I apologize for my selections in advance...they may not go as deep as the rest of you...but I wanted to participate.
Brain of J - For What It's Worth-Buffalo Springfield
Faithfull - Personal Jesus-Depeche Mode
No Way - Puttin' People On The Moon-Drive By Truckers
Given to Fly -Untitled (The Nothing Song)-Sigur Ros
Wishlist - Imagine - John Lennon
Pilate - Pets -Porno For Pyros
Do the Evolution - My City Was Gone-The Pretenders
Dot
MFC - Whoever You Are-Geggy Tah
Low Light - Last Goodbye-Jeff Buckley
In Hiding - Mad World-Gary Jules
Push Me, Pull Me -If 6 Was 9 - Jimi Hendrix
All Those Yesterdays - Ray of Light-Madonna
PBM
"We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"
I apologize for my selections in advance...they may not go as deep as the rest of you...but I wanted to participate.
Brain of J - For What It's Worth-Buffalo Springfield
Faithfull - Personal Jesus-Depeche Mode
No Way - Puttin' People On The Moon-Drive By Truckers
Given to Fly -Untitled (The Nothing Song)-Sigur Ros
Wishlist - Imagine - John Lennon
Pilate - Pets -Porno For Pyros
Do the Evolution - My City Was Gone-The Pretenders
Dot
MFC - Whoever You Are-Geggy Tah
Low Light - Last Goodbye-Jeff Buckley
In Hiding - Mad World-Gary Jules
Push Me, Pull Me -If 6 Was 9 - Jimi Hendrix
All Those Yesterdays - Ray of Light-Madonna
PBM
Some AWESOME picks, PBM. Personal Jesus, Imagine, and If 6 was 9 are all excellent picks. And "Pets" just made me laugh out loud a little bit. That's when I knew it was a good pick. It has the same "what the fuck?" vibe to it that Pilate had....until Will explained it all to me.
--"I'm like an opening band for the sun"
--"We’re taking pills to get along with life… the pills are YIELD and PJ’s music. Then we create words to call our own = our analysis of YIELD." - YIH
I apologize for my selections in advance...they may not go as deep as the rest of you...but I wanted to participate.
Brain of J - For What It's Worth-Buffalo Springfield No Way - Puttin' People On The Moon-Drive By Truckers Do the Evolution - My City Was Gone-The Pretenders In Hiding - Mad World-Gary Jules
I'm digging these.
Are you seeing the "I'm not trying to make a difference no way" as the tie with People on the Moon? They are both songs about frustration, that's for sure.
Like the Pretenders taking DTE's spot...completely different sound, but the message is the same.
I'm curious to your explanation on Mad World and In Hiding, again the sounds are so different, but I can see the parallel in content. I'm not familiar with all of these songs, but it seems the content fits it to a T although it wouldn't sound like the YIELD we know and love.
So, I have my serious sister song for Given To Fly. I'm gonna go with "Where The Streets Have No Name" by U2. I think this is a really good fit. Musically, the song is just as big as GTF with the way the verses build before they just explode into the chorus. The song just soars, much like GTF does.
"I want to run
I want to hide
I want to tear down the walls
That hold me inside
I want to reach out
And touch the flame
Where the streets have no name
I want to feel sunlight on my face
I see the dust cloud disappear
Without a trace
I want to take shelter from the poison rain
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
We're still building
Then burning down love
Burning down love
And when I go there
I go there with you
It's all I can do"
Those lyrics seem so YIELDy to me, too. It's about breaking the chains, much like our friend in GTF. You can't keep the main character down in either song, no matter how fucking hard you try.
--"I'm like an opening band for the sun"
--"We’re taking pills to get along with life… the pills are YIELD and PJ’s music. Then we create words to call our own = our analysis of YIELD." - YIH
So, I have my serious sister song for Given To Fly. I'm gonna go with "Where The Streets Have No Name" by U2. I think this is a really good fit. Musically, the song is just as big as GTF with the way the verses build before they just explode into the chorus. The song just soars, much like GTF does.
"I want to run
I want to hide
I want to tear down the walls
That hold me inside
I want to reach out
And touch the flame
Where the streets have no name
I want to feel sunlight on my face
I see the dust cloud disappear
Without a trace
I want to take shelter from the poison rain
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
We're still building
Then burning down love
Burning down love
And when I go there
I go there with you
It's all I can do"
Those lyrics seem so YIELDy to me, too. It's about breaking the chains, much like our friend in GTF. You can't keep the main character down in either song, no matter how fucking hard you try.
