Re: Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Mon August 27, 2018 12:55 am
Your are always so angry.
cause you haven't posted in the messthetics thread
http://forums.theskyiscrape.com/viewtop ... =6&t=12492
Red Mosquito
Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
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Re: Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Mon August 27, 2018 12:56 am
Re: Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Mon August 27, 2018 6:00 am
Where do you stand on CRAZY MARY96583UP wrote:we really need to separate discussion of "covers" from anything this band co-wrote or performed live/ toured originally
Mirrorball - this was pearl jam, with Neil singing. Ed even does a verse on 'Peace and Love'. Pearl Jam + BOB + Neil - Ed did the tour. Nothing about this puts 'Throw Your Hatred Down' in cover territory. These guys helped write and record and tour on the damn thing. This is canon. They need to play more of this album.
Temple of the Dog - just stop doing this. Literally every member of modern pearl jam on this record - Ed singing on Hungerstrike. No covering here.
'Missing' - this was a Chris Cornell / Singles era song - performed for the first time 2 years ago by this band. Cornell performed it with PJ sans Ed and goes 'I don't even know how this song is supposed to sound'. If PJ sans Ed is performing this for the first time and touring on it, it's not a cover. They are the first fucking band to play it live. so just stop it
now back to disparaging pearl jam's COVER of 'Comfortably Numb'
Written by Victoria Williams, first recorded version by Pearl Jam... FOR A VICTORIA WILLIAMS TRIBUTE ALBUM
Re: Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Tue August 28, 2018 12:03 am
I really don't mind any of their covers. Just don't like seeing so many of them in a set list.
Re: Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Tue August 28, 2018 12:40 am
theplatypus wrote:Where do you stand on CRAZY MARY96583UP wrote:we really need to separate discussion of "covers" from anything this band co-wrote or performed live/ toured originally
Mirrorball - this was pearl jam, with Neil singing. Ed even does a verse on 'Peace and Love'. Pearl Jam + BOB + Neil - Ed did the tour. Nothing about this puts 'Throw Your Hatred Down' in cover territory. These guys helped write and record and tour on the damn thing. This is canon. They need to play more of this album.
Temple of the Dog - just stop doing this. Literally every member of modern pearl jam on this record - Ed singing on Hungerstrike. No covering here.
'Missing' - this was a Chris Cornell / Singles era song - performed for the first time 2 years ago by this band. Cornell performed it with PJ sans Ed and goes 'I don't even know how this song is supposed to sound'. If PJ sans Ed is performing this for the first time and touring on it, it's not a cover. They are the first fucking band to play it live. so just stop it
now back to disparaging pearl jam's COVER of 'Comfortably Numb'
Written by Victoria Williams, first recorded version by Pearl Jam... FOR A VICTORIA WILLIAMS TRIBUTE ALBUM
Re: Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Tue August 28, 2018 12:41 am
note: doesn't mean it's a 'pearl jam song' though, more of a side project
Re: Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Tue August 28, 2018 12:41 am
Also not a cover:
Doobie Brothers, Taking Care of Business
because it grossly redefined not only the song but a genre of music
emphasis on 'grossly'
Doobie Brothers, Taking Care of Business
because it grossly redefined not only the song but a genre of music
emphasis on 'grossly'
Re: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Tue August 28, 2018 1:37 pm
I started feeling this way once Mike started playing Eruption. I love Mike and all, but nobody wants to see anyone but EVH play that. At least I don't.Kevin Davis wrote:"Throw Your Hatred Down" is a great cover -- it's not a huge hit, so it can slide comfortably into a run of main set tunes without feeling conspicuous, and it's kinda half their song anyway.
Historically, sparing use of Neil Young, Who, and other oddball covers ("Soldier of Love," "Timeless Melody") have served PJ's live sets well. It was only once they started fashioning themselves an all-purpose 70's FM classic rock jukebox that things started getting depressing.
Re: Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Tue August 28, 2018 3:45 pm
Yeah Eruption is a weird one, it's not like he nails it or anything
Re: Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Wed August 29, 2018 2:48 am
"Eruption" doesn't really faze me -- it's just Mike and it usually just feels like a short lead-in to whatever they play next.
Re: Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Wed August 29, 2018 3:03 am
sucks when what's next is ain't talkin' 'bout love
Re: Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Wed August 29, 2018 3:54 am
I actually like the Eruption/ Ain't Talkin' cover... especially Hartford '13.
Seems Ed's old voice makes a pretty good DLR impersonation.
Seems Ed's old voice makes a pretty good DLR impersonation.
Re: Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Fri August 31, 2018 2:38 am
I was at the show in 2010 when they did Ain't Talkkin'... for the first time. And Ed specifically said it was a one time only thing. And then I was there in 2013 when they did it again.
Re: Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Fri August 31, 2018 2:45 am
They could do ‘Freebird’. They have Boom. Why not just go full retard at this point
Re: Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Fri August 31, 2018 9:05 am
96583UP wrote:They could do ‘Freebird’. They have Boom. Why not just go full retard at this point
Re: Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Fri August 31, 2018 10:41 am
The Doobie Brothers didn’t do this song. It’s a Bachman-Turner Overdrive tune.96583UP wrote:Also not a cover:
Doobie Brothers, Taking Care of Business
because it grossly redefined not only the song but a genre of music
emphasis on 'grossly'
Re: Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Fri August 31, 2018 2:10 pm
Get to the workin overtime part!
Re: Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Fri August 31, 2018 2:29 pm
I think he meant Takin' it to the Streetswease wrote:The Doobie Brothers didn’t do this song. It’s a Bachman-Turner Overdrive tune.96583UP wrote:Also not a cover:
Doobie Brothers, Taking Care of Business
because it grossly redefined not only the song but a genre of music
emphasis on 'grossly'
Re: Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Fri August 31, 2018 4:50 pm
mjd is correct as usual
Re: Cover of the Moment: Comfortably Numb
Posted: Fri August 31, 2018 7:53 pm
Captain Termite wrote:Get to the workin overtime part!
