I've been listening to this over and over since I lost my 21 year old daughter 5 months ago to cancer - I miss all the times I would have had with her and all the life she could have had - she's still with me in many ways. This song is somehow incredibly cathartic - thank you, guys.
“Love never dies.... Inspired speech will be over some day; praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. But when the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled. When I was an infant at my mother’s breast, I gurgled and cooed like any infant. When I grew up, I left those infant ways for good. We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us! But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly and love extravagantly. And the greatest of the three is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:8-13
You’re doing a great job. All hugs from everyone who comes across your words, your wee girl was blessed to have such a wonderful and strong parent [hugs from all the good people]
When he says ''I'll wait up in the dark for you to speak to me I'll open up release me" I get chills and tears every time. Reminds me of my old man. Love you dad.
Same here !! Lost my dad when I was very young and as I got a little older, I thought if I stayed up late while mom and sis slept, that he would come speak to me !! When I first heard song in 1992 I couldn’t believe it, I thought song was written for me 15 years younger - kills me everytime I hear it
@Danny-se8oi. I waited for decades for my father to give me a nocturnal visit. Then I lost my mother and thought I’d receive one and still no visit. A few years later I was going in for a few serious surgeries and there were my parents appearing before me in a dream they didn’t say anything to me but then I saw my grandmother and grandpa who was always my pal. I thought I was going to cross over to the other side but grandpa gave me a look and with that look I knew that everything was going to be fine and I made a full recovery. Others who I’ve spoken to since have told me that’s what usually happens. Our lost parents and grandparents come to us when we need us most in our most challenging times to assure us that we’re going to be okay.
This song was the last song on “Ten”. I’m 1991, I was 15 & I’d to listen to the cd every night so that this would be the last song I heard before I slept. It was like a meditation.
Feel you, almost been three years since I lost my Dad. I played this song at his celebration of life. This tune truly carried me through some really difficult times.
Sorry man. I feel your pain in the other side of the world as if it were mine. I lost my dad ten years ago now. Ten, like the name of the album that contains this song. This must mean true force and brotherhood from me to you. I send this to you with the grace of big music. 💚
one of the most grueling songs to sing. i can't imagine opening a show with this and still having anything left in the tank. eddie gave it 110% night after night for so many years. an absolute stone cold legend.
I see the world, feel the chill Which way to go, windowsill I see the world's on a rocking horse of time I see the birds in the rain Oh, dear dad, can you see me now I am myself, like you somehow I'll ride the wave where it takes me I'll hold the pain release me Oh, dear dad, can you see this now I am myself, like you somehow I'll wait up in the dark for you to speak to me I'll open up release me, release me, release me, release me Pearl Jam - Release Lyrics
On tenclub site is written "birds in the rain" however Eddie always said "verse in the rain" which totally makes more sense than birds!... "I see the world, feel the chill, which way to go, windowsill, I see the words on a rocking horse of time, I see the verse in the rain" that's my interpretation.
This song soothes my soul. I lost my entire family. It's hard to even want to carry on let alone find my way in this crazy world. But this song helps me.
His lungs and resonance are so impressive. Almost like the feeling you get from a gong, or a gregorian chant or some other religious or meditational sounds. So full of soul and power. Wonderful recording. ⚡
Look at the beautiful crowd just swaying their arms in harmony. Deep shit. Everyone on the same connection. No cell phones. Just the present. Just the love 💜🍻😔
@@KINGAMIIAMKING "Underrated". The word really has become meaningless cliché from overuse by lazy people who are looking for likes (which is weird) or they think their taste is so niche that other people "just don't get it".
There's something essentially broken in Eddie that he conveys to the broken parts of us. This is one of the purest musical performances I've heard. It's like Joe Cocker at Woodstock.
@jaystubbs1355 Cheers bro 🍻 That song is a plea for acceptance and validation from his Father.. Something that we've all wanted at least once in our lives. Some still yearn for it. That song hits every one of us in the gut
This song is therapy for me. I can’t listen to it without crying - it resonates with something from my childhood that I’ve not fully dealt with and haven’t released. I feel both intense sorrow and also like some type of progress was made each time I hear it.
2022 and this still hits as fresh, deep, and, raw as it did back in 92. Just goes to show how great this version is and what a great song Release still is.
