WWS was the most excited I'd been about a new PJ single since Given to Fly. A funky little rhythm, groovy guitars, and a cool chorus. The new song... 2.5 minutes of boring riff with no discernible difference between the chorus and verse... it's as bad as Ramones song, only without the redemption of being as catchy as theirs.
No contest. WWS kicks this song's ass.
Dude, I'm having a hard time figuring you. Based on all your posts yesterday, I would have guessed WWS as a song you'd absolutely loathe.
I wouldn't describe the guitars as "groovy" so much as "chunky" or "clunky" or "punky." I thought you liked soaring choruses (the only thing that redeemed Porch, you said) ... WWS has a punk chorus if I've ever heard one. The best moments in Pearl Jam, you said, are the slow-burning songs. WWS is hardly that.
Your musical taste is confusing me.
Anyway, to answer the original question, when I first heard WWS, I thought, "It's OK, but I hope it's not the best song on the album (it wasn't)." I kind of feel the same about Got Some.
everybody wants the most they can possibly get
for the least they could possibly do
My problem with WWS, beyond feeling like a disjointed song, was that it is too damned WORDY. The amount of lyrics don't let the song breath IMO, if that makes any sense.
Got Some breathes and has more of a driving rythym to it. So in the end, I will take Got Some over WWS any day of the week.
Got Some is a better live song
Got Some has fist pumping quality
Got Some ascends at the end
Got Some has bass and rhythm
WWS is better lyrically
WWS is kinda weak live
WWS has better lead/rhythm guitar work
Neither will end up in the top 20 PJ songs list
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"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
My problem with WWS, beyond feeling like a disjointed song, was that it is too damned WORDY. The amount of lyrics don't let the song breath IMO, if that makes any sense.
That makes perfect sense.
This is something that has irritated me with post Yeild Pearl Jam.
I'm a big fan of Ed's lyrics -always have been- however I think that Eddie has had a habit on the last few records of trying to squeeze too many lyrics into a song. They are great words, but sometimes -like you said- they don't give the songs and music a chance to breathe or get into a groove.
Riot Act and alot of Avacado were plagued with this.
Eddie appears to have trimmed down the lyrics on "Got Some" and "The Fixer".
There appears to be more of a focus on the music and groove with these two songs.
They are definately tighter in structure which may be the influence of Brendon O' Brien
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Fuck that. Got Some is already the best song ever created in the history of mankind, or even the world.
Or maybe we should tap the brakes a bit, eh?
for the least they could possibly do
Dude, I'm having a hard time figuring you. Based on all your posts yesterday, I would have guessed WWS as a song you'd absolutely loathe.
I wouldn't describe the guitars as "groovy" so much as "chunky" or "clunky" or "punky." I thought you liked soaring choruses (the only thing that redeemed Porch, you said) ... WWS has a punk chorus if I've ever heard one. The best moments in Pearl Jam, you said, are the slow-burning songs. WWS is hardly that.
Your musical taste is confusing me.
Anyway, to answer the original question, when I first heard WWS, I thought, "It's OK, but I hope it's not the best song on the album (it wasn't)." I kind of feel the same about Got Some.
for the least they could possibly do
Got Some breathes and has more of a driving rythym to it. So in the end, I will take Got Some over WWS any day of the week.
Got Some has fist pumping quality
Got Some ascends at the end
Got Some has bass and rhythm
WWS is better lyrically
WWS is kinda weak live
WWS has better lead/rhythm guitar work
Neither will end up in the top 20 PJ songs list
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
That makes perfect sense.
This is something that has irritated me with post Yeild Pearl Jam.
I'm a big fan of Ed's lyrics -always have been- however I think that Eddie has had a habit on the last few records of trying to squeeze too many lyrics into a song. They are great words, but sometimes -like you said- they don't give the songs and music a chance to breathe or get into a groove.
Riot Act and alot of Avacado were plagued with this.
Eddie appears to have trimmed down the lyrics on "Got Some" and "The Fixer".
There appears to be more of a focus on the music and groove with these two songs.
They are definately tighter in structure which may be the influence of Brendon O' Brien
2008: MSG 1, Hartford, Mansfield 2, Ed Solo NYC 1
2009: London (O2), Philly 1, 2, 3, & 4
2010: Hartford, Boston, MSG 1 & 2
2011: Ed Solo Hartford
2012: Philly (MIA Fest)
2013: Worcester 2, Brooklyn 1 & 2, Hartford