Red Mosquito

The TV, she talks to me
Breaking news and building walls
Selling me what I don't need
I never knew soap made you taller

So I'm riding (away)
Hiding (away)
So much talk, it makes no sense at all
My senses have gone AWOL

GUITAR SOLO



There's a downbeat, fuzzy, stoner rock vibe to this song that I really wish they'd return to. Really great guitar tones too. Wish they'd bring this one back into the set on a semi-regular basis.

Me like this one too. The opening 5 tracks of Riot Act work well, maybe even the sixth track.

Birds in Hell wrote:The TV, she talks to me
Breaking news and building walls
Selling me what I don't need
I never knew soap made you taller

So I'm riding (away)
Hiding (away)
So much talk, it makes no sense at all
My senses have gone AWOL

GUITAR SOLO



There's a downbeat, fuzzy, stoner rock vibe to this song that I really wish they'd return to. Really great guitar tones too. Wish they'd bring this one back into the set on a semi-regular basis.

mike is so good everywhere on riot act.

the mym solo reminds me of this a little bit

Bring it on cos I'm no victim.

Love how this sounds like it was written in 5 minutes - like Glorified G it barely hangs together as a song, and generally struggles as a song live, but that makes it attractive. The solo burns.

I love this song.

i don't get the hate for this song...
i would put this in the upper tier of songs on Riot Act... up there with can't keep, cropduster, get right, and all or none.

actually... i need to listen to Riot Act again, now that i'm thinking about it, it has some great songs on it.

Its a a great song that could , or should, have been amazing.
The studio version sounds very good, those guitars...that solo!! Mike is amazing here...im not sure about Eddie´s vocals though...

And i fucking love the last part, were he sings :

It doesn't hurt,when I bleed
But my memories they eat me
I've seen it all before,
Bring it on cause I'm no victim

Fuckin love those lines...

amazing song

My girlfriend's favorite song off the album......myself, I just can't get into it. It's ok, but not much more than that for me......of course, I'm probably the only person here who isn't fond of "Riot Act".

Blenheim Augustine wrote:Bring it on cos I'm no victim.

This was probably my favorite lyric on the record when it came out. It might still be.

I always look forward to the Cropduster/Ghost/I Am Mine sequence of RA.

Waverider wrote:My girlfriend's favorite song off the album......myself, I just can't get into it. It's ok, but not much more than that for me......of course, I'm probably the only person here who isn't fond of "Riot Act".

I like it, but it ranks at the bottom of the catalog for me

Birds in Hell wrote:The TV, she talks to me
Breaking news and building walls
Selling me what I don't need
I never knew soap made you taller

So I'm riding (away)
Hiding (away)
So much talk, it makes no sense at all
My senses have gone AWOL

GUITAR SOLO



There's a downbeat, fuzzy, stoner rock vibe to this song that I really wish they'd return to. Really great guitar tones too. Wish they'd bring this one back into the set on a semi-regular basis.

Love this song and agree it needs to make a return to more set lists in the near future. I remember hearing it for the first time and thinking there was something wrong with my headphones because of the fuzz. Such a great guitar solo.

One of my favs off Riot Act...Mike owns this song

RIP Mrs. Patterson

Birds in Hell wrote:There's a downbeat, fuzzy, stoner rock vibe to this song that I really wish they'd return to. Really great guitar tones too. Wish they'd bring this one back into the set on a semi-regular basis.

Great description. I think this may have been the song Jeff described as having a "Guided by Voices vibe" around the time of its release. Definitely one of those PJ tunes that sneaks up on you.

it occurred to me the other day that REM's Accelerate and Ghost are pretty similar songs. It made me like ghost even more

TheTVtalkstome wrote:

Birds in Hell wrote:The TV, she talks to me
Breaking news and building walls
Selling me what I don't need
I never knew soap made you taller

So I'm riding (away)
Hiding (away)
So much talk, it makes no sense at all
My senses have gone AWOL

GUITAR SOLO



There's a downbeat, fuzzy, stoner rock vibe to this song that I really wish they'd return to. Really great guitar tones too. Wish they'd bring this one back into the set on a semi-regular basis.

Love this song and agree it needs to make a return to more set lists in the near future. I remember hearing it for the first time and thinking there was something wrong with my headphones because of the fuzz. Such a great guitar solo.

Birds in Hell wrote:There's a downbeat, fuzzy, stoner rock vibe to this song that I really wish they'd return to. Really great guitar tones too. Wish they'd bring this one back into the set on a semi-regular basis.

Absolutely.

I love this song, and definitely in my top 5 on RA (Can't Keep, Help Help, Ghost, Green Disease, All Or None).