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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 94,875
    T-Bone 82 said:
    WMMR in Philly is playing Waiting for Stevie multiple times per day if you go to their "On Air" list https://wmmr.com/stream/WMMRFM

    Having said that, I've never heard it on there since I barely listen to terrestrial radio anymore... :)

    I see that WFS is #13 on "Active Rock" this week per Mediabase:  https://www2.mediabase.com/mbapp/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=/mbapp/&hc=339c174d-dc68-4aa1-bb22-5e4ffa4bf6fa

    Up 4 spots from last week. 

    Philly rocks! Cool they are playing it many times a day. 
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 94,875
    BF25394 said:
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    "Wreckage" hit number one at multiple formats and, still, the only time I have heard it on the radio was in Seattle within 15 minutes of leaving the airport in my rental car after coming to town to see the May shows. Last week, I just missed it by about 15 minutes on KCSN in L.A.

    Yeah I've heard Wreckage a few times this week. Great to hear new PJ tunes on the radio. But still no Waiting For Stevie.
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 28,827
    I can't even remember the last time I listened to FM radio; they've played wfs plenty of times on sirius channel 22!
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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 94,875
    mcgruff10 said:
    I can't even remember the last time I listened to FM radio; they've played wfs plenty of times on sirius channel 22!

    We hear FM radio on the site all the time @ work. Hopefully I get to hear it played on any local "rock" radio station here.
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 94,875

    Waiting for Stevie - it's a modern anthemic classic


    I always liked this song, but didn't pay it as much attention as others as I was wrapped up in the whole album and prepping for the upcoming concerts etc, but after listening to them play it live in Auckland and re-listening to it multiple times since, I firmly believe it's up there with any of their biggest hits.

    I'm happy to be challenged on that, as everyone has their own opinions and not everyone likes the big, bombastic sound and repetetive anthem-like chorus, but to me it's a new "Alive" or "Daughter".

    It makes my spine tingle. It fills me with joy to listen to. It's the band at the peak of their powers again, in my humble opinion.

    Happy to hear fellow Jammers' thoughts on this.

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  • spankyMPspankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 1,967
    demetrios said:

    Waiting for Stevie - it's a modern anthemic classic


    I always liked this song, but didn't pay it as much attention as others as I was wrapped up in the whole album and prepping for the upcoming concerts etc, but after listening to them play it live in Auckland and re-listening to it multiple times since, I firmly believe it's up there with any of their biggest hits.

    I'm happy to be challenged on that, as everyone has their own opinions and not everyone likes the big, bombastic sound and repetetive anthem-like chorus, but to me it's a new "Alive" or "Daughter".

    It makes my spine tingle. It fills me with joy to listen to. It's the band at the peak of their powers again, in my humble opinion.

    Happy to hear fellow Jammers' thoughts on this.

    ...


    Nice! We need Stone to start writing anthems again too.
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  • Dr. Stip ZoidbergDr. Stip Zoidberg Posts: 248
    This is a top 10 catalog song for me. It's pushing top 5.

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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 94,875
    Pearl Jam - Waiting For Stevie LIVE in Melbourne
  • MikeDigsMikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    Dr. Stip Zoidberg said:
    This is a top 10 catalog song for me. It's pushing top 5.
    It really is a top tier song in the catalog.  I was lucky to see this song live three times this year.  Absolutely LOVE it.
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  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 4,827
    MikeDigs said:
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    It really is a top tier song in the catalog.  I was lucky to see this song live three times this year.  Absolutely LOVE it.
    Mileage varies. For me, it's a bottom-tier song on Dark Matter.
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  • MikeDigsMikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    BF25394 said:
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    Mileage varies. For me, it's a bottom-tier song on Dark Matter.
    I'd be interested to see your tiers for Dark Matter.

    For me, it goes:

    Top tier:  React / Respond, Running, Got To Give, Setting Sun, Waiting For Stevie
    Mid tier:  Upper Hand, Dark Matter, Scared Of Fear, Won't Tell, Something Special
    Low tier:  Wreckage

    But... I never skip Wreckage when I listen to the album, because all of the tracks uplift each other.  That's a magical a beauty of the Dark Matter album.
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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 21,525
    Top tier:  React / Respond, Got To Give, Setting Sun, Waiting For Stevie, Won't Tell, Dark Matter
    Mid tier:  Wreckage, Scared Of Fear, Running, Upper Hand,
    Low tier:  Something Special
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 28,229
    edited November 2024
    Top Tier : Scared of Fear, React, Respond, Wreckage, Dark Matter, Won't Tell, Upper Hand, Waiting for Stevie, Running, Got to Give, and Setting Sun
    Mid Tier: Something Special 
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  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 4,827
    edited November 2024
    MikeDigs said:
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    I'd be interested to see your tiers for Dark Matter.

