Red Mosquito

this song is THE peak of late period Edward Vedder. lyrics, vocals, guitar, intent, performance, all of it.

i don't mean to rain on anyone's parade, but man this song is such a slog to get through. it moves the needle not the slightest.

the only thing raining here are my tears when i hear this song, bro.

Chris_H_2 wrote:i don't mean to rain on anyone's parade, but man this song is such a slog to get through. it moves the needle not the slightest.

You need to learn how to feel the sound.

the Vocal melody “don’t know where or when one us left” sounds like a melody in a fleet foxes song but I can’t pinpoint it and it’s driving me nuts.

evenslow wrote:the only thing raining here is my tears when i hear this song, bro.

for the record, i also hate come back, and i know a lot of people like that one as well.

EJ wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:i don't mean to rain on anyone's parade, but man this song is such a slog to get through. it moves the needle not the slightest.

You need to learn how to feel the sound.

what sound?

Chris_H_2 wrote:

EJ wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:i don't mean to rain on anyone's parade, but man this song is such a slog to get through. it moves the needle not the slightest.

You need to learn how to feel the sound.

what sound?

listen to it 3 more times

EJ wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

EJ wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:i don't mean to rain on anyone's parade, but man this song is such a slog to get through. it moves the needle not the slightest.

You need to learn how to feel the sound.

what sound?

listen to it 3 more times

challenge accepted

Chris_H_2 wrote:

evenslow wrote:the only thing raining here is my tears when i hear this song, bro.

for the record, i also hate come back, and i know a lot of people like that one as well.

this song is only about 57x better than come back but you do you.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

EJ wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:i don't mean to rain on anyone's parade, but man this song is such a slog to get through. it moves the needle not the slightest.

You need to learn how to feel the sound.

what sound?

in the distance now

evenslow wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

evenslow wrote:the only thing raining here is my tears when i hear this song, bro.

for the record, i also hate come back, and i know a lot of people like that one as well.

this song is only about 57x better than come back but you do you.

Agreed. You can’t really compare these too. And I don’t mind Come Back (live).

evenslow wrote:this song is THE peak of late period Edward Vedder. lyrics, vocals, guitar, intent, performance, all of it.

Yep, right here.

Come Back? Off He Goes? Those are the good, but ultimately minor leagues compared to the stunner we've got here. Those ultimately serve as a lead up to Comes Then Goes. This is that sentiment, but it's one of the big boys. This song combines multiple deeply felt sentiments that and puts into words emotions I didn't think could be captured in one single solo song.

Tuolumne wrote:

evenslow wrote:this song is THE peak of late period Edward Vedder. lyrics, vocals, guitar, intent, performance, all of it.

Yep, right here.

Come Back? Off He Goes? Those are the good, but ultimately minor leagues compared to the stunner we've got here. Those ultimately serve as a lead up to Comes Then Goes. This is that sentiment, but it's one of the big boys. This song combines multiple deeply felt sentiments that and puts into words emotions I didn't think could be captured in one single solo song.

Not only that, but he goes in a very different direction musically. Its no a drama ballad like The End or those two. Its more a road-folk song. I love that, i was expecting pure saccarine.

evenslow wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

evenslow wrote:the only thing raining here is my tears when i hear this song, bro.

for the record, i also hate come back, and i know a lot of people like that one as well.

this song is only about 57x better than come back but you do you.

"you do you?" what does that mean in this context?

Chris_H_2 wrote:i don't mean to rain on anyone's parade, but man this song is such a slog to get through. it moves the needle not the slightest.

I'm with you. I haven't been able to get through the whole thing once since I first listened to it. This kind of stuff just does nothing for me.

Last thing I'll say for now about this song is that it is ..... essential to their entire song book. There is no other time this could have been written except when he was in older age. This is the same guy with the same lyrical skill set, but with the perspective of the pain that accompanies growing older and witnessing the decaying of beloved relationships. If we ever want to bookmark where he (and by extension - we) was at, this song provides the answers. The PJ/EV songbook would be incomplete without acknowledging this song because of how much is relates so specifically to being of this age.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

evenslow wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

evenslow wrote:the only thing raining here is my tears when i hear this song, bro.

for the record, i also hate come back, and i know a lot of people like that one as well.

this song is only about 57x better than come back but you do you.

"you do you?" what does that mean in this context?

Chris h ... I just. We may have similar tastes in athletic wear and beer but I think that’s where our love ends.

I don’t get it.

Strat wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

evenslow wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

evenslow wrote:the only thing raining here is my tears when i hear this song, bro.

for the record, i also hate come back, and i know a lot of people like that one as well.

this song is only about 57x better than come back but you do you.

"you do you?" what does that mean in this context?

Chris h ... I just. We may have similar tastes in athletic wear and beer but I think that’s where our love ends.

I don’t get it.

nah, we both love the war on drugs. there's that too. oh, and beer. but you mentioned that.

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Strat wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

evenslow wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

evenslow wrote:the only thing raining here is my tears when i hear this song, bro.

for the record, i also hate come back, and i know a lot of people like that one as well.

this song is only about 57x better than come back but you do you.

"you do you?" what does that mean in this context?

Chris h ... I just. We may have similar tastes in athletic wear and beer but I think that’s where our love ends.

I don’t get it.

nah, we both love the war on drugs. there's that too. oh, and beer.

I love this song. It’s so engaging. The lyrics. The melody. I just love it