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chewm wrote:I never really listen to it, but when I do, I'm really surprised by how much I enjoy Santa God. The chorus is really, really cool.
It obviously doesnt belong anywhere other than the holiday singles, but I think I like it more than most songs from Backspacer and Lightning Bolt.
I like Santa God, don't believe in Xmas, and someday at Xmas. None are favorites but they're all nice holiday singles
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:"U" is fine. Way better than 90% of PRAMG material.
Aren't you proudly on record as not really knowing much about the recent material
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:"U" is fine. Way better than 90% of PRAMG material.
Ugh. You and I just aren't jiving musically lately.
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I'm a big fan of Someday at Christmas.
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Kevin Davis wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:It's the word 'ole' that people have some weird hang up about. If he was singing 'Fuck Off!' instead, people would goddamn love that song. It's so stupid.

I think the lyrics to Ole are just fine. He's not breaking any new ground or changing the world or anything. But they're nowhere near bad.
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They work for the song. Fun, kinda stupid, occasionally pointed -- I really like the "knuckleheads" line, that's a word that doesn't get used enough.
My turnoff with ole is the shine Eddie has on his voice. It's the style of his I like the least.


I do love the last 45 seconds of ole
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cutuphalfdead wrote:I'm a big fan of Someday at Christmas.
Me too. One of my very favorite Christmas singles. I think I've started like three different SOTM threads for it.
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durdencommatyler wrote:
stip wrote:I like drifting more than strangest tribe
See, Ruddo, here's a good example of an appropriate post for this thread.
Fine! I'll give it a shot:

Porch is a great song.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:"U" is fine. Way better than 90% of PRAMG material.
"U" is a lot of fun. Gotta be the original B-side version though.
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Kevin Davis wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:I'm a big fan of Someday at Christmas.
Me too. One of my very favorite Christmas singles. I think I've started like three different SOTM threads for it.
That's one of those second look songs that I fell for after hearing RMers praise it
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stip wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:I'm a big fan of Someday at Christmas.
Me too. One of my very favorite Christmas singles. I think I've started like three different SOTM threads for it.
That's one of those second look songs that I fell for after hearing RMers praise it
I'm surprised you have any trust left after "In the Moonlight" and "Around the Bend."
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
stip wrote:I like drifting more than strangest tribe
See, Ruddo, here's a good example of an appropriate post for this thread.
Fine! I'll give it a shot:

Porch is a great song.
Don't test me, Ruddo!
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stip wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:I'm a big fan of Someday at Christmas.
Me too. One of my very favorite Christmas singles. I think I've started like three different SOTM threads for it.
That's one of those second look songs that I fell for after hearing RMers praise it
I'm 100% with KD on it. It's the perfect vocal performance for that era of Pearl Jam.
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Kevin Davis just gets it. And that isn't an opinion, unpopular or otherwise.
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durdencommatyler wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
stip wrote:I like drifting more than strangest tribe
See, Ruddo, here's a good example of an appropriate post for this thread.
Fine! I'll give it a shot:

Porch is a great song.
Don't test me, Ruddo!
Look, apparently me hating "U" is an unpopular opinion.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
stip wrote:I like drifting more than strangest tribe
See, Ruddo, here's a good example of an appropriate post for this thread.
Fine! I'll give it a shot:

Porch is a great song.
Don't test me, Ruddo!
Look, apparently me hating "U" is an unpopular opinion.
U is fucking great!

But like, KD said, it's gotta be the original B-side version. The LD version can suck chud's pud, bud.
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Kevin Davis wrote:
stip wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:I'm a big fan of Someday at Christmas.
Me too. One of my very favorite Christmas singles. I think I've started like three different SOTM threads for it.
That's one of those second look songs that I fell for after hearing RMers praise it
I'm surprised you have any trust left after "In the Moonlight" and "Around the Bend."
I never give up on people no matter how often they let me down.

Also, while hardly a favorite, I have developed an appreciation for around the bend's softer charms. Your average is pretty good.
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stip wrote:This will be unpopular with some, but while he is not one of the all time greats, Eddie is generally a talented lyricist
Is Ed closer to being the the greatest lyricist in rock history or the greatest investor in rock history? And is Bono ahead of him in both categories?
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cutuphalfdead wrote:I'm a big fan of Someday at Christmas.
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I honestly enjoy a lot the Lost Dogs versions of U and Footsteps.
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I do kinda like the harmonica added to Footsteps, yeah.
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