Never Destination

[Strat]

This song is everything I want music to be maybe.

Catchy, loose, fun, spacious.

[Rob]

This was the song that I latched onto the most in the beginning. It was the one I wanted to listen to right away after I was finished the album. On paper, this is the kind of song I like least from Pearl Jam, but for whatever reason, this song really does it for me. It's just catchy as hell. And I love the groove.

100% agree. This is a good way of putting it. Pearl Jam has this type of song on most albums (on paper). But this one is special. This is one of my 3-4 favorites on the album.

[dimejinky99]

I’m coming around to this one.

In no universe is it worthy of anything more than a 3 though

[evenslow]

the one that rings most true as a comparison for me is MFC. especially as MFC gets grooving in the (post) chorus before the second verse comes in. exact same vibe.

[Ms Harmless]

the one that rings most true as a comparison for me is MFC. especially as MFC gets grooving in the (post) chorus before the second verse comes in. exact same vibe.

agree

[dimejinky99]

We rarely agree but I think it was spenno pondered are we qualifying these songs by their soundsalike or similar vibe relationship to others were more familiar with?

I hope not

That said I’m of the school that believes QE is direct lineage from Breath. So I should shut the hell up maybe

[Jaeti]

I’m coming around to this one.

In no universe is it worthy of anything more than a 3 though

Same, and same.

[Ms Harmless]

the "gaping maw" section is so much the Pearl Jam I recognise

Jeff is doing some super cool noodling in this song, and the distorted bass is a perfect decision to give it the beef-up it needs

[Farmer John]

This song is at MINIMUM 3.5 stars. And I won't hear any differently!

[evenslow]

the "gaping maw" section is so much the Pearl Jam I recognise

Jeff is doing some super cool noodling in this song, and the distorted bass is a perfect decision to give it the beef-up it needs

and the best part of the song is after this when it locks back in to the main little riff.

[Ms Harmless]

the "gaping maw" section is so much the Pearl Jam I recognise

Jeff is doing some super cool noodling in this song, and the distorted bass is a perfect decision to give it the beef-up it needs

and the best part of the song is after this when it locks back in to the main little riff.

with the pause and "oooooooooh"

yes

[Ms Harmless]

Supersonic *wishes* it was this song

[evenslow]

the "gaping maw" section is so much the Pearl Jam I recognise

Jeff is doing some super cool noodling in this song, and the distorted bass is a perfect decision to give it the beef-up it needs

and the best part of the song is after this when it locks back in to the main little riff.

with the pause and "oooooooooh"

yes

[evenslow]

Supersonic *wishes* it was this song

yeah it's not even close. which is why i compared it more to MFC, something i hold in much higher esteem.

[stip]

I mean it has something to say in a way that Supersonic didn't (but in fairness didn't try to). I wonder what song in the catalog this is closest to. Maybe MFC, but MFC is a serious song in a way this one manages not to be, despite having substance

[OmegaprimeVKM]

I mean it has something to say in a way that Supersonic didn't (but in fairness didn't try to). I wonder what song in the catalog this is closest to. Maybe MFC, but MFC is a serious song in a way this one manages not to be, despite having substance

MFC is lyrically serious but musically light and breezy. I'm not sure what Never Destination wants to be.

[Ms Harmless]

I mean it has something to say in a way that Supersonic didn't (but in fairness didn't try to). I wonder what song in the catalog this is closest to. Maybe MFC, but MFC is a serious song in a way this one manages not to be, despite having substance

MFC is lyrically serious but musically light and breezy. I'm not sure what Never Destination wants to be.

exactly that

[Monkey_Driven]

I've come to embrace this one too. Really enjoy the nods to earlier songs in the catalog and the Tom Petty-ness of it.

[evenslow]

I won't be taken, won't take myself
Kicking and screaming, have to knock my off the shelf

the EV and PJ mission statement right there, basically.

[Monkey_Driven]

I won't be taken, won't take myself
Kicking and screaming, have to knock my off the shelf

the EV and PJ mission statement right there, basically.

There are so many moments like this on the album. That's a good one.