Does anyone think that Just Breathe is out of place on BS?

vaggar99vaggar99 San Diego USA Posts: 3,431
edited October 2009 in The Porch
Good song..Just seems like it doesnt quite fit on the album. I am begining to like the End quite a bit.
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  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    I try not to overthink it. It's a good song and I like good music.
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  • I think of it as the end to side 1....its perfect in that respect....just been listening to the new boots....its pretty stunning live.
  • Jokertt14Jokertt14 Posts: 2,566
    well its on there so i guess it fits :):)
  • Attaway77Attaway77 Posts: 3,438
    Not at all.. It's a great song to a 37 minute album. I was blown away when the last album came out and I heard "Come Back" I was thinking oh sh$t Eddie is singing the Blues to us... That's how they do it, rock n roll ya then take you to a deeper thought....
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  • vaggar99 wrote:
    Good song..Just seems like it doesnt quite fit on the album. I am begining to like the End quite a bit.
    I actually thought that when I finally got to listen to the album on weed. Did seem a bit out of place..
  • I personally thought both JB and The End belonged on ITW, not Backspacer. Good songs, didn't flow with the rest of the album.
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  • justamjustam Posts: 21,412
    TheBeach wrote:
    no

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  • Paul AndrewsPaul Andrews Posts: 2,489
    edited October 2009
    All the songs that made it to the album are the ones Pearl Jam wanted to be there, so they all belong on the album. Simple.

    While I do respect the discussion, that's kinda like asking if Mona Lisa needed that smile or if Starry Night should have had a black sky rather than blue. It's what the artist intended - for reasons known only to them. How they work for you is obviously open to personal opinion.

    Both The End and Just Breathe are beautiful, haunting songs that have really captured an emotion, a moment, a desire. (Check out the discussion about the line about 'leaving the kids' and how those of us that are parents have responded to that thought.) They totally change the pace of the album and sonicly probably would be equally at home on ITW, lyrically I don't think so, but they work for me on Backspacer. I'm loving seeing them played back to back.

    Although I do believe, after seeing Mike on fire these last two nights in LA - the next pearl jam album should have a 36 bar guitar solo on every song. :)
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  • GmoneyGmoney Posts: 1,618
    i can think of an album it's better suited for...
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  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    No. Lyrically it fits perfectly. Great song.
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  • tcaporaletcaporale Posts: 1,577
    I think it belongs on the album, but not in the place it was put there. "Johnny Guitar" doesn't flow very well into it, imo.
  • How they work for you is obviously open to personal opinion.

    that's exactly the point of this discussion.
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  • I couldn't disagree more. I think it's a fantastic song and I see no problem with it on the album. Good songs are good songs.
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  • october22october22 Posts: 2,533
    no. it's perfect on the album and where it falls in the track listing.

    after the first four songs, it's there to do just what the title suggests.
  • TrixieTrixie Posts: 179
    NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY :roll:
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    vaggar99 wrote:
    Good song..Just seems like it doesnt quite fit on the album. I am begining to like the End quite a bit.

    i did at first, but now it has kinda clicked for me. it seemed like a weird insertion of an into the wild b-side mid-album, but it actually is a much better song than i gave it credit for and it's a nice game changer after the breakneck opening transitioning into the more anthemic second half.

    i still don't care for the end though. i don't dislike it like i did at first, but i feel it's kinda redundant and melodramatic.
  • Speed of Sound feels more out of place.

    Just Breathe and The End feel like Eddie moments but are great songs.

    I've been thinking if e hadn't seen Lost Dogs, this would be a killer tracklist:

    All Night
    Gonna See My Friends
    Got Some
    The Fixer
    Johnny Guitar
    Just Breathe
    Amongst the Waves
    Unthought Known
    Supersonic
    Force of Nature
    Down
    The End
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  • fuck that bullshit about the "flow of the album"!! an awesome song always has a place on an album!! an album is a collection of songs...each song telling a story, and they don't have to necessarily "fit/go together"...i don't know why people assume this...it's not a fucking "theme album"!
  • NeilJamNeilJam Posts: 1,191
    joewalshdc wrote:
    I think of it as the end to side 1....its perfect in that respect....just been listening to the new boots....its pretty stunning live.

    :geek: It's not really the end of side 1 though, Amongst the Waves is the last song on that side of the record.

    While it's clear this song was originally done for Into the Wild, I don't feel it's out of place on Backspacer. It's a beautiful start to a succession of songs that are my three favorites from the album right now. I just wish they would have all been on the same side of the record.
  • I love this song. So glad it's on this album.
  • mavimavi Posts: 941
    I think the placement is perfect. Exactly what you need right there.
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  • no, not at all... i think the entire flow of the album is just spot on... great song
    it's largely due to eddie that i liked to jump off of things as a child...
  • LIke the song, but do find myself skipping it to get to the far superior "Amongst The Waves" more often then not.
  • vaggar99vaggar99 San Diego USA Posts: 3,431
    I had a feeling I'd be in the minority on this one. I'm not trying to tell PJ or anyone how to pick the best songs or sequence the songs for an album. Just expressing my fleeting opionions. I'm glad we have this board..Did you know that the Counting Crows have made their forum for Fan Club members only?
    I guess Adam Duritz couldnt handle the criticism of "non-fans"....
  • its just fine where it is
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