18. Mankind vs. Of the Girl

Post by **stip** » Mon February 18, 2019 11:18 pm

Mankind (Toronto 2000-10-05) vs. Of The Girl (Memphis 2000-08-15)

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Tue February 19, 2019 1:47 am

Stone is cute. Of the Girl is sexy.

doone · Post by **doone** » Tue February 19, 2019 8:43 pm

poor Stone, no one has chosen Mankind

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Tue February 19, 2019 9:21 pm

Mankind

Post by **stip** » Wed February 20, 2019 10:13 pm

mankind is an unapologetically stupid song that I have a lot more time for these days since my understanding of what pearl jam should be is much for fluid. And it's a good performance.

This is a mixed bag version of Of the Girl for me. The chief drawing card is the atmosphere, which you can't help but lose quite a bit of when you transition to a live song. And I dont' think eddie's performance is anything special. But I actually quite like the looser feel of this version (and the work Mike is doing throughout). It gives the song a sense of movement I don't find on the record, which tends to tread water.

So voting for Of the Girl on the strength of an excellent performance by the band

Red Mosquito