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Release_Me wrote: Overall, Black is their best song. Corduroy and RVM fight for the number 2 song slot and I'm not sure I could ever pick one.
That's probably 3 out of my top 5 for sure. Black and Corduroy are pretty much unquestionably my two favorite Pearl Jam songs.
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stip wrote:elderly woman will be played at every show once that tour happens just for the ‘i just want to scream hello...’ verse
I have the feeling that this will be the first song they play when touring resumes. Or Release. Either will be magical.
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Average album score at present: 4.63
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Pissed off and angry about a lot of things today, and finding that Vs. is a great album to listen to when in that frame of mind. It's nearly soothing.
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RAG319 wrote:Pissed off and angry about a lot of things today, and finding that Vs. is a great album to listen to when in that frame of mind. It's nearly soothing.
And it all winds down with Indifference. It's a rocking album, with it's own mood. Probably one of their finest sounding album !
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pearl jam sucks now
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southp wrote:On October 19th 1993 Pearl Jam were the most important thing in my life.
Me, too... along with losing my virginity.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
stip wrote:It is weird that in many ways Dissident feels like the template for generic Pearl Jam even though there are barely any Pearl Jam songs that sound like it
Hey that’s a good insight
Yeah, Stip's onto something here...
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
stip wrote:It is weird that in many ways Dissident feels like the template for generic Pearl Jam even though there are barely any Pearl Jam songs that sound like it
Hey that’s a good insight
Yeah, Stip's onto something here...
Dissident is like glue that binds Faithful, In Hiding, I am Mine, Force of Nature, and Amongst The Waves to Alive .
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Tj wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
stip wrote:It is weird that in many ways Dissident feels like the template for generic Pearl Jam even though there are barely any Pearl Jam songs that sound like it
Hey that’s a good insight
Yeah, Stip's onto something here...
Dissident is like glue that binds Faithful, In Hiding, I am Mine, Force of Nature, and Amongst The Waves to Alive .
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McParadigm wrote:
Tj wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
stip wrote:It is weird that in many ways Dissident feels like the template for generic Pearl Jam even though there are barely any Pearl Jam songs that sound like it
Hey that’s a good insight
Yeah, Stip's onto something here...
Dissident is like glue that binds Faithful, In Hiding, I am Mine, Force of Nature, and Amongst The Waves to Alive .
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has anyone pointed out this is a concept album written from a female's perspective? stip?
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
stip wrote:It is weird that in many ways Dissident feels like the template for generic Pearl Jam even though there are barely any Pearl Jam songs that sound like it
Hey that’s a good insight
Yeah, Stip's onto something here...
I can see this point of view, but Dissident also has a ragged edge to it -- in recent years, they tend to polish those songs up a little more, probably to their detriment.
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guitar_davey wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
stip wrote:It is weird that in many ways Dissident feels like the template for generic Pearl Jam even though there are barely any Pearl Jam songs that sound like it
Hey that’s a good insight
Yeah, Stip's onto something here...
I can see this point of view, but Dissident also has a ragged edge to it -- in recent years, they tend to polish those songs up a little more, probably to their detriment.
And yet Dissident feels like a polished product as compared to the remainder of Vs.
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Dissident is so weirdly underrated on RM; it's very nicely composed and performed
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Ms Harmless wrote:Dissident is so weirdly underrated on RM; it's very nicely composed and performed
Pretty sure it was my initial favourite song on the album.
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pearl jam sucks now
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tragabigzanda wrote:some of Stone's best guitar work ever put to tape. The rest of it is solid enough, but that's what sticks out to me.
it was actually hearing those guitar licks again that inspired my post :)
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guitar_davey wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:Dissident is so weirdly underrated on RM; it's very nicely composed and performed
Pretty sure it was my initial favourite song on the album.
Mine, too. I've always loved it. It still stacks up with the best tracks on the album even if it's no longer my personal favorite. It's top tier.
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Re-listening to this song and do I ever miss Dave A. That and Mike's guitar is straight out of Green Day, playing the melody over and over.
Think I’m going to try being kind to everyone a chance.
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