"Ukulele songs"..simply annoying

Bigda
Bigda Posts: 469
edited June 2011 in The Porch
I love Pearl Jam and i love Eddie Vedder. but i have to spit it out: "Ukulele songs" are simply annoying to me.. :( i cant listen to them all. just couple of songs (otherwise known in uke arrangments, like "Cant keep", or just known: like "Sleeples nights", etc.) stand out above the banal, irritaiting and kinda poor songs. Ukulele sound may be cool but maybe i am not cool enough to appreciate it. right after couple of songs i am getting a tooth-ache. i know, most of you will crucify me here for what i am saying, but even "Longing to belong" is not at Eddies own level. not to mention the video - so naive i cant understand why. all this beach walking with uke, dancing with a bride/wife - i dunno.. it is a little tacky. it is like singing about love and keeping your hand on your heart.. i know Eddie Vedder can do better. i wish he had done so.
in my personal opinion, one uke song at a time as a pre-opener, bonus, or something would be cool, rare and most welcome. would be enough.
dont get me wrong: it is cool artist experiment, it is cool Eddie writes great lyrics, it just doesnt go together, to me, of course. Ed's voice doesnt blend with this 4-strings guitar at times. i wish i could listen to these songs at some campfire, having dried couple of beers and simply enjoy Eddie's voice and company. but my home stereo simply says "no" to "Ukulele Songs".
sorry to say that.
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  • theserialthrilla
    theserialthrilla Posts: 15,760
    your not the first to say this...but most of the others then end up liking it alot more after a few days...


    its not meant to be a into the wild..give it a few more spins
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  • Bigda
    Bigda Posts: 469
    theserialthrilla wrote:
    your not the first to say this...but most of the others then end up liking it alot more after a few days...


    its not meant to be a into the wild..give it a few more spins

    :) thanks. i know it is not meant to be ITW, but you can start liking every record after playing it zillion time, you know what i am saying? i will give it a try, sure i will, however, i guess this is not the way it should be. cheers
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  • JimNastics
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    I don't mind it, it's completely inoffensive to me, it's just pretty average. I seriously hope that one day we got a full-on proper EV solo album... his own Euphoria Morning. I don't mind if it's got a couple of uke songs on it :D
  • boyo79
    boyo79 Warrington, UK Posts: 6,525
    Not listened to the album yet, waiting for it to arrive in the post.

    But to the OP its fine that you don't like the album. No one has too. I have a feeling this album will be a 'marmite' kind of album - you either love it or hate it.
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  • theserialthrilla
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    to be honest not one of the solo albums by any of the band members have been that good.. apart from into the wild..but give me pearl jam every day when they come together its a different beast.. :D
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  • Bigda
    Bigda Posts: 469
    boyo79 wrote:
    Not listened to the album yet, waiting for it to arrive in the post.

    But to the OP its fine that you don't like the album. No one has too. I have a feeling this album will be a 'marmite' kind of album - you either love it or hate it.

    i agree. :)
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  • Bigda
    Bigda Posts: 469
    theserialthrilla wrote:
    to be honest not one of the solo albums by any of the band members have been that good.. apart from into the wild..but give me pearl jam every day when they come together its a different beast.. :D
    what solo albums do you mean? i guess only Into The Wild can be counted as one, am i right?
    pearl jam together is a completely different league:)
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  • fortyshades
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    To be honest with you, after reading many postst here and in other forums, I was getting a bit concerned - but the album is a lot better than I expected. It is in my opinion all about nakedness and vulnerability. There is nothing more naked than sitting there with a four-string instrument singing about your emotional life... It is truly a personal document. And regarding the monotony of the sound (which has been one of the major criticisms), I do not agree with this either. For a small instrument there is a lot of subtle variety in here.
  • fortyshades
    fortyshades Posts: 1,835
    Bigda wrote:
    theserialthrilla wrote:
    to be honest not one of the solo albums by any of the band members have been that good.. apart from into the wild..but give me pearl jam every day when they come together its a different beast.. :D
    what solo albums do you mean? i guess only Into The Wild can be counted as one, am i right?
    pearl jam together is a completely different league:)

    I think he/she is also referring to Jeff Ament and Bayleaf (Stone Gossard).
  • threefish10
    threefish10 Posts: 7,392
    edited June 2011
    Bigda wrote:
    theserialthrilla wrote:
    to be honest not one of the solo albums by any of the band members have been that good.. apart from into the wild..but give me pearl jam every day when they come together its a different beast.. :D
    what solo albums do you mean? i guess only Into The Wild can be counted as one, am i right?
    pearl jam together is a completely different league:)


    Stone and Jeff have both put out a solo album.


    Personally I agree with the o.p. I only like a total of 2 songs from into the wild, rise and hard sun. And I only like a totally of two songs from uke songs, you're true and satellite. They are the only 4 Ed solo songs to make it onto my iPod.
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  • hostis
    hostis Posts: 441
    I'm just glad of spotify as its saved me £10. I've listened to it a few times and still cant get my head round it so yes, must agree, that its a marmite album. I was so looking forward to the Glen Hansard contribution but its not lived up to expectations. ho hum....
  • Bigda
    Bigda Posts: 469
    fortyshades wrote:
    Bigda wrote:
    theserialthrilla wrote:
    to be honest not one of the solo albums by any of the band members have been that good.. apart from into the wild..but give me pearl jam every day when they come together its a different beast.. :D
    what solo albums do you mean? i guess only Into The Wild can be counted as one, am i right?
    pearl jam together is a completely different league:)

    I think he/she is also referring to Jeff Ament and Bayleaf (Stone Gossard).
    threefish10 wrote:
    Bigda wrote:
    theserialthrilla wrote:
    to be honest not one of the solo albums by any of the band members have been that good.. apart from into the wild..but give me pearl jam every day when they come together its a different beast.. :D
    what solo albums do you mean? i guess only Into The Wild can be counted as one, am i right?
    pearl jam together is a completely different league:)


    Stone and Jeff have both put out a solo album.


