Won't Tell

General Pearl Jam discussion.
Post Reply

Wont Tell

5 Stars
51
54%
4 Stars
31
33%
3 Stars
9
9%
2 Stars
3
3%
1 Star
1
1%
 
Total votes: 95

User avatar
B
Troglodyte
Posts: 24953
Joined: Wed December 19, 2012 9:53 pm
Twitter: https://bsky.app/profile/rectormsw.bsky.social
Location: Chapel Hill, NC, USA

Won't Tell

Post by B »

Image
Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
User avatar
stip
The worst
Posts: 42946
Joined: Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm

Re: Won't Tell

Post by stip »

preparatory bump
User avatar
Coach
Mind Your Tanners
Posts: 8333
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 12:20 am

Re: Won't Tell

Post by Coach »

Among my top 3 favs from first listen
User avatar
stip
The worst
Posts: 42946
Joined: Thu December 13, 2012 6:31 pm

Re: Won't Tell

Post by stip »

Love the resolution of this one. This is the kind of Pearl Jam I never grow tired of - Eddie's voice rising with the chiming guitars. So good
Got Some
AnalLog
Posts: 1990
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 11:39 am

Re: Won't Tell

Post by Got Some »

I love the funky ass vibe to this one.

Insert Stone duck walk!!!

"U CAN FIND ME HERE"
User avatar
Clem Halibut
likes rhythmic things that butt up against each other
Posts: 552
Joined: Fri January 17, 2020 4:59 pm
Location: Earth

Re: Won't Tell

Post by Clem Halibut »

This one is great!
Love the guitars on this
Has a U2 & Cure feel
Eddie's vocals are spot on too
“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.”
― Charles Bukowski
User avatar
Vindicator
likes rhythmic things that butt up against each other
Posts: 738
Joined: Tue August 27, 2013 10:20 pm
Location: Miami, FL

Re: Won't Tell

Post by Vindicator »

The verses give me a Binaural feel, maybe something like Light Years or Rival with the stompiness of Smile
BoltofLightning
A Return To Form
Posts: 117
Joined: Sat July 13, 2013 2:16 am

Re: Won't Tell

Post by BoltofLightning »

This may be the catchiest chorus they have ever written.
Ms Harmless
She / Her
Posts: 13605
Joined: Sun January 26, 2020 12:10 pm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/
Location: Warwickshire, UK

Re: Won't Tell

Post by Ms Harmless »

Vindicator wrote:The verses give me a Binaural feel, maybe something like Light Years or Rival with the stompiness of Smile
yep
guitar_davey
AnalLog
Posts: 1869
Joined: Mon July 15, 2013 6:09 pm
Location: Ottawa, Canada

Re: Won't Tell

Post by guitar_davey »

This one is going to have to grow on me, especially since the two that follow are incredible.
User avatar
igotworms
likes rhythmic things that butt up against each other
Posts: 592
Joined: Wed September 11, 2013 3:36 pm

Re: Won't Tell

Post by igotworms »

Massive U2 vibes on the outro. But as Alan Partridge might say: "It just works!"
Ms Harmless
She / Her
Posts: 13605
Joined: Sun January 26, 2020 12:10 pm
Twitter: https://twitter.com/
Location: Warwickshire, UK

Re: Won't Tell

Post by Ms Harmless »

for me, it's those two quick vocal triplet runs after "waiting for your message...to come"

"da-da-da! da-da-da"
Release_Me
AnalLog
Posts: 1269
Joined: Mon July 15, 2013 10:01 am

Re: Won't Tell

Post by Release_Me »

Liked this one initially, but was taken aback at just how poppy it was. It's growing on me with each listen. Can't wait to hear the album version in good quality audio.
Pearl Jam is the only band I'll spend money on.
User avatar
lecherouslittlestump
known prankster
Posts: 1115
Joined: Mon July 08, 2013 10:39 am

Re: Won't Tell

Post by lecherouslittlestump »

igotworms wrote:Massive U2 vibes on the outro. But as Alan Partridge might say: "It just works!"
That was liquid Pearl Jam
"A man who doesn't spend time with the Jamily can never be a real man," - Don Corelone
Habitman
Broken Tamborine
Posts: 280
Joined: Sun August 25, 2013 12:49 am

Re: Won't Tell

Post by Habitman »

Peter Gabriel all over that chorus. Stunning composition
User avatar
WaitingForBluey
Future Drummer
Posts: 2647
Joined: Thu March 21, 2013 1:08 am
Twitter: https://twitter.com/homeforbed
Location: Pennsyltucky
Contact:

Re: Won't Tell

Post by WaitingForBluey »

This may be a grower for me but happy to see that people seem to be digging it... I really thought people were going to react negatively to this one
User avatar
Val
likes rhythmic things that butt up against each other
Posts: 923
Joined: Thu December 07, 2023 9:27 am

Re: Won't Tell

Post by Val »

bluestate wrote:This may be a grower for me but happy to see that people seem to be digging it... I really thought people were going to react negatively to this one
Are you kidding, that line where he goes waiting for your message to come is genius
Lmdmusic
A Return To Form
Posts: 116
Joined: Sat April 22, 2023 5:10 pm

Re: Won't Tell

Post by Lmdmusic »

This was a favorite from the metal door leak, it is a truly great composition!
Tj
Future Drummer
Posts: 2131
Joined: Sat February 23, 2013 1:55 am

Re: Won't Tell

Post by Tj »

Val wrote:
bluestate wrote:This may be a grower for me but happy to see that people seem to be digging it... I really thought people were going to react negatively to this one
Are you kidding, that line where he goes waiting for your message to come is 1
100 percent. It could have been delivered straight, and if I sing straight it is good. Instead he twist in a very great way. It created a moment of what did I hear I wasn't expecting that. Then it comes again pretty quickly. It is little bit of a grown up version of the same technique being used in glorified g. This is partly what makes Go Your Own Way so earwormey
User avatar
Antelope
Banned from the Pit
Posts: 46
Joined: Thu March 19, 2020 9:20 pm

Re: Won't Tell

Post by Antelope »

The fact the lyric to the hook came to Jeff Ament in a dream is pretty amazing. I keep coming back to this song.
Post Reply