Red Mosquito

Arthur Morgan wrote:Ed’s voice per album after the first 5 albums of perfection


Binaural- to me his vocal talent was undersold tremendously. Made conscious decision on many songs to lean into his baritone and not soar

Riot Act- again undersold, like Binaural above but much more so

Avacado - felt like he was singing songs in two keys too high for his voice

Backspacer- sounded tired

Lightning Bolt - I actually like the way he sounds on this, might be in minority.

Gigaton- sounds great but maybe showing signs of age here and there


DM- wtf, he soars like a fucking eagle everywhere!

RockPusher wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:did anyone have "Pearl Jam's best ever record about family" on their 2024 bingo card?

I didn't have ANY of this on my bingo card. I'm still speechless with tears streaming.

BootsToAsses wrote:I managed to sort the VPN to get onto Australian Qobuz and purchased the hi-res download.

My evening is sorted!

Walker Bait wrote:

RockPusher wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:did anyone have "Pearl Jam's best ever record about family" on their 2024 bingo card?

I didn't have ANY of this on my bingo card. I'm still speechless with tears streaming.

I mean, I'm honestly in shock. I knew they had at least one more truly great album in them, but this even blows what I thought they were capable of out of the water. I've got tears streaming down my face while typing this and listening to Setting Sun soar to the end of the album for the 5th time with headphones. I'm so thankful for this gift.

BootsToAsses wrote:I managed to sort the VPN to get onto Australian Qobuz and purchased the hi-res download.

Ms Harmless wrote:

oneway23 wrote:

mikejasond wrote:I think these are simultaneously some of the best and worst lyrics on a Pearl Jam album.

They are blunt, not that poetic, sometimes trite, straightforward, etc. Taken on an individual level they don’t often wow or come across as a bit weak. On some songs that I liked on first listen they weakened when reading the lyrics on second listen.

But they also come across as honest, raw, and personal. And cohesive across the album for whatever Eddie is trying to express. And in that way I think they are actually some of his strongest. It definitely gives you the feeling the album is about something.

I can see where you're coming from. It may not be the lyrical "3-D chess", as Ed called it, of Avocado, but...what I would say is this...The lyrical earnestness that has been a hallmark of his writing since day one has quite possibly never been better deployed than it has for this set of songs. They're well suited for that level of emotional vulnerability.

I was a little disappointed with some of these lyrics when I was at the cinema, but finding out that the themes feel apparently so raw and real, and they're stretched across the album, that approach starts to make sense (even Something Special is lifted by the album context); and poetry doesn't have to be a complex puzzle, there are plenty of very simple but beautiful lines here

Walker Bait wrote:

RockPusher wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:did anyone have "Pearl Jam's best ever record about family" on their 2024 bingo card?

I didn't have ANY of this on my bingo card. I'm still speechless with tears streaming.

I mean, I'm honestly in shock. I knew they had at least one more truly great album in them, but this even blows what I thought they were capable of out of the water. I've got tears streaming down my face while typing this and listening to Setting Sun soar to the end of the album for the 5th time with headphones. I'm so thankful for this gift.

ABNorman wrote:Regular reminder to anybody who has a physical copy to upload photos of the liner notes plsthnku

Strat wrote:Like, legit good, not just "oh hey another pearl jam album that i always enjoy" good.

ABNorman wrote:Regular reminder to anybody who has a physical copy to upload photos of the liner notes plsthnku