Listened to vitalogy today, really focused on the bass, and man does he rip on that album. He does so many different things, comes in at perfect times, its rather mind blowing
Am I the only one who is in love with Jeff's bass line leading into the bridge for Do The Evolution...right before the"...nothing...why...because..." man I love that bass line.
"I think "Pilate" was the question I was asking myself, and "Low Light" was the answer, the realization. Have you ever read ''The Master and Margarita'' [by Mikhail Bulgakov]? I just read that book, and at the end they talk about Pontius Pilate being all alone on a mountain with his dog. He couldn't sleep and he couldn't function. It really struck me hard, because at that point I was feeling very alone. I've always had this recurring dream about being old and just me and my dog sitting on the porch. It wasn't necessarily a sad dream or a premonition, but it did get me to thinking about why Pilate was so alone and freaked out. Then I realized he didn't get to finish his conversation with Jesus—that's why he can't function, because he didn't tie up the loose ends in his life. Later, I was playing the guitar, and I was hit so hard by this amazing, emotion. In that moment the words "low light" came out, and somehow those were the only words to explain what I was feeling. It was a kind of gratefulness at finding that place of calm and peace at my center and getting a glimpse of the person I could choose to be. It was the purest happiness that I've experienced in a long time, that particular emotion. God, I thought I was going to explode. I feel very lucky to have been able to put it down on tape that morning and work through it until it became a song."
Listened to vitalogy today, really focused on the bass, and man does he rip on that album. He does so many different things, comes in at perfect times, its rather mind blowing
Am I the only one who is in love with Jeff's bass line leading into the bridge for Do The Evolution...right before the"...nothing...why...because..." man I love that bass line.
no, you're not the only one.
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2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
2009: Rotterdam, London
2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
Listened to vitalogy today, really focused on the bass, and man does he rip on that album. He does so many different things, comes in at perfect times, its rather mind blowing
yes, that's right. I love his playing on this album (which is my favorite album). He comes at perfect times: corduroy, not for you, satan's bed...
2006: Antwerp, Paris
2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
2009: Rotterdam, London
2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
Am I the only one who is in love with Jeff's bass line leading into the bridge for Do The Evolution...right before the"...nothing...why...because..." man I love that bass line.
He took an already good bass-line by Stone and turned it into a fucking monster. love it.
He covers everything Vitalogy, Whipping is frantic, Immortality has such great tone, Tremor Christ is just perfect rhythm, Not For You he is just there and no more.
No Code has some great bass too. Sometimes is all subtle & then the bass on Hail Hail blows your face off. Habit is another rocker (the outro jam), and the bass in Present Tense. Phwaor.
Listened to vitalogy today, really focused on the bass, and man does he rip on that album. He does so many different things, comes in at perfect times, its rather mind blowing
Yeah, the title of this thread sucked me in...
Jeff kicks ASS on Vitalogy...once he slides in on 'Last Exit' he just wails, my favorite track on that album is 'Nothingman', the music and everything is just perfect, but Jeff's bass has always stood out to me
7/2/06 - Denver, CO
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
Don't forget that he wrote Nothingman. Happens to be my favorite PJ song.
That song is just incredibly dark, but uplifting at the same time
I sometimes wonder if I'm the only one that 100% dug on Tone. I somewhat expected that much variety from Jeff, his songs are always sounding quite different from one another.
Sleight Of Hand is a perfect example of Jeff's overlooked skill!
7/2/06 - Denver, CO
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
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1998: Birmingham
2000: Charlotte, Tampa
2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
2004: Kissimmee
2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
2010: MSG2
2012: Music Midtown
2014: Memphis
2016: Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Jacksonville, JazzFest 2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1 2022: Nashville 2023: Ft. Worth II
Jeff is my favourite songwriter in Pearl Jam and I wasn't surprised to find that his solo-album was the best solo effort any member of pearl jam has put out. I really hope that he can influence the course on the new album!
Wow really? Then again your nickname includes the word "cropduster". I guess anything is possible
Yep. Nothingman has always been my favorite yet when I joined the pit I was really digging on Riot Act and Cropduster so hence the screename. I thought of changing at the beginning but I still love Cropduster so........nah.
Light green to green, dark green, brown..
Every life is falling down
Brown to black, it's coming back
Dies to be part of the ground
Seed to seedling, root to stem
Eyes, no eyes, there's no difference,...
Every life is looking in
Swallowing seeds on the deathbed,...
Dig a hole in,... the garden.
Everyone is practicing,...
But this world's an accident.
I was the fool because I thought
I thought the world
Turns out the world thought me
It's all the other way round
We're upside down
Dad, he's gone up flames,..
