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Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 9:18 am
by Ello Sailor
Evacuation is goofy as hell but I do like God's Dice. It's pretty cool live.
Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 9:18 am
by Mike
Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 9:19 am
by stip
That would be pretty sweet. Alas...
Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 9:27 am
by stip
The transition from Running into Dark Matter on itunes works really well. It's too bad the album doesn't work that way.
I really like all the stuff (Mike?) is doing underneath the main riff. I wish it was a little more prominent. You can hear it a bit better on Spotify then what we had yesterday. Not a huge difference.
Liking this more and more every time I hear it. The bridge sits better within the song, and Mike's solo feels more of a piece with the stuff he is playing under the riff throughout the song.
Cranking this on headphones at a moderate - loud volume. This is the hardest they've ever sounded in their 'playful' mode, right?
Good times were had by some.
Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 9:31 am
by lecherouslittlestump
DeeDee wrote:lecherouslittlestump wrote:Evacuation and Gods Dice are bottom tier Pearl Jam songs. No melody. No tune. Weird for the sake of being weird. They have no right existing on an album as good as Binaural, especially considering the songs they left off.
Running is much better.
Wtf?
Let's be serious, please.
I listened to Evacuation again. It actually hurts my ears. Utter fucking dreck that should never have made the album.
It's actually hilarious that God's Dice and Evacuation follow each other on the album. The absolute worst 1-2 punch in PJ's history.
Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 9:33 am
by tragabigzanda
Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 9:35 am
by tragabigzanda
Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 9:58 am
by stip
lecherouslittlestump wrote:DeeDee wrote:lecherouslittlestump wrote:Evacuation and Gods Dice are bottom tier Pearl Jam songs. No melody. No tune. Weird for the sake of being weird. They have no right existing on an album as good as Binaural, especially considering the songs they left off.
Running is much better.
Wtf?
Let's be serious, please.
I listened to Evacuation again. It actually hurts my ears. Utter fucking dreck that should never have made the album.
It's actually hilarious that God's Dice and Evacuation follow each other on the album. The absolute worst 1-2 punch in PJ's history.
I'd have to check, but I probably agree with this. Binaural really sputters to a start for me before entering a pretty strong middle section.
Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 10:00 am
by B
Did they mix this song in a sock? I like the song, I just wish it sounded more crisp.
Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 10:00 am
by stip
tragabigzanda wrote:DAHK MATTAH!!!
YOU'LL HAVE TO SPEAK UP. I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER HOW PAINFULLY LOUD I'M PLAYING THESE SONGS
Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 10:01 am
by stip
B wrote:Did they mix this song in a sock? I like the song, I just wish it sounded more crisp.
I'm pretty sure that Stone interviewed mentioned socks.
Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 10:01 am
by Ello Sailor
tragabigzanda wrote:Whoops sorry wrong song, I’m just so amped about this new record I forgot what thread I was in !
Sir, you like The Fixer. Please calm down.
Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 10:01 am
by stip
Ello Sailor wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:Whoops sorry wrong song, I’m just so amped about this new record I forgot what thread I was in !
Sir, you like The Fixer. Please calm down.
Trag's not wrong about The Fixer
Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 10:03 am
by Ello Sailor
The guy with the most insane Pearl Jam takes of all time agrees with Trag. That makes sense, actually.
Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 10:06 am
by Evvo
Listened on Spotify this morning and this song is doing nothing for me. It’s really bad seeing nearly 60 year olds put out a ham-fisted punk song that a teenage garage band would think is average.
Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 10:35 am
by igotworms
It's a grower. But it's supremely mid. Weird choice for second single but then I was moaning when I thought Something Special was #2 so clearly nothing pleases me.
Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 10:37 am
by Fattie_Vedder
DeeDee wrote:Fattie_Vedder wrote:Fattie_Vedder wrote:Everyone get over yourselves. This song is really good and fun. Still a solid 3, maybe 3.5. I can see this being really fun in the car.
Stupid, baffling choice for a single. But still really fun. When I’m in the mood for this type of song, it will scratch that itch. Things I love about it:
1. Bass coming in hard in the left channel then the explosion in the right
2. The 2nd guitar accenting the first more loudly adds a really cool layer and gives the effect of the volume going up and down slightly. I enjoy the push and pull of that.
3. The relentless pace
4. The sudden halt of the bridge. That beautiful bridge. I want more of it.
5. The way Ed pronounces certain words. Some really good choices here.
6. The briefest pause after the bridge before kicking back into gear
7. Mikes ambulance siren like solo accentuates the back and forth and up and down volume effects in 2. All of it heightens the theme of the song of running frantically and going nowhere. Maybe running in circles.
8. The “fuck off” at the end
9. Jeff’s sliding bass in the bridge, right after the guitars pause. It touches my soul in the right place (my butt).
10. Mike hits a note in the solo at 2:03 precisely that is identical to the final highest note in the RVM solo. Theory: Watt told Mike “remember how you extended the string way up at the end of the RVM solo? Do that here”. That double time on the drums at the end also feels like RVM.
Talking about RVM while describing this song could get you jail time.
It’s a very specific comparison about two specific things that sound or try to imitate specific things in RVM. Not that this song overall sounds like RVM or even holds a candle to RVM (it doesn’t).
Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 11:00 am
by Ms Harmless
lol lecherous
Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 11:17 am
by SJM
Evvo wrote:Listened on Spotify this morning and this song is doing nothing for me. It’s really bad seeing nearly 60 year olds put out a ham-fisted punk song that a teenage garage band would think is average.
100 percent. Couldn’t agree more.
Re: Running
Posted: Fri March 22, 2024 11:20 am
by Ms Harmless
Stip was correct, Running sounds good followed by Dark Matter; say what you want about the production values, at least there's a consistency here
