Red Mosquito

philpritchard wrote:He's not cramming too many words/syllables in, he's just forced to put emphasis on the wrong part of "away", which makes it sound awkward. You would have the same awkwardness with "I lost her too soon" because it doesn't fit properly. "She was taken too soon" fits in perfectly, but I don't know that it would actually sound any better. I don't mind the odd bit of awkwardness like this in a fun song.

Ed does that a lot; it's one of my lyrical pet peeves

Still 1 star for me.

Parrhesia wrote:Still 1 star for me.

Badly at musick

I get not liking this song but i dont get saying theirs no melody. My goodness. It might be the catchiest melody he's written. maybe.

Also, getaway sucks. I used to convince myself it was great. Then i heard it live and i couldnt un-hear how lifeless of a song it is.

McParadigm wrote:

RAG319 wrote:Getaway is my favorite song of theirs since Avocado. It's a fun rocker with a great sounding bassline and a fun hook that isn't completely silly.

Few Pearl Jam songs sound more to me like a group of people playing without joy

Lightning Bolt is in my top 5 pearl jam albums and I agree with this. Getaway isn't terrible, but it's the textbook definition of bland pearl jam

I wish the la da da part was repeated since I think the second time (she was a stunner) is maybe my least favorite part of the song

stip wrote:I wish the la da da part was repeated since I think the second time (she was a stunner) is maybe my least favorite part of the song

I love how ed just lets the music hover and doesnt fill the space for those brief moments.

stip wrote:I wish the la da da part was repeated since I think the second time (she was a stunner) is maybe my least favorite part of the song

I'm just really uninterested in Ed's lust interests and don't see why it's relevant to the song; it's a real Dirty American Dad line

Strat wrote:I get not liking this song but i dont get saying theirs no melody. My goodness. It might be the catchiest melody he's written. maybe.

Also, getaway sucks. I used to convince myself it was great. Then i heard it live and i couldnt un-hear how lifeless of a song it is.

Maybe Matt forcing songs to be faster isn't such a bad thing after all.

After a few more listens and a few of your thoughts, I've come around to this one. Hell, I find myself whistling it. IT JUST ISN'T WHAT I WANTED!
I don't think it's as good as Gonna See My Friend and I never reach for that one. I think it's better than Big Wave, but I never reach for that one. It's a lot better than The Fixer, but what isn't? Is it as good as any of the other #2 songs?

Stip, your write up was perfectly on point again. The mashed together nature of the song is really mellowing for me and now it is all sounding much more "right". I still put this near the bottom of their catalogue.

stip wrote:
Lightning Bolt is in my top 5 pearl jam albums

What's this now?

I don't rank the songs, I only know my very favourite is "Corduroy" and I enjoy this one

stip wrote:

McParadigm wrote:

RAG319 wrote:Getaway is my favorite song of theirs since Avocado. It's a fun rocker with a great sounding bassline and a fun hook that isn't completely silly.

Few Pearl Jam songs sound more to me like a group of people playing without joy

Lightning Bolt is in my top 5 pearl jam albums and I agree with this. Getaway isn't terrible, but it's the textbook definition of bland pearl jam

This can't be true.

DeeDee wrote:

stip wrote:

McParadigm wrote:

RAG319 wrote:Getaway is my favorite song of theirs since Avocado. It's a fun rocker with a great sounding bassline and a fun hook that isn't completely silly.

Few Pearl Jam songs sound more to me like a group of people playing without joy

Lightning Bolt is in my top 5 pearl jam albums and I agree with this. Getaway isn't terrible, but it's the textbook definition of bland pearl jam

This can't be true.

It's true.

It's all horrifyingly true.

stip wrote: Lightning Bolt is in my top 5 pearl jam albums.

Did you post this with a straight face?

You think stip is bad. Backspacer is now in my top two.

Have you guys not met Stip before? He's one of RM's greatest assets, but he's got some interesting opinions.

Feels like 45-60% of the posts in this thread are Russian bots posing as Pearl Jam fans to divide the true PJ fans.

Comatose
Get Right
MYM
Johnny Guitar
Big Wave
Gonna See My Friend
SBWM
Supersonic
Hitchhiker
Ole
CDM

gardenparty wrote:Comatose
Get Right
MYM
Johnny Guitar
Big Wave
Gonna See My Friend
SBWM
Supersonic
Hitchhiker
Ole
CDM

That's one long piss break for a concert.

15showsandcounting wrote:

gardenparty wrote:Comatose
Get Right
MYM
Johnny Guitar
Big Wave
Gonna See My Friend
SBWM
Supersonic
Hitchhiker
Ole
CDM

That's one long piss break for a concert.

I'm thrilled to say that Get Right, Hitchhiker and SBWM are the best songs on this list