Betterman....come On!!!

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  • facemask
    facemask Posts: 6
    tie-dye lady wrote:
    Fucking awesome tag! Love Betterman!

    nice! thanks man. eddie definitely doesnt sing it exactly that way when they played San Antone in '03, but that helps a ton.
  • tie-dye lady
    tie-dye lady Posts: 305
    Welcome. He mixes it up a bit, deliberate or on purpose?? who knows. It is my favorite tag! On the Gorge DVD, don't remember which date, when they play the tag Mike goes running back and forth across the stage! Sweet!
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  • KosmicJelli
    KosmicJelli Posts: 1,855
    April 03, 1994 was the first time I heard Betterman. It was a satellite radio show which was on an Easter Sunday. It sounded so familiar and was and instant classic in my mind the first time I heard it. Thanks for putting it my Easter basket... cause its my life being sung and untold story for many women. Love you for it Ed!!
  • KosmicJelli
    KosmicJelli Posts: 1,855
    KosmicJelli wrote:
    April 03, 1994 was the first time I heard Betterman. It was a satellite radio show which was on an Easter Sunday. It sounded so familiar and was and instant classic in my mind the first time I heard it. Thanks for putting it my Easter basket... cause its my life being sung and untold story for many women. Love you for it Ed!!


    anyone have that concert recorded?????? My casette tape of that GONE!!!
  • stevehomeair
    stevehomeair Posts: 318
    in 2000 it used to be my bathroom break song... somehow 03 and 05 enjoyed it much more, it seemed as if the ending was more intense and climactic, maybe its like an aged wine.
  • angryyoungman
    angryyoungman Medford, NY Posts: 1,028
    sevensins wrote:
    i love betterman, my friends dont (they think its soft) but fuck them they dont know shit!!Who's with me?
    i remember when it came out it was on the radio on a loop it seemed like on every station. . .actually found myself changing the station. . .i know, i know, blasphemy. . .but after the initial craziness and giving the song a little break i can give it the proper love it deserves, cause it is a great song
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    finally, FUCK TICKETMASTER
  • DiRtyFranK38
    DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    i like it, but it's pj's most overrated song, definitely. SOOOO much better live though. love when the crowd sings the verses.
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  • KosmicJelli
    KosmicJelli Posts: 1,855
    DiRtyFranK38 wrote:
    i like it, but it's pj's most overrated song, definitely. SOOOO much better live though. love when the crowd sings the verses.

    It is the live version I fell in love with... i was kinda disappointed of the studio cut... whatever!!! A great song not overrated... but kinda sad when ur in WalMart and you hear it
  • lalalalaaaaaaaa
    lalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    Betterman and Alive are their best songs. It's what they'll be remembered for. Very few bands can even write one perfect song, let alone 2.

    They're not my personal favorites tho.
  • SharkByte
    SharkByte Posts: 1
    The first time I heard "Betterman" was on a bootleg of the Atlanta show when he introduced it as "a new song, but it was written a long time ago; it's dedicated to the bastard that married my mama."

    The song instantly became one of my favorite songs of theirs (of course that was only 2 albums in) and remains among my very favorite songs of any band.

    That song was written by Ed either before or during his time with Bad Radio and I recently heard a very rough cut of it but the overall tone and pace is the same.

    What amazes me the most is how well-received it has been by fans at the shows, not because it's a "ballad" but because most people think of Pearl Jam as pretty rambunctious rockers. I wonder to this day if Ed ever expected that Betterman would have the impact or be as well-received as it has.

    I saw them @ Shoreline in Mt View California the day before my birthday in 2003 with a friend. That show is AMAZING (as most are) in terms of setlist and just how they played.

    When Betterman started, I expected a sea of lighters flickering but nothing prepared me for what happened as thousands of fans sang the first verse and chorus in perfect unison, me included. If you listen to the live copy they released, you can hear what I mean and I think it's the best version I've heard on any of their live releases.
  • JLeet24
    JLeet24 Posts: 3
    Better is one of my favorite songs of all time of anything. I learned it on guitar and play it with my buddies... so melodious and soothing. Love the story in it. Love the song.
  • Staffan
    Staffan Posts: 606
    thats the first PJ song I put on a mix CD for my wife to be :)
    love her to pieces..........love the song equally, it's a piece of art!

    and I'm happy to learn about the "save it for later" tag, that is really awesome, I thought Ed was just improvising stuff.

    my hope is to travel to the US sometime in the future to see PJ and be able to sing that song with thousands of people, it must be a mindblowing experience, which one just can sence by watching/listening to the boots.

    betterman rocks bigtime !!
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    chicks love betterman and i love chicks, thus, i love betterman
  • illegal pants
    illegal pants Posts: 13,471
    i love this song for so many reasons...

    why 'she dreams in red' ?

    perhaps i should use the search function.. scared after reading the forum elitists thread :D
    wah
  • Capstoner
    Capstoner Posts: 727
    it is one of my favorite PJ tunes but I dont listen to it as much as I used to for some reason
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  • boxwine_in_hell
    boxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    sevensins wrote:
    i love betterman, my friends dont (they think its soft) but fuck them they dont know shit!!Who's with me?

    You need to get some new friends.
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    the other foot in the gutter
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    I think I'd rather smother
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  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    '{&#91 wrote: »
    ']i'm a little tired of betterman... but it's a nice song...

    i just love when there's a tag :)

    agreed. but yes, i still love this song.

    the original recording on vitalogy...mmmmmmm
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  • paper
    paper Posts: 10
    Such a great song because it takes that emotional journey from despair and emptiness to acceptance and celebration. Love it.
  • Jam10
    Jam10 Posts: 654
    I love Betterman. Great song!
  • sweetpotato
    sweetpotato Posts: 1,278
    sevensins wrote:
    i love betterman, my friends dont (they think its soft) but fuck them they dont know shit!!Who's with me?

    i just happen to be listening to it right now, and you're right... they don't know shit. :)

    i love vetterman- er- i mean betterman. :o
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