Remember when Eddie and his pals took over 500 SEK ($50) for his album in swedish record stores. A step up from everyone else releasing albums at the same time. Good times.
"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
Listened to Earthling now again. I don't have much problems with the songs (some lyrics choices aside)... but the production feels so radio friendly/easy listening... and like shallow pastiches of other songs and genres...
Anyways:
GOOD Power of Right Brother in the Cloud Fallout today The Dark Picture Good and Evil Rose of Jericho Picture
EXISTING Invincible ("we're invincible when we love"... my god) On My Way
BAD Take the Long way (The Office) The Haves Mrs Mills
"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
Listened to Earthling now again. I don't have much problems with the songs (some lyrics choices aside)... but the production feels so radio friendly/easy listening... and like shallow pastiches of other songs and genres...
Anyways:
GOOD Power of Right Brother in the Cloud Fallout today The Dark Picture Good and Evil Rose of Jericho Picture
EXISTING Invincible ("we're invincible when we love"... my god) On My Way
BAD Take the Long way (The Office) The Haves Mrs Mills
Mrs Mills is one of my favorite songs on the record
Listened to Earthling now again. I don't have much problems with the songs (some lyrics choices aside)... but the production feels so radio friendly/easy listening... and like shallow pastiches of other songs and genres...
Anyways:
GOOD Power of Right Brother in the Cloud Fallout today The Dark Picture Good and Evil Rose of Jericho Picture
EXISTING Invincible ("we're invincible when we love"... my god) On My Way
BAD Take the Long way (The Office) The Haves Mrs Mills
I would have to disagree with you on Picture. That song is cringey.
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Listened to Earthling now again. I don't have much problems with the songs (some lyrics choices aside)... but the production feels so radio friendly/easy listening... and like shallow pastiches of other songs and genres...
Anyways:
GOOD Power of Right Brother in the Cloud Fallout today The Dark Picture Good and Evil Rose of Jericho Picture
EXISTING Invincible ("we're invincible when we love"... my god) On My Way
BAD Take the Long way (The Office) The Haves Mrs Mills
Picture should have its own category: 'Songs That Make Me Want To Set Fire To My Ears'
“Do not postpone happiness”
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
Listened to Earthling now again. I don't have much problems with the songs (some lyrics choices aside)... but the production feels so radio friendly/easy listening... and like shallow pastiches of other songs and genres...
Anyways:
GOOD Power of Right Brother in the Cloud Fallout today The Dark Picture Good and Evil Rose of Jericho Picture
EXISTING Invincible ("we're invincible when we love"... my god) On My Way
BAD Take the Long way (The Office) The Haves Mrs Mills
Listened to Earthling now again. I don't have much problems with the songs (some lyrics choices aside)... but the production feels so radio friendly/easy listening... and like shallow pastiches of other songs and genres...
Anyways:
GOOD Power of Right Brother in the Cloud Fallout today The Dark Picture Good and Evil Rose of Jericho Picture
EXISTING Invincible ("we're invincible when we love"... my god) On My Way
BAD Take the Long way (The Office) The Haves Mrs Mills
Picture should have its own category: 'Songs That Make Me Want To Set Fire To My Ears'
Is it being too honest if I’ve always felt that way about Unthought Known?
you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane
On My Way Drive (from 'Flag Day' stk.) The Long Way ft. Benmont Tench Invincible Brother The Cloud I'll Be Waiting (from 'Flag Day' stk.) The Dark Fallout Today Tender Mercies (from 'Flag Day' stk.) Rose of Jericho Try ft. Stevie Wonder Mrs. Mills My Father's Daughter - Olivia Vedder ft. Eddie Vedder (from 'Flag Day' stk.)
