Holy shit.. earthlings is very very GOOD

Spunkie

OceansJenny said:

PJNB said:

OceansJenny said:

Brother the Cloud is 100% about CC. And also his own brother.

I thought he confirmed it was not Cornell.  Not sure where I read that now though. 

Yeah I think there are reasons he is not publicly saying it’s about CC. Usually when people ask about the song he generalizes or mentions his brother. The lyrics plus the NYT article and especially opening the song live talking about suicide tells me CC is the primary subject. I don’t doubt his own brother is in there though but I don’t think his brother’s climbing accident would solicit the emotional anger in the song. That is my take.

I dunno, the death of my brother elicits more feeling than that of friends... but whatEV, my attributions were from EV interviews, rather than the masses.

Regardless, the song is heart-wrenching with him searching "the sky for a glimpse of his blue eyes".

Full article at MOJO.

OceansJenny

Oh, understand it was not easy for my friend
No promises even to yourself cannot be kept
Enlarge the hole in my heart, rising river in the dark
Erodes the shore 'til our shores were far apart

We know Comes Then Goes is about CC even though EV won’t claim it. I am seeing similar themes here. I feel like if it weren’t for the estate EV could be more honest but won’t get into that.

Either way agree it’s a great song!

AVG75

 

OceansJenny

^ ugh Ed voice comments make me sad. But I also love Chad and his energy. I hope I can get tickets for RHCP this summer at a reasonable price and I am most excited to see Chad.

WW187806

cincybearcat said:

WW187806 said:

Wasn't planning on weighing in, and dont want to in full now. Lil background... fan since '92 became big fan '96, and with Yield superfan. 50+ shows. Have a bunch of posters, but won't fight anyone for it or stand in line for days. Have all the vinyl, but not a vinyl freak. Almost any interview, or release Ed or Pearl Jam have done I've had the ears open. Just saw both NYC. Ive heard the singles, and Invincible. After the live shows (still haven't wholly reviewed that, tough going into NYC on work nights and then doing it again, and bringing it) I thought... how do I want to listen to this album. Wasn't leaked... There's just not alot of good shit getting released, and after COVID with the 5 year wait for Gigaton... I wanted to make hearing the album/songs for the first time cool. Have some fun with it!

*First, wholeheartedly agree with thought EVERYONE is entitled to an opinion on here (politely) or what are we doing?
My thought before going through this discussion was Brother is greatness, Long Way a classy tribute to Petty esp. with Benmont on it. So cool, its a fluffy song, but Ed sounds great, and its for Tom, really. Haves I felt he was trying to sing, I wanted to like a ballad (haven't really had one, an no not Sirens!). I get it, its genuine, from the heart, I'll still give it some listens. Now, Invincible blew me away. I loved the intro, the lyrics, and the band is just a storm! They sound tight! But it does have some of that production gloss... 

Now I am going to pick up the record tomorrow at a record store in person, and do like I did when I was 15 and hear some songs in the car. Until then, gonna keep lookin at the interviews etc. Following through all of the articles, podcasts!, you'd be a dummy not to realize Ed was putting himself out there. Seems as if the cloud over his head has moved a bit, and there's some light shining through. Just overall, in a good place, and hearing the live songs once I know its upbeat, and I think its gonna be good. For now another new song tonight, maybe two from iTunes. Check back in on you Earthlings later. Looks like consensus here was that the minority thinks its great. Rest like some stuff, some like none at all. Interesting. I will say as a parting note that NYC 2 was one of the best live shows I have ever seen, lucky to be there.

mic drop

This wasn’t weighing in “in full”? How long will that post be???

that make u feel good, u spiteful hog

Spunkie

OceansJenny said:

Oh, understand it was not easy for my friend
No promises even to yourself cannot be kept
Enlarge the hole in my heart, rising river in the dark
Erodes the shore 'til our shores were far apart

We know Comes Then Goes is about CC even though EV won’t claim it. I am seeing similar themes here. I feel like if it weren’t for the estate EV could be more honest but won’t get into that.

Either way agree it’s a great song!

Fair. But, how singing a song about another person factors into estate is beyond me.

LastStopOnTheWestCoastLine

OceansJenny said:

Oh, understand it was not easy for my friend
No promises even to yourself cannot be kept
Enlarge the hole in my heart, rising river in the dark
Erodes the shore 'til our shores were far apart

We know Comes Then Goes is about CC even though EV won’t claim it. I am seeing similar themes here. I feel like if it weren’t for the estate EV could be more honest but won’t get into that.

