Red Mosquito

Strat wrote:Lots of weirdos on this board who just listen to music through their phone speakers!

wtf

Birds in Hell wrote:

sward wrote:I’m going to be sad if some of these songs don’t make it into a Pearl Jam set.

God no, as if things aren't already bad enough.

I'm not looking for the whole album in a set. haha. But I think a couple of tunes would fit right in!

McParadigm wrote:

Strat wrote:Lots of weirdos on this board who just listen to music through their phone speakers!

wtf

please don't tell me you are one of them, Mc

I have to give Eddie Vedder this in going out and putting together a very good album in a band outside of Pearl Jam in comparing this favorably to other rock legends that pulled a similar trick:

- Bruce Springsteen: dropped the E Street Band and formed a new band he hoped would tap into his muse more. He ended up with Human Touch and Lucky Town - or one colossal disaster and one decent album. Followed it up with the Ghost of Tom Joad which has some great songs but for me was a little bit boring (I feel like he caught this vibe so much more effectively with Devils & Dust).

- Pete Townshend - some decent though poppier album post- Who. Nothing that I think is embarrassingly bad, but I don’t reach for those albums basically ever.

Which is to say Eddie I think compares favorably. This is a very pleasant album I will overindulge in for the next few months and revisit every now and then, which is far more than I expected of it (I was bracing for what I described above).

liebzz wrote:I have to give Eddie Vedder this in going out and putting together a very good album in a band outside of Pearl Jam in comparing this favorably to other rock legends that pulled a similar trick:

- Bruce Springsteen: dropped the E Street Band and formed a new band he hoped would tap into his muse more. He ended up with Human Touch and Lucky Town - or one colossal disaster and one decent album. Followed it up with the Ghost of Tom Joad which has some great songs but for me was a little bit boring (I feel like he caught this vibe so much more effectively with Devils & Dust).

- Pete Townshend - some decent though poppier album post- Who. Nothing that I think is embarrassingly bad, but I don’t reach for those albums basically ever.

Which is to say Eddie I think compares favorably. This is a very pleasant album I will overindulge in for the next few months and revisit every now and then, which is far more than I expected of it (I was bracing for what I described above).

I do really like Townshend's solo albums. Who Came First and Empty Glass, in particular.

Strat wrote:

McParadigm wrote:

Strat wrote:Lots of weirdos on this board who just listen to music through their phone speakers!

wtf

please don't tell me you are one of them, Mc

It would be like watching the Star War at 8 frames per second on a screen the size and color of a Game Boy classic.

guitar_davey wrote:

liebzz wrote:I have to give Eddie Vedder this in going out and putting together a very good album in a band outside of Pearl Jam in comparing this favorably to other rock legends that pulled a similar trick:

- Bruce Springsteen: dropped the E Street Band and formed a new band he hoped would tap into his muse more. He ended up with Human Touch and Lucky Town - or one colossal disaster and one decent album. Followed it up with the Ghost of Tom Joad which has some great songs but for me was a little bit boring (I feel like he caught this vibe so much more effectively with Devils & Dust).

- Pete Townshend - some decent though poppier album post- Who. Nothing that I think is embarrassingly bad, but I don’t reach for those albums basically ever.

Which is to say Eddie I think compares favorably. This is a very pleasant album I will overindulge in for the next few months and revisit every now and then, which is far more than I expected of it (I was bracing for what I described above).

I do really like Townshend's solo albums. Who Came First and Empty Glass, in particular.

All the Best Cowboys is phenomenal. Maybe better than any Who record post-Quad.

McParadigm wrote:

guitar_davey wrote:

liebzz wrote:I have to give Eddie Vedder this in going out and putting together a very good album in a band outside of Pearl Jam in comparing this favorably to other rock legends that pulled a similar trick:

- Bruce Springsteen: dropped the E Street Band and formed a new band he hoped would tap into his muse more. He ended up with Human Touch and Lucky Town - or one colossal disaster and one decent album. Followed it up with the Ghost of Tom Joad which has some great songs but for me was a little bit boring (I feel like he caught this vibe so much more effectively with Devils & Dust).

- Pete Townshend - some decent though poppier album post- Who. Nothing that I think is embarrassingly bad, but I don’t reach for those albums basically ever.

Which is to say Eddie I think compares favorably. This is a very pleasant album I will overindulge in for the next few months and revisit every now and then, which is far more than I expected of it (I was bracing for what I described above).

I do really like Townshend's solo albums. Who Came First and Empty Glass, in particular.

All the Best Cowboys is phenomenal. Maybe better than any Who record post-Quad.

Also solid!

It's a little weird to me that the Earthling album thread is 9x as long as Flag Day

stip wrote:It's a little weird to me that the Earthling album thread is 9x as long as Flag Day

I still haven't listened to that. Heard a few songs. Meh.

It takes a few listens (as do most things). It won't set the world on fire but there are some nice mood pieces. Definitely glad I gave it a shot

Might there be a TSIS review coming soon?? (hint, hint)

stip wrote:It's a little weird to me that the Earthling album thread is 9x as long as Flag Day

I'm kinda proud of us for caring that much more about Ed Ved than Sean Penn

It’s not a Sean Penn soundtrack though.

Yield Often wrote:Might there be a TSIS review coming soon?? (hint, hint)

Who can say?

Anders wrote:It’s not a Sean Penn soundtrack though.

exactly, which is how I'm able to enjoy it; the movie is obviously a Penn project so the association is there, but meh whatevs

Ms Harmless wrote:

Anders wrote:It’s not a Sean Penn soundtrack though.

exactly, which is how I'm able to enjoy it; the movie is obviously a Penn project so the association is there, but meh whatevs

also the comment was said with tongue in cheek

there's something really wonderful about how Ed in Invincible sounds like a pushy preacher ("yeah, so feel important!") but then says "holy rollers, keep your cool"; it's like he's channeling their voice to undermine them

shit what went on there

Sean, is that you?