Red Mosquito

This was a nice read.

https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/ed ... 235029439/

Second time listening to this album and damn if I don't like it more than BS and LB.

album lyrics for those listening


https://www.waytolyrics.com/2022/02/edd ... yrics.html

On My Way could be a Riot Act take stylistically, not even kidding

Birds in Hell wrote:This went up on Spotify over here hours ago, but I guess that's region specific.

That first song is pretty awful, it's shooting for 80s Peter Gabriel but there's no compelling musical idea to carry the pastiche through (not dissimilar to Long Way's Tom Petty-isms).

I dont think spenno will like it tbf

Stip on the other hand liked backspacer and Im assuming will like this.

You can see my general thoughts in the other thread, but it seems to me in some weird way that your take on whether Eddie Vedder is allowed to just have fun could inform the way you feel about this album. I never expected to think poppy Cure but why the hell not? I enjoyed this a lot, mostly because it never pretends to be so damned important. It’s good fun. It doesn’t have to be anything more.

On My Way is so good.

There are some really strong melodies on this thing. Listening to Mrs. Mills right now and damn...

Brother should of been first single.

Long way and haves are not even close to the best representation of what this album is.

liebzz wrote:You can see my general thoughts in the other thread, but it seems to me in some weird way that your take on whether Eddie Vedder is allowed to just have fun could inform the way you feel about this album. I never expected to think poppy Cure but why the hell not? I enjoyed this a lot, mostly because it never pretends to be so damned important. It’s good fun. It doesn’t have to be anything more.

He’s finding and demanding hope while dealing with severe heavy loss. Throughout the entire record.

I’m into this.

I'm amazed how phoned in the lyrics of the three singles feel to virtually everything else; there's some clever and funny writing here

Farmer John wrote:On My Way is so good.

Agreed, up there with the very best of Ed's more experimental, atmospheric stuff. And so moving to hear them together.

Ms Harmless wrote:I'm amazed how phoned in the lyrics of the three singles feel to virtually everything else; there's some clever and funny writing here

Mrs Mills rules.

Strat wrote:

liebzz wrote:You can see my general thoughts in the other thread, but it seems to me in some weird way that your take on whether Eddie Vedder is allowed to just have fun could inform the way you feel about this album. I never expected to think poppy Cure but why the hell not? I enjoyed this a lot, mostly because it never pretends to be so damned important. It’s good fun. It doesn’t have to be anything more.

He’s finding and demanding hope while dealing with severe heavy loss. Throughout the entire record.

I’m into this.

he's even laughing at the hope; he KNOWS how cheesy "Invincible" is

Ms Harmless wrote:

Strat wrote:

liebzz wrote:You can see my general thoughts in the other thread, but it seems to me in some weird way that your take on whether Eddie Vedder is allowed to just have fun could inform the way you feel about this album. I never expected to think poppy Cure but why the hell not? I enjoyed this a lot, mostly because it never pretends to be so damned important. It’s good fun. It doesn’t have to be anything more.

He’s finding and demanding hope while dealing with severe heavy loss. Throughout the entire record.

I’m into this.

he's even laughing at the hope; he KNOWS how cheesy "Invincible" is

I'm ready for a little Echo Victor, 1 week from today.

Got Some wrote:Brother should of been first single.

Long way and haves are not even close to the best representation of what this album is.

they really aren't, they are OK album tracks but literally everything else is better

this album makes me wonder whether the moments on Backspacer that COULD have been ironic and actual fun and hilarious may have just been captured poorly by BO'B, who seems to be a guy who takes everything way too seriously

The Dark might be the poppiest thing he's ever done and I like it and it should have been a single.

Strat wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:I'm amazed how phoned in the lyrics of the three singles feel to virtually everything else; there's some clever and funny writing here

Mrs Mills rules.

yep!

Ms Harmless wrote:this album makes me wonder whether the moments on Backspacer that COULD have been ironic and actual fun and hilarious may have just been captured poorly by BO'B, who seems to be a guy who takes everything way too seriously

Johnny Guitar is better than anything on Earthling.