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The hardest song on Eddie?

arqarq Posts: 7,935
edited June 2010 in The Porch
Which song(s) really hurt Ed's vocal chords? Do you think that some songs are being played less because of that?

I think is evolution but i'm not an expert, what do you think?
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    LoveBoatAdmiralLoveBoatAdmiral Posts: 1,191
    I heard Evacuation is a tough song for him to sing, but even if it wasn't, I don't think they'd play it more often.
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    twisted thoughtstwisted thoughts Posts: 4,374
    Blood
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    Vedder_Girl77Vedder_Girl77 Posts: 4,335
    Love Reign on Me
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    FrankieGFrankieG Abingdon MD Posts: 9,095
    Black?
    Porch
    Force of Nature?
    Whipping
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    PearlJamPatriotPearlJamPatriot Posts: 2,426
    Blood. Listen to the Soldier Field 95 version. Its sick!!!
    Here is a link.

    http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SUALKGMQ
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    goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,292
    Ed said at The Astoria show in 06 that Comatose was really hard on his voice. I would think that Blood would be another hard one but he pretty much nailed it at The O2 last year
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    Long Road_WILong Road_WI Posts: 145
    rachellee420 wrote:
    Blood

    I agree with Blood being really hard on his voice, but Love Reign O'er Me I believe is a little harder on the vocal chords.
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    JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,217
    In Hiding.
    The olny time I ever saw him stop lyurics early because the veins looked like they'd pop out of his head. :shock:
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    PearlJamPatriotPearlJamPatriot Posts: 2,426
    Both Love Reign & Comatose came to mind for me as well. But I think Blood must be brutal.
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    mcginnis2stmcginnis2st Posts: 78
    I would say Lukin if it wasn't so short
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    The FixerThe Fixer Posts: 12,837
    Deep
    Gone
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    PearlJamPatriotPearlJamPatriot Posts: 2,426
    mcginnis2st wrote:
    I would say Lukin if it wasn't so short
    But not if he sings the MSG 2 version! That was great.
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    weekapaug19weekapaug19 Posts: 2,278
    leash
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    UpSideDownUpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    LROM for sure....

    Life Wasted (when sung proprely with all the grit)
    Once (the chorus at least)
    Evacuation
    Habit
    Blood
    Spin the Black Circle
    Go (chorus)
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    Aaron 23Aaron 23 Allen, TX Posts: 534
    I would imagine that the ones they are dropping a step during live play are probably some of the most strenuous, overall.
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    HailRoad24HailRoad24 Posts: 133
    edited June 2010
    Blood
    STBC
    Comatose
    Life Wasted
    Big Wave
    Go
    Animal
    Deep
    Gonna See My Friend
    Evacuation
    Habit
    Lukin
    DTE
    Once

    -I would say all of these are very difficult for him to sing nowadays.
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    Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,486
    OCEANS!
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    Backspacer 76Backspacer 76 Posts: 957
    Parachutes
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    JimMacLeodJimMacLeod Posts: 107
    In Boston (Mansfield) '08, he mentioned that they could play Love Reign O'er Me because they had the next night off. That song just sounds like it hurts. I wince every time I hear those screams, but that makes me love it even more.
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    AtlantaJammerAtlantaJammer Posts: 2,611
    rachellee420 wrote:
    Blood


    Hands down
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,158
    BLOOD
    GOT SOME
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    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    Blood and In Hiding for sure.
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    jrnycjrnyc Posts: 537
    Satans Bed ? At Hartford I was dead center and close, the intensity he put into this song was amazing !!
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    hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,869
    Blood

    then DTE

    then LROM



    blood has to just tear his vocal chords to shreds
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    veddertownveddertown Scotland Posts: 5,260
    As much as I like Love Reign O'er Me and The Real Me Ed rarely hits the high notes and I feel there's a small handful of songs that are a step too far on a frequent basis. Bring back The Kids Are Alright! I don't think he struggles that much with many songs though. I've listened to all the Aus/NZ boots again recently and he really nailed a lot of the heavy, shouty stuff on that tour. The Ten songs on Melbourne were fucking awesome and you would never guess they were 09 if you didn't know. I find it strange Ed often pushes his vocals an octave higher on parts he never normally used to and doesn't need to? Present Tense is one example at the first, "You can't spend your time alone..." It was an octave lower on the Binaural tour so it's not like he's trying to rest it. Release and Long Road are sometimes pushed to the limit too. I'm not complaining though, I just want him to continue doing what he does for a long time yet! :D
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    jwagnerjwagner Posts: 435
    "Blood" has got to be tough, a really abrasive vocal part...but I love when he rips right into it anyway.

    "Force of Nature" too. It's a constant stream of vocals with hardly any room for breath...which is only one of the reasons it's not so great on the Perth 11/14/09 show, although the various (and obvious) musical fuckups don't help. They've all closed in on it on later versions, although this is a song where the studio version is the still the best version.
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    BF25394BF25394 Posts: 3,312
    The first four songs on "Backspacer," sung as they are on the record, are murder on the throat. "Force Of Nature" is also tough. And "The End" is so tough that Eddie doesn't even try live to hit the notes he hits on the record. Listen to how he sings the lines, "I just want to hold on and know I'm worth your love..." and "give me something to echo in my unknown future's ear" on the record versus live.

    On the "Binaural" tour, Eddie mentioned more than once that "Evacuation" was really tough to sing. I think it's only the chorus that's difficult.
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    Yes WayYes Way Posts: 453
    I'm surprised no one's mentioned Jeremy yet. It is the reason it's not played more.

    I've been at shows where Ed sounds like he's dying and they would still bust out Blood. I think that one is overrated for how tough it is for him.
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    Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 29,044
    Garden. He can't keep the tone on that one. Jeremy is another, those high/clean notes are not in his favour like in the 90s.

    The screaming songs it seems he has learned to "fake" the aggresivnes, like on Go, DTE etc. On some songs he makes his new "safe/fake" screams and than can go to sininging normally a beat after. To me, comparing to the early years, it sounds like he sings the songs safe and with very much controlled "screaming".
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    arqarq Posts: 7,935
    Spiritual_Chaos wrote:
    Garden. He can't keep the tone on that one. Jeremy is another, those high/clean notes are not in his favour like in the 90s.

    The screaming songs it seems he has learned to "fake" the aggresivnes, like on Go, DTE etc. On some songs he makes his new "safe/fake" screams and than can go to sininging normally a beat after. To me, comparing to the early years, it sounds like he sings the songs safe and with very much controlled "screaming".

    Well i want Ed to be safe as possible, there's so many records/concerts to come and i want to hear him live at least 500 times more.
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