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Present Tense

BalkiBalki Posts: 50
edited October 2003 in Words and Music...Communication
greatest PJ song ever...who agrees?
"Don't Be Ridiculous"
~Balki Bartokamous

"Some people have taken pure bullshit, and turned it into gold."
~Neil

"Call out the instigators, because there's something in the air..."
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  • pearljamming my waypearljamming my way Posts: 5
    I agree. top ten of mine. the words mean so much to me.
  • 5horizons5horizons Posts: 25
    me!!
    I miss you already, I miss you always
  • A MealA Meal Posts: 11
    I can't pick one, it's totally dependent on my mood. But present Tense is one that would come to mind for all time best. I would love to see it as an opener!!
    to myself, i surrender
  • BalkiBalki Posts: 50
    when i saw it at MSG II...i crapped my pants
    "Don't Be Ridiculous"
    ~Balki Bartokamous

    "Some people have taken pure bullshit, and turned it into gold."
    ~Neil

    "Call out the instigators, because there's something in the air..."
  • 5horizons5horizons Posts: 25
    when they played it at the show in Rome back in 1996 (first time for me see PJ on stage) I was going out of my mind..
    I miss you already, I miss you always
  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    Yeah, you can't pick just one. But in Nashville 2000, a cold chill came over me when they played that, and there was a Heat Index of 110 degrees at that moment.
    "It's all happening"
  • MikeisGodMikeisGod Posts: 13
    It's defiantly up there ...
    Makes much more sense to live in the Present Tense.
  • lukins fridgelukins fridge Posts: 237
    i put a post about this song on the old board today.

    my questions was, i'm looking for a damn good version of it. from 2000 or 2003. any suggestions?
    Those undecided,........ Needn't have faith to be free
    And those misguided, There was a plan for them to be
    Now you got both sides Claiming killing in Gods name
    But God is nowhere,..... To be found, conveniently

    What goes on?
  • angelfire317angelfire317 Posts: 224
    Originally posted by lukins fridge
    i put a post about this song on the old board today.

    my questions was, i'm looking for a damn good version of it. from 2000 or 2003. any suggestions?

    uniondale 03 great version
    I love this song so much
    "I like our socks. I hear we make a fine sock. I always say, You might not love our records, but I think you'll like our socks."
  • mkg14mkg14 Posts: 14
    Some girl in Vegas passed out during this song on the Riot Act Tour.
  • St. OneSt. One Posts: 11
    I can't pick one favorite, all depends on the day

    but it's my favorite of No Code... and even this choice is a difficult one!!
    -The only fucking reason you guys chant my name is cuz I'm the only guy in the band whose name has two syllables. We call Stone 'Stoney'. You could chant that, 'Stoney, Stoney' -EV

    -Stone has the guts to fly here in a helicopter, but he's too scared to play breath -EV

    COME TO EUROPE!
  • mwbeck10mwbeck10 Posts: 274
    maybe not the greatest ever, but definately high on my list
    10/27/00, 10/28/00, 10/20/01, 12/8/02, 6/1/03, 6/2/03, 6/5/03, 6/6/03, 10/25/03, 10/28/03, 7/7/06, 7/9/06, 7/10/06, 7/15/06, 7/16/06, 7/18/06, 10/21/06, 4/5/08, 4/7/08, 6/11/08, 6/12/08, 6/16/08
  • brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    amazing words and music...


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
  • PJammin'PJammin' Posts: 1,902
    All I know is the jam at the end is one of my favorites. It was great to finally hear it live.
    I died. I died and you just stood there. I died and you watched. I died and you walked by and said no. I'm dead.
  • BalkiBalki Posts: 50
    i just listened to it about an hour ago...its just incredible...it has all elements of a great song: wonderful lyrics, great vocals, and a rocking end...then back to the mellow finish...tremendous
    "Don't Be Ridiculous"
    ~Balki Bartokamous

    "Some people have taken pure bullshit, and turned it into gold."
    ~Neil

    "Call out the instigators, because there's something in the air..."
  • Sea ChildSea Child Posts: 1
    I LIKE FONZIE!
  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    makes much more sense
    d'oh!!!!!!

