Red Mosquito

Just played it for Mrs Wease. She said “this sounds like something else they’ve done.” She liked it tho. I can’t fucking wait to see this live.

wease wrote:Just played it for Mrs Wease. She said “this sounds like something else they’ve done.” She liked it tho. I can’t fucking wait to see this live.

I honestly don't know that it is, even though we all think so. Hold On is closeish. I think it's really, truly, that this has, in some magical kind of way, just bottled what Pearl Jam (or this element of Pearl Jam) down to its essence. It feels familiar because its DNA comes from the experience of listening to so many other songs.

I didn't really understand the Ten comparison at first, but upon hearing the whole song, I think a lot of that is stemming from the solo at the end, which is really reminiscent of Alive in particular in a way they probably have never been (or tried to be) since. I think stip said this in his review, but you could easily hear the crowd fist-pumping and yelling "yeah" like they do with Alive during the coda of this song.

i love the lyrics of this one. They are super direct, even easy maybe? but so fucking good and deep.

That solo damn, really amazing.,

I really hope they go totally crazy with this one live, that ending deserves it.

digster wrote:I didn't really understand the Ten comparison at first, but upon hearing the whole song, I think a lot of that is stemming from the solo at the end, which is really reminiscent of Alive in particular in a way they probably have never been (or tried to be) since. I think stip said this in his review, but you could easily hear the crowd fist-pumping and yelling "yeah" like they do with Alive during the coda of this song.

the solo does have alivr/breath vibes, but there is also an expansiveness to it that is of the era that after dissident they walked away of (it peeks out in GTF in Hiding). i think thats also what people are connecting. at least for me, i have that feeling long before the solo. its really locked in after the the first few progressions of the riff, matt’s fill, and first lyrical couplet. ‘oh, it’s that kind of song’

That opening guitar sounds like it could be from the Singles soundtrack (possibly the end of Breath, but not quite).

E.H. Ruddock wrote:I can’t place my finger on why but this song sounds more No Code/Yield to me. Except that outright outro is basically Parting Ways

Stip, *ahem*

I’m not sure I believe the origin story of this song. I think it’s just a Watt riff and they didn’t want to fly the flag on that so openly.

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:I can’t place my finger on why but this song sounds more No Code/Yield to me. Except that outright outro is basically Parting Ways

Stip, *ahem*

i responded to this. i stand by it!

love how eddie delivers ‘feels her own voice rising’

and matts outro drum roll. they should take a bow!

ElonDusk wrote:I’m not sure I believe the origin story of this song. I think it’s just a Watt riff and they didn’t want to fly the flag on that so openly.

Agreed

Stone on PJ radio: This was Andrew Watt’s baby

Watt the new Boom confirmed

There is zero chance that I will ever give a shit who wrote this riff

McParadigm wrote:There is zero chance that I will ever give a shit who wrote this riff

especially when PJ left to their own devices wasn't writing riffs at all anymore

McParadigm wrote:There is zero chance that I will ever give a shit who wrote this riff

it is a great riff but this is a phenomenal performance. every piece of this band’s soul is in it

From the TSIS review:

"You either experienced this or you did not. If you did not, you cannot understand. If you did, you know."

I did, I know... and I cried too.

PS. I am 47 too

stip wrote:

wease wrote:Just played it for Mrs Wease. She said “this sounds like something else they’ve done.” She liked it tho. I can’t fucking wait to see this live.

I honestly don't know that it is, even though we all think so. Hold On is closeish. I think it's really, truly, that this has, in some magical kind of way, just bottled what Pearl Jam (or this element of Pearl Jam) down to its essence. It feels familiar because its DNA comes from the experience of listening to so many other songs.

I agree with your bottled PJ take. But this also sounds a lot like other songs. Hold On, sure. But Breath is the biggest that comes to mind for me.

epilogue wrote:

stip wrote:

wease wrote:Just played it for Mrs Wease. She said “this sounds like something else they’ve done.” She liked it tho. I can’t fucking wait to see this live.

I honestly don't know that it is, even though we all think so. Hold On is closeish. I think it's really, truly, that this has, in some magical kind of way, just bottled what Pearl Jam (or this element of Pearl Jam) down to its essence. It feels familiar because its DNA comes from the experience of listening to so many other songs.

I agree with your bottled PJ take. But this also sounds a lot like other songs. Hold On, sure. But Breath is the biggest that comes to mind for me.

good call, I hear both. my first reaction was, wow this riff sounds like it was written for the Singles soundtrack.

Spinsoft wrote:From the TSIS review:

"You either experienced this or you did not. If you did not, you cannot understand. If you did, you know."

I did, I know... and I cried too.

PS. I am 47 too

welcome to the board