Singer and songwriter Perry Farrell was deeply influenced by the 1992 L.A. Riots… happening right as the band was forming.
To him… it was proof that humans were… as the song puts it – “messed up in the head”
(Music Cut #3)
Like we couldn’t handle running our own planet.
Almost like we were auditioning… to be pets.
For something more advanced… like Martians.
(Music Cut #4)
LYRIC OF THE DAY: “My friend says we’re like the dinosaurs Only we are doing ourselves in Much faster than they Ever did We’ll make great pets!” – Porno for Pyros
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Around April 17th, 1996… this one was starting to show up on the radio. “River of Deceit” – from Mad Season
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Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready came up with the supergroup’s band name… after hearing a British term for the time of year when hallucinogenic mushrooms are in full bloom.
Mad Season.
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But the song itself? Came from something else entirely. During recording, Layne Staley was reading a book — The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran And a lot of the song’s lyrics… came straight from those ideas.
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LYRIC OF THE DAY: “My pain is self-chosen At least I believe it to be.” – Mad Season
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EAR-WORTHY MUSIC — EPISODE: PRIZEFIGHTER by Mumford & Sons
(“Rubber Band Man” Clip)
When you bring in Gracie Abrams, Hozier, and Chris Stapleton as features on your album, you’re not just stacking names . . . you’re stacking tone.
(“New Music that Matters” Opener)
Remember when Mumford & Sons were all banjos and stomp-claps?
This isn’t that.
(“The Banjo Song” Clip)
I say that… and then track three is literally called “The Banjo Song.”
Anyway —
The album is Prizefighter, their sixth project – and it feels like a band that’s grown up without losing their emotional core.
(“Shadow Of A Man” Clip)
That right there is “Shadow Of A Man.”
Not a single — at least not yet — but it’s the ear-worthy track of the album for me.
(more “Shadow Of A Man” Clip of “All I ever wanted was a reason to believe”)
That lyric right there is what locked me in on this song.
You’ve grown up since their first album — and so have Mumford & Sons.
Go spend some time with Prizefighter.
(Closing Still of “New Music that Matters”)
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the most ironic thing about a song called “Ironic”…
is that there’s no irony in it.
(Music Cut #4)
LYRIC OF THE DAY: “Life has a funny way of helpin’ ya out When you think everything’s gone wrong And everything blows up in your face.” – Alanis Morissette
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