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AH129339AH129339 Posts: 25
edited May 2010 in The Porch
Are there any better lyrics out there than this track, always loved him but after this Mike is such a legend and such a good man after what was obviously tough times. I mean the first line says it all "underneath this smile lies everything, all my hopes and anger, pride and shame".... Brings a tear to my eye everytime I hear it i got to admit
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 29,928
    I love it, too! :thumbup:

    but there's a few folks around here who think it is pure schlock. just wait..... :?
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  • fox_mulderXfox_mulderX Posts: 1,134
    imalive wrote:
    I love it, too! :thumbup:

    but there's a few folks around here who think it is pure schlock. just wait..... :?

    haha it's not schlock, i just think some of the lyrics are bad. overall, it's a good song. the three guitars on the studio version sound awesome... in other words, it doesn't hold up live.
  • YieldNebula311YieldNebula311 Posts: 47
    I've always thought Eddie sounds like, extra passionate towards the beginning of this song. Hard to explain but there's something about how he sings that part, it's pretty cool. Good song.
  • gearboygearboy Posts: 349
    listened to this song today and was thinking about what a GREAT song this is very powerful and moving
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  • Slap upside the headSlap upside the head Posts: 904
    I haven't heard this one nearly enough live.
  • arqarq Posts: 8,003
    One of my top 5 of all time! I've been fan since Ten (i know like 99% of all of us)
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  • AH129339AH129339 Posts: 25
    Yea just thought id throw it out there, do agree it doesnt really hold itself live but the studio version brings shivers down my spine....lyrics, lyrics, lyrics !!
    Another underrated(if that word can be used in a PJ forum) is I got ID, I was lucky enough to be front row MSG night one and seeing that up close live blew me away, I knew it was a good song but wow !
    Thanks for feedback
  • NashvillePJfanNashvillePJfan Posts: 594
    Love it. The music is positively Zeppelinesque (Mike playing the double neck on the live version is a clear nod to Jimmy Page.)

    The lyrics are something special when you understand they come from the perspective of someone trying to face down his inner demons and cope with drug addiction.

    Way to go Mike. Way to go Pearl Jam. One of your very best. I dream of seeing the band open a show with this masterpiece some day.
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  • mermelada_alucinogenamermelada_alucinogena Posts: 59
    amazing song, excelent lyrics, great way to end the avocado
    Love ain't Love until you give it up!
  • GB45499GB45499 Posts: 232
    mermelada_alucinogena wrote:
    amazing song, excelent lyrics, great way to end the avocado

    When I downloaded this wonderful album the night it was available, I took it to Windows Media Player I didn't realize it was the last song...cause it played first (I figured out where I went wrong when I 'highlighted' the list Inside Job was the last one I clicked and therefore made it first...atleast that's what I've come up with lol) and was blown away. I remember resisting listening to any leaks from this album and while the Avo was downloading I decided it was a perfect time to Get Right and strap some headphones on. I listened to the album about 3 times in a row and kept thinking that the way Inside Job ends, it would be better at the end of the album. DOH! :lol: Great song!
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,280
    fox_mulderX wrote:

    haha it's not schlock, i just think some of the lyrics are bad. overall, it's a good song. the three guitars on the studio version sound awesome... in other words, it doesn't hold up live.

    I love the music and the presentation of Inside job, but I have to agree...
    Some lyrics are extra lame with a side of corny.


    Also, it's not a good song live. I really wanted them to be able to pull it off live, but I have yet to hear a version (and I've heard dozens) that got close. The disc version has passion, and an entire level they can't reach live.
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,425
    Solid tune. It was a mood killer but i thought it sounded great in St Lou

    It's not Zeppelin-ish in the slightest....
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,549
    the best intro of all pj songs
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  • joely_91joely_91 Posts: 795
    mca47 wrote:
    fox_mulderX wrote:

    haha it's not schlock, i just think some of the lyrics are bad. overall, it's a good song. the three guitars on the studio version sound awesome... in other words, it doesn't hold up live.

    I love the music and the presentation of Inside job, but I have to agree...
    Some lyrics are extra lame with a side of corny.


