Song of the Moment: Hold On

[Thurman Murman]

The verse is cool but the chorus is pretty awful, with that lame and weedy guitar lead in between the vocal lines that sounds out of key. It bothers me every time I hear it.

It's very amateurish and probably the weakest song from the Ten *and* VS sessions.

In my opinion.

It's certainly not better than anything that ended up on Ten....probably not better than anything on Vs. either, but i do think its better than at least a couple of the "b-sides" from those sessions.

[The Town]

The 2009 Auckland take (which I learned about from RM's 2018 Definitive Live compilations) has one of my all time favorite EV performances.
Starting at 1:48 is a "brings world peace" moment and I don't care how ridiculous that sounds lol

[mkay0]

Insane to me how little love this song gets. This board loves the hidden gems.

Recorded version doesn't really live up to the potential this song has. That Auckland version is really strong, and I think Wrigley 2013 is another really good one.

[mikejasond]

So which is the best ? The acoustic one with the low vocals or the electric lost dogs version ?

[wease]

So which is the best ? The acoustic one with the low vocals or the electric lost dogs version ?

Lost Dogs

I do dig the Vs era demo version with Dave A on drums, tho

[VinylGuy]

Yeah I love the LD version

The acoustic one is alright

[Matters]

They’re both really good. Depends on the day. I’m trying to think of another song of theirs that has 2 drastically different studio versions each as good as these.

[Hypnos]

The acoustic demo on this thing is the best version

http://forums.theskyiscrape.com/viewtop ... 15&t=17026

[McParadigm]

Such a forgettable song.

When lost dogs came out, this track alone was enough to cure me of the fantasy that there might be a cache of forgotten music from the early days, waiting for future release.

The acoustic version makes me think it could work as a bluegrass song.

[stip]

its better than brother and just a girl (two songs I never really listen to). it is shlocky fun though. not in league with ten songs, but i would be lying i said i didnt enjoy it

[wease]

This is the one that if I got it at a show, I could forgive all other shitty songs they play at that show. My ultimate white whale.

And since they’ve already done it at Wrigley, odds are against me getting it this year.

[96583UP]

the electric one is badass

acoustic is good too

but the electric one gets me lifted

[guitar_davey]

There are very few Pearl Jam songs that just don't resonate with me at all, but this is one of them.

I don't think it's "bad" or anything, but I'm pretty indifferent to it.

[Leatherhead]

Have always liked this one a lot. 4 stars.

[Chris_H_2]

why is this listed on the band's official site as having debuted live in boston in 1994 when the song to which they're referring is a shorter improv that sounds nothing like the actual song?

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[wease]

why is this listed on the band's official site as having debuted live in boston in 1994 when the song to which they're referring is a shorter improv that sounds nothing like the actual song?

Because the band doesn’t give a fuck.

[wease]

This is the one that if I got it at a show, I could forgive all other shitty songs they play at that show. My ultimate white whale.

And since they’ve already done it at Wrigley, odds are against me getting it this year.

Oh, Wease, there’s always hope.