Round 1D: Low Light v. Gonna See My Friend v. Love Reign...

Post by **stip** » Sun February 07, 2016 1:22 pm

Vote for your favorite

Post by **stip** » Sun February 07, 2016 1:29 pm

Low Light has always been pretty but somewhat bland, with the weird shimmer on Eddie's vocals a way to try and make it more interesting.

Love Reign O'er Me is a spectacular cover. I think it exceeds the original at what the original was trying to do. Eddie's voice is as physical tangible as it maybe ever was in a song.

But Gonna See My Friend is a joy to listen to, a roaring playful send up of what would have once been a far more serious song. This should be a modern classic.

Post by **stip** » Sun February 07, 2016 1:30 pm

Gonna See My Friend. If it's close the original will always take it.

Kevin Davis · Post by **Kevin Davis** » Sun February 07, 2016 2:34 pm

"Love Reign" is an impressively executed karaoke version of a great song. Eddie nails it, but in my view it's no different than anything happening on various singing competition shows every week. It deserves no votes here.

I have always liked "Gonna See My Friend" -- it strikes me as a weird cross between Dick Dale and Alice in Chains, and somehow I find this enjoyable rather than ridiculous. As time wears on I find "Backspacer" was a bigger part of my life than I realize it was, and as such find myself registering some of its songs in ways that transcend my more objective views on the album. This falls into that category somewhat.

But there's no way either of these songs is beating "Low Light." I adore this song and have ever since I heard "Yield" previewed on the radio -- it's so warm and optimistic, and sounds like the musical equivalent of its lyrics, of looking up at the sky and seeing two birds flapping about directionlessly, and somehow registering this as the ultimate metaphor for freedom without boundaries. Spot-on piano accompaniment, too. I was thrilled to finally see it live in 2014.

ABNorman · Post by **ABNorman** » Sun February 07, 2016 4:06 pm

I quite like all of these, but Low Light pips it.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Sun February 07, 2016 4:10 pm

Low Light should crush these two. Gonna See My Friend sucks and Love Reign isn't even a PJ song (although the VH1 honors performance was spectacular, and in my view it was the last time Ed sang like an all time great rock vocalist).

Post by **Bammer** » Sun February 07, 2016 4:52 pm

Low Light

doone · Post by **doone** » Sun February 07, 2016 5:49 pm

Voting for Gonna See My Friend just because too many slow jams won the last round.

Simple Torture · Post by **Simple Torture** » Mon February 08, 2016 2:30 am

Low Light is good, not great, but I like it better than those other songs.

Kaius · Post by **Kaius** » Mon February 08, 2016 3:46 am

GSMF might be the best song on Backspacer, but it's still not better than Low Light.

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Mon February 08, 2016 3:52 am

Simple Torture wrote:Low Light is good, not great, but I like it better than those other songs.

This, I guess.

I'd vote for almost any other song from the band's middle period records over Low Light.

I really dislike the LROM cover.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Mon February 08, 2016 4:33 am

Low Light is top tier Pearl Jam.

E.H. Ruddock · Post by **E.H. Ruddock** » Mon February 08, 2016 2:38 pm

LROM is awful.

GSMF is the only song I like from that horrid album, so I feel bad for not voting for it, but Low Light is way better.

William Bloke · Post by **William Bloke** » Mon February 08, 2016 2:47 pm

Gonna See My Friend pretty easy for me.

WaitingForBluey · Mon February 08, 2016 4:25 pm

GSMF deserves more love but Low Light is pretty solid too

LoathedVermin72 · Mon February 08, 2016 6:19 pm

Kaius wrote:GSMF might be the best song on Backspacer, but it's still not better than Low Light.

Pretty much how I feel. And I don't even love LL.

Kaius · Post by **Kaius** » Mon February 08, 2016 6:23 pm

LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Kaius wrote:GSMF might be the best song on Backspacer, but it's still not better than Low Light.
Pretty much how I feel. And I don't even love LL.

Samesy.

chewm · Post by **chewm** » Mon February 08, 2016 7:33 pm

Low Light is fucking amazing.

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Tue February 09, 2016 5:18 am

Low Light explores some nice spaces. I quite like Jeff tunes.

Red Mosquito