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Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:27 pm
by griffinxi
Vindicator wrote:I'm deadly serious when I say I think Can't Deny Me is a way better song than this. The song get's unbridled hate, but I actually think the main riff and Ed's combined vocal line (And now you want me to breeatthe) is actually pretty clever. It's catchy. The call and response part was pretty much a fail, but overall I find the verses and chorus to be pretty catchy on CDM.
On Superblood, Ed's vocal melody is basically riding the riff in the same melody. There's no real COUNTER melody, which he's always been good at. He's always been clever at finding a good counter melody to a riff that wouldn't be so instant to anyone else. But on this song, he's just riding the generic riff til the wheels fall off. (In The deestance, ugh) He did this better on The Getaway. Not to mention a song like Save You is leagues above this.
Agree, "Can't Deny Me" is better, even with its insipid Kokomo-inspired melody in the chorus. I mean yikes.
Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:28 pm
by tree_
Vindicator wrote:tree_ wrote:Yeah, I don't know how many of you play guitar but this power chord progression and how it's played is just so simple and predictable it's insulting
I don't play guitar but I feel like it would take exactly one guitar lesson and I'd be playing this
Yeah, the moment you learn how to play a power chord you could easily write and play this
Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:28 pm
by Vindicator
Clem Halibut wrote:I would bet money that this song is a left over from Backspacer.
Could be true. Or Lightning Bolt. They always said they had a few left overs, and this sounds like when Ed was writing The Getaway, he had another "brilliant" idea
Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:28 pm
by Ms Harmless
Vindicator wrote:tree_ wrote:Yeah, I don't know how many of you play guitar but this power chord progression and how it's played is just so simple and predictable it's insulting
I don't play guitar but I feel like it would take exactly one guitar lesson and I'd be playing this
we knew this on the snippet tho
Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:29 pm
by tree_
Ms Harmless wrote:Vindicator wrote:tree_ wrote:Yeah, I don't know how many of you play guitar but this power chord progression and how it's played is just so simple and predictable it's insulting
I don't play guitar but I feel like it would take exactly one guitar lesson and I'd be playing this
we knew this on the snippet tho
yeah.. which is why i predicted this was going to be bad.. if that was their teaser and if this is their second single, hopes are out the window
Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:30 pm
by Ms Harmless
tree_ wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:Vindicator wrote:tree_ wrote:Yeah, I don't know how many of you play guitar but this power chord progression and how it's played is just so simple and predictable it's insulting
I don't play guitar but I feel like it would take exactly one guitar lesson and I'd be playing this
we knew this on the snippet tho
yeah.. which is why i predicted this was going to be bad.. if that was there teaser and if this is their second single, hopes are out the window
off he goes...
Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:33 pm
by griffinxi
tree_ wrote:Yeah, I don't know how many of you play guitar but this power chord progression and how it's played is just so simple and predictable it's insulting
Yes. Very quick, phoned-in.
I enjoyed DOTC. I've listened to it quite a few times since it came out, it's surprising in a good way from modern-era Pearl Jam.
But this--taste being subjective and all that, taking into account a band trying new things and diversifying their sound and approach--it's just hard to believe this is the same band.
Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:34 pm
by scrub12
Vindicator wrote:Clem Halibut wrote:I would bet money that this song is a left over from Backspacer.
Could be true. Or Lightning Bolt. They always said they had a few left overs, and this sounds like when Ed was writing The Getaway, he had another "brilliant" idea
BOB actually said they didn’t have much else leftover from LB. What made it was pretty much it.
Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:35 pm
by pnjguy
tree_ wrote:Yeah, I don't know how many of you play guitar but this power chord progression and how it's played is just so simple and predictable it's insulting
This is something i would have said when i was 18. (i play guitar)
Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:36 pm
by tree_
pnjguy wrote:tree_ wrote:Yeah, I don't know how many of you play guitar but this power chord progression and how it's played is just so simple and predictable it's insulting
This is something i would have said when i was 18. (i play guitar)
Is it not true, though?
Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:38 pm
by B
Over 3 pages an hour, folks.
Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:39 pm
by Sgt. Crackpot
tree_ wrote:pnjguy wrote:tree_ wrote:Yeah, I don't know how many of you play guitar but this power chord progression and how it's played is just so simple and predictable it's insulting
This is something i would have said when i was 18. (i play guitar)
Is it not true, though?
