LetMeSleep wrote:There are more than 1 terrible songs on the last 3 albums. And Big Wave isn't the worst track on ST. It appears simple but it has a bull-ish charm. Sequencing doesn't help the album as the 1-2 of Big Wave and Gone pretty much kills the album for everyone. It'd be rare to find someone who loves that sequence and those 2 tracks.
There are lots of bad songs on the last three albums, but for me, probably only three to five unlistenable ones.
Supersonic is the only song from the last 3 albums I never want to listen to. S/t has a few that are close
Strangely, considering I don't like the song, I'm going to defend it. Supersonic achieves it's goal of a light riff-tastic pop song. Big Wave too achieves the goal they were reaching for. I can't say the same for LTRP (i've only heard it in it's entirety twice). Am I wrong?
Yeah, I'm just bored of defending PJ songs by saying 'It achieves its goal.'
So did Hitler.
Ironic that pearl jam would enter its anti Semite phase during the moneygrab
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LetMeSleep wrote:There are more than 1 terrible songs on the last 3 albums. And Big Wave isn't the worst track on ST. It appears simple but it has a bull-ish charm. Sequencing doesn't help the album as the 1-2 of Big Wave and Gone pretty much kills the album for everyone. It'd be rare to find someone who loves that sequence and those 2 tracks.
I like the composition of "Big Wave" fine. It's got a momentous amount of energy, a cool if not particularly inventive riff, and I think the "I feel the need..." part (would that be considered the chorus?) is some pretty good ear candy. But the lyrics are absurd, and I don't think it fits even a little bit into what I've always interpreted to be an album primarily about the jaded state of the country accompanying George W.'s presidency and the height of the Iraq War. I can enjoy the song for what it is, but not what it brings to the table.
I think "Gone" is a terrific song, personally. I understand the objections people have to it, I guess, but I've never shared them. I'm a total sucker for that whole Springsteenian escapism angle in songwriting, though. As someone who's been hopelessly addicted to travel throughout most of his life, particularly as a means for soul-searching, I appreciate that Ed has taken it upon himself to appropriate the "car song" over the years, and I think "Gone" is the best of the bunch--certainly the most moving, anyway.
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Lol this shitfuck of an album. The speed of sound demo is the only thing off this album i listen to with any regularity so thats why its at the top. The studio version is awful though so if i was doing it properly speed of sound would be under force of nature...i think, or under amongst the waves.
I wish the end was a tad less melodramatic. And eddie sang 'slide on next to me' instead of 'slighghk on next to me'.
I relistened to just breathe to remind myself what it actually sounds like and i like it alot more than i remember, maybe it should be higher.
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This made me realise just how light this album is. There's nothing to hold on to on this one - not one of these songs make me think "Ooh, I should listen to that right now". Speed of Sound Demo would probably be in the top 5 of this list.
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The first three are keepers, the rest I could do without
MSG I&II 2003
Mansfiled III 2003
Milan 2006
Athens 2006
Berlin 2009
Berlin I&II 2012
Milan 2014
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This was probably the most difficult one yet for me. Virtually all of these songs are on that same middle-of-the-road, "I don't love it, but I won't exert the effort to change it" level for me. I like "Force of Nature" and "Johnny Guitar" quite a bit, though.
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I don't hate this album as much as some people do, but not one I listen to very often. Didn't care much for "Amongst the Waves" until I saw it live; then I was sold. "Got Some" is a great Devo rip off.
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Man. Amonsgt the Waves V nthought Known match popped up and I just stood at the screen and stared shaking my head.
