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Amongst the Waves is absolutely.......

PearlJamDownerPearlJamDowner Posts: 171
edited July 2010 in The Porch
spectacular........I cannot get over how good this song really is.
im messed
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  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,567
    Yup it's certainly up there.
  • Beck..Beck.. Posts: 535
    I thought it was the worst song on the album, but hey thats just my opinion. :D
  • marcosmarcos Posts: 2,112
    It's very refreshing, it reminds me of surfing, though I never have, and suppose it's too late to start at 36?
  • CazzaBGirlCazzaBGirl Posts: 234
    PJ just keep getting better,love this song so much.........well i actually love all of BackSpacer , Just breathe is my fave.....hearing it live in Melbourne was magical ;)
    Hold on to the thread....The currents will shift....Glide me towards you....

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  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    Love it. Love it and the whole album.
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  • DonJonDonJon Posts: 5,089
    Yeah I think the majority of BS songs (if not all) come across so much better live than the previous record too.

    Ed stuffed the lyrics to Amongst the Waves nearly everytime on the Aus/NZ tour from memory :lol::lol:
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,901
    What an awesome song. Definitely my favorite on the album. Can't wait to get a chance to hear it live.
  • vital5vital5 Posts: 5,486
    absolutely okay...
  • E.KE.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    DonJon wrote:
    Yeah I think the majority of BS songs (if not all) come across so much better live than the previous record too.

    Ed stuffed the lyrics to Amongst the Waves nearly everytime on the Aus/NZ tour from memory :lol::lol:

    Especially in Adelaide :o

    Amongst the Waves live in Brisbane sounds a bit average ..

    Da Fixa was great live though. It had me pogo'ing.
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  • DonJonDonJon Posts: 5,089
    E.K wrote:
    DonJon wrote:
    Yeah I think the majority of BS songs (if not all) come across so much better live than the previous record too.

    Ed stuffed the lyrics to Amongst the Waves nearly everytime on the Aus/NZ tour from memory :lol::lol:

    Especially in Adelaide :o

    Da Fixa was great live in Brisbane. It had me pogo'ing.

    Check out the beginning of Got Some. Ed makes some classic noises especially the Grrrr.....may be the best one on tour. Adel or Perth he made a weird arsed sound too
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me.
  • E.KE.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    Amongst the Waves was ruined for me in Brisbane because at that time some spaced out dude told us he was going to jump the front barrier and get on stage and kept asking Dallas to give him a foothold over. Kept saying he'd done it before and that the security were useless and that he was going to get on stage and dance with Ed. We spent 5 minutes talking him out of it then he disappeared. A few minutes after that we saw him on the other side of the barrier being dragged off by security. :lol:
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  • pjamaholicpjamaholic Posts: 1,225
    Serve the bastard right! Amongst the Waves, a great song on a great album!
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Amongst The Waves and Unthought Known are classic PJ songs :)

    My favorites on the album for sure.
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  • llovellove Posts: 106
    a masterpiece
    makes much more sense, to live in the present tense
  • samjamsamjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Word. My favorite on Backspacer.

    I absolutely love the 'I can see the light coming through the clouds in rays' part @ 3:07-- I always get that 'holy shit' feeling in your gut during that line!
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  • C-WordC-Word Posts: 30
    dcfaithful wrote:
    Amongst The Waves and Unthought Known are classic PJ songs :)

    My favorites on the album for sure.

    Agreed.

    I'd add The End to that list also
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    llove wrote:
    a masterpiece
    +1..love it!!!
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  • Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    I don't get all the love for Unthought Known. Amongst The Waves and Force Of Nature are so much better.
  • Drum Machine89Drum Machine89 Posts: 2,157
    Yeah really good song, looking forward to seeing it played live next year.
    Let them wash away
    All those yesterdays
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  • AtlantaJammerAtlantaJammer Posts: 2,611
    Partisan wrote:
    I thought it was the worst song on the album, but hey thats just my opinion. :D


    Speed of Sound, Just Breathe....
  • PearlJamDownerPearlJamDowner Posts: 171
    Partisan wrote:
    I thought it was the worst song on the album, but hey thats just my opinion. :D
    why even say something like that just to be different ,the song is obviously not the worst on the album.
    im messed
  • yosiyosi NYC Posts: 3,086
    Kind of cheesy.
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane

  • MysteryTrainMysteryTrain Singapore Posts: 1,189
    My favorite song of 2009. I've finally figured out to play this on acoustic guitar, and it sounds really good!!
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    . . . The most bland song on Backspacer?
    NERDS!
  • redeyeredeye Posts: 620
    great song.... :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:
  • bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 16,213
    Partisan wrote:
    I thought it was the worst song on the album, but hey thats just my opinion. :D

    That's ridiculous, terrible opinion. It is a wrong opinion. You are wrong.
  • PA JammerPA Jammer Tamaqua, Pa. Posts: 341
    Like it, but not my favorite (Unthought Known).
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  • E.KE.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    South of Seattle wrote:
    . . . The most bland song on Backspacer?

    Speed of Sound
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    ATW doesnt hold a candle to older PJ songs in the same vein, and is unbelievably paint-by-the-numbers. a real dissappointment. With the cheesy surfing lyrics, it just doesnt have the weight of a truly great epic like GTF or Alive.

    sorry. IMO
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    E.K wrote:
    South of Seattle wrote:
    . . . The most bland song on Backspacer?

    Speed of Sound
    Yup, that one too!

    The only good part IMO of ATW is the Solo in the middle.
    NERDS!
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