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  • PJNBPJNB Posts: 13,595
    I am pretty surprised that right now 92% like it. 
  • BV84003BV84003 Holt, MI Posts: 464
    YES, I DO
    Invigorating and unexpected, PJ at 30 still have a lot of life in them.
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  • AlaGAlaG Brookline, MA Posts: 976
    edited January 2020
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    PJNB said:
    I am pretty surprised that right now 92% like it. 
    Same. Leads me to think my assumption that most folks on here listen almost exclusively to PJ was mostly incorrect.
  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,786
    YES, I DO
    I like it


    Im not over the moon or anything with it, but a solid effort and a catchy tune.
  • 23scidoo23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 19,510
    YES, I DO
    Love the words but need more listen for me..
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  • TEEJAM11TEEJAM11 Posts: 335
    YES, I DO
    Love they put something out fresh and a new style! Let's go PJ! 
  • FiveBelowFiveBelow Posts: 1,309
    Could we add an "on the fence" option? There are elements to the song that I really like, and some that are a bit confusing.
  • TheLuckyOnesTheLuckyOnes Posts: 472
    YES, I DO
    Listened to it a few times.
    It's ok.
    Mostly glad they're pushing somewhere unexpected. Love to hear that Stone and Jeff had an unusual role in creating it.
    Wait and see whether that equates to music that has staying power for me personally.

    Definitely hear:

    Peter Gabriel/Killers/little bit of Bowie/little bit of Heads, with a nod to This is Radio Clash.

    Keep em coming!

  • jjflashjjflash Posts: 4,995
    YES, I DO
    Trying to withhold from listening to it too many times so that it folds as something new into the full album listening experience.
    Streamed it once in the car with kids in carpool this morning.
    Then just watched the video.
    Tried to consume TODC w/ a blank slate of expectations. It's fresh, edge-y. A welcome departure from the band's recent sounds.
    Love it and stoked to hear the direction of the whole album. 
  • ZodZod Posts: 10,755
    YES, I DO
    I do.  It's a different sound.   A familiar 80s vibe to it, but a different sound for PJ.  I always felt starting sometime around Binaural/Riot Act that they settled on a PJ sound.  Whereas the earlier albums tended to sound more different from each other.    That WTF moment when you got your copy of no code (which took me until Yield to appreciate).   I definitely had a WTF moment the first listen, but it's completely growing on me.
  • Vedd HeddVedd Hedd Posts: 4,614
    YES, I DO
    I didnt like Do The Evolution until I heard it live. It sounded like a throwaway speedy punk riff. Then it became one of my favorites.

    But I know people who revolted when they first heard "Who You Are".  I remember a friend saying "what is this hippy shit?"

    I really liked this from the start. So different. Great choice for the first single. Kinda like when Nothing As It Seems was the first single off Binaural.

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  • Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,759
    YES, I DO
    This single makes me excited to hear the rest of the record.  I get a lot of Bowie, especially in the second half of the song.  Any song that has a lot of Jeff Ament bass in it, is something I'm a proponent of.
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,564
    YES, I DO
    It’s evolution baby 
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  • JPPJ84JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
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    cdthomas1981 said:
    This single makes me excited to hear the rest of the record.  I get a lot of Bowie, especially in the second half of the song.  Any song that has a lot of Jeff Ament bass in it, is something I'm a proponent of.
    Except it’s Stone on bass ;)
  • Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,759
    YES, I DO
    JPPJ84 said:
    cdthomas1981 said:
    This single makes me excited to hear the rest of the record.  I get a lot of Bowie, especially in the second half of the song.  Any song that has a lot of Jeff Ament bass in it, is something I'm a proponent of.
    Except it’s Stone on bass ;)
    OHHH!  I like it even more now!!

