Red Mosquito

The boys still have it in them to create music this damn good. I know some of this is the new album high that wears off, but I really think they hit this one out of the park.

Coach wrote:Setting Sun almost reminds me of Footsteps a bit

It sounds like a night out on the beach

Among "recent" albums I think this is much better than LB and better than Gigaton.

Pearl Jam made a good album, you guys.

Really looking forward to the theater Tuesday night and blasting it at home next weekend.

As long time avid fan you guys have gotten me excited. As much as I tried and wanted it to, Gigaton hasn’t aged well for me so I’m hopeful this is different.

Release_Me wrote:The boys still have it in them to create music this damn good. I know some of this is the new album high that wears off, but I really think they hit this one out of the park.

A home run or a six?

Val wrote:SS is less... intolerable, I guess.
Should have been about four times shorter though.

might be crazy but it reminded me of more indulgent Kings of Leon; nothing wrong with it in context, it's almost on the right side of cute to balance out the ponderousness of what's around it; and I like (and didn't expect) the rough, spontaneous "oh, we're doing this?" feel of the intro and outro; it feels a bit self-aware, BO'B would have put a trumpet solo and an orchestra on it

yes there's an 80s sheen everywhere, like we're listening to a lost record just on the cusp of the 90s, but I'll be damned: I grinned all the way through

jdopj wrote:As long time avid fan you guys have gotten me excited. As much as I tried and wanted it to, Gigaton hasn’t aged well for me so I’m hopeful this is different.

This one's crazy good.
No kidding.

Coach wrote:

stip wrote:i had an idea in my head of what this album would be, and it wasnt this, for sure

Yeah but the Backspacer - Yield vibes were correct

But then Temple of the Dog raised the child after Backspacer left town.

just be sure to thank lmdmusic and bluestate when they pop back on

SatanicDmitrispearljam wrote:

Release_Me wrote:The boys still have it in them to create music this damn good. I know some of this is the new album high that wears off, but I really think they hit this one out of the park.

A home run or a six?

For myself as a cricket fan, it's a six!

So acknowledging it’s brand new and maybe swaying opinions, but better than Gigaton, LB, Backspacer?

E.H. Ruddock wrote:This album is miles better than Gigaton

Time will judge you. Harshly.

Ms Harmless wrote:there's an 80s sheen everywhere, like we're listening to a lost record just on the cusp of the 90s, but I'll be damned: I grinned all the way through

Same, same

stip wrote:just be sure to thank lmdmusic and bluestate when they pop back on

upper hand reminds me a bit of where the streets have no name, but slowing down instead of speeding up

Force Of Nature wrote:So acknowledging it’s brand new and maybe swaying opinions, but better than Gigaton, LB, Backspacer?

Man, it's no contest.

I mean he's like funk rapping on React, Respond

It's great

dimejinky99 wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:This album is miles better than Gigaton

Time will judge you. Harshly.

After one listen, I think I like Gigaton a lot more. But there's a lot to discover here.

Coach wrote:Among "recent" albums I think this is much better than LB and better than Gigaton.

I love Gigaton with my whole heart, but it's a more "serious" record; this is them having a lot of infectious fun, and I think it succeeds as that a million times more than Backspacer and LB