Not sure what rabbit hole led me to the Dark Matter Wikipedia page today, but I noticed Waiting for Stevie is now listed on it as its 4th single to be released this Tuesday?
Maybe something fun for whatever gets announced on the 10th of this month.
Probably the same thing. Running wasn't really pushed though. Wreckage was really the 2nd single. Running is good for radio because it's short and punchy
Probably the same thing. Running wasn't really pushed though. Wreckage was really the 2nd single. Running is good for radio because it's short and punchy
It wasn’t pushed through bc it doesn’t have wide appeal. I love it for what it is, but my guess is the fair weather pj fan would much prefer Stevie. I contend Stevie would have caught fire on radio. Running did not.
Probably the same thing. Running wasn't really pushed though. Wreckage was really the 2nd single. Running is good for radio because it's short and punchy
It wasn’t pushed through bc it doesn’t have wide appeal. I love it for what it is, but my guess is the fair weather pj fan would much prefer Stevie. I contend Stevie would have caught fire on radio. Running did not.
Why would it not? It's short and catchy. Nice little solo.
Just because Wikipedia says "Running" was a single, it doesn't make it so. "Running" was not serviced to radio. Think of "Running" as the modern-day equivalent of a B-side to the "Dark Matter" single.
Imagine if Hail Hail had been #1 and Present Tense #2…
and Who You Are was left for the #9 slot.
He's talking about single releases not track order
Who You Are was the first single dropped from No Code. He’s implying that the album would have been bigger if they released Hail, Hail as the first single.
1996: Randall's Island 2 1998: East Rutherford | MSG 1 & 2 2000: Cincinnati | Columbus | Jones Beach 1, 2, & 3 | Boston 1 | Camden 1 & 2 2003: Philadelphia | Uniondale | MSG 1 & 2 | Holmdel 2005: Atlantic City 1 2006: Camden 1 | East Rutherford 1 & 2 2008: Camden 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Newark (EV) 2009: Philadelphia 1, 2 & 4 2010: Newark | MSG 1 & 2 2011: Toronto 1 2013: Wrigley Field | Brooklyn 2 | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore 2015: Central Park 2016: Philadelphia 1 & 2 | MSG 1 & 2 | Fenway Park 2 | MSG (TOTD) 2017: Brooklyn (RnR HOF) 2020: MSG | Asbury Park2021: Asbury Park 2022: MSG | Camden | Nashville 2024: MSG 1 & 2 (#50) | Philadelphia 1 & 2 | Baltimore
As on2legs knows, they didn't want No Code to be bigger and chose that single deliberately to undercut the album's popularity. In a world where No Code approaches the levels of popularity of its predecessor albums, the band may have imploded and we'd all be on some other message board right now.
Imagine if Hail Hail had been #1 and Present Tense #2…
and Who You Are was left for the #9 slot.
He's talking about single releases not track order
Who You Are was the first single dropped from No Code. He’s implying that the album would have been bigger if they released Hail, Hail as the first single.
Probably the same thing. Running wasn't really pushed though. Wreckage was really the 2nd single. Running is good for radio because it's short and punchy
It wasn’t pushed through bc it doesn’t have wide appeal. I love it for what it is, but my guess is the fair weather pj fan would much prefer Stevie. I contend Stevie would have caught fire on radio. Running did not.
Why would it not? It's short and catchy. Nice little solo.
Vocally it is modern-day Word Salad Ed and is not sing-alongable. Stevie is classic Ed vocal style and is easier to mimic. That's what appeals to the masses. But otherwise, yes, Running does have nice riffs. Just wish it had better lyrics.
Probably the same thing. Running wasn't really pushed though. Wreckage was really the 2nd single. Running is good for radio because it's short and punchy
It wasn’t pushed through bc it doesn’t have wide appeal. I love it for what it is, but my guess is the fair weather pj fan would much prefer Stevie. I contend Stevie would have caught fire on radio. Running did not.
Why would it not? It's short and catchy. Nice little solo.
Vocally it is modern-day Word Salad Ed and is not sing-alongable. Stevie is classic Ed vocal style and is easier to mimic. That's what appeals to the masses. But otherwise, yes, Running does have nice riffs. Just wish it had better lyrics.
The vocals in "Waiting for Stevie" are slurry and strained, and it has no chorus and is not easy to sing along with. This is not what appeals to "the masses" in 2024. Pearl Jam reached as broad of an audience as it can reasonable reach in 2024 with "Wreckage"-- number one at rock, alternative and Triple-A-- and "Stevie" has less broad appeal than "Wreckage." To be clear, this is not about which song is "better." It's not about individual fans' subjective feeling that "Stevie" rocks and "Wreckage" sucks. If you're a rock band and you want to reach the broadest audience, midtempo ballads will always penetrate more than riff-based rockers. Even Pearl Jam proves this. "Better Man" reached a much bigger audience than "Even Flow." Hell, their biggest hit was "Last Kiss."
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and Running was left for the 4 slot.
Thanks!!
and Who You Are was left for the #9 slot.
Montreal 98, 00, 03, 05, 11
Toronto 03, 06, 11
Ottawa 05, 11
Quebec 05; Saratoga 00; Boston 04; Toledo 04
Albany 06; Honolulu 06; Hartford 08
Costa Rica 11
London (Ont.), Hartford 13
Quebec, Fenway 1 + 2 16; London 18
EV Montreal (2), Berkeley II, Albany, Boston, London (UK)
Montreal 98, 00, 03, 05, 11
Toronto 03, 06, 11
Ottawa 05, 11
Quebec 05; Saratoga 00; Boston 04; Toledo 04
Albany 06; Honolulu 06; Hartford 08
Costa Rica 11
London (Ont.), Hartford 13
Quebec, Fenway 1 + 2 16; London 18
EV Montreal (2), Berkeley II, Albany, Boston, London (UK)
Montreal 98, 00, 03, 05, 11
Toronto 03, 06, 11
Ottawa 05, 11
Quebec 05; Saratoga 00; Boston 04; Toledo 04
Albany 06; Honolulu 06; Hartford 08
Costa Rica 11
London (Ont.), Hartford 13
Quebec, Fenway 1 + 2 16; London 18
EV Montreal (2), Berkeley II, Albany, Boston, London (UK)
I as well. Hope they break it out tonight in Philly.
Vocally it is modern-day Word Salad Ed and is not sing-alongable. Stevie is classic Ed vocal style and is easier to mimic. That's what appeals to the masses. But otherwise, yes, Running does have nice riffs. Just wish it had better lyrics.
I do too. But the radio edit ...