Song of the Moment: My Father's Son

Monkey_Driven · Post by **Monkey_Driven** » Tue October 08, 2013 9:47 pm

Chris_H_2 wrote:
dimejinky99 wrote:Not sure what to make of this one.

Agreed though. A huge solo would have elevated it
I think it's a refreshing change when not every PJ is paint-by-numbers.

Agreed. They make a lot of changes to usual song conventions on this album that I like.

dimejinky99 · Post by **dimejinky99** » Tue October 08, 2013 9:51 pm

You know what that's it.

It doesn't really have a previous frame of reference. There's nothing really like it.

Chris_H_2 · Post by **Chris_H_2** » Tue October 08, 2013 9:52 pm

dimejinky99 wrote:You know what that's it.

It doesn't really have a previous frame of reference. There's nothing really like it.

dimejinky99 · Post by **dimejinky99** » Tue October 08, 2013 9:54 pm

Hope they nail it live.

I can see them being excited about playing this one.

Vindicator · Post by **Vindicator** » Tue October 08, 2013 9:59 pm

It could rock and sound even heavier live.

It just sounds like a scorching solo is about to come screaming out of the bridge. Even a short quick one like MYM would have sufficed. Love everything else about the song, has this twisted demented atmosphere. The atmospheric guitars and bass line remind me of some Mars Volta.

fishbob · Post by **fishbob** » Wed October 09, 2013 4:00 am

What the fuck is with the bridge? Sounds like a completely different song

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Wed October 09, 2013 4:21 am

Guys, this song is immensely great.

Better than anything else on the album by a country mile.

Lostdog · Post by **Lostdog** » Wed October 09, 2013 4:28 am

my favourite

hlniv · Post by **hlniv** » Wed October 09, 2013 4:57 am

Release_Me · Post by **Release_Me** » Wed October 09, 2013 7:42 am

One of five 5 star songs on this album for me. Excellent. Everything they do here just works. Including the bridge. It's the sort of contrast I really like.

bucketfinck · Post by **bucketfinck** » Wed October 09, 2013 7:53 am

Great great song!
I understand the reviewers for not raving about this one as its hard on first listening, but it grows like hell after repeated listens. One of the coolest PJ tracks in quite awhile, should have a couple more of these songs..

Post by **stip** » Wed October 09, 2013 9:51 am

I like this one, esp the bridge, but I think this might be second from the bottom for mr.

dimejinky99 · Post by **dimejinky99** » Wed October 09, 2013 10:01 am

I can see this one growing on me.

Post by **stip** » Wed October 09, 2013 10:08 am

I can too. Lyrics may hold this one back a bit

dimejinky99 · Post by **dimejinky99** » Wed October 09, 2013 10:53 am

What a pity you left so soon to climb your mountain of regret

Love that:) great line

McParadigm · Post by **McParadigm** » Wed October 09, 2013 11:21 am

stip wrote:I can too. Lyrics may hold this one back a bit

Yeah, they're a real drag on this one.

Thejambi · Post by **Thejambi** » Wed October 09, 2013 11:23 am

stip wrote:I can too. Lyrics may hold this one back a bit

What they lack he makes up for in delivery.

harmless · Post by **harmless** » Wed October 09, 2013 11:50 am

fishbob wrote:What the fuck is with the bridge? Sounds like a completely different song

I quite like the way Pearl Jam do this, when it works. The guitars aren't as furious as they should be for the rest of the song, so I think the contrast helps to make those parts sound more aggressive.

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Wed October 09, 2013 11:56 am

Unless lyrics are about, I don't know, white supremacy or something, I really can't fathom how they could ruin a song that sounds good to your ear. The actual words themselves are of neglible importance to me, it's the pure sound of the vocal (the musical effect of the choices of vowels, consonants and syllables, the phrasing, etc.) that really matters.

ridleybradout · Post by **ridleybradout** » Wed October 09, 2013 12:11 pm

I'm really surprised at the issue people have with these lyrics, especially given some of EV's other clunkers from recent years. Do people get that's he's writing in character? (a la Johnny Guitar)

Birds in Hell wrote:Unless lyrics are about, I don't know, white supremacy or something, I really can't fathom how they could ruin a song that sounds good to your ear. The actual words themselves are of neglible importance to me, it's the pure sound of the vocal (the musical effect of the choices of vowels, consonants and syllables, the phrasing, etc.) that really matters.

I tend to agree. The only song I've ever liked less after knowing the lyrics was Roland by Interpol.

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