Post subject: Re: SOTM #79: Here's a token of my openness...
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:22 pm
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tbeals13 wrote:
stip wrote:
No Way
All the static in my attic-a Shoots down my side nerve To the ocean of my platitudes Longitudes, latitudes, it's so absurd
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Minor detail, but I believe it is sciatic nerve, which is an actual nerve of the lower extremity (anyone with low back or hamstring issues has probably hear of it), instead of side nerve
I just wanted to say that the other day my wife's friend said something about a sciatic nerve and she asked me what it was, and thanks to this thread I had a thorough explanation.
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Post subject: Re: SOTM #79: Here's a token of my openness...
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:32 pm
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dscans wrote:
I just wanted to say that the other day my wife's friend said something about a sciatic nerve and she asked me what it was, and thanks to this thread I had a thorough explanation.
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Cool. I don't know who did the transcribtion, but you can clearly hear Eddie singing sciatic, not side nerve, and that's quite a feat for Eddie.
As for this song, stip really nailed it. Kind of interesting musically. Eddie sings it with a lot of humour, so you can sort of swallow the horrible lyrics. Certainly not Stone's best effort. And that Angel business is even more embarrassing than the chorus. 2 stars.
Post subject: Re: SOTM #79: Here's a token of my openness...
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 12:35 am
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I love this song. Love the chorus, the lyrics, the feel, everything. I even love the "let's call in an angel" bit, which to me doesn't make much sense, but works well inside a song where it doesn't seem to matter what makes sense or not. It's absurd to the point of borderline Dadaism. The song hangs askew. It exists, gladly beyond (or beneath?) logic. I like songs like that.
One of the things I love the most about the Yield days-- the band wasn't afraid of not making sense every once in a while. No self-conscious classicism or teenage angst like in Ten or Vs. And none of the contrived depth or insight of the later albums. Just a beautiful little meticulously myopic period where Eddie could sing "Like Pilate I have a dog" or "Who's got the brain of JFK?" and just not give a shit.
I think "Yield" is probably PJ's most post-modern album, and "No Way" is a great example of that.
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Post subject: Re: SOTM #79: Here's a token of my openness...
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 11:01 am
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theplatypus wrote:
I love this song. Love the chorus, the lyrics, the feel, everything. I even love the "let's call in an angel" bit, which to me doesn't make much sense, but works well inside a song where it doesn't seem to matter what makes sense or not. It's absurd to the point of borderline Dadaism. The song hangs askew. It exists, gladly beyond (or beneath?) logic. I like songs like that.
One of the things I love the most about the Yield days-- the band wasn't afraid of not making sense every once in a while. No self-conscious classicism or teenage angst like in Ten or Vs. And none of the contrived depth or insight of the later albums. Just a beautiful little meticulously myopic period where Eddie could sing "Like Pilate I have a dog" or "Who's got the brain of JFK?" and just not give a shit.
I think "Yield" is probably PJ's most post-modern album, and "No Way" is a great example of that.
I think the who's got the brain of JFK lyric makes a lot of sense and is important to what that song is trying to do
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Post subject: Re: SOTM #79: Here's a token of my openness...
Posted: Sat Oct 06, 2007 6:55 am
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stip wrote:
I think the who's got the brain of JFK lyric makes a lot of sense and is important to what that song is trying to do
See, maybe. But it feels to me that, like the entire song (and most of Yield), it's tongue-in-cheek, not totally serious, and certainly not as painfully earnest as anything in Avocado. "Who's got the brain of JFK?" sounds like a self-consciously silly lyric. I wish I could access that song's SOTM entry.
I don't know. I think "Yield" just sounds to me like the last time the band actually sounded like they were having fun in the studio.
Also, I'm probably biased because I think Jack Irons is a fantastic drummer and No Code and Yield are my two favorite Pearl Jam records ever, but I think Matt's arrival brought the band to a more "proffessional" performing/recording/songwriting plateau... which, as much as I love the later records and Matt's drumming, sacrifices some of that exhuberance and joy and carelessness displayed in Jack's two records.
I dunno. It's 4 A.M where I am and I'm half drunk. This probably won't make much sense in the morning.
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