Something Special

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Rate the song

5 Stars
10
10%
4 Stars
28
27%
3 Stars
32
30%
2 Stars
19
18%
1 Star
16
15%
 
Total votes: 105

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Re: Something Special

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Sgt. Crackpot wrote:https://darkmatter.pearljam.com/audio/something-special.mp3
I think this is one of the worst things I've ever voluntarily listened to.

Album's shaping up great!
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Re: Something Special

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Birds in Hell wrote:
Sgt. Crackpot wrote:https://darkmatter.pearljam.com/audio/something-special.mp3
I think this is one of the worst things I've ever voluntarily listened to.

Album's shaping up great!
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Re: Something Special

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ATY tuba bassline vibes
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Re: Something Special

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Anders wrote:
Maybe include this in the first post?
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Re: Something Special

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here's the easiest way to listen to it without all that point your phone up your ass nonsense:



https://darkmatter.pearljam.com/audio/s ... pecial.mp3
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Egads! Someone alert rockpusher...I think the bass tone on that clip is wildly inappropriate.
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oneway23 wrote:Egads! Someone alert rockpusher...I think the bass tone on that clip is wildly inappropriate.
that's why it's interesting, imo

if every element of this song sounded "appropriate" to what a song like this is "supposed to do", we would be crying out for Something Weird
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Ms Harmless wrote:
oneway23 wrote:Egads! Someone alert rockpusher...I think the bass tone on that clip is wildly inappropriate.
that's why it's interesting, imo

if every element of this song sounded "appropriate" to what a song like this is "supposed to do", we would be crying out for Something Weird
Sure...that is true...I'll say it sounds downright shitty, then....I like King Diamond...I'm glad Jeff does, too, but...it's an awful creative choice, imo, to use the "metal" amp modeling pre-set on an overly saccharine prom song.
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Re: Something Special

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Birds in Hell wrote:
Sgt. Crackpot wrote:https://darkmatter.pearljam.com/audio/something-special.mp3
I think this is one of the worst things I've ever voluntarily listened to.

Album's shaping up great!
:lol:
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Re: Something Special

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"the tweeisted wheewww..." oh my god.. Ed has the most annoying enunciation to me, and I just can't get past it. Why can't he say a simple word like "wheel" normally?

"speeciooohhohhh"

it's just painful to listen to.. it's like he doesn't know how to breathe and is trying so hard to get all the words out in time but forgot how to say some of them correctly.. not pleasant
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I'm really not hearing much of the problematic enunciation in this one, tbh. Ed sounds good to me.
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Pronunciation/enunciation issues are really being blown out of proportion with regard to these 30 seconds.
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I personally cannot stand how he sounds. I can't stand it.
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Release_Me wrote:I'm really not hearing much of the problematic enunciation in this one, tbh. Ed sounds good to me.
Jaeti wrote:Pronunciation/enunciation issues are really being blown out of proportion with regard to these 30 seconds.
"haaaaayyyuuhhhuunnnnd" at 19 seconds into that clip sounds good to you?
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Release_Me wrote:I'm really not hearing much of the problematic enunciation in this one, tbh. Ed sounds good to me.
I listened to the clip a few more times and I still hate it, but I also agree with this.
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tree_ wrote:I personally cannot stand how he sounds. I can't stand it.
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Re: Something Special

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oneway23 wrote:
Release_Me wrote:I'm really not hearing much of the problematic enunciation in this one, tbh. Ed sounds good to me.
Jaeti wrote:Pronunciation/enunciation issues are really being blown out of proportion with regard to these 30 seconds.
"haaaaayyyuuhhhuunnnnd" at 19 seconds into that clip sounds good to you?
I mean, that's singing.
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Re: Something Special

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Jaeti wrote:
oneway23 wrote:
Release_Me wrote:I'm really not hearing much of the problematic enunciation in this one, tbh. Ed sounds good to me.
Jaeti wrote:Pronunciation/enunciation issues are really being blown out of proportion with regard to these 30 seconds.
"haaaaayyyuuhhhuunnnnd" at 19 seconds into that clip sounds good to you?
I mean, that's singing.
How insightful...

You didn't answer my question...Does it sound GOOD to you?
Sounds more like the onset of a stroke to me.
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Re: Something Special

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oneway23 wrote:
Jaeti wrote:
oneway23 wrote:
Release_Me wrote:I'm really not hearing much of the problematic enunciation in this one, tbh. Ed sounds good to me.
Jaeti wrote:Pronunciation/enunciation issues are really being blown out of proportion with regard to these 30 seconds.
"haaaaayyyuuhhhuunnnnd" at 19 seconds into that clip sounds good to you?
I mean, that's singing.
How insightful...

You didn't answer my question...Does it sound GOOD to you?
Sounds more like the onset of a stroke to me.
Can we get a differential here
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Re: Something Special

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oneway23 wrote:
Jaeti wrote:
oneway23 wrote:
Release_Me wrote:I'm really not hearing much of the problematic enunciation in this one, tbh. Ed sounds good to me.
Jaeti wrote:Pronunciation/enunciation issues are really being blown out of proportion with regard to these 30 seconds.
"haaaaayyyuuhhhuunnnnd" at 19 seconds into that clip sounds good to you?
I mean, that's singing.
How insightful...

You didn't answer my question...Does it sound GOOD to you?
Sounds more like the onset of a stroke to me.
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