Red Mosquito

HardTI wrote:

harmless wrote:I think if anyone was turned off Johnny Guitar, it was because of the uncharacteristic lyrics.

ding ding ding. That's what mostly ruins it for me. I appreciate the song, but I just can't stand to listen to it very often because of that.

i dont worry too much about the lyrics, i just love the way he sings them, great great vocals on that one

HardTI wrote:

harmless wrote:I think if anyone was turned off Johnny Guitar, it was because of the uncharacteristic lyrics.

ding ding ding. That's what mostly ruins it for me. I appreciate the song, but I just can't stand to listen to it very often because of that.

If it didn't feel like such a one-off, it might be more appreciated across the board (pun intended). But I guess its individuality is a reason some people like it as well.

HardTI wrote:

harmless wrote:I think if anyone was turned off Johnny Guitar, it was because of the uncharacteristic lyrics.

ding ding ding. That's what mostly ruins it for me. I appreciate the song, but I just can't stand to listen to it very often because of that.

I'm fine with the lyrics, playful for a change, naughty even.

Yeah, I personally find them witty, well-delivered and with a lot of innuendo. So I'm fine with them. It's unusual for PJ. I also find the song frustrating though, because it's the only example on the album of the kind of 'fun' I want PJ to be having. If they were going to make a 'fun' album, they got it right here.

harmless wrote:Yeah, I personally find them witty, well-delivered and with a lot of innuendo. So I'm fine with them. It's unusual for PJ. I also find the song frustrating though, because it's the only example on the album of the kind of 'fun' I want PJ to be having. If they were going to make a 'fun' album, they got it right here.

If I wanted to critisize JG I would not touch the lyrics

I'm looking forward to a power ballad. I love power ballads.



They could even make it into the next series of Glee.

harmless wrote: It's one of the many possibilities. Read my post above; I'd rather it be NAIS revisited than Inside Job revisited.

Don't we all!

I'm actually really excited to hear Sirens, despite the mixed early reviews.

So on Tuesday we will hear the sirens?

No idea, but that's the rumour.

Thejambi wrote:So on Tuesday we will hear the sirens?

some will, im still not sure if i will or not

Guys, help me out. I was reading a conversation on this forum this morning, it was about Ed's high note singing, and falcetto singing, things like that. Can't find it anywhere. Which thread was that, can anyone remember?

Thejambi wrote:So on Tuesday we will hear the sirens?

I'll be hearing the siiiiireeeeeeens, oh yeah, it's only teenage wasteland... oh wait, that's another song

harmless wrote:No idea, but that's the rumour.

I like rumors.

Thejambi wrote:

harmless wrote:No idea, but that's the rumour.

I like rumors.

Is that a new song?

darth_vedder wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

harmless wrote:No idea, but that's the rumour.

I like rumors.

Is that a new song?

Maybe.

Lounge Lizard wrote:

harmless wrote:Yeah, I personally find them witty, well-delivered and with a lot of innuendo. So I'm fine with them. It's unusual for PJ. I also find the song frustrating though, because it's the only example on the album of the kind of 'fun' I want PJ to be having. If they were going to make a 'fun' album, they got it right here.

If I wanted to critisize JG I would not touch the lyrics

Yeah, they're fantastically silly. It's probably the only song on Backspacer that actually exudes a 'playing for the fun of it and not worried about anything' attitude. The lyrics are so goofy it's almost flippant.

McParadigm wrote:

Lounge Lizard wrote:

harmless wrote:Yeah, I personally find them witty, well-delivered and with a lot of innuendo. So I'm fine with them. It's unusual for PJ. I also find the song frustrating though, because it's the only example on the album of the kind of 'fun' I want PJ to be having. If they were going to make a 'fun' album, they got it right here.

If I wanted to critisize JG I would not touch the lyrics

Yeah, they're fantastically silly. It's probably the only song on Backspacer that actually exudes a 'playing for the fun of it and not worried about anything' attitude. The lyrics are so goofy it's almost flippant.

And then The Fixer totally contradicts that premise, imo. It's not that bad in itself, but it makes for an album where it doesn't sound like they know what they're doing. That's OK, they probably didn't, which makes it an experiment.

I think Pearl Jam was going for light and quick with Backspacer because at the time they felt bogged down with the overly serious and relative thematic consistency of the prior 3 albums. They achieved it, but it still sounded forced and lacked a certain depth we expect from a Pearl Jam composition both musically and lyrically. Based on the 3 songs I've heard and the one we've heard on the uke, sounds like this album is going to try to achieve that prior depth without having the grave seriousness of those other albums mentioned above. I am optimistic it will work because I've never hated a Pearl Jam album, and it sounds like an improvement from Backspacer already.

harmless wrote:I've grown more and more nervous of Sirens. It could be horribly cheesy and terrible. It could be powerful and awesome. It could be all of the above.

Best case, of course I'm hoping for pretty straight "powerful and awesome." Realistically, I think I'll be happy if it manages to take some from Column A and some from Column B.

Jaeti wrote:

harmless wrote:I've grown more and more nervous of Sirens. It could be horribly cheesy and terrible. It could be powerful and awesome. It could be all of the above.

Best case, of course I'm hoping for pretty straight "powerful and awesome." Realistically, I think I'll be happy if it manages to take some from Column A and some from Column B.