I’m not a fan of Future Days, River Cross, and The Haves style songs on PJ records.
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I hope that doesn't mean more songs like Take the Long Way. That was one of my least favorites on Gigaton. More rocking, but less heavy at this point is better IMHO. Their mid-tempo stuff is where they shine. Songs more along the lines of Severed Hand, Whoever Said, Got Some and Getaway would be great.
Give me longer and moody rock songs with Eddies deep voice. More Jimi Hendrix, Phone Went West-My Morning Jacket, early-70s Neil Young and All or None/Can't Keep/Half Full-Riot Act and less whatever Eddies fast paced punk-influences are where he can barely up with the lyrics.
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"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
I like slow/mid tempo if it's CHARGED, but not sappy. Like I Got Shit. that's mid tempo, but it has an emotional feel that just gets you up there. It builds to a crescendo, but doesn't speed up. it's just intense. VS was harder and angrier, vitalogy/no code were tempered, and I love that era.
But I actually like all the eras for what they are. Even BS and LB. You can tell when a band tries to get "back to its roots" and it's not natural. I assume this would be natural, as this band, I just can't see them forcing it.
"Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk" -EV 8/14/93
Give me longer and moody rock songs with Eddies deep voice. More Jimi Hendrix, Phone Went West-My Morning Jacket, early-70s Neil Young and All or None/Can't Keep/Half Full-Riot Act and less whatever Eddies fast paced punk-influences are where he can barely up with the lyrics.
Exactly! They sound like they’re doing covers of other bands with these songs that are sung nearly out of register and paced to where a 60 year old lifelong smoker can’t keep up.
Give me longer and moody rock songs with Eddies deep voice. More Jimi Hendrix, Phone Went West-My Morning Jacket, early-70s Neil Young and All or None/Can't Keep/Half Full-Riot Act and less whatever Eddies fast paced punk-influences are where he can barely up with the lyrics.
Yeah, Ed has picked up some bad habits that he didn’t do when he had a younger voice. He does this movement with his jaw when he sings that he didn’t do in the past. I don’t like it at all.
I died. I died and you just stood there. I died and you watched. I died and you walked by and said no. I'm dead.
Yeah, Ed has picked up some bad habits that he didn’t do when he had a younger voice. He does this movement with his jaw when he sings that he didn’t do in the past. I don’t like it at all.
yeah, I first noticed it on backspacer. wonder where he picked that up. or if it was a necessary adjustment based on something like aging or whatever.
"Oh Canada...you're beautiful when you're drunk" -EV 8/14/93
Yeah, Ed has picked up some bad habits that he didn’t do when he had a younger voice. He does this movement with his jaw when he sings that he didn’t do in the past. I don’t like it at all.
yeah, I first noticed it on backspacer. wonder where he picked that up. or if it was a necessary adjustment based on something like aging or whatever.
Pretty sure it's vocal training. It must help him hit notes
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Yeah, Ed has picked up some bad habits that he didn’t do when he had a younger voice. He does this movement with his jaw when he sings that he didn’t do in the past. I don’t like it at all.
Trying to protect his voice.. if he kept singing the way he did in the 90s he'd be done.
"And the young, they can lose hope 'Cause they can't see beyond today The wisdom that the old can't give away, hey Constant recoil Sometimes life don't leave you alone."
Ah. I always seen that "jaw" thing as an artistic choice to give the singing some... eh... hmm.... "twang"? A showman-thing and to not have the song melody too straight forward...
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"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
Yeah, Ed has picked up some bad habits that he didn’t do when he had a younger voice. He does this movement with his jaw when he sings that he didn’t do in the past. I don’t like it at all.
Trying to protect his voice.. if he kept singing the way he did in the 90s he'd be done.
No, I’m not saying he needed to keep singing like the 90s. He still sounds great for where he is at this point in life, but I just noticed he does certain little things now that I don’t prefer. That’s all. I’d have to find an example…but it doesn’t matter.
I died. I died and you just stood there. I died and you watched. I died and you walked by and said no. I'm dead.
Hopefully we might start to hear a thing or two about the album before the end of the year I.e single? Track listing? Name? More interviews about the upcoming release…that’s assuming it’s released earlier rather than later next year.
I wonder if Ed knows that very few fans enjoy the sappy mushy songs. He probably doesn't care, but I get the impression Watt wants to get the band rocking and having less adult contemporary dad rock.
Also, hopefully no vedder "heeeeeeee heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"s to compensate for actual singing.
