193. Jeremy vs. Around the Bend

Post by **stip** » Fri April 02, 2021 11:36 pm

Jeremy vs. Around the Bend

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Fri April 02, 2021 11:37 pm

92 VMAs alone make this easy.

Post by **stip** » Fri April 02, 2021 11:53 pm

Around the Bend is a nice song. That's where it begins and that's where it ends. Jeremy is a titanic achievement

wease · Post by **wease** » Fri April 02, 2021 11:56 pm

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Sat April 03, 2021 2:46 am

stip wrote:Around the Bend is a nice song. That's where it begins and that's where it ends. Jeremy is a titanic achievement

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Sat April 03, 2021 5:30 am

Around The Bend

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Sat April 03, 2021 5:37 am

Anders wrote:Around The Bend

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Sat April 03, 2021 5:42 am

This board appears to have gone Ten wild. Every Ten song outclasses their competition in several posters eyes.

Bet they rank Ten fifth in the rank the albums thread.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Sat April 03, 2021 5:46 am

Jeremy is one of my favorite songs of all time, and top 3 PJ for me.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Sat April 03, 2021 6:03 am

It’s got that early 90s grunge feel to it, and is a stone cold classic in their discography. But it both feels a little outdated and to someone who has has been a fan since those times, overplayed.

Around The Bend has a timeless charm to it, and it makes my baby smile.

Post by B » Sat April 03, 2021 10:45 am

stip wrote:Around the Bend is a nice song. That's where it begins and that's where it ends. Jeremy is a titanic achievement

"Titanic achievement" is overselling it.

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Sat April 03, 2021 1:07 pm

Anders wrote:It’s got that early 90s grunge feel to it, ans is a stone cold classic in their discography. But it both feels a little outdated and to someone who has has been a fan since those times, overplayed.

Around The Bend has a timeless charm to it, and it makes my baby smile.

In a comparative sense I just don't respond to the songs from Ten that have Eddie free-versing over repetitive riffs in the same way that I respond to the songs from Vitalogy onward that have more integral musical qualities -- a more deliberate relationship between chords and melody, richer harmonic textures, etc. I like Ten and many of its songs are special to me for a variety of reasons, and on the right day, in the right mood, there's nothing like them. But something like "Around the Bend" just registers more deeply with me more often. Easy vote for me.

Post by **epilogue** » Sat April 03, 2021 2:52 pm

Around the Bend is fine but not something that has ever resonated with me.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Sat April 03, 2021 2:55 pm

I wasnt a fan of Jeremy back in the day. Never cared much, not sure why..maybe because it was too dramatic? It was a weird song for me as a kid. But along the way, something changed and i could hear what an incredible song this is...not only in the live setting, but the studio version. Its such a weird single and it works so good.

Its one of their top 5 songs for sure.

EJ · Post by EJ » Sat April 03, 2021 4:49 pm

I'd much rather listen to Around The Bend, but Jeremy is the better song and gets my vote here.

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