Red Mosquito

cutuphalfdead wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:You'd think they'd also care enough to make the vinyl in a way that actually sounds better than the cd. They don't do that.

Vedder claimed to not even know what compression is; I think the intricacies of analogue sound reproduction might unfortunately be slightly beyond him.

"Can we put this out on vinyl?"
"Sure, but do you wa-"
"Cool! Later, guys."

Yeah I remember that. One of those moments that made me stop hoping for cool sounding shit from this band. The best we'll ever get from an audiophile standpoint is letting Brett Elliason mix the bootlegs and release them in 24bit FLAC. Hopefully that'll happen for some pre-2k boots at some point.

Hell yes!

(Though I doubt 24 bit FLAC will be possible for pre-2000 material due to the recording equipment: as far as I know, Brett was recording to DAT at that time which would mean a maximum of 16 bits.)

Birds in Hell wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:You'd think they'd also care enough to make the vinyl in a way that actually sounds better than the cd. They don't do that.

Vedder claimed to not even know what compression is; I think the intricacies of analogue sound reproduction might unfortunately be slightly beyond him.

"Can we put this out on vinyl?"
"Sure, but do you wa-"
"Cool! Later, guys."

Yeah I remember that. One of those moments that made me stop hoping for cool sounding shit from this band. The best we'll ever get from an audiophile standpoint is letting Brett Elliason mix the bootlegs and release them in 24bit FLAC. Hopefully that'll happen for some pre-2k boots at some point.

Hell yes!

(Though I doubt 24 bit FLAC will be possible for pre-2000 material due to the recording equipment: as far as I know, Brett was recording to DAT at that time which would mean a maximum of 16 bits.)

I hope he recorded at at least 44.1kHz.

cutuphalfdead wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:You'd think they'd also care enough to make the vinyl in a way that actually sounds better than the cd. They don't do that.

Vedder claimed to not even know what compression is; I think the intricacies of analogue sound reproduction might unfortunately be slightly beyond him.

"Can we put this out on vinyl?"
"Sure, but do you wa-"
"Cool! Later, guys."

Yeah I remember that. One of those moments that made me stop hoping for cool sounding shit from this band. The best we'll ever get from an audiophile standpoint is letting Brett Elliason mix the bootlegs and release them in 24bit FLAC. Hopefully that'll happen for some pre-2k boots at some point.

Hell yes!

(Though I doubt 24 bit FLAC will be possible for pre-2000 material due to the recording equipment: as far as I know, Brett was recording to DAT at that time which would mean a maximum of 16 bits.)

I hope he recorded at at least 44.1kHz.

Let us pray.

I'm sure it will be fine, Brett seems to know his stuff. The 90s live material we already have that he's mixed (Vegas 1993, Washington 1995, Live on Two Legs, etc.) sounds great.

Birds in Hell wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:You'd think they'd also care enough to make the vinyl in a way that actually sounds better than the cd. They don't do that.

Vedder claimed to not even know what compression is; I think the intricacies of analogue sound reproduction might unfortunately be slightly beyond him.

"Can we put this out on vinyl?"
"Sure, but do you wa-"
"Cool! Later, guys."

Yeah I remember that. One of those moments that made me stop hoping for cool sounding shit from this band. The best we'll ever get from an audiophile standpoint is letting Brett Elliason mix the bootlegs and release them in 24bit FLAC. Hopefully that'll happen for some pre-2k boots at some point.

Hell yes!

(Though I doubt 24 bit FLAC will be possible for pre-2000 material due to the recording equipment: as far as I know, Brett was recording to DAT at that time which would mean a maximum of 16 bits.)

I hope he recorded at at least 44.1kHz.

Let us pray.

I'm sure it will be fine, Brett seems to know his stuff. The 90s live material we already have that he's mixed (Vegas 1993, Washington 1995, Live on Two Legs, etc.) sounds great.

For sure.

are you two done?

Strat wrote:are you two done?

whats your favorite song on yield?

warehouse wrote:

Strat wrote:are you two done?

whats your favorite song on yield?

Oh heavens. Thats a tough one!

All Those YEsterdays?
DTE?
Faithful?

One of those interesting rites of passage with new Pearl Jam albums in the 90s: getting the CD single a few weeks before the album release and playing those 2 songs on repeat for more than any of your friends/neighbors/family could possibly stand. On Yield, this was the Given to Fly/Pilate single.

