Tremor Christ..underrated?

ChrisD
ChrisD Posts: 48
edited May 2007 in Words and Music...Communication
Isn't Tremor Christ underrated? Not being on the greatest hits.. not being played even by the band.

I mean apart from absolutely loving this song it stands out in quality I think. It's just so complete, powerfull, poetic in the highest sense of the word.

so ...whats up with that :D
"Ransom paid the Devil, he whispers pleasing words.
Triumphant are the angels if they can get there first."
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  • ChrisD
    ChrisD Posts: 48
    BTW this also goes for "Immortality" in my opinion but i can imagine them not playing that alot.
    "Ransom paid the Devil, he whispers pleasing words.
    Triumphant are the angels if they can get there first."
  • JPS79
    JPS79 Posts: 148
    ChrisD wrote:
    Isn't Tremor Christ underrated? Not being on the greatest hits.. not being played even by the band.

    I mean apart from absolutely loving this song it stands out in quality I think. It's just so complete, powerfull, poetic in the highest sense of the word.

    so ...whats up with that :D
    Yes! love that song and currently have it set as my ringtone on my cell phone.
    Seems the more you make
    equals the loneliness you get
  • Bangers_n_mash
    Bangers_n_mash Posts: 1,241
    ChrisD wrote:
    Isn't Tremor Christ underrated? Not being on the greatest hits..
    A lot of the songs on Rearviewmirror were singles. After that you have SOLAT and Breath from the Singles OST.
    And then:
    Once
    RVM
    Corduroy
    DTE
    Black
    Elderly Woman
    Nothingman
    Better Man
    Yellow Ledbetter

    Aside from Once and maybe Nothingman these have all been played much more than most songs and have always been played regularily, they're the staples if you like.

    It's true what you say Tremor Christ is fantastic :) but when you look at it like this it's understandable why it and basically everything else didn't get on.
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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    hell yeah

    it needs waaaaaaaaaaay more playing!
  • loveboatcaptain_blak
    loveboatcaptain_blak Posts: 285
    tremor christ is definatly my favorite pearl jam song and has been my ringtone for over a year...but...they have played it live before and it wasn't that great at all(it is kind of a hard song to play live), so i can understand why they don't play it live.
    i gather speed...from u fucking with me

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    its no crime to escape..theres still time to escape...theres still time so escape...

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  • ChrisD
    ChrisD Posts: 48
    Yes you might have a point there. It's hard to play.

    I remember on the Mansfield bootleg ed sang the lyrics wrong ( ofcourse lol ) and he sang the last line deliberately " Turns the bow back, tows and... drops his lines" :D that was funny
    "Ransom paid the Devil, he whispers pleasing words.
    Triumphant are the angels if they can get there first."
  • Derrick
    Derrick Posts: 475
    I like the song, but if I'm not in the right mood, that ringing, better described as the repetitive short notes, can give me a headache! ...over and over and over.

    I would love to hear a version with that element cut out, although I do appreciate the musical significance of it.
  • ChrisD
    ChrisD Posts: 48
    BTW

    when Vedder sings "the devil" you hear something in the back of the song. Very softly but disturbing if you have a headset on. It's a sort of screaming angrily or in panic. Anyone noticed that? If not, check it out :)

    second... After the second (and last) time he sings the chorus "...still get big big waves" a sound starts, highpitched. I was very sure at first that it was Ed's voice, edited in .... its so pure. But now I've been thinking its probably Mike or Stone's guitar ... its really beautiful and simular to Ed's higher voice.

    Alot of PJ's songs are like paintings in which you keep discovering new little things.
    "Ransom paid the Devil, he whispers pleasing words.
    Triumphant are the angels if they can get there first."
  • JordyWordy
    JordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    Ive heard the lyrics of this song compared to "old man & the sea" before, and ever since then ive listened to the lyrics alot more. its great.

    "ransom paid the devil, he whispers pleasing words
    triumphant are the angels if they can get there first"

    "believing lies to get by - its divine"
  • pmack215
    pmack215 Posts: 49
    loveboatcaptain_blak wrote:
    tremor christ is definatly my favorite pearl jam song and has been my ringtone for over a year...but...they have played it live before and it wasn't that great at all(it is kind of a hard song to play live), so i can understand why they don't play it live.

    melbourne 3.17.95 is a great, great version!
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