as RA. Personal opinion though. He was just looser on RA, less robotic.

I gave it 5 stars. I just absolutely love this song.

I love the riffs, the drums, the vocals, all of it. It's such an odd but catchy great song. Weird time signature. And man I love the outro. Riot Act is full of great outro's and this is one of them. The catchy bass line and backup vocals are great. It really doesn't sound like anything in their catalog yet still sounds like Pearl Jam. And it's also good live.


Just one of my favorite songs, top tier.

harmless wrote:The drums on this song are good. I'd say Riot Act was the last time Matt recorded drumming which was great. The song gets a 4.

But anyone who thinks that Parachutes is better than anything on Riot Act is kinda dumb.

i feel like you're getting at something here

I love Cropduster. It might be my second favorite track on Riot Act (after You Are). This performance wails.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4CcGCfiSIII

Best track on the album. 5 stars.

wease wrote:Best track on the album. 5 stars.

I agree.

Who was it that made the 2003 multi-disc live mix that totally excluded this song? They should be publicly shamed again.

fuck yeah, cropduster

Ha! Go to 2021




https://youtu.be/3K0Z9lFCBYo

Apparently copy and paste

I was just listening to Binaural and Riot Act again to see if I like them any better now. Binaural a little. You guys were talking about Matt's drumming in Cropduster above. Are there any songs where his fills are creative or interesting? What really stuck out for me this time around was how repetitive and bland he can be - Save You especially. I can't imagine drumming for as long as he has and then choosing to play Save You that way.

wease wrote:Best track on the album. 5 stars.

I stand by it.

wease wrote:

wease wrote:Best track on the album. 5 stars.

I stand by it.

Help Help is probably my favorite track but I'm not mad at anyone who goes with Cropduster.

Cropduster fuckin rules. I know a lot of people think the Sydney '03 version is the best live version, but these are my favorites. Any other great versions I'm missing?

2003/04/21 - Lexington, KY
2003/07/19 - Mexico City, Mexico
2003/06/03 - Irvine, CA
2003/06/07 - Phoenix, AZ
2003/06/18 - Chicago, IL

This thread makes me miss thodoks

E.H. Ruddock wrote:This thread makes me miss thodoks

I'm sorry for your loss

shameful this was played most on the RA tour, then very sporadic since. 44 times total. geez...

excellent tune.