Retrograde?

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  • LastStopOnTheWestCoastLine
    LastStopOnTheWestCoastLine Posts: 328
    KN219077 said:
    I thought it was a cheesy backspacer ish song at first, I was wrong 
    Well I still kinda think this. What changed your mind?
  • KN219077
    KN219077 Montana Posts: 1,201
    The lyrics and the ending keep me coming back
  • Cridder
    Cridder Posts: 165
    The shitty BoB growling organ....
  • THEBIBLEISTEN
    THEBIBLEISTEN Posts: 2,002
    It’s a great song.
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,250
    joseph33 said:
    I can't get this song out of my head. With these strange times we find ourselves living in,this song could be the anthem.  By far my favorite on the album. What's your thoughts on this gem?
    I tended to skip it at first but damn....awesome....going to be kickass live if we ever get to congregate again
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  • Spartanacus
    Spartanacus Oviedo, FL Posts: 940
    Gern Blansten said:
    joseph33 said:
    I can't get this song out of my head. With these strange times we find ourselves living in,this song could be the anthem.  By far my favorite on the album. What's your thoughts on this gem?
    I tended to skip it at first but damn....awesome....going to be kickass live if we ever get to congregate again
    If we NEVER get to congregate again...it's the end of society.  I work hard all year to be able to go to a handful of shows and sporting events each year.  I'd quit my 8-5 job if this turns into a long term thing.  I'll fish for my food and live a much simpler life.  
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  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,650
    Great song. But why the love for this song and the hate for Sirens?
    I miss igotid88
  • breakmarysfall
    breakmarysfall Posts: 368
    It took me also a little while to get into this song, but since the Weekend I am fully overwhelmed by it. I think it is a wonderful song, the lyrics touch me and the outro is just stunning (like in the other post so perfectly desribed!). It has a positive underlaying tone in the melody and somehow it has become my hymn for those days... <3 
    And: it surprised me that Ed created a song about the Retrogate that will occure in summer (a friend of mine is into astrology and told me about it)...so I always had been careless about astrology but with the song spinning in my head over and over, I started to wonder... 
    Eitherway, thank you PEARL JAM for the super album Gigaton and Retrogate for today :)
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,840
    Least favorite.  Sounds like a LB song.  I mean, it's still Pearl Jam so I kinda like it (cause I'm apparently a fanboy and like everything just about).  But it feels like soft rock/poppy....some good there, but easily my least favorite on the album.
    hippiemom = goodness
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,250
    edited April 2020
    cincybearcat said:
    Least favorite.  Sounds like a LB song.  I mean, it's still Pearl Jam so I kinda like it (cause I'm apparently a fanboy and like everything just about).  But it feels like soft rock/poppy....some good there, but easily my least favorite on the album.
    but that last section....awesome....tolerate the first 2/3 to enjoy the masterful last 1/3rd

    and I'm not saying the first 2/3 is awful....just not my typical favorite type of PJ tune.  Great song though.  Miles above Sirens in my opinion.
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  • Lostpawn
    Lostpawn Posts: 414
    Fantastic song.  My #2 behind Seven O'Clock.
    P.S. - I really like Sirens.  Fight me.
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,250
    Lostpawn said:
    Fantastic song.  My #2 behind Seven O'Clock.
    P.S. - I really like Sirens.  Fight me.
    I like that you like it.  I just don't.  But admittedly I don't like a lot of the ballad type songs that PJ or any other band puts out.
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
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  • 1STmammal2wearPants
    1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,988
    It's interesting - love this album, and my favorite since Binaural. Just can't seem to get into the last two tracks on Gigaton. 
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,669
    Thats interesting. The last 2 are probably my favorite tracks on the record. 

    But the whole album is top to bottom great. 
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,130
    1STmammal2wearPants said:
    It's interesting - love this album, and my favorite since Binaural. Just can't seem to get into the last two tracks on Gigaton. 
    Not a fan of river cross, just not my cup of tea.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,122
    Lostpawn said:
    Fantastic song.  My #2 behind Seven O'Clock.
    P.S. - I really like Sirens.  Fight me.
    I really like Sirens too ..... and Yellow Moon. There, I said it 😁
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,840
    MF117973 said:
    Lostpawn said:
    Fantastic song.  My #2 behind Seven O'Clock.
    P.S. - I really like Sirens.  Fight me.
    I really like Sirens too ..... and Yellow Moon. There, I said it 😁
    Hahahaha I love yellow moon....and Buckle up.  Both way better than Retrograde  which is retro in a bad way. ;)
    hippiemom = goodness
  • Annafalk
    Annafalk Sweden Posts: 4,004
    Retrograde is my new favorite from Gigaton, it’s superfantastic 😃
  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,381
    Listened to the album with headphones again last and damn Retrograde into River Cross!  So good. That last minute or so of Retrograde might be my favorite of all of Gigaton. This is a really great album start to finish
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,250
    MF117973 said:
    Lostpawn said:
    Fantastic song.  My #2 behind Seven O'Clock.
    P.S. - I really like Sirens.  Fight me.
    I really like Sirens too ..... and Yellow Moon. There, I said it 😁
    I love YM....might be my fav off of LB
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
    2013: London ON, Wrigley; 2014: Cincy, St Louis, Moline (NO CODE)
    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
    2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
    2024: Noblesville, Wrigley, Wrigley, Ohana, Ohana; 2025: Pitt1, Pitt2

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