Either way agree it’s a great song!

I'd be surprised if there are many friends who Eddie has that considers a brother AND committed suicide AND "I can hear him sing". Usually the obvious answer is the correct one.

lastexitlondon

Brother  was always  clearly about his brother. People are obsessed  with  him and cornell.

Attaway77

I dig it ... It's just a journey without any explanation owed to anyone that's all over the place. It's refreshing to hear some music all in one place somewhere in-between the atmosphere. An album you can play that you don't have to explain, just listen..... very cool.... Eddie V, doing what he does best...

THEBIBLEISTEN

Pretty grateful to have gigaton, flag day soundtrack and earthling over the last 2 years. And I think Eddie still sounds great. Glass half full here. 

BrainofBGA

THEBIBLEISTEN said:

Pretty grateful to have gigaton, flag day soundtrack and earthling over the last 2 years. And I think Eddie still sounds great. Glass half full here. 

This 

JPPJ84

Spiritual_Chaos said:

JPPJ84 said:

Not a fan of the album after one listen. Enjoyed Try the most. That is one weirdly fun harmonica 

You and I are like two peas in a pod. 

Just change Try for Picture. Or that good vs evil song. 

Haha, I do quite like Picture

djjazzy276

The mere existence of this album caught me off guard when Long Way was released. As a guy who was raised on Petty, I took to that song right away. The Haves didn’t land with me but I dug Brother the Cloud. That being said, I didn’t know what to expect from this record. Not caring for the second single much and a huge change in production style had me prepared for an album I was only lukewarm about. And perhaps worse. 

I put in my headphones and went for a run and hit play. The very first notes of Invincible were not at all what I expected and I got the Peter Gabriel/Talking Heads vibes that have already been mentioned for sure. Have to say with this and Dance of the Clairvoyants, I’m enjoying Eddie exploring his 80’s influences. 

This album sounds shiny and huge to me. Eddie isn’t shying away from melody or big choruses. In fact he seems to be seeking them out, but not in a cheap or pandering way. 

I fully expected this to be more mid tempo but was surprised by how upbeat it is and how much it rocks (relative term, I know, but I’m nearing 40 and have 2 kids. This easily falls in the “fucking rocks” territory as far as I’m concerned). The weakest link for me is still The Haves, but coupled with the context of the album as well as the inspiration for the song from the Springsteen interview, it’s grown on me at least a little. This was a long ass way of saying I love this record. Pearl Jam has been my favorite band since I was 10 years old. I’ve gotten older, just as they have and I shouldn’t have doubted Eddie. After a couple times through with this record, I’m excited to see what Watt brings to the next PJ record, and hopefully we don’t have to wait too long to find out. 

Also, the new Spoon record came out today and it kicks ass too.

jakesbluskyhome

Holy moly this post blew up!! 

Funny to see so much negative feedback but hey can’t please everyone, especially old school pj fans I guess haha 

I’m only 27 and have been a super fan since 17 so maybe I’m not so jaded about Eddie’s voice, or how it’s too soft sounding, or how it’s all over the place, or too poppy or whatever else.

To me it’s just a master class by an aged rocker who still has a lot to offer this world musically. His voice is still great to me, the lyrics are unbelievably refreshing to me, and the sound is both unique and new while also uniquely Eddie.

But then again Eddie and company are literally my childhood heroes, always will be. I love these men, I love their music, and I love this forum for allowing us fans to debate all this shit!!

So thank you PJ, thank you moderators and pj workers, and mostly.. thank you mr Eddie fucking Jerome vedder!!!

LastStopOnTheWestCoastLine

jakesbluskyhome said:

Holy moly this post blew up!! 

Funny to see so much negative feedback but hey can’t please everyone, especially old school pj fans I guess haha 

I’m only 27 and have been a super fan since 17 so maybe I’m not so jaded about Eddie’s voice, or how it’s too soft sounding, or how it’s all over the place, or too poppy or whatever else.

To me it’s just a master class by an aged rocker who still has a lot to offer this world musically. His voice is still great to me, the lyrics are unbelievably refreshing to me, and the sound is both unique and new while also uniquely Eddie.

But then again Eddie and company are literally my childhood heroes, always will be. I love these men, I love their music, and I love this forum for allowing us fans to debate all this shit!!

So thank you PJ, thank you moderators and pj workers, and mostly.. thank you mr Eddie fucking Jerome vedder!!!