PJ - 09/23/98: West Palm Beach II, 08/12/00: Tampa, 04/12/03: Orlando, 04/13/03: Tampa, 06/12/08: Tampa, 06/27/08: Hartford, 09/22/09: Seattle II, 04/11/16: Tampa, 05/01 &05/02/16: MSG I & II, 09/18/21: Sea Hear Now, 10/01& 10/02/21: Ohana Encore I & II, 05/06 & 05/07/22: Los Angeles (Inglewood) I & II, 09/11/22: MSG, 09/16/22: Nashville, 09/02/23: St. Paul II, 09/07/23: Chicago II, 09/18& 09/19/23: Austin I & II, 05/16& 05/18/24: Las Vegas I & II, 08/29& 08/31/24: Wrigley Field I & II, 09/03& 09/04/24: MSG I & II, 09/27& 09/29/24: Ohana Festival I & II
EV - 08/04 & 08/05/08: (Eddie solo, w/Liam Finn) NYC I & II, 11/27 & 11/28/12: (Eddie solo, w/Glen Hansard) Orlando I & II, 02/09 & 02/10/22: (Eddie & the Earthlings) Chicago I & II, 09/30/23: (Eddie & the Earthlings) Ohana Festival
Song Wishlist: Alone, Let Me Sleep, Brother, full W.M.A., Hold On, Bugs/all of Vitalogy, Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), The Long Road, Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways, Ghost, Bu$hleaguer, WWS, Parachutes, Army Reserve, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Fatal, Hitchhiker, Education, Black Red Yellow, Of the Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Gonna See My Friend, Santa Cruz, Infallible, Yellow Moon, Alright, Comes Then Goes, and the Mamasan Trilogy.
Wanted Posters: WPB '98, Tampa/WPB '00, Tampa '03, EV Batmobile '08 ISO: any picks, or setlists from any of my shows!
On My Way Drive (from 'Flag Day' stk.) The Long Way ft. Benmont Tench Invincible Brother The Cloud I'll Be Waiting (from 'Flag Day' stk.) The Dark Fallout Today Tender Mercies (from 'Flag Day' stk.) Rose of Jericho Try ft. Stevie Wonder Mrs. Mills My Father's Daughter - Olivia Vedder ft. Eddie Vedder (from 'Flag Day' stk.)
45's Picture as the b-side for Try (Stevie rules) Good and Evil as the b-side for BtC Power of Right as the b-side for Invincible The Haves as is, b-side for The Long Way
PJ - 09/23/98: West Palm Beach II, 08/12/00: Tampa, 04/12/03: Orlando, 04/13/03: Tampa, 06/12/08: Tampa, 06/27/08: Hartford, 09/22/09: Seattle II, 04/11/16: Tampa, 05/01 &05/02/16: MSG I & II, 09/18/21: Sea Hear Now, 10/01& 10/02/21: Ohana Encore I & II, 05/06 & 05/07/22: Los Angeles (Inglewood) I & II, 09/11/22: MSG, 09/16/22: Nashville, 09/02/23: St. Paul II, 09/07/23: Chicago II, 09/18& 09/19/23: Austin I & II, 05/16& 05/18/24: Las Vegas I & II, 08/29& 08/31/24: Wrigley Field I & II, 09/03& 09/04/24: MSG I & II, 09/27& 09/29/24: Ohana Festival I & II
EV - 08/04 & 08/05/08: (Eddie solo, w/Liam Finn) NYC I & II, 11/27 & 11/28/12: (Eddie solo, w/Glen Hansard) Orlando I & II, 02/09 & 02/10/22: (Eddie & the Earthlings) Chicago I & II, 09/30/23: (Eddie & the Earthlings) Ohana Festival
Song Wishlist: Alone, Let Me Sleep, Brother, full W.M.A., Hold On, Bugs/all of Vitalogy, Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), The Long Road, Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways, Ghost, Bu$hleaguer, WWS, Parachutes, Army Reserve, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Fatal, Hitchhiker, Education, Black Red Yellow, Of the Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Gonna See My Friend, Santa Cruz, Infallible, Yellow Moon, Alright, Comes Then Goes, and the Mamasan Trilogy.
