Red Mosquito

96583UP wrote:

Kevin Davis wrote:

96583UP wrote:boku potential

If anyone ever asks me what this song sounds like and I find myself--as I suspect I will--lost for adjectives to describe its boogie-laced glory, I will simply remember the time when said glory prompted a humble member of Team Red Mosquito to send the elegant majesty of the French language rocketing headlong into a phonetic brick wall that resembled a Pokemon character. And those words will convey the glory.

borrowed from a drink advertised by the honorable Richard Lewis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JEbnWl8iz0

I think it is unfair to malign this track based on this album form, because it clearly had its wings clipped by (probably) the producer... this song has a bbbbrrrruuuutal fade out.... we have not heard "the song" /"the whole song".... right where the lid of the party that is this song is blowing off, the producer hit the "call your parents, pick up your things, time to go home" button. Not fair to the track, not able to be that accurate/precise if attempting to judge this track in this album format. This album cut is just not reflective of the actual song.

It's like we've had this track revealed to us, but to view it, we have to stare through a keyhole. We're only familiar with the teeeny image on the other side. It would be much better if we were standing in the room with it, give it an all-over look-see, as we are able to do with the other album songs thus far.

Once we get in the same room as this thing (live), we'll see it for what it really is; not this through-the-key-hole 1-inch version.

solace wrote:who are the 13 of you who voted this song 5 stars?

harmless wrote:

stip wrote:if there is a similar sounding riff in a shania twain song then there is a shania twain song somewhere with a pretty good riff.

And hundreds of "dirty" blues-style songs RMers actually like with the same riff. Muse uses these riffs all the time, for instance.

Noaheb wrote:

harmless wrote:

stip wrote:if there is a similar sounding riff in a shania twain song then there is a shania twain song somewhere with a pretty good riff.

And hundreds of "dirty" blues-style songs RMers actually like with the same riff. Muse uses these riffs all the time, for instance.

this song starts out where I go holy shit this is awesome then those two notes are struck and I cringe, then the chorus just makes me sad, then I go holy shit this is awesome again, then it fades out...Oh what coulda been Shania Stone what coulda been

Cleverman wrote:I know Shania Twain had some hits in the late 90s but I couldn't tell you what they sounded like. So if you hear Shania Twain in this song, that sounds like more your problem for knowing what her songs sound like and less like PJ's.

I like the song. It's a welcome addition to the PJ canon and it has a catchy chorus, so there. 3.5 stars

*edited for spelling

Lounge Lizard wrote:While all you wankers were busy increasing the youtube views count for 'Sirens', I took a walk in the woods and picked a bucket full of these bad boys

harmless wrote:This song gets 3.25 Lightning Bolts for the new devolution of PJ.

warehouse wrote:

harmless wrote:This song gets 3.25 Lightning Bolts for the new devolution of PJ.

devolution? have they dont a song like this before?

harmless wrote:

warehouse wrote:

harmless wrote:This song gets 3.25 Lightning Bolts for the new devolution of PJ.

devolution? have they dont a song like this before?

Somebody described it as "1/2 Full meets Supersonic" earlier. That might be a good description. But no, they haven't. What I mean is I'm judging every album post-Riot Act on its own merits, not against those albums. PJ aren't the same now.

harmless wrote:

96583UP wrote:

Kevin Davis wrote:

96583UP wrote:boku potential

If anyone ever asks me what this song sounds like and I find myself--as I suspect I will--lost for adjectives to describe its boogie-laced glory, I will simply remember the time when said glory prompted a humble member of Team Red Mosquito to send the elegant majesty of the French language rocketing headlong into a phonetic brick wall that resembled a Pokemon character. And those words will convey the glory.

borrowed from a drink advertised by the honorable Richard Lewis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JEbnWl8iz0

I think it is unfair to malign this track based on this album form, because it clearly had its wings clipped by (probably) the producer... this song has a bbbbrrrruuuutal fade out.... we have not heard "the song" /"the whole song".... right where the lid of the party that is this song is blowing off, the producer hit the "call your parents, pick up your things, time to go home" button. Not fair to the track, not able to be that accurate/precise if attempting to judge this track in this album format. This album cut is just not reflective of the actual song.

It's like we've had this track revealed to us, but to view it, we have to stare through a keyhole. We're only familiar with the teeeny image on the other side. It would be much better if we were standing in the room with it, give it an all-over look-see, as we are able to do with the other album songs thus far.

Once we get in the same room as this thing (live), we'll see it for what it really is; not this through-the-key-hole 1-inch version.

So what you're saying is, this studio version fails (to capture a 5-star song).

Kevin Davis wrote:I also think Harmless very astutely pinpointed the one thing about this song that I haven't been able to articulate yet, something which gets under my skin far more than its reported Twain-ness--it's Muse-ness.