Not the worst song, but I'm so bored of Even Flow at almost every single bloody show. Always skip it when it comes to bootlegs too
I see what you're saying. I really want to embrace Even Flow - it's such an essential/important song in the band's history - but I just can't anymore. And even thought Alive, Better Man, Porch, Do The Evolution, and Corduroy seem to get the similar "overplayed" treatment, for whatever reason, I'm not tired of them (yet?).
I'm amazed how many songs people don't like. I can't say I have one song I don't dig up until the Cheeseball Trifecta on LB. Sure, I'll skip the "experimental" songs, but I don't really consider those songs, more interludes. But all of them have a purpose, and I think most of them hit the mark.
For me, it's more like Pilate is crap compared to Given To Fly or Evacuation doesn't hold a candle to NAIS (two examples). They are okay on their own but PJ has so many more songs that are better.
I'm amazed how many songs people don't like. I can't say I have one song I don't dig up until the Cheeseball Trifecta on LB. Sure, I'll skip the "experimental" songs, but I don't really consider those songs, more interludes. But all of them have a purpose, and I think most of them hit the mark.
Agreed. As mentioned, there are only 3 in the entire catalog I don't care for. And one of those is just because it's shit live & ends almost every show. It's worn out it's welcome. I still rarely ever skip the other 2 when listening to the albums or bootlegs, and sometimes even sing along. And I certainly don't take "piss breaks" for any of them. But to only have 3 after 10 full albums, a double album full of b-sides & unreleased, and many other b-sides or one-off singles is pretty frickin impressive! I can't say that about any other band. Even my 2nd favorite band of all time - Rush - has full albums I don't care to listen to.
Mind your manners boring overplayed song just goes on and on
It's certainly overrated/overplayed. I think Getaway is a much better tune.
Agreed. Too bad they’ve never been able to get Getaway right in a live setting. I’m not sure why though? It’s a pretty straightforward song musically but it just doesn’t translate live at all.
Ed keeps singing Getwaway and it fucks up the band's timing.
I personally way prefer Mind Your Manners. I think it's probably the best song on that whole album. Getaway isn't the worst by any means, but I find it a little bit awkward.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
Mind your manners boring overplayed song just goes on and on
It's certainly overrated/overplayed. I think Getaway is a much better tune.
Agreed. Too bad they’ve never been able to get Getaway right in a live setting. I’m not sure why though? It’s a pretty straightforward song musically but it just doesn’t translate live at all.
Ed keeps singing Getwaway and it fucks up the band's timing.
I personally way prefer Mind Your Manners. I think it's probably the best song on that whole album. Getaway isn't the worst by any means, but I find it a little bit awkward.
my attempt at subtle humour. put LB in a car stereo, and Getaway comes up as Getwaway.
"Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk" -EV 8/14/93
Mind your manners boring overplayed song just goes on and on
It's certainly overrated/overplayed. I think Getaway is a much better tune.
Agreed. Too bad they’ve never been able to get Getaway right in a live setting. I’m not sure why though? It’s a pretty straightforward song musically but it just doesn’t translate live at all.
Ed keeps singing Getwaway and it fucks up the band's timing.
I personally way prefer Mind Your Manners. I think it's probably the best song on that whole album. Getaway isn't the worst by any means, but I find it a little bit awkward.
my attempt at subtle humour. put LB in a car stereo, and Getaway comes up as Getwaway.
I didn't even notice, lol, though i was aware of that little error. I do think Getaway sounds rough live, so...
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
Mind your manners boring overplayed song just goes on and on
It's certainly overrated/overplayed. I think Getaway is a much better tune.
Agreed. Too bad they’ve never been able to get Getaway right in a live setting. I’m not sure why though? It’s a pretty straightforward song musically but it just doesn’t translate live at all.
Ed keeps singing Getwaway and it fucks up the band's timing.
I personally way prefer Mind Your Manners. I think it's probably the best song on that whole album. Getaway isn't the worst by any means, but I find it a little bit awkward.
Both Getaway and Infallible suffer live (i.e., do not translate well). Lightning Bolt (the song), although indeed a bit cheesy, does better on stage - although it tends to take forever to end!