Good pick! I'd say the live version is better than GTF live too.
niiiiiice. glad to have this thread back! i havent been on here in a while, gracie's going to get jealous.....oh well. YIELD on brothas.
-S-A-A
Yes! We have our S-A-A back here now, too. It's like we're a group of genocide survivors who spent a year in exile and are starting to see if it's safe to come back home.
All I know is that in my year of exile, I have sorely missed talking about YIELD and I'm thinking up some big ideas of things to talk about this summer.
--"I'm like an opening band for the sun"
--"We’re taking pills to get along with life… the pills are YIELD and PJ’s music. Then we create words to call our own = our analysis of YIELD." - YIH
yield is not pearl jam's masterpiece - i'm sure of it.
Athens, Greece: 2006/09/30
"Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
yield is not pearl jam's masterpiece - i'm sure of it.
In the words of a wise man, "You're free to disagree, but you'd be wrong".
PBM
"We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"
It probably is, you probably just haven't realized it yet.
I like your answer better....very YIELD-like.
glasshouse needs to slow down and give way.
PBM
"We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"
i can't give way my brother - i'm way to cool and focused, you know.
two words last exit
Athens, Greece: 2006/09/30
"Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
So many people tell me that PJ lost it after Vitalogy, or even Vs. Yield and Binaural are my immediate responses (Yield first obviously).
It boggles me that someone who only casually listens to PJ and has never even heard a track from any of their albums after Ten could tell me that they lost it. What a bunch of jerks.
Stunned by my own reflection
It's looking back, sees me too clearly
And I swore I'd never go there again
Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down
I guess the argument could be made about the definition of 'masterpiece'...
YIELD wasn't so much an instant and unexpected work of creativity, it was deliberate and the end result of a long series of events.
It clearly is their best work, but if you see a masterpiece as a combination of luck and talent, than I don't think YIELD is it.
YIELD is more built on communication and collaboration, not so much the genius of one man, so I can see why someone would call Vitalogy a 'masterpiece'.
I guess the argument could be made about the definition of 'masterpiece'...
YIELD wasn't so much an instant and unexpected work of creativity, it was deliberate and the end result of a long series of events.
It clearly is their best work, but if you see a masterpiece as a combination of luck and talent, than I don't think YIELD is it.
YIELD is more built on communication and collaboration, not so much the genius of one man, so I can see why someone would call Vitalogy a 'masterpiece'.
That said...
YIELD still pwns.
Yeah, I think I know what you're getting at. Like, Led Zeppelin made Physical Graffiti with the intention of it being their masterpiece. The Who did it with both Who's Next and Quadrophenia. Metallica did it with the black album. But I don't get that impression with YIELD. It was just 5 guys who happened to fall into the same musical zone at the exact same time.
That being said, I do still feel that, based on my own definition of masterpiece, that YIELD is a masterpiece, although an unintentional one at that....much like it is an unintentional conecpt album.
--"I'm like an opening band for the sun"
--"We’re taking pills to get along with life… the pills are YIELD and PJ’s music. Then we create words to call our own = our analysis of YIELD." - YIH
So many people tell me that PJ lost it after Vitalogy, or even Vs. Yield and Binaural are my immediate responses (Yield first obviously).
It boggles me that someone who only casually listens to PJ and has never even heard a track from any of their albums after Ten could tell me that they lost it. What a bunch of jerks.
see above post- theyre still holding on to anger and control. YIELD comes after a big personal awareness or spiritual encounter. also, refering to them as "jerks" is not in alignment with the ideals of YIELD. That is unless, they like Riot Act, which for you new posters is the antithesis of YIELD's sunny transcendance- dark, tired, defeated.
I guess the argument could be made about the definition of 'masterpiece'...
YIELD wasn't so much an instant and unexpected work of creativity, it was deliberate and the end result of a long series of events.
It clearly is their best work, but if you see a masterpiece as a combination of luck and talent, than I don't think YIELD is it.
YIELD is more built on communication and collaboration, not so much the genius of one man, so I can see why someone would call Vitalogy a 'masterpiece'.
That said...
YIELD still pwns.
Indeed. YIELD is about the tension and paradox of "being" and "becoming". "It is", and at the same time, "it became" after a process of pain and trial. It was the pinncale of a series of events that coalesced to basically save the band- they arrived at maturity. Held in the paradox and messiness of collaboration, the band restablished a sense of communion with each other that is manifested in the album. It goes beyond a few major/minor chords thrown together and becomes bout the soul of the band.
