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No Way: The Most Underrated PJ Song

KV4053KV4053 Mike's side, crushed up against the stage Posts: 1,437
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    KC138045KC138045 Columbus, OH Posts: 2,715
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    Force Of NatureForce Of Nature Hertfordshire, England Posts: 916
    Heard it in belfast, great song
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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 38,968
    KV4053 said:

    IMHO

    Opinion noted and seconded.

    I have a dream of PJ doing the whole Yield album on tour. I even like Push me/pull me. There is some funky bass and guitar on that track!
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    Big Bank HankBig Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    edited October 2014
    Insignificance is IMO, because they only play it once or twice a year and that is a song that could be played every show with the way it whips the crowd into a frenzy, plus it is so complicated musically because of the timing and intricacy to play and the lyrics are phenomenal, like seriously who doesn't want to see this?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzobeA6cCqY

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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,513
    Is it underrated?
    It's a fucking AWESOME song!!!!! But I'm not sure it's underrated or under-appreciated. Doesn't pretty much everyone love it? ;)
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    ladydocNYCladydocNYC Posts: 635
    Yes, quite underrated, IMHO.
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    steeler4lifesteeler4life Philadelphia area Posts: 405
    I don't know if Insignificance is underrated as much as under-played. Really hope I get this one in Moline tomorrow!
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    ladydocNYCladydocNYC Posts: 635
    steeler4life said:

    I don't know if Insignificance is underrated as much as under-played. Really hope I get this one in Moline tomorrow!

    ME TOO!!! LOVE Insignificance live!!
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    Big Bank HankBig Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    PJ_Soul said:

    Is it underrated?
    It's a fucking AWESOME song!!!!! But I'm not sure it's underrated or under-appreciated. Doesn't pretty much everyone love it? ;)

    ladydocNYC said:

    steeler4life said:

    I don't know if Insignificance is underrated as much as under-played. Really hope I get this one in Moline tomorrow!

    ME TOO!!! LOVE Insignificance live!!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md3P8Hn8Id0
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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,513
    steeler4life said:

    I don't know if Insignificance is underrated as much as under-played. Really hope I get this one in Moline tomorrow!

    Yeah, exactly. I have seen a LOT of top ten lists that include this song... so not underrated. Underplayed. But they've been playing it more lately. I was SO happy to see it last year in Vancouver! I might have freaked out a little. ;))
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    Big Bank HankBig Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    steeler4life said:

    I don't know if Insignificance is underrated as much as under-played. Really hope I get this one in Moline tomorrow!

    well that is true, but I think sometimes Eddie bases his setlists off of what he thinks the fans want to hear. Here are the stats for Insignificance, by the way I fucking love No Way too! Yield is my second favorite album behind Vs
    http://www.livefootsteps.org/songs/?song_id=257
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    Last-12-ExitLast-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    No way no way is underrated.
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    ladydocNYCladydocNYC Posts: 635
    Big Bank Hank said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    Is it underrated?
    It's a fucking AWESOME song!!!!! But I'm not sure it's underrated or under-appreciated. Doesn't pretty much everyone love it? ;)

    ladydocNYC said:

    steeler4life said:

    I don't know if Insignificance is underrated as much as under-played. Really hope I get this one in Moline tomorrow!

    ME TOO!!! LOVE Insignificance live!!
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md3P8Hn8Id0
    Great show!!
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    handreads7-30handreads7-30 Posts: 327
    Love love love "no way"! I pretty much love all Stone songs
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    ldent42ldent42 NYC Posts: 7,859
    I've been listening to riot act recently & I have a newfound appreciation for Ghost. I know is a favorite for some people, but I am not sure if it would be considered under appreciated
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    Big Bank HankBig Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    ldent42 said:

    I've been listening to riot act recently & I have a newfound appreciation for Ghost. I know is a favorite for some people, but I am not sure if it would be considered under appreciated

    Ghost fucking riules
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    cydoniacydonia Denbighshire, North Wales , UK Posts: 456
    Love the song, from a seminal album, great guitar sound from stone. It's hard to say what underrated is, maybe underplayed is better. I agree ghost is a real grower , and would love to hear marker in the sand or speed of sound live. Every song is part of the evolution of the band and a reflection of the conscious world at that time and pearl jam are good at tapping into this, that's why some songs have longevity , because they represent certain feelings. No way is like this IMO making a stand, but aware of the control or controllers.....yield......
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    RoleModelsinBlood31RoleModelsinBlood31 Austin TX Posts: 6,140
    It's in a weird tuning I think isn't it? I remember when yield came out I was learning guitar and I brought it in for the instructor to teach me. He couldn't figure it out completely because it was drop D but a variation somehow. Makes me wonder if that's part of the reason they don't play it much? Not that it should matter because a lot of their songs are in weird tunings and they have a crap ton of guitars off stage
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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 38,968
    tempo_n_groove wrote: »
    IMHO

    Opinion noted and seconded.

    I have a dream of PJ doing the whole Yield album on tour. I even like Push me/pull me. There is some funky bass and guitar on that track!

    I had to quote myself because my dream came true and I wasn't at the show...
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    AndySlashAndySlash Posts: 3,205
    i read that post and was like, 'man, how many days before milwaukee was that posted because that's some psychic shit right there'.
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    jasonrolfejasonrolfe Posts: 474
    PJ_Soul wrote: »
    Is it underrated?
    It's a fucking AWESOME song!!!!! But I'm not sure it's underrated or under-appreciated. Doesn't pretty much everyone love it? ;)

    Agreed. Just underplayed.
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    EnterThanmanEnterThanman London, ON Posts: 1,057
    Underrated by Stone maybe.
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    rummyrummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,351
    Didn't/doesn't Stone dislike the song? He said something along the lines that "it has a good opening groove but doesn't really go anywhere."

    Maybe it was me who thought the first part of that statement.
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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,513
    edited February 2015
    Every time I see this thread I get No Way stuck in my head for at least an hour. :P
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
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    Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,041
    edited February 2015
    Underrated maybe. Underplayed absolutely!
    One of my favorites for sure.
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    bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,528
    It is one of the few Pearl Jam songs that I never get bored of listening to (ironically most of those songs for me come off of Yield).

    No Way has a great groove and I love the production on it for Yield. I think it falls short though live and so I can understand why they don't play it a lot. It might be a better live song for smaller venues and a higher percentage of die hards in the audience.
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