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Re: 130. Hail Hail vs. Do The Evolution
Posted: Mon March 07, 2022 2:45 am
by mkay0
After about 10,000 listens of each through the years, Hail, Hail is way ahead. Still love me some DtE, but it's an extremely easy call for me.
Re: 130. Hail Hail vs. Do The Evolution
Posted: Mon March 07, 2022 3:09 am
by Thurman Murman
Two absolute monsters, but going Hail Hail
Re: 130. Hail Hail vs. Do The Evolution
Posted: Mon March 07, 2022 3:46 am
by evenslow
I always liked Hail Hail and then I got older and now I really really fucking like Hail Hail.
Hail Hail.
Re: 130. Hail Hail vs. Do The Evolution
Posted: Mon March 07, 2022 4:58 am
by Anders
Just can’t beat Hail, Hail
Re: 130. Hail Hail vs. Do The Evolution
Posted: Mon March 07, 2022 5:50 am
by LetMeSleep
Thurman Murman wrote:Two absolute monsters, but going Hail Hail
Re: 130. Hail Hail vs. Do The Evolution
Posted: Mon March 07, 2022 6:26 am
by PHATJ
I just listened to both. HH first, DtE second. HH sounds awesome, but DtE is something no other band could possibly do. And Ed’s vocals are insane. And those guitars... and Jeff... and I haven’t even mentioned Ja....
Guys, it’s Do the Evolution
Re: 130. Hail Hail vs. Do The Evolution
Posted: Mon March 07, 2022 8:21 am
by thesound
I am disappointed with the result. DTE deserves better and Hail Hail is overrated on RM.
Re: 130. Hail Hail vs. Do The Evolution
Posted: Mon March 07, 2022 11:42 am
by ABNorman
Hail, Hail, handily.
Re: 130. Hail Hail vs. Do The Evolution
Posted: Mon March 07, 2022 12:48 pm
by liebzz
PHATJ wrote:I just listened to both. HH first, DtE second. HH sounds awesome, but DtE is something no other band could possibly do. And Ed’s vocals are insane. And those guitars... and Jeff... and I haven’t even mentioned Ja....
Guys, it’s Do the Evolution
Re: 130. Hail Hail vs. Do The Evolution
Posted: Mon March 07, 2022 12:56 pm
by Farmer John
Do the Evolution all the way
Re: 130. Hail Hail vs. Do The Evolution
Posted: Mon March 07, 2022 5:14 pm
by digster
I love Hail, Hail, but it's Do the Evolution for me. As some folks mentioned, it's pretty striking to go back and listen to the Yield version; I think we've become used to it's status as a live staple, and tonally, it's now pretty far afield from where the song started, but that studio version is still wild, and manages to be completely Pearl Jam while not like anything they've done before or since.
Re: 130. Hail Hail vs. Do The Evolution
Posted: Mon March 07, 2022 5:21 pm
by Leatherhead
I switched to Do The Evolution. I've probably listened to Hail Hail more, and it probably means more to me, but DTE is the better song.
Re: 130. Hail Hail vs. Do The Evolution
Posted: Mon March 07, 2022 5:33 pm
by Strat
DTE in 98 was an orgasmic experience.
Re: 130. Hail Hail vs. Do The Evolution
Posted: Mon March 07, 2022 9:58 pm
by PHATJ
The studio version of DtE is fucking crazy awesome
Re: 130. Hail Hail vs. Do The Evolution
Posted: Mon March 07, 2022 11:47 pm
by evenslow
digster wrote:I love Hail, Hail, but it's Do the Evolution for me. As some folks mentioned, it's pretty striking to go back and listen to the Yield version; I think we've become used to it's status as a live staple, and tonally, it's now pretty far afield from where the song started, but that studio version is still wild, and manages to be completely Pearl Jam while not like anything they've done before or since.
this is a good point. prime BOB, how the mighty have fallen.
Re: 130. Hail Hail vs. Do The Evolution
Posted: Tue March 08, 2022 12:04 am
by tragabigzanda
DTE shares a lot of DNA with goofy political performance punk like Whip It or Holiday in Cambodia.
I'm not suggesting this is a bad thing; it's an awesome song.
But it kind of foreshadowed stuff like Can't Deny Me or Mind Your Manners, where the structure of the song isn't really there to engage so much as to provide an on-ramp for some very on-the-nose political opinion lyrics.