Running

[Ms Harmless]

hi again!

[stip]

Light Years is better than Running but I'd definitely prefer to listen to Running right now

[stip]

Nothing As It Seems is better than Running (and Dark Matter) but less fun to play ten times in a row

[tree_]

ed sounds so weird on light years

"where everMMM we might goooo... "

[stip]

*Running and Dark Matter are both better singles choices than Nothing As It Seems

[stip]

ed sounds so weird on light years

"where everMMM we might goooo... "

Light Years is a great example of Pearl Jam actively sabotaging a song

[oneway23]

*Running and Dark Matter are both better singles choices than Nothing As It Seems

troll

[tommy]

*Running and Dark Matter are both better singles choices than Nothing As It Seems

Hearing NAIS on the radio is what got me into Pearl Jam.

[stip]

*Running and Dark Matter are both better singles choices than Nothing As It Seems

Hearing NAIS on the radio is what got me into Pearl Jam.

I believe you, but it is still nearly incomprehensible to me that this happened.

[digster]

ed sounds so weird on light years

"where everMMM we might goooo... "

Light Years is a great example of Pearl Jam actively sabotaging a song

Light Years is an even better example of the band having good taste and scrapping something mediocre for something better.

[tree_]

yeah when NAIS came out, it became very difficult for me to explain to my HS friends my ongoing PJ fandom .. but now I consider it one of their best songs from the era

[digster]

NAIS is a pretty brilliant choice if your intent is to make clear how that album is going to sound and differentiate itself from its predecessor. But I actually think almost all of their first singles for their records do this pretty well.

[McParadigm]

When NAiS hit radio, I had a friend tell me it was the perfect demonstration of a Pearl Jam song: very interesting delivery of some terribly boring writing.

[Higgs]

I'm not catching up on 50 pages of this thread, but I have 2 comments to make.

I listened to Running today after 'sleep mentioned it was out in the wild as I was finishing work today. This after I literally waited with baited breath to hit "play" on Dark Matter as it hit Spotify.

First listen impressions? Not in a hurry to relisten. Kinda' blech'.

Second comment - what's with this stip schtick?

[digster]

I listened to this again this morning; I think I wish they managed to maintain what they had in first 30 seconds, the bass intro is pretty menacing and Eddie sounds way more locked in than he does for the rest of the song.

[stip]

NAIS is a pretty brilliant choice if your intent is to make clear how that album is going to sound and differentiate itself from its predecessor. But I actually think almost all of their first singles for their records do this pretty well.

it does do that (and NAIS is categorically a great song). But.... nevermind. I was going to list better choices to do that and didn't come up with one.

[stip]

Nothing As It Seems may have been a good choice for a single. Possibly better than Running, but this cannot be known for certain until we hear the whole album

[Happy Trees]

Thank you for the conversation lesson. Yes i was serious about doing that sarcastic and impossible thing i mentioned. You win. You all need your safe space for loving the new stuff. I’ll share my negative thoughts of the album elsewhere so no one’s feelings get hurt here.

It's amazing how blanket positivity, hyper-sensitivity and etiquette lessons have suddenly infiltrated all music and audio discussion.

Not just with Pearl Jam, but with everything. Even places specifically reserved for analytical discussion.

A turd in the punchbowl will not be tolerated under any circumstances.

There is nothing to discuss, criticize, analyze or debate because everything is wonderful and utopia is within reach.

Nothing is everything. We're here for you in these troubling times. May cause diarrhea or an infection of the perineum.

[Clem Halibut]

When NAiS hit radio, I had a friend tell me it was the perfect demonstration of a Pearl Jam song: very interesting delivery of some terribly boring writing.

When NAIS premiered on the radio, I remember the DJ in Cincinnati (Not Johnny Fever) came on afterwards and said: "Well...that song sucks" LOL
I was so pissed off ...I swore never to listen to that radio station again.

[Ms Harmless]

Thank you for the conversation lesson. Yes i was serious about doing that sarcastic and impossible thing i mentioned. You win. You all need your safe space for loving the new stuff. I’ll share my negative thoughts of the album elsewhere so no one’s feelings get hurt here.

It's amazing how blanket positivity, hyper-sensitivity and etiquette lessons have suddenly infiltrated all music and audio discussion.

Not just with Pearl Jam, but with everything. Even places specifically reserved for analytical discussion.

A turd in the punchbowl will not be tolerated under any circumstances.

There is nothing to discuss, criticize, analyze or debate because everything is wonderful and utopia is within reach.

Nothing is everything. We're here for you in these troubling times. May cause diarrhea or an infection of the perineum.

"Go Woke Go Broke", "facts don't care about your feelings" amirite