I've been listening to this again, and I don't care if they say this song is from the Riot Act cutting room floor. I saw the recording history, and I know that it was listed there during the RA session. However, the sound, the lyrics and style are definitely ITW/BS era, and given the lack of accompanying instruments I'd have to put this with ITW. That is just my opinion, but I would bet some serious coin that this was recorded in the last 3 years. My theory is that it was resurrected for ITW, but maybe the lyrics didn't really fit the movie, so they dropped it.
I've been listening to this again, and I don't care if they say this song is from the Riot Act cutting room floor. I saw the recording history, and I know that it was listed there during the RA session. However, the sound, the lyrics and style are definitely ITW/BS era, and given the lack of accompanying instruments I'd have to put this with ITW. That is just my opinion, but I would bet some serious coin that this was recorded in the last 3 years. My theory is that it was resurrected for ITW, but maybe the lyrics didn't really fit the movie, so they dropped it.
I've been listening to this song on repeat for pretty much the last 24 hours, and it smacks Riot Act to me. The vocals in it remind me alot of Arc.
The lyrics are waaaay too positive and optimistic for Riot Act era material. By far.
I would agree with that, but the style of the song is RA. And we don't know that Ed wrote the lyrics to this, as far as I know. And I think the fact that this song remained unreleased is a good indicator that it WAS during the RA sessions, as it wouldn't have fit the rest of the theme of the album. Maybe Ed was having an uplifting day when he wrote it!
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This is definitely not from "Riot Act". This is definitely recent. Here's the issue: This may be just Ed. There's nothing in there that screams of the other guys. As a musician, I'm pretty good at hearing this stuff (who did what). I think this is just ED and probably more recent than the "Into The Wild" stuff.
There you go.
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Washington D.C. '04, London '05,Hamilton '05,Grand Rapids '06,
Cleveland '06, Detroit '06,Pittsburgh '06,Cincinnati '06,Chicago '07
NYC '08, NYC '08, Chicago '09, Chicago '09, ACL '09, Columbus 2010, Noblesville 2010, Cleveland 2010, Buffalo 2010.
Well...I'm going to rely on the list we've known about for almost 7 years of the songs from the Riot Act sessions to agree that it's from Riot Act. I could listen to Dead Man and think it was Into The Wild era, but it isn't. This is from Riot Act.
An unreleased Pearl Jam song titled "Better Days" has leaked after appearing unexpectedly on the official site of Pearl Jam's Monkeywrench Records. One eagle-eyed Pearl Jam fan discovered "Better Days" posted as a stream with a note reading, "Gary, Kelly wanted you to hear this please give it a listen." The "Kelly" in question is likely Pearl Jam manager Kelly Curtis, Antiquiet reports. Monkeywrench Records is the label created by Pearl Jam, now free from a major label record contract, to release their latest album Backspacer. The site had previously been dormant until the surprise appearance of "Better Days," however as news of the leak began to spread, the site went under lockdown and now requires a username and password. However, you can still listen to "Better Days" on Antiquiet.
As opposed to the harder-edged, guitar-based tracks on Backspacer, the soaring ballad "Better Days" recalls Pearl Jam songs like "Long Road" and "Off He Goes." Mandolins and accordions crescendo as Vedder sings, "Our future is paved in better days" in the song's triumphant climax. The experts on Pearl Jam's Ten Club message board speculate that "Better Days" dates back to 2003's Riot Act — a song of the same title was listed among the tracks recorded during that album's studio sessions — but this version was likely recorded more recently as Vedder's vocals more closely resemble his present-day singing voice.
Pearl Jam haven’t released any comment about the "Better Days" leak, but fans have whipped themselves into a frenzy hypothesizing the track could appear on the group's next album, the band's annual Christmas singles, a possible upcoming reissue of Riot Act or as a B side to Backspacer.
