theplatypus wrote:Also: "we could something else."
this one is truly baffling.
he could have easily thrown another word in there to have it make sense.. "do", "try".. something monosyllabic
we could something else is more pithy than we could try something else.
agreed
"We could something else" sounds like canned meme-speak -- it's reminds me of when people say things like "Gigaton is going to suck because Pearl Jam," as if omitting words from sentences in order to make them less linguistically fluent inherently carries with it an element of wit or cleverness. It sounds like something out of a Yahoo news gossip article and Eddie sounds ridiculous saying it.
it works fine for me in the context of the song, which has a brisker, lighter presentation of heavier ideas. Given the intergenerational elements present in the song it works that way too. If you’ve got an issue with a 50 year old man using younger idiomatic language thats separate from the lyric itself, i think.
Re: The Official GIGATON Thread (no real tracklists included
Posted: Thu January 16, 2020 1:33 am
by stip
verb_to_trust wrote:
stip wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
stip wrote:that was pretty good
You see the Lanegan memoir is coming out in April?
no. didnt realize he was writing one!
Yeah man. It's called Sing Backwards and Weep: A Memoir. A while back he was on Joseph Arthur's podcast and had a really cool talk about the book coming out and a ton of other stuff that might interest you.
ill try to check it out. there were a few really good songs on his last one
Re: The Official GIGATON Thread (no real tracklists included
Posted: Thu January 16, 2020 1:51 am
by Revelator
stip wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
stip wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:
stip wrote:that was pretty good
You see the Lanegan memoir is coming out in April?
no. didnt realize he was writing one!
Yeah man. It's called Sing Backwards and Weep: A Memoir. A while back he was on Joseph Arthur's podcast and had a really cool talk about the book coming out and a ton of other stuff that might interest you.
ill try to check it out. there were a few really good songs on his last one
Yeah, there will also be a new album released with the memoir called Straight Songs of Sorrow. I've had the memoir pre-ordered for months, can't wait
Re: The Official GIGATON Thread (no real tracklists included
Posted: Thu January 16, 2020 1:57 am
by Sgt. Crackpot
Holy shit. I was bored and combing through the cover artwork (i.e zooming in, etc.) and found this. Big spoiler guys.
Re: The Official GIGATON Thread (no real tracklists included
Posted: Thu January 16, 2020 2:36 am
by dad
talk about a golden shower...
Re: The Official GIGATON Thread (no real tracklists included
Posted: Thu January 16, 2020 2:37 am
by evenslow
top notch work, sarge.
Re: The Official GIGATON Thread (no real tracklists included
Posted: Thu January 16, 2020 4:26 am
by Bammer
When you say Gigaton which syllable(s) are you putting the emphasis on?
Gig?
Tun?
Or the elusive ... both?
Re: The Official GIGATON Thread (no real tracklists included
Posted: Thu January 16, 2020 4:32 am
by bune
Re: The Official GIGATON Thread (no real tracklists included
Posted: Thu January 16, 2020 4:35 am
by Birds in Hell
Re: The Official GIGATON Thread (no real tracklists included
Posted: Thu January 16, 2020 6:20 am
by scrub12
Matt posted something on his instagram either for rehearsal or looked like maybe a video shoot. Rehearsals would be good considering how long it’s been since their last shows.
Re: The Official GIGATON Thread (no real tracklists included
Posted: Thu January 16, 2020 6:23 am
by Birds in Hell
Looks more like a video shoot to me:
Re: The Official GIGATON Thread (no real tracklists included
Posted: Thu January 16, 2020 6:39 am
by Sgt. Crackpot
Oh joy, another Target advert.
Re: The Official GIGATON Thread (no real tracklists included
Posted: Thu January 16, 2020 6:39 am
by Sgt. Crackpot
Re: The Official GIGATON Thread (no real tracklists included
Posted: Thu January 16, 2020 7:21 am
by WtOB?
pretty minimalist setup for matt.
Re: The Official GIGATON Thread (no real tracklists included
Posted: Thu January 16, 2020 8:17 am
by knee tunes
Re: The Official GIGATON Thread (no real tracklists included
Posted: Thu January 16, 2020 8:18 am
by knee tunes
Sgt. Crackpot wrote:
I LAFT
Re: The Official GIGATON Thread (no real tracklists included
Posted: Thu January 16, 2020 11:17 am
by Anders
I'm looking forward to seeing the official tracklist.
