Red Mosquito

oneway23 wrote:

Val wrote:

oneway23 wrote:

Val wrote:https://vocaroo.com/1gOtuLFjam5X

Pretty sure the “greatest ever drum fill” from Waiting For Stevie is at the 2:52 mark

If that ends up being it, this will be the most embarrassing PR disaster since Tony Khan showed the footage of a backstage confrontation between CM Punk & Jack Perry

Everything surrounding this particular drum fill is excellent though

Easily the song I'm most enthused about.

When first hearing it, I initially assumed that the Ledbetter-ish bluesy playing on the metal door clip at 1:18 was WFS...Do we know what song that is?
Sounds fantastic

guitar_davey wrote:

oneway23 wrote:

Val wrote:

oneway23 wrote:

Val wrote:https://vocaroo.com/1gOtuLFjam5X

Pretty sure the “greatest ever drum fill” from Waiting For Stevie is at the 2:52 mark

If that ends up being it, this will be the most embarrassing PR disaster since Tony Khan showed the footage of a backstage confrontation between CM Punk & Jack Perry

Everything surrounding this particular drum fill is excellent though

Easily the song I'm most enthused about.

When first hearing it, I initially assumed that the Ledbetter-ish bluesy playing on the metal door clip at 1:18 was WFS...Do we know what song that is?
Sounds fantastic

Somebody said a few pages back that it was Upper Hand.

oneway23 wrote:

Val wrote:

oneway23 wrote:

Val wrote:https://vocaroo.com/1gOtuLFjam5X

Pretty sure the “greatest ever drum fill” from Waiting For Stevie is at the 2:52 mark

If that ends up being it, this will be the most embarrassing PR disaster since Tony Khan showed the footage of a backstage confrontation between CM Punk & Jack Perry

Everything surrounding this particular drum fill is excellent though

Easily the song I'm most enthused about.

When first hearing it, I initially assumed that the Ledbetter-ish bluesy playing on the metal door clip at 1:18 was WFS...Do we know what song that is?
Sounds fantastic

oneway23 wrote:

guitar_davey wrote:

oneway23 wrote:

Val wrote:

oneway23 wrote:

Val wrote:https://vocaroo.com/1gOtuLFjam5X

Pretty sure the “greatest ever drum fill” from Waiting For Stevie is at the 2:52 mark

If that ends up being it, this will be the most embarrassing PR disaster since Tony Khan showed the footage of a backstage confrontation between CM Punk & Jack Perry

Everything surrounding this particular drum fill is excellent though

Easily the song I'm most enthused about.

When first hearing it, I initially assumed that the Ledbetter-ish bluesy playing on the metal door clip at 1:18 was WFS...Do we know what song that is?
Sounds fantastic

Somebody said a few pages back that it was Upper Hand.

Thanks, davey. Really looking forward to that one, then!

Ms Harmless wrote:

oneway23 wrote:

Val wrote:

oneway23 wrote:

Val wrote:https://vocaroo.com/1gOtuLFjam5X

Pretty sure the “greatest ever drum fill” from Waiting For Stevie is at the 2:52 mark

If that ends up being it, this will be the most embarrassing PR disaster since Tony Khan showed the footage of a backstage confrontation between CM Punk & Jack Perry

Everything surrounding this particular drum fill is excellent though

Easily the song I'm most enthused about.

When first hearing it, I initially assumed that the Ledbetter-ish bluesy playing on the metal door clip at 1:18 was WFS...Do we know what song that is?
Sounds fantastic

that break, that jangly chord structure, the "triumphant" nature of it; I've been wondering what it reminds me of from Yield, and it's definitely In Hiding

Mike wrote:I am now convinced this won't be their heaviest album in a while but their poppiest and most hook-laden album in a while.

Fattie_Vedder wrote:One thing that baffles me about this band especially over the past few albums is how do they tend to follow the same pattern with types of songs and the order that they show up on the album. Always open with 2 to 3 rockers, slow down, longer mid tempo, then the obligatory fast, punky song followed by an incongruent vibe shift to a slow, and sometimes cheesy schmaltzy song. Why has this become the formula? Who told them they need to have one punky song and one cheesy schmaltzer on every album, often one after the other?

