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122. Alive vs. Brain of J
Posted: Fri March 04, 2022 2:10 am
by stip
122. Alive vs. Brain of J
Re: 122. Alive vs. Brain of J
Posted: Fri March 04, 2022 2:14 am
by LetMeSleep
<False start> Then utter magic.
Re: 122. Alive vs. Brain of J
Posted: Fri March 04, 2022 2:19 am
by Anders
Brain Of J
Re: 122. Alive vs. Brain of J
Posted: Fri March 04, 2022 2:19 am
by stip
Brain of J is an excellent 3 and a half minute ramshackle spurt of energy. Both Go and Last Exit do the same thing, and do it better.
Alive is a magisterial, cathartic, clarion call in the silent darkness. It has an assurance, clarity, and force of will that Brain of J can never match. It is the Pearl Jam anthem that every other anthem has been chasing ever since.
Re: 122. Alive vs. Brain of J
Posted: Fri March 04, 2022 2:35 am
by wease
1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
Re: 122. Alive vs. Brain of J
Posted: Fri March 04, 2022 2:36 am
by LetMeSleep
J is my favourite Jack Irons contribution. No other drummer would roll that song in the same way.
Re: 122. Alive vs. Brain of J
Posted: Fri March 04, 2022 4:31 am
by epilogue
Alive shouldn't have made it this far.
Brain of J.
Re: 122. Alive vs. Brain of J
Posted: Fri March 04, 2022 4:44 am
by evenslow
wease wrote:1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
Re: 122. Alive vs. Brain of J
Posted: Fri March 04, 2022 12:42 pm
by liebzz
stip wrote:Brain of J is an excellent 3 and a half minute ramshackle spurt of energy. Both Go and Last Exit do the same thing, and do it better.
Alive is a magisterial, cathartic, clarion call in the silent darkness. It has an assurance, clarity, and force of will that Brain of J can never match. It is the Pearl Jam anthem that every other anthem has been chasing ever since.
I’m never going to put down Brain of J, but Stip has the point on Alive. It is the epic anthem.
Re: 122. Alive vs. Brain of J
Posted: Fri March 04, 2022 1:07 pm
by stip
LetMeSleep wrote:J is my favourite Jack Irons contribution. No other drummer would roll that song in the same way.
that intro drum rollnis my favorite JI moment as well. that and the lukin intro. he was good at those
Re: 122. Alive vs. Brain of J
Posted: Fri March 04, 2022 1:28 pm
by evenslow
stip wrote:LetMeSleep wrote:J is my favourite Jack Irons contribution. No other drummer would roll that song in the same way.
that intro drum rollnis my favorite JI moment as well. that and the lukin intro. he was good at those
his fills on Yield are out of control.
Re: 122. Alive vs. Brain of J
Posted: Fri March 04, 2022 1:47 pm
by stip
thats the only one i recall. generally not a huge fan of his style
Re: 122. Alive vs. Brain of J
Posted: Fri March 04, 2022 1:48 pm
by stip
but he is good on those fast sloppy numbers
Re: 122. Alive vs. Brain of J
Posted: Fri March 04, 2022 1:55 pm
by Kevin Davis
evenslow wrote:wease wrote:1-2-3-4
1-2-3-4
My favorite thing about this count-in is how purely superficial it is -- Mike would have no need to count only himself off, and the count isn't even really in the same tempo he ultimately falls into. It's great.
Easy vote for "Brain of J" for me.
Re: 122. Alive vs. Brain of J
Posted: Fri March 04, 2022 2:20 pm
by Farmer John
evenslow wrote:stip wrote:LetMeSleep wrote:J is my favourite Jack Irons contribution. No other drummer would roll that song in the same way.
that intro drum rollnis my favorite JI moment as well. that and the lukin intro. he was good at those
his fills on Yield are out of control.
That middle section of Faithful is a masterclass of tasty fills.
Re: 122. Alive vs. Brain of J
Posted: Fri March 04, 2022 11:05 pm
by PHATJ
Brain of J