Dance of the Clairvoyants

General Pearl Jam discussion.

Initial Thoughts

I just fell in love all over again
100
38%
Maybe there's still some life left in these guys after all
140
54%
Ehhh, still excited for the new album
8
3%
I stayed up for this?
10
4%
I hated pearl jam before it was cool
3
1%
 
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VinylGuy wrote:
evenslow wrote:this was my #1 played song on spotify this year. i'll take it.
mine too. 75 times. Guess once i had the vinyl i forgot about Spotify.
Yeah, if we could include vinyl spins, my number is way higher than 88.
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This was my number one too. 22 spins. 10 the first night. I do like the song.

If I throw out DotC due to pearl jam single release inflation it was Lockless by Greg? Dulli, which in addition to being a great song is about how weird the French Quarter looked during covid lockdown.

Man, fuck 2020
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This song belongs in the same category as Do The Evolution in being a crazy band experiment that totally 100% just works.
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verb_to_trust wrote:This was my number one too. 22 spins. 10 the first night. I do like the song.

If I throw out DotC due to pearl jam single release inflation it was Lockless by Greg? Dulli, which in addition to being a great song is about how weird the French Quarter looked during covid lockdown.

Man, fuck 2020
I just saw the video for Lockless and it's breathtaking. Greg? Dulli's vocals have never been my cup of tea, but the dude can write a friggin' song. I want to learn it on guitar.
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Tuolumne wrote:This song belongs in the same category as Do The Evolution in being a crazy band experiment that totally 100% just works.
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RockPusher wrote:
Tuolumne wrote:This song belongs in the same category as Do The Evolution in being a crazy band experiment that totally 100% just works.
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I want this song played at my funeral

Such a beauty.
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dimejinky99 wrote:I want this song played at my funeral

Such a beauty.
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I’ve listened to this song 151 time according to Spotify.

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Dance Of The Clairvoyants
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RockPusher wrote:
verb_to_trust wrote:This was my number one too. 22 spins. 10 the first night. I do like the song.

If I throw out DotC due to pearl jam single release inflation it was Lockless by Greg? Dulli, which in addition to being a great song is about how weird the French Quarter looked during covid lockdown.

Man, fuck 2020
I just saw the video for Lockless and it's breathtaking. Greg? Dulli's vocals have never been my cup of tea, but the dude can write a friggin' song. I want to learn it on guitar.
He's doing something pretty weird with his lower register on Lockless. Afghan Whigs are recording during the pandemic. I'm interested to see what elements of Random Desire leak into that batch of songs, especially since it will be Dullis first band release since Dave Rosser died.
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Monkey_Driven wrote:
RockPusher wrote:
Tuolumne wrote:This song belongs in the same category as Do The Evolution in being a crazy band experiment that totally 100% just works.
In My Tree

i dont think Evolution sounded all that different when it was released. In My Tree was something totally new to me.
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the major difference in DTE was Ed screaming throughout a song; the riffs could've fit on Vitalogy
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pearl jam sucks now
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Mike is stellar on this track. All of the guys are but Mike makes this special.
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tragabigzanda wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:the major difference in DTE was Ed screaming throughout a song; the riffs could've fit on Vitalogy
Also a trash can lid and the allelujahs
omg yeah
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As supremely enjoyable as this song is, does any one else find the studio version a bit lacking in energy compared to the All in WA performance?

Hadn't listened to Gigaton for a few months before last night while All in WA has been in regular rotation, and the album version just felt kinda flat. Got me looking forward to actual live performances.
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Ms Harmless wrote:confusion is to the ocean

what love is to the motion
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johnnyfixer wrote:As supremely enjoyable as this song is, does any one else find the studio version a bit lacking in energy compared to the All in WA performance?

Hadn't listened to Gigaton for a few months before last night while All in WA has been in regular rotation, and the album version just felt kinda flat. Got me looking forward to actual live performances.
Well, maybe. Still the studio version is so fucking good. I have been blasting this one on my Beats and fuuuck its good.

Yeah, im also looking forward to this one live. Hopefully with a more longer outro.
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The production on the studio version is fantastic, I don't know about these complaints.
Haven't heard the live version, though
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took a break from this album, then this song comes on yesterday while im shopping. this is a top 10-20 pearl jam song ever. i'm still shocked that they released this in 2020 as the lead single. i dont think a pearl jam song has ever made me want to dance this much, the groove is like earth wind and fire. my god i love this song.
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