Wanted Posters: WPB '98, Tampa/WPB '00, Tampa '03, EV Batmobile '08 ISO: any picks, or setlists from any of my shows!
Listened to Earthling now again. I don't have much problems with the songs (some lyrics choices aside)... but the production feels so radio friendly/easy listening... and like shallow pastiches of other songs and genres...
Anyways:
GOOD Power of Right Brother in the Cloud Fallout today The Dark Picture Good and Evil Rose of Jericho Picture
EXISTING Invincible ("we're invincible when we love"... my god) On My Way
BAD Take the Long way (The Office) The Haves Mrs Mills
Picture should have its own category: 'Songs That Make Me Want To Set Fire To My Ears'
Is it being too honest if I’ve always felt that way about Unthought Known?
Not really. I think the song is fine on the scale of songs the band has put out over the last 15 years, but it's not one I'm ever super stoked about hearing.
Listened to Earthling now again. I don't have much problems with the songs (some lyrics choices aside)... but the production feels so radio friendly/easy listening... and like shallow pastiches of other songs and genres...
Anyways:
GOOD Power of Right Brother in the Cloud Fallout today The Dark Picture Good and Evil Rose of Jericho Picture
EXISTING Invincible ("we're invincible when we love"... my god) On My Way
BAD Take the Long way (The Office) The Haves Mrs Mills
Picture should have its own category: 'Songs That Make Me Want To Set Fire To My Ears'
Is it being too honest if I’ve always felt that way about Unthought Known?
I agree
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astoria 06
albany 06
hartford 06
reading 06
barcelona 06
paris 06
wembley 07
dusseldorf 07
nijmegen 07
this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
Listened to Earthling now again. I don't have much problems with the songs (some lyrics choices aside)... but the production feels so radio friendly/easy listening... and like shallow pastiches of other songs and genres...
Anyways:
GOOD Power of Right Brother in the Cloud Fallout today The Dark Picture Good and Evil Rose of Jericho Picture
EXISTING Invincible ("we're invincible when we love"... my god) On My Way
BAD Take the Long way (The Office) The Haves Mrs Mills
Picture should have its own category: 'Songs That Make Me Want To Set Fire To My Ears'
Is it being too honest if I’ve always felt that way about Unthought Known?
Not really. I think the song is fine on the scale of songs the band has put out over the last 15 years, but it's not one I'm ever super stoked about hearing.
The music is mediocre at best, but when Ed starts singing about “gems and rhinestones” I just can’t do it. So cringey.
you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane
Listened to Earthling now again. I don't have much problems with the songs (some lyrics choices aside)... but the production feels so radio friendly/easy listening... and like shallow pastiches of other songs and genres...
Anyways:
GOOD Power of Right Brother in the Cloud Fallout today The Dark Picture Good and Evil Rose of Jericho Picture
EXISTING Invincible ("we're invincible when we love"... my god) On My Way
BAD Take the Long way (The Office) The Haves Mrs Mills
Picture should have its own category: 'Songs That Make Me Want To Set Fire To My Ears'
Is it being too honest if I’ve always felt that way about Unthought Known?
Not really. I think the song is fine on the scale of songs the band has put out over the last 15 years, but it's not one I'm ever super stoked about hearing.
The music is mediocre at best, but when Ed starts singing about “gems and rhinestones” I just can’t do it. So cringey.
The echo victor killed me on invincible ---- ruins a fine track . Cringe
Crazy for me to say, but if a new Pearl Jam album dropped today I don't know that I'd rush to download it. Half of Gigaton was great but the bad half sours the album for me.
Crazy for me to say, but if a new Pearl Jam album dropped today I don't know that I'd rush to download it. Half of Gigaton was great but the bad half sours the album for me.
It’s funny, I totally agree with you that only half the album is great. But after Backspacer and LB my impression is that it’s excellent. Those first four songs are excellent and made a really good lasting impression.
you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane
I like Gigaton, but I feel disconnected from it. Have only gotten to hear a few songs live. The band has played so few shows since it was released, and last year the focus was not on Gigaton other than at the Apollo. Still time for it to grow on me.