Jessica, I know how you feel. I lost my husband of 32 yrs now I'm just wondering what to do next. its a crazy place out there in the world by myself, we had a great life together, ill love him forever
[Verse 1] I see the world, feel the chill Which way to go, windowsill I see the words on a rocking horse of time I see the birds in the rain Oh, oh Oh, oh [Verse 2] Oh, dear Dad, can you see me now? I am myself, like you somehow I'll ride the wave where it takes me I'll hold the pain, release me Oh, oh I Oh, oh [Verse 3] Oh, dear Dad, can you see me now? I am myself like you somehow I'll wait up in the dark for you to speak to me I'll open up, release me Release me, release me, ah, release me Oh, oh I Oh, whoa, ah ooh, ooh
I remember Pearl Jam being good in 1992 but as the years roll by, it is becoming clear what a megaband they actually were. That Ten album is a masterpiece. This song, "Release Me" is my favorite.
I love these old videos! Something about the basic grainy video quality... it feels like a fading memory in my mind... no glam on stage - just raw performance... and artists put it all out on the stage. It makes me focus so much more on the music than the bling 4K videos of today. Great stuff from a better time far gone, at least for me.
Release!!# The pearl jam memorabilia classic tryst from the 'Ten,' LP. The young vedder's pipes just resonate live, eddie 's vocal range changes the fantastic four from four basic characters to evidently something much larger but then erick von doom became larger himself. Then along came one of my marvel favorites 'The silver surfer.'
The way Eddie grabs that mic and sways back and forth is like he’s dancing with a beautiful woman. This mans stage presence is unlike any other singer ever!
I agree Eddie has a stage presence that is so captivating. Raw and real. Floor Jansen is the female I find most captivating... ua-cam.com/video/1Xi4n8dJcF8/v-deo.html Oh how I wish they could do a duet together :)
What amazes me is that at age 54 now, he can still belt this fucking tune out like a champ. Many singers can't get close to their early songs at this age. He's a master vocalist.
@@SurfZep black mtv unplugged for sure....#3 is a little less clear.. I'd have to do some thinking on that...maybe another mtv unplugged song with state of love and trust..idk theres so many other good ones.
Bud rodriguez I’m a huge fan, so many beautiful songs Release and Black OMG are played everyday all day, at work there stuck in my head. . Pearl Jam is a awesome Band, Eddie voice is so amazing and so powerful.
Last year was very hard for me. I was living in another country, almost completely alone and dealing with personal dillemas and grief. This song helped me hang in there several times. I'm not a religious person, but whenever I listen to it I like to think I have a feeling similar to those who pray asking for strength. As a matter of fact, this is the most incredible power of art: comfort our existence. Besides the high emotional performance conveyed by Eddie Vedder singing about his dad (thus talking about relevant family and psychological issues we all can relate to), to me this song also represents that mixed feeling when we know we have to endure painful times, but desperately hoping for them to go away: "I'll hold the pain, release me". This year I got this sentence tattooed on my chest. And today was again one of those tough days when I needed to listen to Release.
Epic. Amazing. Stunning. Paralyzing. This song is simply phenomenal on such a deep level. Ed felt this so strongly - these were not just words on a sheet.
Heard this song for the first time in the opening and close of "Out of the Furnace". Can't stop listening to it...one of the most moving songs I've ever come across. Tearing up reading the comments of everyone here who has lost someone and gotten beautiful bittersweet catharsis from this song. Out of the Furnace is am amazing movie which I can highly recommend, shot in Braddock in my hometown, Pittsburgh PA.
That is a work of art and passion..i was lucky enough to see Pearl Jam from the front row in 1996..i wish this song had been played but Black was like an out of body experience..being that close and feeling Eddie's passion was an honor
When I was a kid I hated Pearl Jam. They were my dads fav band and I just couldn’t stand them. I’m a 35 year old man and now I get it. This isn’t just music this is something much more. I’ve been watching this video on repeat for days
The song is him speaking to his dad but to me its more leaning to God "Release me" john 8:36 - so if the son sets you free youll be free indeed "Ill wait up in the dark, for you to speak to me" Matthew 6:6 when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
@@shaneh5585 I am a believer in Christ I’m just not an “evangelical Christian “. Evangelical churches are shallow and I’m not a fan of that culture. The word of God I believe in , the modern evangelical church I want no part of
This is absolutely the best version of this song that I have ever heard!!!!! I was crying literally crying, what a beautiful piece of music! I wouldn't know what to do with Pearl jam wasn't in my life
Saw them in 94 when I was 13...they opened with Release, his voice was so booming on that first note of the song, my chest was vibrating from across the venue. Incredible.