    For me, it goes:

    Top tier:  React / Respond, Running, Got To Give, Setting Sun, Waiting For Stevie
    Mid tier:  Upper Hand, Dark Matter, Scared Of Fear, Won't Tell, Something Special
    Low tier:  Wreckage

    But... I never skip Wreckage when I listen to the album, because all of the tracks uplift each other.  That's a magical a beauty of the Dark Matter album.
    Probably something like (and please bear in mind that I think this is a truly great album, there are no bad songs here-- I'm grouping them into tiers for purposes of this request, but the middle tier would be the best songs on 75 percent of other albums, and the bottom tier would be the best songs on 50 percent of other albums):

    Top: 

    "Wreckage"
    "Got To Give"
    "Scared of Fear"
    "Won't Tell"

    Middle:

    "Setting Sun"
    "React, Respond"
    "Dark Matter"
    "Upper Hand"

    Bottom:

    "Running"
    "Something Special"
    "Waiting for Stevie"

    (I tried to put an equal number of songs in each tier to the extent that it is possible to do that with eleven songs and three tiers. If I were doing it like you did, I'd probably move "Setting Sun" and "React, Respond" up to the top tier and "Running" to the middle tier, so there would be six in the top tier, three in the middle tier and two in the bottom tier.)

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  • BrainofBGABrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,460
    I know this is the Waiting for Stevie thread but really happy to see React, Respond in some
    people’s top tier. That song, like Stevie, absolutely rips!!!
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  • BrainofBGABrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,460
    demetrios said:
    Pearl Jam - Waiting For Stevie LIVE in Melbourne
    So happy to hear this at Melbourne 2. Didn’t quite get the crowd reaction I was hoping for, it was a good reaction, but not great. Just re-watched the clip and it RIPS! 
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  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 21,525
    BrainofBGA said:
    I know this is the Waiting for Stevie thread but really happy to see React, Respond in some
    people’s top tier. That song, like Stevie, absolutely rips!!!
    love it...great live song


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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 94,875
    https://youtu.be/2BStzQxytYU
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    https://player.vimeo.com/video/1016789555

  • TJ25487TJ25487 Posts: 1,491
    igotid88 said:
    Top Tier : Scared of Fear, React, Respond, Wreckage, Dark Matter, Won't Tell, Upper Hand, Waiting for Stevie, Running, Got to Give, and Setting Sun
    Mid Tier: Something Special 
    I see what you did there igotid88 and I'm here for it. Couldn't agree more! 
  • TJ25487TJ25487 Posts: 1,491
    BrainofBGA said:
    I know this is the Waiting for Stevie thread but really happy to see React, Respond in some
    people’s top tier. That song, like Stevie, absolutely rips!!!
    React/Respond took me the longest to appreciate. I even skipped it a few times in the beginning. Took me several months before it clicked. 
    Love the Chili Peppers vibe! And to stay on topic: WFS is epic! 
  • Shaindli1Shaindli1 MA Posts: 976
    TBH, Got to Give replaced Stevie as top DM track for me.
  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 21,525
    Shaindli1 said:
    TBH, Got to Give replaced Stevie as top DM track for me.
    I kind of always preferred GTG/Won't Tell/Setting Sun over Stevie. I like it...just not one of my top favorites
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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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  • Original_ShiftyOriginal_Shifty Great White North Posts: 625
    We're driving around Montreal on vaca last week and listening to Canada's best radio music station, CHOM 97.7 - https://www.chom.com/ - and one of the DJs introducing Waiting for Stevie by saying Dark Matter is perhaps the best PJ album in 25 years. I'd say maybe 20 years. Anyway, it seems WFS is in high rotation there because we heard it more than once in the week we were there.
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  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 94,875
    https://pearl-jam.fandom.com/wiki/Waiting_for_Stevie
  • SpartanacusSpartanacus Oviedo, FL Posts: 872
    Definitely their best song since Quick Escape.
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  • Dr. Stip ZoidbergDr. Stip Zoidberg Posts: 248
    what a long, slow burn.  But such a phenomenal song. This is a top 5 catalog highlight for me.

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