CAN'T DENY ME!!!
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For kicks I just looked up Punk Rock on Wikipedia (I know, not necessarily authoritative, but at least is based on consensus). Here's their description:
Punk rock (or "punk") is a rock music genre that developed in the mid-1970s in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in 1960s garage rock and other forms of what is now known as "proto-punk" music, punk rock bands rejected perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock. Punk bands typically produced short or fast-paced songs, with hard-edged melodies and singing styles, stripped-down instrumentation, and often political, anti-establishment lyrics. Punk embraces a DIY ethic; many bands self-produce recordings and distribute them through independent record labels and other informal channels.
The bolded part sounds like a fair description of Can't Deny Me to me."I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/080 -
jeffbr said:Attaway77 said:Where is the punk rock sound in this song? I keep seeing this mentioned but I'm not hearing it. Sounds just like another mellow PJ rock song, which is fine, not complaining. What am I missing? Where is the punk rock sound? I love music and I listen to every variety of it, I just can't find where the punk rock comparison comes from....0
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Is any other band picked apart more than Pearl Jam?0
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THEBIBLEISTEN said:Is any other band picked apart more than Pearl Jam?
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
Is there a high def version of this song available? I think the fidelity sounds awful as an mp3, but I would love to hear it in a better digital version.0
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I don’t think it sounds raw, it just sounds half assed, rushed, and ill conceived.0
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DewieCox said:I don’t think it sounds raw, it just sounds half assed, rushed, and ill conceived.Melbourne #1 '98
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Would people not complain if they knew this was the holiday annual single? I like it0
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THEBIBLEISTEN said:Would people not complain if they knew this was the holiday annual single? I like it
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
PJ_Soul said:THEBIBLEISTEN said:Would people not complain if they knew this was the holiday annual single? I like it0
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THEBIBLEISTEN said:PJ_Soul said:THEBIBLEISTEN said:Would people not complain if they knew this was the holiday annual single? I like it
Post edited by PJ_Soul onWith all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
Yeah, I’ve been back and forth about killing myself since I found out it was on the album.I'm like an opening band for your mom.0
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RoleModelsinBlood31 said:Yeah, I’ve been back and forth about killing myself since I found out it was on the album.It's a hopeless situation...0
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I think the song has it's charms but doesn't come across as a major piece of work. I interpret the lyrics to be about the youth protest movement and the song's power comes from how timely it is. BUT I am SHOCKED at how rough Ed's vocals are. His voice has been cracking and giving out live for a while now, but it's never been like that on studio work. I mean, it's not just a little rough, it's full-on shot. It's a bold move and it has some emotional charge to it but it's also just really rough. Ultimately Ed is a creative guy and you could hand him a broken guitar and he's find a way to make something cool. He will find a way to make his changing voice work. I'm very interested in hearing more.Post edited by TheGhost onKORITFW0
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TheGhost said:BUT I am SHOCKED at how rough Ed's vocals are. His voice has been cracking and giving out live for a while now, but it's never been like that on studio work. I mean, it's not just a little rough, it's full-on shot. It's a bold move and it has some emotional charge to it but it's also just really rough.
There’s stress, frustration, and a ‘breaking’ point expressed in his voice that I find compelling and in sync with the message of the song.0 -
BloodMeridian80 said:TheGhost said:BUT I am SHOCKED at how rough Ed's vocals are. His voice has been cracking and giving out live for a while now, but it's never been like that on studio work. I mean, it's not just a little rough, it's full-on shot. It's a bold move and it has some emotional charge to it but it's also just really rough.
There’s stress, frustration, and a ‘breaking’ point expressed in his voice that I find compelling and in sync with the message of the song.KORITFW0 -
TheGhost said: I think you're right but it's a bold choice to put out such a squeeker0
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TheGhost said:I think the song has it's charms but doesn't come across as a major piece of work. I interpret the lyrics to be about the youth protest movement and the song's power comes from how timely it is. BUT I am SHOCKED at how rough Ed's vocals are. His voice has been cracking and giving out live for a while now, but it's never been like that on studio work. I mean, it's not just a little rough, it's full-on shot. It's a bold move and it has some emotional charge to it but it's also just really rough. Ultimately Ed is a creative guy and you could hand him a broken guitar and he's find a way to make something cool. He will find a way to make his changing voice work. I'm very interested in hearing more.
