[[MEGATHREAD]]: Dance of The Clairvoyants [NEW SINGLE] - Opinions, first impressions, reviews...

Lifted

Im not saying this is definititively the best song theyve done since then, but its the most impressive single ive heard them put out since 98. At this point in time, i have no expectations of being impressed by a pearl jam album. After hearing this song, i have high expectations for this album. Wow wow wow. Thats my initial reaction.

igotid_8

I keep hearing Nine Inch Nails.

CantKeepmedown

Daron Oshay said:

I can’t understand how people would not live this song. 

You've spent more than a few days on this forum, right?      People knew they were going to hate this song when they got denied GA tickets last week.  

facepollution

igotid_8 said:

I keep hearing Nine Inch Nails.

Interesting, any songs in particular?

Gern Blansten

According to Stone on Sirius....this started as Matt's electronic drum beat.  Stone added a bass line to it, then Jeff added the keyboards.  Mike put guitar on top of it and Ed added lyrics.  Matt then decided to do live drums with a digital hi-hat added.

It's different....but they were just screwing around here.  I'm excited for the new album.

RP112579

https://twitter.com/SIRIUSXM/status/1220014196542398465?s=19 

CosmoCramer

They should be proud of it, plain and simple.

PJ-Cubs

Better than Let the Records Play
Worse than Given to Fly

I need a few more listens to develop a stronger opinion.  I did not love it on first listen but that may be because it is so different than what they have done in the past. 

Tremorman

I hear some Peter Gabriel here.  The vocals grabbed me on first listen, music is starting to grow on me.  The chorus kind of deflates the momentum a bit that Ed built in the verse but overall I'm excited for the return of some weird PJ!

mr.mac

CantKeepmedown said:

Daron Oshay said:

I can’t understand how people would not live this song. 

You've spent more than a few days on this forum, right?      People knew they were going to hate this song when they got denied GA tickets last week.  

Truer words have never been spoken. 

I dig the song (I also got tickets last week). 

bacchanal

i like it!   very talking heads ish!

mcgruff10

JPPJ84 said:

mcgruff10 said:

inmyohiotree said:

OLE has been dethroned 

Lol.  You are is still the winner. 

So do you like this one? Curious

Not my cup of tea.  @JPPJ84
I don't feel like the song really goes anywhere.  I was waiting for that mccready or gossard shred and it never apperared.  The pattern of the son kind of reminds me of swallowed whole.

jcmitchell28

TN49724 said:

Gern Blansten said:

TN49724 said:

WEBN in Cincinnati premiered the song this morning - stopped the song about 30 seconds in and finished it off w a mix of Cannonball and Talking Heads. 

Next song they played, Yellowledbetter. 

Yikes.

that's what they call a sick burn

First time I'd ever heard a city's major rock radio station stop a premiere song 30 seconds in (while talking through the first part ripping it up).  Take a phone call from a listener destroying the song.  Then play Yellowledbetter right after. 

That's brutal - especially in drive time after all this PR work the PJ team did.  That's rough.

Radio?  What’s that?  The days of radio defining popular music is in the distant past. I would say they may be doing this to cater to their aging audience. 

My daughter is 16 and she’s blown away by it. Now granted she’s a PJ fan. Her first show was Fenway night 1 2016. But she’s going to expose her friends to it. 

My personal theory is that if you like an artist (musical or otherwise) buckle up and take the ride. They are still a group of artists that want to stretch themselves and create. That’s what I hear on this first single and I dig it. 

tbergs

igotid_8 said:

I keep hearing Nine Inch Nails.

Got that too. Echoplex from The Slip came to mind.

3days

I get the Talking Heads, David Bowie comparisons, but I'm also hearing Queen on this one. 

JR86440

PJ-Cubs said:

Better than Let the Records Play
Worse than Given to Fly

I need a few more listens to develop a stronger opinion.  I did not love it on first listen but that may be because it is so different than what they have done in the past. 

At this point in their careers, I don't expect them to write another Given to Fly, RVM, Corduroy etc.. This song is cool and that works for me

Kat

I can see the venue dancing and having fun.

PJ-Cubs

JR86440 said:

PJ-Cubs said:

Better than Let the Records Play
Worse than Given to Fly

I need a few more listens to develop a stronger opinion.  I did not love it on first listen but that may be because it is so different than what they have done in the past. 

At this point in their careers, I don't expect them to write another Given to Fly, RVM, Corduroy etc.. This song is cool and that works for me

Do you mean that you don't expect them to write something as good as those songs or do you mean that you do not expect them to write that type of song again?

JPPJ84

mcgruff10 said:

JPPJ84 said:

mcgruff10 said:

inmyohiotree said:

OLE has been dethroned 

Lol.  You are is still the winner. 

So do you like this one? Curious

Not my cup of tea.  @JPPJ84
I don't feel like the song really goes anywhere.  I was waiting for that mccready or gossard shred and it never apperared.  The pattern of the son kind of reminds me of swallowed whole.

Fair enough. Tastes are different and so they should be. I’m really happy with it

GuitarEnthusiast

JR86440 said:

This song is cool and that works for me

Well said! I didn't really know what to expect. I like it. I think it's got a cool vibe to it. I am pondering the different influences and it definitely gets me curious to hear the rest of the record. Can't wait!