MC2-24: Of the Girl vs. Nothing As It Seems

Post by **stip** » Sat April 04, 2026 7:43 pm

Of the Girl vs. Nothing As It Seems

Post by **stip** » Sat April 04, 2026 7:44 pm

Of the big 3 capital A Atmosphere songs on Binaural NAIS is easily my favorite (Sleight of Hand is, in my view, the third)

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Sat April 04, 2026 9:00 pm

dude this is hard...but ill go for Nothing, mainly because Jeff and Mike

wease · Post by **wease** » Sat April 04, 2026 9:02 pm

VinylGuy wrote:dude this is hard...but ill go for Nothing, mainly because Jeff and Mike

They both play far more interesting stuff in Of The Girl.

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Sat April 04, 2026 9:06 pm

Tough match-up.

Of the Girl ...I think?

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Sat April 04, 2026 9:16 pm

wease wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:dude this is hard...but ill go for Nothing, mainly because Jeff and Mike
They both play far more interesting stuff in Of The Girl.

not sure, Nothing is a Jeff song and i love what Mike is channeling there. The guitar tone is also gorgeous.

Matters · Post by **Matters** » Sat April 04, 2026 10:04 pm

Of the Girl by pretty much the entire length of the catalog.

Post by **epilogue** » Sat April 04, 2026 10:30 pm

wease · Post by **wease** » Sat April 04, 2026 11:53 pm

Birds in Hell wrote:Tough match-up.

Of the Girl ...I think?

You’re exactly correct.

wease · Post by **wease** » Sat April 04, 2026 11:54 pm

Matters wrote:Of the Girl by pretty much the entire length of the catalog.

My man

lvc · Post by **lvc** » Sun April 05, 2026 12:07 am

I continue to be the anti-Stip. binaural atmosphere is

1) sleight of hand or of the girl
2) of the girl or sleight of hand
3) parting ways
4) nothing as it seems

Post by **epilogue** » Sun April 05, 2026 12:28 am

I enjoy Of The Girl well enough but it's just a fine song. That's all. Fine.

wease · Post by **wease** » Sun April 05, 2026 1:42 am

lvc wrote:I continue to be the anti-Stip. binaural atmosphere is

1) sleight of hand or of the girl
2) of the girl or sleight of hand
3) parting ways
4) nothing as it seems

Yes

Leatherhead · Post by **Leatherhead** » Sun April 05, 2026 2:22 am

Daaaang, I don't know.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Sun April 05, 2026 2:51 am

vote for one !!! vote!!

Leatherhead · Post by **Leatherhead** » Sun April 05, 2026 3:09 am

I can't.

Post by **epilogue** » Sun April 05, 2026 3:17 am

You're gonna vote for OtG. This is RM!

Matters · Post by **Matters** » Sun April 05, 2026 3:28 am

lvc wrote:I continue to be the anti-Stip. binaural atmosphere is

1) sleight of hand or of the girl
2) of the girl or sleight of hand
3) parting ways
4) nothing as it seems

Man, the second side of Binaural is such a great run. Maybe as good of an album side as any they’ve ever done.

Post by **stip** » Sun April 05, 2026 3:43 pm

Matters wrote:
lvc wrote:I continue to be the anti-Stip. binaural atmosphere is

1) sleight of hand or of the girl
2) of the girl or sleight of hand
3) parting ways
4) nothing as it seems
Man, the second side of Binaural is such a great run. Maybe as good of an album side as any they’ve ever done.

Binaural is just a spectacularly uneven album for me. One of its primary issues is that it fails to build any momentum (some of that is by design, but Binaural is not a pleasant listen, even if some of that is intentional. Also, I just don't love most of the songs (by pearl jam standards). But if I could make an 8-9 song binaural it would be pretty sweet. And some stuff like Of the Girl would work a bit better for me as a breather.

Matters · Post by **Matters** » Sun April 05, 2026 10:50 pm

For sure it’s uneven but I love Binaural as it is. I’d much rather add the b-sides and stretch it to a double album than cut it down. It’s fun to try and sequence it with the added songs.

Very disappointed with the results of this match.

Red Mosquito