theplatypus wrote:Is this their easiest song to play on the guitar?
Well "Goat" would be the easiest, but as for official Pearl Jam tunes, no doubt, "Not For You" is their easiest song to play on guitar. The majority of the song is one chord shape. You can get a non-guitar player to play this song in about five minutes.
"Wishlist" would have to be their second easiest song to play on guitar.
I used to love trying to figure out Pearl Jam songs on guitar. When you get one it really was a rush. Back in the stone age before internet and guitar tabs, you really had to work hard to figure out what they were doing. A live performance on TV was like a gift from God. "Oh, so that's where he is putting his hands on the guitar."
injuddstree wrote:Epitomizes Pearl Jam's sneer that is now history.
That's probably a good thing. 50 year old men shouldn't sound like angry 30 year olds sounding like angry 25 year olds. The important thing is that it sounded so amazing and we have it
I completely agree with that. Some bands (eg Bad Religion) manage to preserve certain creative and attitudinal elements without the characterization of immature. I think Yield was the first accurate analogy between age and artistic age as a total. Yet since Backspacer we are witnessing dotard 50 year old men.
theplatypus wrote:Is this their easiest song to play on the guitar?
Well "Goat" would be the easiest, but as for official Pearl Jam tunes, no doubt, "Not For You" is their easiest song to play on guitar. The majority of the song is one chord shape. You can get a non-guitar player to play this song in about five minutes.
"Wishlist" would have to be their second easiest song to play on guitar.
*Elderly Woman
Let me tell you, Homer Simpson is cock of nothing!
- C. Montgomery Burns
An awful song with cheesy lyrics that becomes an amazing song through Eddie's amazing delivery, Dave's aggressive drumming, and the awesome guitar tones. Seriously this song should suck but it becomes an amazing song just on performance alone. Like it's so dumb and yet Eddie nails it.
This is true for most of the first three albums honestly. Songs that should be cheesy are not because of how amazing Eddie was, something that for me completely ran out by album 4.
This is probably the biggest song I haven't heard live yet. Been to seven shows since 2013, and it hasn't been played. It hasn't been played in New York since 2010 O_O
My last real hefty dose of acid was in college in 2003 (I like to walk away from the table up) at one point we stumbled back into my dorm. At the time I left my itunes on shuffle when I went out. So we get back and lo and behold, Out of My Mind was playing. Very fun.
David Yow wrote:How are Pearl Jam any different from Toto?
mikejasond wrote:This is probably the biggest song I haven't heard live yet. Been to seven shows since 2013, and it hasn't been played. It hasn't been played in New York since 2010 O_O
I got it before the album was even out
Let me tell you, Homer Simpson is cock of nothing!
- C. Montgomery Burns
