Comments on: Spin the Black Circle http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/spin-the-black-circle/ Every. Single. Pearl Jam. Song. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:08:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: corduroy13 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/spin-the-black-circle/#comment-424 corduroy13 Sat, 09 Jun 2007 14:53:32 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/spin-the-black-circle/#comment-424 I adore Pavement, and "Grounded" in particular. Really? A major key version of "Corduroy"? I really will have to check that out. Pearl Jam was also a branching out point for me, but instead of heading to Fugazi, I took the "Crazy Mary" -- Sweet Relief -- Jayhawks -- Wilco -- 16 Horsepower... and on and on road. Will definitely add the Magnetic Fields blog to the roll. Saw them in Chicago on the "i" tour. Good luck! I adore Pavement, and “Grounded” in particular. Really? A major key version of “Corduroy”? I really will have to check that out. Pearl Jam was also a branching out point for me, but instead of heading to Fugazi, I took the “Crazy Mary” — Sweet Relief — Jayhawks — Wilco — 16 Horsepower… and on and on road. Will definitely add the Magnetic Fields blog to the roll. Saw them in Chicago on the “i” tour. Good luck!

]]> By: killabee http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/spin-the-black-circle/#comment-423 killabee Sat, 09 Jun 2007 05:22:46 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/spin-the-black-circle/#comment-423 i really think i would have never gotten around to listening to anything grittier than, say, PJ singles, in my life, if not for "Spin the Black...". gonna go pop that fugazi record in. i realized the other day that pavement's "grounded" is a major-key version of corduroy. check it out. anyways, i'm doing the songs of the magnetic fields, which has nothing to do with PJ other than that i'm doing all the songs, so maybe consider me for your blogroll? <a href="http://thebookoflove.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">all my little words</a> i really think i would have never gotten around to listening to anything grittier than, say, PJ singles, in my life, if not for “Spin the Black…”. gonna go pop that fugazi record in.

i realized the other day that pavement’s “grounded” is a major-key version of corduroy. check it out.

anyways, i’m doing the songs of the magnetic fields, which has nothing to do with PJ other than that i’m doing all the songs, so maybe consider me for your blogroll? all my little words

]]> By: presentense http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/spin-the-black-circle/#comment-368 presentense Sat, 02 Jun 2007 04:17:10 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/spin-the-black-circle/#comment-368 Intresting choice for the lead off single, but it did what it had too: If pj released corduroy first the album would have been too "like the ones before" (ie vs and ten). And StBC shows the anger and driection in the band perfectly, it pushed just hard enough to make rom for corduroy. Also i cannot believe they won a grammy for this song, its not there best or most radio friendly at all; there is however plenty more songs on that record and the previous that could do it. weird. but they deserved it, even if they didn't want it, for just being the talented bunch that they are. Intresting choice for the lead off single, but it did what it had too: If pj released corduroy first the album would have been too “like the ones before” (ie vs and ten). And StBC shows the anger and driection in the band perfectly, it pushed just hard enough to make rom for corduroy.

Also i cannot believe they won a grammy for this song, its not there best or most radio friendly at all; there is however plenty more songs on that record and the previous that could do it. weird. but they deserved it, even if they didn’t want it, for just being the talented bunch that they are.

]]> By: Giannis http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/spin-the-black-circle/#comment-364 Giannis Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:15:13 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/spin-the-black-circle/#comment-364 I talked about this one with a friend who listens to Pearl Jam since 1992-93 (me since 2001). He loves this song because he has lived the vinyl era, and he still collects vinyls. Me, speaking as a child of the compact disc era, I can't really appreciate what this sing says. Musically is quite good, but lyrically speaking has nothing to say to me (but to others has). I talked about this one with a friend who listens to Pearl Jam since 1992-93 (me since 2001). He loves this song because he has lived the vinyl era, and he still collects vinyls. Me, speaking as a child of the compact disc era, I can’t really appreciate what this sing says. Musically is quite good, but lyrically speaking has nothing to say to me (but to others has).

