Unreleased Pearl Jam Song "Better Days" Leaks

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  • Gonzo1977
    Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    edited June 2010
    Cool Song!!

    If I had to guess I'd say that this is a re-recorded version of a song that's likely been kicking around since the "Riot Act" sessions; possibly someting meant for inclusion on the "Into The Wild" album.

    The lyrics certainly compliment the theme of the movie and stylistically speaking, "Into The Wild" is about the only album I could see this song fitting on.

    Ed's in fine voice on this one. His vocals are very warm.

    I just love the line: "Our Future Road's Paved With Better Days".

    The guitar solo is great...but for some reason it doesn't sound like either Mike or Ed.

    It's a very different style than something Mike would play, and it's frankly a little beyond Eddie's faculty as a guitar player.

    I read somewhere that Ed had recorded with Michael Brook and Kaki King, both of whom wrote the score for "Into The Wild" so this could possibly be something from that collaboration.

    Overall...great song.

    Nice treat for a rainy Wednesday morning.
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  • Hawk123
    Hawk123 Posts: 2,369
    Gonzo1977 wrote:
    Cool Song!!

    If I had to guess I'd say that this is a re-recorded version of a song that's likely been kicking around since the "Riot Act" sessions; possibly someting meant for inclusion on the "Into The Wild" album.

    The lyrics certainly compliment the theme of the movie and stylistically speaking, "Into The Wild" is about the only album I could see this song fitting on.

    Ed's in fine voice on this one. His vocals are very warm.

    I just love the line: "Our Future Road's Paved With Better Days".

    The guitar solo is great...but for some reason it doesn't sound like either Mike or Ed.

    It's a very different style than something Mike would play, and it's frankly a little beyond Eddie's faculty as a guitar player.

    I read somewhere that Ed had recorded with Michael Brook and Kaki King, both of whom wrote the score for "Into The Wild" so this could possibly be something from that collaboration.

    Overall...great song.

    Nice treat for rainy Wednesday morning.

    Great post, I agree with everything here.
  • Veddernarian
    Veddernarian Posts: 1,924
    Similar Spanish-style solo to Immortality 2003. I forgot if it was Boston preset or whether it was Benaroya. But very similar. That was Mike for sure.
    Up here so high I start to shake, Up here so high the sky I scrape, I've no fear but for falling down, So look out below I am falling now, Falling down,...not staying down, Could’ve held me up, rather tear me down, Drown in the river
  • Mike's Side
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    Possible track for a new EV album?
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  • RiotZact
    RiotZact Posts: 6,294
    Ok I'm saying it's an out take from BS or something new, I REALLY don't think it's from riot act because "Our future's paved with better days", not someting ED would have said in 02, also that means it missed riot act AND lost dogs, which makes no sense cus about half the people say "meh" about most rare songs on lost dogs and no ones going "meh". It does seem like into the wild ed solo stuff but the solos pretty intense to be ed, and all of eds lyrics seem to fit perfectly with the movie and Alexs' roads wernt paved with better days, god rest his soul.

    BTW this might be my favorite song since thumbing my way and thats saying alot.
  • Gmoney
    Gmoney Posts: 1,618
    I fn' love this song!!!!!!!!!! Reminds me of "Words out of place" Oh wow!! I want a whole album like this!
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  • elvistheking44
    elvistheking44 Posts: 4,545
    Why dont the mods lock this thread? Everyother thing has been deleted. Is this now ok to post about?
  • Shawshank
    Shawshank Posts: 1,018
    The song is just being discussed, there are no links posted to it. I guess it's no big deal.
  • Gmoney
    Gmoney Posts: 1,618
    Never mind- Im going with Into the Wild as well
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  • pools of maroon
    pools of maroon Posts: 454
    This is unbelivable- amazing track! Will be listening to this all summer for sure!
  • Veddernarian
    Veddernarian Posts: 1,924
    RiotZact wrote:
    Ok I'm saying it's an out take from BS or something new, I REALLY don't think it's from riot act because "Our future's paved with better days", not someting ED would have said in 02, also that means it missed riot act AND lost dogs, which makes no sense cus about half the people say "meh" about most rare songs on lost dogs and no ones going "meh". It does seem like into the wild ed solo stuff but the solos pretty intense to be ed, and all of eds lyrics seem to fit perfectly with the movie and Alexs' roads wernt paved with better days, god rest his soul.

