Green Disease is the catchiest song eddie ever wrote

StuffnJunk
StuffnJunk Posts: 896
edited May 2008 in The Porch
very 80's in a way, the chorus that is

LOVE the studio version, not too fond of live versions, eddie switches up/forgets the words and sings it in a crappy way

on the recording he sounds kinda sleepy too, but it works

also the guitars are so crisp on the recording, yet sound like a big mush of noise live....hard to have 3 guitars and not have that happen

whenever i listen to it, i have to rewind "well i guess there's nothing wrong with what you say" like 10 times, its just that good.....if anyone was in the car with me they'd kill me

always shocked to hear people on here say they don't like this song
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  • Stephen Flow
    Stephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    StuffnJunk wrote:
    very 80's in a way, the chorus that is

    LOVE the studio version, not too fond of live versions, eddie switches up/forgets the words and sings it in a crappy way

    on the recording he sounds kinda sleepy too, but it works

    also the guitars are so crisp on the recording, yet sound like a big mush of noise live....hard to have 3 guitars and not have that happen

    whenever i listen to it, i have to rewind "well i guess there's nothing wrong with what you say" like 10 times, its just that good.....if anyone was in the car with me they'd kill me

    always shocked to hear people on here say they don't like this song


    I think it's a great song in studio... live version is a bit muddy if you ask me... still good, but not quite as polished as the studio version... I think it's the tone maybe? But I am no musician so don't ask/listen to me :)
  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Eddie Vedder writes awesome pop songs. :)
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  • Drop The Leash 10
    Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    Ghost is better
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    Once I get out of this town


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  • MattyJoe
    MattyJoe Posts: 1,424
    I love Green Disease. The chord progression and vocal melody are excellent.
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  • StuffnJunk
    StuffnJunk Posts: 896
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    Ghost is better
    WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

    i consider Ghost to be the worst pearl jam song ever...there is nothing i like about that song....i like Sweet Lew, Bugs and heyfoxymophandlemommathatsme better than Ghost

    but hey, to each his own!
    "I'll tell you what: If all I had was Pearl Jam, and I didn't have another band in the world, I would not be worried. Because in there is the essence of making great music. You don't have to use it all at once, but it's there." - Neil Young
  • Stephen Flow
    Stephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    StuffnJunk wrote:
    WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

    i consider Ghost to be the worst pearl jam song ever...there is nothing i like about that song....i like Sweet Lew, Bugs and heyfoxymophandlemommathatsme better than Ghost

    but hey, to each his own!

    Ghost really?

    I love the lyrics to that song.
  • swallowedwords
    swallowedwords Posts: 1,093
    The worst song on Riot Act is Get Right.
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  • Stephen Flow
    Stephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    swallowedwords wrote:
    The worst song on Riot Act is Get Right.

    I like Matt singing Get Right... Personally I think Thumbing My Way is the worst off of that record.
  • i like matt.c
    i like matt.c Posts: 1,124
    swallowedwords wrote:
    The worst song on Riot Act is Get Right.
    I love Get Right. It's really catchy and puts you in a good mood. Well, puts me in one anyway.
  • swallowedwords
    swallowedwords Posts: 1,093
    i like matt.c wrote:
    I love Get Right. It's really catchy and puts you in a good mood. Well, puts me in one anyway.

    Well, we obviously have a different opinion, but mine happens to be correct :)
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  • HailRoad24
    HailRoad24 Posts: 133
    StuffnJunk wrote:
    very 80's in a way, the chorus that is

    LOVE the studio version, not too fond of live versions, eddie switches up/forgets the words and sings it in a crappy way

    on the recording he sounds kinda sleepy too, but it works

    also the guitars are so crisp on the recording, yet sound like a big mush of noise live....hard to have 3 guitars and not have that happen

    whenever i listen to it, i have to rewind "well i guess there's nothing wrong with what you say" like 10 times, its just that good.....if anyone was in the car with me they'd kill me

    always shocked to hear people on here say they don't like this song

    They paired down the guitars on the 2006 live versions for sure, but I am VERY fond of the East Troy 2003 version. Early in the set and it sounds HUGE, which I thought sounded better than 2006. One of my favorite songs.
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  • i like matt.c
    i like matt.c Posts: 1,124
    swallowedwords wrote:
    Well, we obviously have a different opinion, but mine happens to be correct :)
    Hahahahahahaha.:)
  • JP2026766
    JP2026766 Posts: 1,125
    Got to hear this song twice live, and I just think it's a song that translates very well live, and it has a fantastic message. One of the better songs on Riot Act definitely.

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  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    I don't know about catchiest EVER ... but it definitely is the best song ever written about Enron.

    Anyway, as a guy who cares more about lyrics than anything else, I'm a big fan of this one. Same with Thumbing my Way ...

    As for Ghost ... well, this thread is about Ed songs. Ed didn't write that one, Jeff did, although I seem to recall maybe he contributed a lyric or two.
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  • Zoso
    Zoso Posts: 6,425
    I guess it was kept as a staple when many RA tracks live anyway were canned for 05/06 tours... very poppy and I love it. They should keep playing it live.
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,357
    Ghost, Green Disease, and Get Right are easily three of the worst songs in the Pearl Jam catalog. Ghost is the best of the three of them.

    My opinion, that's all.

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