Up here so high I start to shake, Up here so high the sky I scrape, I've no fear but for falling down, So look out below I am falling now, Falling down,...not staying down, Could’ve held me up, rather tear me down, Drown in the river
and there goes ledvetterman again. Trust me. This cannot have been recorded during the riot act sessions. riot act wasnt recorded at 24 bit and this clearly was. maybe they recorded another version of the song or ed reused the title or something (not the first time). This is newer than backspacer.
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Washington D.C. '04, London '05,Hamilton '05,Grand Rapids '06,
Cleveland '06, Detroit '06,Pittsburgh '06,Cincinnati '06,Chicago '07
NYC '08, NYC '08, Chicago '09, Chicago '09, ACL '09, Columbus 2010, Noblesville 2010, Cleveland 2010, Buffalo 2010.
I havent read through this whole post, but here a list of songs from the Riot Act recording sessions and Better Days is on it.:
February/March2002 - Studio X - Seattle, WA
Ed Vedder - vocals, guitar, background vocals, ukulele; Stone Gossard - guitar; Mike McCready - guitar; Jeff Ament - bass; Matt Cameron - drum kit, percussion, background vocals, guitar on 'Cropduster' and 'You Are'; Kenneth "Boom" Gaspar - organ, piano on 'All Or None'; Adam Kasper - piano on 'You Are'
* 1/2 Full
* 4/20/02
* All Or None
* April Bear
* Arc
* Backfire
* Better Days
* Brokenhearted
* Bu$hleaguer
* Can't Keep
* Code Red
* Cropduster
* Don't Follow
* Down
* Faster
* Get Right
* Ghost
* Green Disease
* Goodbye
* Had Enough
* helphelp
* I Am Mine
* Islands
* It's Too Late
* Keep Goin'
* Last Soldier
* Levels
* Longing To Belong
* Love Boat Captain (a.k.a. Boom B3)
* Meteorologist
* No Good Reason
* Other Side
* Sad
* Say Goodbye
* Satellite
* Save You
* Searchlight
* Spin Cycle
* Thumbing My Way
* Undone
* Upside Downside
* You Are (a.k.a. Undone)
* You're True
Pearl Jam Shows: 1998 - 9/11 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 9/13 Hartford, CT || 2000 - 8/24 Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach 2); 8/27 Saratoga Springs; 8/29 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 8/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2) || 2003 - 4/29 Albany, NY; 5/3 State College, PA; 7/2 Mansfield (night 1); 7/6 Camden, NJ (night 2); 7/8 New York, NY (MSG night 1) || 2004 - 9/28 Boston, MA (night 1); 9/29 Boston, MA (night 2) || 2005 - 10/3 Philadelphia, PA || 2006 - 5/12 Albany, NY; 5/13 Hartford, CT; 5/24 Boston, MA (night 1); 5/25 Boston, MA (night 2); 5/27 Camden, NJ (night 1); 5/28 Camden, NJ (night 2)|| 2008 - 6/19 Camden, NJ (night 1); 6/24 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 6/25 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 6/27 Hartford, CT; 6/28 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 6/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2); 7/1 New York, NY (Beacon Theater)|| 2009 - 9/21 Seattle, WA (night 1); 9/22 Seattle, WA (night 2); 10/27 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 1); 10/28 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 2); 10/30 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 3); 10/31 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 4)|| 2010 - 5/15 Hartford, CT; 5/17 Boston, MA; 5/20 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 5/21 New York, NY (MSG night 2)|| 2011 - 9/3 East Troy, WI (PJ20); 9/4 East Troy, WI (PJ20) || 2012 - 9/2 Philadelphia, PA, 9/30 Missoula, MT || 2013 - 7/19 Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), 10/12 Buffalo, NY, 10/15 Worcester, MA (night 1), 10/16 Worcester, MA (night 2), 10/18 Brooklyn, NY (night 1), 10/19 Brooklyn, NY (night 2), 10/25 Hartford, CT || 2014 - 10/22 Denver, CO || 2015 - 9/26 New York, NY (Global Citizen Festival) || 2016 - 5/1 New York, NY (night 1), 5/2 New York, NY (night 2), 8/5 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1), 8/7 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 2) || 2018 - 9/2 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1) || 2020 - 3/30 New York, NY Eddie Vedder solo: 2008 - Boston night 1 & 2 || 2009 - Albany, NY night 1 & 2 || 2011 - Hartford, CT, Boston, MA
