Wed March 27, 2024 5:10 pm
stip wrote:which they had the financial wherewithal to do for every album
since Ten
Wed March 27, 2024 5:27 pm
Wed March 27, 2024 5:31 pm
Wed March 27, 2024 5:37 pm
Fattie_Vedder wrote:Polybandarous!
Overall I think this is being over simplified in black and white terms when in reality there are multiple variables that contribute both to the band being more authentic and creative while also inhibiting them from meeting their previous heights. Ceding business decisions should free them up to focus on making music. Being in stable, happy places in their lives may quell the creative fire, but it may also enable them to communicate and collaborate together in healthier ways. Maybe they are being 100% authentic and are making the music they want to make today. And maybe not really because that music is only authentic to the vision and creative direction of one lead singer. They have become better musicians who have honed their craft over time, but maybe the type of music and musical influences they are best oriented towards, that once help define an entirely new genre, are no longer as relevant, and adapting that sound to modern influences doesn’t land the same (I’ve tried giving sips of the PJ kool aid to much you get colleagues at work, and they just don’t really get the early PJ sound).
Wed March 27, 2024 5:47 pm
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Wed March 27, 2024 6:19 pm
oneway23 wrote:I don't buy the struggle = more valid art theory.
Wed March 27, 2024 6:41 pm
tragabigzanda wrote:oneway23 wrote:I don't buy the struggle = more valid art theory.
I wasn't suggesting validity, only quality. And I don't think they have to be poor to struggle, but (in my mind) they'd need to retain some strong connection to the memory of what that felt like. I feel this is where some of them (leader Ed) has lost his way.
Wed March 27, 2024 7:07 pm
Wed March 27, 2024 7:08 pm
Val wrote:James Blake launches new music platform, Vault, to address streaming inequity for artists
Wed March 27, 2024 7:10 pm
tragabigzanda wrote:stip wrote:which they had the financial wherewithal to do for every album
since Ten
But the wives and kids and aching joints came much later
Wed March 27, 2024 7:13 pm
stip wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:stip wrote:which they had the financial wherewithal to do for every album
since Ten
But the wives and kids and aching joints came much later
business process is no solution to the problem of aging
I think you are right in that some point post Riot Act their songwriting and approach towards their music changed in response to aging and having families. pearl jam became, quite explicitly, a middle aged band. I think thats an important frame for processing and making sense of their music. but its this, much more than either being too hands on or too hands off in the business operations of Pearl Jam Inc, that has impacted both the sound of their music and how prolific they are or are not.
Wed March 27, 2024 7:20 pm
tragabigzanda wrote:oneway23 wrote:I don't buy the struggle = more valid art theory.
I wasn't suggesting validity, only quality. And I don't think they have to be poor to struggle, but (in my mind) they'd need to retain some strong connection to the memory of what that felt like. I feel this is where some of them (leader Ed) has lost his way.
Wed March 27, 2024 7:22 pm
tragabigzanda wrote:stip wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:stip wrote:which they had the financial wherewithal to do for every album
since Ten
But the wives and kids and aching joints came much later
business process is no solution to the problem of aging
I think you are right in that some point post Riot Act their songwriting and approach towards their music changed in response to aging and having families. pearl jam became, quite explicitly, a middle aged band. I think thats an important frame for processing and making sense of their music. but its this, much more than either being too hands on or too hands off in the business operations of Pearl Jam Inc, that has impacted both the sound of their music and how prolific they are or are not.
I disagree insofar as I think a bit part of the problem is Ed's lyrics -- those that are oriented towards equity, as we discussed a couple days ago -- take a huge hit.
Wed March 27, 2024 7:26 pm
Wed March 27, 2024 7:30 pm
stip wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:stip wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:stip wrote:which they had the financial wherewithal to do for every album
since Ten
But the wives and kids and aching joints came much later
business process is no solution to the problem of aging
I think you are right in that some point post Riot Act their songwriting and approach towards their music changed in response to aging and having families. pearl jam became, quite explicitly, a middle aged band. I think thats an important frame for processing and making sense of their music. but its this, much more than either being too hands on or too hands off in the business operations of Pearl Jam Inc, that has impacted both the sound of their music and how prolific they are or are not.
I disagree insofar as I think a bit part of the problem is Ed's lyrics -- those that are oriented towards equity, as we discussed a couple days ago -- take a huge hit.
we could revisit that. A lot of the songs you highlighted i think are lyrically some of his best, but I also dont think Eddie writes about equity too much, unless we broaden that definition to the point it stops having much use. Eddie writes (in those songs) primarily about solidarity (and responsibility).
Wed March 27, 2024 7:36 pm
Ms Harmless wrote:the notion that your music taste and how hard you want to play should change just because you're 5, 10, 20, 30 years older than last time you did it, when contingents of your fans thought it sounded good, is ridiculous to me
I don't like AC/DC but not because they're old; I thought they sucked thirty years ago too
Wed March 27, 2024 7:41 pm
oneway23 wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:the notion that your music taste and how hard you want to play should change just because you're 5, 10, 20, 30 years older than last time you did it, when contingents of your fans thought it sounded good, is ridiculous to me
I don't like AC/DC but not because they're old; I thought they sucked thirty years ago too
I definitely believe that the age thing can be a bit of a straw man which can oftentimes be used to whip a band, especially when the fanbase maybe objects to certain creative directions a band has taken.
I don't suspect we have a lot of Rush fans on this board, but, for their last studio album, they made what many fans considered to be one of the heaviest, hardest rocking albums of their career.
Having said that, it's also equally valid for a band's collective tastes to change as they age.
Wed March 27, 2024 7:48 pm
tragabigzanda wrote:stip wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:stip wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:stip wrote:which they had the financial wherewithal to do for every album
since Ten
But the wives and kids and aching joints came much later
business process is no solution to the problem of aging
I think you are right in that some point post Riot Act their songwriting and approach towards their music changed in response to aging and having families. pearl jam became, quite explicitly, a middle aged band. I think thats an important frame for processing and making sense of their music. but its this, much more than either being too hands on or too hands off in the business operations of Pearl Jam Inc, that has impacted both the sound of their music and how prolific they are or are not.
I disagree insofar as I think a bit part of the problem is Ed's lyrics -- those that are oriented towards equity, as we discussed a couple days ago -- take a huge hit.
we could revisit that. A lot of the songs you highlighted i think are lyrically some of his best, but I also dont think Eddie writes about equity too much, unless we broaden that definition to the point it stops having much use. Eddie writes (in those songs) primarily about solidarity (and responsibility).
In my view, he's currently abdicating both to a significant degree.
Wed March 27, 2024 7:56 pm