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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    Got to Give
    Lifted said:
    GlowGirl said:
    Jdub5521 said:
    I am surprised by the relative lack of love for Got To Give. Song rocks. 

    I love the second half of got to give. That ending will sound amazing live.
    It sounds like Ed is channeling Roger Daltrey at the end. I dig it.

    Yes, I was getting strong Who vibes from it.
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  • BrainofBGA
    BrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,558
    Waiting For Stevie
    greenygreen777 said:
    Jdub5521 said:
    I am surprised by the relative lack of love for Got To Give. Song rocks. 
    3rd  time listening and yup... 
    underrated at this point
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  • Dr.Teeth and the Electric Mayh
    Dr.Teeth and the Electric Mayh Posts: 1,180
    It’s extremely hard to pick. Every time I get to the end I think I have one and then Setting Sun comes on. It’s crazy good. 
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  • DELIGHT-IN-YOUR-YOUTH
    DELIGHT-IN-YOUR-YOUTH Posts: 15
    Waiting For Stevie
    curmudgeoness said:
    chrisr211977 said:
    Won't Tell and Got To Give are definitely getting a lot more of a minimal response than I expected

    Got to Give is growing on me faster than any of the other songs, even though it wasn't the one that made the biggest initial impact. It's definitely top three on the album for me -- today, anyway. :-)
    "for the serious collector" that can enjoy parts of PJ tunes instead of the whole song at times- the last 45 seconds or so of Got To Give is great.  has that full band garage sound. 
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  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    edited April 2024
    React, Respond
    Dr.Teeth and the Electric Mayh said:
    It’s extremely hard to pick. Every time I get to the end I think I have one and then Setting Sun comes on. It’s crazy good. 
    Thinking the same thing as I'm listening to Setting Sun now.   That intro is so so good, that guitar drum combo.  I find myself always turning the volume up when I hear this song start. It's entrenched in my top 3, and I love all of the songs.  And of course the rocker that this morphs in to.  This is going to be amazing live.
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  • BRWilly
    BRWilly DC Posts: 94
    Upper Hand
    DELIGHT-IN-YOUR-YOUTH said:
    curmudgeoness said:
    chrisr211977 said:
    Won't Tell and Got To Give are definitely getting a lot more of a minimal response than I expected

    Got to Give is growing on me faster than any of the other songs, even though it wasn't the one that made the biggest initial impact. It's definitely top three on the album for me -- today, anyway. :-)
    "for the serious collector" that can enjoy parts of PJ tunes instead of the whole song at times- the last 45 seconds or so of Got To Give is great.  has that full band garage sound. 
    They could have named this album “back half” or something. The second half of so many songs are absolutely killer and a lot of them on the back half of the album…won’t tell, upper hand, Stevie, got to give, setting sun
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  • PJ_Hawkeye
    PJ_Hawkeye Posts: 68
    Wreckage
    So many songs have improved vastly for me after numerous listens.  

    Upper hand stands out for me

    Wreckage can get some poppy hate but it’s what I’ve been waking up to in my head. 

  • shetellsherself
    shetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    Upper Hand
    Ok. Today it’s waiting for Stevie. 
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  • HenriettaLowell
    HenriettaLowell Cologne, Germany Posts: 140
    Setting Sun
    Setting Sun today, but probably something else tomorrow
  • Eraserhead
    Eraserhead Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2,981
    Upper Hand
    Upper Hand, closely followed by Waiting for Stevie. Two belters. The whole album rocks like a bugger, too.
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  • kmcmanus
    kmcmanus Posts: 893
    edited April 2024
    Upper Hand
    Upper Hand remains my favorite but I think I like all 11 better now than I did Friday. I expected the album to be good, I think all the albums are good. I didn’t expect to love it this much though. My favorite since Riot Act by a good margin. (For comparison purposes, I think RA is a top 4 PJ album).
  • darwinstheory
    darwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 7,378
    Upper Hand
    I'm back and forth on it but finally voted for Upper Hand over Waiting for Stevie. 

    I think the Pink Floyd feels of Upper Hand put it as #1 for me. Buuuuuttt....goddamn is WFS 🔥! That's undoubtedly the one I'm most looking forward to seeing live. 
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  • shetellsherself
    shetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,835
    Upper Hand
    I’m now at the stage that when every song finishes it’s my favorite.  I haven’t felt like this in a very long time. 
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  • bobasfeet
    bobasfeet Posts: 1,195
    Won't Tell might be one of the most radio friendly Pearl Jam songs ever. That's not a bad thing.
  • lastexitlondon
    lastexitlondon Posts: 14,915
    edited April 2024
    Scared of Fear
    Won't tell is fucking brilliant . 


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  • Vitalogensia
    Vitalogensia Posts: 2,204
    Won't Tell
    It's really hard to pick a favorite, and that's one of the things I love about this album.
  • SputNick
    SputNick Posts: 104
    Upper Hand

    Upper Hand is my favorite for now. I love the "Nothing as it seems"/Binaural vibes of it. Waiting For Stevie is another special song, does not remind me of other PJ songs and it has a Soundgarden feeling in it. Dark Matter, Running, Scared of fear also good, Got To Give has a Yieldy (Faithfull, In Hiding) vibe. In general I think it’s their best and more coherent work since Avocado in 2006.

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  • ddeschler
    ddeschler Posts: 687
    Something Special
    As a dad, this one grabbed me.
    I've seen quite a few Pearl Jam shows.
  • CantKeepmedown
    CantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,119
    Won't Tell
    After 5-6 play throughs I'm going with Won't Tell. But it could easily be 4-5 others. Shit, I could have picked Scared of Fear after listening to the live performance this morning. And Got to Give is sneaky good too.  On top of the heavyweights Upper Hand and Stevie.  It's a good problem to have for PJ fans. 
  • southernmanfan
    southernmanfan Johannesburg, South Africa Posts: 1,029
    Hard to pick a favorite but Scared of Fear right up there. 
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