Vacate is the word
Vengeance has no place in me to hurt
Cannot find the comfort in this world
Artificial tears
Vessel stabbed, next up, volunteers?
Vulnerable, wisdom can't adhere
A truant finds home and a wish to hold onto
But there's a trapdoor in the sun
It's immortality…
As privileged as a whore
Victims in demand for public show
Swept out through the cracks beneath the door
Holier than thou, how?
Surrendered, executed, anyhow…
Scrawl resolved, cigar box on the floor
A truant finds home and a wish to hold onto
There's a trapdoor in the sun
It's immortality...
I cannot stop the thought running in the dark
Coming up a which way sign
All good truants must decide
Oh, stripped and sold, mom…
Auctioned forearm and whiskers in the sink
Truant moves on, cannot stay long
Some die just to live…
Oh…
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Jun 14, 2013 - 08:16 kaybee wrote: Plus ca change, plus la meme chose! I never fail to rib my now 91 year old but still spry Dad about the numerous times he declared to me when I was a teenager in the early 60's: "That ain't music, it's just a lot of racket. They'll be gone in a month and you'll never hear of them again!" He was talking about the Beatles of course. Heh. After watching Mick Jagger sing "Under My Thumb" on Ed Sullivan's studio stage sometime in the mid '60s, my dad said the same thing. |
| spencer (Cologne, Germany) | Posted: Jun 14, 2013 - 08:13 AndreaSuePJ wrote: Please could somebody tell me where is this version set? Where are they playing? *-* it's on this album http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_at_Benaroya_Hall |
| AndreaSuePJ (Lima, Perú) | Posted: Apr 30, 2013 - 23:40 Please could somebody tell me where is this version set? Where are they playing? *-* |
| bb_matt (Hampshire, England) | Posted: Apr 12, 2013 - 06:06 Man, he sings with such conviction. The Neil Young of the 90's - lyrically awesome. He sounds like he *means* it, just like Neil does. Love it! |
| oldviolin (Esse Quam Videri) | Posted: Mar 11, 2013 - 19:29 bagpipe wrote: This is awful. Protracted live jams should not be recorded. I'll see your disappointment and raise you a moment of muted disagreement... |
| Stingray | Posted: Mar 11, 2013 - 19:27 WONDERFUL!! |
| bagpipe (Ottawa, Ontario) | Posted: Feb 08, 2013 - 10:43 This is awful. Protracted live jams should not be recorded. |
| Carl (The Summit City) | Posted: Dec 07, 2012 - 17:35 This really reminds me of Ben Ottewell's "Lightbulbs," but any influence must be the reverse. |
| bluecshells | Posted: Jul 03, 2012 - 12:05 |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: May 16, 2012 - 12:47 rbigelo wrote: I could listen to this live single over and over again, as if it were a spiritual mantra. Perhaps that ... it really is. There is a deep connection I've noticed at PJ shows between this band and their lyrics, with guys of a certain age. I'm a little older and love this band massively but I agree there is a very spiritual connection going on here. |
| GEM | Posted: May 16, 2012 - 12:39 please make it stop! |
| kcar | Posted: Mar 30, 2012 - 05:07 Byronape wrote: Wait... what? Iz hooked up with Kim Kardashian? I don't buy it. Iz died on June 26th, 1997 and Kim was born on October 21st 1980. Unless it happened when she was 17 and he was cheating on his wife that he married when Kim was 2... Or could you mean hooked up as a musical term? It would have been posthumously since her "music" only came out in 2010. No...dude...I was kidding. Promise. Imagined scenario of Kamakawiwiole as overhyped singer/ukelele rock star...perhaps like Eddie Vedder. No disrespect to the man. I bought one of Iz's songs as soon as I heard it on RP. May he rest in peace. Kim can take care of herself, God forbid. |
| Byronape ("post-capitalist wreckageville") | Posted: Dec 09, 2011 - 19:00 kcar wrote: Kamakawiwiole, so overhyped. It's been all downhill since they put him on the cover of Time...and then he had to hook up with Kim Kardashian. Wait... what? Iz hooked up with Kim Kardashian? I don't buy it. Iz died on June 26th, 1997 and Kim was born on October 21st 1980. Unless it happened when she was 17 and he was cheating on his wife that he married when Kim was 2... Or could you mean hooked up as a musical term? It would have been posthumously since her "music" only came out in 2010. |
| MortimerS | Posted: Dec 09, 2011 - 18:57 I gave the song a 4, but the crowd sure seemed easily impressed. I imagined they'd yawn if they heard Peter Ostroushko on the mando. They made a lot of money though so they must be good. Hey Acceptable is good enough. I'd rather have acceptable than barf in my shoes. It was a ukele. THAT explains it. |
| kcar | Posted: Oct 07, 2011 - 14:37 james_of_tucson wrote: I'm very sure the ukulele is fun and all, but Eddie Vedder is no Kamakawiwiole. Kamakawiwiole, so overhyped. It's been all downhill since they put him on the cover of Time...and then he had to hook up with Kim Kardashian. |
