Red Mosquito

Strat wrote:I know we dissect every other fucking aspect of Pearl Jam ad museum but I truly can't think of anything else as boring and pointless as talking about the decline of Ed's voice at this point. Dude is fucking 60' and been shredding his voice for 30 plus years.

Dumb.

Let's shit on stones tone using that fucking weird semi hollow body gold top that sounds thin and lifeless

Got Some wrote:

Walker Bait wrote:Stip, I finally had a chance to read your review and I just want to say bravo. Such a wonderful review of such a wonderful album.

100% agree. Masterful as always Stip

These reviews are one of the the reasons I love being on this website

FlatSideofaDog wrote:

stip wrote:team, is scared of fear one of pearl jam’s best songs, period? it might be

Yes, if we're talking about React/Respond.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:I love this band but find it ridiculous that almost a week after the album was released and i still don’t have my physical copy that i preordered from the fan club months ago. I know that isn’t the band’s fault but i wish they would reevaluate who is running the show over there

stip wrote:team, is scared of fear one of pearl jam’s best songs, period? it might be

Vindicator wrote:

stip wrote:team, is scared of fear one of pearl jam’s best songs, period? it might be

Definitely one of the biggest growers. It has every thing you want in a rocking PJ track. Catchy verses, catchy chorus, two amazing solos, an amazing bridge and an uplifting outro. It's an all timer.


I feel like both Scared of Fear and React Respond represent the early 2000's rock PJ era. They would both slot in on Binaural or Riot Act perfectly. I hear elements of Breakerfall, Grievance, Insignificance and Save You on SoF especially.

stip wrote:team, is scared of fear one of pearl jam’s best songs, period? it might be

Thurman Murman wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:I love this band but find it ridiculous that almost a week after the album was released and i still don’t have my physical copy that i preordered from the fan club months ago. I know that isn’t the band’s fault but i wish they would reevaluate who is running the show over there

Yeah same...the vinyl and CD i pre-ordered back in February just shipped last night. Yeah ok fine they gave us a digital download but really would have loved to have the album in my hands going thru the liner notes during those initial listens.

Jaeti wrote:

stip wrote:team, is scared of fear one of pearl jam’s best songs, period? it might be

It's sort of some mixture of Hail Hail + Insignificance, so...

Arthur Morgan wrote:

Thurman Murman wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:I love this band but find it ridiculous that almost a week after the album was released and i still don’t have my physical copy that i preordered from the fan club months ago. I know that isn’t the band’s fault but i wish they would reevaluate who is running the show over there

Yeah same...the vinyl and CD i pre-ordered back in February just shipped last night. Yeah ok fine they gave us a digital download but really would have loved to have the album in my hands going thru the liner notes during those initial listens.

Still waiting here as well. Ordered from 10c in Feb. it’s disappointing but at least it’s on its way.

chadisme417 wrote:

Strat wrote:I know we dissect every other fucking aspect of Pearl Jam ad museum but I truly can't think of anything else as boring and pointless as talking about the decline of Ed's voice at this point. Dude is fucking 60' and been shredding his voice for 30 plus years.

Dumb.

Let's shit on stones tone using that fucking weird semi hollow body gold top that sounds thin and lifeless

This x1000.

I don't understand what people expect from a 60 year old vocalist who has used every ounce of his voice for over 30 years. I hear "Ed's voice isn't the same" all the time. Fuckin' duh. How are old are these people with this opinion? Are they the same they were at 25? 28? 35?. Fuckin' weird ass opinion.

Kevin Davis wrote:

Arthur Morgan wrote:

Thurman Murman wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:I love this band but find it ridiculous that almost a week after the album was released and i still don’t have my physical copy that i preordered from the fan club months ago. I know that isn’t the band’s fault but i wish they would reevaluate who is running the show over there

Yeah same...the vinyl and CD i pre-ordered back in February just shipped last night. Yeah ok fine they gave us a digital download but really would have loved to have the album in my hands going thru the liner notes during those initial listens.

Still waiting here as well. Ordered from 10c in Feb. it’s disappointing but at least it’s on its way.

This is frustrating. Sometimes I feel bad ordering from Amazon instead of 10C or other direct artist support channels, but...they certainly deliver on time.

stip wrote:which, come to think of, I’m not sure i can actually play

tree_ wrote:

Got Some wrote:

Walker Bait wrote:Stip, I finally had a chance to read your review and I just want to say bravo. Such a wonderful review of such a wonderful album.

100% agree. Masterful as always Stip

These reviews are one of the the reasons I love being on this website

Agreed, Stip, great work. I must say though that I did catch a few typos.

tragabigzanda wrote:

Vindicator wrote:

Jaeti wrote:

stip wrote:team, is scared of fear one of pearl jam’s best songs, period? it might be

It's sort of some mixture of Hail Hail + Insignificance, so...

The bridge totally evokes the bridge of Insignificance, love it

It’s a bit too derivative of past works for me to get behind this. But I will say it’s the best opener since GSMF and maybe even Life Wasted, and it conveys a sense of urgency that’s been missing from their music for like 15 years now. Four stars.