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NoWarEverNoWarEver Posts: 7
edited March 2008 in The Porch
Does anyone know what Stone is saying in the beginning? I know it's a count-in of some sort... thanks!
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  • Ample JarAmple Jar Posts: 244
    I think it's some like "9-1-95" which is the date it was recorded. That could be wrong, but i heard that somewhere and it sounds reasonable.
    9/22/96, 8/17/98, 8/18/00, 6/22/03, 9/1/05, 9/2/05, 7/16/06, 7/18/06
  • NoWarEverNoWarEver Posts: 7
    That makes sense. Thanks.
  • LineOneMightyFineLineOneMightyFine Posts: 347
    Ample Jar wrote:
    I think it's some like "9-1-95" which is the date it was recorded. That could be wrong, but i heard that somewhere and it sounds reasonable.


    That sounds much more reasonable than what I always thought:
    "Line 1, mighty fine."
  • edvedder3779edvedder3779 Posts: 65
    ejny wrote:
    That sounds much more reasonable than what I always thought:
    "Line 1, mighty fine."

    DUDE! ME TOO!!!
    "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday."
    -The Duke
  • Ample JarAmple Jar Posts: 244
    ejny wrote:
    That sounds much more reasonable than what I always thought:
    "Line 1, mighty fine."
    That's what I thought it sounded like...until someone told me about the date theory. And that date (9/1/95) is believable since No Code came out in Aug 1996. holy crap! is No Code already 10 years old?!? :)
    9/22/96, 8/17/98, 8/18/00, 6/22/03, 9/1/05, 9/2/05, 7/16/06, 7/18/06
  • pouch15pouch15 Posts: 436
    edvedder3779 wrote:
    DUDE! ME TOO!!!


    hahaha I thought it was "line 1 body 5"
  • edvedder3779edvedder3779 Posts: 65
    My little sister swears there's a conspiracy behind it. That Stone was actually saying "I'm one mighty fine..." but got cut off before he could trumpet his awesomeness. Like the cutoff music at the Oscars or something...
    "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday."
    -The Duke
  • Born2JamBorn2Jam Posts: 255
    edvedder3779 wrote:
    DUDE! ME TOO!!!


    Whoah.......me three.....
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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Ample Jar wrote:
    I think it's some like "9-1-95" which is the date it was recorded. That could be wrong, but i heard that somewhere and it sounds reasonable.
    that sounds right..

    this is what I hear:

    Giant Wand, Mighty Fire. :p
    Come on pilgrim you know he loves you..

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    Oh my, they dropped the leash.



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  • Gremmie95Gremmie95 Posts: 749
    "well hung and mighty fine"
  • B niceB nice Posts: 182
    giant one might he find
    giant one mighty fine
    line one mighty fine


    somewhere in the time between
    life has nothing to do with killing time
    Bring it on cause I'm no victim

    b nice loves pearl jam like ed vedder loves america
  • edvedder3779edvedder3779 Posts: 65
    Gremmie95 wrote:
    "well hung and mighty fine"

    The undisputed winner, right there. :D
    "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday."
    -The Duke
  • electronblueelectronblue WPB Florida Posts: 3,460
    ejny wrote:
    That sounds much more reasonable than what I always thought:
    "Line 1, mighty fine."



    o wow....
    a little nice to know that i am not the only one who thinks he says

    "Line 1, mighty fine"...~

    :)
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    the bad feelings 
    it's just me"


  • ucsbucsb Posts: 58
    ejny wrote:
    That sounds much more reasonable than what I always thought:
    "Line 1, mighty fine."

    yeah for some reason I always thought he said that too. But "9-1-95" makes sense.
  • austinsaustins Posts: 9
    Another good one is 1234, 1234....nair nair nair nair

    1234, 1234....and Yield begins
  • benJAMinbenJAMin Posts: 257
    Just gave the black circle a spin to throw my two cents in...

    its clearly "bong fun, nightie fine."

    Hey, if I was as kick-ass as Stone, I'd speak in fragments too.
    the palms, in the breeze, still blow green
    and the waves in the sea still absolute blue
  • McShadeMcShade Posts: 156
    ...it still sounds like mighty fine...
  • BonesmagooBonesmagoo Posts: 41
    I just used this line as a joke (albeit bad one) at the recording studio I was in where much of No Code was actually recorded in Chicago (CRC). So I'm almost certain I know what the line is and the context. I figured that it was probably confusing for most, so I looked up to see what people thought and found this thread.

    When a band is split up into separate isolation booths, the studio engineer has to make sure that their individual headphone monitors are working and mixed appropriately. It was most likely Stone's response to the engineers question about his levels.

    Engineer: "how are the levels guys"
    Stone: "Line one, mighty fine"
    McCready (perhaps): "Line two, good"
    Ament:......etc

    Pearl Jam has kept accidental and erroneous stuff on other work they've done with Brendan O'Brien like the gunshot sound at the end of Brain of J from McCready dropping a guitar. During editing, little clips always end up landing in weird places. Sometimes you just leave it.

    We're recording our first full length and I'm tempted to make a spoof of this on one of our tracks, but that is probably a little too hokey.
  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    i always thought he was saying dianne one, and the mighty fine part i never bothered figuring out.
    5/28/06, 6/27/08, 10/28/09, 5/18/10, 5/21/10
    8/7/08, 6/9/09
  • Glorified Irish GuyGlorified Irish Guy Posts: 350
    maybe when they were recording it the song never had a name so stone called it 9-1-95 which i guess is the day they recorded it, seems reasonable
  • blackredyellow1blackredyellow1 Posts: 14
    for some reason i always thought it was "Line one, Mighty Fly"

    Red Mosquito= Mighty Fly
  • nukebootnukeboot Posts: 1,465
    Geez, I thought it was "scuse me while I kiss this guy".
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    I'll ride the wave where it takes me...
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