Red Mosquito

benton netty wrote:

Thejambi wrote:

benton netty wrote:I really wish I was hearing what other people are. I hear a (slightly) glorified jam. The song has no dynamics or musical changes, and Eddie sounds like he was huffing dust beforehand. Also, I mentioned this elsewhere, but I don't even think Matt is drumming on this.

It's got a good dark vibe, but it's not a song. I don't think anything on S/T is better than this, and that album is pretty not-so-good.

Boy. To each there own and all that but this song is top tier. It's rich, natural, honest and enticing. It's not trying to over do itself and that's what I love about it.

Yeah, I don't want to take anything away from people liking it, but I can't name another PJ song that doesn't have a chorus or bridge or another part that gives the song movement. This just feels like a compelling sketch, to me. And I really do think the singing is substandard.

warehouse wrote:i really like how ed uses his voice here. subtle, but really emotive.

the drums are interesting too. there's kinda alot goin on for a slow song, almost jazzy.

whatever they start doing at the end should have gone on for another 30-60 seconds.

is it overstating that this might be the best song they've written since binaural? its really, really good.

harmless wrote:The biggest criticism I have is that it hangs on the same four (or three?) chords for way too long at the beginning. It's got the half-and-half structure of Fatal but isn't quite as interesting.

stupidmop wrote:I love it more because it has no real structure or chorus, its like ed is telling a story that happens to be set to some awesome music. I love the rawness, sketchyness and its 2am in a smokey half empty bar, pull up a chair, let me tell you a story-ness. Both this and let it ride seem like more of eds 'fables' like gtf.

Why does a song need a verse/chorus/bridge structure to be a finished or a real song anyway?


Knowing my luck a polished new version will probably show up tomorrow complete with choruses and a bridge thus proving the band was with you all along

Thejambi wrote:

stupidmop wrote:I love it more because it has no real structure or chorus, its like ed is telling a story that happens to be set to some awesome music. I love the rawness, sketchyness and its 2am in a smokey half empty bar, pull up a chair, let me tell you a story-ness. Both this and let it ride seem like more of eds 'fables' like gtf.

Why does a song need a verse/chorus/bridge structure to be a finished or a real song anyway?


Knowing my luck a polished new version will probably show up tomorrow complete with choruses and a bridge thus proving the band was with you all along

This. So much this in the best way possible.

benton netty wrote:Yeah, it definitely screams "demo idea" to me, rather than "finished song." But I totally understand digging the vibe. It's not cheerleader rock.

I wanna talk drums, too! I swear it's not Matt playing.

Thejambi wrote:

benton netty wrote:Yeah, it definitely screams "demo idea" to me, rather than "finished song." But I totally understand digging the vibe. It's not cheerleader rock.

I wanna talk drums, too! I swear it's not Matt playing.

Why don't you think so?

stip wrote:Slow songs since Vitalogy

Long Road
Sometimes
Off He Goes
Present Tense
I'm Open
Around the Bend
Wishlist
Lowlight
Thin Air
Of the Girl
Sleight of Hand
Parting Ways
Thumbing My Way
All or None
Man of the Hour
Parachutes
Come Back
Just Breathe
The End


What did I miss? It's too early to tell for sure, but this definitely ranks towards the top of that list.

zoe1271 wrote:

BurtReynolds wrote:

zoe1271 wrote:

zoe is not easily impressed

gardenparty wrote:Is it possible this was a stone demo that Eddie dropped vocals on? That was my impression upon first listen. The arrangement is very Stoney to me and as someone mentioned, I'm pretty sure that ain't Matt on the drums