Red Mosquito

Strat wrote:

Mike wrote:I don't think the inclusion of SBM has anything to do with the exclusion of OTE. Pearl Jam just don't seem to like their studio versions of that song too much. I bet they didn't even try again this time.

I dont think it has to do with the band not liking it.


Vedder made comments about OTE on that SA interview he did on pjradio prior to one of their last shows. He was mumbling on about how it never felt right, blah blah blah...

Yeah, I interpreted that "never felt right" comment as "We've never been able to do a studio version we like enough". Maybe they gave up and now just see it as their "Naked Eye".

The irony is, The Who is one of my dad's favourite bands but he doesn't like late PJ that much. So is this desire even working?

Does anyone else think this record might fall apart in the second half?

I expect it to be an enjoyable hodgepodge. Sleeping By Myself -> Yellow Moon might be pretty cool even though every reviewer seems to dislike SBM.

harmless wrote:Does anyone else think this record might fall apart in the second half?

It depends...
I guess if Yellow Moon is good and if re-releasing SBM makes sense (meaning, they managed to change it up a bit to make it a "full band effort"), THEN.... MAYBE.... even FD will be forgiven.

And we'll be off to a great record ending.

Or we could something else <---LOL at this
(sorry but this thread has worn me out, even if I posted maybe only once in it)

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Since I left work I went swimming, had dinner with friends, had a whiskey, and came home. WHAT HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN DOING?

I (re)subscribed myself to this board

harmless wrote:Does anyone else think this record might fall apart in the second half?

My favourite album is No Code, and for me, that has a pretty bad second half, bar Present Tense. I just lack confidence that they can come up with a first half to match the first half of No Code, thus making the lame second half feel even worse.

If ya get me?

Strat wrote: "aw, waves, surfing, and pete and uh uncle bruce, crashing waves and a stop sign, and uh, yielding to nature, and getting in the car, and stick shifting and pulling off on the road and hitting the wave, it could just be our naked eye just so i can be more like the who"

It's like he's in the room.
How many of these do you think he'll hit during the coming LB interviews? I'm thinking everything except stick shifting. Apparently we already got waves in the EPK . Maybe ill turn this into a drinking game.

ABNorman wrote:

harmless wrote:Does anyone else think this record might fall apart in the second half?

My favourite album is No Code, and for me, that has a pretty bad second half, bar Present Tense. I just lack confidence that they can come up with a first half to match the first half of No Code, thus making the lame second half feel even worse.

If ya get me?

Oh wait, I just checked, and by "second half", I mean Habit and the last 3 songs.

harmless wrote:Does anyone else think this record might fall apart in the second half?

I think it might be a fairly solid 2/3. The last 3 tracks could be where it dies in the arse.

It all depends on Yellow Moon. That fucker better be good.

drunk on ego wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Since I left work I went swimming, had dinner with friends, had a whiskey, and came home. WHAT HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN DOING?

I (re)subscribed myself to this board

welcome (back) to the board

Any updates? Have I missed anything?

dimejinky99 wrote:Any updates? Have I missed anything?

Nope.

Well, with just over a month to go I expect the next few weeks will be super busy.
Is anyone going to be updating the first page with goings on? Stip?

dimejinky99 wrote:Well, with just over a month to go I expect the next few weeks will be super busy.
Is anyone going to be updating the first page with goings on? Stip?

the main page? B takes care of that. Anything newsworthy will be up there for sure, although it may be posted here first, and there may be a lag if B can't get to it for a little bit. If it is something incredibly important I may just put up a text post but normally I wait for B since he makes it all look so much nicer.

dimejinky99 wrote:Well, with just over a month to go I expect the next few weeks will be super busy.
Is anyone going to be updating the first page with goings on? Stip?

I'm happy to pm you anything of worthy interest dime.

I don't mind FD as much as everyone else, but considering the "theme" that this album seems to have, FD's positioning on the album makes sense and could make it less objectionable.

The "I believe" part of the song actually is quite nice and sticks in your head a bit.

Ah thanks man. I'm not here to terrorise your neighbourhood as much as I used to be. Been missing lots of stuff. Hoping some interviews at least, start to pop up. Band interviews about new records are sort of redundant, we've heard it all before, but with this one I'd be genuinely interested in hearing their thoughts on the whole thing.

Pj never really reveal anything, other than the standard 'we really enjoyed making his one and its our best one yet' but I think this time might be different.

stip wrote:

drunk on ego wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:Since I left work I went swimming, had dinner with friends, had a whiskey, and came home. WHAT HAVE YOU GUYS BEEN DOING?

I (re)subscribed myself to this board

welcome (back) to the board