Thu April 23, 2020 1:18 pm
Mike wrote:jeff, could you take out the garbage?
No, JA
you disappointment me every day, jeff
*picks up guitar*
Thu April 23, 2020 2:22 pm
RockPusher wrote:mikejasond wrote:I think the lyrics of this one really hold it back on repeated listens. They're just kind of cheesy to me. Too direct and on the nose.
It’s only on the nose because of a situation they could not have foreseen.
Thu April 23, 2020 2:26 pm
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Thu April 23, 2020 6:58 pm
Kevin Davis wrote:PHATJ wrote:Even though this might be my least favorite song on Gigaton (it’s this or Buckle Up), I still fucking love it.
Another track where Ed sounds phenomenal, and the transition this song makes is brilliant.
No track on the album gains as much from a full album listen as this one. Anytime I've sought it out on its own I haven't really liked it very much, but after the pummeling of "Quick Escape" it's a perfect exhale before the mind exercise of "Seven O'Clock."
*I see you said something similar upthread. Agreed.
Fri April 24, 2020 11:55 am
Fri April 24, 2020 2:12 pm
PHATJ wrote:Kevin Davis wrote:PHATJ wrote:Even though this might be my least favorite song on Gigaton (it’s this or Buckle Up), I still fucking love it.
Another track where Ed sounds phenomenal, and the transition this song makes is brilliant.
No track on the album gains as much from a full album listen as this one. Anytime I've sought it out on its own I haven't really liked it very much, but after the pummeling of "Quick Escape" it's a perfect exhale before the mind exercise of "Seven O'Clock."
*I see you said something similar upthread. Agreed.
My sentiments exactly, KD.
Fri April 24, 2020 9:39 pm
stip wrote:I really like the song a lot, and the 'it's alright' core concept is good (and Ed really sells it in his performance). But this is largely getting by on his work, rather than what Jeff is asking him to say. I like the eucharist couplet, but a lot of the lines fall flat as lyrics for me. And few moments shine.
Fri April 24, 2020 9:42 pm
Fri April 24, 2020 11:03 pm
Bammer wrote:PHATJ wrote:Kevin Davis wrote:PHATJ wrote:Even though this might be my least favorite song on Gigaton (it’s this or Buckle Up), I still fucking love it.
Another track where Ed sounds phenomenal, and the transition this song makes is brilliant.
No track on the album gains as much from a full album listen as this one. Anytime I've sought it out on its own I haven't really liked it very much, but after the pummeling of "Quick Escape" it's a perfect exhale before the mind exercise of "Seven O'Clock."
*I see you said something similar upthread. Agreed.
My sentiments exactly, KD.
This exchange is a good take on the song and the context. (It’s not in my bottom two though)
Fri April 24, 2020 11:26 pm
Sat April 25, 2020 10:11 am
Ms Harmless wrote:these lyrics are better than half of Ed's late-career stuff
Sat April 25, 2020 12:09 pm
Ms Harmless wrote:these lyrics are better than half of Ed's late-career stuff
Sat April 25, 2020 12:18 pm
stip wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:these lyrics are better than half of Ed's late-career stuff
That is emphatically false. Whatever shortcomings people may have with latter day Pearl Jam (at whatever point you make that cutoff) the lyrics have been good. With the exception of got some the issues are a line or two here or there (as has always been the case)
Sat April 25, 2020 12:23 pm
warehouse wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:these lyrics are better than half of Ed's late-career stuff
its alright
to be wrong
about the lyrics
of this song
Sat April 25, 2020 12:44 pm
Ms Harmless wrote:warehouse wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:these lyrics are better than half of Ed's late-career stuff
its alright
to be wrong
about the lyrics
of this song
I wasn't aware we were discussing objective fact
Sat April 25, 2020 1:00 pm
warehouse wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:warehouse wrote:Ms Harmless wrote:these lyrics are better than half of Ed's late-career stuff
its alright
to be wrong
about the lyrics
of this song
I wasn't aware we were discussing objective fact
well now you are aware lol
but seriously, what do you think of the "acid trip" line? i dont hate the lyric here, but that line really sticks out as terrible.
Sat April 25, 2020 1:39 pm