My feelings on Gigaton are complicated. I’m a hospital employee so when it dropped I was driving down empty streets to a stressful job while everyone else was locked down, and it was great to have new PJ to help through it all which probably made me overrate it then. Now, 3+ years later it’s a reminder of all that which makes me probably underrate it. So I can’t really give it an objective take either way. It’s tied to a specific moment (and not a great one) more so than anything else they’ve done through no fault of the band or the record. I think it’s well done, and I appreciate a 30 year old band doing things they’d never tried on the 11th album.
Also doesn’t help that they didn’t come anywhere near me on the tour (or since ‘13)
Listened to Earthling now again. I don't have much problems with the songs (some lyrics choices aside)... but the production feels so radio friendly/easy listening... and like shallow pastiches of other songs and genres...
Anyways:
GOOD Power of Right Brother in the Cloud Fallout today The Dark Picture Good and Evil Rose of Jericho Picture
EXISTING Invincible ("we're invincible when we love"... my god) On My Way
BAD Take the Long way (The Office) The Haves Mrs Mills
Picture should have its own category: 'Songs That Make Me Want To Set Fire To My Ears'
Is it being too honest if I’ve always felt that way about Unthought Known?
Not really. I think the song is fine on the scale of songs the band has put out over the last 15 years, but it's not one I'm ever super stoked about hearing.
The music is mediocre at best, but when Ed starts singing about “gems and rhinestones” I just can’t do it. So cringey.
The echo victor killed me on invincible ---- ruins a fine track . Cringe
Listened to Earthling now again. I don't have much problems with the songs (some lyrics choices aside)... but the production feels so radio friendly/easy listening... and like shallow pastiches of other songs and genres...
Anyways:
GOOD Power of Right Brother in the Cloud Fallout today The Dark Picture Good and Evil Rose of Jericho Picture
EXISTING Invincible ("we're invincible when we love"... my god) On My Way
BAD Take the Long way (The Office) The Haves Mrs Mills
Picture should have its own category: 'Songs That Make Me Want To Set Fire To My Ears'
Is it being too honest if I’ve always felt that way about Unthought Known?
Not really. I think the song is fine on the scale of songs the band has put out over the last 15 years, but it's not one I'm ever super stoked about hearing.
The music is mediocre at best, but when Ed starts singing about “gems and rhinestones” I just can’t do it. So cringey.
The echo victor killed me on invincible ---- ruins a fine track . Cringe
I like Gigaton, but I feel disconnected from it. Have only gotten to hear a few songs live. The band has played so few shows since it was released, and last year the focus was not on Gigaton other than at the Apollo. Still time for it to grow on me.
this is bang on, and to be honest the songs I did hear live where fantastic live too
Listened to Earthling now again. I don't have much problems with the songs (some lyrics choices aside)... but the production feels so radio friendly/easy listening... and like shallow pastiches of other songs and genres...
Anyways:
GOOD Power of Right Brother in the Cloud Fallout today The Dark Picture Good and Evil Rose of Jericho Picture
EXISTING Invincible ("we're invincible when we love"... my god) On My Way
BAD Take the Long way (The Office) The Haves Mrs Mills
Picture should have its own category: 'Songs That Make Me Want To Set Fire To My Ears'
Is it being too honest if I’ve always felt that way about Unthought Known?
Not really. I think the song is fine on the scale of songs the band has put out over the last 15 years, but it's not one I'm ever super stoked about hearing.
The music is mediocre at best, but when Ed starts singing about “gems and rhinestones” I just can’t do it. So cringey.
