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Homeboyd wrote:S/T is a very solid album...only two bad songs for me are Big Wave and Gone. Parachutes and MITS are fantastic.

Life Wasted should have been a really good song but it misses the mark for some reason

Album artwork aside I really liked S/T when it come out and for quite a few years following it was in my top 3 of PJ albums. It hasn't aged that well unfortunately. Opposite effect with Binaural and RA which were at the very bottom for a long time and now near the top. Funny how that works. Both of those records really hold up.

The BOB remixes for S/T really help. It's more than just a re-master. It's on Apple Music and definitely worth a listen if you haven't—there are whole guitar parts that either weren't there at all or buried in the mix previously.

I remember there being a lot of hype in early '06 around S/T with the band feeling like they were "hitting the reset button". The SNL performances (Lindsey Lohan!) were really memorable and some of their best on TV I thought. It was the first time I heard "Severed Hand" and it got me very hyped (thought then and still think it's a great heavy rocker with one of my favorite Mike solos). I do think that album generally does a good job of melding the earlier, louder PJ with the more experimental 96-02 era.

Homeboyd wrote:

Royalearth wrote:

Homeboyd wrote:I would be thrilled if there is one song as good as NAIS. I like that song more and more every time I listen to it.

I just listened to it yesterday and I feel the same way. Never appreciated it back then, not even in recent years... Damn, it's good.

It's also amazing live. Actually, when they nail it live it's easily one of their best songs.

I love the simple effect Ed puts on
An occupation overthrown
A whisper through a megaphone
on Touring Band 2000 (11/6/00 KeyArena, Seattle)

I always miss it when I hear other versions.

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The Town wrote:

Homeboyd wrote:

Royalearth wrote:

Homeboyd wrote:I would be thrilled if there is one song as good as NAIS. I like that song more and more every time I listen to it.

I just listened to it yesterday and I feel the same way. Never appreciated it back then, not even in recent years... Damn, it's good.

It's also amazing live. Actually, when they nail it live it's easily one of their best songs.

I love the simple effect Ed puts on
An occupation overthrown
A whisper through a megaphone
on Touring Band 2000 (11/6/00 KeyArena, Seattle)

I always miss it when I hear other versions.

Spoiler: show

At 3:26

Yeah that version is great. It's a uniquely Pearl Jammy type of song. Slow, mid tempo, no hook, but very emotive. I'm sure there's people on here who can point to other bands doing similar types of songs but I can't think of any.

"Gigatron" is the new "Berenstein Bears"

bodysnatcher wrote:"Gigatron" is the new "Berenstein Bears"

Now that they’ve actually made a Shazam movie I’m excited about what is to become Gigatron.

Looking forward to the BOB remix of Gigaton coming in 2030.

Jessica Fletcher wrote:Looking forward to the BOB remix of Gigaton coming in 2030.

it already leaked

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNxFWFuaaRY

bodysnatcher wrote:

Jessica Fletcher wrote:Looking forward to the BOB remix of Gigaton coming in 2030.

it already leaked

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNxFWFuaaRY

Thank god he cut out all that extra shit.

tragabigzanda wrote:Another guy on the Porch who attended the Atmos thing saying the album reminds him most of Binaural, but notes there are a couple big ballads.

This makes me weak in the knees.

Jessica Fletcher wrote:

bodysnatcher wrote:

Jessica Fletcher wrote:Looking forward to the BOB remix of Gigaton coming in 2030.

it already leaked

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNxFWFuaaRY

Thank god he cut out all that extra shit.

Holy shit, the production craps all over Sirens.

how adorable is sarge in this thread

spike wrote:how adorable is sarge in this thread

cutuphalfdead wrote:Songs I like: Parachutes, MITS, Army Reserve
Songs I'm OK with: Big Wave, Unemployable
Song I tolerate for some reason despite knowing it's garbage: Severed Hand
Songs that suck: The rest

I mean, are you serious?

Life Wasted, Come Back and Inside job are the clear standouts from S/T. I enjoy Unemployable a lot, too, but...

cutuphalfdead wrote:The two shows I saw in 2006 were the first Pearl Jam shows where I wasn't completely caught up in the moment. I remember thinking to myself "they're sloppy, and I can't really hear Mike's guitar".

Vitoria (Azkena Rock Festival), 9-2-2006. Best concert I've ever attended to.

Homeboyd wrote:

The Town wrote:

Homeboyd wrote:

Royalearth wrote:

Homeboyd wrote:I would be thrilled if there is one song as good as NAIS. I like that song more and more every time I listen to it.

I just listened to it yesterday and I feel the same way. Never appreciated it back then, not even in recent years... Damn, it's good.

It's also amazing live. Actually, when they nail it live it's easily one of their best songs.

I love the simple effect Ed puts on
An occupation overthrown
A whisper through a megaphone
on Touring Band 2000 (11/6/00 KeyArena, Seattle)

I always miss it when I hear other versions.

Spoiler: show

At 3:26

Yeah that version is great. It's a uniquely Pearl Jammy type of song. Slow, mid tempo, no hook, but very emotive. I'm sure there's people on here who can point to other bands doing similar types of songs but I can't think of any.

Its one of my favorite pj songs too. NAIS 2 would be great. although i played the hell out of binaural in the past, i hope a couple posts are wrong about gigaton sounding like that album.

i think i like DocT more than NaiS

theyre too different , so i cant decide. I cant decide where dotc ranks for me among pj tunes.

I hope I have enough street cred here to get the link when the leak comes out.

stip wrote:i think i like DocT more than NaiS

I definitely do.