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Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
edited June 2009 in The Porch
The sound WAS HORRIBLE. Not PJ's fault. Ed kinda struggled with screaming.. maybe he's sick?

Song from what I heard sounded really good. I liekd it a lot, diff sound. Can't wait to buy Backspacer!
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  • PJamGrungeFanPJamGrungeFan Posts: 289
    Yeah the sound was really bad. Couldn't make out a word Eddie was singing.

    Cover art looked kinda cool. Song was alright.
  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    I LOVED the style and direction.. very modern..

    It's going to take some time to digest though. It seemed like a complex song, and DIFFERENT, which is GOOD!

    I don't want to hear something that sounds like other stuff they've done.. people bitchin here want Yield 2.. I DON'T. I already have that album..

    I want something new, and this sounded like it!
  • yellowporchyellowporch Posts: 510
    I think the sound quality was the reason why I wasn't over the top happy with it. The song was different, which I think is great. I need more time to digest it. I'm happy JS made this thread because I'd like to see other's opinions.
  • mysameoldfriendmysameoldfriend Tennessee Posts: 227
    anyone find it odd he wasn't holding up a vinyl record?
  • BetterVedderBetterVedder Posts: 145
    edited June 2009
    It's a complex tune and different then anything they've done yet still unmistakebly a PJ song. It really picks up at the end. The outro with Mike needs to be longer, he was killin it. Stone was real into it. Matt's drumming was great. That little breakdown towards the end is a highlight too. I'm diggin it. Now what's its name? I don't think that was "The Fixer." It sounds different from that Showbox clip, although muffled. And the good news that Mike is turned up. I have faith in Brendan O'Brien.
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  • Mcam55Mcam55 Posts: 1,407
    edited June 2009
    I loved the style and I am very excited for this album.

    quick pick i took of the artwork:
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  • pearljam7pearljam7 Posts: 447
    I thought it was an interesting song for sure, but you could tell Ed just was not feelin it especially at the end when Conan came out to the stage. The show was really disappointing, that interview with Farrell was terrible. I just don't think the band was vibing it. I'm pumped to hear that song on a legit record produced by o'brien, not some punk-ass NBC sound dude. I'm not worried
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  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    1. Surprised/happy they didnt play "the fixer". It seems they layed the "kings of leon" matt cameron/stone groove song quoted from RS.
    2. It sounded like a KOL song.
    3. Matt has a different kit, its still yamaha, but it looks almost exactly like his old Ayotte. His toms sound better though it seems
    4. Matts drumming was finally fucking complex for Pearl Jam!!!!! fucking finally.
    5. Overall the song was good, i was just sort of like "what the fuck?" listening to it. It was so KOL/modern sounding. I actually prefer the leaked "the fixer" better. the ending with mike was awesome, but they sure as fuck better extend that shit for their shows.
    6. Eds vocals were struggling, shame shame shame.
    7. I think the younger audience will like it.
    8. Lastly, I was really fuckin surprised they had the album art and title out already.
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  • Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    I just listened 4 more times. I like this song a lot. Going to be awesome hearing it in a arena. I can't wait for Backspacer!!!

    The breakdown is great, great guitar work by Mike, and Ed wasn't at 100% but the sound didn't help.
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    i thought it rocked....the sound was shit but it kick ass


    and ed edited himself and said mutherfool instead of mutherfucker...i think :D
  • einatshauleinatshaul Posts: 2,219
    Sounds... like something by another band out of the 80's... no? Need to hear it proporly...
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  • andrewbandrewb Posts: 488
    yea, Im real disappointed. Just because I thought the sound was unbelievably bad. I dont know whether to think Ed was struggling cause he was making some faces I had never seen him make before. And the sound was worst with his vocals. Im gonna have to watch it a few dozen times to make up my mind.
    If there is one thing I can be sure that is positive, the artwork was ballin. It reminded me of the cartoon characters from DTE. Anyone??
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  • PappasPappas Posts: 809
    cmon guys get it uploaded to youtube for us folks overseas who don't get that show!
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  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    norm wrote:
    i thought it rocked....the sound was shit but it kick ass


    and ed edited himself and said mutherfool instead of mutherfucker...i think :D

    I'm in your camp ... I've listened to it 4 or 5 times now, and it grows on me a lot ... I can see rocking out to this at Golden Gate Park in August!!!

    Hopefully it was Ed's voice that was rough tonight and not the mic that was kicking out, hope they aren't buying their equipment at Target now ... :lol:
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  • QuarterToTenQuarterToTen Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 3,642
    i kinda liked it.
    Nice shirt.
  • DonJonDonJon Posts: 5,089
    Yeah WAY different than I expected. That couldnt have been the 'snippet' of a song we heard yesterday was it? Sounded totally different?

    Very fast paced. I love the guitar work and the tiny drum bits. Although the voice quality for Ed was pretty bad...it seems as if he sings damn fast the entire way thru.

    I like so far
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  • Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    einatshaul wrote:
    Sounds... like something by another band out of the 80's... no? Need to hear it proporly...
    No not at all. It's sounds modern, and good.
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  • VOLITIONVOLITION Posts: 328
    edited June 2009
    Jeremys Spoken wrote:
    I just listened 4 more times. I like this song a lot. Going to be awesome hearing it in a arena. I can't wait for Backspacer!!!

    The breakdown is great, great guitar work by Mike, and Ed wasn't at 100% but the sound didn't help.