Love ya, Ed, but there's still some fire in your belly.
Let Mikey rip some solos, please.
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I wonder if Ed knows that very few fans enjoy the sappy mushy songs. He probably doesn't care, but I get the impression Watt wants to get the band rocking and having less adult contemporary dad rock.
Also, hopefully no vedder "heeeeeeee heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"s to compensate for actual singing.
Love ya, Ed, but there's still some fire in your belly.
Let Mikey rip some solos, please.
I think you're wrong about this. The biggest hit they ever had was "Last Kiss." "Just Breathe" and "Sirens" are two of the three biggest hits they've had in the past fifteen years (along with "The Fixer"). "Just Breathe," "Sirens" and "The Fixer" are the only Pearl Jam songs to cross over to the Hot 100 since "World Wide Suicide" in 2006. The sappy songs are the ones that reach beyond the core audience.
With respect to the jaw movement thing people are talking about, that's the vocal affectation that I've mentioned a lot on this board that makes him add syllables to words by aspirating in the middle of them. Think of "low-hoe light."
EDIT: To be clear, I want Pearl Jam songs, whether they be fast or slow. The problem with "Just Breathe" and "The End," to the extent there is one, is that most of Pearl Jam doesn't do much on them. Save the solo songs for the solo records. (Although I think "Comes Then Goes" is just Ed and that song works well on Gigaton, so these are not hard and fast rules.)
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But I actually like all the eras for what they are. Even BS and LB. You can tell when a band tries to get "back to its roots" and it's not natural. I assume this would be natural, as this band, I just can't see them forcing it.
-EV 8/14/93
Missoula 6/20/98
Alpine Valley 6/26/98 & 6/27/98
Alpine Valley 10/8/00
Champaign 4/23/03
Alpine Valley 6/21/03
Missoula 8/29/05
Chicago 5/16 & 17/06
Grand Rapids 5/19/06
Summerfest 6/29/06 & 6/30/06
Tampa 6/12/08
Chicago 8/23/09
Indy 5/7/10
Alpine Valley x2 2011
Wrigley 2013
Milwaukee 14
Telluride 16
Missoula 6/20/98
Alpine Valley 6/26/98 & 6/27/98
Alpine Valley 10/8/00
Champaign 4/23/03
Alpine Valley 6/21/03
Missoula 8/29/05
Chicago 5/16 & 17/06
Grand Rapids 5/19/06
Summerfest 6/29/06 & 6/30/06
Tampa 6/12/08
Chicago 8/23/09
Indy 5/7/10
Alpine Valley x2 2011
Wrigley 2013
Milwaukee 14
Telluride 16
Missoula 6/20/98
Alpine Valley 6/26/98 & 6/27/98
Alpine Valley 10/8/00
Champaign 4/23/03
Alpine Valley 6/21/03
Missoula 8/29/05
Chicago 5/16 & 17/06
Grand Rapids 5/19/06
Summerfest 6/29/06 & 6/30/06
Tampa 6/12/08
Chicago 8/23/09
Indy 5/7/10
Alpine Valley x2 2011
Wrigley 2013
Milwaukee 14
Telluride 16
I was listening last night to Reggae Woman that Ed put out years ago, fantastic track. Would love to hear a solo record in that vein
-EV 8/14/93
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2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
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2022: Oakland, Oakland, Nashville, Louisville; 2023: Chicago, Chicago, Noblesville
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'Cause they can't see beyond today
The wisdom that the old can't give away, hey
Constant recoil
Sometimes life don't leave you alone."
-EV 8/14/93
Melbourne #2 '03
Melbourne #3 '03
Melbourne #1 '06
Melbourne #3 '06
Melbourne '09
Melbourne '14
Also, hopefully no vedder "heeeeeeee heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"s to compensate for actual singing.
Love ya, Ed, but there's still some fire in your belly.
Let Mikey rip some solos, please.
-Christopher Walken
you're=you are
your=showing ownership
The truth has a well known liberal bias.
-Stephen Colbert
With respect to the jaw movement thing people are talking about, that's the vocal affectation that I've mentioned a lot on this board that makes him add syllables to words by aspirating in the middle of them. Think of "low-hoe light."
EDIT: To be clear, I want Pearl Jam songs, whether they be fast or slow. The problem with "Just Breathe" and "The End," to the extent there is one, is that most of Pearl Jam doesn't do much on them. Save the solo songs for the solo records. (Although I think "Comes Then Goes" is just Ed and that song works well on Gigaton, so these are not hard and fast rules.)