Seven O'Clock

[evenslow]

I too find myself most looking forward to this one now. I think this has grown on me the most. Top shelf song, really. One of their best in a long, long time. I am not even sure if there's another song in their catalogue that this can be compared with. This whole part is epic, hair raising stuff:

So held by these thoughts
They refuse to slip away
Hangman in dreamland
About to call your name

yes, after many listens i feel this is the very best part of the song. operatic.

[EJ]

I too find myself most looking forward to this one now. I think this has grown on me the most. Top shelf song, really. One of their best in a long, long time. I am not even sure if there's another song in their catalogue that this can be compared with. This whole part is epic, hair raising stuff:

So held by these thoughts
They refuse to slip away
Hangman in dreamland
About to call your name

yes, after many listens i feel this is the very best part of the song. operatic.

I’ll confirm in a minute. Finishing up Alright now.

[EJ]

I love when Ed hits that first “soon” and I expect it to settle back down into a LB schlock chorus, but instead it stretches out and starts a new direction for the song.

[Homeboyd]

I too find myself most looking forward to this one now. I think this has grown on me the most. Top shelf song, really. One of their best in a long, long time. I am not even sure if there's another song in their catalogue that this can be compared with. This whole part is epic, hair raising stuff:

So held by these thoughts
They refuse to slip away
Hangman in dreamland
About to call your name

yes, after many listens i feel this is the very best part of the song. operatic.

I agree, after taking a break this is the one I keep coming back to. The second half of the song is something slse.

[iweartwoshoes]

I too find myself most looking forward to this one now. I think this has grown on me the most. Top shelf song, really. One of their best in a long, long time. I am not even sure if there's another song in their catalogue that this can be compared with. This whole part is epic, hair raising stuff:

So held by these thoughts
They refuse to slip away
Hangman in dreamland
About to call your name

yes, after many listens i feel this is the very best part of the song. operatic.

I agree, after taking a break this is the one I keep coming back to. The second half of the song is something slse.

It is so good that even the heee heee bit is OK.

[Anders]

This song feels a little overrated around here.

[stip]

I think it was flagged in many of the reviews as the (or one of the) album highlights as well.

[Angus]

This song feels a little overrated around here.

Sorry, I'm part of the "by far best song on this album" team.

[Release_Me]

Love this song but won't say it's far and away the best because there are so many great songs here (Quick Escape, DotC, WES, TTLW, CTG are all top shelf, 5 star songs). It is surely one of the best. I honestly don't know which one to pick as my favourite now; earlier it was Quick Escape. Now, plenty of songs have risen in my estimation and it's very hazy. Seven O' Clock is one of them. The ones that I rank just a tad below these are Alright, River Cross & Buckle Up (4.5 stars) while Never Destination, SBWM & Retrograde are the weakest (3-4 stars so still good-very good songs).

[evenslow]

hey Release_Me have you said what part of the record you're most impressed with vocally for Ed? Is it the aforementioned section?

[Release_Me]

I guess this and the outro of Retrograde would be the most impressive, technically. Aesthetically, there are so many good vocal moments on this record like for example the outro of DotC, the breakdown in the middle of WES, the ending of TTLW, etc. His phrasing and choice of melody is really, really good on almost every song.

[sweeper]

This song feels a little overrated around here.

How dare you

[evenslow]

I guess this and the outro of Retrograde would be the most impressive, technically. Aesthetically, there are so many good vocal moments on this record like for example the outro of DotC, the breakdown in the middle of WES, the ending of TTLW, etc. His phrasing and choice of melody is really, really good on almost every song.

[Thurman Murman]

I too find myself most looking forward to this one now. I think this has grown on me the most. Top shelf song, really. One of their best in a long, long time. I am not even sure if there's another song in their catalogue that this can be compared with. This whole part is epic, hair raising stuff:

So held by these thoughts
They refuse to slip away
Hangman in dreamland
About to call your name

yes, after many listens i feel this is the very best part of the song. operatic.

I agree, after taking a break this is the one I keep coming back to. The second half of the song is something slse.

It is so good that even the heee heee bit is OK.

Screw it...i even love the heee heee bit.

I think this one has jumped over Quick Escape for #2 on the album for me behind Dance...all 3 are full on 5 star songs for me though.

[PHATJ]

Listening now, for like the sixth time today... Perfect. This is perfect. What else could you possibly ask Pearl Jam to do or be? This is brilliant. It really is.

[Parrhesia]

Yeah, I'll concur with the others here. This went from "okay" to "pretty good" to one of the album highlights for me.

[VinylGuy]

Listening now, for like the sixth time today... Perfect. This is perfect. What else could you possibly ask Pearl Jam to do or be? This is brilliant. It really is.

I agree. Its really a standout track.

[Hatfield]

I too find myself most looking forward to this one now. I think this has grown on me the most. Top shelf song, really. One of their best in a long, long time. I am not even sure if there's another song in their catalogue that this can be compared with. This whole part is epic, hair raising stuff:

So held by these thoughts
They refuse to slip away
Hangman in dreamland
About to call your name

yes, after many listens i feel this is the very best part of the song. operatic.

I agree, after taking a break this is the one I keep coming back to. The second half of the song is something slse.

It is so good that even the heee heee bit is OK.

Screw it...i even love the heee heee bit.

Yes and yes! Love the heee, heee. A litttle Into the Wild vocalization never bothered me.

This is the pinnacle of the Gigaton. This one will last. It's moved to the top spot for me and as you all know, that is really something because this album is so strong.

I think this one has jumped over Quick Escape for #2 on the album for me behind Dance...all 3 are full on 5 star songs for me though.

[Mr.x]

Listening now, for like the sixth time today... Perfect. This is perfect. What else could you possibly ask Pearl Jam to do or be? This is brilliant. It really is.

I agree. Its really a standout track.

Amazing.

[Thurman Murman]

Last week this one leap frogged Quick Escape for my #2 Gigaton song behind Dance.....this week i might be ready to say its my favorite song on the album. Or certainly the one that i find myself most drawn to right now. Love it so much.