this one is a little tough. I think Let the Records Play is a scuzzy, fun song. Hugely underrated not in that it's a fantastic song but it doesn't deserve a fraction of the crap it gets. It's one of the better examples of more lightweight late album tracks.
But I really like Without You. Along with Sleeping By Myself it is the highlight of uke songs. It's a poignant, delicate performance and a touching lyric.
And the note that Eddie hits when he sings 'all the scars' (listen at the 57 second mark) is my Eddie sweet spot where his voice starts from a lower place and rises up enveloping everything around it. There's so much movement and depth and height in just a brief moment. He should be required to hit and sustain that moment in every damn song.
Without You gets my vote.
Re: 24. Without You vs. Let the Records Play
Posted: Sat March 13, 2021 1:33 am
by Stardog Champion
My favorite track off Uke Songs over one of my least favorite on Lightning Bolt.
Re: 24. Without You vs. Let the Records Play
Posted: Sat March 13, 2021 1:39 am
by Norah
Without You, for sure
Re: 24. Without You vs. Let the Records Play
Posted: Sat March 13, 2021 1:40 am
by LetMeSleep
The one that isn't LtRP. Whatever that one is.
Re: 24. Without You vs. Let the Records Play
Posted: Sat March 13, 2021 2:13 am
by knee tunes
This one
Re: 24. Without You vs. Let the Records Play
Posted: Sat March 13, 2021 2:21 am
by PHATJ
Easy vote for my favorite solo Ed song.
Re: 24. Without You vs. Let the Records Play
Posted: Sat March 13, 2021 2:33 am
by Monkey_Driven
Without You
Forgot how wonderful that Letterman performance was.
Re: 24. Without You vs. Let the Records Play
Posted: Sat March 13, 2021 2:34 am
by PHATJ
Monkey_Driven wrote:Without You
Forgot how wonderful that Letterman performance was.
Re: 24. Without You vs. Let the Records Play
Posted: Sat March 13, 2021 2:35 am
by tragabigzanda
never saw that performance before. It is nice. Still going with LTRP though, a song that I think mostly rules, but got saddled with a dull chorus, and a crummy track placement on a crappy album.
Re: 24. Without You vs. Let the Records Play
Posted: Sat March 13, 2021 2:41 am
by PHATJ
knee tunes wrote:This one
Really love that performance.
Re: 24. Without You vs. Let the Records Play
Posted: Sat March 13, 2021 12:55 pm
by liebzz
So much hate for such a wonderful song. Let the Records Play - the most unappreciated song in the Pearl Jam catalogue.
Re: 24. Without You vs. Let the Records Play
Posted: Sat March 13, 2021 1:03 pm
by JuanHamm
LTRP is easily the most embarrassing song Stone has ever written and one of the worst songs Pearl Jam have recorded. Frankly, it's astonishing that the same band recorded Gigaton .
Easy vote for the other song that I've never heard.
Re: 24. Without You vs. Let the Records Play
Posted: Sat March 13, 2021 1:16 pm
by epilogue
LtRP
Re: 24. Without You vs. Let the Records Play
Posted: Sat March 13, 2021 8:21 pm
by VinylGuy
Cant believe im voting for an eddie uke song, but Let the Records Play is so bland i dont really care for it. I dont blame Stone or the band, its just the production...that fade at the end is awful. It sounds so horrible.
Re: 24. Without You vs. Let the Records Play
Posted: Sat March 13, 2021 8:25 pm
by mkay0
Voting an Ed song over a Stone song? couldn't be me