This song gets me every time, that build. I haven't even lost my father yet, though this is the song I imagine playing during his eulogy. And I'm so deeply sorry for those that have lost their father, I don't wish to cheapen that in any way.
i lost my father not because he passed away, just because of a divorce, what i feel about him was already sung in "my father's son" especially the third verses (even if he's still alive lol) another great song
@@Faks.09 "I am myself, like you somehow" are lyrics that hit me to the core. My parents divorced when I was 1. I saw him in visits (only about 2-3 times a year though) up until the age of around 13, when I decided not to see him anymore. We reconnected a few years back (I'm in my late 20's now), and after explaining the things he had missed in my life (a lot unfortunately quite bad). He uttered the words, "Jeez, you really are my son", and went on to explain near parallel occurances in his own life to match the things I was describing. Funnily enough it's my mother and sister I no longer speak to now. My father is visiting next week.
Every great band, artist, or just plain old person...your 20’s...that is the time when a little bit of wisdom meets a whole lot of passion. Take advantage.
By far my favorite song from pj. It’s definitely an experience no matter what kind of relationship you’ve had with your father. My father was extremely abusive in every way. I haven’t seen or spoken to him in 17 yrs. But trauma doesn’t leave you. So it’s like he’s got a hold on me. But I’m slowly killing him(figuratively of course) and this song helps me.
In some ways this music saved me in my youth. It made me feel like I wasn't alone. I think kids today need to know it's alright to be sad sometimes, it's just life.
3:28 Eddie's voice is like an airplane taking off (if that makes sense).
samsquanch1996 - You mean it soars.
Make complete sense.....
yes
More like a fucking Saturn 5 Rocket launching to the moon man!!!
lol somehow it does make sense
I've been listening to this over and over since I lost my 21 year old daughter 5 months ago to cancer - I miss all the times I would have had with her and all the life she could have had - she's still with me in many ways. This song is somehow incredibly cathartic - thank you, guys.
Sending condolences, empathy, love and positive thoughts your way.
“Love never dies....
Inspired speech will be over some day; praying in tongues will end; understanding will reach its limit. We know only a portion of the truth, and what we say about God is always incomplete. But when the Complete arrives, our incompletes will be canceled.
When I was an infant at my mother’s breast, I gurgled and cooed like any infant. When I grew up, I left those infant ways for good. We don’t yet see things clearly. We’re squinting in a fog, peering through a mist. But it won’t be long before the weather clears and the sun shines bright! We’ll see it all then, see it all as clearly as God sees us, knowing him directly just as he knows us! But for right now, until that completeness, we have three things to do to lead us toward that consummation: Trust steadily in God, hope unswervingly and love extravagantly. And the greatest of the three is love.”
1 Corinthians 13:8-13
My condolences and love 😢
You’re doing a great job. All hugs from everyone who comes across your words, your wee girl was blessed to have such a wonderful and strong parent
[hugs from all the good people]
@@davidewaldt734 Thanks so much.
I literally tear up every time he reaches that first lift. An insanely moving piece of work. This isn't even a song, its an experience
Exactly!
This is the prayer on my lips in the rain showers under moonlight...
Release me!
Anyone interested in hearing my version here is a link:
ua-cam.com/video/qYvZwL6P9oA/v-deo.html
..i‘ll ride the Wave.. i shut my eyes, every time 😍
Couldn’t have described it better
Me too
He just sang the shit out of that song.
When he says ''I'll wait up in the dark for you to speak to me
I'll open up release me" I get chills and tears every time. Reminds me of my old man. Love you dad.
Same here !! Lost my dad when I was very young and as I got a little older, I thought if I stayed up late while mom and sis slept, that he would come speak to me !! When I first heard song in 1992 I couldn’t believe it, I thought song was written for me 15 years younger - kills me everytime I hear it
@Danny-se8oi. I waited for decades for my father to give me a nocturnal visit. Then I lost my mother and thought I’d receive one and still no visit. A few years later I was going in for a few serious surgeries and there were my parents appearing before me in a dream they didn’t say anything to me but then I saw my grandmother and grandpa who was always my pal. I thought I was going to cross over to the other side but grandpa gave me a look and with that look I knew that everything was going to be fine and I made a full recovery. Others who I’ve spoken to since have told me that’s what usually happens. Our lost parents and grandparents come to us when we need us most in our most challenging times to assure us that we’re going to be okay.
