2016 Single

PJ_Soul said:

I don't like Around and Around at all, simply because I don't personally care for that style of rock. What is it, like swing rock? Whatever you call it, this is a particular old-school style of rock, and I feel like it all sounds basically the same, and it bores the shit out of me. I'm fine with the fact the PJ chose this song for the single. I just don't happen to like it.

tbergs said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

I think the single is great. Haven't gotten it in the mail yet, surprisingly, but I've listened to the downloads. For Alive, it's interesting because despite having listened to probably hundreds of live versions of Alive, I don't think I've ever heard one with Krusen because of the low-quality of any recordings of shows he's drummed on. So that's cool. I also like soundchecks, rehearsals, or "live in studio," performances. That's why those pirate radio broadcasts from 1995 and 1998 are some of my favorites. 

As for Around And Around, this is exactly what Pearl Jam holiday singles should be about: the band playing songs that it makes no sense for them to play. Before Last Kiss became an insufferable, loathsome, radio hit, it had some charm in a "Ummm....Pearl Jam is playing a teenage love song from the 50's?" way. Someday At Christmas is cut from the same mold. "A Jackson 5 Christmas cover?" The difference between those two songs and Around And Around is that they were nice little one-offs, but this makes me want an entire Chuck Berry cover album from Pearl Jam lol.

I agree on the cover. I was thinking about this the other day and if they jammed one random cover before every concert, I would gladly pay the price to get them all pressed to a vinyl and have them available as a purchase at the end of the year. They could pull a few unreleased tracks from that just for the single. Even playing some of their rarities as one of the songs.

One of the reasons I was so baffled on the delay of the 2016 single is the fact that they had a tour that year and could have easily recorded something during a rehearsal. I love the single we just got, but it would have been a nice 2017 single too.

deadendp said:

It's on deck!

2-feign-reluctance said:

PJ_Soul said:

I don't like Around and Around at all, simply because I don't personally care for that style of rock. What is it, like swing rock? Whatever you call it, this is a particular old-school style of rock, and I feel like it all sounds basically the same, and it bores the shit out of me. I'm fine with the fact the PJ chose this song for the single. I just don't happen to like it.

Swing rock? Oh Soul. Haha! You can thank Chuck for all the tasty riffs you hear in music you enjoy today. 

PJ_Soul said:

lolobugg said:

2-feign-reluctance said:

PJ_Soul said:

I don't like Around and Around at all, simply because I don't personally care for that style of rock. What is it, like swing rock? Whatever you call it, this is a particular old-school style of rock, and I feel like it all sounds basically the same, and it bores the shit out of me. I'm fine with the fact the PJ chose this song for the single. I just don't happen to like it.

Swing rock? Oh Soul. Haha! You can thank Chuck for all the tasty riffs you hear in music you enjoy today. 

I was cracking up on this too.  PJSoul, Chuck invented rock n roll!!!

People, I know that, lol! Everyone knows that. I called it that because I couldn't think of another label for it. It's not classic rock ... So what do you call it? Golden oldies rock?? I have no idea what you call it.

MedozK said:

Mine came today, Ring wear and big fold on cover. Pair that with a horrible Rainbo pressing. Mastering was fine, however the record had a mild warp, dirty as hell, and had multiple scuffs and nicks. Was worried it wouldn't play through, but it did.

Also found it funny that the mastering house that cut the record cut Round and Round as the A side and Alive as the B side.

deadendp said:

MedozK said:

Mine came today, Ring wear and big fold on cover. Pair that with a horrible Rainbo pressing. Mastering was fine, however the record had a mild warp, dirty as hell, and had multiple scuffs and nicks. Was worried it wouldn't play through, but it did.

Also found it funny that the mastering house that cut the record cut Round and Round as the A side and Alive as the B side.

I honestly didn't think that mine would play through. If I saw it in a bin at the store, I would have passed it by for quality. It did play just fine.

goldrush said:

PJ_Soul said:

lolobugg said:

PJ_Soul said:

lolobugg said:

2-feign-reluctance said:

PJ_Soul said:

I don't like Around and Around at all, simply because I don't personally care for that style of rock. What is it, like swing rock? Whatever you call it, this is a particular old-school style of rock, and I feel like it all sounds basically the same, and it bores the shit out of me. I'm fine with the fact the PJ chose this song for the single. I just don't happen to like it.

Swing rock? Oh Soul. Haha! You can thank Chuck for all the tasty riffs you hear in music you enjoy today. 

I was cracking up on this too.  PJSoul, Chuck invented rock n roll!!!

People, I know that, lol! Everyone knows that. I called it that because I couldn't think of another label for it. It's not classic rock ... So what do you call it? Golden oldies rock?? I have no idea what you call it.

Rock n Roll!!!!

I thought it was all rock n roll, hahaha. It's gotta be some kind of subgenre of rock n roll! Are you saying that Chuck Berry is Rock n Roll, and all other rock is just a subgenre of that? Is that how it works?

Yep, that's how it works. You can't be a sub-genre of something that hadn't really existed before

ski-bum said:

goldrush said:

PJ_Soul said:

lolobugg said:

PJ_Soul said:

lolobugg said:

2-feign-reluctance said:

PJ_Soul said:

I don't like Around and Around at all, simply because I don't personally care for that style of rock. What is it, like swing rock? Whatever you call it, this is a particular old-school style of rock, and I feel like it all sounds basically the same, and it bores the shit out of me. I'm fine with the fact the PJ chose this song for the single. I just don't happen to like it.

Swing rock? Oh Soul. Haha! You can thank Chuck for all the tasty riffs you hear in music you enjoy today. 

I was cracking up on this too.  PJSoul, Chuck invented rock n roll!!!

People, I know that, lol! Everyone knows that. I called it that because I couldn't think of another label for it. It's not classic rock ... So what do you call it? Golden oldies rock?? I have no idea what you call it.

Rock n Roll!!!!

I thought it was all rock n roll, hahaha. It's gotta be some kind of subgenre of rock n roll! Are you saying that Chuck Berry is Rock n Roll, and all other rock is just a subgenre of that? Is that how it works?

Yep, that's how it works. You can't be a sub-genre of something that hadn't really existed before

+1
Chuck Berry IS Rock & Roll.
Class is now dismissed.

pjsteelerfan said:

Hope Around And Around makes it on a few set lists this year. 

E.K said:

So nothing at all for Digital Members in 2018?  Not impressed Ten Club.