One thing that was delightful about Gigaton is that it partially broke out of that mold. WES, though a rocker, is a different kind of opener. They don’t have a single punky song (I don’t think ND counts as punky), and I actually really like buckle up following TTLW. Closing on several slower songs was interesting too.

Strat wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

oneway23 wrote:

Val wrote:

oneway23 wrote:

Val wrote:https://vocaroo.com/1gOtuLFjam5X

Pretty sure the “greatest ever drum fill” from Waiting For Stevie is at the 2:52 mark

If that ends up being it, this will be the most embarrassing PR disaster since Tony Khan showed the footage of a backstage confrontation between CM Punk & Jack Perry

Everything surrounding this particular drum fill is excellent though

Easily the song I'm most enthused about.

When first hearing it, I initially assumed that the Ledbetter-ish bluesy playing on the metal door clip at 1:18 was WFS...Do we know what song that is?
Sounds fantastic

that break, that jangly chord structure, the "triumphant" nature of it; I've been wondering what it reminds me of from Yield, and it's definitely In Hiding

Just came here to say this very same thing. Excited about this one. Hearing stone lay out a beautiful chord progression like that

Ms Harmless wrote: if the best songs on this record are that good, I'll have zero issues with Something Special as a fun indulgence

digster wrote:

EBowie wrote:

digster wrote:I get the appeal...he's this young guy full of energy, saying you're the shit, I could easily see why the band would be drawn to that. The funny thing is, he's been doing this for people like the Rolling Stones, Ozzy, Elton John, etc. It feels like the band's perception of itself is that they're even more of a dinosaur rock act than they actually are. Most of the people Watt's worked with have 20 or 30 extra years on Pearl Jam.

I'm happy with the results Watt got with The Stones so I'm optimistic.

Yeah, that isn't about what the output would be, it's just more that PJ's working with someone who typically operates as the shot of adrenaline for bands/artists that were most vital in the 60s/70s. It's just an odd choice on their part, but it could be one that ends up working out.

Mike wrote:I am now convinced this won't be their heaviest album in a while but their poppiest and most hook-laden album in a while.

Ms Harmless wrote:

Mike wrote:I am now convinced this won't be their heaviest album in a while but their poppiest and most hook-laden album in a while.

Dark Matter and Running are both their heaviest songs in a while

Ms Harmless wrote:

Strat wrote:

Ms Harmless wrote:

oneway23 wrote:

Val wrote:

oneway23 wrote:

Val wrote:https://vocaroo.com/1gOtuLFjam5X

Pretty sure the “greatest ever drum fill” from Waiting For Stevie is at the 2:52 mark

If that ends up being it, this will be the most embarrassing PR disaster since Tony Khan showed the footage of a backstage confrontation between CM Punk & Jack Perry

Everything surrounding this particular drum fill is excellent though

Easily the song I'm most enthused about.

When first hearing it, I initially assumed that the Ledbetter-ish bluesy playing on the metal door clip at 1:18 was WFS...Do we know what song that is?
Sounds fantastic

that break, that jangly chord structure, the "triumphant" nature of it; I've been wondering what it reminds me of from Yield, and it's definitely In Hiding

Just came here to say this very same thing. Excited about this one. Hearing stone lay out a beautiful chord progression like that

if the best songs on this record are that good, I'll have zero issues with Something Special as a fun indulgence

Mike wrote:I am now convinced this won't be their heaviest album in a while but their poppiest and most hook-laden album in a while.

stip wrote:

Mike wrote:I am now convinced this won't be their heaviest album in a while but their poppiest and most hook-laden album in a while.

Based on what we have heard/read my guess is that it is the most drum forward and the most mike forward, which may make it heavy for a certain value of heavy, but I suspect you're right about the hookiness of it. All the bits we've heard so far are catchy as fuck.

The difference between future days and something special (what we've heard so far) is that future days is never stuck in my head and something special won't leave, even if I kind of want it to

Mike wrote:

stip wrote:

Mike wrote:I am now convinced this won't be their heaviest album in a while but their poppiest and most hook-laden album in a while.

Based on what we have heard/read my guess is that it is the most drum forward and the most mike forward, which may make it heavy for a certain value of heavy, but I suspect you're right about the hookiness of it. All the bits we've heard so far are catchy as fuck.

The difference between future days and something special (what we've heard so far) is that future days is never stuck in my head and something special won't leave, even if I kind of want it to

true.

and something special also refuses to leave my head