Comments on: Save You http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/ Every. Single. Pearl Jam. Song. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:08:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: corduroy13 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-700 corduroy13 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 03:57:51 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-700 I also thought extremely highly of the album in the first few months, and then it went quite downhill. I also tend to agree w/ you about LBC, which we should be discussing quite soon! I also thought extremely highly of the album in the first few months, and then it went quite downhill. I also tend to agree w/ you about LBC, which we should be discussing quite soon!

]]> By: NoWay http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-695 NoWay Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:22:28 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-695 I wasn't too fond of this song upon a first listen of Riot Act, either. The profanity *does* lose its effect. But then the power of Eddie's closing vocal really hooked me. That and the multitude of live versions from 2003. Seeing Mike go nuts on the Showbox DVD may have been a turning point for me -- just the joy playing that song brought him was infectious. Help yourseeeeeeeeeelf! By the way, I thought Riot Act was much better initially than further listening made quite clear. In my opinion, it's really bogged down by some of the band's worst LP material -- the four songs near the end, Help, Help, Bushleaguer, 1/2 Full and Arc, might be their worst stretch. Get Right and Ghost are decent, but just one of those tracks would have sufficed. And Thumbing My Way and LBC don't resonate with me like they do others. As mentioned by another poster, I can't help feeling that Riot Act would have been better served with the additions of b-sides Down, Other Side and Undone, and the excision of just about anything except the three singles plus Can't Keep and Green Disease. I wasn’t too fond of this song upon a first listen of Riot Act, either. The profanity *does* lose its effect. But then the power of Eddie’s closing vocal really hooked me. That and the multitude of live versions from 2003. Seeing Mike go nuts on the Showbox DVD may have been a turning point for me — just the joy playing that song brought him was infectious.

Help yourseeeeeeeeeelf!

By the way, I thought Riot Act was much better initially than further listening made quite clear. In my opinion, it’s really bogged down by some of the band’s worst LP material — the four songs near the end, Help, Help, Bushleaguer, 1/2 Full and Arc, might be their worst stretch. Get Right and Ghost are decent, but just one of those tracks would have sufficed. And Thumbing My Way and LBC don’t resonate with me like they do others.

As mentioned by another poster, I can’t help feeling that Riot Act would have been better served with the additions of b-sides Down, Other Side and Undone, and the excision of just about anything except the three singles plus Can’t Keep and Green Disease.

]]> By: Charlie http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-333 Charlie Sun, 27 May 2007 13:24:38 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-333 I love this song too. It´s one of my fave rockers, hands down. The riffs are tight and fast, and the lyrics are so intense. I prefer the live versions over the RA version, which is too produced for me. The climax in this song is so great too. PJ are very good at building up a climax in their rock songs as well. I love this song too. It´s one of my fave rockers, hands down. The riffs are tight and fast, and the lyrics are so intense. I prefer the live versions over the RA version, which is too produced for me.
The climax in this song is so great too. PJ are very good at building up a climax in their rock songs as well.

]]> By: Röeghmann http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-187 Röeghmann Tue, 15 May 2007 17:34:28 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-187 I simply love this song! The energy live is fantastic - and I do like the lyrics too. To me it´s about friendship - about unconditional love to your friend, who is down. "why are you hitting yourself - com on hit me instead" I simply love this song! The energy live is fantastic – and I do like the lyrics too. To me it´s about friendship – about unconditional love to your friend, who is down. “why are you hitting yourself – com on hit me instead”

]]> By: corduroy13 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-172 corduroy13 Tue, 15 May 2007 02:33:02 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-172 I'm with you on this one No Coder. You added the missing link to my post, which is that it is strangely lacking in intensity. Anyone know if this song is played in the same key as "Hail Hail"? Because I'm always reminded of HH when I hear Save You as well, even though Hail Hail is one of my favorites, and Save You obviously isn't! I’m with you on this one No Coder. You added the missing link to my post, which is that it is strangely lacking in intensity. Anyone know if this song is played in the same key as “Hail Hail”? Because I’m always reminded of HH when I hear Save You as well, even though Hail Hail is one of my favorites, and Save You obviously isn’t!

]]> By: Believe You Me http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-171 Believe You Me Tue, 15 May 2007 01:06:42 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-171 This song is definately not about Jack Irons. Jack never had a drug or alcohol problem.., he has a bi-polar disorder which was the reason he left the band. This song is definately not about Jack Irons. Jack never had a drug or alcohol problem.., he has a bi-polar disorder which was the reason he left the band.

]]> By: NoCoder http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-169 NoCoder Tue, 15 May 2007 00:39:02 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-169 I'm one of those people who think this song is WAY overrated. It pains me to hear this song being compared to Hail, Hail. (And I'm not trying to argue with someone's opinion...just making an observation of my own). Even though it's filled with the aforementioned f-bombs, Save You lacks the intensity needed to bring the song home for me. It sounds like Ed is phoning this one in. That all said, his screams at the end are great! I’m one of those people who think this song is WAY overrated. It pains me to hear this song being compared to Hail, Hail. (And I’m not trying to argue with someone’s opinion…just making an observation of my own). Even though it’s filled with the aforementioned f-bombs, Save You lacks the intensity needed to bring the song home for me. It sounds like Ed is phoning this one in. That all said, his screams at the end are great!

]]> By: Giannis http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-157 Giannis Mon, 14 May 2007 21:55:25 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-157 Some say that this song is about Mike McCready, some say about Jack Irons...who knows? Some say that this song is about Mike McCready, some say about Jack Irons…who knows?

]]> By: Believe You Me http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-144 Believe You Me Mon, 14 May 2007 20:17:13 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-144 The keyboards are my favorite part of Save You. The keyboards are my favorite part of Save You.

]]> By: Believe You Me http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-143 Believe You Me Mon, 14 May 2007 20:10:03 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/save-you/#comment-143 Ed's use of the F-bomb does not bother me in this song. He is just driving home the narrator's feeling of desperation towards helping/saving his alcoholic/drug addicted friend. It is the narrator's only way of communicating to his 'fucked-up' friend at this point, who obviously has a pretty serious addiction. Nothing sweet or poetic here, just a friend pleading to a friend, "please help me to help you help yourself!!!" Ed’s use of the F-bomb does not bother me in this song. He is just driving home the narrator’s feeling of desperation towards helping/saving his alcoholic/drug addicted friend. It is the narrator’s only way of communicating to his ‘fucked-up’ friend at this point, who obviously has a pretty serious addiction. Nothing sweet or poetic here, just a friend pleading to a friend, “please help me to help you help yourself!!!”

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