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Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 4:20 pm
by stip
Buby wrote:How can Light Years be losing this one?
because porch is significantly better!

Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 4:22 pm
by Buby
warehouse wrote:
Buby wrote:How can Light Years be losing this one?
porch is one of the best songs they've ever written and has as much staying power as any of their radio hits.
In my opinion it's Ten nostalgia. Personally I find the whole album pretty boring now.

Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 4:24 pm
by warehouse
Buby wrote:
warehouse wrote:
Buby wrote:How can Light Years be losing this one?
porch is one of the best songs they've ever written and has as much staying power as any of their radio hits.
In my opinion it's Ten nostalgia. Personally I find the whole album pretty boring now.
i kinda do too, but i think this and release are the best songs on the album and still incredible. maybe 'black' too. something like alive, why go, garden i would say is Ten nostalgia. this has been one of my favorite songs for over 20 years.

Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 4:28 pm
by digster
I see Kevin Davis' point about Porch, though. I think I love it for the intensity of the performance, and how much Ed and the band throw themselves into it, but I'm not really sure there's much of a song there. I don't really seem to mind that it's so sketchily-written.

Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 4:44 pm
by Buby
warehouse wrote:
Buby wrote:
warehouse wrote:
Buby wrote:How can Light Years be losing this one?
porch is one of the best songs they've ever written and has as much staying power as any of their radio hits.
In my opinion it's Ten nostalgia. Personally I find the whole album pretty boring now.
i kinda do too, but i think this and release are the best songs on the album and still incredible. maybe 'black' too. something like alive, why go, garden i would say is Ten nostalgia. this has been one of my favorite songs for over 20 years.
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Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 4:53 pm
by epilogue
McParadigm wrote:The solo section of Porch is great moody playing. The rest is a pretty unremarkable underwritten 90's rocker.
I actually agree, but I still voted for it, and still prefer it to Light Years.

Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 5:57 pm
by Thejambi
I often will start to think that Ten isn't that great. Then I listen to it to remind myself how good it really is. It is a very ironic album. It showcases what I think Pearl jam does best ( large, rhythmic, booming, powerful, crowd moving anthems) yet it seems to be the opposite of what a lot of us like about our favorite songs/album. The songs project large while addressing subject matter that tends to be very internal, taboo and sensitive. A lot of it seems cheesy now (unfortunately it did spawn the creeds, stainds and matchbox 20's) of the world, but it was refreshing at the time. I still don't think Pearl Jam has made a record with better craft and interplay of the guitars and bassline from start to finish.

What was the question again?

Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 5:57 pm
by Brett
Easily "Light Years" for me. "Porch" is a good song, but it's never been close to being my favorite from Ten. "Light Years" on the other hand is only behind "Sleight of Hand" on Binaural, and both rank among my favorite PJ songs.

Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 6:24 pm
by darth_vedder
Birds in Hell wrote:Porch, no contest.

Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 6:39 pm
by stip
Every time I out on ten I am reminded how great that album was and continues to be. No finer collection of anthematic rock songs has ever been assembled,

Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 6:43 pm
by darth_vedder
stip wrote:Every time I out on ten I am reminded how great that album was and continues to be. No finer collection of anthematic rock songs has ever been assembled,
I know folks aren't as wild about the BOB remix, and BOB is a bad name round these parts now, but his remix of Ten really put a [kinda] fresh spin on it for me. When I revisit Ten, I typically go for the redux. Porch really shines...it's much punchier.

Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 6:47 pm
by Strat
I love Light Years so so much.

Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 6:51 pm
by Kaius
Me too, Strat. Me too. It still has a chance

Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 7:13 pm
by Lament
stip wrote:Every time I out on ten I am reminded how great that album was and continues to be. No finer collection of anthematic rock songs has ever been assembled,
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Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 7:18 pm
by BurtReynolds
Porch may not be much of a song, but so what? It more than gets by on pure intensity. that's all that's really required of it.

Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 7:28 pm
by Heathen
anthematic for the people

Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 7:30 pm
by stip
Lament wrote:
stip wrote:Every time I out on ten I am reminded how great that album was and continues to be. No finer collection of anthematic rock songs has ever been assembled,
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ten is better. No disrespect to Born to Run or Thunder Road

Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 7:30 pm
by McParadigm
stip wrote:Every time I out on ten I am reminded how great that album was and continues to be. No finer collection of anthematic rock songs has ever been assembled,
The studio version of Release is the most like a cow any human being has ever sounded without also mimicking a dull-eyed cud chew. And the first three anthems are about killing prostitutes, being a victim, and motherhumping.

So maybe it should be addendumed to "No finer anthemic anthromorphic homeless murdercow concept album has ever managed to not be something developed by Green Jelly."

Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 7:54 pm
by stip
the dramatic and conceptual sweep of that record is truly amazing

Re: Match CP: Porch vs. Light Years

Posted: Fri March 14, 2014 7:57 pm
by EJ
McParadigm wrote:
stip wrote:Every time I out on ten I am reminded how great that album was and continues to be. No finer collection of anthematic rock songs has ever been assembled,
The studio version of Release is the most like a cow any human being has ever sounded without also mimicking a dull-eyed cud chew. And the first three anthems are about killing prostitutes, being a victim, and motherhumping.

So maybe it should be addendumed to "No finer anthemic anthromorphic homeless murdercow concept album has ever managed to not be something developed by Green Jelly."
I've read this 3 times now and I'm still befuddled. Thanks for ruining my Friday.