The echo victor killed me on invincible ---- ruins a fine track . Cringe
Pearl Jam came up on the Spotify Release Radar today and I thought we got a surprise single. Its just a new version of Come Back (live)
Noblesville 5.7.2010. Lexington 4.26.2016. Nashville 9.16.2022. St Louis 9.18.2022. Chicago 1 9.5.2023. Chicago 2 9.7.2023. *Noblesville 9.10.2023* (Gutted) Seattle 5.30.2024 Noblesville 8.26.2024 Chicago 8.29.2024 Chicago 8.31.2024 Pittsburgh 5.16.2025 Pittsburgh 5.18.2025
Listened to Earthling now again. I don't have much problems with the songs (some lyrics choices aside)... but the production feels so radio friendly/easy listening... and like shallow pastiches of other songs and genres...
Anyways:
GOOD Power of Right Brother in the Cloud Fallout today The Dark Picture Good and Evil Rose of Jericho Picture
EXISTING Invincible ("we're invincible when we love"... my god) On My Way
BAD Take the Long way (The Office) The Haves Mrs Mills
Picture should have its own category: 'Songs That Make Me Want To Set Fire To My Ears'
Is it being too honest if I’ve always felt that way about Unthought Known?
Not really. I think the song is fine on the scale of songs the band has put out over the last 15 years, but it's not one I'm ever super stoked about hearing.
The music is mediocre at best, but when Ed starts singing about “gems and rhinestones” I just can’t do it. So cringey.
The echo victor killed me on invincible ---- ruins a fine track . Cringe
Listened to Earthling now again. I don't have much problems with the songs (some lyrics choices aside)... but the production feels so radio friendly/easy listening... and like shallow pastiches of other songs and genres...
Anyways:
GOOD Power of Right Brother in the Cloud Fallout today The Dark Picture Good and Evil Rose of Jericho Picture
EXISTING Invincible ("we're invincible when we love"... my god) On My Way
BAD Take the Long way (The Office) The Haves Mrs Mills
Picture should have its own category: 'Songs That Make Me Want To Set Fire To My Ears'
Is it being too honest if I’ve always felt that way about Unthought Known?
Not really. I think the song is fine on the scale of songs the band has put out over the last 15 years, but it's not one I'm ever super stoked about hearing.
The music is mediocre at best, but when Ed starts singing about “gems and rhinestones” I just can’t do it. So cringey.
The echo victor killed me on invincible ---- ruins a fine track . Cringe
100%
Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall
Listened to Earthling now again. I don't have much problems with the songs (some lyrics choices aside)... but the production feels so radio friendly/easy listening... and like shallow pastiches of other songs and genres...
Anyways:
GOOD Power of Right Brother in the Cloud Fallout today The Dark Picture Good and Evil Rose of Jericho Picture
EXISTING Invincible ("we're invincible when we love"... my god) On My Way
BAD Take the Long way (The Office) The Haves Mrs Mills
Picture should have its own category: 'Songs That Make Me Want To Set Fire To My Ears'
Is it being too honest if I’ve always felt that way about Unthought Known?
Not really. I think the song is fine on the scale of songs the band has put out over the last 15 years, but it's not one I'm ever super stoked about hearing.
The music is mediocre at best, but when Ed starts singing about “gems and rhinestones” I just can’t do it. So cringey.
The echo victor killed me on invincible ---- ruins a fine track . Cringe
You sound like a Kardashian.
I have no idea what that means
he thinks anyone who criticizes anything PJ does is a "hater" and he takes it personally like he wrote the songs.
Hugh Freaking Dillon is currently out of the office, returning sometime in the fall
Listened to Earthling now again. I don't have much problems with the songs (some lyrics choices aside)... but the production feels so radio friendly/easy listening... and like shallow pastiches of other songs and genres...
Anyways:
GOOD Power of Right Brother in the Cloud Fallout today The Dark Picture Good and Evil Rose of Jericho Picture
EXISTING Invincible ("we're invincible when we love"... my god) On My Way
BAD Take the Long way (The Office) The Haves Mrs Mills
Picture should have its own category: 'Songs That Make Me Want To Set Fire To My Ears'
Is it being too honest if I’ve always felt that way about Unthought Known?
