Red Mosquito

Thejambi wrote:

elliseamos wrote:

harmless wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

harmless wrote:

Tuolumne wrote:I can't think of too many examples where this band has done atmosphere very well.

I can. Everything pre-S/T. It all depends on what you mean by atmosphere.

Tuolumne wrote:This isn't NIN Grizzly Bear or anything. I've seen this band as a part of the sweaty beer chugging variety and less of the chin stroking kind.

Some of the fans are "a part of the sweaty beer chugging variety", but I don't think you can reduce PJ down to that. You must know that most of their mid-career stuff is more intelligent. Oh yeah, and forget NIN. They haven't been atmospheric since... I don't know when. It's all shtick now.

I think pearl jam was very successful with atmospheric songs
Atmospheric is when the music sucks you in to a place where you belong
With brick walking and an increase in urgency
The space for us to enter and breathe has been purged for me
Immoratalities, present tenses, slight of hands an nothing as it seems
Since 2003 we have yearned to see
A band that had once opened the space for us to roam
Has replaced that china with styrofoam
Take these recent leaks to help you believe
It's not about there completeness or quality
But the sound oh the sound
That's the place they need to be.


NIN is another thread
But I disagree about the shtick
NIN back from the dead
Trent Reznors craft always does the trick

If nothing is everything I'll have it all.

he's gotcha there, jambi.

You think you've got me
You think you've won
You cannot give me the slip
From a song on permaskip

harmless wrote:I think Backspacer does contain atmosphere but it seems more by-the-numbers and contrived atmosphere than it used to.

harmless wrote: Aw-huh.

harmless wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

elliseamos wrote:

harmless wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

harmless wrote:

Tuolumne wrote:I can't think of too many examples where this band has done atmosphere very well.

I can. Everything pre-S/T. It all depends on what you mean by atmosphere.

Tuolumne wrote:This isn't NIN Grizzly Bear or anything. I've seen this band as a part of the sweaty beer chugging variety and less of the chin stroking kind.

Some of the fans are "a part of the sweaty beer chugging variety", but I don't think you can reduce PJ down to that. You must know that most of their mid-career stuff is more intelligent. Oh yeah, and forget NIN. They haven't been atmospheric since... I don't know when. It's all shtick now.

I think pearl jam was very successful with atmospheric songs
Atmospheric is when the music sucks you in to a place where you belong
With brick walking and an increase in urgency
The space for us to enter and breathe has been purged for me
Immoratalities, present tenses, slight of hands an nothing as it seems
Since 2003 we have yearned to see
A band that had once opened the space for us to roam
Has replaced that china with styrofoam
Take these recent leaks to help you believe
It's not about there completeness or quality
But the sound oh the sound
That's the place they need to be.


NIN is another thread
But I disagree about the shtick
NIN back from the dead
Trent Reznors craft always does the trick

If nothing is everything I'll have it all.

he's gotcha there, jambi.

You think you've got me
You think you've won
You cannot give me the slip
From a song on permaskip

Jambi, I want to be with you all of the time
All day and all of the night
I've really got you
I've really got you
Have the Pearl Jams covered this yet?
That they have, on this I'd bet.
But obviously I would not know
Without the objective data to tell me so.

harmless wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

elliseamos wrote:

harmless wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

harmless wrote:

Tuolumne wrote:I can't think of too many examples where this band has done atmosphere very well.

I can. Everything pre-S/T. It all depends on what you mean by atmosphere.

Tuolumne wrote:This isn't NIN Grizzly Bear or anything. I've seen this band as a part of the sweaty beer chugging variety and less of the chin stroking kind.

Some of the fans are "a part of the sweaty beer chugging variety", but I don't think you can reduce PJ down to that. You must know that most of their mid-career stuff is more intelligent. Oh yeah, and forget NIN. They haven't been atmospheric since... I don't know when. It's all shtick now.

I think pearl jam was very successful with atmospheric songs
Atmospheric is when the music sucks you in to a place where you belong
With brick walking and an increase in urgency
The space for us to enter and breathe has been purged for me
Immoratalities, present tenses, slight of hands an nothing as it seems
Since 2003 we have yearned to see
A band that had once opened the space for us to roam
Has replaced that china with styrofoam
Take these recent leaks to help you believe
It's not about there completeness or quality
But the sound oh the sound
That's the place they need to be.


NIN is another thread
But I disagree about the shtick
NIN back from the dead
Trent Reznors craft always does the trick

If nothing is everything I'll have it all.

he's gotcha there, jambi.

You think you've got me
You think you've won
You cannot give me the slip
From a song on permaskip

Jambi, I want to be with you all of the time
All day and all of the night
I've really got you
I've really got you
Have the Pearl Jams covered this yet?
That they have, on this I'd bet.
But obviously I would not know
Without the objective data to tell me so.

