DDWJMUVW wrote:It’s a very solid song. I didn’t think they could pump out an opener this good any more.
But, I’m ready to say that SoF has topped this track. It just oozes quality end to end, while Wes has a few blemishes here and there (stone’s fuzz laced interlude, too much “satisfaakkkshunnnn”, lesser vocal melodies, and Ed’s vocal delivery is not as good as in SoF). To be sure, the second half of Wes is some of their best work. It’s handicapped by the first half, though, to an extent.
I hear you. I think SoF has it beat. But WES is a little shaggy, and for me that's just a little bit more bug than feature. SoF is tight all the way through.
Birds in Hell wrote:This song has proven to be an unexpected gem.
Maybe Ed’s best post-Binaural Pearl Jam song?
I wouldn't rate it over "Can't Keep" or "Man of the Hour" (and honestly probably not over most of Ed's Riot Act songs, though some of that is personal attachment talking), but I agree -- it's a great tune.
Give me a list of all of Ed's post-Binaural songs and I could tell you where WES ranks. But it ain't #1, I know that for a fact.
i may prefer Superblood to who ever said and SoF. but all 3 are five stars for me. Superblood people rounds out my top ten in the year of our lord 2024
I made like a 20 hour PJ playlist recently. Had it on during a three hour drive yesterday. It "shuffle" on the playlist and let the gods decide what came on. At one point, it played WES followed by React, Respond, and it was fucking awesome. Those songs work really well together as a 1/2 punch. So much so, that i might make a new version of Dark Matter than just removes SoF and inserts WES at track one instead.
epilogue wrote:I made like a 20 hour PJ playlist recently. Had it on during a three hour drive yesterday. It "shuffle" on the playlist and let the gods decide what came on. At one point, it played WES followed by React, Respond, and it was fucking awesome. Those songs work really well together as a 1/2 punch. So much so, that i might make a new version of Dark Matter than just removes SoF and inserts WES at track one instead.
