Pevenseagull
meh
- Jul 20, 2003
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNsCpmHbltU
Much as I like Van the Man this version knocks it out of the park. So much energy.
I'm sorry to be negative, but that was awful. Vedder can't do the screaming that Daltrey does with ease, and he can't hit the high notes that Townsend hits, so resorts to crowd surfing. The drummer is obviously not a patch on Moon doing his best impression of a drum kit being kicked down six flight of stairs and whilst the original whips up a violin maelstrom and peaks with a sudden ending, this just end when they've run out of steam. I'm not a Pearl Jam fan, but I would have thought that even their fans would see this as a best forgotten lack lustre plough through an old classic.
I don't know why this popped up on my Youtube recommendations 8 years after it was posted. I have no history of watching Patti Smith, Springsteen, Screaming Females or Garbage videos. I'm glad it did though. It seems a decent enough version with the two singers combining nicely and then at about 3:40 Marissa Patternosta lets rip with some proper Freebird sh*t sending it to another level.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOmKGjy-Ct0