Thejambi wrote:

harmless wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

elliseamos wrote:

harmless wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

harmless wrote:

Tuolumne wrote:I can't think of too many examples where this band has done atmosphere very well.

I can. Everything pre-S/T. It all depends on what you mean by atmosphere.

Tuolumne wrote:This isn't NIN Grizzly Bear or anything. I've seen this band as a part of the sweaty beer chugging variety and less of the chin stroking kind.

Some of the fans are "a part of the sweaty beer chugging variety", but I don't think you can reduce PJ down to that. You must know that most of their mid-career stuff is more intelligent. Oh yeah, and forget NIN. They haven't been atmospheric since... I don't know when. It's all shtick now.

I think pearl jam was very successful with atmospheric songs
Atmospheric is when the music sucks you in to a place where you belong
With brick walking and an increase in urgency
The space for us to enter and breathe has been purged for me
Immoratalities, present tenses, slight of hands an nothing as it seems
Since 2003 we have yearned to see
A band that had once opened the space for us to roam
Has replaced that china with styrofoam
Take these recent leaks to help you believe
It's not about there completeness or quality
But the sound oh the sound
That's the place they need to be.


NIN is another thread
But I disagree about the shtick
NIN back from the dead
Trent Reznors craft always does the trick

If nothing is everything I'll have it all.

he's gotcha there, jambi.

You think you've got me
You think you've won
You cannot give me the slip
From a song on permaskip

Jambi, I want to be with you all of the time
All day and all of the night
I've really got you
I've really got you
Have the Pearl Jams covered this yet?
That they have, on this I'd bet.
But obviously I would not know
Without the objective data to tell me so.

Your rhymes' of reason and unshackled by time
It's obvious that you can see
It's a place of subejetiviiiityyyyy

harmless wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

harmless wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

elliseamos wrote:

harmless wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

harmless wrote:

Tuolumne wrote:I can't think of too many examples where this band has done atmosphere very well.

I can. Everything pre-S/T. It all depends on what you mean by atmosphere.

Tuolumne wrote:This isn't NIN Grizzly Bear or anything. I've seen this band as a part of the sweaty beer chugging variety and less of the chin stroking kind.

Some of the fans are "a part of the sweaty beer chugging variety", but I don't think you can reduce PJ down to that. You must know that most of their mid-career stuff is more intelligent. Oh yeah, and forget NIN. They haven't been atmospheric since... I don't know when. It's all shtick now.

I think pearl jam was very successful with atmospheric songs
Atmospheric is when the music sucks you in to a place where you belong
With brick walking and an increase in urgency
The space for us to enter and breathe has been purged for me
Immoratalities, present tenses, slight of hands an nothing as it seems
Since 2003 we have yearned to see
A band that had once opened the space for us to roam
Has replaced that china with styrofoam
Take these recent leaks to help you believe
It's not about there completeness or quality
But the sound oh the sound
That's the place they need to be.


NIN is another thread
But I disagree about the shtick
NIN back from the dead
Trent Reznors craft always does the trick

If nothing is everything I'll have it all.

he's gotcha there, jambi.

You think you've got me
You think you've won
You cannot give me the slip
From a song on permaskip

Jambi, I want to be with you all of the time
All day and all of the night
I've really got you
I've really got you
Have the Pearl Jams covered this yet?
That they have, on this I'd bet.
But obviously I would not know
Without the objective data to tell me so.

Your rhymes' of reason and unshackled by time
It's obvious that you can see
It's a place of subejetiviiiityyyyy

Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Aw-huh aw-huh aw-huh
Fight to get it back again
And become a rock and roll stuh.
Anyone could've done this
In our cult of Pearl Jamitis
But we were all too busy
Kissin' the arse of Thin Lizzy.

elliseamos wrote:this poetry slam battle is tremendous.

there's a real possibility that i'll be reading this again later.

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:

elliseamos wrote:this poetry slam battle is tremendous.

there's a real possibility that i'll be reading this again later.

Thejambi wrote:

harmless wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

harmless wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

elliseamos wrote:

harmless wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

harmless wrote:

Tuolumne wrote:I can't think of too many examples where this band has done atmosphere very well.

I can. Everything pre-S/T. It all depends on what you mean by atmosphere.

Tuolumne wrote:This isn't NIN Grizzly Bear or anything. I've seen this band as a part of the sweaty beer chugging variety and less of the chin stroking kind.

Some of the fans are "a part of the sweaty beer chugging variety", but I don't think you can reduce PJ down to that. You must know that most of their mid-career stuff is more intelligent. Oh yeah, and forget NIN. They haven't been atmospheric since... I don't know when. It's all shtick now.

