General Pearl Jam discussion.
Tue October 31, 2017 4:28 pm
This is a 2-star song.
Lyrically the target is too easy and Ed still misses with that lame refrain ("MIND YOUR MANNERS!"). I feel embarrassed for everyone when he lets the crowd shout it live.
Musically it's nothing special. "Punk" by numbers. Mike's solo deserves a better song.
Tue October 31, 2017 4:37 pm
guestT wrote:This is a 2-star song.
Lyrically the target is too easy and Ed still misses with that lame refrain ("MIND YOUR MANNERS!"). I feel embarrassed for everyone when he lets the crowd shout it live.
Musically it's nothing special. "Punk" by numbers. Mike's solo deserves a better song.
You are speaking my language.
Tue October 31, 2017 4:50 pm
yeah Mike's the best part of this song
i do like Ed's vocals in the first verse though. i wish he'd utilize that lower register growl more often, versus the screeching.
Tue October 31, 2017 5:17 pm
stip wrote:this is a top 20 song for me, and my favorite pearl jam song post Yield, I think.
I usually agree with you Stip but NO WAY ON THIS ONE
Tue October 31, 2017 9:43 pm
one man's top twenty is another man's bottom two
Tue October 31, 2017 9:48 pm
Kevin Davis wrote:one man's top twenty is another man's bottom two
It's one thing to like a song, it's another to say it's the best thing they've done said since Yield.
Tue October 31, 2017 9:55 pm
Unless that song is "Sleight of Hand" or something, then a statement like that makes a lot of sense
Tue October 31, 2017 10:50 pm
Kevin Davis wrote:Unless that song is "Sleight of Hand" or something, then a statement like that makes a lot of sense
Right.
Tue October 31, 2017 11:26 pm
guestT wrote:This is a 2-star song.
Lyrically the target is too easy and Ed still misses with that lame refrain ("MIND YOUR MANNERS!"). I feel embarrassed for everyone when he lets the crowd shout it live.
Musically it's nothing special. "Punk" by numbers. Mike's solo deserves a better song.
MYM's lyrics are excellent, and a fair bit more sophisticated than most people give it credit for, especially compared to some of the more superficially deep songs in the catalog.
The main riff (outside of the opening/closing part) is a bit punk by numbers, but strong lyrics, great performance by Eddie, that wonderful layered chorus, and one of Mike's better solos.
I love this song.
Wed November 01, 2017 12:19 am
Utter shite.
Wed November 01, 2017 2:09 am
Monkey_Driven wrote:Kevin Davis wrote:Unless that song is "Sleight of Hand" or something, then a statement like that makes a lot of sense
Right.
Sleight of Hand is the best song they've ever made.
Then there's another 125 songs they've also made.
Then there's MYM.
Then there's Backspacer.
Then there's Sleeping By Myself.
Wed November 01, 2017 7:05 pm
PHATJ wrote:Monkey_Driven wrote:Kevin Davis wrote:Unless that song is "Sleight of Hand" or something, then a statement like that makes a lot of sense
Right.
Sleight of Hand is the best song they've ever made.
Then there's another 125 songs they've also made.
Then there's MYM.
Then there's Backspacer.
Then there's Sleeping By Myself.
Er...no. Sleeping By Myself IS one of the best songs on the later albums IMO.
MYM would be better if it wasn't shoe-horned into the beginning of every single show since it came out, and instead was played every once in a while
Wed November 01, 2017 9:59 pm
So it’s not the song it is the over exposure.
Wed November 01, 2017 10:03 pm
The song is fine on their album
Their choice to use it as a standard in their live repertoire always early on in the set is a disaster IMO
Thu November 02, 2017 1:18 am
I don't think the live versions have come close to capturing the studio
Thu January 16, 2020 8:52 pm
I hate this song and I hope they finally stop playing it live
Thu January 16, 2020 8:53 pm
Also two years I said its fine on the album.
I changed my mind. I hate it in all contexts
Mon July 10, 2023 3:25 am
I still like this one.
Mon July 10, 2023 8:15 am
harmless wrote:So 4/4 is:
boom, cha, boom, cha
And 2/4 is:
boomchaboomchaboomchaboomcha
Um... that would be 4/4 and 8/8.
There are also 16/16s but I wouldn't risk trying that on drums, that's for jazz drummers with their finger strokes.
Mon July 10, 2023 8:18 am
Although I enjoyed initially, it has lost its value for me over time.
All I hear now is something that starts like an Ace of Spades ripoff but then it stops knowing what it wants to be.
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