Mind your manners boring overplayed song just goes on and on
It's certainly overrated/overplayed. I think Getaway is a much better tune.
Agreed. Too bad they’ve never been able to get Getaway right in a live setting. I’m not sure why though? It’s a pretty straightforward song musically but it just doesn’t translate live at all.
Ed keeps singing Getwaway and it fucks up the band's timing.
I personally way prefer Mind Your Manners. I think it's probably the best song on that whole album. Getaway isn't the worst by any means, but I find it a little bit awkward.
Both Getaway and Infallible suffer live (i.e., do not translate well). Lightning Bolt (the song), although indeed a bit cheesy, does better on stage - although it tends to take forever to end!
I think LB is really good live... I don't mind the studio version either though. Infallible... I can't even remember if I heard it live or not. I do like it well enough on the album. It's not great, but it's catchy at least. I don't skip it.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
The guitars sound terrible live in Getaway and strangely they play it differently than the album.
I never understood why on live shows they don't play that guitar intro slightly palm-muted like on the record. That thing is so easy to play, and it would sound a lot better that way, but they manage to still fuck it up somehow, really strange indeed. And then maybe too much words to remember for Eddie.
The guitars sound terrible live in Getaway and strangely they play it differently than the album.
I never understood why on live shows they don't play that guitar intro slightly palm-muted like on the record. That thing is so easy to play, and it would sound a lot better that way, but they manage to still fuck it up somehow, really strange indeed. And then maybe too much words to remember for Eddie.
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Especially when it's performed in May (Toronto 2016) or August (Seattle 2018)!
And August ( Chicago 2016). 3 times is more then enough
1996.....Toronto 2005.....Hamilton 2011.....Toronto N1, Toronto N2, Hamilton 2013.....London, Buffalo 2014.....Detroit 2016.....Toronto N1 Toronto N2, Boston N1, Boston N2, Chicago N1 2018.....Seattle N1, Seattle N2 2022.....San Diego, Los Angeles N1, Los Angeles N2, Phoenix, Oakland N1, Oakland N2, Quebec City, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto 2023.....Fort Worth N1, Fort Worth N2, Austin N1, Austin N2 2024.....Las Vegas N1, Las Vegas N2, Los Angeles N1, Los Angeles N2, Boston N1, Boston N2 2025.....????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
I stumbled across this podcast from about a year ago... https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/political-beats/pearl-jam/ ...and they (or at least one of them) was singing their praises of this song - and how the last three albums are better than Binaural and Riot Act. I think I've become a PJ snob and just can support these points of view.
I've never been a fan of listening to Low Light, but it's really fun to play on acoustic. Same with Pilate and Porch. Asides from those, I can't say that there's any PJ songs that I particularly dislike. Just depends on what mood I'm in. The nice thing about this band is that their discography is so diverse that you can find pretty much any tune for any mood.
I've never been a fan of listening to Low Light, but it's really fun to play on acoustic. Same with Pilate and Porch. Asides from those, I can't say that there's any PJ songs that I particularly dislike. Just depends on what mood I'm in. The nice thing about this band is that their discography is so diverse that you can find pretty much any tune for any mood.
It's only been recently that I've been able to appreciate Low Light.
I've never been a fan of listening to Low Light, but it's really fun to play on acoustic. Same with Pilate and Porch. Asides from those, I can't say that there's any PJ songs that I particularly dislike. Just depends on what mood I'm in. The nice thing about this band is that their discography is so diverse that you can find pretty much any tune for any mood.
It's only been recently that I've been able to appreciate Low Light.
Only after i heard it live. Album version feels dull
PJ 2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes PJ 2018: London 1, Padova, Roma, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, London 2 EV 2017: Amsterdam 2&3, London 1&2
I've never been a fan of listening to Low Light, but it's really fun to play on acoustic. Same with Pilate and Porch. Asides from those, I can't say that there's any PJ songs that I particularly dislike. Just depends on what mood I'm in. The nice thing about this band is that their discography is so diverse that you can find pretty much any tune for any mood.
