Kind of Muse-y, tbh. But I like it, too.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 22 January 2020 13:29 (four years ago) link
lol i love this
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 14:00 (four years ago) link
cameron sounds like he's having a blast
― american bradass (BradNelson), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 14:01 (four years ago) link
I dig the many-Vedders coda
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 14:06 (four years ago) link
wow this was unexpected to say the least
I dig it
― Dinsdale, Wednesday, 22 January 2020 21:50 (four years ago) link
that was fun! they might as well stretch out a bit at this point
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 21:51 (four years ago) link
this is so good wtf
― omg what did you type to find this gif? (Spottie), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 23:10 (four years ago) link
when does the prins thomas discomiks drop
― bold caucasian eroticism (Simon H.), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 23:16 (four years ago) link
Weird and exhilarating to hear Vedder imitate David Byrne singing atop a Sleater-Kinney track from the last album.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 22 January 2020 23:28 (four years ago) link
oh man i loooove this!
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 23 January 2020 04:13 (four years ago) link
You know, that album cover made me think of "Grace Under Pressure," but the red wave at the top is actually reminiscent of "Permanent Waves."
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 23 January 2020 04:39 (four years ago) link
I've already cooled on this song after a handful of listens, but still intrigued by the idea of a curveball PJ album in 2020. I'm not sure I ever listened to Lightning Bolt more than one time, if that.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 23 January 2020 04:43 (four years ago) link
i liked Lightning Bolt a lot(not as much as avocado tho)
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 23 January 2020 04:49 (four years ago) link
Backspacer got a lot of plays from me, but even that one I haven't spun in years.
― Johnny Fever, Thursday, 23 January 2020 04:56 (four years ago) link
No Code/Yield is their real sweet spot imo.
00’s highlight is def Avocado, there’s literally not a bad song on the whole album
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 23 January 2020 05:45 (four years ago) link
weird to realize Eddie Vedder is older than Mick Jagger was when the Stones released Bridges to Babylon.
― omar little, Thursday, 23 January 2020 06:04 (four years ago) link
I heard “Dance of the Clairvoyants” for the first time last night and it’s surprising and I like it, but my brain keeps drawing a lot of parallels to the Killers “The Man” and insists on melding them into one song on mental replay. Just me?
― Manitobiloba (Kim), Friday, 7 February 2020 14:11 (four years ago) link
I'd never heard that, but there are some very loose similarities.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 7 February 2020 15:30 (four years ago) link
Oh, I see that song was based around a Kool & the Gang sample. Cool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8k90kIgG5Q
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 7 February 2020 15:33 (four years ago) link
weird to realize Eddie Vedder is older than Mick Jagger was when the Stones released Bridges to Babylon.He’s almost as old as Time Out of Mind-era Dylan!
― dad genes (morrisp), Friday, 7 February 2020 15:39 (four years ago) link
That's a good comparison.
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― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 7 February 2020 15:40 (four years ago) link
older than Mick Jagger was when the Stones released Bridges to Babylon.
Seems like it could make a good thread. Patterson Hood, David Yow, Steve Albini ...
Lol, I just looked up Mariah Carey, and wiki says "Born March 27, 1969 or 1970 (age 49–50)" wtf?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 7 February 2020 15:46 (four years ago) link
It’s not polite to ask a lady about her age.
― dad genes (morrisp), Friday, 7 February 2020 15:56 (four years ago) link
I didn't read beyond her birthday(s), but I'm fairly certain there is more embarrassing information in that wikipedia entry.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 7 February 2020 16:02 (four years ago) link
"Dance" got me excited about the prospect of a weird late-career PJ album but unfortunately it's largely just boring and shaggy :/
― brechtian social distancing (Simon H.), Monday, 23 March 2020 23:23 (four years ago) link
It's rather dull, despite a sharp mix. Without knowing the credits, it sounds like acoustic Eddie Veder songs fleshed out by the band but unable to reject their garrulousness.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 23 March 2020 23:26 (four years ago) link
Yeah, that sounds right. Real missed opportunity.
― brechtian social distancing (Simon H.), Monday, 23 March 2020 23:41 (four years ago) link
Do they credit their songs to individual writers, or just to the band as a whole?
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 24 March 2020 00:03 (four years ago) link
individual writers
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 24 March 2020 00:15 (four years ago) link
I really love it.
