Red Mosquito

stip wrote:ive only been able to give this one listen thus far and most of the songs havent developed wn independent identity yet. but a few very preliminary observations:

invincible made the strongest first impression (positive )
the haves works better in the context of the album
its kind if fun to see so many of his lesser tapped influences on display

i cant invest serious time until sunday but i look forward to catching up with everyones early impressions

stip wrote:i cant invest serious time until sunday but i look forward to catching up with everyones early impressions

I'm so excited for you to really dive in. I want to discuss this with you so badly!

this is my ranking after 2 listens

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

Maybe my expectations are low, but this is exactly the kind of record I’d expect from a man pushing 60 who has lived a good life. Pearl Jam has been an important part of over half of my life, and Eddie is the main reason for that. This may sound fucking weird, but his obvious happiness in this collection of songs makes my enjoyment of the album that much greater because I’m so happy for him. Yeah, he’s a pretentious Have a lot of the time, but I really dig that the angsty young man I felt a connection with has become a happy old dad enjoying the fruits of a life well-lived. At this stage in my life, I’ll probably listen to this record more going forward than the PJ albums I adore.

epilogue wrote:

stip wrote:i cant invest serious time until sunday but i look forward to catching up with everyones early impressions

I'm so excited for you to really dive in. I want to discuss this with you so badly!

Is it the only thing you want so much?

I'm gonna give this another go around soon, but I don't expect much to change for me.

I think one thing that makes Invincible transcend Coldplay cheese is just how cool that 80s synth sound is; it evokes Joy Division, Duran Duran, The Cure, New Order etc before anything bad; I feel like the song is strengthened by not trying to sound "contemporary", and I guess that's something I could say about the whole album

Leatherhead wrote:I'm gonna give this another go around soon, but I don't expect much to change for me.

I know, right. There must be something in there to like.

The disconnect I feel in this thread is huge.

LetMeSleep wrote:

Leatherhead wrote:I'm gonna give this another go around soon, but I don't expect much to change for me.

I know, right. There must be something in there to like.

The disconnect I feel in this thread is huge.

Yea it feels a bit surreal.

Very good album. Not very good production.

LetMeSleep wrote:

epilogue wrote:

stip wrote:i cant invest serious time until sunday but i look forward to catching up with everyones early impressions

I'm so excited for you to really dive in. I want to discuss this with you so badly!

Is it the only thing you want so much?

Well that and a spanking

daft twat wrote:Maybe my expectations are low, but this is exactly the kind of record I’d expect from a man pushing 60 who has lived a good life. Pearl Jam has been an important part of over half of my life, and Eddie is the main reason for that. This may sound fucking weird, but his obvious happiness in this collection of songs makes my enjoyment of the album that much greater because I’m so happy for him. Yeah, he’s a pretentious Have a lot of the time, but I really dig that the angsty young man I felt a connection with has become a happy old dad enjoying the fruits of a life well-lived.

Well said.

epilogue wrote:

LetMeSleep wrote:

epilogue wrote:

stip wrote:i cant invest serious time until sunday but i look forward to catching up with everyones early impressions

I'm so excited for you to really dive in. I want to discuss this with you so badly!

Is it the only thing you want so much?

Well that and a spanking

Stip has quite the Sunday ahead of him.

LetMeSleep wrote:

epilogue wrote:

LetMeSleep wrote:

epilogue wrote:

stip wrote:i cant invest serious time until sunday but i look forward to catching up with everyones early impressions

I'm so excited for you to really dive in. I want to discuss this with you so badly!

Is it the only thing you want so much?

Well that and a spanking

Stip has quite the Sunday ahead of him.

Things will get really interesting if he invites me to use his extra ticket when Pearl Jam heads back out on the road again.

epilogue wrote:

LetMeSleep wrote:

epilogue wrote:

LetMeSleep wrote:

epilogue wrote:

stip wrote:i cant invest serious time until sunday but i look forward to catching up with everyones early impressions

I'm so excited for you to really dive in. I want to discuss this with you so badly!

Is it the only thing you want so much?

Well that and a spanking

Stip has quite the Sunday ahead of him.

Things will get really interesting if he invites me to use his extra ticket when Pearl Jam heads back out on the road again.

Buckle Up

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!

never trust first impressions

lots of folks liked Backspacer initially too

tragabigzanda wrote:Johnny Guitar is the best song on Backspacer

so many excellent tracks to choose from!

I'm sorry but the outro lead guitar on "Power of Right" kicks ass

spike 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!

never trust first impressions

lots of folks liked Backspacer initially too

If Backspacer had been an EV solo record though...