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donald Cronindonald Cronin Posts: 49
edited September 2009 in The Porch
Evacuation: Not a great song, many people dislike it, I like Ed's screams at the end
You Are: Not a great song, Ed's contribution seems weak like most of Riot Ace.
Get Right: Horrible song, should not have been released, maybe a weak B-Side
Unemployable: Ed saved this song with the cool lyrics and delivery and Mike helped, cool song
The Fixer: Horrible song, but it may not be all Matts fault as Ed took it and ran with it
Johnny Guitar???: Hopefully the trend does not continue

Just my opinion, I am sure people disagree....
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  • Snoopy Died For Our SinsSnoopy Died For Our Sins Posts: 2,608
    I disagree, so I must be a people...... ;)



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  • G ForceG Force Posts: 1,393
    I disagree with a lot of it with the exception of Evactuation. Song bites.
  • Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    Dumbass.
  • donald Cronindonald Cronin Posts: 49
    Hello People, nice to meet you, I respect your opinion and tastes.
  • crowbarstomyheadcrowbarstomyhead Posts: 36
    Agree with Evacuation - always disliked that song,. I do like the music , it suffers from a bad chorus.
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    i really like Matt's songs a lot...even "Evacuation" (well...except for the chorus vocal)
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  • AnglaisAnglais Posts: 83
    You Are is a great song, Fixer too, maybe listen to them all a few times again, they may grow on you :D
  • PJFAN_seattlePJFAN_seattle Posts: 2,965
    You Are is one of my favorites
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  • joewalshdcjoewalshdc Posts: 948
    Wrong...just like "Riot Ace"...!!! :)
  • DiRtyFranK38DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    disagree with you completely. matt's songs always have a cool off beat flair. and you are is amazing.
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  • eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    I love You Are and The Fixer. love, love, love. :D

    the other songs.. I like them. don't love, but don't hate either. :lol:
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  • SM169849SM169849 Thunder Bay Ontario Canada Posts: 93
    I disagree as well, ok except for Evacuation..not a big fan...but the rest i like.. The fixer has totally grown on me....Can't wait for the rest of the album. But everybody is intitled to there own opinion....LONG LIVE PEARL JAM :P
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  • Dipshit1982Dipshit1982 Posts: 109
    Evacuation Rules wrote:
    Dumbass.

    Yeah Donald, you dumbass! Stop having an opinion that some people might not like!

    :roll:
  • Better DanBetter Dan Posts: 5,684
    I agree with you about Evacuation. To me, that is the second worst PJ song PJ has recorded. I would only put Sweet Lew below that...and now that I think about it even that might be better. It has some cool music in there but overall (to me) it sucks! I don't know whether to blame Ed or Matt for that song. Other than the chorus, some of the music sounds awkward to me.

    I really like all the other songs you mentioned though. What do you think about Matt's Lost Dogs output? I think they are great.
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  • LoveBoatAdmiralLoveBoatAdmiral Posts: 1,191
    Evacuation is my favorite out of all those mentioned. I also really dislike Given to Fly. Opinions rule!
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  • mini_tbmini_tb Posts: 420
    donald Cronin wrote:
    Evacuation: Not a great song
    You Are: Not a great song
    Get Right: Horrible song
    Unemployable: cool song
    The Fixer: Horrible song
    Johnny Guitar???: Hopefully the trend does not continue

    Just my opinion, I am sure people disagree....

    You think only 40% of them suck. That gives Johnny Guitar a 60% chance of being at the very least "Not a great song" or a "cool song"!!

    Maybe you should have titled the post 40% of Matt's Songs Suck! 8-)
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  • joewalshdcjoewalshdc Posts: 948
    DS114969 wrote:
    I agree with you about Evacuation. To me, that is the second worst PJ song PJ has recorded. I would only put Sweet Lew below that...and now that I think about it even that might be better. It has some cool music in there but overall (to me) it sucks! I don't know whether to blame Ed or Matt for that song. Other than the chorus, some of the music sounds awkward to me.

    I really like all the other songs you mentioned though. What do you think about Matt's Lost Dogs output? I think they are great.

    Isnt "in the moonlight" the only Matt composition on Lost Dogs? I could be wrong...usually am on here!!!!! ;)
  • serpent boyserpent boy Virginia Beach Posts: 372
    What about Cropduster and In The Moonlight?

    I LOVE all of Matt's songs, especially "Evacuation." What a killer song. I've never understood this board's hatred of that song. It just f-ing rocks.

