Red Mosquito

epilogue wrote:First impression:

Try
Picture
Mrs. Mills
Power of Right
Rose of Jericho
Brother the Cloud
Long Way
Invincible
On My Way
Good and Evil
Fallout Today
The Haves

Figures. The song I dislike tops your list. Are we opposite sides of a coin or something?

B wrote:

epilogue wrote:First impression:

Try
Picture
Mrs. Mills
Power of Right
Rose of Jericho
Brother the Cloud
Long Way
Invincible
On My Way
Good and Evil
Fallout Today
The Haves

Figures. The song I dislike tops your list. Are we opposite sides of a coin or something?

Should I make a thread about it?

Man, Eddie Vedder is having a survivor’s creative renaissance, and I am here for it.

Pleasantly surprised at this album

McParadigm wrote:Man, Eddie Vedder is having a survivor’s creative renaissance, and I am here for it.

Go on....

blueviper wrote:Pleasantly surprised at this album

same. i came in with low expectations.

happy to be wrong!

davidsatelle100 wrote:Couple of listens in a really liking it so far

Will be in heavy rotation over the weekend i reckon

Hi there

I'm much more surprised by RM's reaction to this album than I am by the quality of the album itself.

Pleasant surprise, indeed!

epilogue wrote:I'm much more surprised by RM's reaction to this album than I am by the quality of the album itself.

Pleasant surprise, indeed!

What would your reaction to the album be if this was Pearl Jam’s 12th album and not a Vedder solo project?

Ms Harmless wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:on my way - taylor swift did this thing where she found a recording of her deceased grandmother and put it on the song marjorie. i love that song.

The 1975 did it too (Matty's dad, he isn't dead but you got the two generations thing and it was nice)

I hope it wasn't this song by Matty's dad

https://youtu.be/eCbfAK6g4vs

The Haves and Picture are the only songs I really have no interest in. And this easily sits higher than LB for me. Quite shocked at how much I like it, especially after the Long Way (which is fine, but lyrically blah) and The Halves as the first singles.

Fuck's sake. On My Way is really lovely. Bastard song has completely wrecked me.

Fattie_Vedder wrote:

epilogue wrote:I'm much more surprised by RM's reaction to this album than I am by the quality of the album itself.

Pleasant surprise, indeed!

What would your reaction to the album be if this was Pearl Jam’s 12th album and not a Vedder solo project?

Pretty stoked. Because I think the things that aren't immediately appealing to me about the album are weaknesses that the band as a whole would strengthen. It's kinda of a pointless exercise because we don't know what the other guys would bring to these tracks, but based on past examples, I'm pretty confident the album would be even stronger.

Juvenal wrote:Fuck's sake. On My Way is really lovely. Bastard song has completely wrecked me.

Strat wrote:

McParadigm wrote:Man, Eddie Vedder is having a survivor’s creative renaissance, and I am here for it.

Go on....

Gigaton and then this. The sound or style of these records might not be for some, but it's hard to argue that any of it has that Getaway "(sigh) I guess they'll want a song like this..." stink of weary obligation to it.

I think the late 90's is the last time he was as casually playful with (and this unconcerned with adhering to the formula of) his music. Can't start a fire without a spark.

epilogue wrote:First impression:

Try
Picture
Mrs. Mills
Power of Right
Rose of Jericho
Brother the Cloud
Long Way
Invincible
On My Way
Good and Evil
Fallout Today
The Haves

What about The Dark?

Farmer John wrote:

epilogue wrote:First impression:

Try
Picture
Mrs. Mills
Power of Right
Rose of Jericho
Brother the Cloud
Long Way
Invincible
On My Way
Good and Evil
Fallout Today
The Haves

What about The Dark?

Yea, seriously ! the Dark is my number 1. Easy.

Farmer John wrote:

epilogue wrote:First impression:

Try
Picture
Mrs. Mills
Power of Right
Rose of Jericho
Brother the Cloud
Long Way
Invincible
The Dark
On My Way
Good and Evil
Fallout Today
The Haves

What about The Dark?

Whooooops!

The highlights on this album are, to me, way the hell better than the type of highlights we got on BS and LB. There are things I don't care for, but it matters that Ed can summon something truly vintage here, and the production *does* seem better than BO'B to me. Sure, it's ridiculously glossy, but in a lively and committed way.

At least a third of the songs on this thing would be right at home on a good PJ album for me. Fallout Today should join their setlists.

huh had no idea this was a thing, listening and unfortunately really dont like it, glad people connect to it though

edit: try is good that one i appreciate a lot