How did Immortality not become huge?

andrew the legend

Its just to slow for me. I am guessing i was present for the best immortality ever at Seattle 2000. I like footsteps and release and some other slow songs. Just never cared for immortality. Cant tell you exactly why.
Not bad mouthing it. Its fun live and all just if i was making the set lists every ngiht I dont need to ever hear it live again.

CitizenRick

SOLAT319 wrote:

Well said my friend! :-)
Are you doing any East Coast?

I wish...but I just couldn't make it happen this time. I guess I'll just wait for the tour of album #9 in early 09'.

I did catch Eddie when he was here...amazing!

CitizenRick

SOLAT319 wrote:

Dude, I did too! Bay Area shows were just absolutely awesome! How come our paths never crossed? Did you go to the pre-party before the Santa Cruz show?

No...I've never been to one of those before. I always have the intention...but then chicken out.

We'll have to get together one of these times for a drink.

GlorifiedOriley

Really cool version of Immortality from Boston about 7 months before Vitalogy was released. Completely different lyrics. Epic song overall and I agree with the Bennaroya version as being one of the best.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_AKLofHtO4U

JP2026766

Not everybody loves this song. My best friend, who has become a huge PJ fan, always says it's his least favorite song.

JP2026766

SOLAT319 wrote:

Again, back to my original post, to me that's a good thing. That's what makes it unique :-)

I agree. I mean, at times, i just don't want to hear it. But at other times it just speaks to me.

CitizenRick

constructicon wrote:

Immortality at Benaroya is the best.

I've been listening to this version on repeat all day. Mike just kills in the solo's!

CrazyMolly

GlorifiedOriley wrote:

Really cool version of Immortality from Boston about 7 months before Vitalogy was released. Completely different lyrics. Epic song overall and I agree with the Bennaroya version as being one of the best.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_AKLofHtO4U

Thank you for that. Very cool version.

musicismylife78

i think because its a dark song.

vitalogy is a dark album. i never bought ed's explanation that it wasnt inspired by kurt and what happened.

i remember being young when the album came out, but was fully aware of the meaning of kurts death, and vitalogy's describing of the climate at the time.

anytime you have an album like vitalogy, the record aint gonna be a big hit. Lets face it folks Bugs and Pry to, and FoxyMopHandle, those aint radio friendly stuff folks.

the album perfectly sums up what it felt like to live at the time of Kurts death. Just how completely it felt like things had changed. And I was only a kid.

Immortality seems to me to be a questioning song. Questioning of what one wants to do. A feeling of being trapped. Of trying to escape and not knowing what to do and how to escape.

CrazyMolly

radiohead33 wrote:

i think because its a dark song.

vitalogy is a dark album. i never bought ed's explanation that it wasnt inspired by kurt and what happened.

i remember being young when the album came out, but was fully aware of the meaning of kurts death, and vitalogy's describing of the climate at the time.

anytime you have an album like vitalogy, the record aint gonna be a big hit. Lets face it folks Bugs and Pry to, and FoxyMopHandle, those aint radio friendly stuff folks.

the album perfectly sums up what it felt like to live at the time of Kurts death. Just how completely it felt like things had changed. And I was only a kid.

Immortality seems to me to be a questioning song. Questioning of what one wants to do. A feeling of being trapped. Of trying to escape and not knowing what to do and how to escape.

Hmmmm.... thats very good insight. I feel that even though Nirvana and Pearl Jam had their "issues" with one another, Eddie had deep respect for Kurt as a musician and human being. Save You... another song about Kurt?

slightofjeff

andrew the legend wrote:

Its just to slow for me.

Fast is overrated.

Give me Mike's slow-burning solo from Immortality (either one) over anything the Ramones ever put out ever.

slightofjeff

radiohead33 wrote:

anytime you have an album like vitalogy, the record aint gonna be a big hit. Lets face it folks Bugs and Pry to, and FoxyMopHandle, those aint radio friendly stuff folks.

I agree with most of what you said but this part doesn't make sense to me. None of these tracks were singles, or meant to be singles. It's like saying there's no way the White Album could be huge because "Revolution No. 9" is on there.

Immortality was a big song in its day. It was on the radio all the time. Like many songs, it isn't being played much 15+ years later. It happens. But I don't think Immortality not catching on has anything to do with Bugs.

Also, you're right in that that album -- and that song, in particular -- perfectly captured the times we lived in. Which is a reason I think it *was* huge in its time.

CitizenRick

radiohead33 wrote:

i think because its a dark song.

vitalogy is a dark album. i never bought ed's explanation that it wasnt inspired by kurt and what happened.

i remember being young when the album came out, but was fully aware of the meaning of kurts death, and vitalogy's describing of the climate at the time.

anytime you have an album like vitalogy, the record aint gonna be a big hit. Lets face it folks Bugs and Pry to, and FoxyMopHandle, those aint radio friendly stuff folks.

the album perfectly sums up what it felt like to live at the time of Kurts death. Just how completely it felt like things had changed. And I was only a kid.

Immortality seems to me to be a questioning song. Questioning of what one wants to do. A feeling of being trapped. Of trying to escape and not knowing what to do and how to escape.

Nice description of Vitalogy. I think you captured the vibe of this album perfectly. My only challenge is that Vitalogy wasn't a hit record...because it WAS a hit record...when you have the second fastest selling rock album of all-time (behind your other album Vs.) and you sell upwards of 5 million albums total...it should be considered a hit and a classic. I also think that it had as many sucssessful songs as any other PJ album ever had...including Immortality. I just wondered why Immortality isn't regarded as an all-time classic...because it should be.