Better Dyas was on the list of songs recorded during the Riot Act sessions:
February/march 2002 - Studio X - Seattle, WA
Ed Vedder - vocals, guitar, background vocals, ukulele; Stone Gossard - guitar; Mike McCready - guitar; Jeff Ament - bass; Matt Cameron - drum kit, percussion, background vocals, guitar on 'Cropduster' and 'You Are'; Kenneth "Boom" Gaspar - organ, piano on 'All Or None'; Adam Kasper - piano on 'You Are'
* 1/2 Full
* 4/20/02
* All Or None
* April Bear
* Arc
* Backfire
* Better Days
* Brokenhearted
* Bu$hleaguer
* Can't Keep
* Code Red
* Cropduster
* Don't Follow
* Down
* Faster
* Get Right
* Ghost
* Green Disease
* Goodbye
* Had Enough
* helphelp
* I Am Mine
* Islands
* It's Too Late
* Keep Goin'
* Last Soldier
* Levels
* Longing To Belong
* Love Boat Captain (a.k.a. Boom B3)
* Meteorologist
* No Good Reason
* Other Side
* Sad
* Say Goodbye
* Satellite
* Save You
* Searchlight
* Spin Cycle
* Thumbing My Way
* Undone
* Upside Downside
* You Are (a.k.a. Undone)
* You're True
Pearl Jam Shows: 1998 - 9/11 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 9/13 Hartford, CT || 2000 - 8/24 Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach 2); 8/27 Saratoga Springs; 8/29 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 8/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2) || 2003 - 4/29 Albany, NY; 5/3 State College, PA; 7/2 Mansfield (night 1); 7/6 Camden, NJ (night 2); 7/8 New York, NY (MSG night 1) || 2004 - 9/28 Boston, MA (night 1); 9/29 Boston, MA (night 2) || 2005 - 10/3 Philadelphia, PA || 2006 - 5/12 Albany, NY; 5/13 Hartford, CT; 5/24 Boston, MA (night 1); 5/25 Boston, MA (night 2); 5/27 Camden, NJ (night 1); 5/28 Camden, NJ (night 2)|| 2008 - 6/19 Camden, NJ (night 1); 6/24 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 6/25 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 6/27 Hartford, CT; 6/28 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 6/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2); 7/1 New York, NY (Beacon Theater)|| 2009 - 9/21 Seattle, WA (night 1); 9/22 Seattle, WA (night 2); 10/27 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 1); 10/28 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 2); 10/30 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 3); 10/31 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 4)|| 2010 - 5/15 Hartford, CT; 5/17 Boston, MA; 5/20 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 5/21 New York, NY (MSG night 2)|| 2011 - 9/3 East Troy, WI (PJ20); 9/4 East Troy, WI (PJ20) || 2012 - 9/2 Philadelphia, PA, 9/30 Missoula, MT || 2013 - 7/19 Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), 10/12 Buffalo, NY, 10/15 Worcester, MA (night 1), 10/16 Worcester, MA (night 2), 10/18 Brooklyn, NY (night 1), 10/19 Brooklyn, NY (night 2), 10/25 Hartford, CT || 2014 - 10/22 Denver, CO || 2015 - 9/26 New York, NY (Global Citizen Festival) || 2016 - 5/1 New York, NY (night 1), 5/2 New York, NY (night 2), 8/5 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1), 8/7 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 2) || 2018 - 9/2 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1) || 2020 - 3/30 New York, NY Eddie Vedder solo: 2008 - Boston night 1 & 2 || 2009 - Albany, NY night 1 & 2 || 2011 - Hartford, CT, Boston, MA
The uplifting mood doesn't seem to fit the Riot Act era, but only they know for sure at the moment.
