You Are - what are your thoughts?

hrd2imgn
hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,924
in The Porch
Ohh Riot Act, ----->You Are
so listening with the cans on, the end is spectacular, the keys hidden amongst the vocals and guitar.  Love the guitar effect, has been one of my favorite riffs and sounds since the first listen.  Ed is at his best...man love this song
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  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,505
    I agree! It’s a bit offbeat and that guitar riff/effect is great. Love Matt’s songs. So happy to hear this at MSG in ‘03.
  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,965
    Fantastic song. Even better album. Definitely a favorite of @mcgruff10 as well. 
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,962
    I love it. Its .my ring  tone


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,962
    edited July 2021
    bbiggs said:
    Fantastic song. Even better album. Definitely a favorite of @mcgruff10 as well. 
    Just waiting for mcG to show up too


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,144
    edited July 2021
    Absolute worst song in the pj catalog.  :)
    Post edited by mcgruff10 on
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,610
    I enjoy it live but not on the album.
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,144
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I enjoy it live but not on the album.
    I don't enjoy it live or on the album. ;)
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,924
    lastexitlondon said:
    I love it. Its .my ring  tone
    Me too for many years 
  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,924
    Why the hate McGruff?  Curious 
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    The band pushing towards the fringe of their music, LOVE IT. 
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  • MKSNYC
    MKSNYC NYC Posts: 367
    Big fan of this tune - a nice different sound/style
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,144
    hrd2imgn said:
    Why the hate McGruff?  Curious 
    I hate the music, I hate the lyrics, I hate the feel of the song.  Just not my cup of tea.  
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • cblock4life
    cblock4life Posts: 1,855
    Love this song and I like ice in my wine😂
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,144
    Nothing wrong with a little ice in your wine!! :)
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • ddeschler
    ddeschler Posts: 688
    One of my favorites.  A bit psychedelic.  Love the guitar effects.
    I've seen quite a few Pearl Jam shows.
  • Indifference
    Indifference Posts: 2,778
    mcgruff10 said:
    Absolute worst song in the pj catalog.  :)

    I agree with this - I just don't like it.  Bathroom song live xD

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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    ddeschler said:
    One of my favorites.  A bit psychedelic.  Love the guitar effects.
    Same here.
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  • SleepJared
    SleepJared Posts: 13
    As I get older, I tend to lean more toward the songs in PJ's catalog that don't sound like traditional PJ songs.  According to the book Pearl Jam Twenty, songwriter Matt Cameron said "I had gotten a new drum machine that allows you to make up patterns, and then they'll play whatever audio instrument you plug in" resulting in guitar outbursts fed through a drum machine.  

    I also think you can draw a line from this sort of studio experimentation to their first truly dance-rock song Dance Of The Clairvoyants years later that could easily be on a Strokes or Arcade Fire album.  PS: You Are sounded great live at ACL 2014 & is the 5th most listened-to Riot Act song on Spotify.
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  • cblock4life
    cblock4life Posts: 1,855
    SleepJared said:
    As I get older, I tend to lean more toward the songs in PJ's catalog that don't sound like traditional PJ songs.  According to the book Pearl Jam Twenty, songwriter Matt Cameron said "I had gotten a new drum machine that allows you to make up patterns, and then they'll play whatever audio instrument you plug in" resulting in guitar outbursts fed through a drum machine.  

    I also think you can draw a line from this sort of studio experimentation to their first truly dance-rock song Dance Of The Clairvoyants years later that could easily be on a Strokes or Arcade Fire album.  PS: You Are sounded great live at ACL 2014 & is the 5th most listened-to Riot Act song on Spotify.
    Agree 2014 ACL was great as was You Are and that avatar looks like Ed with Jay-Z at made in America(?). We’ve probably sat next to each other at one point or another! 
  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 16,020
    I like it because it’s different.  I wouldn’t want to hear it every show, but once a tour would be great. 
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