Yellow Moon

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  • PRL1JAM
    PRL1JAM Posts: 787
    YELLOW MOON = flat out AMAZING

    favorites right now are Getaway, Infallible, Pendulum, MYM, My Father's Son, and of course Yellow Moon
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Please play this for me in Hartford. Thank you.
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  • PJstyle
    PJstyle Posts: 82
    I was following this thread for the first couple pages, but then got side tracked, so I apologize if this has been covered.

    I think Yellow Moon is more about suicide than gun violence in a broader sense. I think the first two verses speak to someone amongst us, who is all alone in the quiet of their own life; battling depression.

    Now, this is where I go for a bit of a leap: I think the yellow moon is symbolism for solitude and suicide (yellow ribbon). This could be only a personal perspective because that issue touched my life recently, but I think there are some indications to that lead me to this opinion over the 'mass shooting'' or general gun violence theme suggested.

    The following verses depict imagery of lonliness, emptiness and confusion to me. The lyrics literally mention one life, one grave after alluding to a single shot. Also, to me the lyrics about black and white fade, has to do with the contemplation of people close to the person who has taken his/her life. They are having difficulty unravelling how the person they thought they knew could have taken this way out. And perhaps a realization that they didn't really know the individual's personal struggles.

    I'm thrown a bit by the 'falling stars' section though.

    Just my thoughts! Thanks.
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  • jmuscatello
    jmuscatello Colorado Posts: 332
    Good lyrics - that have us thinking about them over and over. I can see the suicide imagery, based on the graphic on the album art and the references to a single shot. I guess it's the "yellow moon on the rise" (more and more death) and "joins the parade" and "sky grows dark with fallen stars" that had me thinking gun violence in general... I keep picturing big numbers, a sky full of them... but unfortunately that could apply to suicides just as easily.
    What a great song.
  • tribejammer05
    tribejammer05 W'Ville, OH Posts: 696
    Wasn't big into it at first - but then the bridge hit and I was like "Yeah..I can enjoy this!"
    "There's a $10,000 bill in it for you."
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    "Uh, all of them. They're having a party. Jimmy Carter's passed out on the couch."

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  • Marcus Maximus
    Marcus Maximus Posts: 282
    Sounds like a bryan adams track.
    Speaking as a child of the 90's
  • thefixer9
    thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    tribejammer05 wrote:
    Wasn't big into it at first - but then the bridge hit and I was like "Yeah..I can enjoy this!"

    That's pretty much how I felt about the song, probably my favorite part of the song, aside from the fantastic guitar licks from McCready.
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    Marcus Maximus wrote:
    Sounds like a bryan adams track.

    Which one? Cuts Like a Knife, or Summer of '69?
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  • Marcus Maximus
    Marcus Maximus Posts: 282
    The Waiting Trophy Man wrote:
    Marcus Maximus wrote:
    Sounds like a bryan adams track.

    Which one? Cuts Like a Knife, or Summer of '69?
    Just in general the first big stadium esq rock solo (I'm not a fan of solos) sealed it.
    Speaking as a child of the 90's
  • jmuscatello
    jmuscatello Colorado Posts: 332
    PJstyle wrote:
    to me the lyrics about black and white fade, has to do with the contemplation of people close to the person who has taken his/her life. They are having difficulty unravelling how the person they thought they knew could have taken this way out. And perhaps a realization that they didn't really know the individual's personal struggles.
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    I like this "black and white fade" interp
  • iamica
    iamica Chicago Posts: 2,628
    I thought "meh" the first time I heard it, but it's really starting to grow on me. I think you have to be in the right mood...
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  • WWS
    WWS Ontario Posts: 460
    After to putting into heavy rotation, I really hear some cool similarities in sound/soul with a couple of iconic Canadian artists. Neil Young of course. I really hear/feel a Gordon Lightfoot vibe.

    I guess that is what makes it a standout for me.
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  • mydogmookieblaylock
    mydogmookieblaylock Posts: 2,996
    didn't Ed say he was hearing about the Boston Marathon thing when he was writing this one?
  • E.K
    E.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    I love it. It's beautiful, hypnotic and seems very old school Pearl Jam.
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  • RiotZact
    RiotZact Posts: 6,298
    Hey did you guys hear the news? This song is fucking amazing!
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    E.K wrote:
    I love it. It's beautiful, hypnotic and seems very old school Pearl Jam.

    Totally. It sounds like something they could've written between 91 and 93.

    No clue what some people are complaining about. F'n epic. Instant classic and I really hope they play it in Calgary.
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    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
    I'm so happy with my righteous self
  • aurynsdad
    aurynsdad Posts: 863
    Marcus Maximus wrote:
    The Waiting Trophy Man wrote:
    Marcus Maximus wrote:
    Sounds like a bryan adams track.

    Which one? Cuts Like a Knife, or Summer of '69?
    Just in general the first big stadium esq rock solo (I'm not a fan of solos) sealed it.

    Too bad for you that this album is full of great solos.
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    aurynsdad wrote:
    Too bad for you that this album is full of great solos.

    Yeah! Love the solos!

    How can one not love a great solo?? :?
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    Another habit says its long overdue
    Another habit like an unwanted friend
    I'm so happy with my righteous self
  • ForceofNature101
    ForceofNature101 Posts: 1,295
    I call this Pearl Jam's "Hard Sun" ;)

    Great tune, it has a very earthy vibe to it
  • E.K
    E.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    The Waiting Trophy Man wrote:
    E.K wrote:
    I love it. It's beautiful, hypnotic and seems very old school Pearl Jam.

    Totally. It sounds like something they could've written between 91 and 93.

    No clue what some people are complaining about. F'n epic. Instant classic and I really hope they play it in Calgary.

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