Setting Sun
- stip
- The worst
- Posts: 42946
- Joined: Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm
Re: Setting Sun
that briefest of pauses before the music kicks back in after the first chorus is one of my favorite moments on the album
I Am No Guide - Pearl Jam Song by Song - Out now!
He/Him/His
He/Him/His
- Matters
- Future Drummer
- Posts: 2716
- Joined: Tue December 24, 2019 8:48 pm
Re: Setting Sun
“Turns out it was more like hit and run” is the moment this song goes from good to great. Also, Stone’s acoustic playing during “Let us not fade” is just pure Pearl Jam.
Every sentence in my head, someone else has said.
- Jaeti
- Future Drummer
- Posts: 2641
- Joined: Mon July 08, 2013 5:47 pm
Re: Setting Sun
Matters wrote:“Turns out it was more like hit and run” is the moment this song goes from good to great. Also, Stone’s acoustic playing during “Let us not fade” is just pure Pearl Jam.
-
guitar_davey
- AnalLog
- Posts: 1869
- Joined: Mon July 15, 2013 6:09 pm
- Location: Ottawa, Canada
Re: Setting Sun
This might be the most 90s PJ sounding song on the record.
-
Tj
- Future Drummer
- Posts: 2131
- Joined: Sat February 23, 2013 1:55 am
Re: Setting Sun
Let's get this to the finals go vote unless your voting for brain of j .
- Farmer John
- Misplaced My Sponge
- Posts: 6457
- Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 9:25 pm
Re: Setting Sun
Setting Sun is my favorite song in decades, but I still don't think it can compete with a top 7 song like Brain of JTj wrote:Let's get this to the finals go vote unless your voting for brain of j .
-
Tj
- Future Drummer
- Posts: 2131
- Joined: Sat February 23, 2013 1:55 am
Re: Setting Sun
Based upon intent Setting Sun is far superior.
Based upon performance Brain is a Slight winner
Based upon song writing as a craft it's probably a tie
Lyrically-speaking I say Setting Sun
Based upon performance Brain is a Slight winner
Based upon song writing as a craft it's probably a tie
Lyrically-speaking I say Setting Sun
- stip
- The worst
- Posts: 42946
- Joined: Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm
Re: Setting Sun
i think in the end there is more emotional resonance to setting sun and that wins the day
I Am No Guide - Pearl Jam Song by Song - Out now!
He/Him/His
He/Him/His
- RockPusher
- Future Drummer
- Posts: 2072
- Joined: Mon March 30, 2020 11:59 pm
- Location: This godforsaken town
Re: Setting Sun
I think it's safe to say that no one expected a song like this at this point in their career. There was no way to contextualize such an expectation.
Be mighty...Be humble...Be mighty humble...
-
Ms Harmless
- She / Her
- Posts: 13605
- Joined: Sun January 26, 2020 12:10 pm
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/
- Location: Warwickshire, UK
- Kevin Davis
- tl;dr
- Posts: 9312
- Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 6:06 pm
Re: Setting Sun
Man, I can’t get over how good that is! When was the last time Eddie’s voice was so on point at the end of a show?
-
Ms Harmless
- She / Her
- Posts: 13605
- Joined: Sun January 26, 2020 12:10 pm
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/
- Location: Warwickshire, UK
Re: Setting Sun
they did really great, I'm a proud fan today
- B
- Troglodyte
- Posts: 24953
- Joined: Wed December 19, 2012 9:53 pm
- Twitter: https://bsky.app/profile/rectormsw.bsky.social
- Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Re: Setting Sun
I still like this song, but it's a crime that it doesn't end on the same percussion that starts it.
Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
- RockPusher
- Future Drummer
- Posts: 2072
- Joined: Mon March 30, 2020 11:59 pm
- Location: This godforsaken town
Re: Setting Sun
“Make the ending more like River Cross” is not a complaint I had on my bingo card.B wrote:I still like this song, but it's a crime that it doesn't end on the same percussion that starts it.
Be mighty...Be humble...Be mighty humble...
- stip
- The worst
- Posts: 42946
- Joined: Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm
Re: Setting Sun
it's actually that opening guitar riff that is maybe my favorite part of the song, but I don't know how they'd circle back to either oneB wrote:I still like this song, but it's a crime that it doesn't end on the same percussion that starts it.
But when they come back to the riff/drums after the first chorus...great stuff.
I Am No Guide - Pearl Jam Song by Song - Out now!
He/Him/His
He/Him/His
-
Ms Harmless
- She / Her
- Posts: 13605
- Joined: Sun January 26, 2020 12:10 pm
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/
- Location: Warwickshire, UK
Re: Setting Sun
River Cross is so underratedRockPusher wrote:“Make the ending more like River Cross” is not a complaint I had on my bingo card.B wrote:I still like this song, but it's a crime that it doesn't end on the same percussion that starts it.
I also think ending on that percussion would be perfect
- stip
- The worst
- Posts: 42946
- Joined: Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm
- B
- Troglodyte
- Posts: 24953
- Joined: Wed December 19, 2012 9:53 pm
- Twitter: https://bsky.app/profile/rectormsw.bsky.social
- Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA
Re: Setting Sun
My opinion relates only to the song. Not its role as an album closer or position relative to River Cross.
Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
-
Ms Harmless
- She / Her
- Posts: 13605
- Joined: Sun January 26, 2020 12:10 pm
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/
- Location: Warwickshire, UK
Re: Setting Sun
you're right though, it should finish with those Let Me Sleep drums and they should fade out
-
Ms Harmless
- She / Her
- Posts: 13605
- Joined: Sun January 26, 2020 12:10 pm
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/
- Location: Warwickshire, UK
Re: Setting Sun
anyone else notice Ed sing verse 2 twice? bless him