Red Mosquito

Strat wrote:

evenslow wrote:Don't know if this has been clarified yet but on Smartless Ed said the band all came down and they did some recording last year with Watt. Said it sounded great.

This is getting close.

Yup. PJ has already recorded with Watt. Or at least this past summer. Went really well.
So, probably band decisions about next record with Watt.

washing machine wrote:Day 1: Hated this. Invincible sounded corny as I braced myself for some sort of Bad Radio alternate timeline Eddie Vedder 80s project. Stopped before I even got to Fallout Today.
Day 2: Listened again before sunrise, on my way to a long run. With that mindset, Invincible fueled me. The corniness was me now. I didn't care. Made it through the majority of the album and let myself enjoy these guys having fun together.
Day 2 continued: Put this on again. Introduced my wife to Picture. Confessed out loud that I kind of love this album.
Day 3: Took this album on walk with my son. Phone speaker and clear skies. Wonderful afternoon. The energy in EV's performance complemented being outside quite well.
Day 4 (today): Really heard The Dark for the first time. How this man's words and delivery can still connect with me on a gut level is something. I am enjoying this all despite the dashed expectations of what this music or production should sound like to me, which if I had my druthers would be some sort of cross between Of the Girl and the Into the Wild soundtrack. Someone here said it better than I, but it makes me extremely happy to hear EV enjoying himself on his terms after the various stages of personal grievances, fears, rage and confessions he's brought to us over the years. I suspect this album will continue to reveal a lot to me. The Dark is a solid entry point into understanding/enjoying this album more and more as I go on.

washing machine wrote:Day 1: Hated this. Invincible sounded corny as I braced myself for some sort of Bad Radio alternate timeline Eddie Vedder 80s project. Stopped before I even got to Fallout Today.
Day 2: Listened again before sunrise, on my way to a long run. With that mindset, Invincible fueled me. The corniness was me now. I didn't care. Made it through the majority of the album and let myself enjoy these guys having fun together.
Day 2 continued: Put this on again. Introduced my wife to Picture. Confessed out loud that I kind of love this album.
Day 3: Took this album on walk with my son. Phone speaker and clear skies. Wonderful afternoon. The energy in EV's performance complemented being outside quite well.
Day 4 (today): Really heard The Dark for the first time. How this man's words and delivery can still connect with me on a gut level is something. I am enjoying this all despite the dashed expectations of what this music or production should sound like to me, which if I had my druthers would be some sort of cross between Of the Girl and the Into the Wild soundtrack. Someone here said it better than I, but it makes me extremely happy to hear EV enjoying himself on his terms after the various stages of personal grievances, fears, rage and confessions he's brought to us over the years. I suspect this album will continue to reveal a lot to me. The Dark is a solid entry point into understanding/enjoying this album more and more as I go on.

stip wrote:

wease wrote:What tune is Ed’s dad on?

closer

Jaeti wrote:I need to get this album in the car and find out if it's possible to play Invincible loud enough.

wease wrote:

stip wrote:

wease wrote:What tune is Ed’s dad on?

closer

How’s he sound?

guitar_davey wrote:

Jaeti wrote:I need to get this album in the car and find out if it's possible to play Invincible loud enough.

It's a really good car album, in my opinion.

RockPusher wrote:"Are you talking about a dick barf?"

Anders wrote:Wish there was a little more of his father there. They made it very modern and studio-ish. Still a good song, a good outro for the album.