Red Mosquito

where's the EPK?

verb_to_trust wrote:I find it odd they liked Retrograde so much

Ya.

I listened

The universe presented itself, i put in my airpods, and I jogged by restricted beach in the rain in near isolation

Overall: Good album

High-level Notes

The Good:
- First 4 tracks make the album. Indeed quite a run
- Quick Escape is amazing. Best song since Nothing As It Seems. And right after DOTC, it's a feast for the ears
- Take The Long Way: clearly off the SG cutting room floor, which we are happy to accept. This live with louder bass and a little rawer guitar sound could be really great.
- River Cross: Glad it made it on the album. Nothing will ever touch that first live Ed solo version leading into 'I'm So Tired' . But glad this is here. On the right night, could be a great song live.

The Not as Great:
- Back half of the album kinda slow
- Ed never alters his singing style much. There is too much word salad. By like the 4th punker, it's like 'OK you need to switch this up'

Spoiler: show

NOW BRING ON DISC 2 I'M STARVING

96583UP wrote:I listened

The universe presented itself, i put in my airpods, and I jogged by restricted beach in the rain in near isolation

Overall: Good album

High-level Notes

The Good:
- First 4 tracks make the album. Indeed quite a run
- Quick Escape is amazing. Best song since Nothing As It Seems. And right after DOTC, it's a feast for the ears
- Take The Long Way: clearly off the SG cutting room floor, which we are happy to accept. This live with louder bass and a little rawer guitar sound could be really great.
- River Cross: Glad it made it on the album. Nothing will ever touch that first live Ed solo version leading into 'I'm So Tired' . But glad this is here. On the right night, could be a great song live.

The Not as Great:
- Back half of the album kinda slow
- Ed never alters his singing style much. There is too much word salad. By like the 4th punker, it's like 'OK you need to switch this up'

Spoiler: show

NOW BRING ON DISC 2 I'M STARVING

Just listened to Gigaton for the first time in full today. Definitely an album I need to sit with for a while.

I will say it's not as easily digestible as the last two were.

After a little over a week i feel pretty good with this being my first actual ranking.

Seven o' clock
Buckle up
Dance of the clairvoyants
Quick escape
Alright
Who ever said
Comes then goes
River cross
Retrograde
Never destination
Superblood wolfmoon
Take the long way

And with that i really love every one of these.

Just got my copy out of the mailbox.

wease wrote:Just got my copy out of the mailbox.

I have heard it a bunch of times between the leak and the stream and can’t wait for this to come in the mail so I can hear it properly. I am really enjoying it thus far. Never Destination is becoming more enjoyable for me with each listen, as is Retrograde. Nothing has yet made me want to skip or jump away. The improvement for me from the leak to the stream was Buckle Up, which the swirling riff seems to come across more dreamlike than it seeming more poppy on the leak.

I just wish so desperately that I could put on some headphones and go for a long walk with this album.

3rd spin right now
i think that DOTC is way better than the other songs

when i first heard that tune i was expecting a different album

lets see how it goes

durdencommatyler wrote:I just wish so desperately that I could put on some headphones and go for a long walk with this album.

exercise is still a permitted reason to go outside

just supposed to keep distance

96583UP wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:I just wish so desperately that I could put on some headphones and go for a long walk with this album.

exercise is still a permitted reason to go outside

just supposed to keep distance

Yeah but there's too many people around still. I get tense every time I step outside. I wouldn't be able to just stroll and listen the record. I'd be constantly dodging people and screaming for people to stay 6 feet away.

Maybe if I'm able to drive upstate and get away from the city.

Don't go too far, Mango Mussolini is about to put the state on lockdown.

verb_to_trust wrote:Don't go too far, Mango Mussolini is about to put the state on lockdown.

I love how he just like says things. He doesn't check with governors or anything like that. Just talks.

Buckle Up
Who Ever Said
Comes Then Goes
Never Destination
Take The Long Way
Alright
Dance of the Clairvoyants
Quick Escape
Seven O Clock
Superblood Wolfmoon
River Cross
Retrograde

After several more listens:

1. DotC
2. Quick Escape
3. Comes Then Goes
4. Alright
5. Take the Long Way
6. Seven O'Clock
7. Superblood Wolfmoon
8. Who Ever Said
9. River Cross
10. Retrograde
11. Never Destination
12. Buckle Up

96583UP wrote:I listened

The universe presented itself, i put in my airpods, and I jogged by restricted beach in the rain in near isolation

Overall: Good album

High-level Notes

The Good:
- First 4 tracks make the album. Indeed quite a run
- Quick Escape is amazing. Best song since Nothing As It Seems. And right after DOTC, it's a feast for the ears
- Take The Long Way: clearly off the SG cutting room floor, which we are happy to accept. This live with louder bass and a little rawer guitar sound could be really great.
- River Cross: Glad it made it on the album. Nothing will ever touch that first live Ed solo version leading into 'I'm So Tired' . But glad this is here. On the right night, could be a great song live.

The Not as Great:
- Back half of the album kinda slow
- Ed never alters his singing style much. There is too much word salad. By like the 4th punker, it's like 'OK you need to switch this up'

Spoiler: show

NOW BRING ON DISC 2 I'M STARVING

You give this 3 more listens and I think you're feeling on the album will improve.

man, what a great album this is

CD finally arrived today, too

It's not my favorite song at the moment, but the lyrics and performance on Comes Then Goes are tremendous. And I think there's no other song on this album that can compete with it as far as overall emotional ceiling.

I'm a very keep-to-myself type, never more than a handful of close friends. And, someday, if those fade or if something else happens, this one's really going to be crushing. I'm sure that's already the experience some of you are having.