They rate Layne Staley as best grunge vocalist but Eddie is right up there. I think this performance is the strongest I've ever heard.
Yes his lyrics are amazing!
My favorite part
Only a deep wound can produce this kind of emotion. This performance is a gift for all of us
This song was the last song on “Ten”. I’m 1991, I was 15 & I’d to listen to the cd every night so that this would be the last song I heard before I slept. It was like a meditation.
i used to do exactly the same thing , every night when i was 15 !.
like meditation...
Omg this was me too, although I was maybe a year younger 💕
I was 14 in ‘91. That was one hell of a year for music. Jesus Christ was there so much good music.
The beginning is the same as the end,, love that
Me too
Imagine how unfortunate it is to all the people alive who have never heard his voice or unaware of it
Pearl Jam no tiene la fama de Led Zeppelin o de Queen, sin embargo es una banda que esta en su mismo nivel.
Rowan Melton cornell
Or the one that never seen Dave Abbruzzese play live with Pj!
But how amazing it must feel to hear him for the first time 😍😍
Especially tiktokers😂😂
My father committed suicide last month, and now this song hits completely different, love Eddie, love Pearl Jam, and love you dad...
I’m sorry for your loss and difficult time.
There are ppl in the world that do care. ❤️
So sorry! ((Hugs))
So sorry man...I also lost my dad 9 months ago ..now I can understand and feel the real meaning of this song..
Feel you, almost been three years since I lost my Dad. I played this song at his celebration of life. This tune truly carried me through some really difficult times.
Sorry man. I feel your pain in the other side of the world as if it were mine. I lost my dad ten years ago now. Ten, like the name of the album that contains this song. This must mean true force and brotherhood from me to you. I send this to you with the grace of big music. 💚
No question, this is the best version of Release on UA-cam. Pearl Jan at his best.
+Hans Moleman def amazing. Orpheum Theatre 94 was pretty solid. Ed & Stone do "callout & reply" when asking question. both shows tip top
Hans Moleman pearl January... Lmao
@@idrinkdiesel8451
I cant believe it took 3 and a half years for someone to point that out lol
Hans, although I agree, listen to this version in 2016. Eddie still has the passion and the voice. ua-cam.com/video/0zUKPpEYsAI/v-deo.html
lucille verrille it's about his dad. He will always have the passion
You don't learn this from a vocal coach. You are born with it. Thanks Ed.
one of the most grueling songs to sing. i can't imagine opening a show with this and still having anything left in the tank. eddie gave it 110% night after night for so many years. an absolute stone cold legend.
@drjmmy73~ well said, I totally agree!! 😊💓🤘✌️
he STILL puts 110%, theres never been a show where he doesn't use all of his ability
❤
Its his warmup song.
True dat.
We are blessed to have a recording of this quality.
I see the world, feel the chill
Which way to go, windowsill
I see the world's on a rocking horse of time
I see the birds in the rain
Oh, dear dad, can you see me now
I am myself, like you somehow
I'll ride the wave where it takes me
I'll hold the pain release me
Oh, dear dad, can you see this now
I am myself, like you somehow
I'll wait up in the dark for you to speak to me
I'll open up release me, release me, release me, release me
Pearl Jam - Release Lyrics
Ubiquitus Cal words, “I see the words, on a rocking horse of time”
Thanks for this ❤️
its "wind no sail" not windowsill and "I see the verse in the rain" not i see the birds in the rain😉
thanks bro
On tenclub site is written "birds in the rain" however Eddie always said "verse in the rain" which totally makes more sense than birds!... "I see the world, feel the chill, which way to go, windowsill, I see the words on a rocking horse of time, I see the verse in the rain" that's my interpretation.
Also at the end it I’m opened up, not I’ll open up, at least from what I hear
This song soothes my soul. I lost my entire family. It's hard to even want to carry on let alone find my way in this crazy world. But this song helps me.
I don't have the words to express how sorry I am that happened to you. I wish you all the love and light this world can give 💛
Christina I can not even imagine your pain. I am so sorry.
