new (old) song: Cold Confession

[Thejambi]

I've listened to this a few more times and I'd say the initial excitement of these songs has clouded our judgement of the true quality of the song writing. I really like what they're trying to do with CC, but really there's not much melody to carry the song.

Is it better than the 2nd half of S/T? Perhaps.
Is it a 4+ star song that can hold a candle to Nothingman, Present Tense or Immortality? No chance.

It's nothing like any of those songs stylistically. It's a blend of reggae/jazz/rock that seems pretty unique to PJ's catalog.
Every song doesn't have to build, rise , crash or carry through it a catchy vocal melody.

As some of us discussed last night, it feels like an intimate storytelling in some smoky club/bar at 2am. It is legitimately a 4 star song for me being new or not.

[Tj]

after lots of listens this is top tier for me much better than I thought at first. This is their best work as band playing together this is amazing. It is like a little U2 a little Floyd and a little Marvin Gay. This is complete to me I wouldnt change anything.

[warehouse]

after lots of listens this is top tier for me much better than I thought at first. This is their best work as band playing together this is amazing. It is like a little U2 a little Floyd and a little Marvin Gay. This is complete to me I wouldnt change anything.

agreed, just w/o the U2 part.

[stip]

I read somewhere Light years was reworked from puzzles and games after Eds go to hairdresser guy, died of HIV.

Made a song I love anyways, even more resonant for all sorts of reasons.

Good of him to immortalise the guy like that.

i thought that was thumbing my way?

[Thejambi]

I read somewhere Light years was reworked from puzzles and games after Eds go to hairdresser guy, died of HIV.

Made a song I love anyways, even more resonant for all sorts of reasons.

Good of him to immortalise the guy like that.

i thought that was thumbing my way?

The verses got reworked to Thummin

[warehouse]

Eds go to hairdresser

[stupidmop]

So by thumbing my ways to heaven, he meant thumbing my way to another hairdresser

[Thejambi]

Heaven is that first cut into a fresh handful of hair.

[harmless]

So by thumbing my ways to heaven, he meant thumbing my way to another hairdresser

Next time my hairdresser is being too scissor-happy, I'm going to say "Watch it there fella, you're thumbin' your way to a buzzcut."

[Thejambi]

So by thumbing my ways to heaven, he meant thumbing my way to another hairdresser

Next time my hairdresser is being too scissor-happy, I'm going to say "Watch it there fella, you're thumbin' your way to a buzzcut."

Tee Hee, Nyah, Yeah Yeah Yeah!

[Blenheim Augustine]

Anyone who thinks this isn't finished has got too used to Brendan O'Brien's attempts at fixin' them.

Yeah the writing is finished. I've said it before but I think the vocal takes would have been redone if going to mastering.

Toward the end of the sessions it came down to Vedder to finish up the material, with Ament observing that "the way the record started and the way that it finished is probably two different things."

I imagine the initial recordings sounded a lot like this - remember this was from the first of three recording sessions.

[Fuck You Jobu]

Fantastic song. Why'd it take so long? I could have used a song like this a few times in my life recently.

[stip]

this really is pretty great

[Fuck You Jobu]

this really is pretty great

I'd like to hear them go in this direction more. I understand wanting to go in a different direction with Backspacer, which was a nice break, but I think this would be better. I've always wanted to hear them do more non-rock stuff.

[stupidmop]

5 glorious stars.

I think, think its my favourite song since the binaural material. Time will tell .

Yep.

[LetMeSleep]

this really is pretty great

I'd like to hear them go in this direction more. I understand wanting to go in a different direction with Backspacer, which was a nice break, but I think this would be better. I've always wanted to hear them do more non-rock stuff.

Oh wouldn't it be great if they committed to this direction for an album. And did small intimate shows.

[Tj]

people say this sounds like a scetch arent hearing it through good head phones this is complete it is wonderfull

[wolkenlos]

I love this song more and more everytime I listen to it. In the beginning Eds voice sounded strange to me, but now it fits perfectly to the mood of the song. It's kinda dystopian for me... I picture burnt earth and grey dust & fog everywhere. hahaha.

[stip]

welcome to the board

[Lounge Lizard]

welcome to the board

Yeah, welcome to the board, spambot!
Ha! Ha!
Yeah Yeah Yeah