Only to amateur guitar snobs who think they're above professional musicians and at the same time wonder why they're not playing professionally themselves.
Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:41 pm
by tree_
Sgt. Crackpot wrote:tree_ wrote:pnjguy wrote:tree_ wrote:Yeah, I don't know how many of you play guitar but this power chord progression and how it's played is just so simple and predictable it's insulting
This is something i would have said when i was 18. (i play guitar)
Is it not true, though?
Only to amateur guitar snobs who think they're above professional musicians and at the same time wonder why they're not playing professionally themselves.
Irrelevant. I'm not saying I'm a great musician. I'm saying this power chord progression is so simple even I could actually turn my nose up at it. I remember experimenting with power chords a lot when I was first learning and this might have been the first 3 chord progression I tried, same 4/4 rhythm and all. I mean, at least throw a little bit of a a curve in there or something
Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:42 pm
by Norah
DeeDee wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:DeeDee wrote:Songs - Times played live
Supersonic - 19 times
Olé - 13 times
Hitchhiker - 1 time
Get right - 17 times
Big Wave - 30 times
Johnny Guitar - 17 times
Let the records play - 21 times
They.
Don't.
Work.
Period.
what's this list demonstrating?
That 'fun/happy' PJ songs aren't loved by their fanbase.
If they were, they'd play them live.
Plain and simple.
Logic is not your strong suit.
Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:42 pm
by pnjguy
tree_ wrote:pnjguy wrote:tree_ wrote:Yeah, I don't know how many of you play guitar but this power chord progression and how it's played is just so simple and predictable it's insulting
This is something i would have said when i was 18. (i play guitar)
Is it not true, though?
Yes, but what does that have to do with whether the song is good or not? It doesn't.
Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:43 pm
by Thejambi
pnjguy wrote:tree_ wrote:pnjguy wrote:tree_ wrote:Yeah, I don't know how many of you play guitar but this power chord progression and how it's played is just so simple and predictable it's insulting
This is something i would have said when i was 18. (i play guitar)
Is it not true, though?
Yes, but what does that have to do with whether the song is good or not? It doesn't.
^
Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:44 pm
by oneway23
Sgt. Crackpot wrote:tree_ wrote:pnjguy wrote:tree_ wrote:Yeah, I don't know how many of you play guitar but this power chord progression and how it's played is just so simple and predictable it's insulting
This is something i would have said when i was 18. (i play guitar)
Is it not true, though?
Only to amateur guitar snobs who think they're above professional musicians and at the same time wonder why they're not playing professionally themselves.
Those who can, do. Those who can't, criticize
Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:45 pm
by B
cutuphalfdead wrote:DeeDee wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:DeeDee wrote:Songs - Times played live
Supersonic - 19 times
Olé - 13 times
Hitchhiker - 1 time
Get right - 17 times
Big Wave - 30 times
Johnny Guitar - 17 times
Let the records play - 21 times
They.
Don't.
Work.
Period.
what's this list demonstrating?
That 'fun/happy' PJ songs aren't loved by their fanbase.
If they were, they'd play them live.
Plain and simple.
Logic is not your strong suit.
Smile has been played 77 times.
Sad has been played 54 times.
Where's your God now?
Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:45 pm
by oneway23
pnjguy wrote:tree_ wrote:pnjguy wrote:tree_ wrote:Yeah, I don't know how many of you play guitar but this power chord progression and how it's played is just so simple and predictable it's insulting
This is something i would have said when i was 18. (i play guitar)
Is it not true, though?
Yes, but what does that have to do with whether the song is good or not? It doesn't.
Back in Black is a pretty simple tune. Think that has done OK, ammirite?
Re: Superblood Wolfmoon
Posted: Tue February 18, 2020 7:46 pm
by griffinxi
B wrote:cutuphalfdead wrote:DeeDee wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:DeeDee wrote:Songs - Times played live
Supersonic - 19 times
Olé - 13 times
Hitchhiker - 1 time
Get right - 17 times
Big Wave - 30 times
Johnny Guitar - 17 times
Let the records play - 21 times
They.
Don't.
Work.
Period.
what's this list demonstrating?
That 'fun/happy' PJ songs aren't loved by their fanbase.
If they were, they'd play them live.
Plain and simple.
Logic is not your strong suit.
Smile has been played 77 times.
Sad has been played 54 times.
Where's your God now?
Those are both good songs.
I don't know where that leaves us.