I'm surprised we are being allowed to talk about this. :?
Since I already entered this thread, I might as well comment that I LOVE the song. (!)
Down is one of their most uplifting songs.. and its from the Riot Act sessions. Chances are, the uplifting songs didn't make Riot Act because they didn't fit. Makes sense.
Everyone's guess would be as good as mine. It was recorded sometime between Binaural and now.
This is why I dont post. "lukin" was 'recorded' for the vitalogy record but that version didnt make it on and they re-recorded it later. This is how stuff works. From a technical standpoint alone, this song is newer. Songs were not recorded at this resolution prior to 2006 or so. Ed did not sing like this in 2002. The list goes on believe me. It's just Ed and it's new.
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Cleveland '06, Detroit '06,Pittsburgh '06,Cincinnati '06,Chicago '07
NYC '08, NYC '08, Chicago '09, Chicago '09, ACL '09, Columbus 2010, Noblesville 2010, Cleveland 2010, Buffalo 2010.
This is why I dont post. "lukin" was 'recorded' for the vitalogy record but that version didnt make it on and they re-recorded it later. This is how stuff works. From a technical standpoint alone, this song is newer. Songs were not recorded at this resolution prior to 2006 or so. Ed did not sing like this in 2002. The list goes on believe me. It's just Ed and it's new.
This is why I dont post. "lukin" was 'recorded' for the vitalogy record but that version didnt make it on and they re-recorded it later. This is how stuff works. From a technical standpoint alone, this song is newer. Songs were not recorded at this resolution prior to 2006 or so. Ed did not sing like this in 2002. The list goes on believe me. It's just Ed and it's new.
LOL. Effing Word!
Toledo '96, Cleveland '98, Columbus '00, Cleveland '03, Toledo '04
Washington D.C. '04, London '05,Hamilton '05,Grand Rapids '06,
Cleveland '06, Detroit '06,Pittsburgh '06,Cincinnati '06,Chicago '07
NYC '08, NYC '08, Chicago '09, Chicago '09, ACL '09, Columbus 2010, Noblesville 2010, Cleveland 2010, Buffalo 2010.
This is why I dont post. "lukin" was 'recorded' for the vitalogy record but that version didnt make it on and they re-recorded it later. This is how stuff works. From a technical standpoint alone, this song is newer. Songs were not recorded at this resolution prior to 2006 or so. Ed did not sing like this in 2002. The list goes on believe me. It's just Ed and it's new.
You are acting like a know it all but you are wrong..
This song was recorded during the riot act session, but was also re-recorded sometime in 2008, which might explain some sound discrepancies. I mean, you can't really argue against the fact that this was during the riot act sessions because it clearly was. End - O - Story.
This is why I dont post. "lukin" was 'recorded' for the vitalogy record but that version didnt make it on and they re-recorded it later. This is how stuff works. From a technical standpoint alone, this song is newer. Songs were not recorded at this resolution prior to 2006 or so. Ed did not sing like this in 2002. The list goes on believe me. It's just Ed and it's new.
This is why I dont post. "lukin" was 'recorded' for the vitalogy record but that version didnt make it on and they re-recorded it later. This is how stuff works. From a technical standpoint alone, this song is newer. Songs were not recorded at this resolution prior to 2006 or so. Ed did not sing like this in 2002. The list goes on believe me. It's just Ed and it's new.
That's what I posted in the other thread about this. This may have been a resurrected song from Riot Act, but the lyrics and singing style of it are definitely ITW/BS era. My theory is that it was recorded for ITW, but dropped. It just sounds like a solo song to me.
This is why I dont post. "lukin" was 'recorded' for the vitalogy record but that version didnt make it on and they re-recorded it later. This is how stuff works. From a technical standpoint alone, this song is newer. Songs were not recorded at this resolution prior to 2006 or so. Ed did not sing like this in 2002. The list goes on believe me. It's just Ed and it's new.
That's what I posted in the other thread about this. This may have been a resurrected song from Riot Act, but the lyrics and singing style of it are definitely ITW/BS era. My theory is that it was recorded for ITW, but dropped. It just sounds like a solo song to me.
