DaveA3: Go vs. Alone

Post by **stip** » Sat March 14, 2026 11:29 am

Go vs. Alone

Post by **stip** » Sat March 14, 2026 11:42 am

Alone is a great b-side and was good enough to make Ten or Vs. But Go is better.

Post by **96583UP** » Sat March 14, 2026 6:16 pm

This is a great matchup because both songs were written by Dave!

The nod must of course go to 'Go' for it is a sheer monolithic giant. It's power drove a generation of pearl jam fans and set the intro to a new chapter in American rock history

Alone is a great deep cut and a great example of PJ riffing in that era. But it's not in the same league as Go

wease · Post by **wease** » Sat March 14, 2026 7:18 pm

Go should win the whole damn thing.

Post by **epilogue** » Sat March 14, 2026 7:40 pm

I'm gonna vote for Alone because it deserves better.

But Go is gonna win and it should.

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Sat March 14, 2026 9:20 pm

96583UP wrote:This is a great matchup because both songs were written by Dave!

Not true for Alone - it was written by Stone (musically at least) and they recorded it first with Krusen.

Maybe you're thinking of Angel?

This is a tough match-up, both outstanding Pearl Jam songs, but Alone gets the nod.

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Sat March 14, 2026 9:57 pm

Saw Alone live last time. Wow.

But Go is a monster.

Post by **96583UP** » Sat March 14, 2026 9:58 pm

Birds in Hell wrote:
96583UP wrote:This is a great matchup because both songs were written by Dave!
Not true for Alone - it was written by Stone (musically at least) and they recorded it first with Krusen.

Maybe you're thinking of Angel?

This is a tough match-up, both outstanding Pearl Jam songs, but Alone gets the nod.

ah fek yes i was thinking of angel

although Dave A does get a writing credit on this one i think

I saw the letter A and pounced

in the wrong direction

Matters · Post by **Matters** » Sat March 14, 2026 11:18 pm

Did Dave A write the music on Last Exit?

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Sun March 15, 2026 12:10 am

96583UP wrote:
Birds in Hell wrote:
96583UP wrote:This is a great matchup because both songs were written by Dave!
Not true for Alone - it was written by Stone (musically at least) and they recorded it first with Krusen.

Maybe you're thinking of Angel?

This is a tough match-up, both outstanding Pearl Jam songs, but Alone gets the nod.
ah fek yes i was thinking of angel

although Dave A does get a writing credit on this one i think

I saw the letter A and pounced

in the wrong direction

Great call, I forgot he got the writing credit.

Though it was written in 1990, it wasn't released until 1993 when they were in the habit of crediting the whole band for everything.

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Sun March 15, 2026 12:27 am

Matters wrote:Did Dave A write the music on Last Exit?

I don't think so, at least I don't think anyone's made that claim.

It's credited to the whole band, as most songs were in that era, but I think it's Stone's riffs.

Anders · Post by **Anders** » Sun March 15, 2026 9:10 am

liebzz · Post by **liebzz** » Sun March 15, 2026 1:16 pm

I like Alone but I can’t imagine this being much of a close choice. Go is all the adrenaline Pearl Jam can muster in 3 minutes - a song where if you asked me to show you Pearl Jam going all out, this is it (Whipping also comes to mind but in a bit more of a punk way than this).

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