I liked and enjoyed ALL of the songs on the album to a fairly similar degree which is good and bad, none really stood absolutely head and shoulders above, but none were skips at all for me.
Waiting for Stevie might be my least favorite though, at least probably in the bottom 3 tracks but I know a TON of people said it was their favorite. Its hard to choose a top 3 or bottom 3 because they're all so close together in how good they are.
The awesome thing about PJ is their ability to capture so many different tastes in music that everyone enjoys vastly different songs of theirs.
I’m not, it’s Pearl Jam. There fan favourite songs are rarely the lead single.
Should it have been? That’s another story.
1996.....Toronto 2005.....Hamilton 2011.....Toronto N1, Toronto N2, Hamilton 2013.....London, Buffalo 2014.....Detroit 2016.....Toronto N1 Toronto N2, Boston N1, Boston N2, Chicago N1 2018.....Seattle N1, Seattle N2 2022.....San Diego, Los Angeles N1, Los Angeles N2, Phoenix, Oakland N1, Oakland N2, Quebec City, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto 2023.....Fort Worth N1, Fort Worth N2, Austin N1, Austin N2 2024.....????
well, just got to this song starting from the beginning of the album. Had to stop at the end to come on here and say this song is amazing! Not sure how anyone could say otherwise. Only listened this one time and already thinking this is an all timer!
My early favourite, however I love them all. So to have this at the top is saying something. After the theatre listen I had a big smile on my face, when Stevie finished I turned to my sister and said ‘how good was that one!?’
My early favourite, however I love them all. So to have this at the top is saying something. After the theatre listen I had a big smile on my face, when Stevie finished I turned to my sister and said ‘how good was that one!?’
Early favorite here as well. The guy beside me called it best song since Vitalogy. I found myself agreeing. Looking forward to more listens.
My early favourite, however I love them all. So to have this at the top is saying something. After the theatre listen I had a big smile on my face, when Stevie finished I turned to my sister and said ‘how good was that one!?’
Early favorite here as well. The guy beside me called it best song since Vitalogy. I found myself agreeing. Looking forward to more listens.
Wow, that's a bold claim right there! Given to Fly, I Got Shit, Long Road, Present Tense etc etc say hi!
2010: London 2012: Manchester I, Manchester II, Manchester (EV) 2014: Milan, Leeds, Milton Keynes 2017: London II (EV) 2018: Amsterdam I, London I, Prague, London II 2019: London (EV) 2022: London I, London II, Budapest, Krakow, Amsterdam
Love this song! Whole thing is awesome, but the last 90 seconds are fantastic, all Mike and Matt.
Based on interviews, sounds like Ed and Andrew worked up the skeleton of it during the Earthling sessions. The only song that really came from before the band got together to record.
It was a couple of days ago now but I just remember the ending being so urgent and propelling. Well that’s what I thought in my head. Can’t wait to listen again!
This song is top notch. Love the way Ed sings this one. I'm guessing this is a Stone song.
I may be wrong but I thought I read somewhere it’s a song EV wrote whilst him and Andrew Watt were waiting for Stevie Wonder to vacate the studio whilst recording Earthling. Hence the song title
Yeh, its funny this one is getting lots of love, while I also see comments like this album sounds like Earthling 2 as a criticism. When in reality the only song that originated from those sessions is the one people seem to love the most.
My early favourite, however I love them all. So to have this at the top is saying something. After the theatre listen I had a big smile on my face, when Stevie finished I turned to my sister and said ‘how good was that one!?’
Early favorite here as well. The guy beside me called it best song since Vitalogy. I found myself agreeing. Looking forward to more listens.
Wow, that's a bold claim right there! Given to Fly, I Got Shit, Long Road, Present Tense etc etc say hi!
Yeah, lots of good songs. It was in the moment at the cinema, and as I said I need to digest more. It just felt good then and there to get my teeth kicked in by something that really reminded me of the PJ I fell in love with. I haven't felt that way about a pj song on first listen since the 90´s.
This song is top notch. Love the way Ed sings this one. I'm guessing this is a Stone song.
I may be wrong but I thought I read somewhere it’s a song EV wrote whilst him and Andrew Watt were waiting for Stevie Wonder to vacate the studio whilst recording Earthling. Hence the song title
They weren’t waiting for him to leave, they were waiting for him to arrive. He played harmonica on “Try” off of Earthling.
Anyone else here Soundgarden. Badmotorfinger era riff
Yes! I hear so much in this one. In Hiding, the opening of The Cult - She Sells Sanctuary, Soundgarden/TOTD. While I don't think it sounds like SOLAT or Breath, I see how it is being likened to them. I just think it is more accurate to liken it to Singles era PJ. Parts/notes of the outro solo have that feel.
Then other parts of the album are so clearly Pink Floyd, Tom Petty, U2, Hendrix, and then all 11 other PJ albums thrown into a blender. A couple of notes here or there or the inflection of a few words.
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astoria 06
albany 06
hartford 06
reading 06
barcelona 06
paris 06
wembley 07
dusseldorf 07
nijmegen 07
this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
Waiting for Stevie might be my least favorite though, at least probably in the bottom 3 tracks but I know a TON of people said it was their favorite. Its hard to choose a top 3 or bottom 3 because they're all so close together in how good they are.
The awesome thing about PJ is their ability to capture so many different tastes in music that everyone enjoys vastly different songs of theirs.
2005.....Hamilton
2011.....Toronto N1, Toronto N2, Hamilton
2013.....London, Buffalo
2014.....Detroit
2016.....Toronto N1 Toronto N2, Boston N1, Boston N2, Chicago N1
2018.....Seattle N1, Seattle N2
2022.....San Diego, Los Angeles N1, Los Angeles N2, Phoenix, Oakland N1, Oakland N2, Quebec City, Ottawa, Hamilton, Toronto
2023.....Fort Worth N1, Fort Worth N2, Austin N1, Austin N2
2024.....????
There are a few for sure
Melbourne #2 '03
Melbourne #3 '03
Melbourne #1 '06
Melbourne #3 '06
Melbourne '09
Melbourne '14
Wreckage is one now.
2012: Manchester I, Manchester II, Manchester (EV)
2014: Milan, Leeds, Milton Keynes
2017: London II (EV)
2018: Amsterdam I, London I, Prague, London II
2019: London (EV)
2022: London I, London II, Budapest, Krakow, Amsterdam
Based on interviews, sounds like Ed and Andrew worked up the skeleton of it during the Earthling sessions. The only song that really came from before the band got together to record.
Loving the album!
Melbourne #2 '03
Melbourne #3 '03
Melbourne #1 '06
Melbourne #3 '06
Melbourne '09
Melbourne '14
When in reality the only song that originated from those sessions is the one people seem to love the most.
astoria 06
albany 06
hartford 06
reading 06
barcelona 06
paris 06
wembley 07
dusseldorf 07
nijmegen 07
this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
I wish that interlude was an extra track or they developed it into a full song - its great also
2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
2017: RRHoF 4/7 2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4 2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18
2022: MSG 9/11 2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
Then other parts of the album are so clearly Pink Floyd, Tom Petty, U2, Hendrix, and then all 11 other PJ albums thrown into a blender. A couple of notes here or there or the inflection of a few words.