    http://www.myspace.com/brain_of_c
  • shareshare Posts: 551
    it's one of those songs that i want everybody i know
    to listen to, to really hear

    one of those things you want to share with all of your family
    and your best friends so they can stop and think and go
    "wow - that was beautiful" because you know it's so bang
    on that everybody will agree

    (geez - i sound like a door-to-door present tensah witness)
    we're all sentient snowflakes
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    I'm a number that doesn't count
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    the nothing ventured - the nothing feigned
  • Oh, JimmyOh, Jimmy Posts: 957
    I was fortunate enough to hear it at all 3 show I attended. They play it virtually the same way every time but every version sounds different, and everytime it was uplifting. It really set the tone for the st louis show.
  • ACCBootlegGoddessACCBootlegGoddess Posts: 4,248
    Mmmm this is a great song.

    I didn't realize how great till I saw it live for the first time.
    It is definately in my top 10.
    "Rock and roll is something that can't be quantified, sometimes it's not even something you hear, but FEEL!" - Bob Lefsetz
  • {[Pearl_Jam}]]{[Pearl_Jam}]] Posts: 7
    one of the best.... top 5
    For In Truth... It's The Begining of nothing.... and nothing has changed....

    For In Truth.... it's the Begining of An End... and nothing has changed...

    EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED
  • EtnixEtnix Posts: 50
    to A Meal... they opened the St Louis 2003 with it.... :)


    it was so awsome, the drive from KC to St. Louis my fiance and I were jamming out, I played the old school self polution live bootleg, and made sure to rock out to some No Code , I told her I wanted to hear Present Tense so bad, I had been saying this for a few weeks...

    and to my suprise, and joy they opened with it, they could have left the stage after that and It would not have mattered...
  • pjleash67pjleash67 Posts: 13
    the first time i heard this song was atlanta this year and it was just incredable. i had to buy no code after and have listened to this song way too many times since then. top 5 in my list
    if i had known then what i know now...
  • Imagine8Imagine8 Posts: 10
    OH YEAH!!

    As tough as it is to pick just one, this song would be it.

    I'm surprised at how many people like it as much as I do...I've never heard anyone else say it was their favorite.
    "It's already been sung, but it can't be said enough..'ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE' "
  • Alive AgainAlive Again Posts: 71
    I kept saying "this is one of my favorite PJ songs" until I realized I had named about fifteen. Present Tense is definitely one of them.
    ". . . as each breath goes by I only own my mind."
  • tazwwtazww Posts: 22
    another song that i loovvvvveeeee. the lyrics, to me, are self searching--looking at yourself objectively and trying to weedout the drama of the past from your present self.
  • VEDHEAD27VEDHEAD27 Posts: 3,091
    Oh yeah, this song is definitely way way up there. I went from never having seen it live...to seeing it live 3 times this tour! Kicked my ass every damn time. The drum breakdown live!?!? Holy shit! :o


    Anyways... gorgeous, powerful song all around. This is one of those songs that I have sat many people down to and insisted they listen to every lyric/sound. Everyone (even if they still aren't really into PJ) will always thank me later and praise the song. It fuckin puts things into perspective big time. It really is just such a beautiful, powerful song. One of the best for sure. :)
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    "Lo√e, you know the word
    ...YOU invented it!" ~ E√

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    ...::STONE--YOU--OWN!::...
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  • Radar(Baba)O'RileyRadar(Baba)O'Riley Posts: 947
    When I feel :(
    I listen to it and suddenly I feel :)

    I have it at number 4 on my list of PJ favorites
  • MeddleDealMeddleDeal Posts: 2,547
    I absolutely LOVE this song, even better live. It is on my top 10 songs list.

    I like to think I live in the Present Tense.:)
    ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~ø~
    ~*STONEY PONY all the WAY!*~
    ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~
    "For the world, not for the war"-Neil Finn
  • PhillyPJPhillyPJ Posts: 1,266
    one of the best. its hard for me even to narrow down a top 10 or top 20. but this song is awesome
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