Red Mosquito

Ms Harmless wrote:Dangerous is my Wacko Jacko album of choice

Strat wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:Dangerous is my Wacko Jacko album of choice

Give In to me is fire

Rangi Guy wrote:Dirty Diana, Man in the Mirror...... Bad is a Great album

Shit - Strat beat me to it

Thurman Murman wrote:

DeeDee wrote:It's getting ugly.

2 underwhelming songs out of 2, and the snippet we got from Something Special doesn't look great either.

I'll admit it, im underwhelmed by what i've heard so far. But Running, at least on paper, was always the red flag to me. I'm just hoping that my initial hunch was right that it was always going to be a bottom two song on this record for me.

Strat wrote:Dirty Diana! man in the mirror!

Ms Harmless wrote:Dangerous is my Wacko Jacko album of choice

Jaeti wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:Dangerous is my Wacko Jacko album of choice

I don't know all the lyrics off the top of my head, and I recognize the title could indicate problematic content by today's standards, but "Give in to Me" is a song I still find amazing.

Ledbetterdays wrote:I know there is a lot of debate about production and I can see that if you compare these songs sonically against anything from the peak era. I still like these songs but I also feel like they sound like a version of Pearl Jam that exists in the Matrix. These songs won't hold up long term I don't think because they are devoid of anything emotionally significant. They will be fun workout driving playlist songs for a few months but I just really wish for the band that sounds like they are playing real drums and real guitars with simple production.

Strat wrote:

Ledbetterdays wrote:I know there is a lot of debate about production and I can see that if you compare these songs sonically against anything from the peak era. I still like these songs but I also feel like they sound like a version of Pearl Jam that exists in the Matrix. These songs won't hold up long term I don't think because they are devoid of anything emotionally significant. They will be fun workout driving playlist songs for a few months but I just really wish for the band that sounds like they are playing real drums and real guitars with simple production.

yea, im fully prepared to love this thing real hard fucking core over the summer and then ill just be legit fatigued by it and put it away. Its really brutal. Ed always likes it LOUD but this has been taken to a whole new level. I keep thinking about that quote from him saying to the band members "Just wait till you hear it"

If its loud, its awesome, for Ed. Seemingly.

Ledbetterdays wrote:

Strat wrote:

Ledbetterdays wrote:I know there is a lot of debate about production and I can see that if you compare these songs sonically against anything from the peak era. I still like these songs but I also feel like they sound like a version of Pearl Jam that exists in the Matrix. These songs won't hold up long term I don't think because they are devoid of anything emotionally significant. They will be fun workout driving playlist songs for a few months but I just really wish for the band that sounds like they are playing real drums and real guitars with simple production.

yea, im fully prepared to love this thing real hard fucking core over the summer and then ill just be legit fatigued by it and put it away. Its really brutal. Ed always likes it LOUD but this has been taken to a whole new level. I keep thinking about that quote from him saying to the band members "Just wait till you hear it"

If its loud, its awesome, for Ed. Seemingly.

I kid you not toward the end of Running I was like who would enjoy this noise? I actually like the song lyrically, Ed is not bad, but either I am old (yes) or hopefully a better-quality version will sort some of that out.

stip wrote:i like loud, too. I wake up every morning and blare an air horn into each ear in preperation for this album. First the left, then the right. I do reps if there is time

coptheriotact wrote:the quieter the music is.. the louder you can turn it up and it feel it come to life.