Retrograde

[Fattie_Vedder]

I’ve come around to this. I dig it. That ending is powerful and beautiful without being cheesy.

[PHATJ]

Ed’s soaring, echoing, vocal over the last two minutes raises this song from something dismissible into something pretty beautiful. As one of the weakest songs on the album, it’s still fucking enjoyable, man. And it might even move me a little for extra measure. Gigaton is proving to be phenomenal album.

[Ms Harmless]

I think this is a weaker song because the standard of so much of the rest is so high, not because it, in itself, is bad

I like sparkly Disney songs, so I like sparkly Disney song Pearl Jam; but I think they made a good decision to include this as an anomaly, rather than a defining feature of the album's sound (i.e. Lightning Bolt)

[warehouse]

lets be honest, disney has some great tunes

the outro here is clearly the strength of the song. again, great mix. i love the keys.

[injuddstree]

This is a worse version of Sirens.

[Ms Harmless]

this is more like a less energetic "Swallowed Whole" than "Sirens"

[stip]

Crosby, Stills, and Nash - thats what the first part of this song reminds me of!

Spoiler: show

I made this connection through a weird al song

[Anders]

Fairly confident that this is my least favorite song on the album for now. But it's miles better than Future Days. About on par with Sirens. The last minute elevates it a bit.

[Mike]

I'm hearing R.E.M.

I don't hear the Sirens comparisons

[Thejambi]

This song is great. I don’t get any sort of Sirens vibe whatsoever.

[sward]

I'm hearing R.E.M.

I don't hear the Sirens comparisons

Thought the same. I have no idea where the Sirens comparisons are coming in.

Not my favorite by any stretch but I do love the last minute and a bit. So it pushes it to a 4 for me. Every single song on this album has redemption qualities and I can find a part I love.

[Mike]

I always forget everything about this song after it ended. I enjoy it when it plays but nothing sticks.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Matt's drumming really saves this song.

[mvw]

Not hearing the Sirens comparison at all. This really isn’t a bad song. I think it’s just not as strong as most of the others on Gigaton. The last two minutes or so of this song is so good it gave me goosebumps.

[Strat]

I know people dont hate this song as much as i do. Some even really like it.

I keep heading back to it in hopes that ill come around on it.

But its so bad. its so ....lame.

[Strat]

The guitar tones. The little lead lines. The keys.

Its all so bad. What a shit song to put near the end of the album. really takes away from River Cross.

[scrub12]

This song should have been left off. Like the poster above said, I've listened to it four or five times and remember none of it. Even the ending, which is cool, doesn't do a ton for me.

It's so clearly a BOB session song compared to the rest.

[VinylGuy]

Yeah, sounds more near something Brendan would like. Im happy that he didnt produce it though, because its still sounds awesome but there is nothing grabbing me yet.

[Strat]

Yeah, sounds more near something Brendan would like. Im happy that he didnt produce it though, because its still sounds awesome but there is nothing grabbing me yet.

I feel like he did producei t though....

[Juvenal]

Ed’s soaring, echoing, vocal over the last two minutes raises this song from something dismissible into something pretty beautiful. As one of the weakest songs on the album, it’s still fucking enjoyable, man. And it might even move me a little for extra measure. Gigaton is proving to be phenomenal album.