Red Mosquito

BurtReynolds wrote:

evenslow wrote:

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:

evenslow wrote:Prediction: we'll find in about 6 months to 1 year's time that Backspacer set up the 10th album perfectly.

Put another way: imagine if they did another "middle of the road" rock record instead of the left turn (for them) of Backspacer. There would be no interesting context to place the new record in. It would probably feel like "more of the same," which equals death for a longtime rock band.

Now, this doesn't mean Backspacer is a genius record, rather it's exactly what they intended it to be - a fun palate cleanser of sorts meant to add a new color to the palette (to mix metaphors).

After the new record is out, Backspacer will be something to react off of instead of endlessly reflect upon. The former suits it better.

i like the thought, but i still hope backspacer was just totally a one off and they decide not to try it again, though that might also mean that in 5 or 6 years it is being called a lot of peoples favorite because its so much different then everything else they have done.

that's the point i was making

wishful thinking im afraid.

evenslow wrote:

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:

evenslow wrote:

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:

evenslow wrote:Prediction: we'll find in about 6 months to 1 year's time that Backspacer set up the 10th album perfectly.

Put another way: imagine if they did another "middle of the road" rock record instead of the left turn (for them) of Backspacer. There would be no interesting context to place the new record in. It would probably feel like "more of the same," which equals death for a longtime rock band.

Now, this doesn't mean Backspacer is a genius record, rather it's exactly what they intended it to be - a fun palate cleanser of sorts meant to add a new color to the palette (to mix metaphors).

After the new record is out, Backspacer will be something to react off of instead of endlessly reflect upon. The former suits it better.

i like the thought, but i still hope backspacer was just totally a one off and they decide not to try it again, though that might also mean that in 5 or 6 years it is being called a lot of peoples favorite because its so much different then everything else they have done.

that's the point i was making

i thought you were meaning the whole " the tenth album is the logical extension of backspacer" only they make it work better and it is liked

nope. read it again doc. then go to your room and think about what you've done.

harmless wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

evenslow wrote:

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:

evenslow wrote:Prediction: we'll find in about 6 months to 1 year's time that Backspacer set up the 10th album perfectly.

Put another way: imagine if they did another "middle of the road" rock record instead of the left turn (for them) of Backspacer. There would be no interesting context to place the new record in. It would probably feel like "more of the same," which equals death for a longtime rock band.

Now, this doesn't mean Backspacer is a genius record, rather it's exactly what they intended it to be - a fun palate cleanser of sorts meant to add a new color to the palette (to mix metaphors).

After the new record is out, Backspacer will be something to react off of instead of endlessly reflect upon. The former suits it better.

i like the thought, but i still hope backspacer was just totally a one off and they decide not to try it again, though that might also mean that in 5 or 6 years it is being called a lot of peoples favorite because its so much different then everything else they have done.

that's the point i was making

wishful thinking im afraid.

You seem pretty sure about that, as if you know something we don't.

BurtReynolds wrote:

harmless wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

evenslow wrote:

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:

evenslow wrote:Prediction: we'll find in about 6 months to 1 year's time that Backspacer set up the 10th album perfectly.

Put another way: imagine if they did another "middle of the road" rock record instead of the left turn (for them) of Backspacer. There would be no interesting context to place the new record in. It would probably feel like "more of the same," which equals death for a longtime rock band.

Now, this doesn't mean Backspacer is a genius record, rather it's exactly what they intended it to be - a fun palate cleanser of sorts meant to add a new color to the palette (to mix metaphors).

After the new record is out, Backspacer will be something to react off of instead of endlessly reflect upon. The former suits it better.

i like the thought, but i still hope backspacer was just totally a one off and they decide not to try it again, though that might also mean that in 5 or 6 years it is being called a lot of peoples favorite because its so much different then everything else they have done.

that's the point i was making

wishful thinking im afraid.

You seem pretty sure about that, as if you know something we don't.

no comment.

BurtReynolds wrote:

harmless wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

evenslow wrote:

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:

evenslow wrote:Prediction: we'll find in about 6 months to 1 year's time that Backspacer set up the 10th album perfectly.

Put another way: imagine if they did another "middle of the road" rock record instead of the left turn (for them) of Backspacer. There would be no interesting context to place the new record in. It would probably feel like "more of the same," which equals death for a longtime rock band.

Now, this doesn't mean Backspacer is a genius record, rather it's exactly what they intended it to be - a fun palate cleanser of sorts meant to add a new color to the palette (to mix metaphors).

After the new record is out, Backspacer will be something to react off of instead of endlessly reflect upon. The former suits it better.

i like the thought, but i still hope backspacer was just totally a one off and they decide not to try it again, though that might also mean that in 5 or 6 years it is being called a lot of peoples favorite because its so much different then everything else they have done.

that's the point i was making

wishful thinking im afraid.

You seem pretty sure about that, as if you know something we don't.

no comment.

Thejambi wrote:If this album is a Backspacer 2 then I will finally be disappointed in this band musically. They have yet to release two back to back albums with the same approach or the same result. I get Backspacer and I appreciate it. I credit the short and "simple" method Eddie wanted with it to what he did with Into the Wild. So far the descriptions of the 4 songs all seem drastically different from each other..( assuming its credible).

I give this band props. I am stoked or this album mainly because I have no idea what to expect.

McParadigm wrote:Also, Nostrand complained about hit songs bringing too many teeny bopper girls into the pit, and stip perked up quite a bit about that. If I remember correctly, he said something vaguely offensive like "Twenty or not, here I come."

stip wrote:it's really the only complaint I have about the contemporary music.

it's also much more pronounced live than in studio, though.

stip wrote:

McParadigm wrote:Also, Nostrand complained about hit songs bringing too many teeny bopper girls into the pit, and stip perked up quite a bit about that. If I remember correctly, he said something vaguely offensive like "Twenty or not, here I come."

it's why we both got into education!

McParadigm wrote:

stip wrote:

McParadigm wrote:Also, Nostrand complained about hit songs bringing too many teeny bopper girls into the pit, and stip perked up quite a bit about that. If I remember correctly, he said something vaguely offensive like "Twenty or not, here I come."

it's why we both got into education!

That line plays out way creepier on my end than it does on yours.

stip wrote:it's really the only complaint I have about the contemporary music.

it's also much more pronounced live than in studio, though.