Song of the Moment: Infallible

General Pearl Jam discussion.
Post Reply

Rate Infallible

5 stars
41
31%
4 stars
44
33%
3 stars
30
23%
2 stars
13
10%
1 star
4
3%
 
Total votes: 132

User avatar
Mike
Future Drummer
Posts: 3130
Joined: Sat August 24, 2013 2:33 pm
Location: Baltic Sea, Germany

Re: Infallible

Post by Mike »

Image

Everything thats possiiibuuuulll
Ohhhhh Infaaallibbuuullll
User avatar
harmless
10Club Complaint Department
Posts: 17337
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 2:41 pm

Re: Infallible

Post by harmless »

Mike wrote:Image

Everything thats possiiibuuuulll
Ohhhhh Infaaallibbuuullll
MFS also sounds like A Crow Left of the Murder Incubus :lol: It makes me wonder if they listened to them in preparation for meeting that dude's girlfriend.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
User avatar
Birds in Hell
10Club Complaint Department
Posts: 16263
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 9:38 pm

Re: Infallible

Post by Birds in Hell »

theplatypus wrote:Big letdown.
Yeah, I'm listening to this one now and my reaction was largely "oh, so they did that with it, huh?"

It might grow on me, I don't know.
User avatar
Strat
Waiting for HVAC Repairman
Posts: 35407
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 3:48 pm
Location: Twin City Kisses

Re: Infallible

Post by Strat »

Birds in Hell wrote:
theplatypus wrote:Big letdown.
Yeah, I'm listening to this one now and my reaction was largely "oh, so they did that with it, huh?"

It might grow on me, I don't know.

That was my first reaction but its grown on me. I got over how I wanted it to be and ended up enjoying it...

Still not my choice of direction but its good
User avatar
Kevin Davis
tl;dr
Posts: 9312
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 6:06 pm

Re: Infallible

Post by Kevin Davis »

Without putting too many chips on my impressions from that vignette, to me this song is a great example of Pearl Jam using the pop song idiom to try things (sound effects, instrumental fills, etc.) that are genuinely new to them, exploring that arena of music's potential for creativity and artistry, as opposed to just running the types of things they've been writing for years through the Brendan O'Brien hit-o-matic. I actually like the chorus a lot, though I guess it's more of an "anti-chorus" of sorts, a harmonically awkward ramble serving primarily to set the stage for the transition back into the main groove. Big fan.
User avatar
McParadigm
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Posts: 22393
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 1:56 am

Re: Infallible

Post by McParadigm »

Listen: 4
Response: WAT
(patriotic choking noises)
User avatar
harmless
10Club Complaint Department
Posts: 17337
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 2:41 pm

Re: Infallible

Post by harmless »

The backing vocals are sounding a bit Jars of Clay. Not a major problem but it's a bit overdone.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
User avatar
Monkey_Driven
The Master
Posts: 28035
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 3:36 pm
Location: Mushroom Kingdom

Re: Infallible

Post by Monkey_Driven »

harmless wrote:The backing vocals are sounding a bit Jars of Clay. Not a major problem but it's a bit overdone.
Jars of Clay has some good shit.
User avatar
McParadigm
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Posts: 22393
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 1:56 am

Re: Infallible

Post by McParadigm »

True story: I accidentally bought a Jars record on iTunes once, and now every time I get a new computer it tries to redownload

It was so bad. So very, very bad.
(patriotic choking noises)
User avatar
Norah
Poster of the Year
Posts: 37327
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 2:04 pm
Location: September 2020 Poster of the Month

Re: Infallible

Post by Norah »

True story: I've seen them live.
User avatar
harmless
10Club Complaint Department
Posts: 17337
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 2:41 pm

Re: Infallible

Post by harmless »

Monkey_Driven wrote:
harmless wrote:The backing vocals are sounding a bit Jars of Clay. Not a major problem but it's a bit overdone.
Jars of Clay has some good shit.
You're right, they do. Not recently but they do.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
User avatar
Monkey_Driven
The Master
Posts: 28035
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 3:36 pm
Location: Mushroom Kingdom

Re: Infallible

Post by Monkey_Driven »

harmless wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
harmless wrote:The backing vocals are sounding a bit Jars of Clay. Not a major problem but it's a bit overdone.
Jars of Clay has some good shit.
You're right, they do. Not recently but they do.
Haven't heard their recent stuff. If I Left the Zoo is great.
User avatar
harmless
10Club Complaint Department
Posts: 17337
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 2:41 pm

Re: Infallible

Post by harmless »

Monkey_Driven wrote:
harmless wrote:
Monkey_Driven wrote:
harmless wrote:The backing vocals are sounding a bit Jars of Clay. Not a major problem but it's a bit overdone.
Jars of Clay has some good shit.
You're right, they do. Not recently but they do.
Haven't heard their recent stuff. If I Left the Zoo is great.
The last one I heard was Much Afraid. I liked it.
RisingTides wrote:There is more kindness on the internet than we would care to admit to ourselves. Sometimes we are so afraid of falling victim to a ruse, we miss out on actual opportunities.
User avatar
jforte20
A Return To Form
Posts: 139
Joined: Sat March 23, 2013 5:20 pm

Re: Infallible

Post by jforte20 »

Infallible grows with listens
User avatar
Dugg
A Return To Form
Posts: 207
Joined: Fri September 13, 2013 3:39 pm
Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Re: Infallible

Post by Dugg »

jforte20 wrote:Infallible grows with listens
Indeed. I expected something different and was disappointed at first. It keeps getter better to me.
“Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.”
― Mark Twain
User avatar
Thejambi
Rank This Poster
Posts: 4301
Joined: Fri April 12, 2013 8:12 pm
Location: Potato

Re: Infallible

Post by Thejambi »

I love this. It does have that incubus/Our lady Peace/pop chorus but I enjoy pop melodies.
There's the dog. You can't fake that stuff. Confess with your mouth.
warehouse
Rank This Poster
Posts: 4993
Joined: Sat January 05, 2013 3:34 pm

Re: Infallible

Post by warehouse »

damn it. i really like the music in the verse, but eddie vedder sounds like he's trying to make it a classic rock song in the chorus, when thats not really what it needs.
User avatar
stupidmop
Future Drummer
Posts: 2796
Joined: Wed May 01, 2013 4:29 pm

Re: Infallible

Post by stupidmop »

I can see Paul McCartney leading a crowd full of pensioners in an arm waving *moment* during the chorus of this.


I hate Paul McCartney.
User avatar
McParadigm
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Posts: 22393
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 1:56 am

Re: Infallible

Post by McParadigm »

stupidmop wrote:I can see Paul McCartney leading a crowd full of pensioners in an arm waving *moment* during the chorus of this.


I hate Paul McCartney.
YOU ARE! >:-(
(patriotic choking noises)
User avatar
stupidmop
Future Drummer
Posts: 2796
Joined: Wed May 01, 2013 4:29 pm

Re: Infallible

Post by stupidmop »

AM I?





Wut
Post Reply