Red Mosquito

Soundgarden announced some EU shows in the beginning of september.

And since both RNDM and Soungarden are touring now....
So...PJ will finish this record in june/july. Then they will play the Wrigley Field.
In august they all will spend time with their families...holidays..surfing...
September some more Soundgarden touring.
Oktober..single release for Pearl Jam.
Early november, album release. Followed by some shows or tour.
Compare the releasedate and touring schedule with 'Riot Act'.

joostone wrote:Soundgarden announced some EU shows in the beginning of september.

And since both RNDM and Soungarden are touring now....
So...PJ will finish this record in june/july. Then they will play the Wrigley Field.
In august they all will spend time with their families...holidays..surfing...
September some more Soundgarden touring.
Oktober..single release for Pearl Jam.
Early november, album release. Followed by some shows or tour.
Compare the releasedate and touring schedule with 'Riot Act'.

Seriously, enough of the side projects and soundgarden shows.

Did NOT read all 111 pages of this thread. This is from last month loudwire.com. Sorry if it was already posted:

"Pearl Jam‘s recording process for their follow-up to the ‘Backspacer’ album has been a lengthy one, but guitarist Mike McCready has offered some good news for those patiently waiting on new music.

Speaking with The Rob on SiriusXM’s Pearl Jam Radio (as excerpted by Grunge Report), McCready stated that their recent recording sessions have concluded with the band very close to finishing up. The guitarist revealed, “The sessions went really well, they went very quick. We were with Brendan O’Brien, and he was kind of whipping us into shape. We all teamed together to bring in another section of songs. We started this project two years ago. We just recently finished another 7 or 8 from that or so. We’re listening to them to see which ones are going to end up ultimately on the record. We’re close to the end zone right now, football analogy!”

McCready added that there might be a few of his compositions that will make the cut for the new album, and added, “Not necessary like ‘Inside Job,’ but there’s one I’m very, very proud of.”

As for the sound of the new record, the guitarist revealed, “I think the fans will hear what we are and where we are at now, it’s going to be to their liking I think, it is to us. We haven’t figured it out exactly what everything is that is going to be on this record. Some of the standout tracks on there are pretty amazing. Matt wrote a really cool one that’s kind of ethereal meets U2-ness, I wrote kind of a punk rock one and a Pink Floyd thing, so there’s all these kinds of things going on. Ed has written some beautiful numbers, some kind of garagy type stuff and then also some beautiful lyrical kind of things. We’ll put all of those things in the Pearl Jam thing, and hit mix, and mix it up.”

If Mike is to be trusted, there will be a lot of "things" on this record.

Kevin Davis wrote:If Mike is to be trusted, there will be a lot of "things" on this record.

Hopefully "things" is slang for "songs without Boom"

broken iris wrote:

Kevin Davis wrote:If Mike is to be trusted, there will be a lot of "things" on this record.

Hopefully "things" is slang for "songs without Boom"

Cos that worked out real well with Backspacer.

WtOB? wrote:

broken iris wrote:

Kevin Davis wrote:If Mike is to be trusted, there will be a lot of "things" on this record.

Hopefully "things" is slang for "songs without Boom"

Cos that worked out real well with Backspacer.

Herpes > Syphilis.

I really don't think (lack of) Boom is our top priority at this point.

broken iris wrote:

WtOB? wrote:

broken iris wrote:

Kevin Davis wrote:If Mike is to be trusted, there will be a lot of "things" on this record.

Hopefully "things" is slang for "songs without Boom"

Cos that worked out real well with Backspacer.

Herpes > Syphilis.

I'll take your word for it.

Mike wrote: ethereal meets U2-ness, kind of a punk rock one , a Pink Floyd thing, things going on, some kind of garagy type stuff, beautiful lyrical kind of things.

I guess thats better than stones "it sounds like pearl jam". It does sound like they're not really going for a specific sound or idea for this though, just tossing a bunch of songs in and seeing what sticks.Which, upon more thought, i guess is probably normal.

I hope 'lyrical kinds of things' doesnt mean more just breathes and the endses.

Mike wrote:Not necessary like ‘Inside Job,’

stupidmop wrote:I hope 'lyrical kinds of things' doesnt mean more just breathes and the endses.

It really only rules out a repeat of Arc.

yofismom wrote:Did NOT read all 111 pages of this thread.

How many did you read?

stip wrote:

yofismom wrote:Did NOT read all 111 pages of this thread.

How many did you read?

Im almost through 2

If they don't do anything at the same level of awesomeness as "I Apear Missing" from the new QOTSA album, I'll be disapointed.

theplatypus wrote:

broken iris wrote:

WtOB? wrote:

broken iris wrote:

Kevin Davis wrote:If Mike is to be trusted, there will be a lot of "things" on this record.

Hopefully "things" is slang for "songs without Boom"

Cos that worked out real well with Backspacer.

Herpes > Syphilis.

I'll take your word for it.

A GIS should prove it.

@SkitchP wrote:

stip wrote:

yofismom wrote:Did NOT read all 111 pages of this thread.

How many did you read?

Im almost through 2

I hope those two pages were the awesome Teen Wolf picture run we had.

KurtLeon wrote:If they don't do anything at the same level of awesomeness as "I Apear Missing" from the new QOTSA album, I'll be disapointed.

Prepare to be disappointed.

Those descriptions and Stone's 'it sounds like a pearl jam record' statement leave me worried. 2.5 ed acoustic based numbers, 2.5 garage punk numbers etc. you get the drift.
Are PJ records becoming as formulaic as some of their set lists?

dimejinky99 wrote:Those descriptions and Stone's 'it sounds like a pearl jam record' statement leave me worried. 2.5 ed acoustic based numbers, 2.5 garage punk numbers etc. you get the drift.
Are PJ records becoming as formulaic as some of their set lists?

it's statements like Mike's and Stone's that make me believe that all that analysis of album themes and narrative are moot points.