24. Without You vs. Let the Records Play

Post by **stip** » Sat March 13, 2021 1:00 am

this one is a little tough. I think Let the Records Play is a scuzzy, fun song. Hugely underrated not in that it's a fantastic song but it doesn't deserve a fraction of the crap it gets. It's one of the better examples of more lightweight late album tracks.

But I really like Without You. Along with Sleeping By Myself it is the highlight of uke songs. It's a poignant, delicate performance and a touching lyric.

And the note that Eddie hits when he sings 'all the scars' (listen at the 57 second mark) is my Eddie sweet spot where his voice starts from a lower place and rises up enveloping everything around it. There's so much movement and depth and height in just a brief moment. He should be required to hit and sustain that moment in every damn song.

Without You gets my vote.

Stardog Champion · Post by **Stardog Champion** » Sat March 13, 2021 1:33 am

My favorite track off Uke Songs over one of my least favorite on Lightning Bolt.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Sat March 13, 2021 1:39 am

Without You, for sure

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Sat March 13, 2021 1:40 am

The one that isn't LtRP. Whatever that one is.

knee tunes · Post by **knee tunes** » Sat March 13, 2021 2:13 am

This one

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Sat March 13, 2021 2:21 am

Easy vote for my favorite solo Ed song.

Monkey_Driven · Post by **Monkey_Driven** » Sat March 13, 2021 2:33 am

Without You

Forgot how wonderful that Letterman performance was.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Sat March 13, 2021 2:34 am

Monkey_Driven wrote:Without You

Forgot how wonderful that Letterman performance was.

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Sat March 13, 2021 2:35 am

never saw that performance before. It is nice. Still going with LTRP though, a song that I think mostly rules, but got saddled with a dull chorus, and a crummy track placement on a crappy album.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Sat March 13, 2021 2:41 am

knee tunes wrote:This one

Really love that performance.

liebzz · Post by **liebzz** » Sat March 13, 2021 12:55 pm

So much hate for such a wonderful song. Let the Records Play - the most unappreciated song in the Pearl Jam catalogue.

JuanHamm · Post by **JuanHamm** » Sat March 13, 2021 1:03 pm

LTRP is easily the most embarrassing song Stone has ever written and one of the worst songs Pearl Jam have recorded. Frankly, it's astonishing that the same band recorded Gigaton .

Easy vote for the other song that I've never heard.

Post by **epilogue** » Sat March 13, 2021 1:16 pm

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Sat March 13, 2021 8:21 pm

Cant believe im voting for an eddie uke song, but Let the Records Play is so bland i dont really care for it. I dont blame Stone or the band, its just the production...that fade at the end is awful. It sounds so horrible.

mkay0 · Post by **mkay0** » Sat March 13, 2021 8:25 pm

Voting an Ed song over a Stone song? couldn't be me

Post by **Bammer** » Sun March 14, 2021 12:34 am

I would vote for virtually anything over LTRP

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