Red Mosquito

Kevin Davis wrote:It made me smile to go back through the first few pages of this thread -- started almost exactly ten years ago, shortly after the rollout of the current iteration of RM -- and read the acknowledgments of this album's 15-year anniversary, which was commemorated then not dissimilar to how it is being commemorated now: by a SiriusXM radio special, somewhat tepidly anticipated by Spenno as a potential opportunity to unearth some previously unheard 1998 live material, but unsurprisingly ending up as a showcase for some then-recent live tracks and some apparently less-than-articulate fan phone calls. To that end, somewhat soberingly, I'm struck by (a) how the last 10 years really have felt like one extended lost weekend in the life of the band, and (b) how ridiculous it still seems that this album could be even 15 years old, never mind 25. Quarter-century anniversary hoo-hah is nothing new in PJ world at this point, but Yield is a special one for me.

I'm sure I've written somewhere between one and two million words elsewhere on RM about this album, so I'll spare you my sentimental stories. I just wanted to pop in here and wish happy birthday to my all-time favorite album, its wonderful songs, its immaculate sonics, its clumsy but heartfelt and occasionally astute philosophizing, its too-soon-gone Jack-Irons-ness, and its lifetime of companionship. Thanks Yield

Jorge wrote:

Kevin Davis wrote:It made me smile to go back through the first few pages of this thread -- started almost exactly ten years ago, shortly after the rollout of the current iteration of RM -- and read the acknowledgments of this album's 15-year anniversary, which was commemorated then not dissimilar to how it is being commemorated now: by a SiriusXM radio special, somewhat tepidly anticipated by Spenno as a potential opportunity to unearth some previously unheard 1998 live material, but unsurprisingly ending up as a showcase for some then-recent live tracks and some apparently less-than-articulate fan phone calls. To that end, somewhat soberingly, I'm struck by (a) how the last 10 years really have felt like one extended lost weekend in the life of the band, and (b) how ridiculous it still seems that this album could be even 15 years old, never mind 25. Quarter-century anniversary hoo-hah is nothing new in PJ world at this point, but Yield is a special one for me.

I'm sure I've written somewhere between one and two million words elsewhere on RM about this album, so I'll spare you my sentimental stories. I just wanted to pop in here and wish happy birthday to my all-time favorite album, its wonderful songs, its immaculate sonics, its clumsy but heartfelt and occasionally astute philosophizing, its too-soon-gone Jack-Irons-ness, and its lifetime of companionship. Thanks Yield

Good post

I think I will listen to Yield today

Birds in Hell wrote:Eh? Leatherman, U and (in particular) Happy When I'm Crying are all great.

Hypnosomnia wrote:Aside from Whale Song which is great, sadly, Yield produce some of the most boring b sides and outtakes.

EJ wrote:Jeff's bit about how Push Me, Pull Me got totally reworked from a Police inspired song into a spoken word art project without him was hilarious. Now we need to hear his original demo of this.

tragabigzanda wrote:

B wrote:

EJ wrote:Jeff's bit about how Push Me, Pull Me got totally reworked from a Police inspired song into a spoken word art project without him was hilarious. Now we need to hear his original demo of this.

Put out 5he Super Deluxe, you fuckers!

we’ve got soundboards of the best shows

tragabigzanda wrote:

bodysnatcher wrote:Vs/Vitalogy

Also sourced from f’n DAT tapes!

tragabigzanda wrote:

B wrote:

EJ wrote:Jeff's bit about how Push Me, Pull Me got totally reworked from a Police inspired song into a spoken word art project without him was hilarious. Now we need to hear his original demo of this.

Put out 5he Super Deluxe, you fuckers!

Fairly pointless IMO. The album masters are committed to DAT (barf), we’ve got soundboards of the best shows, and outside of a couple specific songs — earlier version of BOJ, Jeff’s PMPM demo, the early Of the Girl — I don’t think there’s much of anything else from this particular era worth hearing.