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Great Holiday Single or Greatest Holiday Single?

orig_long redorig_long red Posts: 2,029
edited June 2009 in The Porch
If you said Santa Cruz/Golden State is the Greatest Holiday Single, you are correct.
Jam out with your clam out.
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  • PearlJamPatriotPearlJamPatriot Posts: 2,426
    I think its good, but not the greatest.
    Pearl Jam Shows: 1998 - 9/11 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 9/13 Hartford, CT || 2000 - 8/24 Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach 2); 8/27 Saratoga Springs; 8/29 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 8/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2) || 2003 - 4/29 Albany, NY; 5/3 State College, PA; 7/2 Mansfield (night 1); 7/6 Camden, NJ (night 2); 7/8 New York, NY (MSG night 1) || 2004 - 9/28 Boston, MA (night 1); 9/29 Boston, MA (night 2) || 2005 - 10/3 Philadelphia, PA || 2006 - 5/12 Albany, NY; 5/13 Hartford, CT; 5/24 Boston, MA (night 1); 5/25 Boston, MA (night 2); 5/27 Camden, NJ (night 1); 5/28 Camden, NJ (night 2)|| 2008 - 6/19 Camden, NJ (night 1); 6/24 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 6/25 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 6/27 Hartford, CT; 6/28 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 6/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2); 7/1 New York, NY (Beacon Theater)|| 2009 - 9/21 Seattle, WA (night 1); 9/22 Seattle, WA (night 2); 10/27 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 1); 10/28 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 2); 10/30 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 3); 10/31 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 4)|| 2010 - 5/15 Hartford, CT; 5/17 Boston, MA; 5/20 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 5/21 New York, NY (MSG night 2)|| 2011 - 9/3 East Troy, WI (PJ20); 9/4 East Troy, WI (PJ20) || 2012 - 9/2 Philadelphia, PA, 9/30 Missoula, MT || 2013 - 7/19 Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), 10/12 Buffalo, NY, 10/15 Worcester, MA (night 1), 10/16 Worcester, MA (night 2), 10/18 Brooklyn, NY (night 1), 10/19 Brooklyn, NY (night 2), 10/25 Hartford, CT || 2014 - 10/22 Denver, CO || 2015 -  9/26 New York, NY (Global Citizen Festival) || 2016 - 5/1 New York, NY (night 1), 5/2 New York, NY (night 2), 8/5 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1), 8/7 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 2) || 2018 - 9/2 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1) || 2020 - 3/30 New York, NY
    Eddie Vedder solo: 2008 - Boston night 1 & 2 || 2009 - Albany, NY night 1 & 2 || 2011 - Hartford, CT, Boston, MA

  • Elbereth84Elbereth84 Posts: 253
    PearlJamPatriot wrote:
    I think its good, but not the greatest.

    +1

    Two really nice songs, but there are better ones.
  • OGT92OGT92 Posts: 1,588
    long red wrote:
    If you said Santa Cruz/Golden State is the Greatest Holiday Single, you are correct.

    I'll take Driftin' and Strangest Tribe myself.
    "I read about the evils of drinking, so I gave up reading." - Henry Youngman
  • wnh1977wnh1977 Iowa Posts: 634
    I do like the 2008 holiday single a lot. I strongly prefer the band going to the studio for 2 new songs rather than just using a live concert track.

    1999 Drifting/Strangest Tribe is really good.

    I always like 1996 Olympic Platinum... very funny!

    Other favorite PJ X-mas tunes...
    1991 Let Me Sleep (It's Christmas Time)
    2005 Gone... I like this version better than the full band version on "Avacado"
    2002 Don't Believe in Christmas
    1998: 6/26, 6/27, 6/29
    2000: 8/15, 8/18, 10/9, 10/11, 10/12
    2003: 6/18, 6/21, 6/22
    2005: 9/9, 9/28
    2006: 5/16, 5/17, 6/26, 6/27
    2007: 8/5
    2009: 8/23, 8/24
    2010: 5/3, 5/4, 5/21
    2011: 9/3, 9/4, 9/11, 9/12
    2013: 7/19, 11/16
    2014: 10/3, 10/9, 10/12, 10/17
    2016: 4/16, 8/20, 8/22
    2018: 8/18, 8/20, 9/2
    2022: 9/18
    2023: 8/31, 9/2, 9/5
    2024: 5/18, 6/29
  • gndcd402gndcd402 Posts: 2,563
    i guess its just me but i found these two songs as the worst single out of them all... weak songs i think
  • aNiMaLaNiMaL Posts: 7,117
    Great....not the greatest. But definitely really good, or great. :)
  • iwasthereiwasthere Posts: 511
    I love it too. Have already played it more than all my others.
    tacos
  • Elbereth84Elbereth84 Posts: 253
    gndcd402 wrote:
    i guess its just me but i found these two songs as the worst single out of them all... weak songs i think

    Yea ... it's just you. :mrgreen:
  • CrookedTomCrookedTom Posts: 252
    I think Santa Cruz sounds very much like Santa God (and I don't mean the titles) - Don't care for either really.

