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Evacuation fuckin rocks
Jammalambo
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Yeah, Evacuation, the song everyone seems to hate (even Matt acknowledges this)..
It's the more complex and intricated song from the PJ catalog (first song Matt wrote for the band, too), and it's a pleasure to play on guitar..
It's interesting to look at the time signatures included in this song (interesting for those who cares about those things, I would say), but I think learning the structure of the song may help to appreciate the song a little more..
It kicks in in 4/4 (first five bars), and then the verse is composed of two 7/8 bars and two 5/8 bars (played twice), third time is two 7/8 bars, one 5/8 bars, one 3/4 bar, and then the first chorus (another five 4/4 bars).. in this section there are four subsequent bars, one of each with a different time signature (7/8, 5/8, 3/4 and 4/4).. really cool.
Then the second verse, again two 7/8 and two 5/8 bars (x2), third time is two 7/8 bars, one 5/8 bar, one 5/4 bar and then comes the first bridge (like before, four bars with different time signatures).
The first bridge basically shifts from 4/4 to 5/4 bars (specifically, first bar is 4/4, then one 5/4 bar, one 4/4 bar, three 5/4 bars, one 4/4 bar, one 5/4 bar, one 4/4 bar, one 5/4 bar, one 4/4 bar, and last bar is 3/4).
Then comes the second chorus (nine 4/4 bars), then the second bridge (five 4/4 bars and one 5/4 bar). At this point there's the third bridge played in 4/4 (twelve bars, the last one is in 3/4). Then comes the third chorus, and from this point the song is in 4/4 till the end.
Anyone can listen to the song and identify each bar, you just have to tap your finger or foot in time with the music (if you are unsure about this, listen to a live version, the four drumstick intro).
This post is my tribute to the song, and to the great Matt Fuckin Cameron.
ps: In the Moonlight is another great one, by the way, I'll talk about it in the future..
It's the more complex and intricated song from the PJ catalog (first song Matt wrote for the band, too), and it's a pleasure to play on guitar..
It's interesting to look at the time signatures included in this song (interesting for those who cares about those things, I would say), but I think learning the structure of the song may help to appreciate the song a little more..
It kicks in in 4/4 (first five bars), and then the verse is composed of two 7/8 bars and two 5/8 bars (played twice), third time is two 7/8 bars, one 5/8 bars, one 3/4 bar, and then the first chorus (another five 4/4 bars).. in this section there are four subsequent bars, one of each with a different time signature (7/8, 5/8, 3/4 and 4/4).. really cool.
Then the second verse, again two 7/8 and two 5/8 bars (x2), third time is two 7/8 bars, one 5/8 bar, one 5/4 bar and then comes the first bridge (like before, four bars with different time signatures).
The first bridge basically shifts from 4/4 to 5/4 bars (specifically, first bar is 4/4, then one 5/4 bar, one 4/4 bar, three 5/4 bars, one 4/4 bar, one 5/4 bar, one 4/4 bar, one 5/4 bar, one 4/4 bar, and last bar is 3/4).
Then comes the second chorus (nine 4/4 bars), then the second bridge (five 4/4 bars and one 5/4 bar). At this point there's the third bridge played in 4/4 (twelve bars, the last one is in 3/4). Then comes the third chorus, and from this point the song is in 4/4 till the end.
Anyone can listen to the song and identify each bar, you just have to tap your finger or foot in time with the music (if you are unsure about this, listen to a live version, the four drumstick intro).
This post is my tribute to the song, and to the great Matt Fuckin Cameron.
ps: In the Moonlight is another great one, by the way, I'll talk about it in the future..
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..but don't forget the main point of this post: Matt fuckin rocks, his songs are great, and PJ fans who disagree are pussies.
Very good live on Binaural tour. Rarely played since then, so of course it hasn't been perfect since.
Jokes apart, I think it's great regardless its time signatures or complexity..
Live, well, some versions are great (go watch the touring band 2000 version), others not so much.. If they played and practiced it more, it would be better, obviously, but that happens with other Matt songs, like In the Moonlight (only played once, that's really a shame), Cropduster, You Are.. I guess you don't like those, too, right?
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-00, Stockholm
-07, Copenhagen
-09, Berlin
-10, Berlin
-11, East Troy 1+2
-12, Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, EV London 2
-13, London, Chicago
-14, Amsterdam 1+2, Berlin, Stockholm, Oslo
-16, TOTD San Francisco 1+2
-17, EV Amsterdam 2+3
-18, Amsterdam 1+2, London 1+(2), Barcelona, London 2
-19, EV Brussels
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
I love that they played the entirety of No Code at moline, but for a professional band, a few of those tracks were weak. I love the fact that this band will do anything, or play anything, at any moment, but sometimes it would be nice if they actually anticipated some of these rarities and practiced them first.
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it's horr-awful
2003 ~ Toronto
2005 ~ London, Toronto
2006 ~ Toronto
2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
6/19/95 Red Rocks
9/11/98 MSG
11/19/12 EV solo Tulsa
7/19/13 Wrigley 10/19/13 Brooklyn 2 10/21/13 Philly 1 10/22/13 Philly 2 10/25/13 Hartford
10/08/14 Tulsa 10/09/14 Lincoln
9/26/15 New York City
4/16/16 Greenville 4/28/16 Philly 1 4/29/16 Philly 2 5/1/16 MSG 1 5/2/16 MSG 2 8/7/16 Fenway 2 8/20/16 Wrigley 1
4/7/17 RRHOF New York City
9/02/18 Fenway 1 9/04/2018 Fenway 2
9/18/21 Asbury Park
9/11/22 New York City
9/14/22 Camden
Best moment of Touring Band 2000 is when Ed sings "...no time this time to feign reluctance..." and puts up the devil horns. Just love that part, awesome! Know what I'm sayin'?? Here, watch it, tell me you don't get pumped up... 0:56...
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(And yeah...LOVE that clip adusick posted)
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