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What issues you believe repeat in PJ songs over the years?

Eddie Louis SeversonEddie Louis Severson Posts: 285
edited June 2007 in Words and Music...Communication
I mean, there must be a few issues Pearl Jam keeps going back to... probably Politics is one... but I believe they are even deeper
Nothing Better than Leather, man!

''i dont wanna think, i wanna feel''
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  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Posts: 7,265
    It's easy to spot a Jeff written song from a mile away. He consistently writes about a man trying to find meaning.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
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  • boxwine_in_hellboxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    There seem to be a lot of references and imagery to waves and the ocean. Not surprising if you know Eddie's love of the ocean and surfing.
    one foot in the door
    the other foot in the gutter
    sweet smell that they adore
    I think I'd rather smother
    -The Replacements-
  • Dustin51Dustin51 Posts: 222
    Certainly Love is a reoccuring theme. Walking, animals, driving...body parts. Ive often thought about doing this thread because they certainly repeat theme's but you know thats life. Life seems to repeat quite often.
    Be excellent to each other
  • korbykorby Posts: 298
    things keeep reacooring ya
    its ok
  • PJSEMPREPJSEMPRE Posts: 687
    The loss of beloved ones. "Long Road", "Light Years", "Sad" etc.
    Let's say knowledge is a tree, yeah.
    It's growing up just like me.
  • korbykorby Posts: 298
    ya , they know about those things. i guess its why i relate to them
    its ok
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    leaving, escape......rvm, gone etc...........
  • Eddie Louis SeversonEddie Louis Severson Posts: 285
    i dont think its a bad thing that they repeat themselves... i think its interesting... its a good way to notice what is really importante to the band
    Nothing Better than Leather, man!

    ''i dont wanna think, i wanna feel''
  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Posts: 7,265
    Eddie Louis Severson wrote:
    i dont think its a bad thing that they repeat themselves... i think its interesting... its a good way to notice what is really importante to the band
    I don't think it's bad at all. A person should write about what he/she knows or what interests him/her. Pablo Neruda has common themes within his poetry, as does Mary Oliver. They wrote about the same thing within their respective poetry but each poem presented a different image or comparison on how to relate to the point of the poem. BRUUUUUCE writes about similar things in his earlier work.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • augustwestaugustwest Posts: 739
    Eddie Louis Severson wrote:
    I mean, there must be a few issues Pearl Jam keeps going back to... probably Politics is one... but I believe they are even deeper

    I beleive they somewhat consciously try to mix things up so that they are not pigeonholed in anyway and this is what attracts me to them the most. They are nothing like how they were when they got started. They're a very good example of a band who's perfectly grown/evolved and yet somehow still remember where they're roots are planted. The only theme I recognize is their desire to rock out. I suppose every so often we get a glimpse into them as conscious humans of the planet earth, but those are personal subthemes.
  • korbykorby Posts: 298
    they have grown and evolved as people and musicians. im sure they still like to look back and play the old jams too. i am truly identifying with the terms loss and escape. i been bending for 2 days and my hands are shaky
    its ok
  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    Risk.
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  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    gue_barium wrote:
    Risk.

    Q: Huh?
    A: The question was, what issues do you think PJ has has repeated over the years, or some such thing. They take risks, they thrive in the risk.
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  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    gue_barium wrote:
    Q: Huh?
    A: The question was, what issues do you think PJ has has repeated over the years, or some such thing. They take risks, they thrive in the risk.
    Is that an issue?
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  • gue_bariumgue_barium Posts: 5,515
    gue_barium wrote:
    Is that an issue?
    It could be genetic, I don't know. I'm just telling you what God told me to tell you.
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  • RyeGuyRyeGuy Posts: 215
    pressures of being famous
    "Makes much more sense to live in the present tense." Ed Ved

    "No one cares about climbing stairs, Nothing at the top no more." Chris Cornell
  • boxwine_in_hellboxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    gue_barium wrote:
    Is that an issue?

