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Re: Future Days
Posted: Sun October 13, 2013 3:22 pm
by ABNorman
harmless wrote:HardTI wrote:This song might be the only time I wished they used organ instead of piano.
The weird thing is that they use organ throughout the song. The only time the piano appears is on the beginning and the ending (well, and the bridge). Bizarre decision.
Re: Future Days
Posted: Sun October 13, 2013 3:24 pm
by digster
For all the ridiculousness of the piano at the beginning and end, I actually like some of the added stuff in the song more than the song itself. I really like the electric guitar line that comes in on the second verse, as well as the violin parts throughout the song.
Re: Future Days
Posted: Sun October 13, 2013 3:27 pm
by harmless
I quite like the gospel piano in the bridge, too.
Re: Future Days
Posted: Sun October 13, 2013 3:28 pm
by harmless
I still don't get why the violinist wasn't actually utilised more. She's buried under a wash of pointless Eno synths. She should be the star here.
Re: Future Days
Posted: Sun October 13, 2013 7:23 pm
by harmless
I really like the reversed piano chords looping underneath the main ones.
Re: Future Days
Posted: Sun October 13, 2013 10:30 pm
by Mine
I think this is a hell of a closer for this album. It has a tension releasing effect. It gives the album kind of a happy ending vibe. Some may not like it but it isn't bad at all.
I don't remember if it was mentioned yet but with some of Ed's recent quotes in mind i wonder whether this recent love/death pairing was inspired by the perspective of someone who is dying and worrying about those left behind. Almost like an apology for leaving someone as if the biggest regret in dying is abandoning those,or your significant other in particular, who love you.
Re: Future Days
Posted: Sun October 13, 2013 10:35 pm
by harmless
It's a bit of a turn up for the books that Ed was thinking more about his kids when he wrote this, rather than his wife.
Re: Future Days
Posted: Sun October 13, 2013 10:39 pm
by stupidmop
we really need to put the lyrics in the first posts for these songs.
Re: Future Days
Posted: Sun October 13, 2013 10:41 pm
by Mine
I can't remember now but he actually said who this one is about in one of the interviews.
Re: Future Days
Posted: Sun October 13, 2013 10:42 pm
by harmless
He mentioned his daughter before playing it in the Buffalo show, but he said it was about "family". I guess it's just more adaptable than just his model wife.
Re: Future Days
Posted: Sun October 13, 2013 10:42 pm
by harmless
stupidmop wrote:we really need to put the lyrics in the first posts for these songs.
Re: Future Days
Posted: Sun October 13, 2013 10:50 pm
by stip
If you post them I'll move them
Re: Future Days
Posted: Sun October 13, 2013 11:02 pm
by harmless
stip wrote:If you post them I'll move them
It might be cool to put up each song's corresponding page in the liner notes. They're all in this Pit thread:
http://community.pearljam.com/viewtopic ... 4&t=219384
Re: Future Days
Posted: Mon October 14, 2013 2:16 pm
by chinofstone
So, we go from Getaway and Mind Your Manners and freedom from religion and wanting to be able to choose what to believe, to Future Days, with being "focused on a prayer" and:
"I believe....
"And I believe cause I can see our future days."
Is that a belief in the afterlife, a future of better times, a belief in God or, at least the possibility of belief in a something higher?
It makes sense that FD ends the record, especially after Yellow Moon's death imagery leading to sort of a refresh or rebirth in Future Days.
Re: Future Days
Posted: Mon October 14, 2013 2:53 pm
by Dr. Van Nostrand
chinofstone wrote:So, we go from Getaway and Mind Your Manners and freedom from religion and wanting to be able to choose what to believe, to Future Days, with being "focused on a prayer" and:
"I believe....
"And I believe cause I can see our future days."
Is that a belief in the afterlife, a future of better times, a belief in God or, at least the possibility of belief in a something higher?
It makes sense that FD ends the record, especially after Yellow Moon's death imagery leading to sort of a refresh or rebirth in Future Days.
Chin
Re: Future Days
Posted: Mon October 14, 2013 2:55 pm
by chinofstone
Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:chinofstone wrote:So, we go from Getaway and Mind Your Manners and freedom from religion and wanting to be able to choose what to believe, to Future Days, with being "focused on a prayer" and:
"I believe....
"And I believe cause I can see our future days."
Is that a belief in the afterlife, a future of better times, a belief in God or, at least the possibility of belief in a something higher?
It makes sense that FD ends the record, especially after Yellow Moon's death imagery leading to sort of a refresh or rebirth in Future Days.
Chin
Hey
I'm digging this record. Too bad my TenClub order has still yet to arrive
Re: Future Days
Posted: Mon October 14, 2013 3:04 pm
by WaitingForBluey
Well, this may be my least favorite song on the album... but damnit if I don't sing that "I believe..." line every single time!
And let's face it... the lyrics could've been a lot of worse. The 2nd verse is pretty solid, especially the self-referential bits... "All the complexities and games" (light years) and "All the missing crooked hearts" (smile). The bridge is the only part of the lyrics that I really don't like "All the hurricanes and cyclones..."
Re: Future Days
Posted: Mon October 14, 2013 3:09 pm
by Dr. Van Nostrand
chinofstone wrote:Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:chinofstone wrote:So, we go from Getaway and Mind Your Manners and freedom from religion and wanting to be able to choose what to believe, to Future Days, with being "focused on a prayer" and:
"I believe....
"And I believe cause I can see our future days."
Is that a belief in the afterlife, a future of better times, a belief in God or, at least the possibility of belief in a something higher?
It makes sense that FD ends the record, especially after Yellow Moon's death imagery leading to sort of a refresh or rebirth in Future Days.
Chin
Hey
I'm digging this record. Too bad my TenClub order has still yet to arrive
i ordered both on the same order and my CD showed up saturday with out the Vinyl, im not sure what happened there but im very happy the CD shows up since i hadnt listened until that point
Re: Future Days
Posted: Mon October 14, 2013 3:34 pm
by harmless
Ugh, why do those keyboard bookends have to exist
Re: Future Days
Posted: Mon October 14, 2013 3:57 pm
by stip
chinofstone wrote:So, we go from Getaway and Mind Your Manners and freedom from religion and wanting to be able to choose what to believe, to Future Days, with being "focused on a prayer" and:
"I believe....
"And I believe cause I can see our future days."
Is that a belief in the afterlife, a future of better times, a belief in God or, at least the possibility of belief in a something higher?
It makes sense that FD ends the record, especially after Yellow Moon's death imagery leading to sort of a refresh or rebirth in Future Days.
Others will disagree, but I don't think it's a literal afterlife. A rebirth through love, the things you care about, the things you leave behind, and the fact that they give you the inspiration, here and now, to fight for a world for them.