Mon July 10, 2023 2:47 am
Mon July 10, 2023 2:52 am
Mon July 10, 2023 3:12 am
Jorge wrote:I love it. Great, chunky drop-D riffs in the verses and chorus. Cool dissonance in the pre-chorus. Everyone playing like their balls are on fire. Guttural Ed. Good stuff
Mon July 10, 2023 6:56 am
epilogue wrote:Parting Ways isn't "bad" per se. It's.... fine. It's the definition of meh and I think the album (as a whole) is better without it.
Habit is trash, though.
Mon July 10, 2023 11:09 am
Mon July 10, 2023 12:27 pm
epilogue wrote:Habit is trash, though.
Mon July 10, 2023 12:28 pm
Jorge wrote:I love it. Great, chunky drop-D riffs in the verses and chorus. Cool dissonance in the pre-chorus. Everyone playing like their balls are on fire. Guttural Ed. Good stuff
Mon July 10, 2023 7:15 pm
tragabigzanda wrote:Parting Ways is a litmus test for “your tastes are reasonable” vs “your fandom has clouded your vision.” Song is rear end.
Mon July 10, 2023 7:51 pm
Kevin Davis wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:Parting Ways is a litmus test for “your tastes are reasonable” vs “your fandom has clouded your vision.” Song is rear end.
Not to derail, but this is an endlessly fascinating subject to me. I don't think I could ever argue convincingly that my fandom hasn't profoundly clouded my vision of Pearl Jam, and/or any number of other artists whose music I've loved and followed closely for a long period of time. I think this could be a really enjoyable thread premise, not necessarily just in regards to PJ, if people were interested in having the conversation.
Regardless, I'm a big fan of "Parting Ways" (and "Habit," and "NAIS"). All of that stuff is right in the PJ sweet spot for me.
Mon July 10, 2023 9:47 pm
guitar_davey wrote:Kevin Davis wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:Parting Ways is a litmus test for “your tastes are reasonable” vs “your fandom has clouded your vision.” Song is rear end.
Not to derail, but this is an endlessly fascinating subject to me. I don't think I could ever argue convincingly that my fandom hasn't profoundly clouded my vision of Pearl Jam, and/or any number of other artists whose music I've loved and followed closely for a long period of time. I think this could be a really enjoyable thread premise, not necessarily just in regards to PJ, if people were interested in having the conversation.
Regardless, I'm a big fan of "Parting Ways" (and "Habit," and "NAIS"). All of that stuff is right in the PJ sweet spot for me.
I could probably count on two hands all of the PJ songs I really do not like at all,
Tue July 11, 2023 2:08 am
epilogue wrote:guitar_davey wrote:Kevin Davis wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:Parting Ways is a litmus test for “your tastes are reasonable” vs “your fandom has clouded your vision.” Song is rear end.
Not to derail, but this is an endlessly fascinating subject to me. I don't think I could ever argue convincingly that my fandom hasn't profoundly clouded my vision of Pearl Jam, and/or any number of other artists whose music I've loved and followed closely for a long period of time. I think this could be a really enjoyable thread premise, not necessarily just in regards to PJ, if people were interested in having the conversation.
Regardless, I'm a big fan of "Parting Ways" (and "Habit," and "NAIS"). All of that stuff is right in the PJ sweet spot for me.
I could probably count on two hands all of the PJ songs I really do not like at all,
Easily. Probably one hand really. That list starts with Habit.
Tue July 11, 2023 2:23 pm
dad wrote:epilogue wrote:guitar_davey wrote:Kevin Davis wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:Parting Ways is a litmus test for “your tastes are reasonable” vs “your fandom has clouded your vision.” Song is rear end.
Not to derail, but this is an endlessly fascinating subject to me. I don't think I could ever argue convincingly that my fandom hasn't profoundly clouded my vision of Pearl Jam, and/or any number of other artists whose music I've loved and followed closely for a long period of time. I think this could be a really enjoyable thread premise, not necessarily just in regards to PJ, if people were interested in having the conversation.
Regardless, I'm a big fan of "Parting Ways" (and "Habit," and "NAIS"). All of that stuff is right in the PJ sweet spot for me.
I could probably count on two hands all of the PJ songs I really do not like at all,
Easily. Probably one hand really. That list starts with Habit.
I admire your commitment.
Tue July 11, 2023 2:42 pm
Tue July 11, 2023 2:50 pm
Tue July 11, 2023 3:01 pm
JuanHamm wrote:How are you guys counting the bad pearl jam songs on your fingers when Lightning Bolt has 14(?) songs? Do you have extra fingers or something?
Tue July 11, 2023 3:12 pm
JuanHamm wrote:How are you guys counting the bad pearl jam songs on your fingers when Lightning Bolt has 14(?) songs? Do you have extra fingers or something?
Tue July 11, 2023 4:48 pm
Tue July 11, 2023 5:17 pm
Ms Harmless wrote:"never thought you'd habit" might be my favourite example of PJ lyrics making zero sense but still being cool
Tue July 11, 2023 6:43 pm
Ms Harmless wrote:"never thought you'd habit" might be my favourite example of PJ lyrics making zero sense but still being cool
going from that to "or we could something else"...? oh, how the mighty fell
Tue July 11, 2023 7:05 pm