Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Fri March 06, 2015 5:27 pm
"In My Tree" slays "Corduroy."
Kevin Davis wrote:"In My Tree" slays "Corduroy."
I was beginning to fear we'd never agree again.
Red Mosquito
Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
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Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Fri March 06, 2015 5:27 pm
I was beginning to fear we'd never agree again.
Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Fri March 06, 2015 7:13 pm
In My Tree has to win the tournament at least once. As much as I love Corduroy, In My Tree is THAT good.
Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Fri March 06, 2015 8:50 pm
I love the rolling thunder that brings IMT to it's climax, and I wouldn't be upset if it won the whole thing, but I can't with a clear conscious say it's better than Corduroy.
Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Fri March 06, 2015 8:58 pm
I can. Because it is.
Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Fri March 06, 2015 8:59 pm
Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Fri March 06, 2015 9:12 pm
theplatypus wrote:I can. Because it is.
Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Fri March 06, 2015 9:24 pm
I'm voting for Corduroy.
It's really, really good.
It's really, really good.
Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Fri March 06, 2015 9:39 pm
Corduroy is really good. But it's always been my least favorite of the heavy lifters on Vitalogy. Last Exit, Not For You, Tremor Christ, Better Man and Immortality are all better songs, I think. I'd even entertain an argument that Nothingman is better. I'd probably argue right back that that's dumb. But I'd listen to it and take it seriously.
Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Fri March 06, 2015 10:11 pm
Nothingman should be a vitalogy heavy lifter, it might be my favorite from that album.
Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Fri March 06, 2015 10:53 pm
For the board! In My Tree!
Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Sat March 07, 2015 2:33 am
I listened to the alternate take of Corduroy and damn it's a fine old song. And I wonder if we would have had Chus without the lyric change.E.H. Ruddock wrote:IMT is highly overrated. Corduroy, however, is not. Corduroy.
Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Sat March 07, 2015 2:39 am
Kevin Davis wrote:"In My Tree" slays "Corduroy."
Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Sat March 07, 2015 7:39 am
Corduroy. It's quintessential Pearl Jam. It's pretty much the definition of what PJ is/was at their best.
Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Sat March 07, 2015 8:44 am
eye em tee
Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Sat March 07, 2015 11:17 am
"Corduroy" is a great song that features one of Ed's greatest songwriting moments (how it subtly shifts to that dramatic bridge). It deserves its iconic status. But "In My Tree" is Pearl Jam at the absolute top of their game, the convergence of heart and sheer brawn, the ethereal and the primal. It moves in a way no other Pearl Jam song does-- its colors reaching upwards in the verses, then pummeled into oblivion in that juggernaut of a chorus. The composition, arrangement and performances are sublime, and proof of what this band is capable of when they step outside their comfort zone. It's my favorite Pearl Jam song by a lot. "Corduroy" is a great example of what Pearl Jam is. "In My Tree" is an example of what they could be.
Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Sat March 07, 2015 12:23 pm
Excellent post, every single word.
Let's go again:
Let's go again:
"Corduroy" is a great example of what Pearl Jam is. "In My Tree" is an example of what they could be.
Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Sat March 07, 2015 12:24 pm
i like that they redefined what a grunge song could be on in my tree by adding some vaguely tribal drumming to the soft verse loud chorus template. I wish they went for broke and added a sitar to really push some boundaries.
But I think my favorite part is the way they make the bridge all mysterious by slurring the vocals. I don't know what he's saying, but it must be pretty deep. Ethereal and primal.
But I think my favorite part is the way they make the bridge all mysterious by slurring the vocals. I don't know what he's saying, but it must be pretty deep. Ethereal and primal.
Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Sat March 07, 2015 1:28 pm
durdencommatyler wrote:IMT is in my top 1.
Re: Division 2 Round 4ak: In My Tree vs. Corduroy
Posted: Sat March 07, 2015 2:38 pm
Give this post another try, because I see what you're going for and it deserves betterstip wrote:i like that they redefined what a grunge song could be on in my tree by adding some vaguely tribal drumming to the soft verse loud chorus template. I wish they went for broke and added a sitar to really push some boundaries.
But I think my favorite part is the way they make the bridge all mysterious by slurring the vocals. I don't know what he's saying, but it must be pretty deep. Ethereal and primal.