Red Mosquito

Even Matt is opening up his hats on this! And those pounding tom toms

Sirens, I didn't care before you were here.

broken iris wrote:Good god, team. This is not nearly as bad as you all made it out to be. It's not a classic, pink floydy, or logical successor to Black... but it aint Nickleback either. At worst it's Lifehouse, at best it's Heart. Some awkward and un-PJ lyrics in the verses but the rest is decent and the ending with all of them singing works well and should be cool live.

3 outta 5*

*I've only heard the youtube version, which apparently is not the album version.

The "live" YouTube version and the FLAC version both sound great for slightly different reasons.

broken iris wrote:*I've only heard the youtube version, which apparently is not the album version.

There are good things about each version. It's nice to have two versions like with the Chop Suey stuff.

evenslow wrote:Also, have we set an over/under yet for days until stupidmop comes to the dark side and gives in to the Sirens?

I'll set it at 4.

YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE SIRENS

Honestly i think there's a good song in there somewhere. Maybe if it was recorded during binaural but with current eds singing power. A little more subtle a little stranger....

As it is, ill listen to it if i ever find myself in a 2005 rom-com.

Blenheim Augustine wrote:Even Matt is opening up his hats on this! And those pounding tom toms

Sirens, I didn't care before you were here.

Wait, is this one of my posts?

Earlier on I said how weirdly frustrating it is that on all the fast, heavy songs he tinkles the ride cymbal, but on this he's thrashing around on hi-hats and crashes. I literally don't understand that man.

stupidmop wrote:

evenslow wrote:Also, have we set an over/under yet for days until stupidmop comes to the dark side and gives in to the Sirens?

I'll set it at 4.

YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE SIRENS

Honestly i think there's a good song in there somewhere. Maybe if it was recorded during binaural but with current eds singing power. A little more subtle a little stranger....

As it is, ill listen to it if i ever find myself in a 2005 rom-com.

broken iris wrote:Good god, team. This is not nearly as bad as you all made it out to be. It's not a classic, pink floydy, or logical successor to Black... but it aint Nickleback either. At worst it's Lifehouse, at best it's Heart. Some awkward and un-PJ lyrics in the verses but the rest is decent and the ending with all of them singing works well and should be cool live.

3 outta 5*

*I've only heard the youtube version, which apparently is not the album version.

return to form! The album version is more of...that.

stupidmop wrote:

evenslow wrote:Also, have we set an over/under yet for days until stupidmop comes to the dark side and gives in to the Sirens?

I'll set it at 4.

YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE SIRENS

Honestly i think there's a good song in there somewhere. Maybe if it was recorded during binaural but with current eds singing power. A little more subtle a little stranger....

As it is, ill listen to it if i ever find myself in a 2005 rom-com.

This would be cool if it was on Binaural but isn't here?

harmless wrote:

stupidmop wrote:

evenslow wrote:Also, have we set an over/under yet for days until stupidmop comes to the dark side and gives in to the Sirens?

I'll set it at 4.

YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE SIRENS

Honestly i think there's a good song in there somewhere. Maybe if it was recorded during binaural but with current eds singing power. A little more subtle a little stranger....

As it is, ill listen to it if i ever find myself in a 2005 rom-com.

This would be cool if it was on Binaural but isn't here?

as in it would be a completely different song.

i like the video and the song.

harmless wrote:

stupidmop wrote:

evenslow wrote:Also, have we set an over/under yet for days until stupidmop comes to the dark side and gives in to the Sirens?

I'll set it at 4.

YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE SIRENS

Honestly i think there's a good song in there somewhere. Maybe if it was recorded during binaural but with current eds singing power. A little more subtle a little stranger....

As it is, ill listen to it if i ever find myself in a 2005 rom-com.

This would be cool if it was on Binaural but isn't here?

Que? i'm just saying maybe i would have prefered it that way. Not the band should have definitely done it that way.

harmless wrote:

Blenheim Augustine wrote:Even Matt is opening up his hats on this! And those pounding tom toms

Sirens, I didn't care before you were here.

Wait, is this one of my posts?

Earlier on I said how weirdly frustrating it is that on all the fast, heavy songs he tinkles the ride cymbal, but on this he's thrashing around on hi-hats and crashes. I literally don't understand that man.

I was thinking of you when I wrote it; but all opinions are my own. I need to go to bed before I play this for the 10th time in a row (not counting the two times I watched the video to break it up a bit).

I was fearing the worst after the first 50 seconds, but then the cheese melts away...

This really is Ed playing to his strengths vocals wise. Singing 'Mother' has rubbed off well on him. There's so much more going on in this song that the 80's power ballad comments suggested.

If this becomes a big hit, I know some folks are going to resent it even more - I for one will be rejoicing that the 'modern rock' masses are finally embracing something with some substance to it

stupidmop wrote:

harmless wrote:

stupidmop wrote:

evenslow wrote:Also, have we set an over/under yet for days until stupidmop comes to the dark side and gives in to the Sirens?

I'll set it at 4.

YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE SIRENS

Honestly i think there's a good song in there somewhere. Maybe if it was recorded during binaural but with current eds singing power. A little more subtle a little stranger....

As it is, ill listen to it if i ever find myself in a 2005 rom-com.

This would be cool if it was on Binaural but isn't here?

Que? i'm just saying maybe i would have prefered it that way. Not the band should have definitely done it that way.

Oh, I know, I'm just wondering like whether you meant in a more Binaural style?

Finally listened to this for the first time. First reaction: Cheap Trick's "The Flame". Glad to see I'm not the first person to hear that.

And every time I hear that upward chord progression in the chorus, I can't help but think of Foo Fighters' "Hey, Johnny Park". (I'm sure other songs have that progression.)

evenslow wrote:

stupidmop wrote:

evenslow wrote:Also, have we set an over/under yet for days until stupidmop comes to the dark side and gives in to the Sirens?

I'll set it at 4.

YOU'LL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE SIRENS

Honestly i think there's a good song in there somewhere. Maybe if it was recorded during binaural but with current eds singing power. A little more subtle a little stranger....

As it is, ill listen to it if i ever find myself in a 2005 rom-com.

I think this gif summarises my standing on the song more succintly then i ever could

broken iris wrote:at best it's Heart.

Mmm, yes, good call. That exact thought hadn't gone through my mind, but I think it's been simmering there.

Fuck me in the ass that video ending is superb. I mean really.

Wow, so this is actually pretty great.

I can't get enough of folks changing their minds and embracing this. And that's not talking shit in the least. It really keeps making me smile.