122. Alive vs. Brain of J

Post by **stip** » Fri March 04, 2022 2:10 am

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Fri March 04, 2022 2:14 am

<False start> Then utter magic.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Fri March 04, 2022 2:19 am

Brain Of J

Post by **stip** » Fri March 04, 2022 2:19 am

Brain of J is an excellent 3 and a half minute ramshackle spurt of energy. Both Go and Last Exit do the same thing, and do it better.

Alive is a magisterial, cathartic, clarion call in the silent darkness. It has an assurance, clarity, and force of will that Brain of J can never match. It is the Pearl Jam anthem that every other anthem has been chasing ever since.

wease · Post by **wease** » Fri March 04, 2022 2:35 am

1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Fri March 04, 2022 2:36 am

J is my favourite Jack Irons contribution. No other drummer would roll that song in the same way.

Post by **epilogue** » Fri March 04, 2022 4:31 am

Alive shouldn't have made it this far.

Brain of J.

Post by **evenslow** » Fri March 04, 2022 4:44 am

wease wrote:1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4

liebzz · Post by **liebzz** » Fri March 04, 2022 12:42 pm

stip wrote:Brain of J is an excellent 3 and a half minute ramshackle spurt of energy. Both Go and Last Exit do the same thing, and do it better.

Alive is a magisterial, cathartic, clarion call in the silent darkness. It has an assurance, clarity, and force of will that Brain of J can never match. It is the Pearl Jam anthem that every other anthem has been chasing ever since.

I’m never going to put down Brain of J, but Stip has the point on Alive. It is the epic anthem.

Post by **stip** » Fri March 04, 2022 1:07 pm

LetMeSleep wrote:J is my favourite Jack Irons contribution. No other drummer would roll that song in the same way.

that intro drum rollnis my favorite JI moment as well. that and the lukin intro. he was good at those

Post by **evenslow** » Fri March 04, 2022 1:28 pm

stip wrote:
LetMeSleep wrote:J is my favourite Jack Irons contribution. No other drummer would roll that song in the same way.
that intro drum rollnis my favorite JI moment as well. that and the lukin intro. he was good at those

his fills on Yield are out of control.

Post by **stip** » Fri March 04, 2022 1:47 pm

thats the only one i recall. generally not a huge fan of his style

Post by **stip** » Fri March 04, 2022 1:48 pm

but he is good on those fast sloppy numbers

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Fri March 04, 2022 1:55 pm

evenslow wrote:
wease wrote:1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4

My favorite thing about this count-in is how purely superficial it is -- Mike would have no need to count only himself off, and the count isn't even really in the same tempo he ultimately falls into. It's great.

Easy vote for "Brain of J" for me.

Farmer John · Post by **Farmer John** » Fri March 04, 2022 2:20 pm

evenslow wrote:
stip wrote:
LetMeSleep wrote:J is my favourite Jack Irons contribution. No other drummer would roll that song in the same way.
that intro drum rollnis my favorite JI moment as well. that and the lukin intro. he was good at those
his fills on Yield are out of control.

That middle section of Faithful is a masterclass of tasty fills.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Fri March 04, 2022 11:05 pm

Brain of J

Red Mosquito