Red Mosquito

dimejinky99 wrote:That line about the unread chapter. He's used that image before. In Sometimes 'like a book among the many on the shelf' and there's another great line somewhere in a different song but I can't remember it

It's hard when you're stuck upon the she-he-elf.
I just wanna scream: Hello!

I like the parts of this song where they don't try to make it a big thing.

put eddie vedder, peter buck and pete townshend in a blender, and you get this song.

and it tastes pretty yummy.

dprival78 wrote:put eddie vedder, peter buck and pete townshend in a blender, and you get this song.

and it tastes pretty yummy.

That's pretty good right there.

Yeah, I'm a sucker for anything REM, and once Ed started singing on some REM tunes (Begin the Begin, Man on the Moon) I really, really liked that. And now that PJ is making some REM type songs (You Are is so REM, too) I'm excited.

Coach wrote:

dprival78 wrote:put eddie vedder, peter buck and pete townshend in a blender, and you get this song.

and it tastes pretty yummy.

That's pretty good right there.

Yeah, I'm a sucker for anything REM, and once Ed started singing on some REM tunes (Begin the Begin, Man on the Moon) I really, really liked that. And now that PJ is making some REM type songs (You Are is so REM, too) I'm excited.

first few times through, this one didn't do much for me. but it's definitely growing.

the hippie, tree-hugger lyrics don't do much for me, but the melodies and music do enough to make up for it.

and in the verse parts where he goes to the higher register (starting at 1:16), it sounds like he's singing over the band playing "won't get fooled again".

The tree hugging lyrics obviously belong to ITW.

The lyrics of the bridge in this song are *really* religious / eschatological, even hymnal.

Lounge Lizard wrote:The tree hugging lyrics obviously belong to ITW.

People would probably think these ones were cooler if they featured someone having a smoke in a tree.

harmless wrote:The lyrics of the bridge in this song are *really* religious / eschatological, even hymnal.

That could have been added especially for fitting on LB

harmless wrote:

Lounge Lizard wrote:The tree hugging lyrics obviously belong to ITW.

People would probably think these ones were cooler if they featured someone having a smoke in a tree.

Or smoking a tree

Lounge Lizard wrote:

harmless wrote:The lyrics of the bridge in this song are *really* religious / eschatological, even hymnal.

That could have been added especially for fitting on LB

Fine with that. It really works. The end of the world stuff, resting in peace etc. And then LTRP is the party at the end of the world.

This one could have been on Riot act too. Anyone else feeling that?

Could just be all the seemingly layered acoustic guitars

dimejinky99 wrote:This one could have been on Riot act too. Anyone else feeling that?

Could just be all the seemingly layered acoustic guitars

Yep. Also, I feel as if LB has more in common with Love Boat Captain than Unthought known, and Getaway could've also been on Riot Act if it were just a little less melodic.

If this song doesn't make it into a Pixar movie, I'm going to top myself.

harmless wrote:If this song doesn't make it into a Pixar movie, I'm going to top myself.

Funny that you mention it, but my kid's been confusing Peter Gabrielle's "Down To The Ground" at the end of WALL-E with some PJ song... forget at the moment which one though

Lounge Lizard wrote:

harmless wrote:If this song doesn't make it into a Pixar movie, I'm going to top myself.

Funny that you mention it, but my kid's been confusing Peter Gabrielle's "Down To The Ground" at the end of WALL-E with some PJ song... forget at the moment which one though

Who was listening to this song and thought, "You know... what it needs is some xylaphone or something"?

Again, parts of this song that I like, but it isn't great. I'm so looking forward to the day that they part ways with Brendan O'Brien. He's long overstayed his welcome as far as I'm concerned and has become to Pearl Jam, what Bob Rock became to Metallica.... a problem.

The boys need to put in the time to fill their own music with THEIR music and flourishes rather than relying upon a producer to become a musician to fill all these gaps he perceives in their sound that he is all too happy to insert himself into.

I don't think their current approach to making music and albums is working out too well for them and the end result is lackluster output plagued by embellishments from a soft rock guru producer.

Soulfire wrote:Who was listening to this song and thought, "You know... what it needs is some xylaphone or something"?

Again, parts of this song that I like, but it isn't great. I'm so looking forward to the day that they part ways with Brendan O'Brien. He's long overstayed his welcome as far as I'm concerned and has become to Pearl Jam, what Bob Rock became to Metallica.... a problem.

The boys need to put in the time to fill their own music with THEIR music and flourishes rather than relying upon a producer to become a musician to fill all these gaps he perceives in their sound that he is all too happy to insert himself into.

I don't think their current approach to making music and albums is working out too well for them and the end result is lackluster output plagued by embellishments from a soft rock guru producer.

This song alone makes the past 3 albums worth it.

Soulfire wrote:Who was listening to this song and thought, "You know... what it needs is some xylaphone or something"?

Again, parts of this song that I like, but it isn't great. I'm so looking forward to the day that they part ways with Brendan O'Brien. He's long overstayed his welcome as far as I'm concerned and has become to Pearl Jam, what Bob Rock became to Metallica.... a problem.

The boys need to put in the time to fill their own music with THEIR music and flourishes rather than relying upon a producer to become a musician to fill all these gaps he perceives in their sound that he is all too happy to insert himself into.

I don't think their current approach to making music and albums is working out too well for them and the end result is lackluster output plagued by embellishments from a soft rock guru producer.

If only it were so simple as getting a new producer. I'm pretty sure this is just the kind of music they want to make now, for better or worse (answer: worse).

Is anyone but me reminded a bit of uberlin here