    I'll kick your ass at Risk.
    one foot in the door
    the other foot in the gutter
    sweet smell that they adore
    I think I'd rather smother
    -The Replacements-
  • NoWarEverNoWarEver Posts: 7
    Death and Mortality.
  • pmack215pmack215 Posts: 49
    Ms. Haiku wrote:
    It's easy to spot a Jeff written song from a mile away. He consistently writes about a man trying to find meaning.

    am i wrong or does eddie not write ALL the lyrics (except for mankind & inside job)? i believe when songs are "written" by other's it pertains to just the music.

    am i wrong?
    *Just 4 today, I am FREE*

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  • pmack215pmack215 Posts: 49
    lost love

    trying to "get away" (to start fresh somewhere)

    independence

    how meaningful the authentic relationships btwn people are
    *Just 4 today, I am FREE*

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  • markymark550markymark550 Posts: 5,154
    definitely social issues.....Jeremy, Daughter, Why Go
  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    love, loss, redemption, anger, nature, frustration, greed, acceptance.
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • Eddie Louis SeversonEddie Louis Severson Posts: 285
    don't forget religion, although it isnt always repeating but I do get the sensation that eddie tries express what he feels on the subject.
    I believe Eddie is completely lost regarding religion. He is seeking, and I think he wants to believe but doesn't exactly know how.

    Or something likewise..
    Nothing Better than Leather, man!

    ''i dont wanna think, i wanna feel''
  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    cars.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    pmack215 wrote:
    am i wrong or does eddie not write ALL the lyrics (except for mankind & inside job)? i believe when songs are "written" by other's it pertains to just the music.

    am i wrong?

    Um ... ed wrote all the lyrics (save Mankind) on the first four albums. Beginning with Yield, other members began contributing lyrics.

    Jeff wrote the lyrics to Lowlight
    Stone wrote the lyrics to No Way
    Matt wrote the lyrics to Get Right

    There are a handful of others, as well. If you look at the liner notes, they'll usually note who wrote the words and who wrote the lyrics.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • pmack215pmack215 Posts: 49
    slightofjeff wrote:
    Um ... ed wrote all the lyrics (save Mankind) on the first four albums. Beginning with Yield, other members began contributing lyrics.

    Jeff wrote the lyrics to Lowlight
    Stone wrote the lyrics to No Way
    Matt wrote the lyrics to Get Right

    There are a handful of others, as well. If you look at the liner notes, they'll usually note who wrote the words and who wrote the lyrics.

    wow, thanks! cant believe i missed that!
    *Just 4 today, I am FREE*

    Skype: pmacklin
  • MarylandTeacherMarylandTeacher Posts: 233
    Eddie Louis Severson wrote:
    I mean, there must be a few issues Pearl Jam keeps going back to... probably Politics is one... but I believe they are even deeper


    The dull ache of love's loss.

    Mr. Bruno
    Dalai Lama—To say that humility is an essential ingredient in our pursuit of spiritual transformation may seem to be at odds with what I have said about the need for confidence. But there is clearly a distinction to be made between valid confidence or self-esteem, and conceit - which we can describe as an inflated sense of importance, grounded in a false image of self.
  • BinFrogBinFrog Posts: 7,309
    Eddie Louis Severson wrote:
    don't forget religion, although it isnt always repeating but I do get the sensation that eddie tries express what he feels on the subject.
    I believe Eddie is completely lost regarding religion. He is seeking, and I think he wants to believe but doesn't exactly know how.

    Or something likewise..


    I don't get the sense he is lost at all. Trying to find your way and make sense of the world, and being lost, are 2 totally separate things.
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • Eddie Louis SeversonEddie Louis Severson Posts: 285
    BinFrog wrote:
    I don't get the sense he is lost at all. Trying to find your way and make sense of the world, and being lost, are 2 totally separate things.

    You're probably right, but don't you feel Eddie isn't sure about his feelings towards religion?
    I mean, he doesn't strongly criticize any kind of beliefs, but he doesn't support them either... Maybe this is a reason why he has become fed up of fame, because it has limited his ability to explore life and to develop as a human being..
    Nothing Better than Leather, man!

    ''i dont wanna think, i wanna feel''
  • Jack's Life, WastedJack's Life, Wasted Posts: 4
    i agree that it doesnt seem that he has any definate religious belief, but i wouldn't say that he is lost or anything.. think of I Am Mine- "the faithful they are all standing in line".. suggests that he doesnt believe in organised religion sorta stuff, he'd rather just get on with his own life "i that i was born and i know i will die, the in-between is mine, i am mine"
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