Davek6: Release vs. Jeremy

Post by **stip** » Sun March 08, 2026 1:45 pm

Release vs. Jeremy

Post by **stip** » Sun March 08, 2026 1:51 pm

Ooofff. Two five star classics. Unimpeachable studio or live. But Jeremy is the live song I most look forward to hearing, and it deserves a MM win. Gets my vote.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Sun March 08, 2026 4:50 pm

Release

Jeremy is overrated on RM.

Matters · Post by **Matters** » Sun March 08, 2026 8:50 pm

Brutal choice. Probably my favorite 2 on the record.

Release.

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Sun March 08, 2026 9:34 pm

Release certainly has its place - I think of it as the traditional set opener at the live shows - but I never want to listen to the studio version.

Easy vote for Jeremy.

Post by **epilogue** » Mon March 09, 2026 4:11 am

Basically a toss up... Both great... But Release takes it

liebzz · Post by **liebzz** » Mon March 09, 2026 1:45 pm

I’ve probably spent too much energy in my youth raging against those songs that made Pearl Jam huge commercially - and the video for Jeremy was a tipping point for that. I ran against the grain on it for years, nearly celebrating when they finally stopped playing the song at every show. There are certain naive takes of my younger days and this one of them. I slowly, as the pressure sort of faded on this song, realized just how good it was and is now amongst the favorites. It’s been a journey.

However, few songs in this world speak to me like Release. I can remember hearing it in moments where it came into focus and just overwhelmed me. It still does from time to time, and gets my vote here, but either of these being gone after round 1 is criminal.

wease · Post by **wease** » Mon March 09, 2026 2:12 pm

Just watch the Jeremy from the MTV Awards. You’ll change your tune.

lvc · Post by **lvc** » Mon March 09, 2026 4:39 pm

I didn’t get into Pearl Jam until 2003 so my perspective is not universal. Jeremy is the most boring song in the entire good part of catalogue (Ten through Riot Act) to me. Just completely uninterested in it.

Leatherhead · Post by **Leatherhead** » Mon March 09, 2026 7:22 pm

lvc wrote:I didn’t get into Pearl Jam until 2003 so my perspective is not universal. Jeremy is the most boring song in the entire good part of catalogue (Ten through Riot Act) to me. Just completely uninterested in it.

I got into Pearl Jam in 2006 and really like Jeremy.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Tue March 10, 2026 12:22 am

well, kinda hard...ill go with Jeremy because of Jeff Ament

Post by **stip** » Tue March 10, 2026 10:40 pm

Release wins 24-16

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