Comments on: Down http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/down/ Every. Single. Pearl Jam. Song. Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:08:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Susan http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/down/#comment-1433 Susan Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:36:30 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/down/#comment-1433 Kevin, I wish that there was a link to outtakes. All that's out there are the names. I do remember reading that DOWN was one of the last tunes recorded and wasn't even considered for the record because they already had too many tunes from which to choose. Such as the aforementioned unheard tunes. Kevin, I wish that there was a link to outtakes. All that’s out there are the names. I do remember reading that DOWN was one of the last tunes recorded and wasn’t even considered for the record because they already had too many tunes from which to choose. Such as the aforementioned unheard tunes.

]]> By: Kevin Davis http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/down/#comment-1432 Kevin Davis Fri, 19 Oct 2007 16:36:12 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/down/#comment-1432 This song reminds me very much of Pete Yorn's "Murray," which is also a tremendous song (with one of the best bridges I've ever heard). It reminds me a lot of early Wilco or the Replacements or, like you said before, Tom Petty - twangy rock with an edge. I don't know that it would have been all that out-of-place on Riot Act - something about that batch of songs makes me feel like any combination of them could have fit together, and I personally would have had "Down" or "Undone" in place of "Help Help," which I like on its own terms but is definitely a low point of the record. Does there exist somewhere a link to any of those outtakes? This song reminds me very much of Pete Yorn’s “Murray,” which is also a tremendous song (with one of the best bridges I’ve ever heard). It reminds me a lot of early Wilco or the Replacements or, like you said before, Tom Petty – twangy rock with an edge. I don’t know that it would have been all that out-of-place on Riot Act – something about that batch of songs makes me feel like any combination of them could have fit together, and I personally would have had “Down” or “Undone” in place of “Help Help,” which I like on its own terms but is definitely a low point of the record.

Does there exist somewhere a link to any of those outtakes?

]]> By: corduroy13 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/down/#comment-1430 corduroy13 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:27:28 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/down/#comment-1430 I haven't, but would love to. I've heard of a couple of those, but not "Had Enough" or "It's Too Late". Someday, I'm sure those vaults will be opened. I haven’t, but would love to. I’ve heard of a couple of those, but not “Had Enough” or “It’s Too Late”. Someday, I’m sure those vaults will be opened.

]]> By: Susan http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/down/#comment-1424 Susan Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:52:19 +0000 http://fivevs1.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/down/#comment-1424 I really love this tune. It very much reminds me of Mike. I like the studio version, but it's live that it really takes on the hopeful, jaunty air that we so associate with Mike. I love the lyrics, and I love the full-on vocalizations that Eddie does when they play it live as opposed to the ones that are buried in the mix in the studio version. Listening to this tune reminds me of the many Riot Act era tunes that have been lost in the ether. There are those beautiful uke tunes that Eddie brought out a couple of times, but there's also a bunch that I've never heard. How about ISLANDS, HAD ENOUGH, IT'S TOO LATE, DON'T FOLLOW, CODE RED? Anyone heard any of those? I really love this tune. It very much reminds me of Mike. I like the studio version, but it’s live that it really takes on the hopeful, jaunty air that we so associate with Mike. I love the lyrics, and I love the full-on vocalizations that Eddie does when they play it live as opposed to the ones that are buried in the mix in the studio version.

Listening to this tune reminds me of the many Riot Act era tunes that have been lost in the ether. There are those beautiful uke tunes that Eddie brought out a couple of times, but there’s also a bunch that I’ve never heard. How about ISLANDS, HAD ENOUGH, IT’S TOO LATE, DON’T FOLLOW, CODE RED? Anyone heard any of those?

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