    BTW this might be my favorite song since thumbing my way and thats saying alot.

    It is hard to tell. I hear a little Wasted Reprise in the intro (Self Titled), and I can sense they stole a little bit from Severed Hand (Self titled). That being the "falling" stuff in the lyrics. However, it was revealed that Severed Hand was something conjured up in Riot Act times and refurbished and included in Self titled. I'd narrow it to Riot Act/Self Titled. It's hard to say these lyrics came from the same time as Bu$hleaguer, All or none or Half Full. But maybe that's why it wasn't included?
    Up here so high I start to shake, Up here so high the sky I scrape, I've no fear but for falling down, So look out below I am falling now, Falling down,...not staying down, Could’ve held me up, rather tear me down, Drown in the river
  • RiotZact
    RiotZact Posts: 6,294
    Veddernarian wrote:
    RiotZact wrote:
    Ok I'm saying it's an out take from BS or something new, I REALLY don't think it's from riot act because "Our future's paved with better days", not someting ED would have said in 02, also that means it missed riot act AND lost dogs, which makes no sense cus about half the people say "meh" about most rare songs on lost dogs and no ones going "meh". It does seem like into the wild ed solo stuff but the solos pretty intense to be ed, and all of eds lyrics seem to fit perfectly with the movie and Alexs' roads wernt paved with better days, god rest his soul.

    BTW this might be my favorite song since thumbing my way and thats saying alot.

    It is hard to tell. I hear a little Wasted Reprise in the intro (Self Titled), and I can sense they stole a little bit from Severed Hand (Self titled). That being the "falling" stuff in the lyrics. However, it was revealed that Severed Hand was something conjured up in Riot Act times and refurbished and included in Self titled. I'd narrow it to Riot Act/Self Titled. It's hard to say these lyrics came from the same time as Bu$hleaguer, All or none or Half Full. But maybe that's why it wasn't included?

    Oh yeah I forgot to mention self titled, it might be from it, I have it second after new/bs. I'd say it was yield before I'd say it was riot act though, actually I'd say it was ten before I'd say it was riot act :lol:
  • Laddie
    Laddie Posts: 311
    It's my understanding that this track is definitely from Riot Act.
  • PRL1JAM
    PRL1JAM Posts: 787
    beautiful song...wow
  • youngster
    youngster Boston Posts: 6,576
    This song is awesome. Can't believe this hasn't been released. If it is indeed from Riot Act, I can think of a few songs off that album that could have been left off to make room for this.
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  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    beautifullife wrote:
    beautiful song...wow

    Agreed! I think it's gorgeous! Lyrics and guitar are beautiful.
    Nice little surprise today!
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  • elvistheking44
    elvistheking44 Posts: 4,545
    Laddie wrote:
    It's my understanding that this track is definitely from Riot Act.


    Any what would your "understanding" be?
  • NewJPage
    NewJPage Posts: 3,320
    its good stuff. i'd agree with the majority that says that it is a Backspacer/ITW-ish song, although there are some twinges of Three Fish there as well.

    This site

    http://web.archive.org/web/200306251716 ... guide.html

    does have Better Days listed as during the Riot Act sessions, so maybe it was reworked for Backspacer, or maybe the site is wrong, or maybe the song we are listening to is not actually called Better Days. who knows. all I know is that the song is damn good and that more is (hopefully) on the way
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  • JohnnyGeetar
    JohnnyGeetar Posts: 165
    This may have been written in the Riot Act era, but those are not RA vocals from Ed.

    Closer to being sandwiched between ITW and Backspacer fo sho.
  • RiotAct10
    RiotAct10 Ohio Posts: 1,639
    Laddie wrote:
    It's my understanding that this track is definitely from Riot Act.

    That is what someone who may or may not have any idea what they are talking about said when the song first came out. But, judging from the vocal performance, I would be, and I think a lot of people would be, shocked if this came from Riot Act. It may have been orgininaly written during Riot Act, but because of Ed's voice and emotion in his voice, it does not seem to fit Riot Act. On Binaural and Riot Act, Ed really didn't get very into his singing, but on this song, he does, so I mean, it could be from Riot Act, but I would be really surprised if we found out that the vocals to this song were recorded anytime between 2000-2002.
    words seem so out of place.

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