Dance of the Clairvoyants

[Ms Harmless]

this song has remained solid, like dung on the surface of the Savannah

are... are you David Attenborough?

I wish

[96583UP]

There is a good D-Atty show on Netflix right now about Frogs

[PHATJ]

This song still sounds great.

[dimejinky99]

This is a damn good song. Not betting tired if of it at all. Even though I’m gonna forever Associate it with this shitty time and walking up and down that village and beach.

[tree_]

OMG dime wtf

[Blenheim Augustine]

I was talking with a friend in South Da kota this weekend, and this song came up. He complained about the political nature of “old, woke Pearl Jam,” and how it gives him no room to relate. It brought up, for me, a bafflement I spent most of the early 21st century experiencing. I know this individual spent most of the 90’s loving this band. My question for him was the same as for every person who disliked the Bush-era songs, or who ever described early Pearl Jam as feeling sorry for themselves. What was he hearing? .

Is this more about big versus small p political? When the band started it was a Clinton government and I don't recall them being party political at that stage - perhaps they were or possibly they didn't feel strongly against Clinton. Ten and Vs are issues-based albums politically whereas in the noughties they were much more party-based in interviews and activity both in the Nader phase and the strong anti-Bush phase - song-wise they went away from issues songs with Rival and Grievance possibly the main ones and then on Riot Act only a song called Bushleager. Avocado featured more political type songs - unemployable, WWS etc which was possibly the strongest phase along with anti-war songs by Ed. Last two albums were pretty politically bland or less direct - Infallible.

Point being that I think the band was always political but did become more overtly party political post-Clinton. I guess it's how I felt watching Let's Play Two and the whole baseball thing - as a non-American that was bizarre, unrelatable and hard to process.

[Birds in Hell]

I guess it's how I felt watching Let's Play Two and the whole baseball thing - as a non-American that was bizarre, unrelatable and hard to process.

I’ve never watched it for precisely this reason.

[oasisfan35]

I was talking with a friend in South Da kota this weekend, and this song came up. He complained about the political nature of “old, woke Pearl Jam,” and how it gives him no room to relate. It brought up, for me, a bafflement I spent most of the early 21st century experiencing. I know this individual spent most of the 90’s loving this band. My question for him was the same as for every person who disliked the Bush-era songs, or who ever described early Pearl Jam as feeling sorry for themselves. What was he hearing? .

Is this more about big versus small p political? When the band started it was a Clinton government and I don't recall them being party political at that stage - perhaps they were or possibly they didn't feel strongly against Clinton. Ten and Vs are issues-based albums politically whereas in the noughties they were much more party-based in interviews and activity both in the Nader phase and the strong anti-Bush phase - song-wise they went away from issues songs with Rival and Grievance possibly the main ones and then on Riot Act only a song called Bushleager. Avocado featured more political type songs - unemployable, WWS etc which was possibly the strongest phase along with anti-war songs by Ed. Last two albums were pretty politically bland or less direct - Infallible.

Point being that I think the band was always political but did become more overtly party political post-Clinton. I guess it's how I felt watching Let's Play Two and the whole baseball thing - as a non-American that was bizarre, unrelatable and hard to process.

When the band started it was a post-Reagan Bush government.

[stip]

I was talking with a friend in South Da kota this weekend, and this song came up. He complained about the political nature of “old, woke Pearl Jam,” and how it gives him no room to relate. It brought up, for me, a bafflement I spent most of the early 21st century experiencing. I know this individual spent most of the 90’s loving this band. My question for him was the same as for every person who disliked the Bush-era songs, or who ever described early Pearl Jam as feeling sorry for themselves. What was he hearing? .

Is this more about big versus small p political? When the band started it was a Clinton government and I don't recall them being party political at that stage - perhaps they were or possibly they didn't feel strongly against Clinton. Ten and Vs are issues-based albums politically whereas in the noughties they were much more party-based in interviews and activity both in the Nader phase and the strong anti-Bush phase - song-wise they went away from issues songs with Rival and Grievance possibly the main ones and then on Riot Act only a song called Bushleager. Avocado featured more political type songs - unemployable, WWS etc which was possibly the strongest phase along with anti-war songs by Ed. Last two albums were pretty politically bland or less direct - Infallible.

Point being that I think the band was always political but did become more overtly party political post-Clinton. I guess it's how I felt watching Let's Play Two and the whole baseball thing - as a non-American that was bizarre, unrelatable and hard to process.

thats broadly true but there is the lyric ‘never vote republican’ in even flow.

[Leatherhead]

Ed stood on a chair and wrote pro-choice on his arm, on TV.

[96583UP]

Liking this song more than ever lately after its placement post-SBWM

I get the sense the intro to this album will be a fast pace and then by DOTC it provides a clean break / clarity moment

[96583UP]

also been hearing this lately but not sure this can be a lyric meant to be taken literally:

I’m in love with clairvoyants
cause they’re racially pure

[Coach]

I was talking with a friend in South Da kota this weekend, and this song came up. He complained about the political nature of “old, woke Pearl Jam,” and how it gives him no room to relate. It brought up, for me, a bafflement I spent most of the early 21st century experiencing. I know this individual spent most of the 90’s loving this band. My question for him was the same as for every person who disliked the Bush-era songs, or who ever described early Pearl Jam as feeling sorry for themselves. What was he hearing? .

Is this more about big versus small p political? When the band started it was a Clinton government and I don't recall them being party political at that stage - perhaps they were or possibly they didn't feel strongly against Clinton. Ten and Vs are issues-based albums politically whereas in the noughties they were much more party-based in interviews and activity both in the Nader phase and the strong anti-Bush phase - song-wise they went away from issues songs with Rival and Grievance possibly the main ones and then on Riot Act only a song called Bushleager. Avocado featured more political type songs - unemployable, WWS etc which was possibly the strongest phase along with anti-war songs by Ed. Last two albums were pretty politically bland or less direct - Infallible.

Point being that I think the band was always political but did become more overtly party political post-Clinton. I guess it's how I felt watching Let's Play Two and the whole baseball thing - as a non-American that was bizarre, unrelatable and hard to process.

thats broadly true but there is the lyric ‘never vote republican’ in even flow.

WMA too and Glorified G

[stip]

i dont like the second verse all that much. every other part of the song is excellent

[LetMeSleep]

Second verse is the highlight, my man. Ed shines.

[simple schoolboy]

So, everyone else is down with the synth stuff?

[Ms Harmless]

yes

[PHATJ]

Can we add the lyrics to the header post?

[stip]

If you find/post em, sure. I can add them

[PHATJ]

Ok. I did a couple edits to the Superblood Wolfmoon lyrics. Posted in that thread.