TRY TO STAY STRONG, AND SORRY FOR SUCH A TRAGIC LOSS....WILL AND ELAINE
hang in there chief
it can't rain all the time :)
Find your path… and dont Forget to dream… ❤️
The man. The Myth. The Legend. No one can touch this guy.
Flip Jupiter besides Chino Moreno
@@brick9233 wise up
Chris Cornell bro
@@brick9233 wow, relax. The music gods are rolling in their graves.
@@alexshelby9556 settle down.
This song is exceptionally spiritual. I think you either feel the pain and release, or you don’t.
His lungs and resonance are so impressive. Almost like the feeling you get from a gong, or a gregorian chant or some other religious or meditational sounds. So full of soul and power. Wonderful recording. ⚡
Ed is about the most intense Front Man ever.
Dave Caplener Sebastian Teysera (La Vela Puerca)
Yes indeed. Most powerful voice ive ever heard. So much raw emotion
Dave Caplener nah, he's the most intense better man ever
Dave Caplener After Chino Moreno from Deftones
Dave Caplener After Chino Moreno from Deftones
One of the best voices of all time....
Look at the beautiful crowd just swaying their arms in harmony. Deep shit. Everyone on the same connection. No cell phones. Just the present. Just the love 💜🍻😔
Eddie's voice sounds fucking amazing on this song.
One of the most powerful underrated ballads ever made.
It's highly rated. But everything that ever happened is underrated hey.
Word
@@DaveTaste🤡🤦
@@KINGAMIIAMKING "Underrated". The word really has become meaningless cliché from overuse by lazy people who are looking for likes (which is weird) or they think their taste is so niche that other people "just don't get it".
@@DaveTasteyou’re not that smart
I can not believe how fantastic the audio quality is on this version. Stunning!!!
There's something essentially broken in Eddie that he conveys to the broken parts of us. This is one of the purest musical performances I've heard. It's like Joe Cocker at Woodstock.
Well said and spot on..
@@tomorrowsdream9184 Cheers mate.
@jaystubbs1355 Cheers bro 🍻 That song is a plea for acceptance and validation from his Father.. Something that we've all wanted at least once in our lives. Some still yearn for it. That song hits every one of us in the gut
This song is therapy for me. I can’t listen to it without crying - it resonates with something from my childhood that I’ve not fully dealt with and haven’t released. I feel both intense sorrow and also like some type of progress was made each time I hear it.
2022 and this still hits as fresh, deep, and, raw as it did back in 92. Just goes to show how great this version is and what a great song Release still is.
It's crazy how gravely his voice gets singing "release me" while also being able to hit the falsettos at the end.
His voice feels almost like a mantra
My dad past away and I can't stop hearing
is devasting and comfortating at the same time
Rip for me is the same i just question all the time if i am in the right way
Im tearing up with you
Lo siento por tu padre💪. Un mantra totalmente🙏✨💚
So sorry for your loss. It would have been my son Eddies birthday november 4th. But he died back in 2018. This song.. ❤
@@NinnaLandin Fuerza amiga💪💕
i cry for my dad everytime i hear this, rip daddy. 13 years and it still feels like today. love you dad. i hope you can see me.....
+jessica graham wish i could tell you that after 24 years it gets easier. sadly, i cant.
***** thank you. I appreciate this
Meism Theism i was hoping you could too. sorry for your loss too
jessica graham
thank you and my condolences to you as well.
Jessica, I know how you feel. I lost my husband of 32 yrs now I'm just wondering what to do next. its a crazy place out there in the world by myself, we had a great life together, ill love him forever
[Verse 1]
I see the world, feel the chill
Which way to go, windowsill
I see the words on a rocking horse of time
I see the birds in the rain
Oh, oh
Oh, oh
[Verse 2]
Oh, dear Dad, can you see me now?
I am myself, like you somehow
I'll ride the wave where it takes me
I'll hold the pain, release me
Oh, oh I
Oh, oh
[Verse 3]
Oh, dear Dad, can you see me now?
I am myself like you somehow
I'll wait up in the dark for you to speak to me
I'll open up, release me
Release me, release me, ah, release me
Oh, oh I
Oh, whoa, ah ooh, ooh
TEN will always remain a masterpiece of an album
I need a time machine!
