Sad should have been the lead single off Binaural

Ledbetterman10

I mean are we gonna split hairs here? I mean am I wrong?

tvismyfriend

Yes, you're wrong. Breakerfall is a great opener. Although, Sad is a great song and they should've included it.

Wilds

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

I mean are we gonna split hairs here? I mean am I wrong?

Will agree it should have been a single. Love that song.

beachdweller

God's Dice should have been the first single, Sad could have been it's B-side

mouthfulofsoup

My best friend & I were just discussing this last night. That is such an amazing song...there are definitely a few that coulda gotten the boot to make room for that one.

bruce

I think it would have been best to lead off lost dogs.... Breakerfall is hard to top as an opener.

Ledbetterman10

tvismyfriend wrote:

Yes, you're wrong. Breakerfall is a great opener. Although, Sad is a great song and they should've included it.

no not the opening song. the first single released. I've always thought that it belonged on the album too.. and I dunno, I was just listening to it and it seemed to have a good rock radio feel. I'd even go as far as to say maybe a video for it would have been cool.

but alas, it's just a Lost Dog


edit: the riff is SO AWESOME

sadprofessor

My Binaural has Sad in place of Evacuation and Fatal in place of either Thin Air or Light Years.

I like it alot better that way.

tvismyfriend

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

no not the opening song. the first single released. I've always thought that it belonged on the album too.. and I dunno, I was just listening to it and it seemed to have a good rock radio feel. I'd even go as far as to say maybe a video for it would have been cool.

but alas, it's just a Lost Dog


edit: the riff is SO AWESOME

My bad.

AnthonyD1987

sadprofessor wrote:

My Binaural has Sad in place of Evacuation and Fatal in place of either Thin Air or Light Years.

I like it alot better that way.

How dare you get rid of Light Years and call it a better album.

gfraser

if ive said it once ive said it a million times, sad does not fit binaural AT ALL! would be very out of place on that record. great song but wouldnt work.

Veddernarian

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

I mean are we gonna split hairs here? I mean am I wrong?

I have no idea what they were thinking, leaving it off that album. It should have been the single as well. My life is a better life now that Sad is available at least on Lost Dogs. I can't believe such a great song, in my PJ top 5, was fully mixed and ready to go, and buried for how many years? The opening riff always plays in my head. It haunts me wherever I go. Some say the chorus plays too closely to Paint it Black by the Stones. I just say Sad is the best and the best of those recording sessions. Mike's lead overlay is just so appropriate. Just perfect.

LavaLamp_GuitarTramp

Sad doesn't fit in the context of Binaural. It would've stuck out like a sore thumb.

LavaLamp_GuitarTramp

beachdweller wrote:

God's Dice should have been the first single, Sad could have been it's B-side

If God's Dice was the first single, Binaural wouldn't of sold 100,000 copies.

LavaLamp_GuitarTramp

sadprofessor wrote:

My Binaural has Sad in place of Evacuation and Fatal in place of either Thin Air or Light Years.

I like it alot better that way.

Light Years is one of Pearl Jam's best fucking songs man... That's like saying Ten would be better without Black - or Vitalogy without Immortality.

mattcozea

How Evacuation made the cut and Sad didn't... I'll just never know.

suns rival

mattcoz wrote:

How Evacuation made the cut and Sad didn't... I'll just never know.

because evacuation was Matt's first writing contribution for the band.

I_Got_Shit

suns rival wrote:

because evacuation was Matt's first writing contribution for the band.

Yeah, it's like how parents put all their kids' shitty art projects up on the refrigerator.

rival.

i think binaural is loaded with single songs:

breakerfall, god's dice, light years, insignificance, grievance

nothing as it seems is a great track, but probably not their best choice for a single.

audiodave

This is such a tired subject, and to be honest, i'm sick of reading about it.

Some people think Binaural would be better if some songs were left off and others included, and some don't. No one is right, it's all a matter of opinion.

The fact of the matter is that THE BAND decided that the Binaural tracklisting is as it is, so just get over it.

TrixieCat

LavaLamp_GuitarTramp wrote:

Sad doesn't fit in the context of Binaural. It would've stuck out like a sore thumb.

I agree...it doesn't fit.
And Breakerfall is awesome as an opener.
And for the second song at a show!

Fatal

beachdweller wrote:

God's Dice should have been the first single, Sad could have been it's B-side

I would agree with you if you had said the exact opposite.

My Binaural....

In: Sad, Out: God's Dice
In: Education, Out: Evacuation
In: Puzzles & Games, Out: Light Years
In: Fatal, Out: Rival

Of the Girl
Breakerfall
Sad
Grievance
Thin Air
Puzzles & Games
Insignificance
Fatal
Sleight of Hand
Education
Soon Forget
Parting Ways
Nothing As It Seems

Ledbetterman10

audiodave wrote:

This is such a tired subject, and to be honest, i'm sick of reading about it.

Some people think Binaural would be better if some songs were left off and others included, and some don't. No one is right, it's all a matter of opinion.

The fact of the matter is that THE BAND decided that the Binaural tracklisting is as it is, so just get over it.

I didn't know you were tired of the subject Audiodave. I never would have posted it if I knew that. the last thing any of us want is to upset you. and are you sure it was the THE BAND who came up with the tracklisting? I thought it was Oprah who decided what songs go on what album.

red mos

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

I mean are we gonna split hairs here? I mean am I wrong?

Sad would have made an awesome radio single I agree. I'm quite suprised it was taken off the original tracklist and used as a B side. However, I am just glad the song is released because it totally rocks both live and in studio.

prytocorduroy

Put Fatal between Light Years and NAIS. And stick Sad right between NAIS and Thin Air.

I'll have to try that. I agree that they aren't really Binaural....but who am I to say?

InHiding19

Sad is way cooler as a b side........it makes it that much more wild

BEnglish017

yeah i love sad. it's one of my favorites but binaural is one of my favorite albums. i don't feel like the 2 go together at all. the same way with down. i love the song, it's incredible but doesn't go with riot act at all. i think the band does a pretty good job of deciding what goes on the album and what doesn't. it does suck great songs get put on the back burner, where only true fans probably hear them but it makes it that much cooler when they play them live that 1st time and don't expect it.

Ledbetterman10

Oxxys wrote:

Sad is way cooler as a b side........it makes it that much more wild

but it's not a b-side.

Gossard_Is_God

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

I mean are we gonna split hairs here? I mean am I wrong?

Very wrong

Sian-of-the-dead

Ledbetterman10 wrote:

I didn't know you were tired of the subject Audiodave. I never would have posted it if I knew that. the last thing any of us want is to upset you. and are you sure it was the THE BAND who came up with the tracklisting? I thought it was Oprah who decided what songs go on what album.

IN YOUR OPINION Sad should've been the lead single but it wasn't. I personally think Sad would've been out of place and it was a wise choice to leave it off but that's MY OPINION like Dave's is his...

Hang on... You didn't know?! Well, Yes indeed the band did pick the track listing for Binaural! I don't know where you get your information from but (don't quote me on this) you may very well be wrong about the Oprah thing... :rolleyes:

You're not the only one who can be a condesending twat.

Sian-of-the-dead

mattcoz wrote:

How Evacuation made the cut and Sad didn't... I'll just never know.

How Evacuation made the cut at all makes my mind boggle....