Red Mosquito

I really like this song. I like how it starts, doesn't give a fuck about any intro. I like Ed's vocals on this, I don't know how to describe it well, but I wish he'd sing like this more, especially nowadays if he could still pull it off. Reminds me of a WWC song. Ed sounds focused, but relaxed...? Of course Jack sounds great on this, but Matt does too, at least in the video from TB2K that I just watched.

It's all about Jeff's bass, for me. He's playing with a Mani vibe. Brilliant.

this song is really hugely Neil Young-influenced to me, right down to how Ed sings it

Ms Harmless wrote:this song is really hugely Neil Young-influenced to me, right down to how Ed sings it

With the bass line Jeff plays, I’ve always thought it had a Who vibe.

Maybe my favorite non album b-side

PHATJ wrote:Maybe my favorite non album b-side

I love it, too.

wease wrote:

PHATJ wrote:Maybe my favorite non album b-side

I love it, too.

After being made aware of the studio version for the first time in the Superblood Wolfmoon thread, Leatherman might now be a top 10 song for me.
Also really helps that Pearl Jam's singles are available on Spotify now.
I've had it stuck in my head and on repeat countless times over the past ~2 weeks.

I knew it as a rockin' song from TB2K but as far as I thought about it, I thought it was a wacky one-off or something.
Ay dios mío, a gem hidden in plain sight. I love it!

stip wrote:

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:If someone wants to do a write up of this song, we can get it in the index. Then we can change the name of this thread to a proper "SOTM" name and appease chud's OCD

go for it, im surprised it didnt already have one, i tried to find it to merge this into it.

no one ever volunteered to write this one up, and I really don't care for this song and didn't want to write it up just to shit all over it

What is this index you speak of?


If it's waxing poetic you need... well, my pleasure:

Leatherman is playful and interesting, with layers of depth
-Everyone on this song is doing something immensely arresting.
-The heavy reverb on the vocals is addicting and once you're hooked, good luck ejecting these earworms! Don't worry they're truly benevolent.
-The quality studio production choices are off the charts. Seriously, listen to it loud on decent speakers or headphones.
-That little guitar flourish in the left channel at 0:33 and 1:34 wow!

-I picture EV sweaty, college-party-band fist pump every time at "here's what they'd say-ay-ay-ay-ay"

-Leatherman successfully builds a fun, inhabitable world. Not only through its strong storytelling but also through its word choice, melody, instrumentation, etc. It all comes together to create a transformative experience. It's how the song can "feel like a middle school social studies class".
The lyrics tie past and present, and I like picturing the Appalachian Trail myself.

-Playful lyrics, especially at the end, like "Bake some bread he's leatherman" and "Give me some skin" -This is the attitude (upbeat) I want sashaying its way into my life.

-Sometimes I hear "[Dick] Cheney's dead" in place of "a shame he's dead" and damn if that's not a fun alternative
-"Axe in his pack" could easily be "Axe in his back" and now you've got yourself a woods horror.

-The way the song peters out to perfection

The Town wrote:After being made aware of the studio version for the first time in the Superblood Wolfmoon thread, Leatherman might now be a top 10 song for me.
Also really helps that Pearl Jam's singles are available on Spotify now.
I've had it stuck in my head and on repeat countless times over the past ~2 weeks.

I knew it as a rockin' song from TB2K but as far as I thought about it, I thought it was a wacky one-off or something.
Ay dios mío, a gem hidden in plain sight. I love it!

I just listened to the studio version on youtube and came to the realization that I've only heard live versions before (in person, TB2K, bootlegs). This kind of blows my mind that I've never heard the studio cut, especially since it's from my favorite PJ era. It sounds great.

The Town wrote: -"Axe in his pack" could easily be "Axe in his back" and now you've got yourself a woods horror.

I too like to picture a crusty mountain man haunting pesky teens at Camp Crystal Lake.

The Town wrote:

stip wrote:

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:If someone wants to do a write up of this song, we can get it in the index. Then we can change the name of this thread to a proper "SOTM" name and appease chud's OCD

go for it, im surprised it didnt already have one, i tried to find it to merge this into it.

no one ever volunteered to write this one up, and I really don't care for this song and didn't want to write it up just to shit all over it

What is this index you speak of?


If it's waxing poetic you need... well, my pleasure:

Leatherman is playful and interesting, with layers of depth
-Everyone on this song is doing something immensely arresting.
-The heavy reverb on the vocals is addicting and once you're hooked, good luck ejecting these earworms! Don't worry they're truly benevolent.
-The quality studio production choices are off the charts. Seriously, listen to it loud on decent speakers or headphones.
-That little guitar flourish in the left channel at 0:33 and 1:34 wow!

-I picture EV sweaty, college-party-band fist pump every time at "here's what they'd say-ay-ay-ay-ay"

-Leatherman successfully builds a fun, inhabitable world. Not only through its strong storytelling but also through its word choice, melody, instrumentation, etc. It all comes together to create a transformative experience. It's how the song can "feel like a middle school social studies class".
The lyrics tie past and present, and I like picturing the Appalachian Trail myself.

-Playful lyrics, especially at the end, like "Bake some bread he's leatherman" and "Give me some skin" -This is the attitude (upbeat) I want sashaying its way into my life.

-Sometimes I hear "[Dick] Cheney's dead" in place of "a shame he's dead" and damn if that's not a fun alternative
-"Axe in his pack" could easily be "Axe in his back" and now you've got yourself a woods horror.

-The way the song peters out to perfection

we have a stickied post up top that has links to all our post series, including the SOTM post for almost all songs in the catalog. They usually lead with an extended post about the song in question.

stip wrote:

The Town wrote:

stip wrote:

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:If someone wants to do a write up of this song, we can get it in the index. Then we can change the name of this thread to a proper "SOTM" name and appease chud's OCD

go for it, im surprised it didnt already have one, i tried to find it to merge this into it.

no one ever volunteered to write this one up, and I really don't care for this song and didn't want to write it up just to shit all over it

What is this index you speak of?


If it's waxing poetic you need... well, my pleasure:

Leatherman is playful and interesting, with layers of depth
-Everyone on this song is doing something immensely arresting.
-The heavy reverb on the vocals is addicting and once you're hooked, good luck ejecting these earworms! Don't worry they're truly benevolent.
-The quality studio production choices are off the charts. Seriously, listen to it loud on decent speakers or headphones.
-That little guitar flourish in the left channel at 0:33 and 1:34 wow!

-I picture EV sweaty, college-party-band fist pump every time at "here's what they'd say-ay-ay-ay-ay"

-Leatherman successfully builds a fun, inhabitable world. Not only through its strong storytelling but also through its word choice, melody, instrumentation, etc. It all comes together to create a transformative experience. It's how the song can "feel like a middle school social studies class".
The lyrics tie past and present, and I like picturing the Appalachian Trail myself.

-Playful lyrics, especially at the end, like "Bake some bread he's leatherman" and "Give me some skin" -This is the attitude (upbeat) I want sashaying its way into my life.

-Sometimes I hear "[Dick] Cheney's dead" in place of "a shame he's dead" and damn if that's not a fun alternative
-"Axe in his pack" could easily be "Axe in his back" and now you've got yourself a woods horror.

-The way the song peters out to perfection

we have a stickied post up top that has links to all our post series, including the SOTM post for almost all songs in the catalog. They usually lead with an extended post about the song in question.

Ok found it! Super handy spot

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