48. Tremor Christ vs. Parting Ways

Post by **stip** » Tue March 16, 2021 12:20 am

I like Parting Ways. Don't love it. The atmosphere of the song is perfect for the subject matter, but it is executed a little too perfectly, and the cold and gathering distance cuts me off from the emotional core of the song. I prefer it live, where it turns into something slightly different.

Tremor Christ is Tremor Christ. I don't even know if it is top 20 for me (though as a composition it is clearly a better song then many of the things I've slotted in there), but it is undoubtedly one of the coolest songs in the catalog, and a true beast.

Post by **stip** » Tue March 16, 2021 12:21 am

His flat affect for the outro against the suddenly quiet music, especially juxtaposed against the bridge, never fails to be striking as hell.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Tue March 16, 2021 12:22 am

damn this is a tough matchup

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Tue March 16, 2021 12:33 am

Norris wrote:damn this is a tough matchup

lol no it's not

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Tue March 16, 2021 12:34 am

tragabigzanda wrote:
Norris wrote:damn this is a tough matchup
lol no it's not

lol you considered dissident over dte

Post by **stip** » Tue March 16, 2021 12:35 am

tragabigzanda wrote:
Norris wrote:damn this is a tough matchup
lol no it's not

no, it's really not

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Tue March 16, 2021 12:37 am

Norris wrote:
tragabigzanda wrote:
Norris wrote:damn this is a tough matchup
lol no it's not
lol you considered dissident over dte

I SAID ON A DIFFERENT DAY

JuanHamm · Post by **JuanHamm** » Tue March 16, 2021 12:39 am

Dissident sucks and this is a very tough match up.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Tue March 16, 2021 12:44 am

thank you tommy

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Tue March 16, 2021 1:06 am

Love both songs, but seriously, Tremor Christ.

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Tue March 16, 2021 1:08 am

chud and tommy really gonna have to lean in hard to make their case that Parting Ways holds a candle to Tremor Christ

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Tue March 16, 2021 1:12 am

they're both fantastic, top tier pearl jam songs

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Tue March 16, 2021 1:26 am

harder than that

chewm · Post by **chewm** » Tue March 16, 2021 1:31 am

voting for parting ways the best pearl jam song

liebzz · Post by **liebzz** » Tue March 16, 2021 1:50 am

Either of these two songs against almost any other songs and I would have no doubt taken these. Got to take one. Tremor Christ is a song I have sung praises for more than 26 years. Parting Ways was always cool but I am still building my appreciation for this song listen by listen so...

Parting Ways (looking the other way).

knee tunes · Post by **knee tunes** » Tue March 16, 2021 1:53 am

tragabigzanda wrote:chud and tommy really gonna have to lean in hard to make their case that Parting Ways holds a candle to Tremor Christ

Parting Ways is spooky, flowing , and wavy. It has emotion and lots of room to grow.

Tremor Christ comes out all crunchy .

I'm going with Tremor , Christ

digster · Post by **digster** » Tue March 16, 2021 2:22 am

This is maybe the hardest matchup for me so far. These two are very, very close. I'll go with Tremor Christ for now, although I think I probably return to Parting Ways more often.

knee tunes · Post by **knee tunes** » Tue March 16, 2021 2:49 am

digster wrote:This is maybe the hardest matchup for me so far. These two are very, very close. I'll go with Tremor Christ for now, although I think I probably return to Parting Ways more often.

I just switched my vote . if you do too, it'll be a tie

Higgs · Post by **Higgs** » Tue March 16, 2021 2:58 am

Reading that new PJ book at the moment "Not For You" by Ronan Givony. He makes an argument that Tremor Christ was written at least partly as a response to Ed's New Orleans "You're not my Messiah" drunk and disorderly situation.

There's today's trivia tidbit.

Vote for TC.

Red Mosquito

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