― Pinche Cumbion Bien Loco (stevie), Tuesday, 24 March 2020 00:29 (four years ago) link
I see they just released their eleventh album Gigaton. Had no idea but will play the singles for the heck of it
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 31 March 2020 22:41 (three years ago) link
It's a muddle.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 23:09 (three years ago) link
"Comes Then Goes" and "Buckle Up" are the best from a band still trying to sound as if they weren't middle aged since their twenties; they worry themselves to death.
I am deeply biased obv but i really love the album so far. “Quick Escape” is my current favorite — mainly bc of the unashamed Zeppelin feel of the jangly riff & badass drums.
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 23:27 (three years ago) link
I don’t think they are trying to NOT sound middle aged imo, they are not that cynical. I think they are more ok with being middle aged than most bands their age; and the varying styles is more just they just like pushing the boat out together :D
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 31 March 2020 23:30 (three years ago) link
I think the new one's excellent. And yes, Quick Escape is totally as if PhysGraf-era Zeppelin were a post-punk group.
― Pinche Cumbion Bien Loco (stevie), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 06:30 (three years ago) link
how much you love the new album witll depend on how much you believe in vedder, and i've always been a believer.
I believe in him, the arrangements often tangle themselves in knots.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 10:40 (three years ago) link
As usual I'm into the non-ballads which makes up about half of Gigaton. "Dance" sounds much better as Track 3 than on its own -- I don't think it was a great lead single choice.
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 1 April 2020 15:30 (three years ago) link
weird to realize Eddie Vedder is older than Mick Jagger was when the Stones released Bridges to Babylon.He’s almost as old as Time Out of Mind-era Dylan!― dad genes (morrisp), Friday, February 7, 2020 10:39 AM (one month ago)
This is fucked. Jagger and Dylan felt 55 or older when those records came out. PJ still feels perpetually 40.
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 1 April 2020 15:45 (three years ago) link
As usual I'm into the non-ballads which makes up about half of Gigaton.
I like the slower-paced stuff as well, but Never Destination is a belter and an album highlight for me.
― Pinche Cumbion Bien Loco (stevie), Wednesday, 1 April 2020 16:21 (three years ago) link
I haven't heard the new album, but I heard a second of I think "Retrograde" on the radio and for that second I thought it sounded like Dave Matthews Band. Though maybe not as much as (iirc) "Glorified G" sounded like DMB.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 August 2020 21:40 (three years ago) link
Anyone feel like reviving their fandom or rediscovering the band, or diving into live shows, I highly recommend the 2003 Benaroya Hall live show for your Sunday vibes Marks somewhat of a turning point in Eddie’s relationship w the audience but also the band sounds incredible & Mikey gives some truly show stopping solos - entire show has a definite introspective feel but positive & laid-back, rather than dour or maudlin
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 9 August 2020 19:47 (three years ago) link
Though maybe not as much as (iirc) "Glorified G" sounded like DMB.
o_O!
think you meant another song. I ain't ever heard no DMB song that sounds like Glorified G.
― popeye's arse (Neanderthal), Sunday, 9 August 2020 20:21 (three years ago) link
loool wtf i missed that O_o Josh. My dude. Just, no.
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 9 August 2020 20:25 (three years ago) link
ALWAYS KEEP IT LOAAAADdddddded in the space betweeeeeeen your heart and mind
― popeye's arse (Neanderthal), Sunday, 9 August 2020 20:33 (three years ago) link
i mean tbf dave coopted the vedder vibe that would later become a de rigeur style eg creed; the grunge screamers (staley, cornell) were more my thing and harder to pull off. nb i think vedder is an incredible vocalist, nothing inherently wrong with his style but it really got picked up by some lames
― Vapor waif (uptown churl), Sunday, 9 August 2020 21:35 (three years ago) link
I mean, sure, but that just happens to be one song where he yells his head off though :)
wonder if JiC meant "Elderly Woman"...
― popeye's arse (Neanderthal), Sunday, 9 August 2020 21:39 (three years ago) link
Up until the point where the vocals come in I think you could make an argument that it sounds like the band that did "What Would You Say" was trying something in a heavier style. At least that's what popped into my head when I first read Josh's post.
― cwkiii, Monday, 10 August 2020 02:05 (three years ago) link