The thought of this live is gonna make me shell out way too much money

I think at least one of the "fear" lines is be:

"Dissolve the fear you are what you're not"

Rolling Stone's review (very positive) mentions every song but this one:

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 235005622/

I could see this song fitting on Into the Wild

Most of the time on this Album I prefer the song to the solo section end the end of a lot of songs. The solos feel very very spontaenously improvised. They bring a whole lot energy but are not very memorable.

I never remember solos or jams, they're always very much an "in the moment" experience for me

I’m the same, with some rare and notable exceptions, solo’s are really about the feel. Just a straight album solo doesn’t do much for me. My favorite on DM is the solo at the end of Won’t Tell and it’s not even really a solo. Now, when I see a band play live, of course, it’s a different matter.

I was in love with this from note one.

however I'm really enjoying all the jamming on the album (sure, not all of it's "necessary" but is that the point in art?) and the mix up of styles and peaks and troughs of energy definitely does feel like a PJ concert

I certainly don’t mind them at all on DM and I think if Upper Hand and WFS weren’t back to back I doubt it wouldn’t even really get noticed. I think both songs benefit from having a live feel to the outro.

So far that’s been my experience. But it may be that there are so many none immediately stood out


They feel like his live improvs, which I suppose they are

that ascending wobbly high note at the end of R/R is awesome though

I was expecting this to be great and it is. The early 90s PJ comparisons do make sense, especially with Eddie's sustained notes throughout and Mike's crazy solo. The song I didn't think they'd make, but they did. And I am grateful. 5 stars.

Very interesting bass tone on this song. I don't think Jeff used something like this before. Almost has that wet sounding Tool bass sound

One of Pearl Jams biggest strengths is the ability to improvise off the cuff on the live setting. This really come from a musical brotherhood they share a five against one mentality. They as a band are light years better than the individual. There are instances they have brought this to the studio. Present Tense is a great example as is Alive. I want to feel this as well as hear it on every song to a certain extent. I like the Gilmore reference by Mike. Mike is really good at deciding when to compose a solo like in Daughter and when to just let it rip like in Dark Matter. As a guitar player I think it's one of his strengths. I desperately wanted this album to feel like 5 brothers letting loose in room. It accomplished that in spades. The extended jams that don't feel composed are the primary reason. On some of the poppier stuff they would not work quite as well which means every that is not of that ilk sit nicely with a outro jam. Yes I may have preferred a little more of a raw production on these, but that would have felt a little odd juxtaposed against the poppies songs. So I guess my point is the solo here on this one is meant to live in the moment and not remembered and I love that. I will say composed solo early in the song may have been welcomed, but it isn't missing either.

PJ be like we’re so sorry our best song in the last 25 years sounds like it was written 25 years ago

Hoping so hard that they play this on Howard Stern.

Yeah i love it too. Very present in the mix, very distorted too.

Yeah, this one is massive AF

Fuck this song is awesome. Hearing the leak mp3 in headphones for the first time (turned down a little from usual so not an ears assault) and it's just perfection and Matt's drumming is the best I've ever heard in this band.

Upper hand into this?!?!

are you serious????