Ten was the first cd I ever bought and I was a full blown PJ Junkie through Riot Act...everything since with exception of "The Fixer" has been mediocre for me....
Here are my Highlights from the first six albums:
Ten:
Black, Garden, Release, Once, Even Flow, Alive, Jeremy
Jeremy Single:
Yellow Ledbetter... (I sought this song out for over a year...they used to play it on Live 105 all the time...ended up buying a jeremy import single at the wherehouse for 26 bucks to finally get it in my possession)
Singles Soundtrack: State of Love and Trust, Breathe (absolutely awesome both of them)
Crazy Mary!
Vs.:
Go, Animal, Rearviewmirror, Elderly Woman, Indifference
Vitalogy: Corduroy (def their best), Nothingman, Last Exit, Tremor Christ
this album felt like their nirvana album to me...their best song and some of their worst...great tone across it all
Merkin Ball: I Got Id
No Code: Hail Hail, In My Tree, Who You Are
Yeild: Brain of J, Do The Evolution (crazy omission), Low Light, Given To Fly
Binaural: Light Years, Nothing As It Seems, Off He Goes
Riot Act: Save You, Green Disease
Late Highlights - The Fixer, Sirens?
the panda bear song is the worst on the album...its totally out of place and somehow his vocals ruin what could have been a great track....he's singing wayyyyy too on the beat...annoying...
Three Things:
1) Halcyon Digest is by far their worst album
2) The title track is the worst track on this record
3) I dig the record, they sound exciting again...its a super dirty recording
it reminded me of the first time i heard kid a...i felt stoned without the drugs...i still feel stoned from this one...it sounds like the end of the world...crazy weird stuff...i dig more each time i hear it
unfortunately have to agree this is their weakest record to date which is unfortunate...sacrilege and under the earth are the highlights here. alot of potential that just doesn't materialize in the other songs....the throw back songs, mosquito and area 52 are pretty rough...some cringing
this is simply the evolution of the industry. lets be honest...everyone wants to be a musician or an actor or an artist, and still have stability and a house and kids and a family and healthcare...but its just not in the cards. you either move to LA or pursue your dreams or you don't. its the way of the world that not everyone gets what they want. if you choose the route of risk, then you may end up poor and disappointed (hopefully the art fulfills you). If you choose the less riskier route, the art becomes a passion that is similar to a second job, not something you count on to live by but something that fulfills your life.
the music industry and technology are the way they are...things have changed, and you have to adapt or die, there's no point in fighting it. the amount of music being made and released is growing exponentially every year, not everyone is going to pay for it or listen to all of it. but if you can get it for free you're going to listen to alot more of it, and i think thats a trend everyone is seeing.
seriously though, you gotta get real, not everyone is kurt cobain, not everyone is in grizzly bear...if you're talented, dedicated, lucky and are in the right place at the right time, maybe the stars will shine on you, but not everyone deserves to be able to live the dream life off of selective occupations that many people would like to do. people have to be realistic
both of the new tracks are weak....don't do anything more or better than the first album highlights...hoping there's a serious arc to this record to make it worth what all you critics are jerking about.
i'm having trouble comprehending this whole jazz...this guy is one of the most overrated, overhyped songwriters I can remember....the album is ok....not great....forrest gump is one of the most retarded songs i have ever heard......the weeknd is the real deal...this is just hipster bullshit
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