    Golden State is pretty good though
  • PaukPauk Posts: 1,084
    I don't care for Santa Cruz, the lyrics are kinda annoying.

    Golden State is great though.

    I'd say the 2008 holiday single is passable, but nowhere near as good as 05, 06 or 07.
    Paul
    '06 - London, Dublin, Reading
    '07 - Katowice, Wembley, Dusseldorf, Copenhagen, Nijmegen
    '09 - London, Manchester, London
    '12 - Manchester, Manchester, Berlin, Stockholm, Copenhagen
  • surfanddestroysurfanddestroy Posts: 2,786
    Golden State would be so much better with just Ed singing.
    Astoria 20/04/06, Leeds 25/08/06, Prague 22/09/06, Wembley 18/06/07,
    Dusseldorf 21/06/07, Manchester 17/08/09, London 18/08/09, LA 06/10/09, LA 07/10/09.

    Ain't gonna be any middle anymore.
  • flyinwhole313flyinwhole313 Posts: 1,651
    I LOVE THIS SINGLE!
  • PearlJamPatriotPearlJamPatriot Posts: 2,426
    I love Santa Cruz with the full band. Not that crazy about Golden State.
    Pearl Jam Shows: 1998 - 9/11 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 9/13 Hartford, CT || 2000 - 8/24 Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach 2); 8/27 Saratoga Springs; 8/29 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 8/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2) || 2003 - 4/29 Albany, NY; 5/3 State College, PA; 7/2 Mansfield (night 1); 7/6 Camden, NJ (night 2); 7/8 New York, NY (MSG night 1) || 2004 - 9/28 Boston, MA (night 1); 9/29 Boston, MA (night 2) || 2005 - 10/3 Philadelphia, PA || 2006 - 5/12 Albany, NY; 5/13 Hartford, CT; 5/24 Boston, MA (night 1); 5/25 Boston, MA (night 2); 5/27 Camden, NJ (night 1); 5/28 Camden, NJ (night 2)|| 2008 - 6/19 Camden, NJ (night 1); 6/24 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 6/25 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 6/27 Hartford, CT; 6/28 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 6/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2); 7/1 New York, NY (Beacon Theater)|| 2009 - 9/21 Seattle, WA (night 1); 9/22 Seattle, WA (night 2); 10/27 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 1); 10/28 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 2); 10/30 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 3); 10/31 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 4)|| 2010 - 5/15 Hartford, CT; 5/17 Boston, MA; 5/20 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 5/21 New York, NY (MSG night 2)|| 2011 - 9/3 East Troy, WI (PJ20); 9/4 East Troy, WI (PJ20) || 2012 - 9/2 Philadelphia, PA, 9/30 Missoula, MT || 2013 - 7/19 Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), 10/12 Buffalo, NY, 10/15 Worcester, MA (night 1), 10/16 Worcester, MA (night 2), 10/18 Brooklyn, NY (night 1), 10/19 Brooklyn, NY (night 2), 10/25 Hartford, CT || 2014 - 10/22 Denver, CO || 2015 -  9/26 New York, NY (Global Citizen Festival) || 2016 - 5/1 New York, NY (night 1), 5/2 New York, NY (night 2), 8/5 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1), 8/7 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 2) || 2018 - 9/2 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1) || 2020 - 3/30 New York, NY
    Eddie Vedder solo: 2008 - Boston night 1 & 2 || 2009 - Albany, NY night 1 & 2 || 2011 - Hartford, CT, Boston, MA

  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 92,795
    PearlJamPatriot wrote:
    I think its good, but not the greatest.

    +1
  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,537
    It's the most pixelated single ever.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,291
    Call me crazy, but I think Ed's vocals sound kind of crappy on the Christmas Single...
  • hitmanhitman Posts: 469
    yeah, i gotta admit i find the new single very vanilla... i super duper love the issue of deep, though, so it's a wash.....

    mostly i'm just very happy i still get a chance to "judge" the latest "holiday" single from my favorite band.... long live the jam!!!!
  • skyeriverwinterskyeriverwinter Posts: 1,894
    edited May 2009
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  • FatalFatal Posts: 821
    Great single but not the best....Strangest Tribe/Driftin' gets the nod for me, with Love Reign O're Me being the best thing they've put on a single.