I'm with you, friend. Grateful that he's still going strong and making the music he wants to make.

demetrios

Ledbetterman10 said:

Does anyone know who’s playing on the tracks with Ed? Is it his Earthlings band? I grabbed it on iTunes so I don’t have the liner notes. 

Here's the EV_CDPackage_Copy from Universal Music's Asset Promo. Which also included all the lyrics to the album.  

..

1. INVINCIBLE
Written by Eddie Vedder,
Andrew Watt, Josh Klinghoffer
Eddie Vedder: Vocals, Background Vocals, Guitar, Keyboards
Chad Smith: Drums
Andrew Watt: Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
Josh Klinghoffer: Piano, Guitar,
Keyboards, Percussion

2. POWER OF RIGHT
Written by Eddie Vedder,
Andrew Watt, Josh Klinghoffer
Eddie Vedder: Vocals
Chad Smith: Drums
Andrew Watt: Bass, Guitar
Josh Klinghoffer: Bass, Piano,
Guitar, Percussion

3. LONG WAY
Written by Eddie Vedder, Andrew Watt, Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith
Eddie Vedder: Vocals,
Background Vocals, Guitar
Harper Vedder: Background Vocals
Chad Smith: Drums, Percussion
Andrew Watt: Bass, Guitar,
Background Vocals
Josh Klinghoffer: Piano, Keyboards, Guitar
Benmont Tench: Hammond Organ

4. BROTHER THE CLOUD
Written by Eddie Vedder, Andrew Watt, Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith
Eddie Vedder: Vocals, Background Vocals
Chad Smith: Drums
Andrew Watt: Bass, Guitar,
Background Vocals
Josh Klinghoffer: Guitar

5. FALLOUT TODAY
Written by Eddie Vedder, Andrew Watt,
Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith
Eddie Vedder: Vocals, Guitar
Chad Smith: Drums, Percussion
Andrew Watt: Bass, Guitar,
Background Vocals
Josh Klinghoffer: Piano, Organ, Guitar, Background Vocals

6. THE DARK
Written by Eddie Vedder, Andrew Watt,
Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith
Eddie Vedder: Vocals,
Background Vocals, Guitar
Chad Smith: Drums
Andrew Watt: Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Background Vocals
Josh Klinghoffer: Piano, Keyboards


7. THE HAVES
Written by Eddie Vedder,
Andrew Watt, Josh Klinghoffer
Eddie Vedder: Vocals, Drums
Andrew Watt: Bass, Guitar, Percussion
Josh Klinghoffer: Piano, Guitar, Keyboards

8. GOOD AND EvIL
Written by Eddie Vedder, Andrew Watt,
Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith
Eddie Vedder: Vocals, Ukelin
Chad Smith: Drums
Andrew Watt: Guitar
Josh Klinghoffer: Bass, Keyboards

9. ROSE OF JERICHO
Written by Eddie Vedder, Andrew Watt,
Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith
Eddie Vedder: Vocals, Background Vocals
Chad Smith: Drums
Andrew Watt: Bass
Josh Klinghoffer: Piano, Guitar,
Keyboards, Percussion

10. TRY
Written by Eddie Vedder, Andrew Watt,
Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith
Eddie Vedder: Vocals,
Background Vocals, Guitar
Stevie Wonder: Harmonica
Olivia Vedder: Background Vocals
Chad Smith: Drums
Andrew Watt: Bass, Percussion,
Background Vocals
Josh Klinghoffer: Guitar

11. PICTURE
Written by Eddie Vedder,
Elton John, Andrew Watt
Eddie Vedder: Vocals, Background Vocals
Elton John: Vocals,
Background Vocals, Piano
Abe Laboriel Jr.: Drums, Percussion
Andrew Watt: Bass, Guitar, Drums
Benmont Tench: Hammond Organ

12. MRS. MILLS
Written by Eddie Vedder,
Andrew Watt, Josh Klinghoffer
Eddie Vedder: Vocals, Piano
Ringo Starr: Drums, Percussion
Andrew Watt: Bass, Guitar
Josh Klinghoffer: Keyboards


13. ON MY WAY
Written by Eddie Vedder,
Andrew Watt, Josh Klinghoffer
Eddie Vedder: Vocals, Guitar, Percussion
Edward Severson Jr.: Vocals
Danny Long: Piano
Andrew Watt: Guitar, Bass,
Drum Machine, Keyboards
Josh Klinghoffer: Keyboards

