Red Mosquito

Strat wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:I bet Ive listened to this song 50 times already. I'm still sort of in shock that I liked it.

This is what happens when Westerberg stops writing music for us.

evenslow wrote:

oneway23 wrote:

Sgt. Crackpot wrote:

wease wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:i wonder how much better ed would sound if he had just taken a break from the cigarettes. he always sounds so stuffy and congested.

I thought he quit.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is just the sound of a dude in his 50s.

Bruce Dickinson is 61 and Rob Halford is 68. Everyone is obviously different, but, I find this to be a bit of a weak excuse.

I read someone on here the other day say that this is a result of Ed "going for it" for the past twenty-nine years. Look, I'm eternally grateful for everything he has provided me, but, there are many other singers who also have spent their careers "going for it" and simply haven't deteriorated to the same degree.
Thom Yorke is 51, and while he might not reach the heights he once did, I just don't believe that the band needs to consider working around his limitations when coming up with new material. Black Francis still sounds phenomenal live. His vocal choices on the new record are very clearly artistic.

To be fair, this could be worse, right? Ed could be Bono or Axl Rose

a) rob halford does not sound as good at age 68. no one on the planet does who is a hard rock singer. no one. no one at all.
b) you can't compare ed's voice and how he used it to thom fucking yorke and black francis. jesus christ.

wease wrote:

evenslow wrote:

oneway23 wrote:

Sgt. Crackpot wrote:

wease wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:i wonder how much better ed would sound if he had just taken a break from the cigarettes. he always sounds so stuffy and congested.

I thought he quit.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is just the sound of a dude in his 50s.

Bruce Dickinson is 61 and Rob Halford is 68. Everyone is obviously different, but, I find this to be a bit of a weak excuse.

I read someone on here the other day say that this is a result of Ed "going for it" for the past twenty-nine years. Look, I'm eternally grateful for everything he has provided me, but, there are many other singers who also have spent their careers "going for it" and simply haven't deteriorated to the same degree.
Thom Yorke is 51, and while he might not reach the heights he once did, I just don't believe that the band needs to consider working around his limitations when coming up with new material. Black Francis still sounds phenomenal live. His vocal choices on the new record are very clearly artistic.

To be fair, this could be worse, right? Ed could be Bono or Axl Rose

a) rob halford does not sound as good at age 68. no one on the planet does who is a hard rock singer. no one. no one at all.
b) you can't compare ed's voice and how he used it to thom fucking yorke and black francis. jesus christ.

Geddy Lee probably still sounds pretty good.

verb_to_trust wrote:I bet Ive listened to this song 50 times already. I'm still sort of in shock that I liked it.

oneway23 wrote:

Sgt. Crackpot wrote:

wease wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:i wonder how much better ed would sound if he had just taken a break from the cigarettes. he always sounds so stuffy and congested.

I thought he quit.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is just the sound of a dude in his 50s.

Bruce Dickinson is 61 and Rob Halford is 68. Everyone is obviously different, but, I find this to be a bit of a weak excuse.

I read someone on here the other day say that this is a result of Ed "going for it" for the past twenty-nine years. Look, I'm eternally grateful for everything he has provided me, but, there are many other singers who also have spent their careers "going for it" and simply haven't deteriorated to the same degree.
Thom Yorke is 51, and while he might not reach the heights he once did, I just don't believe that the band needs to consider working around his limitations when coming up with new material. Black Francis still sounds phenomenal live. His vocal choices on the new record are very clearly artistic.

To be fair, this could be worse, right? Ed could be Bono, Perry Farrell, or Axl Rose

doug rr wrote:

verb_to_trust wrote:I bet Ive listened to this song 50 times already. I'm still sort of in shock that I liked it.

thats just the kombucha talking

evenslow wrote: a) rob halford does not sound as good at age 68. no one on the planet does who is a hard rock singer. no one. no one at all.
b) you can't compare ed's voice and how he used it to thom fucking yorke and black francis. jesus christ.

melonhead4 wrote:

oneway23 wrote:

Sgt. Crackpot wrote:

wease wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:i wonder how much better ed would sound if he had just taken a break from the cigarettes. he always sounds so stuffy and congested.

I thought he quit.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is just the sound of a dude in his 50s.

Bruce Dickinson is 61 and Rob Halford is 68. Everyone is obviously different, but, I find this to be a bit of a weak excuse.

I read someone on here the other day say that this is a result of Ed "going for it" for the past twenty-nine years. Look, I'm eternally grateful for everything he has provided me, but, there are many other singers who also have spent their careers "going for it" and simply haven't deteriorated to the same degree.
Thom Yorke is 51, and while he might not reach the heights he once did, I just don't believe that the band needs to consider working around his limitations when coming up with new material. Black Francis still sounds phenomenal live. His vocal choices on the new record are very clearly artistic.

To be fair, this could be worse, right? Ed could be Bono, Perry Farrell, or Axl Rose

Thee Bruce Dickinson?

melonhead4 wrote:Thee Bruce Dickinson?

96583UP wrote:
- I understand that the outtro layered vocals appeals to many. I never fell into the hipster/Arcade Fire movement of the last 15 years where a half dozen white people start singing in unison and little girls in the crowd feel epic. Interesting to see that PJ finally chose to mimic that tactic. Not surprising so many people like it bc so many people have terrible taste in music and enjoyed that whole hipster white privilege movement

96583UP wrote:- I understand that the outtro layered vocals appeals to many. I never fell into the hipster/Arcade Fire movement of the last 15 years where a half dozen white people start singing in unison and little girls in the crowd feel epic. Interesting to see that PJ finally chose to mimic that tactic. Not surprising so many people like it bc so many people have terrible taste in music and enjoyed that whole hipster white privilege movement

oneway23 wrote:

evenslow wrote: a) rob halford does not sound as good at age 68. no one on the planet does who is a hard rock singer. no one. no one at all.
b) you can't compare ed's voice and how he used it to thom fucking yorke and black francis. jesus christ.

Why not? Ed doesn't exist in a vacuum. My point is that he could have been far more proactive in properly caring for his voice.

Geddy Lee is actually a great example here. He sounded horrific on the Clockwork Angels tour, and he knew it. Changed up his diet and exercise regimen, and came back for the R40 run completely re-invigorated & committed. He recognized an issue with his instrument and did everything he could to rectify the issues he was having.

Birds in Hell wrote:I hate Arcade Fire. I don’t hear that kind of thing in the song at all.

Jaeti wrote:Non-PJ fan anecdote – my wife, 30 y/o (nine younger than me), very accepting of my fandom but hasn't gotten into the band herself

It was just bathtime for my 16-month-old, and he's been bopping his head to this song the past couple of mornings. I put it on again and heard my wife react to him start some clapping along and said, "New Pearl Jam, he's been enjoying it." Halfway through the song she says, "This is good, I like it."