    FUCK YA! This song is awesome. So different from than anything we've heard in a while. Is it just me or does Ed look like he's pregnant with a bucket of crispy chicken? .....Just sayin

    can't wait for the new album!!!
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  • UpSideDownUpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    DonJon wrote:
    Yeah WAY different than I expected. That couldnt have been the 'snippet' of a song we heard yesterday was it? Sounded totally different?

    Very fast paced. I love the guitar work and the tiny drum bits. Although the voice quality for Ed was pretty bad...it seems as if he sings damn fast the entire way thru.

    I like so far

    its because its a damn fast song! i know i couldn't keep up with that song.

    I thought the vocals were pretty good, but thats going to be a tough one to pull off live.
  • LoveBoatAdmiralLoveBoatAdmiral Posts: 1,191
    I kinda thought it was, as the French say, le suck. I'm sure it will grow on me, but i don't think it will ever be a favorite. At most it will be a fun live song with no real substance.
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  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    Pappas wrote:
    cmon guys get it uploaded to youtube for us folks overseas who don't get that show!


    youtube is allowing uploads right now..at least for me
  • DaytimeDilemmaDaytimeDilemma Posts: 2,008
    Uh...people...I'm pretty sure the song was "The Fixer." I mean with lyrics like "I got some if you need it...I got some...get it now, get it all before it's gone!"

    Sure sounds like a song sung by someone who is a "Fixer" to someone needing a "Fix."

    Also, I didn't find it very complex...don't know where everyone is getting that. It seemed very power-chord based.

    And I know what Curtis said in the billboard interview, but seems like he was probably confused about which song he was talking about (Target commercial or Conan) or maybe the editor at billboard F'ed up the article.

    Lastly, the song was OKay. Nothing to write home about at all.
  • DonJonDonJon Posts: 5,089
    Pappas wrote:
    cmon guys get it uploaded to youtube for us folks overseas who don't get that show!

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  • UpSideDownUpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    LoveBoatAdmiral wrote:
    I kinda thought it was, as the French say, le suck. I'm sure it will grow on me, but i don't think it will ever be a favorite. At most it will be a fun live song with no real substance.


    how are you saying that already? I couldn't understand much of the lyrics, largely in part to the sound quality of the tv.
  • rhinomagicrhinomagic Charlottesville, VA Posts: 2,552
    Conan's show wasn't really as funny as I'd expected. I'm more loyal to Dave (and his techs would've had much better sound quality), but I was excited for Conan's debut. Kinda fizzled, in my opinion.

    PJ brought lots of energy and the musical direction was/is intriguing. I caught myself wondering if Ed's contribution was a bit off because he looked a bit out-of-shape. Or perhaps it was just different to my ears. I'll have to re-view and think on that.

    We have an album title, but no new info on release date or launch of the Target campaign (though Rolling Stone and Billboard are saying "early autumn"). I kinda wondered if there was going to be an explosion of album/tour info on pearljam.com just as soon as the performance ended.

    This is going to some good places, I think. There's much forthcoming, and it would appear to be full of surprises and not the same-old, same-old.

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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    stone's guitar was too loud...
    and ed's vocals were too quiet..

    aside from that, i loved it.
    a NEW sound. cool changes within the song.
    need to hear it again. soon, please. 8-)

    the art looked interesting. probably a mock-up.
    i'm wondering what happened to them playing 2 songs?
    awesome. can't wait to hear it @ ACL!
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  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    edited June 2009
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    1. Surprised/happy they didnt play "the fixer". It seems they layed the "kings of leon" matt cameron/stone groove song quoted from RS.
    2. It sounded like a KOL song.
    3. Matt has a different kit, its still yamaha, but it looks almost exactly like his old Ayotte. His toms sound better though it seems
    4. Matts drumming was finally fucking complex for Pearl Jam!!!!! fucking finally.
    5. Overall the song was good, i was just sort of like "what the fuck?" listening to it. It was so KOL/modern sounding. I actually prefer the leaked "the fixer" better. the ending with mike was awesome, but they sure as fuck better extend that shit for their shows.
    6. Eds vocals were struggling, shame shame shame.
    7. I think the younger audience will like it.
    8. Lastly, I was really fuckin surprised they had the album art and title out already.

    You can't be serious. That song didn't have 1/1000th of the groove and soul KoL's weakest moments have. A younger audience hearing that is going to think "what the hell was that?" Yeah, the sound sucked, but that's not enough to obscure the fact that the song was weaker than hell. Ladies and gents... welcome to the latest in a long line (starting with gods' dice up through big wave) of half assed riff rockers that won't be played ever again after the album tour. No groove, no hook, no chorus, no decipherable lyrics, not even a verse as far as I could tell. This is everything I had hoped the new album would not be and feared it would be :( PJ... you're not teenagers anymore, quit trying to write lame punk songs that even teenagers would have the good sense to recognize as weak.

    And who the hell thinks this is new? It sounds exactly like Comatose, take 2. Nothing modern about it. It's a half baked punk song with fancier drum fills.
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  • DiRtyFranK38DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    i watched like 8 times back! i thought it was amazing! holy shit! the sound quality sucked .. eds vocals were a bit off .. however, once they get in their groove and stuff this will be killer! the song structure was phenomenal! and i think the studio version of this will absolutely kick ass.! i'm waaaaay too pumped for this album now!
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  • Jam10Jam10 Posts: 654
    Great song. I love it!
  • BlackThirteenBlackThirteen Posts: 423
    The sound quality was awful. I totally was not feeling it. But now that I've gotten an mp3 which weirdly enough sounds a lot cleaner I'm starting to enjoy the song. Thanks to whoever uploaded that btw :)
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