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Low Light or Comeback.

Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
edited June 2009 in The Porch
Which sad song wins?

I go with Low Light.
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  • LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,070
    low light
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  • Back_PedalBack_Pedal Posts: 1,171
    Low Light, only because Come Back tries to be the new Black a little too hard.
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  • Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    Back_Pedal wrote:
    Low Light, only because Come Back tries to be the new Black a little too hard.
    When I hear come back I get a Doo Wop feel... like a Stand By Me type song... I like it.
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  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Jeremys Spoken wrote:
    Back_Pedal wrote:
    Low Light, only because Come Back tries to be the new Black a little too hard.
    When I hear come back I get a Doo Wop feel... like a Stand By Me type song... I like it.
    Me too. I vote for Come Back because it doesn't have Jeff's horrendous backing vocals on it. :lol:
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  • Stephen FlowStephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    I love Come Back but Low Light takes the cake.
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,430
    Low Light
  • DPrival78DPrival78 CT Posts: 2,263
    you can't really go wrong, but i'll go with lowlight.

    it's perfect on the album, although live it suffers just a bit from jeff forgetting how to sing the harmonies (he should watch SVT to remind himself).
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
  • PJFAN_seattlePJFAN_seattle Posts: 2,965
    Low Light.
    Love both of em tho.
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  • Solat13Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    Low Light in a landslide. can't stand Come Back. One of my least fav in the catalog.
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  • DPrival78DPrival78 CT Posts: 2,263
    Solat13 wrote:
    Low Light in a landslide. can't stand Come Back. One of my least fav in the catalog.

    that last minute or so is pretty solid though, no?

    the song is as about as basic as basic gets, but there's just a ton of emotion in that ending that really saves the song, and makes listening to the first 4/5's of it totally worthwhile.
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
  • whgarrettwhgarrett Posts: 574
    I would never in a million years say that Come Back is anything like Black. Black sounds to me like a Creedence tune.....Candle in the Window or something. Low Light hands down.
  • It_Wasnt_My_SurfaceIt_Wasnt_My_Surface Posts: 851
    I love Low Light, But I think you can feel the emotion in Come Back a little more. So I'm going with Come Back
  • Lennon_CobainLennon_Cobain Posts: 704
    "Low Light" is a great song, and one of my favorites from "Yield" for sure.
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  • Purex37Purex37 Posts: 168
    Even though Low Light is a good song on a much better album, I'm going to side with Come Back. I think it's because of Jeff's lyrics. On Low Light and Nothing As It Seems he just seems a little too new to songwriting. The structure is pretty simple and there seems to be too much focus on finding words that rhyme.

    Also, I definitely hear more emotion from Ed on Come Back. Perhaps because he is singing his own thoughts. Low Light suffers a little there. Especially the two times I've heard it in concert.
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  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    low light for me.
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  • lukinvedderlukinvedder Posts: 203
    low light
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  • EdwardlizardhandsEdwardlizardhands Posts: 144
    Low Light
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  • Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    Low Light hands down.

    Come Back is the most overrated song in the PJ catalog.
  • Murderers.Murderers. Posts: 1,382
    Low Light. Never got all the love for Come Back. It's a shitty melody with average lyrics.
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  • pearljamchrispearljamchris Posts: 282
    i really like come back but low light wins all the way for me
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  • pdalowskypdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,094
    comeback by a country mile.

    a fantastic song
  • pretextpretext Posts: 1,294
    Low Light, easily. I'm actually a big fan of jeff's lyrics. a bit more cryptic.
    I pretty much hate both the real ballads (Come Back, Parachutes) on avocado.
  • youngsteryoungster Boston Posts: 6,576
    I was lucky enough to see both of these songs live at the same show (Mansfield I 08). After listening to the boot again, Come Back has so much more emotion in it than Low Light. Ed Really belts out the end of Come Back and you can feel it so much more profoundly. Low Light is a great song but my vote goes for Come Back.
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  • RiotAct10RiotAct10 Ohio Posts: 1,633
    Considering Low Light is my favorite song, not just by Pearl Jam, but by any band in the whole wide world, I think I will go with it.

    Now, with that said, I think, from listening to boots, that Come Back comes across better live, but I have never had the pleasure of actually seeing either song played live right in front of me.
    words seem so out of place.

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  • weenieweenie Posts: 1,623
    No contest - Low Light
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  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    edited June 2009
    Low Light....

    When they played it at The Gorge in 2005 during the acoustic opening as the sun was setting behind the band, it was pure magic!!! And before then, I had never really truly appreciated the song. I vote Low Light.
  • Cinnamon GirlCinnamon Girl Posts: 1,854
    I'm going with the minority - Come back.
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  • megatronmegatron Posts: 3,420
    come back for sure
    love low light though

    come back is a perfect song. i've had many a lonely nights listening to that one
    plus, anyone i've played it for..peers, family..strangers at a bar. everyone ends up loving it
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 93,967
    low light
  • GiventoFallGiventoFall Posts: 217
    Come Back. Ive never really dug low light and Im not sure why. I normally prefer slower soft songs from pearl jam but I just find low light boring. I think that and push me pull me prevent yeild fom being perfect. Low light, pilate, ghost....jeff ament songs just have horrible choruses I guess.
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