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andrewbandrewb Posts: 488
edited October 2009 in The Porch
I just read on pearljamevolution.com that this is true. I think that is kind of a curve ball move but I guess it doesn't matter what they choose.
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  • Backspacer_BackerBackspacer_Backer Posts: 1,023
    pjny12289 wrote:
    I just read on pearljamevolution.com that this is true. I think that is kind of a curve ball move but I guess it doesn't matter what they choose.


    i think it does matter. i mean, in a business sense it matters - it's marketing. and Just Breathe, I don't see as a curve at all. not even a slider or a forkball.

    just breathe, if it gets promoted properly, could be a huge hit. i think the band has said that one thing they're looking for is to grow the fan base with this record. no song on the record will bring in new fans like JB, IMO. the others will help, but this song is something any music fan could love. hell, i could be fairly unsurprised if it got play on country stations (country these days is just pop music with a twang anyway)
  • Hammartime33Hammartime33 Posts: 207
    Its good to throw in a different type of song as a single every once in a while
  • PJamGrungeFanPJamGrungeFan Posts: 289
    Meh. Should've been Got Some.
  • CitizenRickCitizenRick Posts: 1,079
    I love this song immensley but what format will it play on? I'm not sure it's poppy enough for alt rock stations like my local station live 105. That Green Day song Good riddance (Time of your life) was similar and huge...but it was a lot more poppy.

    It'll be interseting to see if this gets any run on rock stations. I would've gone with Got Some and then ATW third.
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  • yield2meyield2me Posts: 1,291
    if this is true, Backspacer is going to be a huge selling album.
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  • smalltownfatesmalltownfate Posts: 57
    Terrible choice. I don't really know what would be a good choice, though. Maybe Amongst the Waves
  • walkunafraidwalkunafraid Posts: 2,614
    Smart move. Nothing on Backspacer is crappy enough to succeed on straight rock stations, but Just Breathe could do very well across several different groups. I can see it appealing to Pop/Top 40 fans, rock fans who like a good ballad, and, as someone said earlier, even possibly country fans.

    Basically, it has the most potential to succeed across a VARIETY of music listeners, so it is the wisest choice for a single.

    Plus, it's a great song...that can't hurt.
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  • Backspacer_BackerBackspacer_Backer Posts: 1,023
    smalltownfate wrote:
    Terrible choice. I don't really know what would be a good choice, though. Maybe Amongst the Waves


    why do you see it as a terrible choice?
  • MN3270MN3270 Posts: 12
    there are a lot of great songs on the album, but just breathe is not one of them. after all, i heard a whole album full of that song on the into the wild soundtrack.
  • yield2meyield2me Posts: 1,291
    walkunafraid wrote:
    Smart move. Nothing on Backspacer is crappy enough to succeed on straight rock stations, but Just Breathe could do very well across several different groups. I can see it appealing to Pop/Top 40 fans, rock fans who like a good ballad, and, as someone said earlier, even possibly country fans.

    Basically, it has the most potential to succeed across a VARIETY of music listeners, so it is the wisest choice for a single.

    Plus, it's a great song...that can't hurt.

    100% correct
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  • smalltownfatesmalltownfate Posts: 57
    csickels wrote:
    smalltownfate wrote:
    Terrible choice. I don't really know what would be a good choice, though. Maybe Amongst the Waves


    why do you see it as a terrible choice?

    Today was my first listen to Backspacer. My 10C disc was cracked when it came in the mail and I had to wait for a new one. So maybe I haven't had time to absorb it. I just don't think it is all that good. I don't think rock radio will care for it. Here in Houston they barely played The Fixer. I can't really see any format loving it. I would pick several other songs first: ATW, Got Some, Unthought Known. Just my opinion, I could be wrong.
  • Backspacer_BackerBackspacer_Backer Posts: 1,023
    smalltownfate wrote:
    csickels wrote:
    smalltownfate wrote:
    Terrible choice. I don't really know what would be a good choice, though. Maybe Amongst the Waves


    why do you see it as a terrible choice?

