Buckle Up

Ms Harmless · Post by **Ms Harmless** » Sun April 05, 2020 10:27 pm

RockPusher wrote:
OmegaprimeVKM wrote:This reminds me of Parachutes - that whole swirling, hazy, ouroboros strumming pattern. Like the threat of a lullaby.

I didn't really get Parachutes either. It's not really for me, yet. I'm going to keep trying because it has something to it that has me a little hooked.
I recently realized what it was about Parachutes that I didn't like: it feels like a song in need of a different singer. I love Eddie, but his delivery, at least in the studio version, feels quite strained to me in a way that does not flow naturally from the song's themes. I think this may be a reason why Buckle Up does work for me- because what pieces of strain I hear in Ed's delivery this time do seem to work well within the song. There's a trepidation to the breathy way he sings the words "Buckle up" that just makes sense, for instance.

I agree with this 100%

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Sun April 05, 2020 11:00 pm

oh my god you psychos. Parachutes is one of my favorite ed performances.

oneway23 · Post by **oneway23** » Sun April 05, 2020 11:20 pm

This is balderdash. Parachutes is a gem

Ms Harmless · Post by **Ms Harmless** » Sun April 05, 2020 11:22 pm

hey don't worry, I don't always push the rock

RockPusher · Post by **RockPusher** » Sun April 05, 2020 11:24 pm

You guys sound like Wes Mantooth:

"Dorothy Mantooth is a saint! You understand me?"

oneway23 · Post by **oneway23** » Mon April 06, 2020 12:06 am

Ms Harmless wrote:hey don't worry, I don't always push the rock

That would be a boulder dash, not balderdash

Ms Harmless · Post by **Ms Harmless** » Mon April 06, 2020 12:09 am

oneway23 wrote:
Ms Harmless wrote:hey don't worry, I don't always push the rock
That would be a boulder dash, not balderdash

lol

Post by **stip** » Mon April 06, 2020 12:38 am

Strat wrote:oh my god you psychos. Parachutes is one of my favorite ed performances.

i love parachutes, but I never saw it as an Ed highlight

Strat · Post by **Strat** » Mon April 06, 2020 12:42 am

stip wrote:
Strat wrote:oh my god you psychos. Parachutes is one of my favorite ed performances.
i love parachutes, but I never saw it as an Ed highlight

well that is because you think lightning bolt is top tier pearl jam.

Post by **stip** » Mon April 06, 2020 12:44 am

Excuse me - Top mid tier!

warehouse · Post by **warehouse** » Mon April 06, 2020 12:02 pm

stip wrote:i have a hard time imagining this one as a scary song

thats b/c the music is so comforting its hard to imagine he's singing about a murder

Post by **epilogue** » Mon April 06, 2020 5:54 pm

Strat wrote:
stip wrote:
Strat wrote:oh my god you psychos. Parachutes is one of my favorite ed performances.
i love parachutes, but I never saw it as an Ed highlight
well that is because you think lightning bolt is top tier pearl jam.

Yeah, I'm with Stip here. I adore Parachutes, but not because of Ed. Nor would I say that Ed's work on the song is bad by any stretch. But it isn't an Ed performance for the ages. Just like with Buckle Up I wish Stone sang Parachutes, actually. I think it would make an already great song even better.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Mon April 06, 2020 6:01 pm

Yeah both of these songs are great despite Ed, and I think would be even better with Stone singing them.

liebzz · Post by **liebzz** » Mon April 06, 2020 6:05 pm

liebzz wrote:
Mike wrote:Eddie's vocals are great here. Those clean long notes are so smooth.
Funny cause in my mind I can almost hear Stone singing this song and it would work.

I feel ahead of the curve for a change. Made that note in page 5

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Mon April 06, 2020 6:12 pm

durdencommatyler wrote:
Strat wrote:
stip wrote:
Strat wrote:oh my god you psychos. Parachutes is one of my favorite ed performances.
i love parachutes, but I never saw it as an Ed highlight
well that is because you think lightning bolt is top tier pearl jam.
Yeah, I'm with Stip here. I adore Parachutes, but not because of Ed. Nor would I say that Ed's work on the song is bad by any stretch. But it isn't an Ed performance for the ages. Just like with Buckle Up I wish Stone sang Parachutes, actually. I think it would make an already great song even better.

I love Ed´performance on Buckle Up. I dont need Stone on this one....Parachutes? yeah maybe it could be cool to have a demo with Stone...but my only problem with the studio version is the production, specially the layered vocals of Eddie.

Post by **stip** » Mon April 06, 2020 6:56 pm

stone singing makes both of these worse. stop speaking nonsense

Leatherhead · Post by **Leatherhead** » Mon April 06, 2020 9:19 pm

stip wrote:stone singing makes both of these worse. stop speaking nonsense

He's right.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Mon April 06, 2020 9:36 pm

I love Stone’s voice, but Ed is perfect on Buckle Up.

RockPusher · Post by **RockPusher** » Mon April 06, 2020 9:56 pm

I love Stone, but I really don't want him singing. I remember taking a friend to see Pearl Jam at the Greek Theater in Berkeley in 1993 and telling him about how much PJ reminded me of The Who, specifically my favorite album Who's Next, and lo and behold, at that show, they fucking covered Baba O'Riley, and it was amazeballs until Stone started squealing "Teeeeeeeenage Wasteland"

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Mon April 06, 2020 10:07 pm

pearl jam sucks now

Red Mosquito

Buckle Up

Rate Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up

Re: Buckle Up