Holy shit.. earthlings is very very GOOD

jakesbluskyhome

We’re obviously all Eddie fans here and expected a solid album from him and the earthlings band he assembled. 

That said, I am fucking Blown Away by how damn good this album is. I just finished my first full listen thru and I knew all the singles and liked them all a lot. But literally  every  single   song  is phenomenal. 

Lyrically, musically, one of the most interesting albums I’ve heard from anyone in a long time. 

Sure I’m biased, but it’s not as if I like anything he does no matter what. They captured some lightning in a bottle within these 48 mins.

I got to see the earthlings and Ed at ohana fest which was great but now I’m way more excited to see them in LA. What an album!!

for anyone reading this- what’s your fav track so far??   Cheers and see ya’ll in LA maybe!!

Benz

On first listen I totally agree with this. Better than expected. So far i really like Invincible.
Also was surprised by Try. Did not expect a Stevie Wonder collaboration like this :-)

Side note: My family said Invincible sounds like Coldplay and try like "Cotton Eye Joe" which is not a compliment in my household 

jakesbluskyhome

Benz said:

On first listen I totally agree with this. Better than expected. So far i really like Invincible.
Also was surprised by Try. Did not expect a Stevie Wonder collaboration like this :-)

Side note: My family said Invincible sounds like Coldplay and try like "Cotton Eye Joe" which is not a compliment in my household 

Haha I could see that about cotton eye joe! I like Try but maybe one of the “weaker” songs.

as for invincible I love it! I actually think it reminds me a bit of Pearl Jam’s last album gigaton, although the atmospheric qualities of it and “aaahhhahhh” does sound coldplay-esque I suppose. But I actually like some Coldplay too haha 

and wow when I got to the end and heard Eddie’s late fathers voice it gave me fucking chills. He sounds so much like Eddie!! Or rather vice versa haha 

But overall what a tremendous fucking album man. Gonna be on my repeat for a long time to come.

now to learn these lyrics so I can sing along at the show!

jakesbluskyhome

Also it’s hard to call this a true “solo” album because of the earthlings band and other writers on the tracks.

that being said- I can’t believe I’m saying this- but

 this is the best solo album Eddie has made. 

And into the wild and uke are my two all-timers.

sheesh Eddie, you outdid yourself again.

axellaire8

Benz said:

On first listen I totally agree with this. Better than expected. So far i really like Invincible.
Also was surprised by Try. Did not expect a Stevie Wonder collaboration like this :-)

Side note: My family said Invincible sounds like Coldplay and try like "Cotton Eye Joe" which is not a compliment in my household 

  Brutal For me it's sound like Peter Gabriel in a certain way. Invicible is my favorite by now but all the album is very good except for one song that I don't like. 

axeljohan

axellaire8 said:

Benz said:

On first listen I totally agree with this. Better than expected. So far i really like Invincible.
Also was surprised by Try. Did not expect a Stevie Wonder collaboration like this :-)

Side note: My family said Invincible sounds like Coldplay and try like "Cotton Eye Joe" which is not a compliment in my household 

  Brutal For me it's sound like Peter Gabriel in a certain way. Invicible is my favorite by now but all the album is very good except for one song that I don't like. 

Peter Gabriel came to my mind as well. Two German reviews compared the song to - famous German singer - Herbert Grönemeyer.

facepollution

After one listen I think it's really solid. Invincible is an early favourite, definitely Peter Gabriel influenced, fucking Coldplay, seriously!!!  I didn't dislike any of it, though I think The Haves and Mrs Mills outstayed their welcome for me. 

Spiritual_Chaos

Listened to it (only) twice. Don't really see where the highs are? Wordy and the songs go on. Sometimes I feel like the sound of the songs are generic poprock and doesn't mesh well with Eddies vocals lying on top. I liked the Elton duet because it was nicely poppy, upbeat and Eltons voice was a nice addition to Eddies and offered some change.

Liked the mood of the last short song-thing with his dad.

Will grow on me. And some stuff are nice. 

BUT TRY WORKING WITH BED AND BREAKFAST OWNER AND MÖTLEY PRIDUCER TOM WERMAN NEXT TIME.

JustaPJFan

I agree with this opinion so much .

nicknyr15

Not a fan after the first listen. I just can’t get past the production. It’s pretty generic and way too pop for my taste. 

igotid88

jakesbluskyhome said:

Also it’s hard to call this a true “solo” album because of the earthlings band and other writers on the tracks.

that being said- I can’t believe I’m saying this- but

 this is the best solo album Eddie has made. 

And into the wild and uke are my two all-timers.

sheesh Eddie, you outdid yourself again.

It's still a solo album. You don't have to write every aspect of the songs for it to be a solo album. 

jakesbluskyhome

The producer is Andrew watt so that’s where the pop influence is coming from. They’re saying he may produce pjs next album so brace yourselves haha

personally I don’t mind the change in direction because imo it stays true to Eddie’s senses while also bringing in a newer sound. Change is good.

and again, it’s not really a solo effort, this is his new side band. I appreciate the catchy grooves and substantive lyrics

jakesbluskyhome

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Listened to it (only) twice. Don't really see where the highs are? Wordy and the songs go on. Sometimes I feel like the sound of the songs are generic poprock and doesn't mesh well with Eddies vocals lying on top. I liked the Elton duet because it was nicely poppy, upbeat and Eltons voice was a nice addition to Eddies and offered some change.

Liked the mood of the last short song-thing with his dad.

Will grow on me. And some stuff are nice. 

BUT TRY WORKING WITH BED AND BREAKFAST OWNER AND MÖTLEY PRIDUCER TOM WERMAN NEXT TIME.