    Today was my first listen to Backspacer. My 10C disc was cracked when it came in the mail and I had to wait for a new one. So maybe I haven't had time to absorb it. I just don't think it is all that good. I don't think rock radio will care for it. Here in Houston they barely played The Fixer. I can't really see any format loving it. I would pick several other songs first: ATW, Got Some, Unthought Known. Just my opinion, I could be wrong.


    here's why i think you might be wrong. Just Breathe will appeal to so many people who otherwise would never give two poops about Pearl Jam. Kind of like Last Kiss, not a favorite of the core fans, but major mass appeal. Granted, hardcore PJ fans probably won't love the song, or at least not like the others you mentioned. But if we're talking about picking the song that will appeal to people "fresh blood" outside the core fan base, it's a no brainer. every middle aged female who listens to top 40 will love it, it *could* appeal to the C&W crowd. hard rock stations will probably not play it, but they could.
  • SmellymanSmellyman Asia Posts: 4,527
    It's a great song and could be a huge crossover hit, but unthought known or Got Some would be more suited rock radio formats.

    Just Breathe might be TOO different. Unthought Known would be a big crossover hit too, but would fit more radio formats.

    imho
  • YieldToNothingYieldToNothing Posts: 3,667
    lame. radio needs songs like gonna see my friend or got some
    i have a paper here that entitles me to fast track status
  • Backspacer_BackerBackspacer_Backer Posts: 1,023
    Smellyman wrote:
    It's a great song and could be a huge crossover hit, but unthought known or Got Some would be more suited rock radio formats.

    Just Breathe might be TOO different. Unthought Known would be a big crossover hit too, but would fit more radio formats.

    imho

    honestly, i disagree wholeheartedly about Unthought Known. I think it's one that we PJ fanatics will love for a long time, but I think it's too slow developing for fickle top 40 fans. Got Some will be a single, for sure. I hope. Yes, definitely more traditional for the rock format.
  • Backspacer_BackerBackspacer_Backer Posts: 1,023
    YieldToNothing wrote:
    lame. radio needs songs like gonna see my friend or got some


    well, they'll probably get those too. at least Got Some. and Just Breathe may be lame to you, but it's a great song to appeal to folks outside of the fan base. IMHO, of course.
  • YieldToNothingYieldToNothing Posts: 3,667
    not saying the song is lame, but its a lame choice for a single imo
    i have a paper here that entitles me to fast track status
  • pearlhawkpearlhawk Posts: 634
    Love the song, love the choice.
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  • nucmed24nucmed24 Posts: 144
    CitizenRick wrote:
    That Green Day song Good riddance (Time of your life) was similar and huge...but it was a lot more poppy.

    I was actually thinking about Green Day's recent 21 guns. Its being played on our local radio station probably 50 times a day.
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  • CitizenRickCitizenRick Posts: 1,079
    edited September 2009
    nucmed24 wrote:
    CitizenRick wrote:
    That Green Day song Good riddance (Time of your life) was similar and huge...but it was a lot more poppy.

    I was actually thinking about Green Day's recent 21 guns. Its being played on our local radio station probably 50 times a day.

    Yeah but Just Breathe is much more folksy and not as "Big" sounding. Maybe it will transcend genre's and catch on on all kinds of formats.
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  • fisttothejawfisttothejaw Posts: 234
    well, to follow the Green Day reference, "Just Breathe" could most definitely hit radio the same way "Time of Your Life" did.

    Could be big.
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  • Evolution6579Evolution6579 Posts: 624
    I think it would work well.

    Case in point...I went to pick up my girlfriend from work. She was running late so I just chilled outside and waited in the loading zone for her with Backspacer cranked as loud as the stereo would go.

    This dude comes walking out of the store and past the car. He must have been 60 or older. I'm listening to Just Breathe and he stops next to the car. As I glance over to see what the weirdo is doing, I can see he is tapping his foot to the rhythm. He leans over and asks me for the name of the song and who is singing it. I turn down the music to tell him and he tells me not to turn it down. He says he has heard the name Pearl Jam before. We listen to the rest of the song and I turn it down. He says he likes the song and that it kinda reminds him of something. I told him it reminds me of Harry Nillson's Everybody's Talkin. He agrees and asks me how I know about Harry Nillson. I point out my handsome mutton chops and tell him I should have been born in the Sixties. We laugh. I tell him that they are selling it at Target and he can even get it on vinyl.

