Hi Brad and Brad,
In some ways choosing Red Mosquito as a song to go over in a time like this brings a lot of irony. "If I had known then, what I know now." Without getting too political, I have a feeling a lot of decision makers in this country are asking themselves just that. At least we have Gigat(r)on to look forward to in less than 2 weeks. If I do find myself quarantined, I can expect myself to spend a lot of quality time with the new record.
One thing you guys touched on during your episode on Red Mosquito, was that there isn't another song in the catalog like it. The guitar sound isn't exactly the same coming from Mike, but for some reason I start hearing 1/2 Full every time I listen to Red Mosquito. Lyrically it's a much different song and Ed's vocals are much more aggressive than Red Mosquito. Still, these two almost seem to be inspired musically by one another where Mike is just going any which way he feels in the foreground and background. I ran a poll on the Porch earlier this year, because I love both songs, but go back-and-forth on which I enjoy more. Red Mosquito get more than 80% of the vote, but I ended up voting 1/2 Full, because I love how angry and raspy Ed's vocals are.
Forced to endure, what I could not forgive,
Chris
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