Yea, I kinda of see that as well. And the Rolling Stone article said the same thing.
Pearl Jam Shows: 1998 - 9/11 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 9/13 Hartford, CT || 2000 - 8/24 Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach 2); 8/27 Saratoga Springs; 8/29 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 8/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2) || 2003 - 4/29 Albany, NY; 5/3 State College, PA; 7/2 Mansfield (night 1); 7/6 Camden, NJ (night 2); 7/8 New York, NY (MSG night 1) || 2004 - 9/28 Boston, MA (night 1); 9/29 Boston, MA (night 2) || 2005 - 10/3 Philadelphia, PA || 2006 - 5/12 Albany, NY; 5/13 Hartford, CT; 5/24 Boston, MA (night 1); 5/25 Boston, MA (night 2); 5/27 Camden, NJ (night 1); 5/28 Camden, NJ (night 2)|| 2008 - 6/19 Camden, NJ (night 1); 6/24 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 6/25 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 6/27 Hartford, CT; 6/28 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 6/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2); 7/1 New York, NY (Beacon Theater)|| 2009 - 9/21 Seattle, WA (night 1); 9/22 Seattle, WA (night 2); 10/27 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 1); 10/28 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 2); 10/30 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 3); 10/31 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 4)|| 2010 - 5/15 Hartford, CT; 5/17 Boston, MA; 5/20 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 5/21 New York, NY (MSG night 2)|| 2011 - 9/3 East Troy, WI (PJ20); 9/4 East Troy, WI (PJ20) || 2012 - 9/2 Philadelphia, PA, 9/30 Missoula, MT || 2013 - 7/19 Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), 10/12 Buffalo, NY, 10/15 Worcester, MA (night 1), 10/16 Worcester, MA (night 2), 10/18 Brooklyn, NY (night 1), 10/19 Brooklyn, NY (night 2), 10/25 Hartford, CT || 2014 - 10/22 Denver, CO || 2015 - 9/26 New York, NY (Global Citizen Festival) || 2016 - 5/1 New York, NY (night 1), 5/2 New York, NY (night 2), 8/5 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1), 8/7 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 2) || 2018 - 9/2 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1) || 2020 - 3/30 New York, NY Eddie Vedder solo: 2008 - Boston night 1 & 2 || 2009 - Albany, NY night 1 & 2 || 2011 - Hartford, CT, Boston, MA
This is why I dont post. "lukin" was 'recorded' for the vitalogy record but that version didnt make it on and they re-recorded it later. This is how stuff works. From a technical standpoint alone, this song is newer. Songs were not recorded at this resolution prior to 2006 or so. Ed did not sing like this in 2002. The list goes on believe me. It's just Ed and it's new.
That's what I posted in the other thread about this. This may have been a resurrected song from Riot Act, but the lyrics and singing style of it are definitely ITW/BS era. My theory is that it was recorded for ITW, but dropped. It just sounds like a solo song to me.
Yea, I kinda of see that as well. And the Rolling Stone article said the same thing.
There's uplifting and downer songs from every era. I don't think you can place a tune by mood.
It definitely has a RA vibe, with some sparkly ITW overtones. Prolly unfinished so that makes it harder to be sure.
I don't hear BS at all, b/c this song is actually interesting sounding. I don't really think Just Breathe and The End are overly ITW-ish as some people around here though either.
it's newer than itw. no way this wouldnt have gone on itw unless they didnt want to give it to j records. but even still it sounds newer than that to me. i'm glad they merged my thread as you guys seem to know your stuff.
