Re: Pearl Jam WEEK on Jimmy Fallon
Posted: Wed October 23, 2013 6:56 pm
Mah gawd he done been ate
...that's not really country though.
...that's not really country though.
I was really thinking he was going to do a version like the Bridge School one back in '95.BurtReynolds wrote:you can hate it, just don't hate it for the same insane reasons those lunatics do.southp wrote:I'm with them too i guess (except the only listening to PJ part) because I thought that was total rubbish last night.BurtReynolds wrote:the "I only listen to pearl jam and pearl jam approved bands" crowd on pj.com forums really hated that one. figures.
It didn't stay true to the power of the song whatsoever.
Personally, when it comes to covers, I prefer the bands to do their own take one it, even changing tone. I don't see much point in doing a cover that sounds like the original. i thought it was a little rough, and probably wasn't thought out much beforehand, but I liked most of it.
That whole setup is beyond lame. It takes something away from the performance.CupidStunt wrote:I didn't hear the song because I was too busy cringing at all the people positioned behind the stage that were all bobbing in unison as if they'd attended a fucking audition to be on there last week and had been rehearsing their moves for days under strict instructions of how they must behave.
Yup. SG and Pearl Jam are kind of in a total vacuum right now. It's been like that for a long time but, meh. I guess I don't believe this legendary HoF all-American rock band stuff. It seems like a media ploy; if it were true, it seems like musicians young and old would be queueing up to cover Pearl Jam, and they're not.BurtReynolds wrote:It does seem that between this and PJ20 the best they could do is get Cornell. Kinda sad. I'd like to think they could find fresher blood.harmless wrote:I'm sure it's happened before. But my point was supposed to be more general: grunge musicians propping up other grunge musicians (Temple of the Dog and other such collaborations, live or on record) isn't very interesting to me anymore. I'd much rather see an unexpected cover like the second one.Kevin Davis wrote:Has this been happening often? This is the first time I've seen it.harmless wrote:I didn't see or hear anything wrong with that Corduroy performance, and it's my favourite PJ song. The only issue with the Chris Cornell one was that it was Cornell, and I'm kind of bored of grunge musicians doing each others' grunge songs.
I was thinking No Way.Farmer John wrote:The Roots playing Even Flow would be amazing.
Well i hope they call Pearl Jam when Fallon does this thing for Shania Twain.harmless wrote:Yup. SG and Pearl Jam are kind of in a total vacuum right now. It's been like that for a long time but, meh. I guess I don't believe this legendary HoF all-American rock band stuff. It seems like a media ploy; if it were true, it seems like musicians young and old would be queueing up to cover Pearl Jam, and they're not.BurtReynolds wrote:It does seem that between this and PJ20 the best they could do is get Cornell. Kinda sad. I'd like to think they could find fresher blood.harmless wrote:I'm sure it's happened before. But my point was supposed to be more general: grunge musicians propping up other grunge musicians (Temple of the Dog and other such collaborations, live or on record) isn't very interesting to me anymore. I'd much rather see an unexpected cover like the second one.Kevin Davis wrote:Has this been happening often? This is the first time I've seen it.harmless wrote:I didn't see or hear anything wrong with that Corduroy performance, and it's my favourite PJ song. The only issue with the Chris Cornell one was that it was Cornell, and I'm kind of bored of grunge musicians doing each others' grunge songs.
Not sure what you're complaining about. Robin Pecknold is about as badass as you can get as far as a young, talented musician covering your song.harmless wrote:I guess I don't believe this legendary HoF all-American rock band stuff. It seems like a media ploy; if it were true, it seems like musicians young and old would be queuing up to cover Pearl Jam, and they're not.
I'm not sure I was complaining. The Pecknold performance was excellent. Context, mate, context.bluestate wrote:Not sure what you're complaining about. Robin Pecknold is about as badass as you can get as far as a young, talented musician covering your song.harmless wrote:I guess I don't believe this legendary HoF all-American rock band stuff. It seems like a media ploy; if it were true, it seems like musicians young and old would be queuing up to cover Pearl Jam, and they're not.
the gaslight anthem, st. vincent, panic at the disco, aaron lewis, robin pecknold, limp bizkit, sugarland, willie nelson.harmless wrote:I'm not sure I was complaining. The Pecknold performance was excellent. Context, mate, context.bluestate wrote:Not sure what you're complaining about. Robin Pecknold is about as badass as you can get as far as a young, talented musician covering your song.harmless wrote:I guess I don't believe this legendary HoF all-American rock band stuff. It seems like a media ploy; if it were true, it seems like musicians young and old would be queuing up to cover Pearl Jam, and they're not.