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  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    edited April 2024
    This is a top 10 Pearl Jam song for me.  Binged on it several times.  Fuck.  This song is so amazing.
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    I'm spinning, oh-oh-oh I'm spinning
  • C-Wad84911
    C-Wad84911 Ohio Posts: 12
    This song kicks my ass.  Definitely a favorite from the album.
  • May 30th
    May 30th Posts: 1,891
    Blasted the first eight songs in my car today and this song really is amazing!!!
  • Travels With
    Travels With Posts: 610
    I absolutely LOVE this one. I do think Ed is harnessing the count from Sesame Street during his “don’t react, respond” yells later in the song, but it doesn’t take away from this song just flat out rocking!  Even makes it a little endearing. 
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  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,214
    Phenomenal track
  • beano.79
    beano.79 Posts: 785
    Travels With said:
    I absolutely LOVE this one. I do think Ed is harnessing the count from Sesame Street during his “don’t react, respond” yells later in the song, but it doesn’t take away from this song just flat out rocking!  Even makes it a little endearing. 
    Haha yea! The 2nd part of the final chorus 😬
  • D-Rod
    D-Rod Hamilton, Ontario Posts: 1,992
    Reach/ Respond was the opening of the Oilers /Kings game and Ron mcLean Started the broadcast off by saying “ It doesn’t get Eddie Vedder then this” 
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  • BF25394
    BF25394 Posts: 4,940
    Listening to this today, it struck me that it might be about Trump. I haven't thought too deeply about it yet, but this was my first listen to the album with the full lyrics in front of me since the CD arrived today.
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  • halv
    halv Posts: 715
    edited April 2024
    Easily my favourite song on the album right now. 
  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,410
    Really like Ed's cadence on the lyrics in the verses. Reminds me of that same kind of delivery he was doing on WES. He nails it and it keeps the song driving.
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  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    edited April 2024
    This song has one of my favorite moments from any album ever.  So good.  Had to figure it out.

    (Play it loud in headphones). 
    So, while Eddie does that awesome "REEESPOOOOND" scream at 2:52, midway through the scream Matt's got the fills going, and Mike activates guitar tone at 2:55 with those couple of ghost notes, all during Eddie's scream.  Almost if Mike was saying "no worries Eddie, I got this".  As the scream ends, Mike steps in with a couple more notes, as the band then begins the next bar of music, now full force with Mike absolutely shredding.

    Are you kidding me with that?  I'm consistently mind blown by how cool that guitar solo entry is.  Very stylish.

    Then, did you hear that laugh at 3:01?  This album is full of awesome surprises.
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  • mvw
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  • KN219077
    KN219077 Montana Posts: 1,200
    Fantastic song, almost reminds me of something off of binaural 
  • JABK
    JABK Finland Posts: 358
    edited April 2024
    Anyone else hearing a little, subtle reference to Baba o' Riley just before the chorus? Great song! Starting to really like it.
  • PJammin'
    PJammin' Posts: 1,913
    mvw said:

    :lol:

    I died. I died and you just stood there. I died and you watched. I died and you walked by and said no. I'm dead.
  • BSully
    BSully Indiana Posts: 1,501
    Funny, I'm probably digging this song the most, but know it the least because Ed's vocals are so fast on it. 
    Sounds great and will keep playing it till I can sing every word along with him. :)
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  • Gern Blansten
    Gern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 22,229
    Travels With said:
    I absolutely LOVE this one. I do think Ed is harnessing the count from Sesame Street during his “don’t react, respond” yells later in the song, but it doesn’t take away from this song just flat out rocking!  Even makes it a little endearing. 
    yeah I don't like that part...Ed sounds bored or something. 
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  • MikeDigs
    MikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,680
    When this song ends, I press repeat.  It flows so nicely back in to itself  =)  I can't get enough
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  • colors blend
    colors blend Posts: 202
    I dig the song but am thrown off every time the "as the light gets brighter as it grows" part comes in.  It just seems to cut against the grain of the song and disrupt the flow.  Similar to the "when every thought you're thinking" part of My Father's Son.  
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  • Jcanr20
    Jcanr20 Illinois Posts: 174
    I don't know what that is at 3:01 but it doesn't sound like a laugh to me. Love the song though. Love them all.

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