I’m curious your take on gigaton if you think this album is wordy… love gigaton for what it is but talk about some songs that go on haha 

And man if good vs evil doesn’t give you a shot of energy/testosterone/head bopping idk what will on this album 

jakesbluskyhome

igotid88 said:

jakesbluskyhome said:

Also it’s hard to call this a true “solo” album because of the earthlings band and other writers on the tracks.

that being said- I can’t believe I’m saying this- but

 this is the best solo album Eddie has made. 

And into the wild and uke are my two all-timers.

sheesh Eddie, you outdid yourself again.

It's still a solo album. You don't have to write every aspect of the songs for it to be a solo album. 

Sure. But it’s “and the earthlings”. Just saying Into the wild and uke was literally just Ed and Ed (key word) alone. 

That said this solo album is amazing 

igotid88

jakesbluskyhome said:

igotid88 said:

jakesbluskyhome said:

Also it’s hard to call this a true “solo” album because of the earthlings band and other writers on the tracks.

that being said- I can’t believe I’m saying this- but

 this is the best solo album Eddie has made. 

And into the wild and uke are my two all-timers.

sheesh Eddie, you outdid yourself again.

It's still a solo album. You don't have to write every aspect of the songs for it to be a solo album. 

Sure. But it’s “and the earthlings”. Just saying Into the wild and uke was literally just Ed and Ed (key word) alone. 

That said this solo album is amazing 

This album doesn't have The Earthlings on the title. He just named them for the tour

jakesbluskyhome

igotid88 said:

jakesbluskyhome said:

igotid88 said:

jakesbluskyhome said:

Also it’s hard to call this a true “solo” album because of the earthlings band and other writers on the tracks.

that being said- I can’t believe I’m saying this- but

 this is the best solo album Eddie has made. 

And into the wild and uke are my two all-timers.

sheesh Eddie, you outdid yourself again.

It's still a solo album. You don't have to write every aspect of the songs for it to be a solo album. 

Sure. But it’s “and the earthlings”. Just saying Into the wild and uke was literally just Ed and Ed (key word) alone. 

That said this solo album is amazing 

This album doesn't have The Earthlings on the title. He just named them for the tour

Fair enough lol but that’s them playing on the album. And that’s them that helped write every song. 

But I’m with ya, this is no doubt still an Eddie solo album, as it should be. He’s the main creative force. Which is why it’s so damn good 

CROJAM95

After hearing long way & the haves as the 1st singles I’m pleasantly surprised how the rest of the album is

i like those 2 songs, but they seamed like Ed was driving in a similar lane as years before

nice variety on the record 

SVRDhand13

After first listen I like the album. I’m curious to see if I grow to love it, but I think this would have been better dropped to 10 songs. 

lastexitlondon

Its  a no thank you from me. @mcgruff10 this is right  up your  street

LukinFan

Really digging the second half of the album. "Try" might be my favorite after the first listen. 

SVRDhand13

lastexitlondon said:

Its  a no thank you from me. @mcgruff10 this is right  up your  street

He’s going to hate this album, isn’t he? Lol 

lastexitlondon

Its poorly put together.  The  faster  songs i can listen to but the slow ones are all the  same

cincybearcat

jakesbluskyhome said:

Also it’s hard to call this a true “solo” album because of the earthlings band and other writers on the tracks.

that being said- I can’t believe I’m saying this- but

 this is the best solo album Eddie has made. 

And into the wild and uke are my two all-timers.

sheesh Eddie, you outdid yourself again.

Recency bias?

Still listening through....I love some, like some and meh some so far.  Will wait a bit to see, but I don't see this as anywhere close to ITW.

cincybearcat

LukinFan said:

Really digging the second half of the album. "Try" might be my favorite after the first listen. 

I am really digging Try....I wonder what I will think in a bit when the shine wears off...but pretty cool.

Gibson

I wanted to be bitter as per the whole PJ tour delay stuff, but this album is incredibly good. Definitely my fav solo work. Although I will say the tune with Sir Elton is my least favourite.

THEBIBLEISTEN

Interesting group of songs, good feeling after 1 listen. I like the punkier songs a lot. Not feeling fallout or mrs mills but the rest sounds good. Rose of J and good/evil are awesome. Brother the cloud is the clear stand out and on my way is cool. Invincible is a sweet opener. Lots of variety. I’ll listen more after drinking some beers after my 9 hours of zoom meetings and dealing with complaining  customers all day. 

elvistheking44

Definitely need more time on this one. I actually had a hard time getting through the entire album. It’s all over the place. 

lastexitlondon

elvistheking44 said:

Definitely need more time on this one. I actually had a hard time getting through the entire album. It’s all over the place. 

All over the  place indeed

Gvn2fly

I'll never have the need or desire to listen to the song with Elton John again.  

OceansJenny

cincybearcat said:

jakesbluskyhome said:

Also it’s hard to call this a true “solo” album because of the earthlings band and other writers on the tracks.

that being said- I can’t believe I’m saying this- but

 this is the best solo album Eddie has made. 

And into the wild and uke are my two all-timers.

sheesh Eddie, you outdid yourself again.

Recency bias?

Still listening through....I love some, like some and meh some so far.  Will wait a bit to see, but I don't see this as anywhere close to ITW.

Somebody did their required Unconscious Biases training! 

I have some recency bias too as I saw the tour… I was not into this album at all until I saw it live. That being said, I’m digging all the new songs, although unsure about the Elton song and Mrs. Mills is just ok. 

But the close out song with his dad - holy shit. The call and response. Knowing how Ed feels via Release and other songs. It’s beautiful.

bb4packers

I can't believe Ed released The Haves as a single now that I hear the rest.  My least favorite song by a wide margin.  Whew.