Faithful is my favorite on Yield currently. It has a looseness to it (Jack Irons?) that is really unique for what is in a lot of ways a straight up rocker. Always loved the In Hiding and Lowlight pair as well though....

The studio version of DTE is one of my all time favourite PJ moments.

Pilate is the-only-not that good song from Yield.

KurtLeon wrote:Pilate is the-only-not that good song from Yield.

I love everything about Pilate except the chorus.

liebzz wrote:One of those interesting rites of passage with new Pearl Jam albums in the 90s: getting the CD single a few weeks before the album release and playing those 2 songs on repeat for more than any of your friends/neighbors/family could possibly stand. On Yield, this was the Given to Fly/Pilate single.

yeah. I miss that. Riot Act was the last one.


Actually I guess S/T had the WWS/Unemployable combo.

stip wrote:

liebzz wrote:One of those interesting rites of passage with new Pearl Jam albums in the 90s: getting the CD single a few weeks before the album release and playing those 2 songs on repeat for more than any of your friends/neighbors/family could possibly stand. On Yield, this was the Given to Fly/Pilate single.

yeah. I miss that. Riot Act was the last one.


Actually I guess S/T had the WWS/Unemployable combo.

Yeah, but it was a download. I miss the physical discs. I think Backspacer had The Fixer/Supersonic 7" before Backspacer was released, so maybe the reminiscing was displaced. Plus, I think I remember that Yield was one of the first albums to leak before it was released. I still remember I held out for the CD because I wanted the full experience...which I still do to this day.

liebzz wrote:

stip wrote:

liebzz wrote:One of those interesting rites of passage with new Pearl Jam albums in the 90s: getting the CD single a few weeks before the album release and playing those 2 songs on repeat for more than any of your friends/neighbors/family could possibly stand. On Yield, this was the Given to Fly/Pilate single.

yeah. I miss that. Riot Act was the last one.


Actually I guess S/T had the WWS/Unemployable combo.

Yeah, but it was a download. I miss the physical discs. I think Backspacer had The Fixer/Supersonic 7" before Backspacer was released, so maybe the reminiscing was displaced. Plus, I think I remember that Yield was one of the first albums to leak before it was released. I still remember I held out for the CD because I wanted the full experience...which I still do to this day.

true--the physical discs were part of the experience. S/T got confused a bit too because it was followed really closely by that 6 song sampler leak.

liebzz wrote:One of those interesting rites of passage with new Pearl Jam albums in the 90s: getting the CD single a few weeks before the album release and playing those 2 songs on repeat for more than any of your friends/neighbors/family could possibly stand. On Yield, this was the Given to Fly/Pilate single.

Man, that brings back some memories. Not just for PJ but all my favourite bands. *sigh*

stip wrote:true--the physical discs were part of the experience. S/T got confused a bit too because it was followed really closely by that 6 song sampler leak.

It's like when body parts get confused!

I still remember the excitement when I bought this record. It has so much great songs, it is very balanced because you see gems like: In Hiding, All Those Yesterdays, No way, DTE from Stone; Faithfull, Brain if J, GTF from Mike; Low Light, Pilate from Jeff; Wishlist, MFC from Eddie; and even an experimental oddity as The Color Red from Jack. Great album, 5 stars in my opinion, the last record with 5 stars in my opinion, and coincidentally their last album with platinum status.

Push Me Pull Me came up on shuffle today. Ed's deliver of the phrase "opening band for the sun" might be one of his best vocals ever recorded.

The more time that passes, the more I realize just how great Yield is. They almost managed to return to this level, with S/T landing just a few rungs below the ladder from Yield, but this album has more balance from beginning to end, no fillers, and some of their best tracks in Faithfull, No Way, Given To Fly, Do The Evolution, In Hiding, All Those Yesterdays

Yield is always at the top when I rank the albums. It is just so good from beginning to end. It came out during my senior year of high school and I was still listening every day when college started. I got to go to an amazing show on the tour at Molson Park in Berrie, Ontario.

My song rankings:

1. In Hiding
2. Brainofj
3. Given to Fly
4. Low Light
5. No Way
6. Faithful
7. All Those Yesterdays
8. Pilate
9. Do the Evolution
10. Wishlist
11. Push Me, Pull Me
12. MFC
13. Red Dot