Red Mosquito

Self wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:

stip wrote:Someone (harmless?) said this is a song whose long term staying power will depend on the context and depth the album supplies. That seems right.

Yes. Forever what I'll refer to as Got Some syndrome.

Man, I do not like Got Some. Not even a little bit. Alright, maybe a little bit. Maybe not, though.

When I first hear it though, I was over the moon for that song. That live version on Conan (or wherever) just floored me. I've soured on the thing quite a bit since. And hearing it in the context of Backspacer actually hurt it for me, I think. Though, I still think it's one of the better songs on that record, if it had just been a one off single, like Ole, I think it may have aged better for me. Maybe not. But maybe.

I was bored with this song as it felt like a backspacer b-side. So many times in this song it felt like it wanted to be Spin the Black Circle but it just isn't quick or raw enough.

Mecca wrote:I was bored with this song as it felt like a backspacer b-side. So many times in this song it felt like it wanted to be Spin the Black Circle but it just isn't quick or raw enough.

Based solely on the first time I heard each of them, I like MYM way better. STBC has grown on me quite a bit. Maybe MYM will age poorly. But based on listens on the day of release, MYM has it by a mile.

Mecca wrote:I was bored with this song as it felt like a backspacer b-side. So many times in this song it felt like it wanted to be Spin the Black Circle but it just isn't quick or raw enough.

Spoiler: show

It's better than Spin the Black Circle

I have a theory regarding the title, but I am on an iPad tapping with two fingers so it will have to wait

Thejambi wrote:

Mecca wrote:I was bored with this song as it felt like a backspacer b-side. So many times in this song it felt like it wanted to be Spin the Black Circle but it just isn't quick or raw enough.

Spoiler: show

It's better than Spin the Black Circle

That's a ridiculous notion.

Mecca wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

Mecca wrote:I was bored with this song as it felt like a backspacer b-side. So many times in this song it felt like it wanted to be Spin the Black Circle but it just isn't quick or raw enough.

Spoiler: show

It's better than Spin the Black Circle

That's a ridiculous notion.

It being regarded as a benchmark for a good song is.

stip wrote:I have a theory regarding the title, but I am on an iPad tapping with two fingers so it will have to wait

I remember Ed during interviews of Backspacer (maybe the EPK?) talking about catching lightning in a bottle in terms of writing songs. That's the first thing that came to mind when I saw the album title.

stip wrote:I have a theory regarding the title, but I am on an iPad tapping with two fingers so it will have to wait

FUCK YOU AND YOUR COCK TEASING WAYS

McParadigm wrote:I have my fingers crossed. Like I said, by itself it's not actually much of anything to me. Not offensive, not exciting, just....sort of there. But context could really sell it well.

The one time I crossed my fingers, everything went to shit. I know it's just an expression, but this one time, I actually crossed my fingers... Haven't done it since. Still hoping for the best though.

Thejambi wrote:

Mecca wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

Mecca wrote:I was bored with this song as it felt like a backspacer b-side. So many times in this song it felt like it wanted to be Spin the Black Circle but it just isn't quick or raw enough.

Spoiler: show

It's better than Spin the Black Circle

That's a ridiculous notion.

It being regarded as a benchmark for a good song is.

I was talking about your notion that it required a spoiler tag. As a moderator of this pearl jam message board, I must ask you to cease and desist.


But seriously, spin the black circle makes me want to work out and I'm a lazy piece of shit. Mind Your Manners has a lot of guitar licks that sound like they want to be STBC. Listen; it's there. This isn't a comparison of the merits of the songs, just that I hear the similarities and MYM falls short in what STBC did that what I felt made it strong.

stip wrote:I have a theory regarding the title, but I am on an iPad tapping with two fingers so it will have to wait

I will wait patiently

Man, I can't process the fact that some folks are saying this is better than STBC. It's such a neutered, MOR approximation of 80s punk. It could've been great had they gone for a more unhinged studio performance. What we ended up with is just so bland.

Mecca wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

Mecca wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

Mecca wrote:I was bored with this song as it felt like a backspacer b-side. So many times in this song it felt like it wanted to be Spin the Black Circle but it just isn't quick or raw enough.

Spoiler: show

It's better than Spin the Black Circle

That's a ridiculous notion.

It being regarded as a benchmark for a good song is.

I was talking about your notion that it required a spoiler tag. As a moderator of this pearl jam message board, I must ask you to cease and desist.


But seriously, spin the black circle makes me want to work out and I'm a lazy piece of shit. Mind Your Manners has a lot of guitar licks that sound like they want to be STBC. Listen; it's there. This isn't a comparison of the merits of the songs, just that I hear the similarities and MYM falls short in what STBC did that what I felt made it strong.

The band that made STBC has been dead since before Yield.

theplatypus wrote:Man, I can't process the fact that some folks are saying this is better than STBC. It's such a neutered, MOR approximation of 80s punk. It could've been great had they gone for a more unhinged studio performance. What we ended up with is just so bland.

This.

theplatypus wrote:Man, I can't process the fact that some folks are saying this is better than STBC. It's such a neutered, MOR approximation of 80s punk. It could've been great had they gone for a more unhinged studio performance. What we ended up with is just so bland.

Im not ready to say its better then anything else yet, but i wouldn't call it bland at all, but as usual it is all opinion

I like how they just went ahead and downtuned it from the get go.

Farmer John wrote:I like how they just went ahead and downtuned it from the get go.

Matt's gonna play it too fast live anyway.

Mecca wrote:

Farmer John wrote:I like how they just went ahead and downtuned it from the get go.

Matt's gonna play it too fast live anyway.

This is one of those songs where I don't think I'd mind if it was played faster.

bodysnatcher wrote:
I remember Ed during interviews of Backspacer (maybe the EPK?) talking about catching lightning in a bottle in terms of writing songs. That's the first thing that came to mind when I saw the album title.

This was my thoughts exactly