I had a lovely Yield moment today. I want to share it with you in case you find yourself in the situation that I was in...you'll know what to do!
The fitness club where I exercise has a line of TVs at the front of the room, and all the treadmills, stair climbers, etc. face the TVs. On one channel, they broadcast music videos, which are also playing over the PA system. Because they're trying to appeal to the largest number of people, the videos are primarily whatever pop music is currently being played on the radio, along with some golden oldies. I have NEVER seen a PJ video. Usually I wear my headphones so I can listen to whatever I want, and I run on a treadmill in front of the TV that has CNN on, so I can read the news while I run. Today, however, I got stuck on a machine in a direct line of sight with the music videos. Well, I popped Yield into my disc player and set out...and I don't know if it was the endorphin high or what, but I swear it started to look like the people in the videos were singing along with the Yield songs. Really...some rapper doing Evolution...Nellie somebody doing LowLight...Gwen Stefani (sorry if I'm getting these names wrong) singing Given to Fly. And you know what? Everyone looks better when they're singing along with Yield.
So, if you find yourself stuck in a spiritually-unhealthy media enviroment, you now know what to do.
Comments
Brain of J - For What It's Worth-Buffalo Springfield
Faithfull - Personal Jesus-Depeche Mode
No Way - Puttin' People On The Moon-Drive By Truckers
Given to Fly -Untitled (The Nothing Song)-Sigur Ros
Wishlist - Imagine - John Lennon
Pilate - Pets -Porno For Pyros
Do the Evolution - My City Was Gone-The Pretenders
Dot
MFC - Whoever You Are-Geggy Tah
Low Light - Last Goodbye-Jeff Buckley
In Hiding - Mad World-Gary Jules
Push Me, Pull Me -If 6 Was 9 - Jimi Hendrix
All Those Yesterdays - Ray of Light-Madonna
PBM
Wishlist Foundation: http://wishlistfoundation.org
Some AWESOME picks, PBM. Personal Jesus, Imagine, and If 6 was 9 are all excellent picks. And "Pets" just made me laugh out loud a little bit. That's when I knew it was a good pick. It has the same "what the fuck?" vibe to it that Pilate had....until Will explained it all to me.
--"We’re taking pills to get along with life… the pills are YIELD and PJ’s music. Then we create words to call our own = our analysis of YIELD." - YIH
I'm digging these.
Are you seeing the "I'm not trying to make a difference no way" as the tie with People on the Moon? They are both songs about frustration, that's for sure.
Like the Pretenders taking DTE's spot...completely different sound, but the message is the same.
I'm curious to your explanation on Mad World and In Hiding, again the sounds are so different, but I can see the parallel in content. I'm not familiar with all of these songs, but it seems the content fits it to a T although it wouldn't sound like the YIELD we know and love.
Welcome to the club buddy.
--"We’re taking pills to get along with life… the pills are YIELD and PJ’s music. Then we create words to call our own = our analysis of YIELD." - YIH
So, I have my serious sister song for Given To Fly. I'm gonna go with "Where The Streets Have No Name" by U2. I think this is a really good fit. Musically, the song is just as big as GTF with the way the verses build before they just explode into the chorus. The song just soars, much like GTF does.
"I want to run
I want to hide
I want to tear down the walls
That hold me inside
I want to reach out
And touch the flame
Where the streets have no name
I want to feel sunlight on my face
I see the dust cloud disappear
Without a trace
I want to take shelter from the poison rain
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
Where the streets have no name
We're still building
Then burning down love
Burning down love
And when I go there
I go there with you
It's all I can do"
Those lyrics seem so YIELDy to me, too. It's about breaking the chains, much like our friend in GTF. You can't keep the main character down in either song, no matter how fucking hard you try.
--"We’re taking pills to get along with life… the pills are YIELD and PJ’s music. Then we create words to call our own = our analysis of YIELD." - YIH
Good pick! I'd say the live version is better than GTF live too.
That's a mighty bold statement. But it also might be true. I got weak in the knees when I heard "Where The Streets Have No Name" live.
--"We’re taking pills to get along with life… the pills are YIELD and PJ’s music. Then we create words to call our own = our analysis of YIELD." - YIH
I would definitely agree with this statement as well. I bought Rattle and Hum about a year ago on your recommendation.
--"We’re taking pills to get along with life… the pills are YIELD and PJ’s music. Then we create words to call our own = our analysis of YIELD." - YIH
wow i never thought about that....:)
-S-A-A
my all time favorite.
The Bad/Streets combo is probably the best 1-2 punch in live music. Well, besides FAITHFULL/IN HIDING....but how often has that happened?
