What I like about The Fixer.......

UpSideDown

In baseball terms, this song is the equivalent of taking a BIG cut at a pitch..........
But I don't think it is about just trying to knock it out of the park. I think it is more so about not holding themselves back.

PJ has always been reserved in moments like this in the past. We all know this is something that the band has avoided throughout their career. These are different days now, and if the band is comfortable with this, then I say more power to them.

A lot of people on here are upset w/ the overall direction of The Fixer..........but I look at it this way: it seems that they are no longer overly concerned with stereotypes/labels/boxes. I'm glad that they have unapologetically released a fun, hook-filled song into the world.

For PJ to release such an uptembo and optimistic song as the lead single for Backspacer, it just shows a lot of guts. I have to say I am happy with this.....it is cool to see them paint on their canvas with less reservations.

Evacuation Rules

But being poppy means that you're trying to compete with the Jonas Bros! Don't you understand that?

bigbadbill

Evacuation Rules wrote:

But being poppy means that you're trying to compete with the Jonas Bros! Don't you understand that?

Pearl Jam "pop" is a hell of a lot better than Jonas Brothers "pop"

Black1991

i didnt like the song at first but listened a few more times and while its not my favorite pearl jam song i do like it everyones goin nuts cause pearl jam released an upbeat catchy single Big Deal!!! I think the album will be great the tour will be great and everyone can just be happy i could care less how upbeat the damn single is!! all i know is that next month im flying to chicago to see them play two shows and thats all that matters in my life right now

Kloddz

Evacuation Rules wrote:

But being poppy means that you're trying to compete with the Jonas Bros! Don't you understand that?

Yeah, but at least they don't sound like Creed anymore

luke.

ppl its such a fucken rocker its awesome

Thirty Bills Unpaid

Frickin' typical. Band puts out a single and the fricken 'know alls' shred it to pieces ("Like the Jonas Brothers"?).

Come home from the fair. Yes... the tune is catchy, but I'm really digging it and I hope the rest of the album offes some similar stuff.

For those that hate it... go listen to your Binaural and continue hating Jeremy, Corduroy, I Am Mine, blah blah blah.

If I'm a member of Pearl Jam and reading these forums with some of these absolutely stooopid critiques... I'm thinking some users of this site can shove it up their hairy arses. Don't buy the album if you think the song sucks or is "just too poppy for my really sophisticated musical tastes".

What exactly do you want from the band?

Kloddz

Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:

Frickin' typical. Band puts out a single and the fricken 'know alls' shred it to pieces ("Like the Jonas Brothers"?).

Come home from the fair. Yes... the tune is catchy, but I'm really digging it and I hope the rest of the album offes some similar stuff.

For those that hate it... go listen to your Binaural and continue hating Jeremy, Corduroy, I Am Mine, blah blah blah.

If I'm a member of Pearl Jam and reading these forums with some of these absolutely stooopid critiques... I'm thinking some users of this site can shove it up their hairy arses. Don't buy the album if you think the song sucks or is "just too poppy for my really sophisticated musical tastes".

What exactly do you want from the band?

I think the guy/girl was kidding when they compared PJ to the Jonas Brothers. I know I was when I referenced Creed.