Red Mosquito

theplatypus wrote:

harmless wrote:THANK GOD FOR PJ'S "NOT TERRIBLE" SONGS

"Definitely not terrible!"
- theplatypus, from the Internet

A perfectly fine full band rendition of the song, but wholly unnecessary on the album.

mray10 wrote:A perfectly fine full band rendition of the song, but wholly unnecessary on the album.

Exactly. It's just a bit meh.

I'm not sure how it's any more unnecessary than anything else. Is anyone hearing any coherence to this thing that getting rid of one or two tracks would enhance?

I kind of love it. *shrug*

I prefer the quiter bit before it kicks in, but then just when the kicking in gets too annoying, it changes to ukulele. Woop.

harmless wrote:I'm not sure how it's any more unnecessary than anything else. Is anyone hearing any coherence to this thing that getting rid of one or two tracks would enhance?

Hmm. I get what you're saying. I'm using personal taste as opposed to fitting on an album.

My fears regarding this song were completely unnecessary. This is pretty cool.

stupidmop wrote:I kind of love it. *shrug*

I prefer the quiter bit before it kicks in, but then just when the kicking in gets too annoying, it changes to ukulele. Woop.

Mike wrote:My fears regarding this song were completely unnecessary. This is pretty cool.

Ain't it?

Juvenal wrote:

harmless wrote:I'm not sure how it's any more unnecessary than anything else. Is anyone hearing any coherence to this thing that getting rid of one or two tracks would enhance?

Hmm. I get what you're saying. I'm using personal taste as opposed to fitting on an album.

Yeah, and for me when you're releasing a "new" version of an already known/released song ... there better be a really good reason. I just don't see that reason here. Its' not adding anything to a coherent album narrative and it's not so amazingly good or different or new that it demands to be heard.

Really, this is what B-sides are for.

My opinion...


A mistake.

Oh, and fuck you, O'Brien.

harmless wrote:

Mike wrote:My fears regarding this song were completely unnecessary. This is pretty cool.

Ain't it?

Oh hell yeah, it is. I just hope it will stay this good with repeated listens. TIME WILL TEEEELLL

mray10 wrote:

Juvenal wrote:

harmless wrote:I'm not sure how it's any more unnecessary than anything else. Is anyone hearing any coherence to this thing that getting rid of one or two tracks would enhance?

Hmm. I get what you're saying. I'm using personal taste as opposed to fitting on an album.

Yeah, and for me when you're releasing a "new" version of an already known/released song ... there better be a really good reason. I just don't see that reason here. Its' not adding anything to a coherent album narrative and it's not so amazingly good or different or new that it demands to be heard.

Really, this is what B-sides are for.

Where is this "coherent album narrative"?

At this point, Im just glad I didn't really listen to Ukelele songs. Song is relatively new to me, so hearing a fair bit of cool things in it. B-Side to me. But not too bad regardless.

harmless wrote:

mray10 wrote:

Juvenal wrote:

harmless wrote:I'm not sure how it's any more unnecessary than anything else. Is anyone hearing any coherence to this thing that getting rid of one or two tracks would enhance?

Hmm. I get what you're saying. I'm using personal taste as opposed to fitting on an album.

Yeah, and for me when you're releasing a "new" version of an already known/released song ... there better be a really good reason. I just don't see that reason here. Its' not adding anything to a coherent album narrative and it's not so amazingly good or different or new that it demands to be heard.

Really, this is what B-sides are for.

Where is this "coherent album narrative"?

That was my point. There's not one, so it's not like this track is here because it does anything for the record.

Are these the shuffling drums you wanted, harmless? I dig them.

mray10 wrote:

harmless wrote:

mray10 wrote:

Juvenal wrote:

harmless wrote:I'm not sure how it's any more unnecessary than anything else. Is anyone hearing any coherence to this thing that getting rid of one or two tracks would enhance?

Hmm. I get what you're saying. I'm using personal taste as opposed to fitting on an album.

Yeah, and for me when you're releasing a "new" version of an already known/released song ... there better be a really good reason. I just don't see that reason here. Its' not adding anything to a coherent album narrative and it's not so amazingly good or different or new that it demands to be heard.

Really, this is what B-sides are for.

Where is this "coherent album narrative"?

That was my point. There's not one, so it's not like this track is here because it does anything for the record.

Yeah but they're all so different; which tracks *do* do anything for the record. That's what I meant. There's no coherent narrative precisely because not a single song feels part of a coherent tracklist. So I don't get the idea that it's good, but shouldn't be on here. None of the songs *belong* on here.

harmless wrote:

mray10 wrote:

harmless wrote:

mray10 wrote:

Juvenal wrote:

harmless wrote:I'm not sure how it's any more unnecessary than anything else. Is anyone hearing any coherence to this thing that getting rid of one or two tracks would enhance?

Hmm. I get what you're saying. I'm using personal taste as opposed to fitting on an album.

Yeah, and for me when you're releasing a "new" version of an already known/released song ... there better be a really good reason. I just don't see that reason here. Its' not adding anything to a coherent album narrative and it's not so amazingly good or different or new that it demands to be heard.

Really, this is what B-sides are for.

Where is this "coherent album narrative"?

That was my point. There's not one, so it's not like this track is here because it does anything for the record.

Yeah but they're all so different; which tracks *do* do anything for the record. That's what I meant. There's no coherent narrative precisely because not a single song feels part of a coherent tracklist. So I don't get the idea that it's good, but shouldn't be on here. None of the songs *belong* on here.

Mike wrote:Are these the shuffling drums you wanted, harmless? I dig them.

They're good. Not quite the brush work I wanted, but they're good and tasteful. They work. And I like the louder snare stabs, giving the whole thing a Kings of Leon feel.

comparing PJ to KoL = putting lipstick on a pig