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contamination · **Joined:** Wed January 02, 2013 8:02 pm **Posts:** 966

warehouse wrote:

Jorge wrote:

warehouse wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

The chorus to I Am Mine is one of the most plodding, unimaginative combinations of chords and melody they’ve ever put forth. It bores me to tears before I even consider the bad lyrics.

isn't it G>Am>D? I can't even think of another pearl jam song that uses that chord progression.

I don't think when he says the chord progression is unimaginative he means that Pearl Jam uses it a lot. It's a I - ii - V progression which is very common. but to me the problem is that it's performed and arranged in a way that feels so plodding and perfunctory

Trag loses me when he goes on to praise "Future Days" which to me is one of the most boring and go-nowhere compositions Ed has ever written but I get what he's saying about the "I Am Mine" chorus

so this is kinda like the argument about songs in 4 are not as good lol

i think part of the problem with this album for me is EV's voice. i listened to cropduster last night and he sounds like he's falling asleep in the verses. there's certain parts of the song i like a lot, but it's too disjointed for me.

This was the often heard complaint when the album came out. I never had any issues with his singing style on RA and I appreciated it even more after Avocado came out and I heard how horrible he sounded e.g. on Comatose when he was really pushing his voice.

dad · **Joined:** Fri June 24, 2016 2:49 pm **Posts:** 16506

Ms Harmless wrote:

Ghost is fucken amazing

can confirm.

Leatherhead · **Joined:** Fri August 09, 2013 4:38 am **Posts:** 3847

I always get a special feeling when Can't Keep starts. Not sure how to describe it though.

tragabigzanda · **Posted:** Tue September 27, 2022 3:58 am

There’s a push/pull tension thing that only exists in a handful of their songs.

Monkey_Driven · **Posted:** Tue September 27, 2022 4:04 am

The studio version is perfect. Not sure there's a single thing that could be improved.

liebzz · **Joined:** Thu January 03, 2013 7:55 pm **Posts:** 7612

Yeah, I am pretty confident in Can’t Keep being my favorite song off Riot Act. There’s a few others in the conversation (You Are, Half Full, HelpHelp, and All or None), but that one just kills to open an album.

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36063

Cant Keep is amazing. I remember being so surprised on how the band reworked it because i think Ed played it live before...all tomorrow parties i think? and it was just him and the uke....and then boom, this is pearl jam motherfuckers.

swan · **Posted:** Wed September 28, 2022 4:22 pm

Riot Act = Mike’s best studio work

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36063

not sure but yeah, Mike is amazing on this one.

Matt too.

Kalevi · **Joined:** Thu June 27, 2013 2:40 pm **Posts:** 329

Has there ever been a bad show that started out with can't keep?

epilogue · **Posted:** Thu September 29, 2022 3:30 am

There's never been a bad album that started with Can't Keep.

thesound · **Joined:** Wed September 18, 2013 1:49 am **Posts:** 424

epilogue wrote:

There's never been a bad album that started with Can't Keep.

So if I put Can’t Keep at the start of Lightning Bolt... the album will sound good?

Ms Harmless · **Posted:** Thu September 29, 2022 1:48 pm

the sentence was in past tense, you can't make new good albums starting with Can't Keep

thesound · **Joined:** Wed September 18, 2013 1:49 am **Posts:** 424

Ms Harmless wrote:

the sentence was in past tense, you can't make new good albums starting with Can't Keep

Well I tried! I guess Lightning Bolt is beyond redemption.

guitar_davey · **Posted:** Thu September 29, 2022 3:12 pm

Leatherhead wrote:

I always get a special feeling when Can't Keep starts. Not sure how to describe it though.

I feel this too.

They started the first 2005 show in St. John's (my hometown) with this song. Still gives me chills thinking about it.

Johnny Turner · **Posted:** Sat November 12, 2022 3:33 am

HAPPY 20 YEARS ANNIVERSARY FOR THE BEST ALBUM OF THIS FUCKING BAND!!

Here is a never seen before You Are performance on Chop Suey that they just released:

I didn't even watched it yet and I already know its fucking amazing!!

VinylGuy · **Joined:** Tue January 01, 2013 5:10 pm **Posts:** 36063

yeah, that was awesome. I love this song so fucking much.

Ill listen to the vinyl tomorrow.

Thurman Murman · **Joined:** Sun January 06, 2013 4:25 am **Posts:** 1278

Super cool video!

And i dont think i've seen Chop Suey anywhere even remotely close to HD quality.

Anders · **Posted:** Sat November 12, 2022 5:19 am

Nice performance.

Maybe just hyperbole. But this album felt like the end of an era. Two decades now.

Monkey_Driven · **Posted:** Sat November 12, 2022 5:24 am

Wow, that quality is great.

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