BifEverchad 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2003 Pearl Jam's upcoming double-disc rarities collection "Lost Dogs" will feature a personal tribute to late Alice In Chains vocalist Layne Staley. Billboard reports the song "4/20/02," written by frontman Eddie Vedder, was penned on the day of Staley's death last year. The track isn't listed on the album but can be found several minutes after the last song on the second disc. "It was a real personal song wrote the night we all found out [he] died," Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard told Billboard last year. "He stayed in there, didn't work on anything else, and worked this song up." Featuring only Vedder on vocals and guitar, "4/20/02" attacks the singers of unnamed bands copying the style of Staley. "So sing just like him, fuckers," sings Vedder. "It won't offend him /just me / because he's dead." The album also contains alternate versions of previously released B-sides and outtakes "Alone," "Wash" and "Hard to Imagine." Bassist Jeff Ament makes his singing debut on the song "Sweet Lew." "Lost Dogs" will be released Nov. 11, the same day as the concert DVD "Live at the Garden." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2003 Nice. That's just another reason for me to buy the disc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1234-5678 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2003 "So sing just like him, fuckers," sings Vedder. "It won't offend him /just me / because he's dead." Eddie rules. I should definitely listen to more Pearl Jam. I stopped after the second album for some reason. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceman Spiff 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2003 You should. "Riot Act" gets shit on by a lot of people, but I love it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haVoc 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2003 I'd love to hear Eddie go off on all the singers who sound like him today. All 253 of those nu-metal/emo fuckers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justsoyouknow 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2003 "So sing just like him, fuckers," sings Vedder. "It won't offend him /just me / because he's dead." Forgive me here, but those are, quite possibly, the worst lyrics that I've ever heard. The message is nice, but the means of conveying that message suck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2003 "So sing just like him, fuckers," sings Vedder. "It won't offend him /just me / because he's dead." Forgive me here, but those are, quite possibly, the worst lyrics that I've ever heard. The message is nice, but the means of conveying that message suck. Eh, normally I'd agree with you, but it seems *REAL*~! I know I sound like all those losers who talk like that, but in this case, I don't think even the most cynical person can try and deny the guy's emotion. Prove me wrong TSM. When I think of what he's saying though, the first band that comes to mind is Puddle of Mudd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2003 "So sing just like him, fuckers," sings Vedder. "It won't offend him /just me / because he's dead." Forgive me here, but those are, quite possibly, the worst lyrics that I've ever heard. The message is nice, but the means of conveying that message suck. Eh, normally I'd agree with you, but it seems *REAL*~! I know I sound like all those losers who talk like that, but in this case, I don't think even the most cynical person can try and deny the guy's emotion. Prove me wrong TSM. When I think of what he's saying though, the first band that comes to mind is Puddle of Mudd. Really? My first thought was Godsmack. I mean, shit, they took their NAME from an AIC song. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2003 I don't think anyone would and could ever match Layne Staley voice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Choken One Report post Posted October 25, 2003 Puddle of Mudd seems like a Nirvana copy more then AIC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2003 Puddle of Mudd's lead singer's voice is to Layne Staley what Christian Slater in Pump Up The Volume was to any Jack Nicholson performance. Pump Up The Volume still kicked ass though. Puddle of Mudd however, does not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
godthedog 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2003 Forgive me here, but those are, quite possibly, the worst lyrics that I've ever heard. The message is nice, but the means of conveying that message suck. i doubt the point was to make it any good, i think it was just a cathartic thing for himself, and if other people want to listen to it, fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted October 25, 2003 Forgive me here, but those are, quite possibly, the worst lyrics that I've ever heard. The message is nice, but the means of conveying that message suck. i doubt the point was to make it any good, i think it was just a cathartic thing for himself, and if other people want to listen to it, fine. You did a better job of explaining it than me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Coffey Report post Posted October 26, 2003 "So sing just like him, fuckers," sings Vedder. "It won't offend him /just me / because he's dead." Forgive me here, but those are, quite possibly, the worst lyrics that I've ever heard. The message is nice, but the means of conveying that message suck. You've already heard it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Spencer 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2003 Oh, shut up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BifEverchad 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2003 Yes, wiseass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
