Re: The Official GIGATON Thread
Posted: Sat March 21, 2020 3:23 pm
I was really not expecting to like Comes Then Goes and Never Destinations based on the early descriptions, but they're two of my favs.
3rded. He really shines in many parts of the album. The whole band really captured something special with this album.Jaeti wrote:I think this is pretty true.jdopj wrote:Ed’s vocals are so diverse, the run of different vocal stylings from song to song
the pearl jam song ranker offers 4 different ways to definitively answer that question! all you need is an internet connection and 6 hoursMcParadigm wrote:So far I like every single song on this record. Having a hard time pinpointing when that was last true.
goddamn it stipstip wrote:the pearl jam song ranker offers 4 different ways to definitively answer that question! all you need is an internet connection and 6 hoursMcParadigm wrote:So far I like every single song on this record. Having a hard time pinpointing when that was last true.
elliseamos wrote:3rded. He really shines in many parts of the album. The whole band really captured something special with this album.Jaeti wrote:I think this is pretty true.jdopj wrote:Ed’s vocals are so diverse, the run of different vocal stylings from song to song
That said, I really wish Ed would write like he did for rearviewmirror and use a few less words and let the words he does sing float across the instrumentation. I'm sure someone else has already posted/said it better, but it's strange to me that he is so wordy now. Maybe Stone or Jeff could play the fixer role for a bit.
He does to an extent on 7:00 which is causing it to rise up by current board.
someone (kevin davis?) noted that wordier songs may be easier for ed to sing than songs with fewer lyrics and sustained notes. that’s when his vowel affectations pop upFarmer John wrote:There's kind of an Antichrist Television Blues style on a few of these songs. That wordier, Subterranean Homesick Blues kind of thing. Where the lyrics keep coming a mile a minute, and it just keeps going.
i can only lead you to the waterMcParadigm wrote:goddamn it stipstip wrote:the pearl jam song ranker offers 4 different ways to definitively answer that question! all you need is an internet connection and 6 hoursMcParadigm wrote:So far I like every single song on this record. Having a hard time pinpointing when that was last true.
Anyways the answer is Binaural.stip wrote:i can only lead you to the waterMcParadigm wrote:goddamn it stipstip wrote:the pearl jam song ranker offers 4 different ways to definitively answer that question! all you need is an internet connection and 6 hoursMcParadigm wrote:So far I like every single song on this record. Having a hard time pinpointing when that was last true.
you've got Never Destination twice with two different scoresdaft twat wrote:Who Ever Said - **** - Great opener. Catchy and fun
SBWM - **** - This would have been the best track on Backspacer. I like that album and I really like this song.
Dance - *** It's fine. Other bands do this better. The dicks and fix and fire things line is awful.
Never Destination - ***** What a groove. Best song they've written in forever.
Alright - ****1/2 Ed sounds nice. I like the sentiment of this one.
Seven O'Clock - * Like the music, but what the fuck is Ed doing with these verses?
Never Destination - ***1/2 This is fun. Verb's Huey Lewis reference is right on.
Take the Long Way - ***1/2 Matt is great, isn't he?
Buckle Up - *** "Do no Ho-arm" Christ. Also, just don't think you can sing "bed sores" pretty.
Comes Then Goes - ***** I love this song. The only part that is jarring is when he hammers on the guitar, but it sort of reminds me of Fred Rogers banging on the low keys of the piano. It's just anger and frustration. He lost his friend. He should have a moment to pound on the guitar in the midst of the melancholy.
Retrograde - *** This song doesn't offend me. It's just there. Bland.
River Cross - ****1/2 Great closer. So happy with what the band added to it.
It's probably a ***1/2 star album for me. The highs are really high, though, so maybe 4. If Seven O'Clock wasn't on here, 4 stars for sure.
But, actually...daft twat wrote:Also, just don't think you can sing "bed sores" pretty.
Fixed. ThanksMs Harmless wrote:you've got Never Destination twice with two different scoresdaft twat wrote:Who Ever Said - **** - Great opener. Catchy and fun
SBWM - **** - This would have been the best track on Backspacer. I like that album and I really like this song.
Dance - *** It's fine. Other bands do this better. The dicks and fix and fire things line is awful.
Never Destination - ***** What a groove. Best song they've written in forever.
Alright - ****1/2 Ed sounds nice. I like the sentiment of this one.
Seven O'Clock - * Like the music, but what the fuck is Ed doing with these verses?
Never Destination - ***1/2 This is fun. Verb's Huey Lewis reference is right on.
Take the Long Way - ***1/2 Matt is great, isn't he?
Buckle Up - *** "Do no Ho-arm" Christ. Also, just don't think you can sing "bed sores" pretty.
Comes Then Goes - ***** I love this song. The only part that is jarring is when he hammers on the guitar, but it sort of reminds me of Fred Rogers banging on the low keys of the piano. It's just anger and frustration. He lost his friend. He should have a moment to pound on the guitar in the midst of the melancholy.
Retrograde - *** This song doesn't offend me. It's just there. Bland.
River Cross - ****1/2 Great closer. So happy with what the band added to it.
It's probably a ***1/2 star album for me. The highs are really high, though, so maybe 4. If Seven O'Clock wasn't on here, 4 stars for sure.
The Pearl Jam hipsters are out in full force today!darth_vedder wrote:Please don’t confuse darthvedder81’s post with mine. Can he change his name? I was here first.
McParadigm wrote:Anyways the answer is Binaural.stip wrote:i can only lead you to the waterMcParadigm wrote:goddamn it stipstip wrote:the pearl jam song ranker offers 4 different ways to definitively answer that question! all you need is an internet connection and 6 hoursMcParadigm wrote:So far I like every single song on this record. Having a hard time pinpointing when that was last true.
I don't hate Never Destination, but i could do without it on this album. I'd appreciate it alot more as a B side to Dance or on the eventual Lost Dogs 2.dimejinky99 wrote:Never destination and take the long road are gone. They just break the whole flow up on me. So awful.