Red Mosquito

cutuphalfdead wrote:I think most people are assuming this album sucks without hearing it for the same reason we used to assume the new Pearl Jam album would be awesome without hearing it: recent track record.

stip wrote:

theplatypus wrote:

harmless wrote:Seriously? You're seriously ruling out this album based on these reviews, even though we shouldn't get excited about the album based on the same reviews? I'm just trying to make sure that's what's happening.

What? No.

Platy raised a totally serious question. Then McP and Thodoks reaffirmed their desire to troll the album. McP will do some funny stuff. Thodoks will recycle the same 6 posts he rotates through

harmless wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:I think most people are assuming this album sucks without hearing it for the same reason we used to assume the new Pearl Jam album would be awesome without hearing it: recent track record.

I understand that. But it's 1 album, 2 albums tops. I'm more worried about the years those have taken than the fact of the two albums themselves.

harmless wrote:

theplatypus wrote:

stip wrote: look, if someone came out and said this was the greatest album ever, having hear mind your manners and lightning bolt, we'd all assume this was backspacer and everyone but me and 4 other people would be miserable. Instead it is apparently an album with some potentially difficult songs that were heard in a noisy bar that the people said they need some time to digest. this is also a sign that we should be discouraged, even though this is theoretically exactly the right kind of response to have to the sort of music people claim they want the band to write. It is true that this doesn't sound like LB, FD, or MYM, but I've gotten the sense from the reviews that these are, if not outliers, not indicative of the album as a whole.

I'd prefer to hear someone come out and say that this was amazing, but I've never had that reaction to a single pearl jam album on first listen, and I wouldn't expect to find that here, especially under these circumstances.

I am continuing to maintain, as I've basically done throughout, that these reviews are useful for giving us a sense of what types of songs these are, and that's it. I said that before we heard anything.

Maybe they just don't show their excitement because Germans are like that.

Seriously? You're seriously ruling out this album based on these reviews, even though we shouldn't get excited about the album based on the same reviews? I'm just trying to make sure that's what's happening.

EJ wrote:

harmless wrote:
Seriously? You're seriously ruling out this album based on these reviews, even though we shouldn't get excited about the album based on the same reviews? I'm just trying to make sure that's what's happening.

Its funny b/c considering the listening environment, I think the reviews have been pretty positive. The only negativity has really been towards SBM, which is pretty expected.

Heathen wrote:

stip wrote:

theplatypus wrote:

harmless wrote:Seriously? You're seriously ruling out this album based on these reviews, even though we shouldn't get excited about the album based on the same reviews? I'm just trying to make sure that's what's happening.

What? No.

Platy raised a totally serious question. Then McP and Thodoks reaffirmed their desire to troll the album. McP will do some funny stuff. Thodoks will recycle the same 6 posts he rotates through

McP's posts are the only reason I don't want PJ to call it quits

Heathen wrote:

stip wrote:

theplatypus wrote:

harmless wrote:Seriously? You're seriously ruling out this album based on these reviews, even though we shouldn't get excited about the album based on the same reviews? I'm just trying to make sure that's what's happening.

What? No.

Platy raised a totally serious question. Then McP and Thodoks reaffirmed their desire to troll the album. McP will do some funny stuff. Thodoks will recycle the same 6 posts he rotates through

McP's posts are the only reason I don't want PJ to call it quits

--- wrote:

harmless wrote:

theplatypus wrote:

stip wrote: look, if someone came out and said this was the greatest album ever, having hear mind your manners and lightning bolt, we'd all assume this was backspacer and everyone but me and 4 other people would be miserable. Instead it is apparently an album with some potentially difficult songs that were heard in a noisy bar that the people said they need some time to digest. this is also a sign that we should be discouraged, even though this is theoretically exactly the right kind of response to have to the sort of music people claim they want the band to write. It is true that this doesn't sound like LB, FD, or MYM, but I've gotten the sense from the reviews that these are, if not outliers, not indicative of the album as a whole.

I'd prefer to hear someone come out and say that this was amazing, but I've never had that reaction to a single pearl jam album on first listen, and I wouldn't expect to find that here, especially under these circumstances.

I am continuing to maintain, as I've basically done throughout, that these reviews are useful for giving us a sense of what types of songs these are, and that's it. I said that before we heard anything.

Maybe they just don't show their excitement because Germans are like that.

Seriously? You're seriously ruling out this album based on these reviews, even though we shouldn't get excited about the album based on the same reviews? I'm just trying to make sure that's what's happening.

let the records play

harmless wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:I think most people are assuming this album sucks without hearing it for the same reason we used to assume the new Pearl Jam album would be awesome without hearing it: recent track record.

I understand that. But it's 1 album, 2 albums tops. I'm more worried about the years those have taken than the fact of the two albums themselves.

theplatypus wrote:

Strat wrote:

theplatypus wrote:

harmless wrote:Seriously? You're seriously ruling out this album based on these reviews, even though we shouldn't get excited about the album based on the same reviews? I'm just trying to make sure that's what's happening.

What? No.

Harmless has been on edge all day. Pay no mind.

I'm just really excited to see what post 6666 has to bring.

McParadigm wrote:

harmless wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:I think most people are assuming this album sucks without hearing it for the same reason we used to assume the new Pearl Jam album would be awesome without hearing it: recent track record.

I understand that. But it's 1 album, 2 albums tops. I'm more worried about the years those have taken than the fact of the two albums themselves.

And like 1/3 of this album.

Mike wrote:

Guys, I found a snippet of the new SBM!

stip wrote:and MYM is a great song.

McParadigm wrote:

harmless wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:I think most people are assuming this album sucks without hearing it for the same reason we used to assume the new Pearl Jam album would be awesome without hearing it: recent track record.

I understand that. But it's 1 album, 2 albums tops. I'm more worried about the years those have taken than the fact of the two albums themselves.

And like 1/3 of this album.

stip wrote:

McParadigm wrote:

harmless wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:I think most people are assuming this album sucks without hearing it for the same reason we used to assume the new Pearl Jam album would be awesome without hearing it: recent track record.

I understand that. But it's 1 album, 2 albums tops. I'm more worried about the years those have taken than the fact of the two albums themselves.

And like 1/3 of this album.

1/4th.

cutuphalfdead wrote:

stip wrote:and MYM is a great song.

Hearing you say this is like hearing B'OB say something is great. It means I know I'm going to hate it.

stip wrote:I would really like to hear WHY people don't care for SBM