I like the effect, but I think it's more for the way it makes Ed's voice sound like it collapses into the sound of the guitar solo.
Re: Pendulum
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 5:45 pm
by Release_Me
Kevin Davis wrote:
Release_Me wrote: It's Ed singing an E4 but with the echo/feedback, it sounds a full octave higher.
What? I don't hear that at all.
The note is an E4 which was confirmed when Ed sang it live. It sounds higher in studio because of the echo effect.
Re: Pendulum
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 6:49 pm
by Norah
Kevin Davis wrote:That moment of distortion on the vocals where Ed sings "easy left me a long time ago" is just the worst. It sounds garish and completely amateurish.
MAKES ME SO MAD
Re: Pendulum
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 6:51 pm
by Norah
--- wrote:no one is against those kinds of effects per se. in certain cases i'm sure it can make the final product better. in the case of pendulum, it doesn't. that's all.
Also, in Pendulum it's applied poorly. It grates the ears.
Re: Pendulum
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 7:20 pm
by epilogue
cutuphalfdead wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:That moment of distortion on the vocals where Ed sings "easy left me a long time ago" is just the worst. It sounds garish and completely amateurish.
MAKES ME SO MAD
Prolly my favorite part of the song.
Re: Pendulum
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 7:22 pm
by Dr. Van Nostrand
durdencommatyler wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:That moment of distortion on the vocals where Ed sings "easy left me a long time ago" is just the worst. It sounds garish and completely amateurish.
MAKES ME SO MAD
Prolly my favorite part of the song.
Mine too
Re: Pendulum
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 7:25 pm
by Farmer John
Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:That moment of distortion on the vocals where Ed sings "easy left me a long time ago" is just the worst. It sounds garish and completely amateurish.
MAKES ME SO MAD
Prolly my favorite part of the song.
Mine too
Mine three
Re: Pendulum
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 7:29 pm
by epilogue
Farmer John wrote:
Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:That moment of distortion on the vocals where Ed sings "easy left me a long time ago" is just the worst. It sounds garish and completely amateurish.
MAKES ME SO MAD
Prolly my favorite part of the song.
Mine too
Mine three
Lotta love in this thread today.
Re: Pendulum
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 7:43 pm
by stip
--- wrote:
stip wrote:i haven't heard any of the live L-bolt performances yet. Maybe I'll feel differently about that effect after I do.
this sounds sooooo good
okay, I gotta say I may just prefer hearing that part clean. I don't have a problem with the studio effect, though
Re: Pendulum
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 7:46 pm
by Dr. Van Nostrand
durdencommatyler wrote:
Farmer John wrote:
Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:That moment of distortion on the vocals where Ed sings "easy left me a long time ago" is just the worst. It sounds garish and completely amateurish.
MAKES ME SO MAD
Prolly my favorite part of the song.
Mine too
Mine three
Lotta love in this thread today.
Re: Pendulum
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 9:34 pm
by warehouse
pearl jam releases one of its best songs it the last 15 years and half of this thread focuses on peoples dislike of one part of the song. this is why RM gets a bad rap.
Re: Pendulum
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 9:59 pm
by harmless
Re: Pendulum
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 10:10 pm
by evenslow
Farmer John wrote:
Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:
Kevin Davis wrote:That moment of distortion on the vocals where Ed sings "easy left me a long time ago" is just the worst. It sounds garish and completely amateurish.
MAKES ME SO MAD
Prolly my favorite part of the song.
Mine too
Mine three
Mein kampf, er... I mean, mine four MINE FOUR dammit!!
Re: Pendulum
Posted: Sat October 19, 2013 10:14 pm
by Juvenal
warehouse wrote:pearl jam releases one of its best songs it the last 15 years and half of this thread focuses on peoples dislike of one part of the song. this is why RM gets a bad rap.
I just reckon it must be awful to post continually on a Pearl Jam message board if you don't like the band's output over recent years. Or maybe being contrary gives people a boost? I dunno.
Re: Pendulum
Posted: Sun October 20, 2013 4:07 am
by Kevin Davis
I just listened to that live performance. Wonderful performance, but Eddie absolutely does not sound like he is singing an octave higher on the studio version because of that effect. It sounds like the exact same pitch with a bunch of distortion.
That performance has me pretty excited for the boots from this tour.
Re: Pendulum
Posted: Sun October 20, 2013 4:15 am
by darth_vedder
This is the best song on the album, and the vocal effect is cool. The only fault of this song is that it's not long enough.
Re: Pendulum
Posted: Sun October 20, 2013 4:23 am
by Dr. Van Nostrand
darth_vedder wrote:This is the best song on the album, and the vocal effect is cool. The only fault of this song is that it's not long enough.
I would love for it to be about 5 minutes
Re: Pendulum
Posted: Sun October 20, 2013 5:35 am
by stip
this is a great opener. I hope they open it every night on the tour, and that this speaks to an interest in the band for writing more songs like this.
Re: Pendulum
Posted: Sun October 20, 2013 6:07 am
by Birds in Hell
Kevin Davis wrote:That performance has me pretty excited for the boots from this tour.
I'm really, really looking forward to hearing these shows (and making an O'Brien-less Lightning Bolt mix from the live tracks).
Re: Pendulum
Posted: Sun October 20, 2013 11:16 am
by Lounge Lizard
harmless wrote:Anyway, you guys hate the effect. I don't really care about it. It doesn't matter.
what the fuck is everyone on about?
the 'long agoooooooo-owwowowowow" part is one the best moments of the song, as far as I'm concerned
it's like they borrowed a bit from the electronic genre and it blends in perfectly
THAT'S WHAT YOUNG PEOPLE DO, FFS!
