Worst Gigaton song

General Pearl Jam discussion.

Pick one

1. Who Ever Said
2
1%
2. Superblood Wolfmoon
27
15%
3. Dance of the Clairvoyants
1
1%
4. Quick Escape
2
1%
5. Alright
5
3%
6. Seven O'Clock
10
6%
7. Never Destination
24
13%
8. Take the Long Way
23
13%
9. Buckle Up
28
16%
10. Comes Then Goes
6
3%
11. Retrograde
35
19%
12. River Cross
17
9%
 
Total votes: 180

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LoathedVermin72 wrote:PJ bros hearing a song with an unusual time signature

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LoathedVermin72 wrote:PJ bros hearing a gentle song with idiosyncratic lyrics

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cutuphalfdead wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:Buckle Up
Oh Joey.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:PJ bros hearing a song with an unusual time signature

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Seriously, I just don't like it. I like plenty of other songs with unusual time signatures. Next to PJ I think Tool is probably the band I listen to most, who are well known for their easy 3 minute long 4/4 structured songs. But please go ahead with your easy generalisation.

Seems like a lot on this board is still as arrogant as when I left it years ago.
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Angus wrote:
LoathedVermin72 wrote:PJ bros hearing a song with an unusual time signature

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Seriously, I just don't like it. I like plenty of other songs with unusual time signatures. Next to PJ I think Tool is probably the band I listen to most, who are well known for their easy 3 minute long 4/4 structured songs. But please go ahead with your easy generalisation.

Seems like a lot on this board is still as arrogant as when I left it years ago.
In LV's defence I think he was targeting a certain stereotype of a meathead PJ fan, and not suggesting that you're a "Bro" - you're about as far away from that as you can get (and believe me, that's a compliment friend :) )
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take the long way may have moved up

Bottom 3:

Take the Long Way
Never Destination
Reteograde


Also a large gap between these 3 and everything else
Also I do like all 3
Also I still think Take the Long Way does’t quite fit on the album
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durdencommatyler wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:Buckle Up
Oh Joey.
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hey buddy
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Not terrible songs like there have been on the last few records.

It's not bad but I don't get much emotionally, musically or lyrically from Comes then goes which seems to have very few votes and lots of praise.

Of those receiving the most votes - SBWM as a single was not good but it works well in sequence for me; I can't understand the choice as a single. Retrograde sounds like a Backspacer song and production (more so than LB which I've seen mentioned - almost identical mix to Amongst the Waves) - and not surprised to see this was from a Brendan O'Brien session. It's not terrible though.
While a Western guitar motif lost on the swings drum bass fusion, get your own thoughts into the subconscious often forgotten. "Pendulum" is a sweeping soul from the ballast.
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cutuphalfdead wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:Buckle Up
Oh Joey.
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hey buddy
This song clicked even more for me last night listening to it on vinyl.
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Today I finally remembered what the chorus to "Retrograde" sounds like
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theplatypus wrote:Today I finally remembered what the chorus to "Retrograde" sounds like
It’s been stuck in my head for three days.
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LetMeSleep wrote:
theplatypus wrote:Today I finally remembered what the chorus to "Retrograde" sounds like
It’s been stuck in my head for three days.
It’s a total ear worm for me too.
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PHATJ wrote:
LetMeSleep wrote:
theplatypus wrote:Today I finally remembered what the chorus to "Retrograde" sounds like
It’s been stuck in my head for three days.
It’s a total ear worm for me too.

I'm coming round on it as well. I think I went in with low expectations after reading reactions here. Its a growing earworm.
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I really don't understand the hate for Retrograde, it's a pretty calm song. I will concede it reminds me of Backspacer but with a more mature sound. I guess it also sounds a bit like The Ascent of Man from R.E.M.
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girbilio wrote:I really don't understand the hate for Retrograde, it's a pretty calm song. I will concede it reminds me of Backspacer but with a more mature sound. I guess it also sounds a bit like The Ascent of Man from R.E.M.
I don't "hate" it. It's just clearly the worst song on the album.
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girbilio wrote:I really don't understand the hate for Retrograde, it's a pretty calm song. I will concede it reminds me of Backspacer but with a more mature sound. I guess it also sounds a bit like The Ascent of Man from R.E.M.
What do you consider the worst song?
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Retrograde is pretty bad
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Anders wrote:
girbilio wrote:I really don't understand the hate for Retrograde, it's a pretty calm song. I will concede it reminds me of Backspacer but with a more mature sound. I guess it also sounds a bit like The Ascent of Man from R.E.M.
What do you consider the worst song?
To me it's Come Then Goes, it reminds me of Gone or Thumbing My Way and I just don't like that style. But it's not an awful song, it just isn't clicking for me.
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That’s fair enough.
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Maybe it's mainly the production/instrumentation that I don't like, because this is actually kind of nice:

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girbilio wrote:I really don't understand the hate for Retrograde, it's a pretty calm song. I will concede it reminds me of Backspacer but with a more mature sound. I guess it also sounds a bit like The Ascent of Man from R.E.M.
well in fairness every song on Gigaton is better than ascent of man
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