Waiting For Stevie

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  • BrainofBGA
    BrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,562
    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! 
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  • drfox
    drfox Posts: 1,507
    mcgruff10 said:
    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 
  • Force Of Nature
    Force Of Nature York, England Posts: 1,146
    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.  
  • Niko80
    Niko80 Posts: 1,613
    tino_11 said:
    Niko80 said:
    BrainofBGA said:
    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. 

    I love all the songs you mentioned.  
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  • GianGiovi94
    GianGiovi94 Italy Posts: 91
    is Dark Matter already out in New Zealand?
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  • kmcmanus
    kmcmanus Posts: 903
    drfox said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    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.
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 15,071
    Anyone else here Soundgarden. Badmotorfinger era riff 


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • Daron Oshay
    Daron Oshay Middletown, NJ Posts: 2,599
    SO GREAT!

    I wish that interlude was an extra track or they developed it into a full song - its great also
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,022
    Daron Oshay said:
    SO GREAT!

    I wish that interlude was an extra track or they developed it into a full song - its great also
    I could see how people feel this way but I love it for what it is.  Actually gave me chills during first listen in the record store.  
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  • spankyMP
    spankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 2,059
    lastexitlondon said:
    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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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,322
    Can't stop playing this, loud!!!
  • Greyhound06
    Greyhound06 Posts: 41
    edited April 2024
    I have no idea which song to hear first: Waiting for Stevie, Scared of Fear, Won't tell, Upper Hand. And no idea which one to put on top. 

    4 of the best songs of the last 20 years. 

    But yes: Every Song as loud as it can be
  • PJammin'
    PJammin' Posts: 1,913
    demetrios said:
    Can't stop playing this, loud!!!
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  • TA243471
    TA243471 The Great Northwest Posts: 1,253
    I'm really happy that all of the songs play out better than I thought they would after hearing the small 20 second cuts.  Can't wait to see these live.
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  • longaecker
    longaecker St. Paul, MN Posts: 1
    Could have sworn I caught the Harmony (Foldback/Harmony combo) grind-riff in this while listening at the theater screening. 
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,227
    longaecker said:
    Could have sworn I caught the Harmony (Foldback/Harmony combo) grind-riff in this while listening at the theater screening. 
    Omg. absolutely!  Wow great call 
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  • jimjam1982
    jimjam1982 AZ Posts: 1,471
    The only reason this song isn't on repeat for me is the sole fact that Dark Matter / Won't Tell / Upper Hand / Waiting for Stevie / Running is an absolute incredible 5 song run that is really unrivaled in their catalog. 

    Have to exclude Ten/Vs/No Code because those are true masterpiece albums where every song is basically perfect.
  • CROJAM95
    CROJAM95 NEW YORK Posts: 11,209
    This is a fantastic song, I got lucky with a good theatre on Tuesday, song grabbed a hold of me 


  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    CROJAM95 said:
    This is a fantastic song, I got lucky with a good theatre on Tuesday, song grabbed a hold of me 


    I had no nearby theaters I had a recording from a theater and they grabbed me too
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
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    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 27,087
    Good Grief!!!!!

    This is a tremendous song!!!
    Outstanding!
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....

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