    There's something about the timing of Matt's songs that makes them pop out. They're challenging, and to me that truly represents mid-era Pearl Jam, which aims for more challenging and obscure songs than rock anthems.
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  • joewalshdcjoewalshdc Posts: 948
    LoveBoatAdmiral wrote:
    Evacuation is my favorite out of all those mentioned. I also really dislike Given to Fly. Opinions rule!

    oh man...gtf?? that hurts...!!
  • Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    Dipshit1982 wrote:
    Evacuation Rules wrote:
    Dumbass.

    Yeah Donald, you dumbass! Stop having an opinion that some people might not like!

    :roll:

    It's a fucking lame and stupid idea for a thread. It's been done 100 times. I feel bad for Matt...people starting threads on his band's message board about how his amazing songs supposedly "suck" because people are too stupid to grasp his style of songwriting.
  • kiljoythemercifulkiljoythemerciful Posts: 549
    Pretty much like all of Matt's songs except You Are, mostly because of the lyrics. Musically I think he writes the most interesting and challenging music in the catalogue. Not that challenging = good, but it is nice to have a song or two that stretches the boundaries. Can't wait for Johnny Guitar!!!

    Also, I think it's weird that the OP focused in on Ed's performance on each of the song's. I know that type of fan.
  • MrMerkinballMrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
    I once read a quote (it might have been the lost Dogs insert) where Ed says that Matt writes songs at a level that they need a ladder to get to (or something like that).

    I'm on the fence here. I agree with the fact that Evacuation and Get Right are weak. I love You Are and the Fixer is the best of the bunch.
  • Better DanBetter Dan Posts: 5,684
    LoveBoatAdmiral wrote:
    Evacuation is my favorite out of all those mentioned. I also really dislike Given to Fly. Opinions rule!


    Yes they are! GTF is probably one of my top 5 PJ songs, if not number ,1 so its no surprise we wouldn't see eye to eye on Evacuation. Things would be boring if we all loved/disliked the same tunes.
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  • LoveBoatAdmiralLoveBoatAdmiral Posts: 1,191
    joewalshdc wrote:
    LoveBoatAdmiral wrote:
    Evacuation is my favorite out of all those mentioned. I also really dislike Given to Fly. Opinions rule!

    oh man...gtf?? that hurts...!!

    I heard Eddie call it a "straightforward rock" song once, I think that's my problem with it. I just don't see that Stone riff or Mike lick that gets me really pumped to hear that song. It's not a horrible song, just not one that I think needs to be played as much as it does. I enjoy the Even Flow solos, so I piss during GTF
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  • joewalshdcjoewalshdc Posts: 948
    DS114969 wrote:
    LoveBoatAdmiral wrote:
    Evacuation is my favorite out of all those mentioned. I also really dislike Given to Fly. Opinions rule!


    Yes they are! GTF is probably one of my top 5 PJ songs, if not number ,1 so its no surprise we wouldn't see eye to eye on Evacuation. Things would be boring if we all loved/disliked the same tunes.

    Isnt that part of the magic of pearl jam...those individual styles...it is for me...
  • Better DanBetter Dan Posts: 5,684
    joewalshdc wrote:
    DS114969 wrote:
    LoveBoatAdmiral wrote:
    Evacuation is my favorite out of all those mentioned. I also really dislike Given to Fly. Opinions rule!


    Yes they are! GTF is probably one of my top 5 PJ songs, if not number ,1 so its no surprise we wouldn't see eye to eye on Evacuation. Things would be boring if we all loved/disliked the same tunes.

    Isnt that part of the magic of pearl jam...those individual styles...it is for me...

    Yup! And I love how there is no consensus on favorite PJ albums. The band really has something for most rock fans
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  • Better DanBetter Dan Posts: 5,684
    joewalshdc wrote:
    DS114969 wrote:
    I agree with you about Evacuation. To me, that is the second worst PJ song PJ has recorded. I would only put Sweet Lew below that...and now that I think about it even that might be better. It has some cool music in there but overall (to me) it sucks! I don't know whether to blame Ed or Matt for that song. Other than the chorus, some of the music sounds awkward to me.

    I really like all the other songs you mentioned though. What do you think about Matt's Lost Dogs output? I think they are great.

    Isnt "in the moonlight" the only Matt composition on Lost Dogs? I could be wrong...usually am on here!!!!! ;)


    I think you're right. For some reason I thought Hitchiker was his, but its not. Still think In the Moonlight is a Great song. Sounds a little incomplete to me (lyric/vocal wise) so I can see why some wouldn't like it, but I love the music.
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