Who wrote what song?

HailHailVitalogy
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Still waiting on the vinyl, can someone post who wrote each song from the booklet. Music and words please, thanks!
2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore, Ohana 2 | 2025: Florida x2, Atlanta x2, Pittsburgh x2
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Like Vs and Vitalogy they all share in songwriting credits.
PJ: Pinkpop 2000, Sydney I/II/III 2003, Adelaide 2003, Arnhem 2006, Antwerp 2006, Berlin 2006, Dusseldorf 2007, Nijmegen 2007, Werchter 2007, Rotterdam 2009, Berlin 2009, Nijmegen 2010, Amsterdam I/II 2012, Amsterdam I/II 2014, Amsterdam I/II 2018, Pinkpop 2018, Werchter 2018, Pinkpop 2022, Budapest 2022, Krakow 2022, Amsterdam 2022.
EV: Amsterdam II 2012, Amsterdam I/III 2017, Amsterdam I 2019
Brad: Zoetermeer & Utrecht 2013
Soundgarden: Pinkpop 2012, Amsterdam 2013, Utrecht 20140 -
I guess its more collaborative than recent records but if I had to guess to a 'main' songwriter or creator or key sound it would be:
Scared Of Fear - Stone
React, Respond - Jeff
Wreckage - Ed
Dark Matter - Stone
Wont Tell - Jeff
Upper Hand - Mike
Waiting For Stevie - Ed
Running - Mike
Something Special - Stone
Got To Give - Ed
Setting Sun - Stone
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This is from the recent interviews:
Jeff brought the riffs for React, Respond and Running.
Ed was Waiting For Stevie.
Matt brought in the drum beat for Dark Matter and Jeff wrote the riff. (Would love to hear what Stome came up with for it).
then they built out the songs together.
Randall's Island 9/29/96, Continental Arena 9/8/98, MSG 9/10/98, Jones Beach 8/23/00, 8/24/00, 8/25/00, Nassau Coliseum 4/30/03, MSG 7/8/03, 7/9/03, Continental Arena 6/1/06, 6/3/06, MSG 6/24/08, 6/25/08, Spectrum 10/30/09, 10/31/09, MSG 5/20/10, 5/21/10, PJ20 9/3/11, 9/4/11, Charlottesville 10/29/13, Charlotte 10/30/13, Global Citizen 9/26/15, Raleigh 4/20/16 :( Baltimore 3/28/20 :( Austin 9/18/23, 9/19/23, Forum 5/21/24, Baltimore 9/12/24, Fenway 9/17/24, Nashville 5/6/25, 5/8/250 -
Stone had Scared of Fear I believe.Very curious of this as well! Always love investigating song writing credits.Boston '06
Mansfield '08
Hartford '10
Worcester, Hartford '13
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Seems like everyone in the room got songwriting credit including Watt, but the Stone Spin interview gives a li’l more insight into who started what.0
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Force Of Nature said:I guess its more collaborative than recent records but if I had to guess to a 'main' songwriter or creator or key sound it would be:
Scared Of Fear - Stone
React, Respond - Jeff
Wreckage - Ed
Dark Matter - Stone
Wont Tell - Jeff
Upper Hand - Mike
Waiting For Stevie - Ed
Running - Mike
Something Special - Stone
Got To Give - Ed
Setting Sun - Stone
I like a lot of your guesses. On first listen, "Upper Hand" definitely sounds like a Mike song. "Wreckage" sounds like an Ed solo song. "React, Respond" reminds me of Devo and the Jam, "Won't Tell" has a U2 vibe, so for some reason I assumed Jeff was the driving force there (maybe because his musical tastes seem to be similar to mine?).
