Hold On...shouldn't be "Lost"

pjheasds8
pjheasds8 Posts: 91
edited November 2008 in The Porch
if the band were to start playing another rare b-side next tour(ex. "all night"), I would love for them to rip this one. I can't stop blasting it, even though it is a sorta "downer" song. the drums are banging, the riff is nasty, the melody is flowing all over the place, and there are subtle harmonies. IMO...this would have been a bad-ass single back during the vs. era, but they didn't use it cause they knew it was too good.
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  • i have to agree with you 100%!!

    this has become one of my top 5 songs! i absolutely LOVE IT!!


    we need to get them to play it someday!
  • I don't get it. I think it's easily the weakest outtake from the Ten period, if not the weakest song in general. I think people only like it because it's something new to them. Just A Girl and Brother (w/ vocals) blow it away, and nobody ever talks about those because they weren't on Lost Dogs.
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    Girl & Brother are awesome...but "Hold On" is a great song. "girl" is prob my fave of the 3, but my recording of it is terrible.
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  • mfc2006 wrote:
    "girl" is prob my fave of the 3, but my recording of it is terrible.

    There's a perfect copy on Gremmie from the "Anything In Between" boot.
  • G Force
    G Force Posts: 1,393
    that song is so good. Much better than all night IMO. I'd love it if they'd start playing it.
  • yosi1
    yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    I would much rather hear In the Moonlight.
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane.
  • I love this song! One of the best on Lost Dogs.
    Nathan
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    It's a catchy song, but kind of a generic rock ballad. Might as well been written by Bon Jovi or Creed.
  • It's a catchy song, but kind of a generic rock ballad. Might as well been written by Bon Jovi or Creed.
    dude...
    Nathan
  • JWBusher wrote:
    I don't get it. I think it's easily the weakest outtake from the Ten period, if not the weakest song in general. I think people only like it because it's something new to them. Just A Girl and Brother (w/ vocals) blow it away, and nobody ever talks about those because they weren't on Lost Dogs.


    It's a catchy song, but kind of a generic rock ballad. Might as well been written by Bon Jovi or Creed.


    It's OK guys..not everyone has good taste...i mean we have to be able to point our fingers and laugh at someone...and this just happens to be the 2 of you!

    HA HA!!!
  • I'm holding on for "Hold On".

    I hope I'm there when they play it live!
    Hold On
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,327
    Hold On kicks major butt! Probably one of the most underrated songs in the PJ catalog.
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    Party On, Dudes!
  • *edit*
  • yosi wrote:
    I would much rather hear In the Moonlight.

    I'd rather hear *any* Matt song than a piece of cheese like "Hold On".
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    JWBusher wrote:
    I'd rather hear *any* Matt song than a piece of cheese like "Hold On".

    I honestly can't think of one Matt song that is even remotely as good as Hold On. Weirder?? Sure.
  • DewieCox wrote:
    I honestly can't think of one Matt song that is even remotely as good as Hold On. Weirder?? Sure.

    You've GOT to be kidding.
  • It's OK guys..not everyone has good taste...i mean we have to be able to point our fingers and laugh at someone...and this just happens to be the 2 of you!

    That's right. Not everybody likes bad Pearl Jam outtakes that sound like Creed or Bon Jovi at their worst. You obviously do.
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    JWBusher wrote:
    You've GOT to be kidding.

    You Are and In the Moonlight are among the worst songs PJ has ever had the displeasure of recording. It's cool Matt gets a song on every album, but they are usually ill fitting.
  • DewieCox wrote:
    You Are and In the Moonlight are among the worst songs PJ has ever had the displeasure of recording. It's cool Matt gets a song on every album, but they are usually ill fitting.

    His songs are obviously over your head then, which doesn't surprise me, since most Pearl Jam fans aren't exactly conisseurs of good music.
  • JWBusher wrote:
    bad Pearl Jam outtakes that sound like Creed or Bon Jovi at their worst.

    they should ban your ass for uttering such nonsense!!


    Creed or Bon Jovi! i know what you need for Christmas..one of THESE!! :D:D
    JWBusher wrote:
    most Pearl Jam fans aren't exactly conisseurs of good music.

    now you're just being an asshole..and this is how you spell connoisseurs correctly. ;):D