"Sirens" Single + Video

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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,724
    wait to listen the WAV version at headphones

    yes,this shit is golden,and my favo song of the album..music and lyrics is harmony..
    powerfull and with so stronge meaning..



    I didn't care, before you were here
    I danced in laughter with the everafter...
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    aurynsdad wrote:
    For me, as a huge fan of atmospheric music by bands like Pink Floyd and Radiohead, this marriage of ethereal sounds with a moment of enlightened poetry is as good as it gets. I want to see it performed live soooo badly!

    heard the song on radio 2 yesterday and the guy who introduced it said it was a pearl jam song influenced by floyd ...
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,724
    http://www.apple.com/euro/itunes/charts ... songs.html
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • JWPearl
    JWPearl Posts: 19,893
    Sirens gets alot of airplay here and well i dont care what anyone says i think its an awesome song,
    definitely will grab a few more different type of fans :)
    Im rather new although i like Pearl Jams older board hits,
    i dont own any albums but am thinking about it now.
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,724
    JWPearl wrote:
    Sirens gets alot of airplay here and well i dont care what anyone says i think its an awesome song,
    definitely will grab a few more different type of fans :)
    Im rather new although i like Pearl Jams older board hits,
    i dont own any albums but am thinking about it now.
    :thumbup: :clap::clap:
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,590
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    What a beautiful song.
    I teared up almost listening to it via my earphones on the train ride to work this morning.
    It is up there with Black and Nothingman.

    :wtf:
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  • jonsey30
    jonsey30 Rochester Hills, MI Posts: 1,005
    Detroit peeps, I just heard Sirens on 89X tonight. First time hearing this on the radio.
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  • aurynsdad
    aurynsdad Posts: 863
    I had previously just listened to the album as a digital download. Yesterday and today, I was able to listen to the actual CD on my vehicle's killer Harman Kardon sound system, and the bass and drums blew me away. "Sirens" in particular has incredible Nick Mason-influenced booming drum sound.
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  • AC141817
    AC141817 Posts: 1
    This is the most unashamedly sentimental song the band has ever released and stands to become a first dance fixture at weddings across the globe.

    seems more a pop album than a grunge alternative band!!
    I think a Jonas Brothers album has more riffs this



    where was the strength and energy of this band??????
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,650
    AC141817 wrote:
    This is the most unashamedly sentimental song the band has ever released and stands to become a first dance fixture at weddings across the globe.

    seems more a pop album than a grunge alternative band!!
    I think a Jonas Brothers album has more riffs this



    where was the strength and energy of this band??????
    I don't know if that many people are going to want to choose a song about dying for their wedding dance.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • TJ25487
    TJ25487 Posts: 1,501
    AC141817 wrote:
    This is the most unashamedly sentimental song the band has ever released and stands to become a first dance fixture at weddings across the globe.

    seems more a pop album than a grunge alternative band!!
    I think a Jonas Brothers album has more riffs this



    where was the strength and energy of this band??????

    I'll tell you where the strength and energy is: It's in Getaway, MYM, MFS, LBolt, Infallible, Swallowed Whole and LTRP. Sirens is the little brother of these songs and they will beat you up if you mess with Sirens. :lol:
  • sr238194
    sr238194 Posts: 36
    aurynsdad wrote:
    I guess it's a line in the sand for people who listen for mosh pit riffs and anthems. I always connected heavily to Eddie's poetry, especially starting around No Code. To me, Sirens is one of his boldest poetic achievements. Consider this line:

    "It's a fragile thing, this life we lead
    If I think too much I can get over-
    Whelmed by the grace
    By which we live our lives
    With death over our shoulders"

    It's just impeccably written, and the way he sings "overwhelmed" is so fantastic and new. Make it new, as Ezra Pound said!

    For me, as a huge fan of atmospheric music by bands like Pink Floyd and Radiohead, this marriage of ethereal sounds with a moment of enlightened poetry is as good as it gets. I want to see it performed live soooo badly!

    Exactly how i feel.
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    I don't know if that many people are going to want to choose a song about dying for their wedding dance.

    the song isn't about dying specifically ... it's about accepting our mortality and living our lives in a way that cherishes the moments we have with the people we love the most ...
  • JReeves1425
    JReeves1425 Posts: 2
    love it :D
  • JReeves1425
    JReeves1425 Posts: 2
    Dear Missers of the grunge:
    Go listen to 10 and quit boring us with your hack reviews. :roll:

    Beautiful song. :)
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,650
    polaris_x wrote:
    PJ_Soul wrote:
    I don't know if that many people are going to want to choose a song about dying for their wedding dance.

    the song isn't about dying specifically ... it's about accepting our mortality and living our lives in a way that cherishes the moments we have with the people we love the most ...
    I know what the song's about, but it's still about death. Just doesn't seem like a first dance at a wedding type of song.... but hey, there have been way weirder songs than that played! Better Man!! :lol:
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • BY46
    BY46 North West UK Posts: 7
    Instantly liked it, powerful stuff lyrically and musically - plus Mike's telecaster has the coolest art job on it.
  • grazman
    grazman Posts: 198
    3 million + views on Youtube. Pretty amazing.
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  • False_Belief
    False_Belief Cardiff Posts: 763
    Utterly love this now. That whole 'death over our shoulders' line is one of Ed's best ever lyrics IMO. Beautiful.

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  • Connie14driver
    Connie14driver Posts: 7
    Sirens is just an amazing song, it has taken on its own meaning with me. On Sept 24th around 10:30 at night my wife and I were reading the words to sirens on my iPad, we were discussing what the song was about, and then my phone rang, as we were talking about the meaning of sirens, my phone call was to inform me that my closest,dearest, best friend just died of a heart attack. What a kick in the nads this news was to me. Almost too ironic the timing of this. It was real hard to listen to 'Sirens' for a couple of weeks but I have learned to really appreciate the song even more. I have tickets for Charlotte next Wednesday and I would love to see the guys play 'Sirens' , it would make the perfect tribute to my best friend. Will I lose it during this, absolutely!!! Ed does this to us in so many ways. Thanks for sharing the pearl jam experience.

    Steve

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