Not really. I think the song is fine on the scale of songs the band has put out over the last 15 years, but it's not one I'm ever super stoked about hearing.
The music is mediocre at best, but when Ed starts singing about “gems and rhinestones” I just can’t do it. So cringey.
The echo victor killed me on invincible ---- ruins a fine track . Cringe
You sound like a Kardashian.
I have no idea what that means
he thinks anyone who criticizes anything PJ does is a "hater" and he takes it personally like he wrote the songs.
ah gotcha. Thats cool.
funny thing is the track is the best on the album for me too.
Listened to Earthling now again. I don't have much problems with the songs (some lyrics choices aside)... but the production feels so radio friendly/easy listening... and like shallow pastiches of other songs and genres...
Anyways:
GOOD Power of Right Brother in the Cloud Fallout today The Dark Picture Good and Evil Rose of Jericho Picture
EXISTING Invincible ("we're invincible when we love"... my god) On My Way
BAD Take the Long way (The Office) The Haves Mrs Mills
Picture should have its own category: 'Songs That Make Me Want To Set Fire To My Ears'
Is it being too honest if I’ve always felt that way about Unthought Known?
Not really. I think the song is fine on the scale of songs the band has put out over the last 15 years, but it's not one I'm ever super stoked about hearing.
This is about how I feel about the song, but I think I’d probably like it a lot more and be more stoked to hear it if they didn’t play it so dang much.
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Anyways:
GOOD
Power of Right
Brother in the Cloud
Fallout today
The Dark
Picture
Good and Evil
Rose of Jericho
Picture
EXISTING
Invincible ("we're invincible when we love"... my god)
On My Way
BAD
Take the Long way (The Office)
The Haves
Mrs Mills
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
Power of Right
Try
Fallout today may be my favorite
On My Way
Drive (from 'Flag Day' stk.)
The Long Way ft. Benmont Tench
Invincible
Brother The Cloud
I'll Be Waiting (from 'Flag Day' stk.)
The Dark
Fallout Today
Tender Mercies (from 'Flag Day' stk.)
Rose of Jericho
Try ft. Stevie Wonder
Mrs. Mills
My Father's Daughter - Olivia Vedder ft. Eddie Vedder (from 'Flag Day' stk.)
Song Wishlist: Alone, Let Me Sleep, Brother, full W.M.A., Hold On, Bugs/all of Vitalogy, Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), The Long Road, Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways, Ghost, Bu$hleaguer, WWS, Parachutes, Army Reserve, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Fatal, Hitchhiker, Education, Black Red Yellow, Of the Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Gonna See My Friend, Santa Cruz, Infallible, Yellow Moon, Alright, Comes Then Goes, and the Mamasan Trilogy.
Picture as the b-side for Try (Stevie rules)
Good and Evil as the b-side for BtC
Power of Right as the b-side for Invincible
The Haves as is, b-side for The Long Way
Song Wishlist: Alone, Let Me Sleep, Brother, full W.M.A., Hold On, Bugs/all of Vitalogy, Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), The Long Road, Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways, Ghost, Bu$hleaguer, WWS, Parachutes, Army Reserve, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Fatal, Hitchhiker, Education, Black Red Yellow, Of the Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Gonna See My Friend, Santa Cruz, Infallible, Yellow Moon, Alright, Comes Then Goes, and the Mamasan Trilogy.
astoria 06
albany 06
hartford 06
reading 06
barcelona 06
paris 06
wembley 07
dusseldorf 07
nijmegen 07
this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
"...I changed by not changing at all..."
Chicago 1 9.5.2023. Chicago 2 9.7.2023.
*Noblesville 9.10.2023* (Gutted)
Seattle 5.30.2024 Noblesville 8.26.2024 Chicago 8.29.2024 Chicago 8.31.2024
Pittsburgh 5.16.2025 Pittsburgh 5.18.2025
funny thing is the track is the best on the album for me too.