    Personally I agree with the o.p. I only like a total of 2 songs from into the wild, rise and hard sun. And I only like a totally of two songs from uke songs, you're true and satellite. They are the only 4 Ed solo songs to make it onto my iPod.

    true about these solo albums. forgot about them - didnt shake my ground, though i liked Three Fish or some of Brad. anyways... you are picky as for ITW:)
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  • theserialthrilla
    theserialthrilla Posts: 15,760
    true about these solo albums. forgot about them - didnt shake my ground, though i liked Three Fish or some of Brad. anyways... you are picky as for ITW:)[/quote]

    i have all the solo stuff and out of them i play into the wild the most..then the three fish albums ..you need to be in the correct mood to listen to three fish..but they are good..just not pj...but they are not meant to be..

    bayleaf has not been played for years or jeffs solo stuff..even tres mtn got a few plays and is now put away..

    as for Brad its more about shawn smiths great voice then stone..so i look at them as a different band not a pearl jam side project.


    but wew could do with a mike solo album btw :D
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  • PilateOfTheStorm
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    fortyshades wrote:
    To be honest with you, after reading many postst here and in other forums, I was getting a bit concerned - but the album is a lot better than I expected. It is in my opinion all about nakedness and vulnerability. There is nothing more naked than sitting there with a four-string instrument singing about your emotional life... It is truly a personal document. And regarding the monotony of the sound (which has been one of the major criticisms), I do not agree with this either. For a small instrument there is a lot of subtle variety in here.

    i agree with this except i had no concerns beforehand

    and the album...
    it's amazing
    if i had had expectations, it's surpassed them :D

    but i think it's completely personal taste. some people like the ukulele, some don't
    just like some people like the banjo, others don't. or the sitar. or the harmonica
  • skere26
    skere26 Posts: 306
    I find it to be a really relaxing album; perfect for driving around on these hot humid days... oh and you can't beat the $7 Best Buy price.
  • fortyshades
    fortyshades Posts: 1,835
    PilateOfTheStorm wrote:
    fortyshades wrote:
    To be honest with you, after reading many postst here and in other forums, I was getting a bit concerned - but the album is a lot better than I expected. It is in my opinion all about nakedness and vulnerability. There is nothing more naked than sitting there with a four-string instrument singing about your emotional life... It is truly a personal document. And regarding the monotony of the sound (which has been one of the major criticisms), I do not agree with this either. For a small instrument there is a lot of subtle variety in here.

    i agree with this except i had no concerns beforehand

    and the album...
    it's amazing
    if i had had expectations, it's surpassed them :D

    but i think it's completely personal taste. some people like the ukulele, some don't
    just like some people like the banjo, others don't. or the sitar. or the harmonica

    Well, I guess that is what it is in the end: if you expect a Pearl Jam album with angst and anger and raging emotions, than this is not the album for you. There are raging emotions but they are introvert and subdued, reflective almost, somewhere in a space where the narrator (sp?) sits down and look at himself and reflects. The "eyes are looking in".

    Now I am waiting with patience for the Sitar Songs Album, that will stir things up here...
  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    Bigda wrote:
    I love Pearl Jam and i love Eddie Vedder. but i have to spit it out: "Ukulele songs" are simply annoying to me.. :( i cant listen to them all. just couple of songs (otherwise known in uke arrangments, like "Cant keep", or just known: like "Sleeples nights", etc.) stand out above the banal, irritaiting and kinda poor songs. Ukulele sound may be cool but maybe i am not cool enough to appreciate it. right after couple of songs i am getting a tooth-ache. i know, most of you will crucify me here for what i am saying, but even "Longing to belong" is not at Eddies own level. not to mention the video - so naive i cant understand why. all this beach walking with uke, dancing with a bride/wife - i dunno.. it is a little tacky. it is like singing about love and keeping your hand on your heart.. i know Eddie Vedder can do better. i wish he had done so.
    in my personal opinion, one uke song at a time as a pre-opener, bonus, or something would be cool, rare and most welcome. would be enough.
    dont get me wrong: it is cool artist experiment, it is cool Eddie writes great lyrics, it just doesnt go together, to me, of course. Ed's voice doesnt blend with this 4-strings guitar at times. i wish i could listen to these songs at some campfire, having dried couple of beers and simply enjoy Eddie's voice and company. but my home stereo simply says "no" to "Ukulele Songs".
    sorry to say that.
    Perhaps given time and more tries you will find some positive things to say...
    maybe its time for a camping trip or just hanging in your backyard
    under the stars listening to Eddie sing along to mother nature.
  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,288
    this album is beautiful....love it.

    whilst it might not be for everyone, it is for me.
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    As I've said from the beginning ... this album is not going to be for everyone. It is going to be for those of us who value Ed's lyrics and melodies over all else.

    It's an acquired taste. I think Ed would probably tell you the same.
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  • threefish10
    threefish10 Posts: 7,392
    slightofjeff wrote:
    As I've said from the beginning ... this album is not going to be for everyone. It is going to be for those of us who value Ed's lyrics and melodies over all else.

    It's an acquired taste. I think Ed would probably tell you the same.


    i think we all can value Ed lyrics and melodies, i know i do. but i just can't get into this. take a song like I'm Still Here. to me it is a very similar theme lyrically to what is on this album, and it's just ed and a guitar, so it's not like any other pearl jam song and kinda similar to this, just Ed and a Uke. but i could listen to that song alone on repeat for hours, but i just can't get through all of Uke Songs in one sitting
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