Good news and bad news RE: Betterman

icemanap

They saw someone with a Clash shirt on and a Zep shirt on.

Why couldn't they have just done Rock The Casbah with a banjo or something?

This blows.

threefish10

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

Oh and it's BETTER MAN. TWO WORDS. Jeez... is it that hard?! :roll:

does it really make a difference? i'm sure i've seen the band write it on setlists a million times as one word. every official 2000 bootleg i have has it printed on the back as one word. i don't think how if someone spells it as one word or two really makes a lick of difference.

Edit and also:

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

I don't think Sugarland are trying to pass it off as their own, not at all. If anything it's in homage to PJ.

yeah i know that, but obviously the guy who posted it doesn't think so, that's why i said i think it's funny.

Sian-of-the-dead

threefish10 wrote:

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

Oh and it's BETTER MAN. TWO WORDS. Jeez... is it that hard?! :roll:

does it really make a difference? i'm sure i've seen the band write it on setlists a million times as one word. every official 2000 bootleg i have has it printed on the back as one word. i don't think how if someone spells it as one word or two really makes a lick of difference.

It really bothers me. It's on the reverse of Vitalogy written as two words and I've rarely seen it written as one by the band... it just bothers me and i'm a bit anal... sorry. :oops:

threefish10 wrote:

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

I don't think Sugarland are trying to pass it off as their own, not at all. If anything it's in homage to PJ.

yeah i know that, but obviously the guy who posted it doesn't think so, that's why i said i think it's funny.

I know! I was agreeing with you!

sliiteofhand

how bout we just write it the way its sung.. bettermaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan

threefish10

Sian-of-the-dead wrote:

It really bothers me. It's on the reverse of Vitalogy written as two words and I've rarely seen it written as one by the band... it just bothers me and i'm a bit anal... sorry. :oops:

ha ha, i never would have guessed. i just checked my 20 or so 2000 boots and they are all listed as one word. but yeah, i'll try to remember to hit my space bar for you as i don't want to upset you

Backspacer_Backer

eff off - it is and always will be BETTERMAN to me. blow me.

Lizard

Backspacer_Backer wrote:

eff off - it is and always will be BETTERMAN to me. blow me.

:shock:

drummerboy_73

sliiteofhand wrote:

Some of you people just amaze me..your so narrow minded its pathetic. Take a step back for a second, pearl jam covers a ton of songs, do you think the fans of every band pearl jam covers, likes the pearl jam cover of that particular bands song??? Then we have one guy in this thread calling this cover of betterman the "hillbilly version" .. really? are you kidding me? are you a bigot?

One thing I like about going to pearl jam shows, is meeting the other fans, most pearl jam fans seem smart and open minded when talking to them.. obviously this thread isnt a representation of all pearl jam fans, but it just goes to show, theres always a few rotten apples in the tree.

Anyway, I personally think Sugarland did a really good job of covering betterman, I like it alot..and I think Sugarland is a talented band with a great singer..I wish more bands covered pearl jam songs, like the song or not, I, personally, think its nice to hear my favorite band get covered and respected like that.

I agree. I personally have never heard of this band, but I think they did a pretty decent job. I do not particularly care for country music and I do not know enough about this band to know if overall they're a good band with the kind of ethics and talent PJ has - but compared to some of the other PJ covers I've heard or seen on Youtube, this was pretty good. For those who didn't like, is it for any other reason than you don't like mainstream country? Taking the song at face value for what it is, they played it correctly, the vocals were pretty much spot on and in key, and the music sounded just fine. Of course it didn't sound like Ed or perhaps have the spirit or energy as seeing PJ play it live, but I personally don't see what all this fuss is for...if one person went out at bought Vitalogy after hearing this, it's a good thing!

mfc2006

Backspacer_Backer wrote:

eff off - it is and always will be BETTERMAN to me. blow me.

i just wanted to congratulate you for taking a thread and turning it into crap. congrats to you! :roll:

Backspacer_Backer

mfc2006 wrote:

Backspacer_Backer wrote:

eff off - it is and always will be BETTERMAN to me. blow me.

i just wanted to congratulate you for taking a thread and turning it into crap. congrats to you! :roll:

i brought this thread into the world, i can take it out.

mfc2006

Backspacer_Backer wrote:

mfc2006 wrote:

Backspacer_Backer wrote:

eff off - it is and always will be BETTERMAN to me. blow me.

i just wanted to congratulate you for taking a thread and turning it into crap. congrats to you! :roll:

i brought this thread into the world, i can take it out.

that's cool. take your attitude with it. sounds fair to me!

