2013 song tournament A: Thejambi Wins!

[stip]

i have nothing from Kurt but we're not allowed to ever be mad at him anymore

[Fuzzcharger]

The following is a list of songs that Alive should have been drafted before:

-Every song that is not on Vitalogy
-Probably every song that is on Vitalogy

The sleep deprivation has made you lose your mind stip.

[Jorge]

"Alive" is a song that I recognize as very important for the band, as very powerful and moving for its listeners, and as completely deserving of all the attention it has received. However, I'm being completely honest when I say that it's never really moved me much, and that I'd be unperturbed at the prospect of never hearing it again. This isn't the case for all of their early signature songs-- I love "Jeremy", I love "Animal", I love "Betterman". I don't get much of anything out of "Alive", except for enjoying Jeff's great fretless bass sound during the jammy outro.

[Birds in Hell]

"Alive" is a song that I recognize as very important for the band, as very powerful and moving for its listeners, and as completely deserving of all the attention it has received. However, I'm being completely honest when I say that it's never really moved me much, and that I'd be unperturbed at the prospect of never hearing it again. This isn't the case for all of their early signature songs-- I love "Jeremy", I love "Animal", I love "Betterman". I don't get much of anything out of "Alive", except for enjoying Jeff's great fretless bass sound during the jammy outro.

I love Stone's main riff. Whenever I've seen them play, the crowd has gone bananas as soon as he starts playing it.

I don't often enjoy those big communal moments at Pearl Jam shows but that's one that stands out as being worthwhile. I'm a lot more sympathetic towards people expressing genuine and spontaneous glee at hearing the one Pearl Jam song they know than I am towards superfans yelling and gesturing at the expected moments as though they're attending a showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show (see: the Small Town "hello", fist-pumping during the outro to Alive, etc.)

Oh, I also hate the chorused acoustic guitar during the intro on the album version. Rick Parasher's (rawer) pre-Ten promo single mix is miles better than what ended up on the album in that regard (it has a different guitar solo too).

[Sgt. Crackpot]

The following is a list of songs that Alive should have been drafted before:

-Every song that is not on Vitalogy
-Probably every song that is on Vitalogy

Hey man, do you have kurtleon's picks?
NM, just realised the newer posts.

[ilpazzo]

"Alive" is a song that I recognize as very important for the band, as very powerful and moving for its listeners, and as completely deserving of all the attention it has received. However, I'm being completely honest when I say that it's never really moved me much, and that I'd be unperturbed at the prospect of never hearing it again. This isn't the case for all of their early signature songs-- I love "Jeremy", I love "Animal", I love "Betterman". I don't get much of anything out of "Alive", except for enjoying Jeff's great fretless bass sound during the jammy outro.

I love Stone's main riff. Whenever I've seen them play, the crowd has gone bananas as soon as he starts playing it.

I don't often enjoy those big communal moments at Pearl Jam shows but that's one that stands out as being worthwhile. I'm a lot more sympathetic towards people expressing genuine and spontaneous glee at hearing the one Pearl Jam song they know than I am towards superfans yelling and gesturing at the expected moments as though they're attending a showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show (see: the Small Town "hello", fist-pumping during the outro to Alive, etc.)

Oh, I also hate the chorused acoustic guitar during the intro on the album version. Rick Parasher's (rawer) pre-Ten promo single mix is miles better than what ended up on the album in that regard (it has a different guitar solo too).

Good point.

I agree that the eruption of cheers that happens when that opening riff of "Alive" is played is quite possibly the most genuine, to use your term, "communal" experience at a Pearl Jam show... 2nd only to the mass exodus to the bathrooms during Even Flow.

You can't force a reaction from a crowd like that. (The Fixer, I'm glaring at you as I say that)

[KurtLeon]

Good morning beautiful people.
Severed Hand

[Fuzzcharger]

Aaaaaaannnd we're back into it!

[Thejambi]

Yaaaawwwnnnnnnn..... I'm awake. Good morning!
Just need a min to decide.

[Thejambi]

Good morning beautiful people.
Severed Hand

Nice.
Every lift of my hand. Coffee cup and back. I choose -
Dead Man

[WtOB?]

Pilate

[Sgt. Crackpot]

Leash

[Fuzzcharger]

Pilate

Guuuuuud.

[WtOB?]

Pilate

Guuuuuud.

[LetMeSleep]

3 nice choices guys. Lets get moving.

Sarge is AWOL.

[Sgt. Crackpot]

3 nice choices guys. Lets get moving.

Sarge is AWOL.

Nope, my pick is a few comments back up.

[LetMeSleep]

My bad. At ease sgt.

Btw nice track that I want to hear live this summer.

[its_not_1974]

Good morning beautiful people.
Severed Hand

Nice.
Every lift of my hand. Coffee cup and back. I choose -
Dead Man

[Thejambi]

Good morning beautiful people.
Severed Hand

Nice.
Every lift of my hand. Coffee cup and back. I choose -
Dead Man

There is so much from this song that I miss in Pearl Jam.

[stupidmop]

Good morning beautiful people.
Severed Hand

Nice.
Every lift of my hand. Coffee cup and back. I choose -
Dead Man

There is so much from this song that I miss in Pearl Jam.

it sounds soooo goooood. I don't know why they don't try and do that anymore. Imagine ' the end' sounding like that.