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Washington D.C. '04, London '05,Hamilton '05,Grand Rapids '06,
Cleveland '06, Detroit '06,Pittsburgh '06,Cincinnati '06,Chicago '07
NYC '08, NYC '08, Chicago '09, Chicago '09, ACL '09, Columbus 2010, Noblesville 2010, Cleveland 2010, Buffalo 2010.
the irony ... reading an article on a website that based much of it's information from this website ... haha
haha
Pearl Jam Shows: 1998 - 9/11 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 9/13 Hartford, CT || 2000 - 8/24 Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach 2); 8/27 Saratoga Springs; 8/29 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 8/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2) || 2003 - 4/29 Albany, NY; 5/3 State College, PA; 7/2 Mansfield (night 1); 7/6 Camden, NJ (night 2); 7/8 New York, NY (MSG night 1) || 2004 - 9/28 Boston, MA (night 1); 9/29 Boston, MA (night 2) || 2005 - 10/3 Philadelphia, PA || 2006 - 5/12 Albany, NY; 5/13 Hartford, CT; 5/24 Boston, MA (night 1); 5/25 Boston, MA (night 2); 5/27 Camden, NJ (night 1); 5/28 Camden, NJ (night 2)|| 2008 - 6/19 Camden, NJ (night 1); 6/24 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 6/25 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 6/27 Hartford, CT; 6/28 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 6/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2); 7/1 New York, NY (Beacon Theater)|| 2009 - 9/21 Seattle, WA (night 1); 9/22 Seattle, WA (night 2); 10/27 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 1); 10/28 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 2); 10/30 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 3); 10/31 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 4)|| 2010 - 5/15 Hartford, CT; 5/17 Boston, MA; 5/20 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 5/21 New York, NY (MSG night 2)|| 2011 - 9/3 East Troy, WI (PJ20); 9/4 East Troy, WI (PJ20) || 2012 - 9/2 Philadelphia, PA, 9/30 Missoula, MT || 2013 - 7/19 Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), 10/12 Buffalo, NY, 10/15 Worcester, MA (night 1), 10/16 Worcester, MA (night 2), 10/18 Brooklyn, NY (night 1), 10/19 Brooklyn, NY (night 2), 10/25 Hartford, CT || 2014 - 10/22 Denver, CO || 2015 - 9/26 New York, NY (Global Citizen Festival) || 2016 - 5/1 New York, NY (night 1), 5/2 New York, NY (night 2), 8/5 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1), 8/7 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 2) || 2018 - 9/2 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1) || 2020 - 3/30 New York, NY Eddie Vedder solo: 2008 - Boston night 1 & 2 || 2009 - Albany, NY night 1 & 2 || 2011 - Hartford, CT, Boston, MA
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Total guess on your part.
cool.
I would agree with that, but the style of the song is RA. And we don't know that Ed wrote the lyrics to this, as far as I know. And I think the fact that this song remained unreleased is a good indicator that it WAS during the RA sessions, as it wouldn't have fit the rest of the theme of the album. Maybe Ed was having an uplifting day when he wrote it!
Fargo 2003
Winnipeg 2005
Winnipeg 2011
St. Paul 2014
Fargo 2003
Winnipeg 2005
Winnipeg 2011
St. Paul 2014
7-11-95, 6-14-98, 6-26-98, 6-27-98, 6-29-98, 8-17-98, 08-18-00, 8-20-00, 09-05-00, 10-7-00, 10-8-00, 10-9-00, 10-11-00, 4-21-03, 4-22-03, 4-23-03, 4-25-03, 04-26-03, 6-18-03, 6-21-03, 6-22-03, 6-25-03, 06-26-03, 10-3-04, 9-11-05, 9-12-05, 9-13-05, 5-9-06, 5-10-06, 5-16-06, 5-17-06, 5-19-06, 5-20-06, 6-23-06, 6-24-06, 6-29-06, 8-5-07, E.V. Milwaukee and Chicago night 1, 8-23-09,08-24-09, 5-7-10, 5-9-10, E.V. 6-28-011, 9-3-11, 9-4-11, 7-19-13, 10-11-13, 10-3-14, 10-17-14, 10-20-14, E.V. 04-26-16, 08-20-16, 08-22-16, 8-20-18, 8-22-18, 9-16-22, 9-18-22, 9-5-23, 9-7-23, 9-10-23
Unless someone slipped a heavy dose Zoloft into Ed's wine...
