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Re: Never Destination
Posted: Thu April 02, 2020 11:41 pm
by Strat
This song is everything I want music to be maybe.
Catchy, loose, fun, spacious.
Re: Never Destination
Posted: Fri April 03, 2020 3:49 am
by Rob
Farmer John wrote:This was the song that I latched onto the most in the beginning. It was the one I wanted to listen to right away after I was finished the album. On paper, this is the kind of song I like least from Pearl Jam, but for whatever reason, this song really does it for me. It's just catchy as hell. And I love the groove.
100% agree. This is a good way of putting it. Pearl Jam has this type of song on most albums (on paper). But this one is special. This is one of my 3-4 favorites on the album.
Re: Never Destination
Posted: Fri April 03, 2020 8:21 am
by dimejinky99
I’m coming around to this one.
In no universe is it worthy of anything more than a 3 though
Re: Never Destination
Posted: Fri April 03, 2020 12:30 pm
by evenslow
the one that rings most true as a comparison for me is MFC. especially as MFC gets grooving in the (post) chorus before the second verse comes in. exact same vibe.
Re: Never Destination
Posted: Fri April 03, 2020 12:30 pm
by Ms Harmless
evenslow wrote:the one that rings most true as a comparison for me is MFC. especially as MFC gets grooving in the (post) chorus before the second verse comes in. exact same vibe.
agree
Re: Never Destination
Posted: Fri April 03, 2020 1:03 pm
by dimejinky99
We rarely agree but I think it was spenno pondered are we qualifying these songs by their soundsalike or similar vibe relationship to others were more familiar with?
I hope not
That said I’m of the school that believes QE is direct lineage from Breath. So I should shut the hell up maybe
Re: Never Destination
Posted: Fri April 03, 2020 1:08 pm
by Jaeti
dimejinky99 wrote:I’m coming around to this one.
In no universe is it worthy of anything more than a 3 though
Same, and same.
Re: Never Destination
Posted: Fri April 03, 2020 1:32 pm
by Ms Harmless
the "gaping maw" section is so much the Pearl Jam I recognise
Jeff is doing some super cool noodling in this song, and the distorted bass is a perfect decision to give it the beef-up it needs
Re: Never Destination
Posted: Fri April 03, 2020 1:37 pm
by Farmer John
This song is at MINIMUM 3.5 stars. And I won't hear any differently!
Re: Never Destination
Posted: Fri April 03, 2020 2:16 pm
by evenslow
Ms Harmless wrote:the "gaping maw" section is so much the Pearl Jam I recognise
Jeff is doing some super cool noodling in this song, and the distorted bass is a perfect decision to give it the beef-up it needs
and the best part of the song is after this when it locks back in to the main little riff.
Re: Never Destination
Posted: Fri April 03, 2020 2:17 pm
by Ms Harmless
evenslow wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:the "gaping maw" section is so much the Pearl Jam I recognise
Jeff is doing some super cool noodling in this song, and the distorted bass is a perfect decision to give it the beef-up it needs
and the best part of the song is after this when it locks back in to the main little riff.
with the pause and "oooooooooh"
yes
Re: Never Destination
Posted: Fri April 03, 2020 2:18 pm
by Ms Harmless
Supersonic *wishes* it was this song
Re: Never Destination
Posted: Fri April 03, 2020 2:22 pm
by evenslow
Ms Harmless wrote:evenslow wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:the "gaping maw" section is so much the Pearl Jam I recognise
Jeff is doing some super cool noodling in this song, and the distorted bass is a perfect decision to give it the beef-up it needs
and the best part of the song is after this when it locks back in to the main little riff.
with the pause and "oooooooooh"
yes
Re: Never Destination
Posted: Fri April 03, 2020 2:23 pm
by evenslow
Ms Harmless wrote:Supersonic *wishes* it was this song
yeah it's not even close. which is why i compared it more to MFC, something i hold in much higher esteem.
Re: Never Destination
Posted: Fri April 03, 2020 2:31 pm
by stip
I mean it has something to say in a way that Supersonic didn't (but in fairness didn't try to). I wonder what song in the catalog this is closest to. Maybe MFC, but MFC is a serious song in a way this one manages not to be, despite having substance
Re: Never Destination
Posted: Fri April 03, 2020 2:32 pm
by OmegaprimeVKM
stip wrote:I mean it has something to say in a way that Supersonic didn't (but in fairness didn't try to). I wonder what song in the catalog this is closest to. Maybe MFC, but MFC is a serious song in a way this one manages not to be, despite having substance
MFC is lyrically serious but musically light and breezy. I'm not sure what Never Destination wants to be.
Re: Never Destination
Posted: Fri April 03, 2020 2:37 pm
by Ms Harmless
OmegaprimeVKM wrote:stip wrote:I mean it has something to say in a way that Supersonic didn't (but in fairness didn't try to). I wonder what song in the catalog this is closest to. Maybe MFC, but MFC is a serious song in a way this one manages not to be, despite having substance
MFC is lyrically serious but musically light and breezy. I'm not sure what Never Destination wants to be.
exactly that
Re: Never Destination
Posted: Fri April 03, 2020 2:41 pm
by Monkey_Driven
I've come to embrace this one too. Really enjoy the nods to earlier songs in the catalog and the Tom Petty-ness of it.
Re: Never Destination
Posted: Fri April 03, 2020 2:48 pm
by evenslow
I won't be taken, won't take myself
Kicking and screaming, have to knock my off the shelf
the EV and PJ mission statement right there, basically.
Re: Never Destination
Posted: Fri April 03, 2020 2:49 pm
by Monkey_Driven
evenslow wrote:I won't be taken, won't take myself
Kicking and screaming, have to knock my off the shelf
the EV and PJ mission statement right there, basically.
There are so many moments like this on the album. That's a good one.