WRECKAGE

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  • ZoSoTim
    ZoSoTim Posts: 1,280
    I love it. 
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  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 Posts: 10,825
    Ed pouring out his soul on this one, love how his Brothers join him at the end......I love this song, its powerful to me
  • donraven
    donraven Posts: 146
    edited April 2024
    I love it. Can't get it out of my head. I think I had something in my eye while this was playing in the theatre lol
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  • KidAOK
    KidAOK Posts: 118
    It's one of my favourite PJ songs in years, can't stop listening to it.  LEGENDS!
  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    Was thrown off initially by this track, and after repeated listens, I still can't get on board with the initial verses and chorus.  It's the pop-like melodies I think.

    However, I really love the outro to this song.  From 3:00 mark and onward, it's wonderful.  The outro is the reason why I won't skip this track, and I will endure the initial verses lol.  And I imagine that I'll like this track more once heard in succession with the other tracks, as it sounds like this album is great as a whole.
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  • Vedd Hedd
    Vedd Hedd Posts: 4,631
    BrainofBGA said:
    Vedd Hedd said:
    The key to this song is that it’s lyrically tied to Setting Sun.
    And was there a lyric connection between Scared of Fear and Setting Sun? I’ve only had the two listens but when I saw the lyrics in the theatre I vaguely remember a link there too? Sorry I digress. 
    tbergs said:
    BrainofBGA said:
    Vedd Hedd said:
    The key to this song is that it’s lyrically tied to Setting Sun.
    And was there a lyric connection between Scared of Fear and Setting Sun? I’ve only had the two listens but when I saw the lyrics in the theatre I vaguely remember a link there too? Sorry I digress. 
    Yes, SoF drops a setting sun line in the lyrics. Noticed that at the movie theatre too.
    yeah, I think Setting Sun is like the reprise of multiple songs.  

    All of the songs seem connected.  If I were to venture a guess, it would be about someone who is dealing with a loved one who has been having a hard time mentally over the last several years, and they are coping. 

    Again, not autobiographical and not about anyone in particular.  Just sort of a story. The "Dark Matter" to me represents both the dark things happening in the world, real or not, and also the dark places people and their relationships can go. 
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  • spankyMP
    spankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 2,019
    I'm surprised by how polarizing this song is. It's my wife's favorite at the moment, I think it's middle of the pack on DM, which is not too shabby in my opinion. So many people outright hate it, I don't get it, not that I have to, but I don't.
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  • VINNY GOOMBA
    VINNY GOOMBA Posts: 1,825
    Listening now.  It thought it was cool at first, but it didn't move me for a number of listens as much as some of the others.  Now I think it's a really beautiful song.  Still haven't heard a quality version of the album, but as much as I think this is a great song, I don't think it's in the top 50% of this album, and that's a GREAT thing =)
  • The Juggler
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    donraven said:
    I love it. Can't get it out of my head. I think I had something in my eye while this was playing in the theatre lol
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  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,379
    Listened a second time last night. It was better than the first. Definitely heard the Petty vibes this time. I think this one might grow on me and get better and better
  • Spartanacus
    Spartanacus Oviedo, FL Posts: 938

    tylermoore said:
     Point is I think Wreckage is better than anything off LB or Gigaton.
    To say Wreckage is better than Quick Escape is criminal in my mind/ears...but to each his own.  That's what makes music great.  What is one person's trash is another person's treasure and vice versa.
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  • PJammin'
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    spankyMP said:
    I'm surprised by how polarizing this song is. It's my wife's favorite at the moment, I think it's middle of the pack on DM, which is not too shabby in my opinion. So many people outright hate it, I don't get it, not that I have to, but I don't.
    Yeah, the opinions about it are all over the place. I personally love it, along with Something Special. I hope I get to hear both at my shows. 
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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,595
    I really really like it! I has my wife listen to it with headphones and when I came back to ask her opinion she was listening to it a 2nd time, she’s not a music buff at all but she says in her wife voice I can’t believe they can write songs this beautiful! I agreed 
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  • SVRDhand13
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    DB2707 said:
    I can’t stop hearing Fast Car in it. Must be similar chords. Especially in the beginning. 
    I noticed that too!!!  Thought I was crazy for thinking it lol 
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  • The Juggler
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    josevolution said:
    I really really like it! I has my wife listen to it with headphones and when I came back to ask her opinion she was listening to it a 2nd time, she’s not a music buff at all but she says in her wife voice I can’t believe they can write songs this beautiful! I agreed 
    Haha...I am always asking my wife for her opinion on Pearl Jam songs as she's not a huge fan. She's like my own personal one person focus group. 

    She's a huge Something Special fan. lol
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  • spankyMP
    spankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 2,019
    The Juggler said:
    josevolution said:
    I really really like it! I has my wife listen to it with headphones and when I came back to ask her opinion she was listening to it a 2nd time, she’s not a music buff at all but she says in her wife voice I can’t believe they can write songs this beautiful! I agreed 
    Haha...I am always asking my wife for her opinion on Pearl Jam songs as she's not a huge fan. She's like my own personal one person focus group. 

    She's a huge Something Special fan. lol
    I told my wife (who was indifferent on Dark Matter and Running) that Something Special is one she'd like, so I played her the clip in the observer. She did a country dance elbowy jig  thing and said "Really?" LOL
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  • know1
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    I like Wreckage. Best one from the album I've heard so far (only listened to Dark Matter and Running).
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  • BSully
    BSully Indiana Posts: 1,501
    I was in an all day meeting at work and had to wait all day to hear it.
    I like it, I think I still like DM better, but it's a good solid song and makes me excited for the rest.
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  • yosi
    yosi NYC Posts: 3,155
    Definitely getting the Petty vibes. It was the first thing I thought when hearing it. Like someone said above, the outro is really when the song gets excellent. 
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  • DL136722
    DL136722 Not sure... Posts: 724
    Lifted said:
    Not really feeling this one. 

    The first two singles from the album, and the comments from the band about it being heavier than you'd expect, had me pretty intrigued. Having listened to all of the audio clips, I'm not sure what they were talking about. It's almost exactly what I'd expect if I were expecting the worst.

    I'm glad people are enjoying this track, but this doesn't sound like the Pearl Jam I love. It sounds like Pearl Jam for people who love Sirens. Unfortunately I hated that song and the album it came from. I just think it's an extreme departure from the band they were and not in a good way. The slower tempo songs and ballads used to have an edge to them. This just sounds soft.

    Still heard some interesting stuff in the other clips, and can't wait to listen to the album in its entirety, but I'm really taming my expectations at this point. From what I've heard, wreckage, won't tell and something special sound like Pearl Jam exercising their worst indulgences to me....but maybe, hopefully, I'll be pleasantly suprised when I give the album a proper listen. 


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