I tend to think Ed tends to sound best on quieter songs when he embellishes his performance less and just sings something straight. I'm thinking of "Dead Man" and also Cat Power's "Good Woman" and "Evolution," and a lot of Into the Wild. For me things get a little cringe-y when he *performs* them. Some of these songs will grow on me for sure, and Olivia's are wonderful! But I don't think I want to listen to "Drive" again, despite what 15-yr old Tsuga would have said about it back in 1994.
Re: Eddie Vedder - Flag Day Soundtrack
Posted: Fri August 20, 2021 1:42 pm
by Thurman Murman
A little more time with this and I Think of Angels, Dream, Tender Mercies and There's a Girl are the highlights for me. Its a nice little compilation but this won't get the amount of spins that Into The Wild got back in the day that's for sure.
Re: Eddie Vedder - Flag Day Soundtrack
Posted: Fri August 20, 2021 1:50 pm
by Monkey_Driven
Thurman Murman wrote:A little more time with this and I Think of Angels, Dream, Tender Mercies and There's a Girl are the highlights for me. Its a nice little compilation but this won't get the amount of spins that Into The Wild got back in the day that's for sure.
Same feeling so far.
Tsuga wrote:I tend to think Ed tends to sound best on quieter songs when he embellishes his performance less and just sings something straight. I'm thinking of "Dead Man" and also Cat Power's "Good Woman" and "Evolution," and a lot of Into the Wild. For me things get a little cringe-y when he *performs* them. Some of these songs will grow on me for sure, and Olivia's are wonderful! But I don't think I want to listen to "Drive" again, despite what 15-yr old Tsuga would have said about it back in 1994.
Absolutely. Some of the songs are missing the context of the movie right now, but they don't really work as standalone songs.
Re: Eddie Vedder - Flag Day Soundtrack
Posted: Fri August 20, 2021 2:12 pm
by Mr.x
Is it okay if I love Drive? I suppose I guess it's a part of the fact that it's off the only REM record I can listen straight through.
Re: Eddie Vedder - Flag Day Soundtrack
Posted: Fri August 20, 2021 2:22 pm
by B
Mr.x wrote:Is it okay if I love Drive? I suppose I guess it's a part of the fact that it's off the only REM record I can listen straight through.
Of course it's OK. It's a high point.
Re: Eddie Vedder - Flag Day Soundtrack
Posted: Fri August 20, 2021 2:23 pm
by AndySlash
cat power steals this record.
Re: Eddie Vedder - Flag Day Soundtrack
Posted: Fri August 20, 2021 2:27 pm
by dad
AndySlash wrote:cat power steals this record.
Re: Eddie Vedder - Flag Day Soundtrack
Posted: Fri August 20, 2021 2:30 pm
by dad
this is decent. if anything, it prompted me to go back and listen to into the wild.
Re: Eddie Vedder - Flag Day Soundtrack
Posted: Fri August 20, 2021 2:39 pm
by Strat
Guys, this doesnt have to be like into the wild.
First listen - Goddamn lovely but being a massive GH fan for so long now i am just in love with their collabs. Also, cat power is so wonderful.
the Drive cover feels out of place but im glad to have a cover of Ed singing a great REM song. He really does perform it quite a bit though. I actually like some of the instrumentation as ridiculous as it sounds. Kind of ear candy.
Tender Mercies is great.
Re: Eddie Vedder - Flag Day Soundtrack
Posted: Fri August 20, 2021 2:40 pm
by FlatSideofaDog
On first listen my favorites are: I Think of Angels, Wave, Rather Be Home.
Ed's "Off He Goes" range has been shot for years even though he uses it a lot - compare it with his much better preserved mid range in the last 20 seconds of I'll Be Waiting.
Re: Eddie Vedder - Flag Day Soundtrack
Posted: Fri August 20, 2021 2:53 pm
by Monkey_Driven
There's a Girl and the Cat Power songs are probably my favorites right now.
Drive is totally fine. It's basically a beat for beat cover, which might work in the movie but isn't very exciting here.
Re: Eddie Vedder - Flag Day Soundtrack
Posted: Fri August 20, 2021 3:24 pm
by bodysnatcher
Not really looking forward to checking this out
Re: Eddie Vedder - Flag Day Soundtrack
Posted: Fri August 20, 2021 3:52 pm
by Monkey_Driven
bodysnatcher wrote:Not really looking forward to checking this out
Embrace the mediocrity of Ed's late career output.
Re: Eddie Vedder - Flag Day Soundtrack
Posted: Fri August 20, 2021 3:56 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Eddie Vedder - Flag Day Soundtrack
Posted: Fri August 20, 2021 3:56 pm
by Monkey_Driven
tragabigzanda wrote:i've still never listened to an entire glen hansard song, other than that one live collab with Ed at some benefit show last year
Dime's gonna hunt you down
Re: Eddie Vedder - Flag Day Soundtrack
Posted: Fri August 20, 2021 4:08 pm
by Anders
I’ve always loved this song:
Re: Eddie Vedder - Flag Day Soundtrack
Posted: Fri August 20, 2021 4:11 pm
by joostone
Re: Eddie Vedder - Flag Day Soundtrack
Posted: Fri August 20, 2021 4:29 pm
by Strat
I love the frames so much.
I still love eds voice so very much but i just picture him wiggling his jaw back and forth with every word he pronounces and it makes me feel like i have a vertigo maybe.
Re: Eddie Vedder - Flag Day Soundtrack
Posted: Fri August 20, 2021 4:57 pm
by bodysnatcher
Strat wrote:I love the frames so much.
I still love eds voice so very much but i just picture him wiggling his jaw back and forth with every word he pronounces and it makes me feel like i have a vertigo maybe.
The accuracy of the picture Strat has painted is the exact reason I am hesitant to listen to this!
Re: Eddie Vedder - Flag Day Soundtrack
Posted: Fri August 20, 2021 5:00 pm
by Strat
Ill be dan Ackroyd honey, ill chase those ghouls away