But this ain't no movie
This ain't no book you can close
When the big lie hits your eye.
Everybody's practicing,....
Our world's an accident
I was the fool because I thought
Let the fluency set it down.
There's an upside of down.
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..and on top of that some of my favorite PJ songs are by Jeff.
I personally love Pilate, God's Dice, and Other Side.
Not so much love for Sweet Lew though.
:P
I kid Jeff.
~tauran
Why the hell would Ed seriously sing about a dog?
"Vinyl or not, you will need to pay someone to take RA of your hands" - Smile05
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EV Solo Shows:
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NJPAC
I. LOVE. YIELD.
he OWNS on all the albums
-my dad after hearing Not for You for the first time on SNL .
Jeff Ament on "Pilate" and "Low Light":
"I think "Pilate" was the question I was asking myself, and "Low Light" was the answer, the realization. Have you ever read ''The Master and Margarita'' [by Mikhail Bulgakov]? I just read that book, and at the end they talk about Pontius Pilate being all alone on a mountain with his dog. He couldn't sleep and he couldn't function. It really struck me hard, because at that point I was feeling very alone. I've always had this recurring dream about being old and just me and my dog sitting on the porch. It wasn't necessarily a sad dream or a premonition, but it did get me to thinking about why Pilate was so alone and freaked out. Then I realized he didn't get to finish his conversation with Jesus—that's why he can't function, because he didn't tie up the loose ends in his life. Later, I was playing the guitar, and I was hit so hard by this amazing, emotion. In that moment the words "low light" came out, and somehow those were the only words to explain what I was feeling. It was a kind of gratefulness at finding that place of calm and peace at my center and getting a glimpse of the person I could choose to be. It was the purest happiness that I've experienced in a long time, that particular emotion. God, I thought I was going to explode. I feel very lucky to have been able to put it down on tape that morning and work through it until it became a song."
Source: http://www.fivehorizons.com/archive/articles/gw0398.shtml
If you hate something, don't you do it too
i agree and vitalogy is awesome!
plain and simple
Camden 6/19/08
Newark 5/18/10
MSG 5/20/10
MSG 5/21/10
Brian (Staten Island): Does Boom even speak to you guys?
SportsNation Jeff Ament: (6:42 PM ET ) we can only speak to Boom when spoken to...
2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
2009: Rotterdam, London
2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
2009: Rotterdam, London
2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
He took an already good bass-line by Stone and turned it into a fucking monster. love it.
He covers everything Vitalogy, Whipping is frantic, Immortality has such great tone, Tremor Christ is just perfect rhythm, Not For You he is just there and no more.
No Code has some great bass too. Sometimes is all subtle & then the bass on Hail Hail blows your face off. Habit is another rocker (the outro jam), and the bass in Present Tense. Phwaor.
9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
Yeah, the title of this thread sucked me in...
Jeff kicks ASS on Vitalogy...once he slides in on 'Last Exit' he just wails, my favorite track on that album is 'Nothingman', the music and everything is just perfect, but Jeff's bass has always stood out to me
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
That song is just incredibly dark, but uplifting at the same time
I sometimes wonder if I'm the only one that 100% dug on Tone. I somewhat expected that much variety from Jeff, his songs are always sounding quite different from one another.
Sleight Of Hand is a perfect example of Jeff's overlooked skill!
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
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The South is Much Obliged
1996: Ft Lauderdale
1998: Birmingham
2000: Charlotte, Tampa
2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
2004: Kissimmee
2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
2010: MSG2
2012: Music Midtown
2014: Memphis
2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
2022: Nashville
2023: Ft. Worth II
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ebay isn't evil people are
The South is Much Obliged
Yep. Nothingman has always been my favorite yet when I joined the pit I was really digging on Riot Act and Cropduster so hence the screename. I thought of changing at the beginning but I still love Cropduster so........nah.
Light green to green, dark green, brown..
Every life is falling down
Brown to black, it's coming back
Dies to be part of the ground
Seed to seedling, root to stem
Eyes, no eyes, there's no difference,...
Every life is looking in
Swallowing seeds on the deathbed,...
Dig a hole in,... the garden.
Everyone is practicing,...
But this world's an accident.
I was the fool because I thought
I thought the world
Turns out the world thought me
It's all the other way round
We're upside down
Dad, he's gone up flames,..
But this ain't no movie
This ain't no book you can close
When the big lie hits your eye.
Everybody's practicing,....
Our world's an accident
I was the fool because I thought
Let the fluency set it down.
There's an upside of down.
The moon is rolling round the world.
9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,