]]> By: slightofjeff http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/spin-the-black-circle/#comment-362 slightofjeff Fri, 01 Jun 2007 20:57:12 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/spin-the-black-circle/#comment-362 Vitalogy might not be Pearl Jam's best collection of songs (or it might, I dunno), but it is definitely Pearl Jam at its best, if that makes any sense. "About to spontaneously combust," as the poster above me put it, is about right. The band was like a speeding car about to veer through the guard rail and over a cliff ... and this record sounds that way. The songs were important. They had Meaning, with a capital M. Listening to this album, you felt like you were listening to a person about to lose their mind. That's all very powerful to a boy of 18, which was my age when this album came out. I think Yield is my favorite PJ album. It has the best songs, imo. But I don't think any album will ever be as powerful and important as Vitalogy. Vitalogy might not be Pearl Jam’s best collection of songs (or it might, I dunno), but it is definitely Pearl Jam at its best, if that makes any sense.

“About to spontaneously combust,” as the poster above me put it, is about right. The band was like a speeding car about to veer through the guard rail and over a cliff … and this record sounds that way.

The songs were important. They had Meaning, with a capital M. Listening to this album, you felt like you were listening to a person about to lose their mind.

That’s all very powerful to a boy of 18, which was my age when this album came out.

I think Yield is my favorite PJ album. It has the best songs, imo. But I don’t think any album will ever be as powerful and important as Vitalogy.

]]> By: Susan http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/spin-the-black-circle/#comment-355 Susan Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:46:26 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/spin-the-black-circle/#comment-355 I agree with NoCoder. We came really close to losing the band during the Vitalogy era. When I listen to the album, the fury of it blows me away. There are times when Vedder seems like he's going to spontaneously combust. It's still amazing to me that they were able to go from Vitalogy to the introspection of No Code. C13, thank-you for including some of the band's history in your reviews. I had read that Jeff, especially, was not happy with the direction that Vitalogy took. That's too bad because Vitalogy is certainly one of the great albums of the 90's. I agree with NoCoder. We came really close to losing the band during the Vitalogy era. When I listen to the album, the fury of it blows me away. There are times when Vedder seems like he’s going to spontaneously combust. It’s still amazing to me that they were able to go from Vitalogy to the introspection of No Code.

C13, thank-you for including some of the band’s history in your reviews. I had read that Jeff, especially, was not happy with the direction that Vitalogy took. That’s too bad because Vitalogy is certainly one of the great albums of the 90’s.

]]> By: NoCoder http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/spin-the-black-circle/#comment-354 NoCoder Fri, 01 Jun 2007 16:22:23 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/06/01/spin-the-black-circle/#comment-354 Really interesting post, C13. I enjoy StBC...it's not my favorite, but it's worth a listen every now and then. But I've always found this "era" of PJ history to be the most interesting. From all that we've read and heard, this is the time when we came closest (maybe with the exception of post-Roskilde) to losing this band. I think that 1995 was a pretty tumultuous year for the band and every time I listen to Vitalogy, I can't help but think, "What if this had been the last Pearl Jam record?" Doesn't matter now, but I always thought it was interesting. Anyway, StBC -- yeah, I don't know. Really enjoy the album version. Can take or leave the live version. I feel like Comatose could have bene called "StBC Part II" but I digress...Lyrically, I've always assumed the literal meaning was pretty obvious. But I guess people wanted to stretch and find some alternative meaning to these words. I can see where they're coming from. I'm rambling. Really interesting post, C13. I enjoy StBC…it’s not my favorite, but it’s worth a listen every now and then. But I’ve always found this “era” of PJ history to be the most interesting. From all that we’ve read and heard, this is the time when we came closest (maybe with the exception of post-Roskilde) to losing this band. I think that 1995 was a pretty tumultuous year for the band and every time I listen to Vitalogy, I can’t help but think, “What if this had been the last Pearl Jam record?” Doesn’t matter now, but I always thought it was interesting.

Anyway, StBC — yeah, I don’t know. Really enjoy the album version. Can take or leave the live version. I feel like Comatose could have bene called “StBC Part II” but I digress…Lyrically, I’ve always assumed the literal meaning was pretty obvious. But I guess people wanted to stretch and find some alternative meaning to these words. I can see where they’re coming from. I’m rambling.

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