Red Mosquito

I still love this fucking song.

numbers wrote:I still love this fucking song.

it's only been 3 days!

Chris_H_2 wrote:

numbers wrote:I still love this fucking song.

it's only been 3 days!

I listened to it a few times on Wednesday, put it down, then listened for a few times today. I like it more today than Wednesday and I liked it Wednesday

Yep I’m still digging on this

It has a depth and density that has been absent for most of the last decade.

It’s the sound of a collaborative vision, it’ sounds organic and laboured over which is a feat in itself.

It’s a band firing on all cylinders and devoid of pretence.

Damn I hope the album stacks up. Pearl jam are so much better when they let their music breath, there is not a wasted note or any element added for the sake of it. To me, all of them serve the song rather than the song serving them.

I also like how ed really doesnt keep his voice in one place. there is a lot of movement in his performance

that triple kick in the second "stand back when the spirit comes"...

stip wrote:who knows how things will age but right now Im ready to say I flat out love this song. Best Pearl Jam since Cant Deny Me

To be fair, they set the bar pretty low with CDM.

dprival78 wrote:that triple kick in the second "stand back when the spirit comes"...

hahah exactly.

Most people including myself like the song but any thoughts on the lyrics? Maybe there's no specific overall meaning. If lyrics can be considered genious based on multiple people with multiple worldviews being able to genuinely interpret the lyrics according to their's, this song, like many other ed songs, falls into that category?

Hi, welcome to RM. here we like to keep our rooms nice and tidy and avoid cluttered dirty whites all over the floor. You will notice that it is a far more enjoyable way to internetting than those goons over at pj.com

Might i suggest this thread to discuss this song?

http://forums.theskyiscrape.com/viewtop ... 15&t=14940

my initial instinct was that it’s an allegory for the story of Jesus, meant to encourage more participation in the catholic church

96583UP wrote:my initial instinct was that it’s an allegory for the story of Jesus, meant to encourage more participation in the catholic church

i thought "stand back when the spirit comes" was more a thought piece on celebrities jerking off in front of those beneath them.

Strat wrote:Hi, welcome to RM. here we like to keep our rooms nice and tidy and avoid cluttered dirty whites all over the floor. You will notice that it is a far more enjoyable way to internetting than those goons over at pj.com

Might i suggest this thread to discuss this song?

http://forums.theskyiscrape.com/viewtop ... 15&t=14940

Merged.

96583UP wrote:just heard on the radio the “boys dicks” reference in this song an homage to Pete Townshend

DWFB wrote:Most people including myself like the song but any thoughts on the lyrics? Maybe there's no specific overall meaning. If lyrics can be considered genious based on multiple people with multiple worldviews being able to genuinely interpret the lyrics according to their's, this song, like many other ed songs, falls into that category?

The world is ending.

It’s a song about not trying to control things that are natural.

Is there any possibility the lyric is: “the numbers keep falling off; the calendar’s flaw”, i.e. time continues passing, no matter what we might prefer.

Probably not, it was just a momentary thought.

is that the lyric? i like that

Chris_H_2 wrote:

numbers wrote:I still love this fucking song.

it's only been 3 days!

Usually with PJ if it’s just new car smell that’s making me like the song that wears off after the first few listens.

Strat wrote:

96583UP wrote:my initial instinct was that it’s an allegory for the story of Jesus, meant to encourage more participation in the catholic church

i thought "stand back when the spirit comes" was more a thought piece on celebrities jerking off in front of those beneath them.

oof - but why would he be supportive of Harvey Weinstein? I realize Ed is now plugged in to the hollywood celeb network but that just doesn't seem like something he would do

I saw this more as a validation of all that buzz we were hearing before the album was rodleased about this being a Christian Rock-themed album