Yes! We have our S-A-A back here now, too. It's like we're a group of genocide survivors who spent a year in exile and are starting to see if it's safe to come back home.
All I know is that in my year of exile, I have sorely missed talking about YIELD and I'm thinking up some big ideas of things to talk about this summer.
--"We’re taking pills to get along with life… the pills are YIELD and PJ’s music. Then we create words to call our own = our analysis of YIELD." - YIH
MFC/Immortality in Cleveland last year was up there. That was like 8 straight minutes of me losing my mind.
--"We’re taking pills to get along with life… the pills are YIELD and PJ’s music. Then we create words to call our own = our analysis of YIELD." - YIH
"Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
In the words of a wise man, "You're free to disagree, but you'd be wrong".
PBM
Wishlist Foundation: http://wishlistfoundation.org
It probably is, you probably just haven't realized it yet.
--"We’re taking pills to get along with life… the pills are YIELD and PJ’s music. Then we create words to call our own = our analysis of YIELD." - YIH
I like your answer better....very YIELD-like.
glasshouse needs to slow down and give way.
PBM
Wishlist Foundation: http://wishlistfoundation.org
Want to give the whole thing a listen and check it out.
i can't give way my brother - i'm way to cool and focused, you know.
two words last exit
"Call me Ishmael. Some years ago- never mind how long precisely- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world." Herman Melville : Moby Dick
It boggles me that someone who only casually listens to PJ and has never even heard a track from any of their albums after Ten could tell me that they lost it. What a bunch of jerks.
It's looking back, sees me too clearly
And I swore I'd never go there again
Not unlike a friend that politely drags you down
YIELD wasn't so much an instant and unexpected work of creativity, it was deliberate and the end result of a long series of events.
It clearly is their best work, but if you see a masterpiece as a combination of luck and talent, than I don't think YIELD is it.
YIELD is more built on communication and collaboration, not so much the genius of one man, so I can see why someone would call Vitalogy a 'masterpiece'.
That said...
YIELD still pwns.
Yeah, I think I know what you're getting at. Like, Led Zeppelin made Physical Graffiti with the intention of it being their masterpiece. The Who did it with both Who's Next and Quadrophenia. Metallica did it with the black album. But I don't get that impression with YIELD. It was just 5 guys who happened to fall into the same musical zone at the exact same time.
That being said, I do still feel that, based on my own definition of masterpiece, that YIELD is a masterpiece, although an unintentional one at that....much like it is an unintentional conecpt album.
--"We’re taking pills to get along with life… the pills are YIELD and PJ’s music. Then we create words to call our own = our analysis of YIELD." - YIH
Please refrain from not referencing YIELD as a masterpiece in this thread, thank you.
-Sergeant-At-Arms
see above post- theyre still holding on to anger and control. YIELD comes after a big personal awareness or spiritual encounter. also, refering to them as "jerks" is not in alignment with the ideals of YIELD. That is unless, they like Riot Act, which for you new posters is the antithesis of YIELD's sunny transcendance- dark, tired, defeated.
Indeed. YIELD is about the tension and paradox of "being" and "becoming". "It is", and at the same time, "it became" after a process of pain and trial. It was the pinncale of a series of events that coalesced to basically save the band- they arrived at maturity. Held in the paradox and messiness of collaboration, the band restablished a sense of communion with each other that is manifested in the album. It goes beyond a few major/minor chords thrown together and becomes bout the soul of the band.
The fitness club where I exercise has a line of TVs at the front of the room, and all the treadmills, stair climbers, etc. face the TVs. On one channel, they broadcast music videos, which are also playing over the PA system. Because they're trying to appeal to the largest number of people, the videos are primarily whatever pop music is currently being played on the radio, along with some golden oldies. I have NEVER seen a PJ video. Usually I wear my headphones so I can listen to whatever I want, and I run on a treadmill in front of the TV that has CNN on, so I can read the news while I run. Today, however, I got stuck on a machine in a direct line of sight with the music videos. Well, I popped Yield into my disc player and set out...and I don't know if it was the endorphin high or what, but I swear it started to look like the people in the videos were singing along with the Yield songs. Really...some rapper doing Evolution...Nellie somebody doing LowLight...Gwen Stefani (sorry if I'm getting these names wrong) singing Given to Fly. And you know what? Everyone looks better when they're singing along with Yield.
So, if you find yourself stuck in a spiritually-unhealthy media enviroment, you now know what to do.
Blessings,
Arainea