UNPOPULAR PEARL JAM OPINIONS

[WtOB?]

don't be silly spenno.

[WtOB?]

I'd never realised how different the LD version of U was from the original. Ed sounds very different. And LD version has got to be Matt drumming - not as good as Jack's effort sadly.

hahah they are the EXACT same drum take by the EXACT same drummer. you have matt-derangement syndrome, bro.
the only difference in the instrumental is the lost dogs version is slightly slower.
this is both versions panned left and right, with the lost dogs version sped up. i call it "pearl jam - youse".

[WtOB?]

instrumentals panned next to each other:


and vocals panned next to each other:

[stip]

Sad is OK but it's no Of the Earth.

wut

I mean he’s right. They are, in fact, different songs.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Why are you wasting time and effort arguing about U/You? Possibly the worst song in the catalog

[dimejinky99]

I don’t buy the notion the b-side U is different from the Lost Dogs version. I just listened to both back-to-back and other than the mastering, they sound exactly alike. I also don’t agree that Matt is on the Lost Dogs version and not the b-side. The drums are exactly the same. I actually don’t think Matt is on it at all. The fills sound much more like Jack fills than Matt fills and the whole groove of the tune swings more like Jack than Matt.

Lost Dogs version is the same B-side instrumental, but with a new vocal, and then remixed.

Hmm. I don’t think I’ve heard about the new vocal for LD before. And honestly, I wasn’t even listening to that part of it. I was more focused on the instrumentation.

the music is the same than in the single but the vocals and lyrics are different. The U single is about being in love while the LD is the breakup song.

Its pretty brilliant.

I’m gonna have to do this back-to-back thing again. I’ve never noticed this.

I talked about this ad nauseum when LD first came out. It didn't get much traction then either.

The only thing I remember talking about around that time was people thinking Dave A played on Hold On because the liner notes said it was recorded during the Vs sessions. It was obvious it was Krusen just by listening but some couldn’t accept the liner notes could be wrong.

We're talking about U/You, not Hold On!

Sad is the best song on LD and probably the best song they ever kept off an album.

Absolute poppycock

Fatal and strangest tribe are right there

How can you be wrong this many times in one day?

Your momma smoked 40 a day when she was pregnant with you.
Only explanation for it

[igotworms]

So is that Matt on the Lost Dogs version of "U" or not? Because I've pretty much based my entire personality on Jack's performance on the original b-side version being far superior to Matt's performance on the Lost Dogs version. And now you're telling me that not only are they both Jack, but they're the exact same performance? Aye yai yai!

I literally listened to them back to back on YouTube and the drumming sounded noticeably different but now I'm questioning my ears and sanity.

[igotworms]

OK listened to them again on YT and while the sound of the drums is quite different (remaster? different upload quality?) you're absolutely right - same drumming. Well well well.

[96583UP]

Josh K should have his license suspended

[wease]

I don’t buy the notion the b-side U is different from the Lost Dogs version. I just listened to both back-to-back and other than the mastering, they sound exactly alike. I also don’t agree that Matt is on the Lost Dogs version and not the b-side. The drums are exactly the same. I actually don’t think Matt is on it at all. The fills sound much more like Jack fills than Matt fills and the whole groove of the tune swings more like Jack than Matt.

Lost Dogs version is the same B-side instrumental, but with a new vocal, and then remixed.

Hmm. I don’t think I’ve heard about the new vocal for LD before. And honestly, I wasn’t even listening to that part of it. I was more focused on the instrumentation.

the music is the same than in the single but the vocals and lyrics are different. The U single is about being in love while the LD is the breakup song.

Its pretty brilliant.

I’m gonna have to do this back-to-back thing again. I’ve never noticed this.

I talked about this ad nauseum when LD first came out. It didn't get much traction then either.

The only thing I remember talking about around that time was people thinking Dave A played on Hold On because the liner notes said it was recorded during the Vs sessions. It was obvious it was Krusen just by listening but some couldn’t accept the liner notes could be wrong.

We're talking about U/You, not Hold On!

Sad is the best song on LD and probably the best song they ever kept off an album.

Absolute poppycock

Fatal and strangest tribe are right there

How can you be wrong this many times in one day?

Your momma smoked 40 a day when she was pregnant with you.
Only explanation for it

She actually was a smoker when she was pregnant with me.

[wease]

So is that Matt on the Lost Dogs version of "U" or not? Because I've pretty much based my entire personality on Jack's performance on the original b-side version being far superior to Matt's performance on the Lost Dogs version. And now you're telling me that not only are they both Jack, but they're the exact same performance? Aye yai yai!

Exact same. And I say it’s Jack.

[wease]

Why are you wasting time and effort arguing about U/You? Possibly the worst song in the catalog

We’ve covered this. NAIS is the worst song in the catalog.

[Farmer John]

So is that Matt on the Lost Dogs version of "U" or not? Because I've pretty much based my entire personality on Jack's performance on the original b-side version being far superior to Matt's performance on the Lost Dogs version. And now you're telling me that not only are they both Jack, but they're the exact same performance? Aye yai yai!

Exact same. And I say it’s Jack.

Well, fuck me in the brain. They are indeed the same.

[Sloppy Dupree]

The drumming on U I’ve always loved, the vocals not to much. Eddie seems sleepy on it.

[tommy]

Why are you wasting time and effort arguing about U/You? Possibly the worst song in the catalog

We’ve covered this. NAIS is the worst song in the catalog.

Somebody hold me back

[wease]

Why are you wasting time and effort arguing about U/You? Possibly the worst song in the catalog

We’ve covered this. NAIS is the worst song in the catalog.

Somebody hold me back

Bring it

[epilogue]

[VinylGuy]

Why are you wasting time and effort arguing about U/You? Possibly the worst song in the catalog

We’ve covered this. NAIS is the worst song in the catalog.

i mean, cmon...Future Days is on that catalogue.

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[tommy]

Amongst the Waves is not a song that warrants a strong opinion. Future Days is the worst Pearl Jam song - there's no question about it.