The PLAY MINNESOTA Thread!

vant0037

adusick wrote:

Dirty Frank Z wrote:

Has anyone still NOT received their Tenclub vinyl cut of Lightning Bolt?

I got the shipping confirmation two Mondays ago (10-7).

:( :( :( :( :( :(

Still nothing. However mine is currently in St. Paul, projected delivery date today (10/21). Ha.

Don't mean to whine, but it does irk me a bit. Didn't they claim on the preorder this would be delivered by the street date?

I think they did, but there are obvious some problems with this pressing. My guess: that's what's delaying everything. By no means does that excuse the startling lack of information coming from 10c. I got my shipping confirmation weeks ago...

Dirty Frank Z

:fp:

kdiddy

PJ Week on Jimmy Fallon.. kicking it off with Cornell doing Footsteps. Pretty pretty cooool

FlannelGal

Inver Grove? :wtf:

vant0037 wrote:

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Go do it Minnesota!

FlannelGal

adusick wrote:

Dirty Frank Z wrote:

Has anyone still NOT received their Tenclub vinyl cut of Lightning Bolt?

I got the shipping confirmation two Mondays ago (10-7).

:( :( :( :( :( :(

Still nothing. However mine is currently in St. Paul, projected delivery date today (10/21). Ha.

Don't mean to whine, but it does irk me a bit. Didn't they claim on the preorder this would be delivered by the street date?

Mine also says it's been sitting in St. Paul since yesterday. I believe the same thing happened with the Vault 3 vinyl in that once it got to the cities it sat fora day or two. It sounds like there were some delays with production and that's why they didn't get out on time. I'm more worries about the condition it's likely to be in based on a lot of reports!

Bee Guy

vant0037 wrote:

Bee Guy wrote:

Got back from Brooklyn and it was as good as everyone has been saying! My wife and I ended up sitting next to another Mn. couple on the first night. Hope you guys had a good trip home.

Nice! Glad to hear it. Catch any other shows out there?

Just the Brooklyn shows. We've got 4 kids, so we went over MEA break when the kids were off of school and we could find someone to watch them. 2 great shows and the big city was really cool!

evenflow82

Minnesota would love to have pj.

vant0037

YieldInHiding, how was the show last night?

Dirty Frank Z

vant0037 wrote:

YieldInHiding, how was the show last night?

I'm guessing "good"

evenflow82

I really hope the band keeps a legit (Midwestern) tour going in 2014.

rpech'e

Dirty Frank Z wrote:

Has anyone still NOT received their Tenclub vinyl cut of Lightning Bolt?

I got the shipping confirmation two Mondays ago (10-7).

:( :( :( :( :( :(

Mine arrived yesterday

vant0037

My Lightning Bolt Week One Power Rankings:

Currently:

1. Mind Your Manners - It's going to take a lot to knock this out as my favorite on the album. I think it's the tightest song on the album, both sonically and lyrically, and possibly one of the best they've written in years. Trend: holding

2. My Father's Son - it's all in the bass-line. Trend: moving up

3. Yellow Moon - reminds so much of the mountains, Colorado, outside, Into The Wild...makes sense that this is a Jeff tune. An absolute gem. Trend: holding

4. Lightning Bolt - this song is a great microcosm of the album as a whole. Parts of this song I'm not keen on (synth stuff), but there are enough other things going on that make this a great track. That's kind of the album in a nut shell. Trend: moving down

5. Swallowed Whole - the longer I listen to this song, the more I like it. Straight forward, less frills than other tracks. Good stuff. Trend: moving up

6. Getaway - I liked this song a lot more when I wasn't familiar with the other songs. Now, when compared with some of the other tracks, this song has lessened in its appeal. Still a great track and should be awesome live (if they ever play it, that is!). Trend: moving down (modestly)

7. Pendulum - haunting. This is a song that's definitely primed to be improved by a live rendition. Can't wait. Trend: moving up

8. Let The Records Play - this would be a better song if it weren't for that weird chorus. I can't figure it out. The song is bluesy, footstomping and has plenty of room for great, greasy guitar. That chorus comes out of nowhere and just...well, I don't know what it does. Can't figure it out. I suspect the live version will definitely sway my feelings on this one way or another. Trend: holding

9. Future Days - as a Pearl Jam song, this one is weird. It really only features Ed (Brendan O'Brien and some string arrangement, but they don't count), and as many have said, this is more of an Ed solo song than it is a PJ song (with an allusion to Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin in I Heart Huckabees asking, "How am I not like myself?" ). But, objectively, as a love song, this is great. Cheesy? Sure. But what love song isn't? Anyone else's telling of their experience with the L word (no, not that L word) is always received by others as cheesy. I appreciate it for what it is. Trend: moving up (with a firm ceiling)

10. Infallible - originally, I had great expectations for this track, just based on how everyone raved about it. When I heard it, I was struck by how much it sounded like something else (since then, people have suggested it's reminiscence to Christian Aguilera's "Beautiful," which, now, I can't unhear). My first experience with it was that I didn't like it at all. It's just an odd tune all around: it's quirky, utilizes some odd background percussions (those "clicks" you hear), and doesn't feature the best of what PJ has to offer. Only later in the song does anything about the song really "take off," and even then, it's only a higher register of Ed singing the chorus. But, despite all that, I will admit, this song has gotten better the more I listen to it. Trend: moving up (modestly)

11. Sirens - the song is trending in the opposite way "Infallible" is. I didn't love this song at first, but I also didn't understand the hate for it. Now, the more I listen to it, I can't help but think of it as a missed opportunity for something more. To say nothing of the lyrics, the song feels "trapped" within itself. Perhaps it's just an extended jam away from being truly great? Trend: moving down

12. Sleeping By Myself - Like "Infallible," I have a hard time hearing this as anything but a novelty song. It's fine and there's really nothing awful about it, but if you weren't in love with anything off Ukulele Songs to begin with, this reworking doesn't add anything new. Trend: holding

Lunch break OUT!

evenflow82

Imagine Josh Freeman throwing tamborines like Ed...they would end up 20 feet from their intended spot.

vant0037

Hannah found this on Google+, with the caption "Dad Shoes." Poor Mike.

evenflow82

Ed wore something like that on stage a year or two ago. Dad shoes are okay as long as the band stays away from mom jeans.

Dirty Frank Z

I got a feeling.....a feeling deep inside....

Dirty Frank Z

Did anyone else catch the horrible cover of Corduroy on Fallon?

No punch or emotion. Gross.

Also, nice work Vant. I like the power ranking approach

FlannelGal

BUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

evenflow82

Vant is like the stenographer on this thread, which is an apt reference with his career in law.

Please visit MN, PJ!

Dirty Frank Z

Day off bump....

Time to buy Butch Walker tickets.