    Also, it's not a good song live. I really wanted them to be able to pull it off live, but I have yet to hear a version (and I've heard dozens) that got close. The disc version has passion, and an entire level they can't reach live.

    Dublin 06 gives me chills....:D
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  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    I'm very glad I don't have a critics heart. I guess leave me to my delusions because I thought Inside Job Philly 4 was amazing. Perhaps my vantage point and being able to see the emotion that makes this song one of their best, accounts for this. The connection between each of them to each other and to this song just speaks to who Pearl Jam is. Not a better example for me. It was a highlight of the night.
  • NashvillePJfanNashvillePJfan Posts: 594
    DewieCox wrote:

    It's not Zeppelin-ish in the slightest....

    OH YES IT IS.
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  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Posts: 11,359
    NashvillePJfan wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:

    It's not Zeppelin-ish in the slightest....

    OH YES IT IS.

    Yeah, I can see that. I'd consider Zeppelin-ish to be the ultimate compliment, so that works for me on this masterpiece of a song, at the end of this masterpiece of an album.
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  • dasvidanadasvidana Posts: 1,347
    Mike is a genius.
    It's nice to be nice to the nice.
  • megatronmegatron Posts: 3,420
    columbia 08 is my favorite live version. great way to start an encore
  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    dasvidana wrote:
    Mike is a genius.

    +100
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  • rebornFixerrebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    I don't know ... The song works pretty well live, I think.
  • IndyDaveIndyDave Posts: 252
    Absolutely love this song. The version from the Austin City Limits taping was amazing (too bad about the glitch,though). They could play this every night as far as I'm concerned.
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 29,928
    joely_91 wrote:

    Dublin 06 gives me chills....:D

    vegas '06 gave me chills as the opener. :thumbup:
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  • HoosierJamHoosierJam Posts: 104
    Inside Job is by far my favorite song off avocado. And as far as live goes it's one of my favorites. and yes it was a great intro in Vegas 06. Made standing out in the ten club line waiting to get tickets that day in the hot sun well worth it! The mood the intro creates live and Mike on the double, ed's "yea-ah, yea-ah" at the end. just give me about another minute of Mike wailing at the end and it would be a live masterpiece
    nothing as it seems.....
  • inthefleshintheflesh Posts: 170
    joely_91 wrote:
    vegas '06 gave me chills as the opener. :thumbup:

    me too!

    Anyone one who says Inside Job doesn't "work" live hasn't listened to that version
    was it?....
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,425
    NashvillePJfan wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:

    It's not Zeppelin-ish in the slightest....

    OH YES IT IS.

    OK, then how? B/c it's 7 minutes long?

    Neither the solo or chord progression are Page-ish in the slightest. Matt's drumming is a different style from Bonzo. Ed sure as hell don't sound like Bob Plant. Jeff doesn't play anything like JPJ.
  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,252
    DewieCox wrote:
    Solid tune. It was a mood killer but i thought it sounded great in St Lou

    First time I've seen it live. It didn't kill my mood at all. I was fairly indifferent to it till this show. Fucking awesome! I loved it.
  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    DewieCox wrote:
    NashvillePJfan wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:

    It's not Zeppelin-ish in the slightest....

    OH YES IT IS.

    OK, then how? B/c it's 7 minutes long?

    Neither the solo or chord progression are Page-ish in the slightest. Matt's drumming is a different style from Bonzo. Ed sure as hell don't sound like Bob Plant. Jeff doesn't play anything like JPJ.

    The first time I heard the song, it reminded me so much of Stairway.
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  • UpSideDownUpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    The 3 songs that have grown on me from self-titled -

    Unemployable
    Come Back
    Inside Job

    Love hearing all of these live.
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,425
    Abe Froman wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    Solid tune. It was a mood killer but i thought it sounded great in St Lou

    First time I've seen it live. It didn't kill my mood at all. I was fairly indifferent to it till this show. Fucking awesome! I loved it.

    Oh I loved hearing it for sure and rocked out accordingly, but I thought the crowd really got quiet after it for a song or 2.
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