Backspacer_Backer

i just wanted to congratulate you for taking a thread and turning it into crap. congrats to you! :roll:

i brought this thread into the world, i can take it out

that's cool. take your attitude with it. sounds fair to me!

lighten up a bit asswipe, it's just a message board

mfc2006

Backspacer_Backer wrote:

i just wanted to congratulate you for taking a thread and turning it into crap. congrats to you! :roll:

i brought this thread into the world, i can take it out

that's cool. take your attitude with it. sounds fair to me!

lighten up a bit asswipe, it's just a message board

thanks for the reminder. this coming from the person that told someone to "F off" & "Blow Me" about a song title...hahaha. gotta love the irony.

ComeToTX

the only part that bothers me is people not knowing it's a cover.

Backspacer_Backer

mfc2006 wrote:

thanks for the reminder. this coming from the person that told someone to "F off" & "Blow Me" about a song title...hahaha. gotta love the irony.

yeah, it was a joke - i don't really care if it's betterman or better man, the point was that the guy whining about it was too anal. was that you? you seem like you're more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

mfc2006

Backspacer_Backer wrote:

mfc2006 wrote:

thanks for the reminder. this coming from the person that told someone to "F off" & "Blow Me" about a song title...hahaha. gotta love the irony.

yeah, it was a joke - i don't really care if it's betterman or better man, the point was that the guy whining about it was too anal. was that you? you seem like you're more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

no, that wasn't me. but keep making the accusations & assumptions, man. they seem to be working out in your favor.

Predaking

PJ Fan est. 1990 wrote:

burgandy75 wrote:

My brother-in-law went to see them (Sugarland) when they came to town, and I mentioned to him that they covered Betterman, and his response made me want to shove a sharp pencil in each ear.

"That's a Pearl Jam song? I love that song."

Too bad he fell in love with it because some cute, countrified girl was singing it.

i hate bands that take songs and cover it and pass it off like they wrote the damn thing...

that's why i hate most rap and hip hop artists. like Sean Kingston for instance, he rips off the main riff of a song and acts like he wrote it. the worst one by far is Me Love which is a rip on Led Zep's D'yer Mak'er (i can never spell that right, nor pronounce it) where he sings the whole "oh oh oh oh oh ooohhh why did you have to go" but then he adds "me love" at the end. i sickens me cause he thinks he can pull that shit off and get away with saying it's his own music

Turnabout is fair play, seeing as LZ ripped off numerous artists.

Sian-of-the-dead

Backspacer_Backer wrote:

mfc2006 wrote:

thanks for the reminder. this coming from the person that told someone to "F off" & "Blow Me" about a song title...hahaha. gotta love the irony.

yeah, it was a joke - i don't really care if it's betterman or better man, the point was that the guy whining about it was too anal. was that you? you seem like you're more fun than a barrel of monkeys.

For your information, I am female.

Better Man is my favourite song and the spacing of the two words is just a little niggle of mine. I can laugh about it and I did.

There is no need for you to be so rude, crass and childish.

mangia1976

sliiteofhand wrote:

Some of you people just amaze me..your so narrow minded its pathetic. Take a step back for a second, pearl jam covers a ton of songs, do you think the fans of every band pearl jam covers, likes the pearl jam cover of that particular bands song??? Then we have one guy in this thread calling this cover of betterman the "hillbilly version" .. really? are you kidding me? are you a bigot?

One thing I like about going to pearl jam shows, is meeting the other fans, most pearl jam fans seem smart and open minded when talking to them.. obviously this thread isnt a representation of all pearl jam fans, but it just goes to show, theres always a few rotten apples in the tree.

Anyway, I personally think Sugarland did a really good job of covering betterman, I like it alot..and I think Sugarland is a talented band with a great singer..I wish more bands covered pearl jam songs, like the song or not, I, personally, think its nice to hear my favorite band get covered and respected like that.

Sliite: So basically, b/c people on this board don't hop on to your Sugarland bandwagon and enjoy this horrible cover of an epic PJ song, THEY'RE close minded???!!! Why not let them express their opinion?? And the guy that called it the 'hillbilly' version is a "bigot"?? That sounds extremely close-minded, to the point of name calling..Hey, you're entitled to your opinion--even if it shows you have no taste in music (except your love of PJ)..Was that closed-minded?