Song of the Moment: Yellow Moon

[Thejambi]

Yellow Moon is the weakest song on this album.

*disappears into the distance

I wanna punch you in the 3rd face.

[harmless]

Yeah what the fuck?

[Thejambi]

Im gunna Yellow Moon your ass to hell!

[ABNorman]

It's just got no hook, you guys. It's the exact kind of Pearl Jam that turns me off. The Riot Act/A portion of Binaural side. Avoidance of melody.

[harmless]

It's just got no hook, you guys.

That's why it's good.

[ABNorman]

It's just got no hook, you guys.

That's why it's good.

"It doesn't have a hook, therefore it's good" is exactly the kind of silly reasoning RM gets criticised (rightly) for.

We may have different definitions of a "hook", but for me a song needs something to draw me in.

[harmless]

It's good for other reasons too though.

[ABNorman]

It's good for other reasons too though.

I like the bridge, but the rest doesn't do anything for me.

[harmless]

Yeah I was gonna mention the bridge. I don't need to tell you that you can always trust PJ to write a decent bridge if nothing else

[ABNorman]

Im gunna Yellow Moon your ass to hell!

If I ran away naked, there'd be a "Yellow moon" joke in there somewhere.

[ABNorman]

Yeah I was gonna mention the bridge. I don't need to tell you that you can always trust PJ to write a decent bridge if nothing else

I guess my main problem is the "chorus". Even though it's only a few words, it feels too stretched out and forced. I could warm to the verses if the chorus was better.

[harmless]

Yeah I was gonna mention the bridge. I don't need to tell you that you can always trust PJ to write a decent bridge if nothing else

I guess my main problem is the "chorus". Even though it's only a few words, it feels too stretched out and forced. I could warm to the verses if the chorus was better.

The chorus isn't amazing. I wish Ed had done more with that melody. All I can say is that I think it brings a nice moroseness to the proceedings. The song is meant to have that melancholy contrast of beautiful and dark.

[Mike]

Saying Yellow Moon is the weakest song on the album is where freedom of speech ends.

Spoiler: show

Don't hurt me, Hulk.

[ABNorman]

Yeah I was gonna mention the bridge. I don't need to tell you that you can always trust PJ to write a decent bridge if nothing else

I guess my main problem is the "chorus". Even though it's only a few words, it feels too stretched out and forced. I could warm to the verses if the chorus was better.

The chorus isn't amazing. I wish Ed had done more with that melody. All I can say is that I think it brings a nice moroseness to the proceedings. The song is meant to have that melancholy contrast of beautiful and dark.

I think the music is very well put together, but vocal melody is about 60% of my enjoyment of a song - I hopped on the Pearl Jam train because it felt like Eddie was talking to and about me - so if that doesn't work for me, it drags the song down. I feel like that's why I'm not a Riot Act fan - there's a deliberate lack of melody on that album.

I also don't like the delivery of the second lines: "One could feel the earth vibrate" "As we all do under its gaze".

The bold bits just feel like the "making a complex choice but sacrificing listenability" that exemplifies Pearl Jam at their worst for me.

But hey, it's just one song. I really like this album. I have a feeling in addition to this, Swallowed Whole and LTRP will be the only ones that get a de facto skip in the distant future.

[ABNorman]

Saying Yellow Moon is the weakest song on the album is where freedom of speech ends.

Spoiler: show

Don't hurt me, Hulk.

I didn't comment on "Help Help" and "Cropduster" in your 2000 list - we're all different here

That, plus Guybrush Threepwood gets you a pass in most matters. I hope you backed Broken Age.

[harmless]

I want to play Monkey Island

[Mike]

Saying Yellow Moon is the weakest song on the album is where freedom of speech ends.

Spoiler: show

Don't hurt me, Hulk.

I didn't comment on "Help Help" and "Cropduster" in your 2000 list - we're all different here

That, plus Guybrush Threepwood gets you a pass in most matters. I hope you backed Broken Age.

Yeah, I'm just joking around.

I didn't back that. But I might buy it when it comes out.

[ABNorman]

I want to play Monkey Island

[harmless]

I think another reason people are liking this is that Ed seems mixed back with the band.

[Mike]

I didn't comment on "Help Help" and "Cropduster" in your 2000 list.

I am rubber, you are glue.