| james_of_tucson (Tucson AZ) | Posted: Jul 05, 2011 - 10:16 kaybee wrote: Plus ca change, plus la meme chose! I never fail to rib my now 91 year old but still spry Dad about the numerous times he declared to me when I was a teenager in the early 60's: "That ain't music, it's just a lot of racket. They'll be gone in a month and you'll never hear of them again!" He was talking about the Beatles of course. I'm wondering how well Vedder's solo ukulele work is going to be remembered. I'm very sure the ukulele is fun and all, but Eddie Vedder is no Kamakawiwiole. It did take a long time for Pearl Jam to really click for me. I always liked them but I was a half generation older than the average fan and I let that bother me. Now I think they are in, say, the top ten of the most influential groups of the rock era. |
| kaybee (Lost in the Wilds of Toronto) | Posted: Apr 01, 2011 - 17:02 realsleep wrote: Pretty funny — my Dad's response to Pearl Jam was "This band is not going to be remembered 20 years from now. Not like the old greats are remembered." (I swear, this is a direct, paraphrased quote). Looks like he was wrong. I won't defend all the "new" "darlings", but I bet Death Cab is remembered for a long time, too. Plus ca change, plus la meme chose! I never fail to rib my now 91 year old but still spry Dad about the numerous times he declared to me when I was a teenager in the early 60's: "That ain't music, it's just a lot of racket. They'll be gone in a month and you'll never hear of them again!" He was talking about the Beatles of course. |
| Sleepytyme (Left Coast, California) | Posted: Apr 01, 2011 - 13:40 rbigelo wrote: I could listen to this live single over and over again, as if it were a spiritual mantra. Perhaps that ... it really is. Om Mani Padme Hum...Now that's a spiritual mantra! |
| realsleep | Posted: Feb 13, 2011 - 16:22 grungepuppy wrote: It seems a lot of those who hate on Pearl Jam love the new emo darlings like Death Cab, Fleet Foxes, BRMC, etc. I don't think any of those bands can hold a candle to U2 and Pearl Jam. People have been listening to the later for decades and will continue to for decades to come. I doubt that any of the former will be remembered 20 years from now. Pretty funny — my Dad's response to Pearl Jam was "This band is not going to be remembered 20 years from now. Not like the old greats are remembered." (I swear, this is a direct, paraphrased quote). Looks like he was wrong. I won't defend all the "new" "darlings", but I bet Death Cab is remembered for a long time, too. |
| deepwoodskev (In a town west of Chicago) | Posted: Jan 13, 2011 - 09:43 vandal wrote: There are so many things wrong with your post, I don't know where to begin. Death Cab and BRMC are not Emo. Decades? Death Cab formed in 1997, 13 years ago and they're still going strong. BMRC formed in 1998, 12 years ago, likewise. WRT U2 and PJ, IMHO: the alternative pantheon can manage these gracefully aging pioneers along side relative newcomers DCFC and BRMC. They're not "business competitors," they're artists. Enjoy the art. . . ![]() overuse of acronyms, IMHO. |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Dec 12, 2010 - 22:45 This one reminds me of Madrugada, or Madrugada remind me of Pearl Jam!? |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Dec 12, 2010 - 22:41 4merdj wrote: Live sound cannot be faked! well said! |
| rbigelo (Spanish Town) | Posted: Nov 26, 2010 - 19:46 I could listen to this live single over and over again, as if it were a spiritual mantra. Perhaps that ... it really is. |
| LowPhreak (United Corporate States of Neo-Feudal Amurika, Inc.) | Posted: Nov 11, 2010 - 03:16 Great one by the PJ. |
| Bocephus (Boulder, CO) | Posted: Oct 10, 2010 - 16:37 Please stop Vedder's yowling... |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Sep 08, 2010 - 16:16 grungepuppy wrote: It seems a lot of those who hate on Pearl Jam love the new emo darlings like Death Cab, Fleet Foxes, BRMC, etc. I don't think any of those bands can hold a candle to U2 and Pearl Jam. People have been listening to the later for decades and will continue to for decades to come. I doubt that any of the former will be remembered 20 years from now. There are so many things wrong with your post, I don't know where to begin. Death Cab and BRMC are not Emo. Decades? Death Cab formed in 1997, 13 years ago and they're still going strong. BMRC formed in 1998, 12 years ago, likewise. WRT U2 and PJ, IMHO: the alternative pantheon can manage these gracefully aging pioneers along side relative newcomers DCFC and BRMC. They're not "business competitors," they're artists. Enjoy the art. . . ![]() |
| 4merdj (donde el viento se devuelve) | Posted: Aug 23, 2010 - 10:46 Live sound cannot be faked! |
