Is Riot Act an 80s concept album?

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

I can't be the only one that gets an 80s vibe from many of the songs on there. Mainly Ghost, You Are, Get Right, Ghost, Green Disease, but others.

Its not really hair metal or pop. Some are pop-punkish sounding and some are more like those cheesy rock songs you hear in 80s movies or something, and then they tried to make art out of it. You can hear it the (pretty terrible) guitar solos in songs like Ghost or I am Mine.

Every time I hear Green Disease or Get Right I think of a sweaty Eddie singing while flashdancing with a headband. I like Green Disease, but its hard to take seriously when the music is so peppy.

I can't explain it very well but I know I hear 80s music in Riot Act.

walkthamile

MrSmith wrote:

I can't be the only one that gets an 80s vibe from many of the songs on there. Mainly Ghost, You Are, Get Right, Ghost, Green Disease, but others.

Its not really hair metal or pop. Some are pop-punkish sounding and some are more like those cheesy rock songs you hear in 80s movies or something. You can hear it the (pretty terrible) guitar solos in songs like Ghost or I am Mine.

Every time I hear Green Disease or Get Right I think of a sweaty Eddie singing while flashdancing with a headband. I like Green Disease, but its hard to take seriously when the music is so peppy.

I can't explain it very well but I know I hear 80s music in Riot Act.

What are you smoking? You have lost it buddy!

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

Damnit people I know I'm not crazy!!! i hear it! Maybe its some kind of Pixies influence or something similar (i'm not an expert on 80s music, but I know it when i hear it).

walkthamile

MrSmith wrote:

Every time I hear Green Disease or Get Right I think of a sweaty Eddie singing while flashdancing with a headband. I like Green Disease, but its hard to take seriously when the music is so peppy.

Flashdancing with a headband!? This comment does not sound good.

Strangest Tribe

MrSmith wrote:

I can't be the only one that gets an 80s vibe from many of the songs on there. Mainly Ghost, You Are, Get Right, Ghost, Green Disease, but others.

Its not really hair metal or pop. Some are pop-punkish sounding and some are more like those cheesy rock songs you hear in 80s movies or something. You can hear it the (pretty terrible) guitar solos in songs like Ghost or I am Mine.

Every time I hear Green Disease or Get Right I think of a sweaty Eddie singing while flashdancing with a headband. I like Green Disease, but its hard to take seriously when the music is so peppy.

I can't explain it very well but I know I hear 80s music in Riot Act.

I know what you are getting at. I don't know about that Flashdance stuff though

I don't think that was the intent though, I just think alot of PJ's influences are from 80's punk

LONGRD

MrSmith wrote:

I can't be the only one that gets an 80s vibe from many of the songs on there. Mainly Ghost, You Are, Get Right, Ghost, Green Disease, but others.

Its not really hair metal or pop. Some are pop-punkish sounding and some are more like those cheesy rock songs you hear in 80s movies or something. You can hear it the (pretty terrible) guitar solos in songs like Ghost or I am Mine.

Every time I hear Green Disease or Get Right I think of a sweaty Eddie singing while flashdancing with a headband. I like Green Disease, but its hard to take seriously when the music is so peppy.

I can't explain it very well but I know I hear 80s music in Riot Act.

WTF?

I know R.A. is pretty crappy, but damn you don't have to over-analyze it.

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

walkthamile wrote:

Flashdancing with a headband!? This comment does not sound good.

not as bad as you think. He just feels it so much he HAS TO DANCE!!!!

LongRd. wrote:

I know R.A. is pretty crappy, but damn you don't have to over-analyze it.

I'm not i swear to god its the first thing i thought of when i heard it !

Edit: and for the record Green Disease is a kickass song. Can't say the same about Get Right.

walkthamile

MrSmith wrote:

not as bad as you think. He just feels it so much he HAS TO DANCE!!!!



I'm not i swear to god its the first thing i thought of when i heard it !

Edit: and for the record Green Disease is a kickass song. Can't say the same about Get Right.

Can somebody please tell me why Get Right is hated on so much around here?

It's a solid rocker IMO and a nice departure from the "usual" Pearl Jam songs that were getting pumped out in the mid 90's.

People need to get their heads out of the early-mid 90's in my opinion..

robbyblaylock

i do find the underlying concept of self thought/rights and anti-gov-ish themes but 80s i dunno.

