Red Mosquito

Wes C. Addle wrote:Musical
Lyrical

Tuolumne wrote: I know some people want them to go backwards like No Code era or something. But to me that's akin to when Ten era fans got mad when they got into the middle period. They're still moving forward.
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harmless wrote:

--- wrote:so this is the song they thought fitting of titling the name after, huh?

MYM is better than this song, which seems cut from the same uninspired cloth that unthought known, amongst the waves, etc were cut from. not impressed.

What songs are included in your 'etc.' here?

Tuolumne wrote:Alright, so I was there, and on the field, and got to hear a very crystal clear version of the song. My initial thoughts:

This is a step forward and continued progress for the band. The song has lift, dynamics, slower sections with melody, and then the rocking parts that take the song to a different place. Not sure if it comes through on the YouTube audio, but there are some nice Binaural era arpeggios going on. And Mike is using an ebow and just shredding it. I'm not sure we've ever seen him use that. Maybe comes from his soundtrack work. If I were to describe it, I'd say its Binaural meets Backspacer. It still has the melodic tightness I like in Backspacer (which I'm a fan of, suck it haters) but some added song structure from the Ed binaural tracks. The hook of the song is Backspacer and the jam is Binaural live era to me. Just my opinion. I think this is what Mike was talking about as an extension of Backspacer. It's got the uplift and punch of Backspacer (for which some people don't want to be uplifted I guess?) It takes some of the stuff they developed and stretched it out, made it jammier and more solos.

I know some people want them to go backwards like No Code era or something. But to me that's akin to when Ten era fans got mad when they got into the middle period. They're still moving forward.

I'll post a more complete review of the show. Very unique experience to say the least.

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harmless wrote:

--- wrote:so this is the song they thought fitting of titling the name after, huh?

MYM is better than this song, which seems cut from the same uninspired cloth that unthought known, amongst the waves, etc were cut from. not impressed.

What songs are included in your 'etc.' here?

the mid-tempo schlock that characterizes the last decade of their output: gone, come back, unthought known, amongst the waves, force of nature, speed of sound, inside job

tommymctom wrote:

Tuolumne wrote: I know some people want them to go backwards like No Code era or something. But to me that's akin to when Ten era fans got mad when they got into the middle period. They're still moving forward.
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Are they moving forward, though?

To me they were moving forward through Riot Act and then jumped backwards with Avocado and now they just make kinda boring pearl jam themed pop. I mean, there is a lot of their old sound in Backspacer, but it's just watered way down and mixed with a few Ed solo songs.

Thejambi wrote:I've upgraded a bit from last night. I hope it's not the jewel of the album because its not a great song. It's middle of the road but I wouldn't call it bland like some of you are. The guitar work is very nice. I hate the constant bass drum and I think it would have benefitted greatly from more groove. Lyrics paint a decent picture but there is alot of awkwardness. Really don't hate "lightning bolt" as a lyric.

I slot it in Unthought Known's place in the catalog and think its better than that so it's a win in my book.

Thejambi wrote:I've upgraded a bit from last night. I hope it's not the jewel of the album because its not a great song. It's middle of the road but I wouldn't call it bland like some of you are. The guitar work is very nice. I hate the constant bass drum and I think it would have benefitted greatly from more groove. Lyrics paint a decent picture but there is alot of awkwardness. Really don't hate "lightning bolt" as a lyric.

I slot it in Unthought Known's place in the catalog and think its better than that so it's a win in my book.

Iowaska_Experience wrote:Anyone else think this is about his daughter(s)? I sort of get that vibe from the lyrics. Must be a dad of daughters thing.....

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Doesn't Eddie say it's just called Lightning before the song?