| grungepuppy (Flagstaff, AZ) | Posted: Jul 22, 2010 - 11:46 ckcotton wrote: Great song from a great band... kinda sad how polarizing Pearl Jam is... love them or hate them.. there doesn't seem to be any middle ground. A lot like Radiohead and U2.... people LOVE to tell you how much they hate them... save it... we've all heard it soooo many times before...... It seems a lot of those who hate on Pearl Jam love the new emo darlings like Death Cab, Fleet Foxes, BRMC, etc. I don't think any of those bands can hold a candle to U2 and Pearl Jam. People have been listening to the later for decades and will continue to for decades to come. I doubt that any of the former will be remembered 20 years from now. |
| 1wolfy (Mission Viejo California) | Posted: Jul 22, 2010 - 11:42 The distinct sound of Pearl Jam...VERY nice |
| thaidirect | Posted: Jul 06, 2010 - 18:28 Haven't heard this song in many years. It has such a profound and enlightening feel to it. |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Jun 20, 2010 - 14:44 sirdroseph wrote: There fixed that for ya! Your day is nice when hear a bad song?? |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Jun 20, 2010 - 14:41 calypsus_1 wrote: Nice one! |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Jun 20, 2010 - 14:41 Great one!! |
| gatorade (Ocean Park, WA) | Posted: Jun 04, 2010 - 22:14 Me likey! |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: May 28, 2010 - 23:53 ![]() Pearl Jam .. by ~endraum Efthimia Panagiotopoulou ©2006-2010 ~endraum 30.09.2006, Athens, Greece |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: Apr 12, 2010 - 15:54 lemmoth wrote: Come to one show and I guarantee you will change your tune. Just one show. I saw them at their first Lolapalooza and this was the Ten tour; their only good album! I didn't even like them when they were playing their good stuff, sure as hell not gonna like em now! |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Apr 02, 2010 - 13:11 sirdroseph wrote: There fixed that for ya! Come to one show and I guarantee you will change your tune. Just one show. |
| sirdroseph (Outer Mongolia) | Posted: Apr 02, 2010 - 13:07 ckcotton wrote: Great song from a great band... kinda sad how polarizing Pearl Jam is... love them or hate them.. there doesn't seem to be any middle ground. A lot like Radiohead and U2.... people LOVE to tell you how much they hate them... save it... we've all heard it soooo many times before...... I know right? I promise to do my utmost to make sure you hear it some more too. |
| Bosami (Deep in the heart of nowhere) | Posted: Mar 17, 2010 - 11:06 Ah. Yes. That's the spirit. Awesome track. |
| ckcotton | Posted: Mar 17, 2010 - 11:06 Great song from a great band... kinda sad how polarizing Pearl Jam is... love them or hate them.. there doesn't seem to be any middle ground. A lot like Radiohead and U2.... people LOVE to tell you how much they hate them... save it... we've all heard it soooo many times before...... |
| simon_kogoj (Slovenia) | Posted: Mar 02, 2010 - 02:46 drile |
| jkhandy (O'vale,CA) | Posted: Jan 29, 2010 - 10:50 johnjconn wrote: Eddie has one of those "forever memorable voices". Same as Jim Morrison, Johnny Cash and John Lennon. I hope he keeps singing. PJ included! It's memorable alright, but not in a good way. Sounds kinda like he's forcing it too much. |
| Bosami (Deep in the heart of nowhere) | Posted: Jan 29, 2010 - 10:49 It still rocks. Every. Time. Yeah. |
| Bosami (Deep in the heart of nowhere) | Posted: Jan 13, 2010 - 10:40 This song rocks. Yeah. |
| sirdroseph (Outer Mongolia) | Posted: Jan 13, 2010 - 10:21 Ericac wrote: Never too much Any Pearl Jam is too much. Good crappy selection not often heard, which is good. There fixed that for ya! |
| johnjconn (chicago land) | Posted: Jan 13, 2010 - 10:18 Eddie has one of those "forever memorable voices". Same as Jim Morrison, Johnny Cash and John Lennon. I hope he keeps singing. PJ included! |
| ambrebalte (Beijing) | Posted: Dec 29, 2009 - 00:25 FlatCat wrote: Ah. I see. The forums are only for positive comments. Now I know. Tss tss tss FlatCat NO not only :) You know this guy Voltaire? He wrote this some 200 and something years ago "I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it. " And this song, sometimes I like it. Sometimes I cannot stand it. So what I need is a flexible rate. Today I love it :) |
| cosmiclint (Vancouver BC) | Posted: Sep 09, 2009 - 14:33 I'm looking forward to seeing these guys live for the first time later this month. My tickets are behind the stage, so here's hoping for a very sparsely decorated set |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Aug 25, 2009 - 03:36 This i like very much! |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Jul 24, 2009 - 14:12 wishlist wrote: I think this is from the Benaroya Hall concert and not from Rearviewmirror as the image indicates. If its acoustic it sure is. |