DiRtyFranK38

if that is what you think, so be it. but damn, i have heard soooo many hateful things towards riot act, but NEVER about it sounding 80s. yeeesh. and to say that the solos in ghost and i am mine are terrible! i nearly shat myself. don't see it. punk influenced? maybe. corny and 80s-like? NO

LikeAnOcean

DiRtyFranK38 wrote:

if that is what you think, so be it. but damn, i have heard soooo many hateful things towards riot act, but NEVER about it sounding 80s. yeeesh. and to say that the solos in ghost and i am mine are terrible! i nearly shat myself. don't see it. punk influenced? maybe. corny and 80s-like? NO

I totally agree with the 80s comment and that was my first impression when I heard the album. Riot Act is a very 1980s influenced album, whether it be the Ramones, The Smiths, Bruce Springsteen, U2 and so on..

AdmiralPepper

The only 80's influence I hear is The Smiths on You Are, but the band admitted that before the album was even released, but Matt didn't know it at the time, after he let Jeff (I think it was Jeff) listen to it he told him it was similar, but not a copy of, What Time Is Now. Other than that, I don't hear any 80's influence.

I don't feel it's their best sounding album, but it doesn't sound 80's to me. Next thing you're going to tell me is that Corduroy is influenced by Cyndi Lauper. You hear what you want to hear in many cases.

glasshouse

well the album was dedicated to Mr. Ramone.......rip

Chazz

walkthamile wrote:

Can somebody please tell me why Get Right is hated on so much around here?

It's a solid rocker IMO and a nice departure from the "usual" Pearl Jam songs that were getting pumped out in the mid 90's.

People need to get their heads out of the early-mid 90's in my opinion..

I like it!

Chazz

AdmiralPepper wrote:

The only 80's influence I hear is The Smiths on You Are, but the band admitted that before the album was even released, but Matt didn't know it at the time, after he let Jeff (I think it was Jeff) listen to it he told him it was similar, but not a copy of, What Time Is Now. Other than that, I don't hear any 80's influence.

Wow, never thought of that before but now you mention it - they are very similar...like The Smiths by the way and love You Are

LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun

AdmiralPepper wrote:

The only 80's influence I hear is The Smiths on You Are, but the band admitted that before the album was even released, but Matt didn't know it at the time, after he let Jeff (I think it was Jeff) listen to it he told him it was similar, but not a copy of, What Time Is Now.

yeah thats an easy one to hear. A lot of songs have a lot of Bruce too, minus the sax. Green Disease reminds me of a Pixies song but i can't remember which one.

DiRtyFranK38 wrote:

if that is what you think, so be it. but damn, i have heard soooo many hateful things towards riot act, but NEVER about it sounding 80s. yeeesh. and to say that the solos in ghost and i am mine are terrible! i nearly shat myself. don't see it. punk influenced? maybe. corny and 80s-like? NO

Sorry, but the solo in I Am Mine can only be described as "limp-dick". Pretty much Mike's worst effort ever. Sounds like he didnt want to be there.

Travelar

Maybe if they put Boom on a cheesy synthesizer.....

yosi1

walkthamile wrote:

What are you smoking? You have lost it buddy!

That's kind of my reaction too.

scpjfan

MrSmith wrote:

I can't be the only one that gets an 80s vibe from many of the songs on there. Mainly Ghost, You Are, Get Right, Ghost, Green Disease, but others.

Its not really hair metal or pop. Some are pop-punkish sounding and some are more like those cheesy rock songs you hear in 80s movies or something, and then they tried to make art out of it. You can hear it the (pretty terrible) guitar solos in songs like Ghost or I am Mine.

Every time I hear Green Disease or Get Right I think of a sweaty Eddie singing while flashdancing with a headband. I like Green Disease, but its hard to take seriously when the music is so peppy.

I can't explain it very well but I know I hear 80s music in Riot Act.

Ya, the concept is that it sucked.

josevolution

!@#$%^&* .........

pools of maroon

MrSmith wrote:

I can't be the only one that gets an 80s vibe from many of the songs on there. Mainly Ghost, You Are, Get Right, Ghost, Green Disease, but others.

Its not really hair metal or pop. Some are pop-punkish sounding and some are more like those cheesy rock songs you hear in 80s movies or something, and then they tried to make art out of it. You can hear it the (pretty terrible) guitar solos in songs like Ghost or I am Mine.

Every time I hear Green Disease or Get Right I think of a sweaty Eddie singing while flashdancing with a headband. I like Green Disease, but its hard to take seriously when the music is so peppy.

I can't explain it very well but I know I hear 80s music in Riot Act.

you are always reminds me of "miami vice" swear to god!