What would put FIXER over the top at a live show?...

Evolver
Evolver Posts: 525
edited July 2009 in The Porch
A McCready solo (I know, duh!), towards the end of the song, but give the track another listen and picture it...

At around 2:35, right after Matt pounds on the toms, you can totally picture MIkey ripping into a nice long impromptu solo. It's actually a sweet riff to solo over, and they can EASILY jam out the end for another 1-2 minutes. Wouldn't be surprised if this is what the actual live version is like, very much like evolution of the album versus live version of Corduroy (now with blistering solos every time). And while it might not totally make up for whatever lyrical shortcomings that many say the song has, it would definitely kick it up a few notches musically! 8-)

So there's my suggestion for the live version (Michael McCready, if you're listening!) - GO OFF with a solo on this one!!!
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  • sfrench
    sfrench Posts: 45
    A McCready solo (I know, duh!), towards the end of the song, but give the track another listen and picture it...

    I was thinking the same thing first time I heard it. It seemed so perfect for one that I was actually *expecting* the solo.
  • Snoopy Died For Our Sins
    Snoopy Died For Our Sins Posts: 2,608
    the lack of vocal layering....... ;)
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  • Up Here In My Tree
    Up Here In My Tree Posts: 541
    Jam it for a while as a lead in to the next cut
  • starmap3333
    starmap3333 Posts: 3,925
    The crowd singing the "whoas" in unison...
  • vedder_soup
    vedder_soup Posts: 5,861
    i think this song has some great live potential
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  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 Posts: 10,877
    Evolver wrote:
    A McCready solo

    HELLLLLLL YES!!! :D
  • Soulfire42
    Soulfire42 Posts: 404
    Uhm... new lyrics? ;)
  • South of Seattle
    South of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Definitely a Matt Cameron Drum Solo.
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  • Spot In The Sky
    Spot In The Sky Posts: 1,175
    Theyre not going to do anything with this song live. Just like they dont chance up Comatose too much or WWS, itll be a little more freestyle on the guitar but no extended solos. Cmon guys- what songs past Vitalogy really get the band into jam sessions?
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  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    What would put FIXER over the top at a live show?...if they found new music to play and Ed changed the lyrics. :mrgreen:
  • Spot In The Sky
    Spot In The Sky Posts: 1,175
    U R A Crazy Breed wrote:
    What would put FIXER over the top at a live show?...if they found new music to play and Ed changed the lyrics. :mrgreen:
    you are a true hater my friend- stay strong.
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  • mvw
    mvw Posts: 1,700
    Soulfire42 wrote:
    Uhm... new lyrics? ;)

    Uhm... people like you not at the live show when we hear it.
  • JK109224
    JK109224 Posts: 644
    It not being on the setlist at all would be swell.
    Come to send, not condescend...
  • SoonForgotten2
    SoonForgotten2 Posts: 2,245
    Evolver wrote:
    A McCready solo (I know, duh!), towards the end of the song, but give the track another listen and picture it...

    Too bad this doesn't actually happen, case and point being "I Am Mine" for one. I thought for sure Mikey would get to wail out that ending solo live, but nope.

    Let's be honest here, how many recent songs has Pearl Jam actually extended live? If anything, they end up even shorter these days.
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  • Spot In The Sky
    Spot In The Sky Posts: 1,175
    SoonForgotten2 wrote:
    Evolver wrote:
    Let's be honest here, how many recent songs has Pearl Jam actually extended live? If anything, they end up even shorter these days.

    esp the better songs- GTF, corduroy, DTE. The main songs they break down are from Ten, VS, Vitalogy.

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  • dimitrispearljam
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    vedder_soup wrote:
    i think this song has some great live potential
    same here
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    If they played something else.
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    they could definitely jam out the end since the studio version has a crappy fade out and we cant really tell how it would end naturally. WTF with that fade out?
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  • U R A Crazy Breed
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    Spot In The Sky wrote:
    U R A Crazy Breed wrote:
    What would put FIXER over the top at a live show?...if they found new music to play and Ed changed the lyrics. :mrgreen:
    you are a true hater my friend- stay strong.

    not liking a song doesn't make one a hater buddy...the people saying the album is going to suck because the fixers sucks...they are haters
  • Spot In The Sky
    Spot In The Sky Posts: 1,175
    U R A Crazy Breed wrote:
    Spot In The Sky wrote:
    U R A Crazy Breed wrote:
    What would put FIXER over the top at a live show?...if they found new music to play and Ed changed the lyrics. :mrgreen:
    you are a true hater my friend- stay strong.

    not liking a song doesn't make one a hater buddy...the people saying the album is going to suck because the fixers sucks...they are haters

    yea but youve been in a few threads expressing dismay for this song- nothing wrong with that. so far this song means nothing to me. well see what a few live shows does to it. i just dont like the idea of this song taking the place of another song on a setlist.
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