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Post subject: Re: MM 8-4: Setting Sun vs. Upper Hand
Posted: Mon April 22, 2024 1:35 pm
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To my ears "Upper Hand" is the most original, unique-sounding thing on the record. I love the chords and melody, especially what Eddie does with the word "hand" when the band drops out. There's something so effective about how this melody supports the emotional message of the song -- just really intentional, artful songwriting. The first song on the album that feels like an unqualified A+ to me.
I like "Setting Sun," but it feels comprised of more familiar elements, and along with "Waiting For Stevie" is one of the DM songs that seems to be achieving early fan-favorite status but is sitting kind of middle-of-the-pack for me.
To my ears "Upper Hand" is the most original, unique-sounding thing on the record. I love the chords and melody, especially what Eddie does with the word "hand" when the band drops out. There's something so effective about how this melody supports the emotional message of the song -- just really intentional, artful songwriting. The first song on the album that feels like an unqualified A+ to me.
I like "Setting Sun," but it feels comprised of more familiar elements, and along with "Waiting For Stevie" is one of the DM songs that seems to be achieving early fan-favorite status but is sitting kind of middle-of-the-pack for me.
This is like choosing to save one child over the other.
I went with Setting Sun because It has my favorite moment on the whole album. The magic of the climax dropping off into the ringing A note, just before the “let us not fade”, is unbeatable. It’s the first time Pearl Jam made me tear up in decades.
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