What issues you believe repeat in PJ songs over the years?

Eddie Louis Severson
Eddie Louis Severson Posts: 285
edited June 2007 in Words and Music...Communication
I mean, there must be a few issues Pearl Jam keeps going back to... probably Politics is one... but I believe they are even deeper
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  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    It's easy to spot a Jeff written song from a mile away. He consistently writes about a man trying to find meaning.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
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  • boxwine_in_hell
    boxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    There seem to be a lot of references and imagery to waves and the ocean. Not surprising if you know Eddie's love of the ocean and surfing.
    one foot in the door
    the other foot in the gutter
    sweet smell that they adore
    I think I'd rather smother
    -The Replacements-
  • Dustin51
    Dustin51 Posts: 222
    Certainly Love is a reoccuring theme. Walking, animals, driving...body parts. Ive often thought about doing this thread because they certainly repeat theme's but you know thats life. Life seems to repeat quite often.
    Be excellent to each other
  • korby
    korby Posts: 298
    things keeep reacooring ya
    its ok
  • PJSEMPRE
    PJSEMPRE Posts: 687
    The loss of beloved ones. "Long Road", "Light Years", "Sad" etc.
    Let's say knowledge is a tree, yeah.
    It's growing up just like me.
  • korby
    korby Posts: 298
    ya , they know about those things. i guess its why i relate to them
    its ok
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    leaving, escape......rvm, gone etc...........
  • Eddie Louis Severson
    Eddie Louis Severson Posts: 285
    i dont think its a bad thing that they repeat themselves... i think its interesting... its a good way to notice what is really importante to the band
    Nothing Better than Leather, man!

    ''i dont wanna think, i wanna feel''
  • Ms. Haiku
    Ms. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,389
    Eddie Louis Severson wrote:
    i dont think its a bad thing that they repeat themselves... i think its interesting... its a good way to notice what is really importante to the band
    I don't think it's bad at all. A person should write about what he/she knows or what interests him/her. Pablo Neruda has common themes within his poetry, as does Mary Oliver. They wrote about the same thing within their respective poetry but each poem presented a different image or comparison on how to relate to the point of the poem. BRUUUUUCE writes about similar things in his earlier work.
    There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
    The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
  • augustwest
    augustwest Posts: 739
    Eddie Louis Severson wrote:
    I mean, there must be a few issues Pearl Jam keeps going back to... probably Politics is one... but I believe they are even deeper

    I beleive they somewhat consciously try to mix things up so that they are not pigeonholed in anyway and this is what attracts me to them the most. They are nothing like how they were when they got started. They're a very good example of a band who's perfectly grown/evolved and yet somehow still remember where they're roots are planted. The only theme I recognize is their desire to rock out. I suppose every so often we get a glimpse into them as conscious humans of the planet earth, but those are personal subthemes.
  • korby
    korby Posts: 298
    they have grown and evolved as people and musicians. im sure they still like to look back and play the old jams too. i am truly identifying with the terms loss and escape. i been bending for 2 days and my hands are shaky
    its ok
  • gue_barium
    gue_barium Posts: 5,515
    Risk.
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  • gue_barium
    gue_barium Posts: 5,515
    gue_barium wrote:
    Risk.

    Q: Huh?
    A: The question was, what issues do you think PJ has has repeated over the years, or some such thing. They take risks, they thrive in the risk.
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  • gue_barium
    gue_barium Posts: 5,515
    gue_barium wrote:
    Q: Huh?
    A: The question was, what issues do you think PJ has has repeated over the years, or some such thing. They take risks, they thrive in the risk.
    Is that an issue?
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  • gue_barium
    gue_barium Posts: 5,515
    gue_barium wrote:
    Is that an issue?
    It could be genetic, I don't know. I'm just telling you what God told me to tell you.
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  • RyeGuy
    RyeGuy Posts: 215
    pressures of being famous
    "Makes much more sense to live in the present tense." Ed Ved

    "No one cares about climbing stairs, Nothing at the top no more." Chris Cornell
  • boxwine_in_hell
    boxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    gue_barium wrote:
    Is that an issue?

    I'll kick your ass at Risk.
    one foot in the door
    the other foot in the gutter
    sweet smell that they adore
    I think I'd rather smother
    -The Replacements-
  • NoWarEver
    NoWarEver Posts: 7
    Death and Mortality.
  • pmack215
    pmack215 Posts: 49
    Ms. Haiku wrote:
    It's easy to spot a Jeff written song from a mile away. He consistently writes about a man trying to find meaning.

    am i wrong or does eddie not write ALL the lyrics (except for mankind & inside job)? i believe when songs are "written" by other's it pertains to just the music.

    am i wrong?
    *Just 4 today, I am FREE*

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  • pmack215
    pmack215 Posts: 49
    lost love

    trying to "get away" (to start fresh somewhere)

    independence

    how meaningful the authentic relationships btwn people are
    *Just 4 today, I am FREE*

    Skype: pmacklin

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