Unemployable

Paradiso
Paradiso Posts: 5
edited February 2010 in The Porch
I have been listening to this song a lot lately after a close family member was on the verge of losing a job he had poured his heart and soul into for many years.
It is incredibly powerful - the lyrics are amazing, as most PJ songs are, but just had this in my head for a while now.
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  • Mr Rocko
    Mr Rocko Posts: 647
    It's funny how the songs of PJ have a different effect on each one of us... being our situation/mood the variable that determines this. Right now I found myself amazed by the lyrics of Inside Job, beautiful song.
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  • FenwayFaithful
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    Nice 1st post. Welcome to the club Paradiso!
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  • arq
    arq Posts: 8,101
    Mr Rocko wrote:
    ... I found myself amazed by the lyrics of Inside Job, beautiful song.

    right now that's my favorite song of S/T and one of my top 10.
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  • jets521
    jets521 Posts: 804
    great song.

    as a drummer i am infatuated with matt cameron's drumming on this track. just listen to how he has the plays the ride throughout the intro. its amazing
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    jets521 wrote:
    great song.

    as a drummer i am infatuated with matt cameron's drumming on this track. just listen to how he has the plays the ride throughout the intro. its amazing

    that and how he plays on the floor toms.
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  • Paradiso
    Paradiso Posts: 5
    Thanks FenwayFaithful.......feels good to be among people who feel as strongly about PJ as I do
  • llove
    llove Posts: 106
    Yes, welcome to the club Paradiso and so sorry to hear about your family member. :(

    Unemployable is an all time favorite of mine too and especially meaningful during these economic times. Last week I had to ask 4 others (and myself) to go on a 4 day week to keep from letting an employee go. Not a good week - very emotionally draining. Times are hard and I'm fortunate to have a part-time job but still scared alive.

    And yes, yes!! Matt's ride is so good in the intro and throughout. It makes it so special, just an awesome song IMHO.

    Peace and prosperity to all.

    P.S.
    Inside Job just tears me up, it is too beautiful for words.
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    makes much more sense, to live in the present tense
  • starmap3333
    starmap3333 Posts: 3,925
    yeah i love playing along with unemployable over the PA...
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    i like it live,better than the album version
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  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    Love the song, hope i can keep appericating it from a far, find out on the 19th. :( Atleast my wife's job is secure. :D
  • cdp1223
    cdp1223 Posts: 1,131
    Totally agree. I sort of skipped this one a lot for a while, until earlier this year when my dad who lives in a really small town with very few jobs found out that his plant was shutting down entirely. He had only worked there for 15 years, but there were guys who had spent their whole lives there and were a year or two away from retirement. The lyrics to this song just started to resonate a lot more when I thought about all of them.

    I was excited to hear it in Toronto last summer, except they kind of f'ed it up. :D
  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Love this track!
    Such an underrated little gem on S/T!
    Love the 'woah oh oh' part especially :)

    This song really rings true, especially in today's times.
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