Something Special

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Rate the song

5 Stars
10
10%
4 Stars
28
27%
3 Stars
32
30%
2 Stars
19
18%
1 Star
16
15%
 
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Re: Something Special

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Clem Halibut wrote:After hearing that Wreckage clip, this song makes more sense today

Wreckage is obviously a way better song...but I feel it kind of lifts this one up a bit too

Just hope there's a bit more to Something Special like a nice intro, a decent bridge & a good Mike solo
I thought / hoped this would happen for some people; a nice happy ditty like this is fine but it needs contextualising and grounding in a Pearl Jam album, so it was really risky that it was the third thing they gave us; imagine if "Soon Forget" had been our first Binaural single
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Re: Something Special

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Ms Harmless wrote:
Clem Halibut wrote:After hearing that Wreckage clip, this song makes more sense today

Wreckage is obviously a way better song...but I feel it kind of lifts this one up a bit too

Just hope there's a bit more to Something Special like a nice intro, a decent bridge & a good Mike solo
I thought / hoped this would happen for some people; a nice happy ditty like this is fine but it needs contextualising and grounding in a Pearl Jam album, so it was really risky that it was the third thing they gave us; imagine if "Soon Forget" had been our first Binaural single
Have a feeling some of the harder tracks like Scared of Fear & React / Respond are a bit bleak and dark.
So perhaps Wreckage and Something Special are placed on the album to add some light
Although the Wreckage lyrics seem pretty dark - the music at least provides a positive summer like lift
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Re: Something Special

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Clem Halibut wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:
Clem Halibut wrote:After hearing that Wreckage clip, this song makes more sense today

Wreckage is obviously a way better song...but I feel it kind of lifts this one up a bit too

Just hope there's a bit more to Something Special like a nice intro, a decent bridge & a good Mike solo
I thought / hoped this would happen for some people; a nice happy ditty like this is fine but it needs contextualising and grounding in a Pearl Jam album, so it was really risky that it was the third thing they gave us; imagine if "Soon Forget" had been our first Binaural single
Have a feeling some of the harder tracks like Scared of Fear & React / Respond are a bit bleak and dark.
So perhaps Wreckage and Something Special are placed on the album to add some light
Although the Wreckage lyrics seem pretty dark - the music at least provides a positive summer like lift
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I can't remember a single thing about the Wreckage snippet because this one, unfortunately, beat the shit out of it in its conquest of my short memory bank
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bluestate wrote:I can't remember a single thing about the Wreckage snippet because this one, unfortunately, beat the shit out of it in its conquest of my short memory bank
Not your fault.
It's hooky as fuck.
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Re: Something Special

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Man, listening to this snippet after Wreckage makes me dislike this one even more.
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E.H. Ruddock wrote:Man, listening to this snippet after Wreckage makes me dislike this one even more.
You still owe me a beer Ruddo.
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Re: Something Special

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Buby wrote:
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Man, listening to this snippet after Wreckage makes me dislike this one even more.
You still owe me a beer Ruddo.
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The bass is the best thing about this.
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Leatherhead wrote:The bass is the best thing about this.
yep, I think the guitar quality in general saves it
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Re: Something Special

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I think the sentimental side of me is going to win out and really enjoy this one for what it is. It's been stuck in my head all week.
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guitar_davey wrote:I think the sentimental side of me is going to win out and really enjoy this one for what it is. It's been stuck in my head all week.
It’s the most invasive of the bunch.
A true ear worm.
Disclaimer: That doesn’t attest to its quality in any way
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Re: Something Special

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has anyone bothered stitching the available clips of this together? if not here yas go:
Something Special Clips Stitched
Dev wrote:i love listening to the leaked pj song "last word".
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WtOB? wrote:has anyone bothered stitching the available clips of this together? if not here yas go:
Something Special Clips Stitched
maybe we can update the opening post with this longer clip?
Dev wrote:i love listening to the leaked pj song "last word".
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WtOB? wrote:has anyone bothered stitching the available clips of this together? if not here yas go:
Something Special Clips Stitched
Is there a way to listen to this without logging in?
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RockPusher wrote:
WtOB? wrote:has anyone bothered stitching the available clips of this together? if not here yas go:
Something Special Clips Stitched
Is there a way to listen to this without logging in?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o0rco_ ... sp=sharing
Dev wrote:i love listening to the leaked pj song "last word".
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WtOB? wrote:
RockPusher wrote:
WtOB? wrote:has anyone bothered stitching the available clips of this together? if not here yas go:
Something Special Clips Stitched
Is there a way to listen to this without logging in?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o0rco_ ... sp=sharing
Thank you. Was not expecting the whatever that was near the end.
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RockPusher wrote:
WtOB? wrote:
RockPusher wrote:
WtOB? wrote:has anyone bothered stitching the available clips of this together? if not here yas go:
Something Special Clips Stitched
Is there a way to listen to this without logging in?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1o0rco_ ... sp=sharing
Thank you. Was not expecting the whatever that was near the end.
That was Classico, and I lol’d!
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Re: Something Special

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That wasnt something special, that was just a tribute.
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Re: Something Special

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For all of how much I hate it this one is the one that’s stuck in my head the most
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