It's only been recently that I've been able to appreciate Low Light.
Only after i heard it live. Album version feels dull
That must be it. The "seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" at the end (for example, Edmonton 2011) really makes it.
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-EV 8/14/93
'06: Irving Plaza, East Rutherford 1 & 2 '07: Lolla '08: Camden 2, MSG2, Beacon
'09 :Philly 1 & 2 '10: Buffalo, Newark, MSG1, MSG2
'11: PJ20 1 & 2 '12: Missoula '13: Wrigley, BK2, Philly 1 & 2, Hartford
'14: Ams 1 & 2, Cincy, St Louis, Detroit, Moline '15: Central Park
'16 Philly 1 & 2, MSG 1 & 2, Toronto 1 & 2, Fenway 1, Wrigley 1
'17 Brooklyn hall of fame ‘18 Fenway 1 '21 Jersey Shore '22 MSG '24: MSG1, MSG2
PJ Cuyahoga Flalls OH 8/26/1998
PJ Noblesviile IN 8/18/2000
PJ Cincinnatti OH 8/20/2000
PJ Columbus OH 8/21/2000
PJ Columbus OH 6/24/2003
PJ Hamilton Ontario 9/13/2005
PJ Phiadelphia PA 10/3/2005
PJ Cleveland OH 5/20/2006
PJ Columbia SC 6/16/2008.....
e.V Chicago IL 8/21/2008
e.V Philly PA 6/11/2009
e.V Bailtimore MD 6/14/2009...
PJ Chicago IL 8/23/2009
.PJ...Philly PA 10/27/2009 PJ.Philadephia PA 10/28/2009.
PJ Columbus OH 5/6/2010
PJ Cleveland OH 5/9/2010.
BRAD Columbus OH 10/5/2010
e.V St.Louis MO 7/1/2011
.PJ.. East Troy WI 9/3/2011..PJ..East Troy WI 9/4/2011
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Cleveland OH 10/8/2012
RNDM Chicago IL11/13/2012
Alice In Chains/SoundGarden Columbus OH 5/19/2013
AIC Fort Wayne IN 5/21/2013
PJ Pittsburgh PA 10/11/2013
AIC Cincinnati OH 5/17/2014
AIC Cleveland OH 5/19/2014
AIC Indianapolis IN 8/19/2014
PJ Cincinnati OH 10/1/2014
AIC Cincinnati OH 8/06/2015
RNDM Chicago IL 3/15/2016
PJ Columbia SC 4\21\2016
PJ Lexington KY 4/26/2016
PJ Chicago IL 8/20/2016
Soundgarden Columbus OH 5/20/2017 Canceled RIP Chris
AIC Columbus OH 5/18/2018
PJ Chicago IL 8/18/2018 PJ Chicago IL 8/20/2018
PJ St Louis Missouri 9/18/2022
AIC Cuyohoga falls Oh. 8/16/2019
SHAWNSMITH Rip 2019Mark Lanegan Band 5/18/19
http://www.reverbnation.com/brianzilm
Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.
I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
2005.....Hamilton
2011.....Toronto N1, Toronto N2, Hamilton
2013.....London, Buffalo
2014.....Detroit
2016.....Toronto N1 Toronto N2, Boston N1, Boston N2, Chicago N1
2018.....Seattle N1, Seattle N2
2022.....San Diego, Los Angeles N1, Los Angeles N2, Phoenix, Oakland N1, Oakland N2, Quebec City, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto
2023.....Fort Worth N1, Fort Worth N2, Austin N1, Austin N2
2024.....Las Vegas N1, Las Vegas N2, Los Angeles N1, Los Angeles N2, Boston N1, Boston N2
2025.....????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/political-beats/pearl-jam/
...and they (or at least one of them) was singing their praises of this song - and how the last three albums are better than Binaural and Riot Act.
I think I've become a PJ snob and just can support these points of view.
My college dorm - 2019
PJ 2018: London 1, Padova, Roma, Prague, Krakow, Berlin, Barcelona, Madrid, Lisbon, London 2
EV 2017: Amsterdam 2&3, London 1&2