I think pearl jam was very successful with atmospheric songs
Atmospheric is when the music sucks you in to a place where you belong
With brick walking and an increase in urgency
The space for us to enter and breathe has been purged for me
Immoratalities, present tenses, slight of hands an nothing as it seems
Since 2003 we have yearned to see
A band that had once opened the space for us to roam
Has replaced that china with styrofoam
Take these recent leaks to help you believe
It's not about there completeness or quality
But the sound oh the sound
That's the place they need to be.


NIN is another thread
But I disagree about the shtick
NIN back from the dead
Trent Reznors craft always does the trick

If nothing is everything I'll have it all.

he's gotcha there, jambi.

You think you've got me
You think you've won
You cannot give me the slip
From a song on permaskip

Jambi, I want to be with you all of the time
All day and all of the night
I've really got you
I've really got you
Have the Pearl Jams covered this yet?
That they have, on this I'd bet.
But obviously I would not know
Without the objective data to tell me so.

Your rhymes' of reason and unshackled by time
It's obvious that you can see
It's a place of subejetiviiiityyyyy

Yeah yeah yeah yeah
Aw-huh aw-huh aw-huh
Fight to get it back again
And become a rock and roll stuh.
Anyone could've done this
In our cult of Pearl Jamitis
But we were all too busy
Kissin' the arse of Thin Lizzy.

Lightning Bolt Lightning strike
Friday was void of harmless might
Our crew was quick but our crew was light
Lightning Bolt Lightning lightning striiiike

Lightning bolt lightning flash
When pearl Jam fails and songs dont belong
Harmless is their to blame Matt Cameron
Lightning bolt lightning linghtnnning Flasaaash

It's all about the money
It's all about the mooneey yeah hah.

bluestate wrote:A thought just occurred to me... bare with me (or skip)

When S/T was released, my son was 1. He had a habit of waking up around 5:30 in the morning for no particular reason. I would put him in the stroller and we'd be out the door, with Avocado blasting away on my headphones. This became almost like a morning ritual for us. That whole summer was defined by stroller walks and Pearl Jam.

When Backspacer was released, my son was 4 and my daughter was 1. I remember it clear as day. My CD arrived in the mail the day before we set out for vacation in Outer Banks, NC. My daughter also had the unfortunate habit of waking up uncomfortably early in the morning. But at least for this one week, I embraced it. I would strap her into a baby bjorn and grab my headphones. We would take long walks on the beach while I listened to Backspacer over and over again. It's the only memory I have of the Outer Banks. When I listen to BS now I can still smell salt in the air.

When LB is released, my son will be 7 and my daughter will be 4. Now here's the crazy thing. There will be no strollers, no diapers, no early morning risers. Instead, I'll be dancing in the living room with my children. My daughter will yell, "Dad, I want it louder!". My son will be jumping off the couch with his plastic toy guitar. That's just wild.

The point is that, no matter what, PJ is one of those few constants in my life by which I can measure various points. The last few albums weren't life changing records in the way that Ten and Vs. completely altered the path of an angry and confused teenage boy back in the day, and I don't expect LB to be something that powerful either, but they still mark general milestones for my life. Ask me to describe what I was doing when the last Radiohead album came out, or the last Flaming Lips album, or the last Walkmen record (these are all bands that I love btw) and I might only have a few vague memories. But PJ is different. I don't really understand why or how but they just are. That's pretty cool.

bluestate wrote:A thought just occurred to me... bare with me (or skip)

When S/T was released, my son was 1. He had a habit of waking up around 5:30 in the morning for no particular reason. I would put him in the stroller and we'd be out the door, with Avocado blasting away on my headphones. This became almost like a morning ritual for us. That whole summer was defined by stroller walks and Pearl Jam.

When Backspacer was released, my son was 4 and my daughter was 1. I remember it clear as day. My CD arrived in the mail the day before we set out for vacation in Outer Banks, NC. My daughter also had the unfortunate habit of waking up uncomfortably early in the morning. But at least for this one week, I embraced it. I would strap her into a baby bjorn and grab my headphones. We would take long walks on the beach while I listened to Backspacer over and over again. It's the only memory I have of the Outer Banks. When I listen to BS now I can still smell salt in the air.

When LB is released, my son will be 7 and my daughter will be 4. Now here's the crazy thing. There will be no strollers, no diapers, no early morning risers. Instead, I'll be dancing in the living room with my children. My daughter will yell, "Dad, I want it louder!". My son will be jumping off the couch with his plastic toy guitar. That's just wild.

The point is that, no matter what, PJ is one of those few constants in my life by which I can measure various points. The last few albums weren't life changing records in the way that Ten and Vs. completely altered the path of an angry and confused teenage boy back in the day, and I don't expect LB to be something that powerful either, but they still mark general milestones for my life. Ask me to describe what I was doing when the last Radiohead album came out, or the last Flaming Lips album, or the last Walkmen record (these are all bands that I love btw) and I might only have a few vague memories. But PJ is different. I don't really understand why or how but they just are. That's pretty cool.

stupidmop wrote:I need a rumour or something.