Song of the Moment: Nothingman

[LoathedVermin72]

It's only topped in boringness by its successors, Off He Goes, Thumbing My Way, and All or None

I predict a few more years of going moony-eyed over Colorado sunsets and these songs will all be in your top five.

Oh no

[chewm]

This is the worst song on the first three albums (excluding Vitalogy filler tracks)

It might be the best song on the first three albums.

[VinylGuy]

This a really beautiful song. For some reason, its not one of those i need to hear...but when it comes its unexpected and very welcome.

[Kevin Davis]

I wonder why Stone started playing this on acoustic. That electric rhythm on the album gives the song this ethereal sense of space that the acoustic just doesn't rival.

[stip]

agreed.

[evenslow]

I wonder why Stone started playing this on acoustic. That electric rhythm on the album gives the song this ethereal sense of space that the acoustic just doesn't rival.

100%

the electric really gives it some lift.

[PHATJ]

I wonder why Stone started playing this on acoustic. That electric rhythm on the album gives the song this ethereal sense of space that the acoustic just doesn't rival.

100%

the electric really gives it some lift.

Yes. A thousand times, yes.

[tommymtcom]

This song is ok for me now, but man is it a show killer live.

I don't know about that. When I've seen it live it's been great. The whole crowd singing along really makes it feel pretty powerful, especially the "into the sun" part.

[washing machine]

I've grown numb to this song over the years, but then it hit me like a ton of bricks at the end of that one episode of Californication.

[Norah]

This song just sounds so fucking good.

[washing machine]

Kinda "too-studio polished" on the vocals, don't you think?

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Norah]

Yeah I have zero complaints about this as a recording.

[iweartwoshoes]

y

[washing machine]

Kinda "too-studio polished" on the vocals, don't you think?

Man, not at all. Ed captures a fragility that he's been fruitlessly chasing ever since.

Not even on the "into the sun" part, huh? I may have to revisit this recording since I have a high opinion of chud's ears and your perspective.

[washing machine]

Alright, alright, I listened. You guys are right. This is a fantastic recording. The way the bass swells along with Ed's voice on the verses might have colored my opinion on what I was calling over-production, but as I listen a second time, I can appreciate how the two work together to color this song with feeling. I don't think I've ever noticed how well Dave's jazzy brush strokes work on this song.

Thanks, guys.

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[washing machine]

I wish I'd edited one of the two uses of the word "color" in my post before you quoted me. Some words when spoken can't be taken back, indeed.

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[dimejinky99]

I don’t think Ed has ever sounded better on any song I can think of than when he goes big on ‘into the sun’ in this towards the end.

It’s just beautiful.