Red Mosquito

Jorge wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:weirdly maybe, it's getting harder to call this a "solo" album? I'm asking myself what it means to use that, anyway; Ed definitely pulled a band together of prominent musicians, called them The Earthlings, did a tour; is "solo album" all down to branding? i.e. because of Ed's fame, if it's not "Pearl Jam", it's got to be "Eddie Vedder"? I'm not suggesting "solo" always means "I did ALL of this myself", but maybe I would have liked an album with a different title "by The Earthlings", given the extravagant guest list

am I overthinking this?

Worth noting that the backing band "The Earthlings" seems to have been assembled after the recording of the album

Eh, Chad Smith was around for the sessions.

Watt and Klinghoffer had their hands in the writing and recording as well.

Eddie Vedder: vocals, guitars, keys (Invincible), drums (The Haves), Ukelin (Good and Evil), piano (Mrs. Mills), percussion (On My Way)
Andrew Watt: bass, guitars, drum machine
Josh Klinghoffer: guitars, bass, keys, piano, organ
Chad Smith: drums

Stevie Wonder: harmonica on Try
Elton John: vocals and piano on Picture
Ringo Starr: drums, percussion on Mrs. Mills
Benmont Tench: hammond on Long Way and Picture
Abe Laboriel Jr.: drums, percussion on Picture
Danny Long: piano on On My Way

Harper Vedder: background vocals on Long Way
Olivia Vedder: background vocals on Try
Edward Louis Severson, Jr: voice in On My Way

Jorge wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:weirdly maybe, it's getting harder to call this a "solo" album? I'm asking myself what it means to use that, anyway; Ed definitely pulled a band together of prominent musicians, called them The Earthlings, did a tour; is "solo album" all down to branding? i.e. because of Ed's fame, if it's not "Pearl Jam", it's got to be "Eddie Vedder"? I'm not suggesting "solo" always means "I did ALL of this myself", but maybe I would have liked an album with a different title "by The Earthlings", given the extravagant guest list

am I overthinking this?

Worth noting that the backing band "The Earthlings" seems to have been assembled after the recording of the album

oh, that's a good point!

Ms Harmless wrote:

Jorge wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:weirdly maybe, it's getting harder to call this a "solo" album? I'm asking myself what it means to use that, anyway; Ed definitely pulled a band together of prominent musicians, called them The Earthlings, did a tour; is "solo album" all down to branding? i.e. because of Ed's fame, if it's not "Pearl Jam", it's got to be "Eddie Vedder"? I'm not suggesting "solo" always means "I did ALL of this myself", but maybe I would have liked an album with a different title "by The Earthlings", given the extravagant guest list

am I overthinking this?

Worth noting that the backing band "The Earthlings" seems to have been assembled after the recording of the album

oh, that's a good point!

NO ITS NOT

All that was added to the group was a bass player and Glen Hansard. The rest were involved in the studio.

Ed should've given Harper a whole verse on Long Way

Strat wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

Jorge wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:weirdly maybe, it's getting harder to call this a "solo" album? I'm asking myself what it means to use that, anyway; Ed definitely pulled a band together of prominent musicians, called them The Earthlings, did a tour; is "solo album" all down to branding? i.e. because of Ed's fame, if it's not "Pearl Jam", it's got to be "Eddie Vedder"? I'm not suggesting "solo" always means "I did ALL of this myself", but maybe I would have liked an album with a different title "by The Earthlings", given the extravagant guest list

am I overthinking this?

Worth noting that the backing band "The Earthlings" seems to have been assembled after the recording of the album

oh, that's a good point!

NO ITS NOT

I DON'T FUCKIN KNOW DON'T YELL AT ME

Ms Harmless wrote:

Strat wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

Jorge wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:weirdly maybe, it's getting harder to call this a "solo" album? I'm asking myself what it means to use that, anyway; Ed definitely pulled a band together of prominent musicians, called them The Earthlings, did a tour; is "solo album" all down to branding? i.e. because of Ed's fame, if it's not "Pearl Jam", it's got to be "Eddie Vedder"? I'm not suggesting "solo" always means "I did ALL of this myself", but maybe I would have liked an album with a different title "by The Earthlings", given the extravagant guest list

am I overthinking this?

Worth noting that the backing band "The Earthlings" seems to have been assembled after the recording of the album

oh, that's a good point!

NO ITS NOT

I DON'T FUCKIN KNOW DON'T YELL AT ME

You watched the Zane Lowe interview! lol

Strat wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

Strat wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

Jorge wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:weirdly maybe, it's getting harder to call this a "solo" album? I'm asking myself what it means to use that, anyway; Ed definitely pulled a band together of prominent musicians, called them The Earthlings, did a tour; is "solo album" all down to branding? i.e. because of Ed's fame, if it's not "Pearl Jam", it's got to be "Eddie Vedder"? I'm not suggesting "solo" always means "I did ALL of this myself", but maybe I would have liked an album with a different title "by The Earthlings", given the extravagant guest list

am I overthinking this?

Worth noting that the backing band "The Earthlings" seems to have been assembled after the recording of the album

oh, that's a good point!

NO ITS NOT

I DON'T FUCKIN KNOW DON'T YELL AT ME

You watched the Zane Lowe interview! lol

yeah but I don't remember anything contradicting Jorge's point; cite your sauces?

Does someone have a link for the "fixed" version of the 2022-02-04 EV and the Earthlings show broadcast by SiriusXM, by the way? The first broadcast had problems and Dirty Frank was cut, but subsequent airings should be fine.

Strat wrote:All that was added to the group was a bass player and Glen Hansard. The rest were involved in the studio.

so HALF THE BAND??

Jorge wrote:

Strat wrote:All that was added to the group was a bass player and Glen Hansard. The rest were involved in the studio.

so HALF THE BAND??

2 out of 6. Your math sucks.

A majority of the musicians were involved with writing recording and producing the record.

Pearl Jam adds two non studio musicians on stage as well.

Jorge wrote:

Strat wrote:All that was added to the group was a bass player and Glen Hansard. The rest were involved in the studio.

so HALF THE BAND??

LMAO

I'm totally devil's-advocating Strat right now

Strat wrote:

Jorge wrote:

Strat wrote:All that was added to the group was a bass player and Glen Hansard. The rest were involved in the studio.

so HALF THE BAND??

2 out of 6. Your math sucks.

A majority of the musicians were involved with writing recording and producing the record.

Ed does not count as a member of "The Earthlings"

Anders wrote:Pearl Jam adds two non studio musicians on stage as well.

the thick plottens!

Four guys plus guests made the album. They are six on stage (possibly plus guests).

I win again

Jorge wrote:

Strat wrote:

Jorge wrote:

Strat wrote:All that was added to the group was a bass player and Glen Hansard. The rest were involved in the studio.

so HALF THE BAND??

2 out of 6. Your math sucks.

A majority of the musicians were involved with writing recording and producing the record.

Ed does not count as a member of "The Earthlings"

SPICY