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nocode85nocode85 Posts: 133
edited July 2008 in The Porch
Any thoughts on this song? I absolutely LOVE IT! I love the chords and I love Ed's singing on this one. The 'uh oh oh ohhhh oh!' part kills me. Also the song reminds me of a guy I worked with who had a family and was let go and how it must have felt for him to go home and tell his family he lost his job. This was around the same time the album came out so I really felt for the guy when I heard this song. Granted we were just servers in a restaurant it still must have sucked for him to tell his wife he lost his freaking restaurant job ya know? Another gem I have yet to see live! ENOUGH OF BETTERMAN ALREADY!!! I feel like their shows consist of mostly die hard fans anyway do they really have to play betterman and evenflow every time still? Play the rarities and the forgotten ones!
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    TroubledSoulTroubledSoul Posts: 1,364
    least favourite track off avo. the only filler IMO.
    ed sounds like shania twain.
    Yeh I've seen Pearl Jam, too. But I can't remember the dates.
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    Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    Easily the best-written song on "Avocado". Brilliant guitar parts and chords. Written by Matt Cameron, so right away the boneheaded fans won't like it. The comparisons to Shania Twain are ridiculous and ignorant.
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    tama_drummer91tama_drummer91 Posts: 205
    JWBusher wrote:
    Easily the best-written song on "Avocado". Brilliant guitar parts and chords. Written by Matt Cameron, so right away the boneheaded fans won't like it. The comparisons to Shania Twain are ridiculous and ignorant.


    I agree. I love the song, beautiful lyrics and melodies.
    My first PJ show to witness was at Bonnaroo. How is that for lucky?
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    SpencerSpencer Posts: 867
    JWBusher wrote:
    Easily the best-written song on "Avocado". Brilliant guitar parts and chords. Written by Matt Cameron, so right away the boneheaded fans won't like it. The comparisons to Shania Twain are ridiculous and ignorant.

    Indeed, it's a fantastic song - one of the best songs the band has ever produced.
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    TroubledSoulTroubledSoul Posts: 1,364
    JWBusher wrote:
    Easily the best-written song on "Avocado". Brilliant guitar parts and chords. Written by Matt Cameron, so right away the boneheaded fans won't like it. The comparisons to Shania Twain are ridiculous and ignorant.

    bonehead? a laughable throwaway statement. maybe i'm just not elitist enough to see the magic that is unemployable. :rolleyes:

    my ears tell my brain what i like.

    parachutes and inside job are IMO the best 2 written songs on avocado.
    Yeh I've seen Pearl Jam, too. But I can't remember the dates.
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    InJuddsTreeInJuddsTree Posts: 377
    JWBusher wrote:
    Easily the best-written song on "Avocado". Brilliant guitar parts and chords. Written by Matt Cameron, so right away the boneheaded fans won't like it. The comparisons to Shania Twain are ridiculous and ignorant.

    Alternatively, the elitist knobheaded fans will analyse the shit out of it and ultimately pretend it's their best song, because Ed says Matt writes the best songs.
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    release30release30 Posts: 2,051
    TroubledSoul wrote:
    bonehead? a laughable throwaway statement. maybe i'm just not elitist enough to see the magic that is unemployable. :rolleyes:

    my ears tell my brain what i like.

    parachutes and inside job are IMO the best 2 written songs on avocado.




    lol...I just can't get into parachutes...may be the only PJ song that I can't get into....
    Conversations getting dull
    There's a constant ringing in my ears
    Sense of humor's void and numb
    And I'm bored to tears.......
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    TroubledSoulTroubledSoul Posts: 1,364
    release30 wrote:
    lol...I just can't get into parachutes...may be the only PJ song that I can't get into....

    not sayin it's my favourite pj song... far from it.. but looking at avo, it's still miles ahead of unemployable. i'm trying to compare apples to apples here.
    Yeh I've seen Pearl Jam, too. But I can't remember the dates.
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    jessejesse Posts: 170
    its a cool song gotta love that intro but inside job for me is the best song on the album
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    Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    TroubledSoul wrote:
    parachutes and inside job are IMO the best 2 written songs on avocado.

    Parachutes is my other favorite. Inside Job is a great song but there isn't much to it. Unemployable is a way more accomplished tune.
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    Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    InJuddsTree wrote:
    Alternatively, the elitist knobheaded fans will analyse the shit out of it and ultimately pretend it's their best song, because Ed says Matt writes the best songs.

