How awesome is Rival?

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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    Big Bank Hank said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    It actually pisses me off a bit when people say they don't like it or that it's at the bottom of their list, lol. I try not to let it bug me, but it does, because it defies logic and reason, even after considering how people have different tastes, lol. :P

    there are some people who don't like Vs and I want to say "you don't know #### about music" but it is like art and everyone has different tastes
    Yeah, but say someone looks at the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, and says "that sucks - worst thing Michelangelo ever did IMO." You'd think the person is an idiot, right? :)) ;)
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • Big Bank Hank
    Big Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    PJ_Soul said:

    Big Bank Hank said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    It actually pisses me off a bit when people say they don't like it or that it's at the bottom of their list, lol. I try not to let it bug me, but it does, because it defies logic and reason, even after considering how people have different tastes, lol. :P

    there are some people who don't like Vs and I want to say "you don't know #### about music" but it is like art and everyone has different tastes
    Yeah, but say someone looks at the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel, and says "that sucks - worst thing Michelangelo ever did IMO." You'd think the person is an idiot, right? :)) ;)
    yeah just wouldn't say it, lol
  • october22
    october22 Posts: 2,533
    edited September 2014
    PJ_Soul said:

    october22 said:

    Big Bank Hank said:

    awesome but not as awesome as Insignificance

    Or Grievance. Or Sleight of Hand. Or Of the Girl. Or Nothing as it Seems. Or Light Years. Or Parting Ways. Or Breakerfall. Or God's Dice. Or Thin Air.

    I love Rival but it's only better than Soon Forget and Evacuation. That's why Binaural is their best album ;)
    I think Rival is every bit as good as most of those songs you listed, and better than God's Dice, Breakerfall, and Light Years. For me it's one of the best songs on the album! ... but it's not as good as Insignificance, I agree with that. ;)
    Ok fine, but you can't tell me Rival is better than or just as good as NAIS. That's just crazy.
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  • Big Bank Hank
    Big Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    or Of The Girl or Parting Ways so many great songs on Binaural
  • RiotZact
    RiotZact Posts: 6,292
    Of the Girl and Rival are my #2 and #3 songs ever respectively. Honestly NAIS and Insignificance probably aren't even in my top 5 from Binaural (Blasphemy!)
  • Big Bank Hank
    Big Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    RiotZact said:

    Of the Girl and Rival are my #2 and #3 songs ever respectively. Honestly NAIS and Insignificance probably aren't even in my top 5 from Binaural (Blasphemy!)

    wow! to quote Patrick Swayze from Roadhouse "opinions vary"
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    edited September 2014
    october22 said:

    PJ_Soul said:

    october22 said:

    Big Bank Hank said:

    awesome but not as awesome as Insignificance

    Or Grievance. Or Sleight of Hand. Or Of the Girl. Or Nothing as it Seems. Or Light Years. Or Parting Ways. Or Breakerfall. Or God's Dice. Or Thin Air.

    I love Rival but it's only better than Soon Forget and Evacuation. That's why Binaural is their best album ;)
    I think Rival is every bit as good as most of those songs you listed, and better than God's Dice, Breakerfall, and Light Years. For me it's one of the best songs on the album! ... but it's not as good as Insignificance, I agree with that. ;)
    Ok fine, but you can't tell me Rival is better than or just as good as NAIS. That's just crazy.
    Well, if you're talking about how much I enjoy the songs, I think Rival is just as much, if not a little more so (studio, not live) ... if I were teaching a music composition course i would probably have to admit that NAIS is the superior song. :)) And NAIS kicks its ass on the stage. That is one of their very best live songs when nailed. I know they find it hard to play live, but I wish they'd suck it up and do it more anyway. Same with Rival, actually. Why don't they play it more?
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    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • P34RL J4MM3R
    P34RL J4MM3R Posts: 1,342
    Good conversation about Binaural. I agree NAIS is superior, but Rival is a close second in my opinion. Whole album is fantastic. I actually just bide my time through the first half, but the second half is solid gold. From Of The Girl, to Grievance to RIVAL to Slight of hand to Soon Forget to Parting Ways. All EPIC songs. That would make one heck of an encore......just saying. Add in Sleeping By Myself to keep the theme and it would be one of the best encores they ever played.
    There's no need to say goodbye
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    Just gave Binaural a spin. I'm going to say that Parting Ways might be my favorite song on that album. I changed my mind. PW is my Desperado. Not Rival, lol.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
  • kce8
    kce8 Posts: 1,636
    Rival is one of my favorite songs! And I really love it from Pinkpop 2000 - wohoo \:D/
  • P34RL J4MM3R
    P34RL J4MM3R Posts: 1,342
    I just changed my mind and elevated this to #1 White Whale to hear live. Need Rival on the Fall Tour.
    There's no need to say goodbye
  • RiotZact
    RiotZact Posts: 6,292
    Just listened to the KC 2000 version, so awesome. Please start playing this pearl jam!
  • P34RL J4MM3R
    P34RL J4MM3R Posts: 1,342
    I'm so ready for this October Tour. Bring out the Rival at these shows. The people have spoken.
    There's no need to say goodbye
  • P34RL J4MM3R
    P34RL J4MM3R Posts: 1,342
    How Awesome is Rival?
    Very Awesome.
    There's no need to say goodbye
  • EnterThanman
    EnterThanman London, ON Posts: 1,057
    Rival is the shit. Definitely under rated.
    The first time I heard it I was tree planting in BC, listening to it on headphones. When the song started I thought there was a grizzly bear sniffing and growling outside my tent, one of the scariest moments of my life. Have that connection every time I hear it, but love the tune.
    The member formerly known as Scratched Vinyl
  • northerndragon
    northerndragon Posts: 9,851
    Rival is so awesome it's Chuck Norris' favorite song.
    Anything you lose from being honest
    You never really had to begin with.


    Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional it's the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it.
  • sherm
    sherm Seattle, Wa Posts: 708
    Rival sucks
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  • sherm
    sherm Seattle, Wa Posts: 708
    ;-)
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  • northerndragon
    northerndragon Posts: 9,851
    sherm said:

    Rival sucks

    Tsk Tsk not cool bro.

    Rival is so awesome Johnny Cash wishes he could come back just to cover it once.
    Anything you lose from being honest
    You never really had to begin with.


    Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional it's the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it.
  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,668
    northerndragon said:

    sherm said:

    Rival sucks

    Tsk Tsk not cool bro.

    Rival is so awesome Johnny Cash wishes he could come back just to cover it once.
    That would be so awesome.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata

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