I find it hard to believe that somone can go from writing: "It's a hopeless situation" to "The Future's paved with Better Days" in one session.
That kind of optimism did not exist in 2001-2002.
There you go.
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Cleveland '06, Detroit '06,Pittsburgh '06,Cincinnati '06,Chicago '07
NYC '08, NYC '08, Chicago '09, Chicago '09, ACL '09, Columbus 2010, Noblesville 2010, Cleveland 2010, Buffalo 2010.
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I'm surprised we are being allowed to talk about this. :?
Since I already entered this thread, I might as well comment that I LOVE the song. (!)
I guess the same can be said for "Down"
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http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/17386/112916
By Daniel Kreps
Jun 10, 2010 12:35 PM EDT
An unreleased Pearl Jam song titled "Better Days" has leaked after appearing unexpectedly on the official site of Pearl Jam's Monkeywrench Records. One eagle-eyed Pearl Jam fan discovered "Better Days" posted as a stream with a note reading, "Gary, Kelly wanted you to hear this please give it a listen." The "Kelly" in question is likely Pearl Jam manager Kelly Curtis, Antiquiet reports. Monkeywrench Records is the label created by Pearl Jam, now free from a major label record contract, to release their latest album Backspacer. The site had previously been dormant until the surprise appearance of "Better Days," however as news of the leak began to spread, the site went under lockdown and now requires a username and password. However, you can still listen to "Better Days" on Antiquiet.
As opposed to the harder-edged, guitar-based tracks on Backspacer, the soaring ballad "Better Days" recalls Pearl Jam songs like "Long Road" and "Off He Goes." Mandolins and accordions crescendo as Vedder sings, "Our future is paved in better days" in the song's triumphant climax. The experts on Pearl Jam's Ten Club message board speculate that "Better Days" dates back to 2003's Riot Act — a song of the same title was listed among the tracks recorded during that album's studio sessions — but this version was likely recorded more recently as Vedder's vocals more closely resemble his present-day singing voice.
Pearl Jam haven’t released any comment about the "Better Days" leak, but fans have whipped themselves into a frenzy hypothesizing the track could appear on the group's next album, the band's annual Christmas singles, a possible upcoming reissue of Riot Act or as a B side to Backspacer.
Good point.
Washington D.C. '04, London '05,Hamilton '05,Grand Rapids '06,
Cleveland '06, Detroit '06,Pittsburgh '06,Cincinnati '06,Chicago '07
NYC '08, NYC '08, Chicago '09, Chicago '09, ACL '09, Columbus 2010, Noblesville 2010, Cleveland 2010, Buffalo 2010.
February/March2002 - Studio X - Seattle, WA
Ed Vedder - vocals, guitar, background vocals, ukulele; Stone Gossard - guitar; Mike McCready - guitar; Jeff Ament - bass; Matt Cameron - drum kit, percussion, background vocals, guitar on 'Cropduster' and 'You Are'; Kenneth "Boom" Gaspar - organ, piano on 'All Or None'; Adam Kasper - piano on 'You Are'
* 1/2 Full
* 4/20/02
* All Or None
* April Bear
* Arc
* Backfire
* Better Days
* Brokenhearted
* Bu$hleaguer
* Can't Keep
* Code Red
* Cropduster
* Don't Follow
* Down
* Faster
* Get Right
* Ghost
* Green Disease
* Goodbye
* Had Enough
* helphelp
* I Am Mine
* Islands
* It's Too Late
* Keep Goin'
* Last Soldier
* Levels
* Longing To Belong
* Love Boat Captain (a.k.a. Boom B3)
* Meteorologist
* No Good Reason
* Other Side
