eddie vedder was highly attuned to the struggles of youth entering adulthood and therefore wrote great songs related to such matters. while his priorities have changed as a naturally maturing adult, so have ours. the earnestness of his greatest lyrics don't strike much of a chord with people in their thirties anymore, as most of us have naturally matured as well. he can write about other things well, stuff that's more identifiable to his age/our ages, but he's simply not as adept at it as the subject matter mentioned at the beginning of this post.
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theplatypus wrote:
Spike wrote:
theplatypus wrote:
Spike wrote:
eddie vedder was highly attuned to the struggles of youth entering adulthood and therefore wrote great songs related to such matters. while his priorities have changed as a naturally maturing adult, so have ours. the earnestness of his greatest lyrics don't strike much of a chord with people in their thirties anymore, as most of us have naturally matured as well. he can write about other things well, stuff that's more identifiable to his age/our ages, but he's simply not as adept at it as the subject matter mentioned at the beginning of this post.
This reads like a dkfan post
i should probably start a blog.
I read the original version of this post
and didn't respond!
I read the original version of this post
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yes, that is the worst. There isn't anything worse than that. That is as worst as it gets.
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Nothing worse than watching a once great band keep going past their expiration date.
It's also sad because it reminds us that we too are past our prime
Good example for good art = angst - i am a comic artist/writer who suffered serious burnout. Until recently when I began feeling the urge to get back into it. It was only til i looked at where i was that it wasn't 'i want to get back into it' to 'i NEED to get back into it' - turmoil begat inspiration begat passion. I'm waiting for PJ to be passionate about their records again - their live shows without a doubt - their records not as much.
Or they could just be past their prime creatively and we should enjoy the output we got.
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