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  • CS160564CS160564 Posts: 34
    Synapses Flashing said:
    philzonereddy said:
    Has anyone made a Talking Heads reference yet?  Trying to remain positive on the song or let it grow on me. Not big on the dance beat drum machine sound. But this band often teamed journeys I’m not ready for musically from them. Sometimes they are hindsight hits for me. Some stay misses...but let the tune digest and set for awhile. Peace. 
    I totally heard a Talking Heads sound in it as well. 
    Very Talking Heads
  • Glorified KCGlorified KC KCMO Native Posts: 2,759
    YES, I DO
    cdthomas1981 said:
    JPPJ84 said:
    cdthomas1981 said:
    This single makes me excited to hear the rest of the record.  I get a lot of Bowie, especially in the second half of the song.  Any song that has a lot of Jeff Ament bass in it, is something I'm a proponent of.
    Except it’s Stone on bass ;)
    OHHH!  I like it even more now!!

    I should have read this first, before making my earlier comment:

    Jeff Ament had this to say about the single:

    "I can’t tell you how proud I am about this group of songs. As you know, we took our time and that benefited us taking more chances. 'Dance' was a perfect storm of experimentation and real collaboration, mixing up the instrumentation and building a great song, and Ed writing some of my favorite words yet, around Matt’s killer drum pattern. Did I mention Mike’s insane guitar part and that Stone is playing bass on this one? We’ve opened some new doors creatively and that’s exciting."



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  • JPPJ84JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
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    cdthomas1981 said:
    JPPJ84 said:
    cdthomas1981 said:
    This single makes me excited to hear the rest of the record.  I get a lot of Bowie, especially in the second half of the song.  Any song that has a lot of Jeff Ament bass in it, is something I'm a proponent of.
    Except it’s Stone on bass ;)
    OHHH!  I like it even more now!!

    There‘s a video around here with his radio introduction and explanations how the song came to be. Check it out, it’s really cool.
    found it: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SI6hVmekhSc
  • Kearn5yKearn5y Ireland Posts: 2,975
    Just listened to it with the video, works very well together. Still not sure overall 
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  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,345
    YES, I DO
    Let me upgrade my vote, I LOVE it.
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  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,319
    YES, I DO
    I LOVE THE VIDEO
  • tyland42tyland42 Posts: 3
    edited January 2020
    YES, I DO
    philzonereddy said:
    Has anyone made a Talking Heads reference yet?  Trying to remain positive on the song or let it grow on me. Not big on the dance beat drum machine sound. But this band often teamed journeys I’m not ready for musically from them. Sometimes they are hindsight hits for me. Some stay misses...but let the tune digest and set for awhile. Peace. 
    Came here to say I immediately thought Talking Heads. 

    Beginning/baseline reminds me of Dangerous by Big Data ft. Joywave.

    Most of my current playlists have music that sounds very similar to this.

    I haven't had this unique feeling since Riot Act.

    I love it.
    Post edited by tyland42 on
  • Jammin909Jammin909 Posts: 888
    YES, I DO
    I love it. It has a deep 80's Cure vibe to it. Can't wait to hear the rest of the album. I feel like they were stuck in a rut with their last few releases. This sounds different and awesome! Congrats on the new material PJ!!!!
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  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,319
    YES, I DO
    The mostly positive response to this is awesome. And I am so happy we are all discussing new Pearl Jam again!!!
  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,903
    NO, I DON'T
    When did they become Coldplay?
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,901
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    hrd2imgn said:
    When did they become Coldplay?
    When they made a song called Speed of Sound.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,901
    YES, I DO
    PJNB said:
    I am pretty surprised that right now 92% like it. 
    Thought it would be a 65 to 35 split
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • AlaGAlaG Brookline, MA Posts: 976
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    hrd2imgn said:
    When did they become Coldplay?
    Doesn't sound a thing like Coldplay. For starters, its pretty damn pessimistic whereas Coldplay makes the most inaccessibly optimistic music known to mankind. Like the kind of happiness one can only have if they had infinite amounts of 'fuck you' money from playing football stadiums night after night.
  • jonsey30jonsey30 Rochester Hills, MI Posts: 1,005
    YES, I DO
    I like parts of it, not all.  I do want to see the lyrics. 
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  • mschostokmschostok Chicago, IL Posts: 858
    YES, I DO
    Such a great song. If I had one qualm, only one, I feel like the song should have faded out at the end instead of the hard stop, the final minute and a half is so entrancing and hypnotizing, a fade out would be really cool. However, perhaps the hard stop makes more sense in the context of the entire album, specifically the next song. It's hard to judge the ending in a vacuum.
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