* Sad
* Say Goodbye
* Satellite
* Save You
* Searchlight
* Spin Cycle
* Thumbing My Way
* Undone
* Upside Downside
* You Are (a.k.a. Undone)
* You're True
Eddie Vedder solo: 2008 - Boston night 1 & 2 || 2009 - Albany, NY night 1 & 2 || 2011 - Hartford, CT, Boston, MA
http://www.reverbnation.com/brianzilm
February/march 2002 - Studio X - Seattle, WA
Ed Vedder - vocals, guitar, background vocals, ukulele; Stone Gossard - guitar; Mike McCready - guitar; Jeff Ament - bass; Matt Cameron - drum kit, percussion, background vocals, guitar on 'Cropduster' and 'You Are'; Kenneth "Boom" Gaspar - organ, piano on 'All Or None'; Adam Kasper - piano on 'You Are'
* 1/2 Full
* 4/20/02
* All Or None
* April Bear
* Arc
* Backfire
* Better Days
* Brokenhearted
* Bu$hleaguer
* Can't Keep
* Code Red
* Cropduster
* Don't Follow
* Down
* Faster
* Get Right
* Ghost
* Green Disease
* Goodbye
* Had Enough
* helphelp
* I Am Mine
* Islands
* It's Too Late
* Keep Goin'
* Last Soldier
* Levels
* Longing To Belong
* Love Boat Captain (a.k.a. Boom B3)
* Meteorologist
* No Good Reason
* Other Side
* Sad
* Say Goodbye
* Satellite
* Save You
* Searchlight
* Spin Cycle
* Thumbing My Way
* Undone
* Upside Downside
* You Are (a.k.a. Undone)
* You're True
Eddie Vedder solo: 2008 - Boston night 1 & 2 || 2009 - Albany, NY night 1 & 2 || 2011 - Hartford, CT, Boston, MA
Everyone's guess would be as good as mine. It was recorded sometime between Binaural and now.
Washington D.C. '04, London '05,Hamilton '05,Grand Rapids '06,
Cleveland '06, Detroit '06,Pittsburgh '06,Cincinnati '06,Chicago '07
NYC '08, NYC '08, Chicago '09, Chicago '09, ACL '09, Columbus 2010, Noblesville 2010, Cleveland 2010, Buffalo 2010.
http://www.reverbnation.com/brianzilm
LOL. Effing Word!
Washington D.C. '04, London '05,Hamilton '05,Grand Rapids '06,
Cleveland '06, Detroit '06,Pittsburgh '06,Cincinnati '06,Chicago '07
NYC '08, NYC '08, Chicago '09, Chicago '09, ACL '09, Columbus 2010, Noblesville 2010, Cleveland 2010, Buffalo 2010.
You are acting like a know it all but you are wrong..
This song was recorded during the riot act session, but was also re-recorded sometime in 2008, which might explain some sound discrepancies. I mean, you can't really argue against the fact that this was during the riot act sessions because it clearly was. End - O - Story.
I'm just asking. It sounds newer to me too.
That's what I posted in the other thread about this. This may have been a resurrected song from Riot Act, but the lyrics and singing style of it are definitely ITW/BS era. My theory is that it was recorded for ITW, but dropped. It just sounds like a solo song to me.
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/17386/112916
Eddie Vedder solo: 2008 - Boston night 1 & 2 || 2009 - Albany, NY night 1 & 2 || 2011 - Hartford, CT, Boston, MA
It definitely has a RA vibe, with some sparkly ITW overtones. Prolly unfinished so that makes it harder to be sure.
I don't hear BS at all, b/c this song is actually interesting sounding. I don't really think Just Breathe and The End are overly ITW-ish as some people around here though either.
the irony ... reading an article on a website that based much of it's information from this website ... haha
Washington D.C. '04, London '05,Hamilton '05,Grand Rapids '06,
Cleveland '06, Detroit '06,Pittsburgh '06,Cincinnati '06,Chicago '07
NYC '08, NYC '08, Chicago '09, Chicago '09, ACL '09, Columbus 2010, Noblesville 2010, Cleveland 2010, Buffalo 2010.
Eddie Vedder solo: 2008 - Boston night 1 & 2 || 2009 - Albany, NY night 1 & 2 || 2011 - Hartford, CT, Boston, MA