Produced by: Andrew Watt
Lyrics by: Eddie Vedder
Engineered by: Paul LaMalfa and Marco Sonzini
Additional Engineer: John Burton
Recorded and Tracked at: Gold Tooth Music (Los Angeles, CA)
and Jump Site Studios (Seattle, WA)
Mixed by: Serban Ghenea
Mixed at: MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, VA)
Engineer for Mix: Bryce Bordone
Mix Engineer for “Long Way” and “The Haves”: John Hanes
Mix Assistant for “Long Way” and “The Haves”: Bryce Bordone
Mastered by: Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound (Edgewater, NJ)

Strings and Horns arranged by David Campbell and Andrew Watt
Conductor: David Campbell
Orchestra Contractor: Suzie Katayama
Orchestra Engineer: Steve Churchyard
Orchestra Assistant Engineer: Scott Moore
Music Preparation: Bettie Ross
Violins: Alyssa Park (Concertmaster), Tammy Hatwan, Sara Parkins, Josefina Vergara
Cellos: Jacob Braun (Principal), Paula Hochhalter
Piccolo Trumpet: Thomas Hooten
French Horn: Dylan Hart
Flute: Steve Kujala
Clarinet: Joshua Ranz

Album Concept by Jerome Turner
Layout Design and Earthling Typeface by Jerome Turner and Joe Spix
Photography by Danny Clinch
All photos taken at Casa Batllo’ - Barcelona, Spain

Fellow Earthlings..., as always,
Thank YOU.

RW8297

RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

RoleModelsinBlood31 said:

Gave it a listen today.  Made it two songs in.  Immediately cancelling my vinyl preorder and possibly trading off my first press thingy. Won’t be listening to this ever again.

try again. start at track 4, skip tracks 7 and 11. 

I honestly don’t know if I can put myself through it again, lol!  It’s just so boring. Just emailed 10c to cancel my vinyl order. I’ll wait a few days and try to give it a start at track 4.  Personally I’m just so meh towards him these days, feel like all the reasons I fell so hard into these guys in the early 90’s is gone and the new stuff just doesn’t rock at all- definitely not interested in Pearl Jam or Eddie leaning towards pop.  If they don’t rock or lean alternative, I just can’t do it.

I feel exactly the same.

Spiritual_Chaos

lastexitlondon said:

Brother  was always  clearly about his brother. People are obsessed  with  him and cornell.

Yes.

Purple Fairy Tree

Spiritual_Chaos said:

Invincible sounds like The Killers or some of those newer "making rock anthems" type bands. Unimaginative chorus that verge on cringy. 

Good and Evil is fun. 

Rose of Jericho too.

After listening to the full album i think Invincible and the first few track are really good, i like everything up to G & E and RoJ. Mrs Mills sounds like a Beatles song, the Elton track is too Eltony.Overall, Im happy Ive ordered this album but still prefer Water on the Road/Into the Wild music. I noticed this album and Flag Day are finally for sale in the PJ UK shop for £10.99 after Id found them both at a reasonable price on ebay a few weeks ago. Typical!

OceansJenny

jakesbluskyhome said:

Holy moly this post blew up!! 

Funny to see so much negative feedback but hey can’t please everyone, especially old school pj fans I guess haha 

I’m only 27 and have been a super fan since 17 so maybe I’m not so jaded about Eddie’s voice, or how it’s too soft sounding, or how it’s all over the place, or too poppy or whatever else.

To me it’s just a master class by an aged rocker who still has a lot to offer this world musically. His voice is still great to me, the lyrics are unbelievably refreshing to me, and the sound is both unique and new while also uniquely Eddie.

But then again Eddie and company are literally my childhood heroes, always will be. I love these men, I love their music, and I love this forum for allowing us fans to debate all this shit!!

So thank you PJ, thank you moderators and pj workers, and mostly.. thank you mr Eddie fucking Jerome vedder!!!

Hey man good to see another younger fan! Glad you like the album.

Edved82

OceansJenny said:

cp3iverson said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

I actually didn’t expect to like this because I didn’t like the singles and wasn’t all that into Into The Wild or Ukulele Songs anyway. But I really like it. Easily my favorite of the three Ed solo albums. I’m just not into a guy strumming his guitar (or for that matter, his ukulele) and singing. But this has some fun arrangements and instrumentations. And riffs for that matter. Pleasantly surprised. 