All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.0 -
Just heard on XM that Ed brought the riff in for Got to Give and the part after the chorus was Stone.Boston '06
Mansfield '08
Hartford '10
Worcester, Hartford '13
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Sounds like Stone had more of an influence on this record versus the previous couple. Probably why it sounds so good.Boston '06
Mansfield '08
Hartford '10
Worcester, Hartford '13
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Yeah I was mostly wanting to know what Stone had most influence on. The longer I’ve listened and seen this band, the more and more appreciation for Stone. Last years’ 8 show run, he was grooving the best I’ve ever heard him groove.2003: Uniondale, MSG x2 | 2004: Reading | 2005: Gorge, Vancouver, Philly | 2006: East Rutherford x2, Gorge x2, Camden 1, Hartford | 2008: MSG x2, VA Beach | 2009: Philly x3 | 2010: MSG x2, Bristow | 2011: Alpine Valley x2 | 2012: MIA Philly | 2013: Wrigley, Charlottesville, Brooklyn 2 | 2014: Milan, Amsterdam 1 | 2016: MSG x2, Fenway x2, Wrigley 2 | 2018: Rome, Krakow, Berlin, Wrigley 2 | 2021: Sea Hear Now | 2022: San Diego, LA x2, MSG, Camden, Nashville, St. Louis, Denver | 2023: St. Paul 1, Chicago x2, Fort Worth x2, Austin 2 | 2024: Las Vegas 1, Seattle x2, Indy, MSG x2, Philly x2, Baltimore, Ohana 2 | 2025: Florida x2, Atlanta x2, Pittsburgh x20
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HailHailVitalogy said:Yeah I was mostly wanting to know what Stone had most influence on. The longer I’ve listened and seen this band, the more and more appreciation for Stone. Last years’ 8 show run, he was grooving the best I’ve ever heard him groove.Boston '06
Mansfield '08
Hartford '10
Worcester, Hartford '13
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For some reason I thought in an interview Stone said Upper Hand was one of his? It'd be good to know since it's probably my favorite.Appeared to be an animal, yet so polite.0
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They definitely said in interviews which ones they started off (Scared=Stone), in the liner notes it says all songs written by the entire band plus Watt except for SS.0
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Stone: Scared of Fear, Upper Hand
Started off with his riffs.I died. I died and you just stood there. I died and you watched. I died and you walked by and said no. I'm dead.0 -
That Stone article in Spin had good insight. The writing credits on Apple are full namd and Watt with Josh K getting a credit for Something Special.
based on that interview and a few clips heardon PJ radio:
SoF: Stone riffs
R,R: thought Stone said this was his riff, sounds like Jeff
Wreckage: Ed song based on Spin article
DM: Matt beat, Stone and Jeff took that and wrote parts in.
WT: Jeff
UH: don’t know this one
WFS: old EV riff
Running: Jeff (Big Sandy Punk per the man himself)
SSpecial: Ed and Josh K
GTG: Ed had a late 80’s Who/PT solo riff and Jeff worked around that.
SS: want to say the 1st half was Stone or Jeff, Watt wrote the 2nd half of the song
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9/24/96, 9/28/96
8/25/98, 9/18/98
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4/26/03
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I can hear Stone on a lot of the transitions, which stand out in a GOOD way. He’s a master at it:Bridge Benefit 1994, San Francisco 1995, San Diego 1995 1 & 2, Missoula 1998, Los Angeles 2000, San Diego 2000, Eddie Vedder/Beck 2/26/2002, Santa Barbara 2003, Irvine 2003, San Diego 2003, Vancouver 2005, Gorge 2005, San Diego 2006, Los Angeles 2006 1 & 2, Santa Barbara 2006, Eddie Vedder 4/10/08, Eddie Vedder 4/12/08, Eddie Vedder 4/15/08, 7/12/2008, SF 8/28/09, LA 9/30/09, LA 10/1/09, LA 10/06/09, LA 10/07/09, San Diego 10/09/09, Eddie Vedder 7/6/2011, Eddie Vedder 7/8/2011, PJ20 9/3/2011, PJ20 9/4/2011, Vancouver 9/25/2011, San Diego 11/21/13, LA 11/24/13, Ohana 9/25/21, Ohana 9/26/21, Ohana 10/1/21, EV 2/17/22, LA Forum 5/6/22, LA Forum 5/7/22, EV 10/1/22, EV 9/30/230
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