Well, let's be honest.... Ed's voice has been on a steady decline since probably around 2000. His voice was amazing in the '90s, but the shear amount of shows they've played and his lifestyle choices (don't smoke, kids) have simply taken their toll.
At some point during the early '00s he found a way to work around the fact that he couldn't actually "belt out" his vocals the way he once did. He completely changed his singing style. He no longer sang "out" of his throat, using his diaphragm, but instead started pinching his vocal notes off, and sang them in the back of his head - using basically an aggressive falsetto (which is how Chris Cornell made a living). This is why it's very easy to discern the difference between an early PJ bootleg, and a later one. As a singer myself, what I just said makes some sense to me, but by no means are these official terms when it comes to singing, so excuse me if I haven't used the correct verbiage.
Another thing you've probably noticed is the way in which he pronounces many words these days. He tends to add some unusual vocal inflections to otherwise ordinary words, which he never did before. But this is all part of a process to be able to hit notes, in what is essentially a relearned way of singing for him.
For a very obvious example of everything I'm talking about, listen to their Unplugged set, and then listen to anything from the last 15 years.
Now, I will say this: Eddie used his fucking unbelievable voice for as long as he could, and we should all be grateful, but that voice was not one that had "longevity" written on it. Lots of people like to talk about how amazing the aforementioned Chris Cornell's voice was, but the truth is, it is much easier to sing the way Cornell did, over decades, than it is to sing the way Eddie did. Not to take anything away from CC, a legend, but those of you who sing probably know what I'm talking about.
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Grimbliss said:TheGhost said:I think the song has it's charms but doesn't come across as a major piece of work. I interpret the lyrics to be about the youth protest movement and the song's power comes from how timely it is. BUT I am SHOCKED at how rough Ed's vocals are. His voice has been cracking and giving out live for a while now, but it's never been like that on studio work. I mean, it's not just a little rough, it's full-on shot. It's a bold move and it has some emotional charge to it but it's also just really rough. Ultimately Ed is a creative guy and you could hand him a broken guitar and he's find a way to make something cool. He will find a way to make his changing voice work. I'm very interested in hearing more.
Well, let's be honest.... Ed's voice has been on a steady decline since probably around 2000. His voice was amazing in the '90s, but the shear amount of shows they've played and his lifestyle choices (don't smoke, kids) have simply taken their toll.
At some point during the early '00s he found a way to work around the fact that he couldn't actually "belt out" his vocals the way he once did. He completely changed his singing style. He no longer sang "out" of his throat, using his diaphragm, but instead started pinching his vocal notes off, and sang them in the back of his head - using basically an aggressive falsetto (which is how Chris Cornell made a living). This is why it's very easy to discern the difference between an early PJ bootleg, and a later one. As a singer myself, what I just said makes some sense to me, but by no means are these official terms when it comes to singing, so excuse me if I haven't used the correct verbiage.
Another thing you've probably noticed is the way in which he pronounces many words these days. He tends to add some unusual vocal inflections to otherwise ordinary words, which he never did before. But this is all part of a process to be able to hit notes, in what is essentially a relearned way of singing for him.
For a very obvious example of everything I'm talking about, listen to their Unplugged set, and then listen to anything from the last 15 years.
Now, I will say this: Eddie used his fucking unbelievable voice for as long as he could, and we should all be grateful, but that voice was not one that had "longevity" written on it. Lots of people like to talk about how amazing the aforementioned Chris Cornell's voice was, but the truth is, it is much easier to sing the way Cornell did, over decades, than it is to sing the way Eddie did. Not to take anything away from CC, a legend, but those of you who sing probably know what I'm talking about.
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Well said ^^
this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -0
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