    Still im really digging the new one...really enjoying Santa Cruz for what it is, and i've been listening to (and enjoying) Golden State for months, however i do prefer the original version to this stripped down one.
    Shows: Montreal 98, Barrie 98, Montreal 00, Montreal 03, Montreal 05, Ottawa 05, Toronto 06, Vancouver Night 1 08 (EV), Vancouver Night 2 08 (EV), MSG1 08, MSG2 08, Montreal Night 2 08 (EV), Toronto Night 1 08 (EV), Toronto 09, Hartford 11 (EV), Ottawa 11, Ottawa 16, Ottawa 22.


  • PearlJamPatriotPearlJamPatriot Posts: 2,426
    Fatal wrote:
    Great single but not the best....Strangest Tribe/Driftin' gets the nod for me, with Love Reign O're Me being the best thing they've put on a single.

    Still im really digging the new one...really enjoying Santa Cruz for what it is, and i've been listening to (and enjoying) Golden State for months, however i do prefer the original version to this stripped down one.
    I have to agree. I think Drifing/Strangest Tribe rules. I also prefer the version of The Golden State from the John Doe release.
    Pearl Jam Shows: 1998 - 9/11 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 9/13 Hartford, CT || 2000 - 8/24 Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach 2); 8/27 Saratoga Springs; 8/29 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 8/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2) || 2003 - 4/29 Albany, NY; 5/3 State College, PA; 7/2 Mansfield (night 1); 7/6 Camden, NJ (night 2); 7/8 New York, NY (MSG night 1) || 2004 - 9/28 Boston, MA (night 1); 9/29 Boston, MA (night 2) || 2005 - 10/3 Philadelphia, PA || 2006 - 5/12 Albany, NY; 5/13 Hartford, CT; 5/24 Boston, MA (night 1); 5/25 Boston, MA (night 2); 5/27 Camden, NJ (night 1); 5/28 Camden, NJ (night 2)|| 2008 - 6/19 Camden, NJ (night 1); 6/24 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 6/25 New York, NY (MSG night 2); 6/27 Hartford, CT; 6/28 Mansfield, MA (night 1); 6/30 Mansfield, MA (night 2); 7/1 New York, NY (Beacon Theater)|| 2009 - 9/21 Seattle, WA (night 1); 9/22 Seattle, WA (night 2); 10/27 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 1); 10/28 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 2); 10/30 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 3); 10/31 Philadelphia, PA (Spectrum night 4)|| 2010 - 5/15 Hartford, CT; 5/17 Boston, MA; 5/20 New York, NY (MSG night 1); 5/21 New York, NY (MSG night 2)|| 2011 - 9/3 East Troy, WI (PJ20); 9/4 East Troy, WI (PJ20) || 2012 - 9/2 Philadelphia, PA, 9/30 Missoula, MT || 2013 - 7/19 Chicago, IL (Wrigley Field), 10/12 Buffalo, NY, 10/15 Worcester, MA (night 1), 10/16 Worcester, MA (night 2), 10/18 Brooklyn, NY (night 1), 10/19 Brooklyn, NY (night 2), 10/25 Hartford, CT || 2014 - 10/22 Denver, CO || 2015 -  9/26 New York, NY (Global Citizen Festival) || 2016 - 5/1 New York, NY (night 1), 5/2 New York, NY (night 2), 8/5 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1), 8/7 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 2) || 2018 - 9/2 Boston, MA (Fenway Park night 1) || 2020 - 3/30 New York, NY
    Eddie Vedder solo: 2008 - Boston night 1 & 2 || 2009 - Albany, NY night 1 & 2 || 2011 - Hartford, CT, Boston, MA

  • brolocobroloco Posts: 1,237
    .............or how about a third choice:

    "Not That Great Holiday Single"

    ha, ha. no they're pretty good. but NO WHERE near great, nevermind greatest.
  • blondieblue227blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    i have to say i'm really enjoying this single more than i remember i did with the others.

    who's singing with Ed on golden state?
    *~Pearl Jam will be blasted from speakers until morale improves~*

  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,720
    1991 Let Me Sleep
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • chrisr211977chrisr211977 Posts: 93
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  • brewdog123brewdog123 ATL Posts: 657
    slow jermey is better
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  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,186
    It's my favorite. 
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  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,326
    Santa God. He made me stop misbehaving. What a lyric! 
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  • PureandEasyPureandEasy Posts: 5,801
    dimitrispearljam said:
    1991 Let Me Sleep
    Hands down, has always been my favorite

  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 92,795
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    Nice! Torrent needs to get fixed. 
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