Red Mosquito

liebzz wrote:

EBowie wrote:I remember buying Stone's Bayleaf on 9/11 - very strange thinking about that now.

Same. It’s still such a gem.

I got it that weekend. Wild to think that the three albums I loved most from that year -- Bayleaf, Bob Dylan's "Love and Theft," and Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" -- were all released on 9/11.

Buby wrote:Ok. Rewind to Ed's 2002 Wiltern theatre and All Tomorrow's Parties solo gigs.
They were great. Different. And also the first peak at some of these unique and pretty intimate/personal songs, bare bones.
From those two sets, we got to hear Can't Keep fully fleshed out on Riot Act later that year.
The rest were under wraps for some time. To have them pop up on a quiet LP 9 years later was a blast (for me).

That ATP show from 2002 is one of my favorite boots ever. Love that version of "Longing to Belong" on there.

Kevin Davis wrote:

liebzz wrote:

EBowie wrote:I remember buying Stone's Bayleaf on 9/11 - very strange thinking about that now.

Same. It’s still such a gem.

I got it that weekend. Wild to think that the three albums I loved most from that year -- Bayleaf, Bob Dylan's "Love and Theft," and Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" -- were all released on 9/11.

Buby wrote:Ok. Rewind to Ed's 2002 Wiltern theatre and All Tomorrow's Parties solo gigs.
They were great. Different. And also the first peak at some of these unique and pretty intimate/personal songs, bare bones.
From those two sets, we got to hear Can't Keep fully fleshed out on Riot Act later that year.
The rest were under wraps for some time. To have them pop up on a quiet LP 9 years later was a blast (for me).

That ATP show from 2002 is one of my favorite boots ever. Love that version of "Longing to Belong" on there.

I missed mentioning Thumbing My Way, the first time.
But yeah, those two boots are

EBowie wrote:I remember buying Stone's Bayleaf on 9/11 - very strange thinking about that now.

dude i was thinking that the other day...also Mick Jagger´s Goddess On The Doorway...i was super exited with those two and 9/11 happened and i was just devastated.

Pj just posted on that observer thing, the synth intro music thing from the beginning of promo going into running and Ament dancing in it

Lmdmusic wrote:Pj just posted on that observer thing, the synth intro music thing from the beginning of promo going into running and Ament dancing in it

I just don't know what to think anymore.

This is laughable.

can you believe there are people finding this rollout promotion a ton of fun?

Ms Harmless wrote:can you believe there are people finding this rollout promotion a ton of fun?

I can't.

But, again, 8 people gave Running a 5 out of 5, so anything is possible.

Ms Harmless wrote:can you believe there are people finding this rollout promotion a ton of fun?

If my grandma were still alive, probably her

yeah, this is probably the worst promotion they did for an album and oh boy they really didnt promote anything back in the 90s

I still don't think it's as bad as Backspacer or LB, at least it's hilarious and incompetent; I'll take that over polished, sponsored and deeply corny

Ms Harmless wrote:I still don't think it's as bad as Backspacer or LB, at least it's hilarious and incompetent; I'll take that over polished, sponsored and deeply corny

I liked the idea of a 'treasure hunt'. Certainly cheesy, but it's something that gets fans excited and involved.

VinylGuy wrote:yeah, this is probably the worst promotion they did for an album and oh boy they really didnt promote anything back in the 90s

That was a way to promote, in a way.

This? This is kind of a meme.

Bi_3 wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:I still don't think it's as bad as Backspacer or LB, at least it's hilarious and incompetent; I'll take that over polished, sponsored and deeply corny

I liked the idea of a 'treasure hunt'. Certainly cheesy, but it's something that gets fans excited and involved.

it all just kind of reminds me of church youth group

I really don’t care, do u?

all I want in the buildup to new music is stuff centred around the new music

McParadigm wrote:I really don’t care, do u?

I care a little bit that they're doing kids party games instead of giving us more music, but there are levels; I care about poverty more than this

Ms Harmless wrote:

Bi_3 wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:I still don't think it's as bad as Backspacer or LB, at least it's hilarious and incompetent; I'll take that over polished, sponsored and deeply corny

I liked the idea of a 'treasure hunt'. Certainly cheesy, but it's something that gets fans excited and involved.

it all just kind of reminds me of church youth group

I also like the idea of planting little teaser snippets in various online and broadcast media. Sports is a weird choice though unless they are really focusing on the mature dad market.

Bi_3 wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

Bi_3 wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:I still don't think it's as bad as Backspacer or LB, at least it's hilarious and incompetent; I'll take that over polished, sponsored and deeply corny

I liked the idea of a 'treasure hunt'. Certainly cheesy, but it's something that gets fans excited and involved.

it all just kind of reminds me of church youth group

I also like the idea of planting little teaser snippets in various online and broadcast media. Sports is a weird choice though unless they are really focusing on the mature dad market.

yeah I think the games could work if there were prizes worth searching for (new snippets); maybe there will be soon

I liked Backspacer promotion. SNL, Spin magazine cover, some other stuff..and in classic PJ fashion they quit everything once they started the tour.

LB promotion...yeah, two videos...the interviews were cool too!! yeah i like that one too, i just disliked the album they were promoting

They missed the chance with the Movie Theater thing.

They should have played the record first, and then a live permormance of it.

It would have been really good, but they don't get together to do this kind of stuff anymore. The death of the Ten Club single is the epitome. Now, the best time to do it, easier than ever, the band let it go.

It's sad to see them throw away almost every little thing that made them special.