Best song on DM?

chrisr211977

Wreckage

dimitrispearljam said:

vedpunk said:

Wow, blown away. Best album since Yield. Yes, I said it.  Upper Hand into Waiting For Stevie might be the best 1-2 combo I’ve heard in 20 years. 

 its up there ..lets say 18 years..we had it last time with Come back-Inside job 

Best since Riot Act. Yield is in a class by itself.

dimitrispearljam

Upper Hand

chrisr211977 said:

dimitrispearljam said:

my rank 

1.Upper Hand
2.Waiting For Stevie
3.Won't Tell
4.Scared of Fear
5.Dark Matter
6.Running
7. React/Respond
8.Got to Give
9.Setting Sun
10.Something Special  
11.Wreckage
    
    
    

    

WORST SONG?
My Ranking (out of the songs I've heard  )
1. Wreckage
2. Running
3. Dark Matter
I have also heard the 30 second snippets.

Wreckage is so flat,long ,monotone song and will be a killer mood live.
its so good the lyrics tho..
i heard full album,

dimitrispearljam

Upper Hand

spankyMP said:

@vedpunk
@seanwon

Agree 100%, but the run starts at Won't Tell for me.

this

chrisr211977

Wreckage

dimitrispearljam said:

chrisr211977 said:

dimitrispearljam said:

my rank 

1.Upper Hand
2.Waiting For Stevie
3.Won't Tell
4.Scared of Fear
5.Dark Matter
6.Running
7. React/Respond
8.Got to Give
9.Setting Sun
10.Something Special  
11.Wreckage
    
    
    

    

WORST SONG?
My Ranking (out of the songs I've heard  )
1. Wreckage
2. Running
3. Dark Matter
I have also heard the 30 second snippets.

Wreckage is so flat,long ,monotone song and will be a killer mood live.
its so good the lyrics tho..
i heard full album,

Why does everything have to be judged by live performances? Why can't you just enjoy it for what it is, which is one of their best songs from this part of their career. And yeah, I'm going to give Upper Hand and WFS a chance. Upper Hand sounds cool.

dimitrispearljam

Upper Hand

chrisr211977 said:

dimitrispearljam said:

chrisr211977 said:

dimitrispearljam said:

my rank 

1.Upper Hand
2.Waiting For Stevie
3.Won't Tell
4.Scared of Fear
5.Dark Matter
6.Running
7. React/Respond
8.Got to Give
9.Setting Sun
10.Something Special  
11.Wreckage
    
    
    

    

WORST SONG?
My Ranking (out of the songs I've heard  )
1. Wreckage
2. Running
3. Dark Matter
I have also heard the 30 second snippets.

Wreckage is so flat,long ,monotone song and will be a killer mood live.
its so good the lyrics tho..
i heard full album,

Why does everything have to be judged by live performances? Why can't you just enjoy it for what it is, which is one of their best songs from this part of their career. And yeah, I'm going to give Upper Hand and WFS a chance. Upper Hand sounds cool.

 Cos PJ is the best live band on the planet,thats why 

chrisr211977

Wreckage

dimitrispearljam said:

chrisr211977 said:

dimitrispearljam said:

chrisr211977 said:

dimitrispearljam said:

my rank 

1.Upper Hand
2.Waiting For Stevie
3.Won't Tell
4.Scared of Fear
5.Dark Matter
6.Running
7. React/Respond
8.Got to Give
9.Setting Sun
10.Something Special  
11.Wreckage
    
    
    

    

WORST SONG?
My Ranking (out of the songs I've heard  )
1. Wreckage
2. Running
3. Dark Matter
I have also heard the 30 second snippets.

Wreckage is so flat,long ,monotone song and will be a killer mood live.
its so good the lyrics tho..
i heard full album,

Why does everything have to be judged by live performances? Why can't you just enjoy it for what it is, which is one of their best songs from this part of their career. And yeah, I'm going to give Upper Hand and WFS a chance. Upper Hand sounds cool.

 Cos PJ is the best live band on the planet,thats why 

But you haven't even heard it live. You can't assume it's going to sound like DOTC live when it came out 5 hours ago. Besides, it's a good song. Better than all the other singles. At least it's straightforward, I don't even know what the others are about.

BF25394

Got to Give

How are people declaring songs that they've heard twice the best or worst of the band's decades-long career? How does anyone have an opinion stronger than "I dig it" or "It didn't grab me at first listen" about any of these songs at this point?

chrisr211977

Wreckage

BF25394 said:

How are people declaring songs that they've heard twice the best or worst of the band's decades-long career? How does anyone have an opinion stronger than "I dig it" or "It didn't grab me at first listen" about any of these songs at this point?

Not their best, "Leash" rubbed that out 31 years ago. It just has a lot of elements that make it an accomplished song. It sounds like one made by an experienced band. It's good.

BF25394

Got to Give

chrisr211977 said:

BF25394 said:

How are people declaring songs that they've heard twice the best or worst of the band's decades-long career? How does anyone have an opinion stronger than "I dig it" or "It didn't grab me at first listen" about any of these songs at this point?

Not their best, "Leash" rubbed that out 31 years ago. It just has a lot of elements that make it an accomplished song. It sounds like one made by an experienced band. It's good.

Yes, "it's good" is a perfectly reasonable reaction to a song you just heard for the first or second time. So is "it didn't really grab me."But there are in fact people making sweeping declarations, for good and for bad, about the quality of these songs and their place within the overall Pearl Jam catalog. That seems premature.

chrisr211977

Wreckage

BF25394 said:

chrisr211977 said:

BF25394 said:

How are people declaring songs that they've heard twice the best or worst of the band's decades-long career? How does anyone have an opinion stronger than "I dig it" or "It didn't grab me at first listen" about any of these songs at this point?

