Red Mosquito

i like the phrase mind your manners in this context. I think it's clever title/line, but the vocal melody stumbles a bit in that chorus.

stip wrote:the only one of those I like is ace of spades

you're the worst.

McParadigm wrote:

stip wrote:the only one of those I like is ace of spades

you're the worst.

nah, for the first time he's actually right about something there

stupidmop wrote:

stip wrote:the only one of those I like is ace of spades, yet I like MYM.

Same.

You two are pissing me off! (not really)

"Career Opportunities" is fantastic. The live version is even better:

Coach wrote: I do dig this part:

self-realized and metaphysically redeemed
may not live another life
may not solve a mystery
right around the corner
could be bigger than ourselves
we could will it to the sky
or we could something else

what i really like about this section is the sense of optimistic abandon. it's joyful even though it's talking about "not knowing." those aren't easy ideas to square, and i think he's managed to do it.

A mini-review -- http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2013/ ... ur-manners

darth_vedder wrote:

stupidmop wrote:

stip wrote:the only one of those I like is ace of spades, yet I like MYM.

Same.

You two are pissing me off! (not really)

"Career Opportunities" is fantastic. The live version is even better:

I made it to the 6″ mark

Heathen wrote:

darth_vedder wrote:

stupidmop wrote:

stip wrote:the only one of those I like is ace of spades, yet I like MYM.

Same.

You two are pissing me off! (not really)

"Career Opportunities" is fantastic. The live version is even better:

I made it to the 6″ mark

I love the Clash but this was great.

self-realized and metaphysically redeemed
may not live another life
may not solve a mystery
right around the corner
could be bigger than ourselves
we could will it to the sky
or we could something else

He's basically saying we could do what we want, live life to the fullest etc right? If so then I think he's probably done it better somewhere else. It also feels a bit out of place to me, where the rest of the song is cynical and angry this bit is all uplifting.

Plus bar 'may not live another life' and 'could be bigger than ourselves' every other line is weird and clunky to me.

HOWEVER like I said they're not ruining the song for me or anything. I'm just talking for the sake of talking about pearl jam. I do wish it wasn't in there twice though, it slows the song a little.

evenslow wrote:

Heathen wrote: I made it to the 6″ mark

I love the Clash but this was great.

darth_vedder wrote:

stupidmop wrote:self-realized and metaphysically redeemed
may not live another life
may not solve a mystery
right around the corner
could be bigger than ourselves
we could will it to the sky
or we could something else

If it really is "we could something else" (it sounds kinda muddled to me), then that's my least favourite lyric on this thing, especially since it sits so awkwardly on the music. But maybe that's the point, with a lyric like that.

stupidmop wrote:self-realized and metaphysically redeemed
may not live another life
may not solve a mystery
right around the corner
could be bigger than ourselves
we could will it to the sky
or we could something else

He's basically saying we could do what we want, live life to the fullest etc right? If so then I think he's probably done it better somewhere else. It also feels a bit out of place to me, where the rest of the song is cynical and angry this bit is all uplifting.

Plus bar 'may not live another life' and 'could be bigger than ourselves' every other line is weird and clunky to me.

HOWEVER like I said they're not ruining the song for me or anything. I'm just talking for the sake of talking about pearl jam. I do wish it wasn't in there twice though, it slows the song a little.

Cynicism, and anger without hope and direction is a dead end. These bits give the other parts of the song legitimacy

I still can't believe that we now have two darth vedders on this board.

ABNorman wrote:

stupidmop wrote:self-realized and metaphysically redeemed
may not live another life
may not solve a mystery
right around the corner
could be bigger than ourselves
we could will it to the sky
or we could something else

If it really is "we could something else" (it sounds kinda muddled to me), then that's my least favourite lyric on this thing, especially since it sits so awkwardly on the music. But maybe that's the point, with a lyric like that.

that might be my favorite lyric. goes along with the whole "who the hell knows" of it all. it fits.

I had leftovers last night, so my wife made me a lunch for today. Eggplant parm sandwhich.

To my surprise, she wrote "Mind your Manners!" on the brown paper bag. I am a lucky guy.

evenslow wrote:

ABNorman wrote:

stupidmop wrote:self-realized and metaphysically redeemed
may not live another life
may not solve a mystery
right around the corner
could be bigger than ourselves
we could will it to the sky
or we could something else

If it really is "we could something else" (it sounds kinda muddled to me), then that's my least favourite lyric on this thing, especially since it sits so awkwardly on the music. But maybe that's the point, with a lyric like that.

that might be my favorite lyric. goes along with the whole "who the hell knows" of it all. it fits.

I like the idea of it, just not the execution in this case.

Coach wrote:I still can't believe that we now have two darth vedders on this board.

i already suggested this but we should have a vedder-off and winner gets to be Ed Lion with appropriate avatar.

evenslow wrote:

Coach wrote:I still can't believe that we now have two darth vedders on this board.

i already suggested this but we should have a vedder-off and winner gets to be Ed Lion with appropriate avatar.

yeah but, in all fairness, darth vedder, the original RM poster, should get to hold onto his name.

I will say that both avatars are cool, though.

evenslow wrote:

ABNorman wrote:

stupidmop wrote:self-realized and metaphysically redeemed
may not live another life
may not solve a mystery
right around the corner
could be bigger than ourselves
we could will it to the sky
or we could something else

If it really is "we could something else" (it sounds kinda muddled to me), then that's my least favourite lyric on this thing, especially since it sits so awkwardly on the music. But maybe that's the point, with a lyric like that.

that might be my favorite lyric. goes along with the whole "who the hell knows" of it all. it fits.

It's meant to be funny and lazy, imo. Part of the humour. "Well, uh, we could do this, or that, or we could do... somethin' else."