    Who pretends to like a song? Get real. That's what ignorant people say when they can't get into a song, and have no explaination why.

    Matt DOES write the best songs. He writes songs for other musicians to enjoy, not drunken fratboys.
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    U R A Crazy BreedU R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    release30 wrote:
    lol...I just can't get into parachutes



    me either,i strongly dislike that song.

    army reserve & gone are 2 of my favorites!!and you gotta love comatose!
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    TroubledSoulTroubledSoul Posts: 1,364
    JWBusher wrote:
    Who pretends to like a song? Get real. That's what ignorant people say when they can't get into a song, and have no explaination why.

    Matt DOES write the best songs. He writes songs for other musicians to enjoy, not drunken fratboys.

    matt's style is definitely unique to the other members of the band.

    but in all fairness, if he was the sole song writer from day 1.. we probably wouldnt even be here on a pearl jam forum. stone is the man for me.

    the money and popularity is based around 4/4 time ,3 chords and minor pentatonic scales! :D (i say that loosely but i think u would know what i mean.)
    Yeh I've seen Pearl Jam, too. But I can't remember the dates.
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    eldarion75eldarion75 Posts: 2,488
    it's a fuckin Status Quo song!!
    the worst pj song ever no question about it..bad pub rock...
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    JzacurJzacur Posts: 64
    I dig it...
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    Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    eldarion75 wrote:
    it's a fuckin Status Quo song!!
    the worst pj song ever no question about it..bad pub rock...

    HTF does Unemployable qualify as "pub rock"? You must be getting it confused with Come Back.
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    DPrival78DPrival78 CT Posts: 2,259
    its my favorite song off the album. i'll even say it's close to being my favorite song from the last two albums.
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
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    culot4culot4 Posts: 775
    While the initial shine of Parachutes has somewhat worn off with repeated listens, Unemployable and Inside Job have earned no such fate. Two standout songs off an album proving to be a bit generic over time.
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    Rhinocerous SurpriseRhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Yeah, I love this song a whole bunch... :)
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    eldarion75eldarion75 Posts: 2,488
    there's a song by a (bad) 80s british band called status quo called 'rockin all over the world'..it's on youtube..it's exactly like unemployable..i kinda think MC was takin the piss to be honest...
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    DPrival78DPrival78 CT Posts: 2,259
    eldarion75 wrote:
    there's a song by a (bad) 80s british band called status quo called 'rockin all over the world'..it's on youtube..it's exactly like unemployable..i kinda think MC was takin the piss to be honest...

    exactly like it? there isn't one resemblance.. (and i thank christ for that.)
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
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    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    i love how when someone doesnt like a nonhit song its always because they are drunken fratboys, fake pearl jam fans, or musical illiterates who just aren't smart enough.


    Unemployable kinda sucks to me, but glad you like it.
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    i_am_minei_am_mine Posts: 53
    unemployable is a great tune. i like it a lot. i really like the line "if he can't sleep how will he ever dream".. solid album from start to finish!
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    jessejesse Posts: 170
    eldarion75 wrote:
    there's a song by a (bad) 80s british band called status quo called 'rockin all over the world'..it's on youtube..it's exactly like unemployable..i kinda think MC was takin the piss to be honest...

    sorry man but thank god unemployable sounds nothing like this song because its a shocker
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    Stone IronsStone Irons Posts: 430
    To be fair to Mike, he co-wrote the music for this song with Matt.
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    joewilliejoewillie Posts: 26
    I love it...I'm glad it got it's due at MSG1
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    fuckfuck Posts: 4,069
    Saw it live twice (or 3 times, can't remember). It's a great song. Not the best, but certainly not the worst.

    Then again, I'm one of those guys who likes every PJ song (except for shit like Sweet Lew).
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    Drop1The0LeashDrop1The0Leash Posts: 954
    I agree with you 100%. I love every pearl jam song besides stuff like bugs and Hey Foxy. Unemployable was the first song that really stuck out to me when i first started lsitening to Avocado
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    InMyTree4InMyTree4 Posts: 1,239
    one of my favorites on avo
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    MegaphoneWhisperMegaphoneWhisper Posts: 219
    eldarion75 wrote:
    it's a fuckin Status Quo song!!
    the worst pj song ever no question about it..bad pub rock...

    Wow. It is better than Bugs.
    I actually love it.

    More cowbell!
    Gets up, lights a cigarette he's grown to hate
    Thinking if he can't sleep, how will he ever dream?

    But his heart don't seem to roam......
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