Does anyone know who’s playing on the tracks with Ed? Is it his Earthlings band? I grabbed it on iTunes so I don’t have the liner notes. 

Thank you!! Looks like it was Ed and Andrew, with lots of Josh and Chad. I bet it was fun for Chad to step outside the norm as well. The man seems to just love to drum. He’s my type of energy.

Probably nice for him to play with Josh again as well. Josh is just a super musician.

Weston1283

I’ve had multiple friends reach out to me yesterday telling me how much they enjoy the new EV album.  These are all friends who have no interest in Pearl Jam.  Earthling seems to be a hit with the “non PJ” crowd.

pledgeagrievance

OceansJenny said:

jakesbluskyhome said:

Holy moly this post blew up!! 

Funny to see so much negative feedback but hey can’t please everyone, especially old school pj fans I guess haha 

I’m only 27 and have been a super fan since 17 so maybe I’m not so jaded about Eddie’s voice, or how it’s too soft sounding, or how it’s all over the place, or too poppy or whatever else.

To me it’s just a master class by an aged rocker who still has a lot to offer this world musically. His voice is still great to me, the lyrics are unbelievably refreshing to me, and the sound is both unique and new while also uniquely Eddie.

But then again Eddie and company are literally my childhood heroes, always will be. I love these men, I love their music, and I love this forum for allowing us fans to debate all this shit!!

So thank you PJ, thank you moderators and pj workers, and mostly.. thank you mr Eddie fucking Jerome vedder!!!

Hey man good to see another younger fan! Glad you like the album.

Second that. 

Weston1283

jakesbluskyhome said:

Holy moly this post blew up!! 

Funny to see so much negative feedback but hey can’t please everyone, especially old school pj fans I guess haha 

I’m only 27 and have been a super fan since 17 so maybe I’m not so jaded about Eddie’s voice, or how it’s too soft sounding, or how it’s all over the place, or too poppy or whatever else.

To me it’s just a master class by an aged rocker who still has a lot to offer this world musically. His voice is still great to me, the lyrics are unbelievably refreshing to me, and the sound is both unique and new while also uniquely Eddie.

But then again Eddie and company are literally my childhood heroes, always will be. I love these men, I love their music, and I love this forum for allowing us fans to debate all this shit!!

So thank you PJ, thank you moderators and pj workers, and mostly.. thank you mr Eddie fucking Jerome vedder!!!

Agreed, great to see another young fan enjoying the album as much as I am.  I’m 29, started with PJ in 2006 and started following shows in 2010 at 18

CROJAM95

Just took a 40 min car ride
Had a nice cappuccino
was a lil jacked up on caffeine
got really into the record, was great. Being at the 2nd Beacon show and seeing how good these sound live is affirming that this album is a gem in my eyes.

1ThoughtKnown

Kudos to all the younger fans!  You have impeccable taste 😉.

lastexitlondon

Delight in our youth

bbiggs

This thread makes me feel old suddenly.  

Habit4me

AVG75 said:

Ed can't sing like he used to, all of his Verses are mostly him just talking in a breathy voice, same on Gigaton, it's a little tired
the Golden Baritone is long gone... Two packs of Cigarettes a day has taken it's toll... 
 

Damn! Is he really smoking that much per day? Not to mention he probably drinks 2 full bottles of wine per show. Ugh.... 

As for my take on the album. Gave it a listen last night with my wife. We both kinda came away with the same opinion. A good song or two,  Some decent songs, some cheesy songs, and some more cheesy songs. 

It's just all over the place. Did they throw darts on a wall to determine the track listing??

Gern Blansten

jakesbluskyhome said:

Holy moly this post blew up!! 

Funny to see so much negative feedback but hey can’t please everyone, especially old school pj fans I guess haha 

I’m only 27 and have been a super fan since 17 so maybe I’m not so jaded about Eddie’s voice, or how it’s too soft sounding, or how it’s all over the place, or too poppy or whatever else.

To me it’s just a master class by an aged rocker who still has a lot to offer this world musically. His voice is still great to me, the lyrics are unbelievably refreshing to me, and the sound is both unique and new while also uniquely Eddie.

But then again Eddie and company are literally my childhood heroes, always will be. I love these men, I love their music, and I love this forum for allowing us fans to debate all this shit!!

So thank you PJ, thank you moderators and pj workers, and mostly.. thank you mr Eddie fucking Jerome vedder!!!

Yep...the return of Jerome