People who don't like Sirens suck

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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,984
    I also suck.
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  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 15,108
    It's  looking  like its more  sucky to like it!


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 15,108
    edited April 2022
    Lets all suck = amounts 


    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • nicknyr15
    nicknyr15 Posts: 9,476
    I don’t mind it at all. However I never want it in a live set at a show I’m at. So now I’m unsure if I suck or not. 
  • Zod
    Zod Posts: 10,971
    lol.. Sirens is a pretty divisive song.

    I guess I suck.  I don't think its the content I don't like.  I think it's got too many layers to it.   When it came out people said it was the new Black, but it doesn't seem nearly as raw to me as black.  It also seems to be an energy suck at live shows.

    I prefer the acoustic songs from backspacer.  Love to hear those ones :)
  • lowbudgetlush
    lowbudgetlush Posts: 612
    Also not a fan of Sirens or Just Breath. Given a choice I would rather hear Sirens live so I guess i just kinda suck.
  • tdawe
    tdawe Posts: 2,091
    nicknyr15 said:
    I don’t mind it at all. However I never want it in a live set at a show I’m at. So now I’m unsure if I suck or not. 
    I agree with this. Thought it was fine when I first heard it, and then a little while later it was around for me in a time & place when I needed to hear it, but I certainly wouldn’t try to convince anyone else that they should like it if they don’t. 

    As of now I’d say I can do without hearing it live ever again, but it’s probably more accurate to say that if I ever find myself hoping for it in a setlist, it probably means something pretty bad has happened. 
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  • PJNB
    PJNB Posts: 13,890
    @mcgruff10 Definitely does not suck then
  • aisleseats
    aisleseats Posts: 1,630
    I like when they play Sirens. I drink a lot of beer at shows and appreciate the opportunity to hit the bathroom.
  • pledgeagrievance
    pledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874
    Tim Simmons said:
    I don't hear that comparison at all.

    Just mean that it’s their attempt at a ballad. A sappy love song, presumably for the radio. You’re right it doesn’t musically sound like it
  • thunderrd34
    thunderrd34 Brooklyn, N.Y. Posts: 21
    pledgeagrievance said:
    Tim Simmons said:
    I don't hear that comparison at all.

    Just mean that it’s their attempt at a ballad. A sappy love song, presumably for the radio. You’re right it doesn’t musically sound like it
    FWIW, Steven Tyler/Joe Perry did not write "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing."  The song was written by the industry Queen of Sappy Songwriting, Diane Warren, who has about a million hit songs that you know but just didn't know she wrote it.

    Now if Diane Warren had written her own version of Sirens and given it to the band, Pearl Jam may have had their first #1 Billboard hit lol.  I guess they will have to settle for a #2 hit, i.e., Last Kiss. If I never hear either of those again live, that would be OK with me :-:wink:
  • theebradness
    theebradness Quincy, IL originally from Weymouth, MA Posts: 280
    According to Spotify, Sirens has been played 78 million times, by far the most from the Lightning Bolt album. That's a lot of suckage lol. I loved that tune first time I heard it and would LOVE to hear it live. STL baby!!
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  • Celticskemba8
    Celticskemba8 Posts: 344
    I love Sirens and would love to hear it live!
  • ddeschler
    ddeschler Posts: 690
    My ticket buddy loves it.  I think Ed struggles to sing it live, with the vocal range it requires.
    I've seen quite a few Pearl Jam shows.
  • DukeSpirit
    DukeSpirit Posts: 278
    I heard it's Ricky Ramone's fav song 
  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,884
    Songs that I hate:

    Sirens
    Just Breathe
    The End
    Future Days
    Ole
    The Fixer
    Let the Records Play
    Buckle Up

    I do not suck
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  • emptycupinthemiddleofthesea
    emptycupinthemiddleofthesea Posts: 212
    Gern Blansten said:
    Songs that I hate:

    Sirens
    Just Breathe
    The End
    Future Days
    Ole
    The Fixer
    Let the Records Play
    Buckle Up

    I do not suck
    No one cares. Literally, no one. 
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,884
    emptycupinthemiddleofthesea said:
    Gern Blansten said:
    Songs that I hate:

    Sirens
    Just Breathe
    The End
    Future Days
    Ole
    The Fixer
    Let the Records Play
    Buckle Up

    I do not suck
    No one cares. Literally, no one. 
    I appreciate your uncaring response
    Remember the Thomas Nine !! (10/02/2018)
    The Golden Age is 2 months away. And guess what….. you’re gonna love it! (teskeinc 11.19.24)

    1998: Noblesville; 2003: Noblesville; 2009: EV Nashville, Chicago, Chicago
    2010: St Louis, Columbus, Noblesville; 2011: EV Chicago, East Troy, East Troy
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    2016: Lexington, Wrigley #1; 2018: Wrigley, Wrigley, Boston, Boston
    2020: Oakland, Oakland:  2021: EV Ohana, Ohana, Ohana, Ohana
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  • PJNB
    PJNB Posts: 13,890
    Gern Blansten said:
    emptycupinthemiddleofthesea said:
    Gern Blansten said:
    Songs that I hate:

    Sirens
    Just Breathe
    The End
    Future Days
    Ole
    The Fixer
    Let the Records Play
    Buckle Up

    I do not suck
    No one cares. Literally, no one. 
    I appreciate your uncaring response

  • jenjen5769
    jenjen5769 Posts: 108
    edited April 2022
    JeBurkhardt said:
    I like the song and the sentiment of it. Yeah the lyrics are a little cheesy, but as I got bit older, they became pretty relatable. Being younger with less responsibility, but then getting married, having kids and now grandkids you start to spend more time contemplating what you have to lose, and being thankful for it. 
    This
    I’ll be the queen of cheesy here and proudly admit Sirens is my wedding song - to my 2nd husband, who I first met in 94. We dated then, actually had a kid together (who’s now 26), split, married other people, both had 2 kids, divorced those people, and got back together in 2013, the year this came out. 
    So.. full circle. It works for us :) 
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