Red Mosquito

Birds in Hell wrote:

bada wrote:Yikes looks like I'm way late to the party. I forgot all about this which I guess says.....something?. The Dave Byrne impression threw me pretty hard because it's such a iconic delivery but...it kinda works. The vibe and outro is pretty cool. I don't really care about lyrics so....I wish the band attacked their parts a little harder....not like 90's fuzz box it up more like up the intensity especially Mike...maybe its my shit computer speakers but it's not all the way there. It's the best sounding record since Riot Act. There is nothing embarrassing here....no part where I think "ugh dumb". Pretty satisfied.

Are people out there really listening to this - or any music - on computer speakers?

To be fair, this is my computer speaker:

The last minute of this song is seriously hypnotizing.

bune wrote:

Buby wrote:No code is in that video, I tells ya...

I can't see your image but I saw the lines make the triangle so I assume that's what you posted.

Yup!

Also me:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:i really haven't been this excited for a new pearl jam album since first hearing given to fly on the radio.

i'm praying that this is the direction of the entire album. please. please.

Sorry, bottom-paged you

thank you ruddo

bada wrote:OK I have a PC with two external speakers and a subwoofer. The speakers say Altec Lansing on them

So the answer to the question “Are you listening to this on computer speakers”....

Delivery of “collecting up the forget-me-nots” is ace.

After a few listens today, it does seem like it benefits from Ed having something he feels the need to see overcome. For all the experimentation, that’s the actual “return to form” feeling here. The balance of anger/despair and raw determination is the most Pearl Jam element of this song, and something that hasn’t felt...present? Authentic? Or just like an honest creative guide? For a while.

McParadigm wrote:After a few listens today, it does seem like it benefits from Ed having something he feels the need to see overcome. For all the experimentation, that’s the actual “return to form” feeling here. The balance of anger/despair and raw determination is the most Pearl Jam element of this song, and something that hasn’t felt...present? Authentic? Or just like an honest creative guide? For a while.

The authenticity missing in their past few albums is very present here.

Spotify algorithm is drunk trying to find a song to follow this. Worst transition was Only Wanna Be With You by Hootie and the Blowfish. Best was definitely Spirit of the Radio by Rush.

As for Peal Jam songs, Spotify followed with Go and it worked surprisingly well. Would be interesting live.

McParadigm wrote:After a few listens today, it does seem like it benefits from Ed having something he feels the need to see overcome. For all the experimentation, that’s the actual “return to form” feeling here. The balance of anger/despair and raw determination is the most Pearl Jam element of this song, and something that hasn’t felt...present? Authentic? Or just like an honest creative guide? For a while.

Obama ruined everything. I guess Trump is good for something.

McParadigm wrote:

bada wrote:OK I have a PC with two external speakers and a subwoofer. The speakers say Altec Lansing on them

So the answer to the question “Are you listening to this on computer speakers”....

Fair point. They came with a computer. I reuse them whenever I get a new one. I've had them since 2004 or something so I got used to considering them computer speakers but I could see why the assumption could be made I meant the internal speakers in a laptop or something. You always set me straight McP.

It says a lot about this band that they can produce this kind of work at this point in their career. Ed losing some of his range and vocal identity, writing 1 generic album in the last 7 years, then making the decisions that led to a song like DotC?! The production is wonderful, Ed staying in his range and even expanding what that range can accomplish with all of those vocal tracks at the end, Stone's sick bass line, Mike's understated perfection and Matt the human drum machine showing so much restraint, and NO FADE OUT! I can't believe how great this is and I can't wait to see what they put on the rest of the record.

"Stand back when the spirit comes."

So according to that poll on top RM is not divided on this song and everyone feels pretty positive for the most part...

On the other hand, I can’t go on Facebook today with all the whining and carrying on about how terrible the song is. I guess this truly is a vacuum outside the prototypical fan base.

evenslow wrote:Mach 1 implies a Mach 2

Well I didn't notice any members of the band floating around in front of a green screen playing air guitar with the images in the background, so that must be coming in Mach 2, right?

liebzz wrote:So according to that poll on top RM is not divided on this song and everyone feels pretty positive for the most part...

On the other hand, I can’t go on Facebook today with all the whining and carrying on about how terrible the song is. I guess this truly is a vacuum outside the prototypical fan base.

Pearl Jam finally listened to RM's suggestions and this is the thanks they get.

bluestate wrote:

evenslow wrote:Mach 1 implies a Mach 2

Well I didn't notice any members of the band floating around in front of a green screen playing air guitar with the images in the background, so that must be coming in Mach 2, right?

That's definitly it !

Homeboyd wrote:Spotify algorithm is drunk trying to find a song to follow this. Worst transition was Only Wanna Be With You by Hootie and the Blowfish. Best was definitely Spirit of the Radio by Rush.

As for Peal Jam songs, Spotify followed with Go and it worked surprisingly well. Would be interesting live.

Absolutely the worst part of listening to this song on Spotify. For some reason, even one of the best algorithms in the world thinks that my playing "Pearl Jam in the year 2020" automatically translates to "take me back to Seattle circa 1992 or some cheap ass knockoff version of that".

Homeboyd wrote:Spotify algorithm is drunk trying to find a song to follow this. Worst transition was Only Wanna Be With You by Hootie and the Blowfish. Best was definitely Spirit of the Radio by Rush.

As for Peal Jam songs, Spotify followed with Go and it worked surprisingly well. Would be interesting live.

My Spotify followed it with Do the Evolution which worked really well. It'll definitely be interesting to see where this one shows up in set lists - Maybe You Are is it's closest relative in terms of style. Who knows...maybe this will be an opener.