Not their best, "Leash" rubbed that out 31 years ago. It just has a lot of elements that make it an accomplished song. It sounds like one made by an experienced band. It's good.

Yes, "it's good" is a perfectly reasonable reaction to a song you just heard for the first or second time. So is "it didn't really grab me."But there are in fact people making sweeping declarations, for good and for bad, about the quality of these songs and their place within the overall Pearl Jam catalog. That seems premature.

It is. It just stood out to me. I didn't love the singles, so it instilled some hope in me. I guess it was a bit premature to post that. It is better than most of what's on Gigaton, am I right?

BF25394

Got to Give

chrisr211977 said:

BF25394 said:

chrisr211977 said:

BF25394 said:

How are people declaring songs that they've heard twice the best or worst of the band's decades-long career? How does anyone have an opinion stronger than "I dig it" or "It didn't grab me at first listen" about any of these songs at this point?

Not their best, "Leash" rubbed that out 31 years ago. It just has a lot of elements that make it an accomplished song. It sounds like one made by an experienced band. It's good.

Yes, "it's good" is a perfectly reasonable reaction to a song you just heard for the first or second time. So is "it didn't really grab me."But there are in fact people making sweeping declarations, for good and for bad, about the quality of these songs and their place within the overall Pearl Jam catalog. That seems premature.

It is. It just stood out to me. I didn't love the singles, so it instilled some hope in me. I guess it was a bit premature to post that. It is better than most of what's on Gigaton, am I right?

I love Gigaton so that's a high bar. But my point is that I would never make a sweeping statement like "these songs are better than their last album" after two listens. I've listened to Gigaton hundreds of times. I have a well-established sense of that album's merits. What I can tell you is that, having listened to "Dark Matter" and "Running" dozens of times, I'm really into them. Having heard everything else either twice or, in the case of "Wreckage," four times, all I can say is that I like what I've heard, but it will take much more time and attention to these songs to have a strong opinion about them.

I think we've got a lot of Jeff Albertsons in the Ten Club.

chrisr211977

Wreckage

It's a good song. Don't act like you're not allowed to get excited. I like Gigaton too. It had flaws, but was better than the three preceding albums. And who the hell is Jeff Albertson? Don't throw insults. I may have overreacted a bit. I like the song. It was a bright spot.

drfox

Waiting For Stevie

Love the Upper Hand - Waiting for Stevie - Running section of the album. 

GetRight13

React, Respond

dimitrispearljam said:

Wreckage is so flat,long ,monotone song and will be a killer mood live.

I fear this too..  I think its going to kill the energy of the show if not placed perfectly in the set.    I love Seven O'clock, but I saw it live a few times and it kill the energy the shows had goin.  Well see.

MK88178

Wreckage

Not sure why everyone gets so angry.  Music is very personal and very subjective.  

DEGBTI

Waiting For Stevie

I picked WFS but setting sun is a close second!

mcgruff10

Waiting For Stevie

waiting for stevie.....holy shit.  I absolutely love how sounds on this one. the solo at the end.....whoa.

mcgruff10

Waiting For Stevie

chrisr211977 said:

dimitrispearljam said:

chrisr211977 said:

dimitrispearljam said:

my rank 

1.Upper Hand
2.Waiting For Stevie
3.Won't Tell
4.Scared of Fear
5.Dark Matter
6.Running
7. React/Respond
8.Got to Give
9.Setting Sun
10.Something Special  
11.Wreckage
    
    
    

    

WORST SONG?
My Ranking (out of the songs I've heard  )
1. Wreckage
2. Running
3. Dark Matter
I have also heard the 30 second snippets.

Wreckage is so flat,long ,monotone song and will be a killer mood live.
its so good the lyrics tho..
i heard full album,

Why does everything have to be judged by live performances? Why can't you just enjoy it for what it is, which is one of their best songs from this part of their career. And yeah, I'm going to give Upper Hand and WFS a chance. Upper Hand sounds cool.

because pj is known for their live shows.  If it doesn't translate live, then it doesn't get played and gets retired.  (hello getaway)

kmcmanus

Upper Hand

mcgruff10 said:

chrisr211977 said:

dimitrispearljam said:

chrisr211977 said:

dimitrispearljam said:

my rank 

1.Upper Hand
2.Waiting For Stevie
3.Won't Tell
4.Scared of Fear
5.Dark Matter
6.Running
7. React/Respond
8.Got to Give
9.Setting Sun
10.Something Special  
11.Wreckage
    
    
    

    

WORST SONG?
My Ranking (out of the songs I've heard  )
1. Wreckage
2. Running
3. Dark Matter
I have also heard the 30 second snippets.

Wreckage is so flat,long ,monotone song and will be a killer mood live.
its so good the lyrics tho..
i heard full album,

Why does everything have to be judged by live performances? Why can't you just enjoy it for what it is, which is one of their best songs from this part of their career. And yeah, I'm going to give Upper Hand and WFS a chance. Upper Hand sounds cool.

because pj is known for their live shows.  If it doesn't translate live, then it doesn't get played and gets retired.  (hello getaway)

Given how few cities they play anymore there are certainly lots of people for whom the album version is all they’ll ever hear though. Not every fan goes to shows.

mcgruff10

Waiting For Stevie

setting sun.....wow.  this one is top notch and can see it being amazing live.