SOMEONE PLEASE LOOK AT THEM CLAPPING

Nope, it would have Ten Club stickers all over it if that was the case.

SOMEONE PLEASE LOOK AT THEM CLAPPING

you may be right in the end, but comparing an under 3 minute punk blast to mid tempo builders like present tense, faithful, or rival doesn't make sense. that's like complaining that STBC didn't have the soulfulness of immortality.

you may be right in the end, but comparing an under 3 minute punk blast to mid tempo builders like present tense, faithful, or rival doesn't make sense. that's like complaining that STBC didn't have the soulfulness of immortality.

Now that I've given it a few listens I agree with you. Gone are the days of music that was soulful and could breathe and allowed the listener to absorb the space in a song. No more Present Tenses or Faithfuls or Rivals. Even the claustrophobia of Vitalogy had a kind of menacingly evocative ether than balanced it's aggressiveness. Now everything's compressed, delivered with an entirely unwarranted urgency that subordinates nuance to immediacy. Too bad, really.

About what I expected.

Here's the thing... If this song is indicative of the whole album- yuck. If this is the Grievance or Save You of the overall album I like it. It does have a certain menacing rhythm that has been missing from the "heavier" songs on the last 2 albums.

you may be right in the end, but comparing an under 3 minute punk blast to mid tempo builders like present tense, faithful, or rival doesn't make sense. that's like complaining that STBC didn't have the soulfulness of immortality.

Honest question: Given what we know about the artwork, the album title, the first single, and the entirety of Pearl Jam's post-2003 output, do you expect this album to feature textured, delicate music that values the songwriting/listening journey and creative process over technical proficiency and individual virtuosity?

Post-2003 Pearl Jam seems to be about crafting songs that compartmentalize each member's particular strengths (LISTEN TO MIKE SHRED AND ED WAIL AND MATT....DO WHATEVER IT IS THAT DRUMMERS DO WELL) instead of crafting cohesive and coherent music that is more than the sum of its parts. Given the available information, I don't expect that to change. And that's a bummer for me.

I saw it and am looking forward to the clapping.

Honest question: Given what we know about the artwork, the album title, the first single, and the entirety of Pearl Jam's post-2003 output, do you expect this album to feature textured, delicate music that values the songwriting/listening journey and creative process over technical proficiency and individual virtuosity?

Post-2003 Pearl Jam seems to be about crafting songs that compartmentalize each member's particular strengths (LISTEN TO MIKE SHRED AND ED WAIL AND MATT....DO WHATEVER IT IS THAT DRUMMERS DO WELL) instead of crafting cohesive and coherent music that is more than the sum of its parts. Given the available information, I don't expect that to change. And that's a bummer for me.

Post-2003 Pearl Jam seems to be about crafting songs that compartmentalize each member's particular strengths (LISTEN TO MIKE SHRED AND ED WAIL AND MATT....DO WHATEVER IT IS THAT DRUMMERS DO WELL) instead of crafting cohesive and coherent music that is more than the sum of its parts. Given the available information, I don't expect that to change. And that's a bummer for me.

Seems like after 10 years you'd be used to this band not giving you exactly what you want.

SOMEONE PLEASE LOOK AT THEM CLAPPING

First listen and I'm really disappointed in "Mind Your Manners." This is pretty much exactly the sort of thing I was holding out hope that this album wouldn't be. The bridge sounds like the fucking Offspring.

Looks like way too much unwarranted urgency in those claps.

So much this.