Upper Hand

Jed
Jed New York City Posts: 1,208
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For me, this is the song of the album. It grabbed me right away with it's Pink Floyd influence, beautiful guitar work, and beatles-esque lyrics that are at the same time so Eddie and Pearl Jam. It's going to be so great live!
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  • drakeheuer14
    drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,636
    Clear winner for me too! Grabbed me right away and then I sat there in the dark eager to hear it again with lyrics in the theater. 
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  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,113
    early fave for me as well.
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • bigbiggzy
    bigbiggzy Posts: 843
    It is so beautiful… just gorgeous…
  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,397
    I love Upper Hand and Setting Sun so much. I can't wait to see them live.
  • Vedd Hedd
    Vedd Hedd Posts: 4,632
    GlowGirl said:
    I love Upper Hand and Setting Sun so much. I can't wait to see them live.
    Really cant wait to hear both. Upper hand, easily top 3 on the album. I keep singing those last lines of Setting Sun though.
    Turn this anger into
    Nuclear fission
  • spankyMP
    spankyMP NY to NC to NH Posts: 2,121
    Instantly top 3 for me, but admittedly I could see 5 rotating in and out :)
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  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,957
    I liked the song, too, but I couldn't help thinking about George Costanza trying to achieve "hand" in his relationship with the concert pianist, which I always took as shorthand (no pun intended) for "the upper hand." When she breaks up with him, he yells in disbelief, "But I have hand!" She replies, "And you're gonna need it!"
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  • chrisr211977
    chrisr211977 Posts: 93
    From the snippet, Mike's part almost reminded me of Phish, like "You Enjoy Myself." Love that song, but this is gonna be the weird-good one, like "Comes Then Goes."
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,747
    the best..simple as that ..only waiting for stevie and wont tell its close to it 
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,747
    edited April 2024
    also..my first thought about it,was
    NOTHING AS IT  SEEMS AND PRESENT TENSE MADE A BABY
    Post edited by dimitrispearljam on
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,976
    Jed said:
    For me, this is the song of the album. It grabbed me right away with it's Pink Floyd influence, beautiful guitar work, and beatles-esque lyrics that are at the same time so Eddie and Pearl Jam. It's going to be so great live!
    I really loved this one as well.  Wasn't my favorite but it was in my first group of favs.
    hippiemom = goodness
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,976
    dimitrispearljam said:
    also..my first thought about it,was
    NOTHING AND SEEMS AND PRESENT TENSE MADE A BABY
    No joke I had that same thought!  And then I thought about how much you like NAIS ....then it made me think about Ghost....then I got back to listening.  hahahaha
    hippiemom = goodness
  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,113
    I thought of Pink Floyd for the intro. 
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • MK88178
    MK88178 Chicago Posts: 538
    ComeToTX said:
    I thought of Pink Floyd for the intro. 
    Absolutely.  Shine on you crazy diamonds. Is what it reminded me of.
  • VINNY GOOMBA
    VINNY GOOMBA Posts: 1,828
    MK88178 said:
    ComeToTX said:
    I thought of Pink Floyd for the intro. 
    Absolutely.  Shine on you crazy diamonds. Is what it reminded me of.
    Yes, totally.  Then the outro gets very Hendrix before Mike starts to rip his solo.  Great song!  Probably my favorite on the album so far!
  • JK109224
    JK109224 Posts: 641
    Cold Confession meets Elton John meets NAIS meets Yellow Ledbetter.
    Come to send, not condescend...
  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,608
    Loved this song from my first listen on Sunday, super cool intro, and totally loved it in the theater last night. Really liking this album.
  • MK88178
    MK88178 Chicago Posts: 538
    JK109224 said:
    Cold Confession meets Elton John meets NAIS meets Yellow Ledbetter.
    Now I'm going to go listen to cold confession. I love that song.
  • GlowGirl
    GlowGirl New York, NY Posts: 12,397
    JK109224 said:
    Cold Confession meets Elton John meets NAIS meets Yellow Ledbetter.
    I was totally thinking Rocket Man for part of this song. And then also a little Pink Floyd in the guitar parts. 
  • BlueLedbetter
    BlueLedbetter Posts: 1,392
    edited April 2024
    Jed said:
    For me, this is the song of the album. It grabbed me right away with it's Pink Floyd influence, beautiful guitar work, and beatles-esque lyrics that are at the same time so Eddie and Pearl Jam. It's going to be so great live!
    Lol I said very similar at the screening like the beatles wrote lyrics for a pink Floyd song we must have heard the same thing 
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