Song of the Moment: Black

Post by **stip** » Fri December 28, 2012 4:41 pm

joostone · Post by **joostone** » Wed January 14, 2015 1:13 pm

well, I thought I knew everything about this song.

Untill I listened to this Andy Wood demo:

so the chords and bridge were written by Andy....

But it could be Stone playing guitar here...

hlniv · Post by **hlniv** » Wed January 14, 2015 4:56 pm

Eh?

You're going to have to help me understand what you're saying, because I'm not really hearing it.

Post by **Alex** » Wed January 14, 2015 6:11 pm

great song

joostone · Post by **joostone** » Wed January 14, 2015 7:20 pm

hlniv wrote:Eh?

You're going to have to help me understand what you're saying, because I'm not really hearing it.

Well, the chords are almost identical. Especially in the verses, and check how each verse ends. Example around the 2:37 mark.....

Leatherhead · Post by **Leatherhead** » Wed January 14, 2015 8:02 pm

I think I like Sirens more than Black nowadays.

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Wed January 14, 2015 8:03 pm

Leatherhead wrote:I think I like Sirens more than Black nowadays.

stip post

tommymtcom · Post by **tommymtcom** » Wed January 14, 2015 8:04 pm

I doubt even stip would go that far.

bodysnatcher · Post by **bodysnatcher** » Wed January 14, 2015 8:16 pm

The opening of "Black" always reminded me of the "opening" of The Who's "Water" (starts around :52)

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Wed January 14, 2015 8:18 pm

Yeah, I hear it.

Biff Pocoroba · Post by **Biff Pocoroba** » Wed January 14, 2015 9:18 pm

Total agreement on Water.
Of their big hits Black's never been one of my favorites.

Jessica Fletcher · Wed January 14, 2015 10:28 pm

Black's sentiment is what lent the depth to what Pearl Jam was saying to me in my early-mid teens. It completed the circle. The angst of Alive coupled with this self-righteous/woe-is-me desperation provided a one-two punch of emotion that myself and millions of other entitled brats really connected with. Today the lyrics seem way over the top but they were perfect back then.
The song still kills live, two of my favorite and most memorable live PJ moments have been them jamming on this at Bridge shows (I'm thinking of 2001 and 2006).

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Thu January 15, 2015 1:04 am

This is the song that got me into Pearl Jam.

Kaius · Post by **Kaius** » Thu January 15, 2015 1:44 am

Me too.

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Thu January 15, 2015 2:27 am

Not me

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Thu January 15, 2015 4:39 am

Who the hell remembers what song got them into a band?

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Thu January 15, 2015 4:40 am

Hey fuck you.

LoathedVermin72 · Post by **LoathedVermin72** » Thu January 15, 2015 4:45 am

Biff Pocoroba · Post by **Biff Pocoroba** » Thu January 15, 2015 2:23 pm

LoathedVermin72 wrote:Who the hell remembers what song got them into a band?

Jeremy. But I didn't go full on Pearl Jam fanboy until Vitalogy.
Oh, wait, was that supposed to be rhetorical or sarcastic?

bodysnatcher · Post by **bodysnatcher** » Thu January 15, 2015 6:35 pm

Biff Pocoroba wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Who the hell remembers what song got them into a band?
Jeremy. But I didn't go full on Pearl Jam fanboy until Vitalogy.
Oh, wait, was that supposed to be rhetorical or sarcastic?

Jeremy is what got me to buy Ten, then - for some reason - Garden got me really hooked

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