Red Mosquito

Anders wrote:

epilogue wrote:

Anders wrote:Ed has said it’s about a friend of his, but of course it could be about anyone with personal issues. Fits Layne Staley.

Fits me!

It fits me as well.

This is why we get along so well.

epilogue wrote:

Anders wrote:

epilogue wrote:

Anders wrote:Ed has said it’s about a friend of his, but of course it could be about anyone with personal issues. Fits Layne Staley.

Fits me!

It fits me as well.

This is why we get along so well.

And always will.

I'm still salty about "Off He Goes" beating "Light Years," and I like "Sometimes" more anyway, so that's my vote.

Art should be self indulgent

Brett wrote:I'm still salty about "Off He Goes" beating "Light Years,"

Me too. That was some bullspit.

Man, tough match. I feel like "Off He Goes" is the greater songwriting achievement but I'm with Trag -- "Sometimes" is the more singular work. Going with "Off He Goes" -- too beautiful to not -- but respect for both choices.

Kevin Davis wrote:Man, tough match. I feel like "Off He Goes" is the greater songwriting achievement but I'm with Trag -- "Sometimes" is the more singular work. Going with "Off He Goes" -- too beautiful to not -- but respect for both choices.

I hadn't articulated it in that way, but that description of Sometimes does feel really apt for me, and it's why I'm picking it. Even when he's writing great stuff, I think Eddie will often consciously (and sometimes not) emulate his heroes or the song or artist he's trying to go for (you see a lot of this on Earthling). And a lot of it's great, but I really love songs like Sometimes and Insignificance where, at least to my ears, it's harder to hear the part of his album collection those songs are coming from.