    "Vinyl? Do they still make those?"

    "The good bands do", says I.

    Then it struck him where he knew the name Pearl Jam. "Weren't they on the show on VH1 for the Who?"

    "Yes, and they killed it!", says I.

    "Yes, they did. Pearl Jam. Hmm."

    We finally introduced ourselves and he said good night. I told him to have a good night.

    "I will. I'm heading to Target."

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  • SongburstSongburst Posts: 1,195
    fisttothejaw wrote:
    well, to follow the Green Day reference, "Just Breathe" could most definitely hit radio the same way "Time of Your Life" did.

    Could be big.
    I humbly disagree. The Green Day song had a good radio friendly hook and catchy lyrics. Though it might be my favourite song on the album, Just Breathe is really depressing and too folky to translate into a big hit. I like the choice however because 5% of the population likes good music and they should have the opportunity to hear this song if they are not a PJ fan. Got Some is the no brainer choice for a single but it still wouldn't put them over the top in terms of popularity in any way, shape or form.
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  • fisttothejawfisttothejaw Posts: 234
    Songburst wrote:
    fisttothejaw wrote:
    well, to follow the Green Day reference, "Just Breathe" could most definitely hit radio the same way "Time of Your Life" did.

    Could be big.
    I humbly disagree. The Green Day song had a good radio friendly hook and catchy lyrics. Though it might be my favourite song on the album, Just Breathe is really depressing and too folky to translate into a big hit. I like the choice however because 5% of the population likes good music and they should have the opportunity to hear this song if they are not a PJ fan. Got Some is the no brainer choice for a single but it still wouldn't put them over the top in terms of popularity in any way, shape or form.

    oops... I realized that I just re-stated CitizenRick's original point...

    Anyway, I get what you're saying about the catchy-ness of the Green Day tune - but "Just Breathe" has those ear-candy strings, the harmonies in the "did I say that I need you" part - I wouldn't count it out.

    And as douchey as I think the Plain White Ts are, that "Hey There Delilah" song was at least *trying* to be folky, and it worked...
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  • RodrigoDuRodrigoDu Posts: 140
    Just Breathe is one of the best songs in the album... It is not a rock song, but for sure it feels like a Pearl Jam song, with all the emotions and great lyrics... I think its a great choice for a single because it will show people that Pearl Jam has a wide range of music and not only grunge rock... which is true. And its also "catcthy" and "poppy" enough for radio.

    Great choice!
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  • ECMECM Posts: 1,687
    Got Some....

    yes, I know, there are tracks we like better, but this really is the only track I can see being played on alt rock/ rock stations... catchy for general public....
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    you guys remember Last Kiss? this could be a big hit.

    i guess Got SOme will come later.
  • anthonycalavanthonycalav Posts: 214
    i would have gone with Force of Nature! I find it quite catchy!
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  • William WallaceWilliam Wallace Posts: 553
    ziggidy wrote:
    i would have gone with Force of Nature! I find it quite catchy!

    It would be a perfect third single!
  • analogueaddict72analogueaddict72 Posts: 307
    Hell I can see Radio 2 in the UK playing this, if they want to break out of the fan base and get this record to a wider audience, then Just Breathe is a great choice.

    I know some of you don't give a shit whether this album breaks out or not but the band obviously do and I'd like them to be heard by people other than us, so many say to me are they still together, I thought they'd split up.

    They so often fall under the radar here in the UK, maybe over the pond in their native land it isn't so much. Just Breathe is just gorgeous and it's a bit greedy to think us fans should be the only people to experience that.

    I have a feeling this album is going to blow up sales wise. Amongst The Waves & Unthought Known have potential to be big hits as well. Got Some, Johnny Guitar or Gonna See My Friend are great great songs but the potential for ATW, UK and especially JB are bigger.

    I don't think this is their best album but I do think the commercial potential is at it's highest since Ten was released, I'm past thinking I want this band just for myself, they've been around for such a long time doing their thing I very much doubt commercial success would effect the sound of the next record and Pearl jam will continue doing just what they've done all the time, being a outstanding rock band.
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