Agree with you forever!!!! 90´s
Sal B make it a really BIG time machine
anytime... although... I was there :) so it'll be a replay :)
I remember Pearl Jam being good in 1992 but as the years roll by, it is becoming clear what a megaband they actually were. That Ten album is a masterpiece. This song, "Release Me" is my favorite.
I love these old videos! Something about the basic grainy video quality... it feels like a fading memory in my mind... no glam on stage - just raw performance... and artists put it all out on the stage. It makes me focus so much more on the music than the bling 4K videos of today. Great stuff from a better time far gone, at least for me.
Same with all the digital remasters of the old albums. Nothing beats the gritty original raw recordings. Can’t stand the remasters.
…your comment is wicked relatable👌🏻…the last sentence - 💯👆🏻and will always hold close how the days n’ nights in music during those years made me feel.
God bless who ever recorded this important piece of music history
Best thing Pearl Jam ever did was record this song! Damn I love this song.
Release!!#
The pearl jam memorabilia classic tryst from the 'Ten,' LP. The young vedder's pipes just resonate live, eddie 's vocal range changes the fantastic four from four basic characters to evidently something much larger but then erick von doom became larger himself. Then along came one of my marvel favorites 'The silver surfer.'
28 year old Eddie Vedder, authentic, perfection lacking any pretense. Moving. Cathartic. Better times. All time favorite rock guy.
Can not think of any other singer who can sing like Eddie
2023 I'm 51.....Fukn beautiful song!!!! That's all anybody needs to know!!! Cheers 2023 🤘😜🍻
One of the best songs ever written
I was watching this on TV and my mom came in, she watched it till the end and said "All that came out of that little kid?"
The way Eddie grabs that mic and sways back and forth is like he’s dancing with a beautiful woman. This mans stage presence is unlike any other singer ever!
I so agree with you!
I like how the crowd sways with him
I agree Eddie has a stage presence that is so captivating. Raw and real. Floor Jansen is the female I find most captivating... ua-cam.com/video/1Xi4n8dJcF8/v-deo.html Oh how I wish they could do a duet together :)
I wish I was that mic stand ❤️
What amazes me is that at age 54 now, he can still belt this fucking tune out like a champ. Many singers can't get close to their early songs at this age. He's a master vocalist.
this song is so intense and Eddie Vedders voice makes the whole thing absolutely perfect!!!
This is the best live version of this song I've ever heard. It was incredible!!! Breathtaking ❤️
I agree. Glad that I found this.
it’s literally the studio version, i don’t see a difference...
god, so amazing
This is one of their top 3 live performances of all time in my opinion
What are the other two for you?
@@SurfZep black mtv unplugged for sure....#3 is a little less clear.. I'd have to do some thinking on that...maybe another mtv unplugged song with state of love and trust..idk theres so many other good ones.
@@Brett_Nebraska check out PJ covering Love, Reign o'er Me (The Who cover) I promise you won't be disappointed.
@@Brett_Nebraska1 MTV unplugged, 2 PINKPOP 92 and this is 3rd
i cant stop listening to this song..
Bud rodriguez I’m a huge fan, so many beautiful songs Release and Black OMG are played everyday all day, at work there stuck in my head. . Pearl Jam is a awesome Band, Eddie voice is so amazing and so powerful.
Jeez what a vocal performance
That is the most emotional song clip I have ever watched, an I love my music. Watching that just blew my mind…wow😃😃
Last year was very hard for me. I was living in another country, almost completely alone and dealing with personal dillemas and grief. This song helped me hang in there several times. I'm not a religious person, but whenever I listen to it I like to think I have a feeling similar to those who pray asking for strength. As a matter of fact, this is the most incredible power of art: comfort our existence.
Besides the high emotional performance conveyed by Eddie Vedder singing about his dad (thus talking about relevant family and psychological issues we all can relate to), to me this song also represents that mixed feeling when we know we have to endure painful times, but desperately hoping for them to go away: "I'll hold the pain, release me". This year I got this sentence tattooed on my chest. And today was again one of those tough days when I needed to listen to Release.
❤
PEARL JAM IS THE BEST BAND EVER!!
Yes...
Hahaha
Soooo much emotion look at his body language, how he holds the mic and how he's rocking back n forth ooohh my goodness!! This is why I love this man.
Perfection. That song still moves me, 17 years later.
27 years since that performance, time passes fast but that will stand forever, Amazing.
I swear I could listen to EV sing the alphabet! That man’s passion and pipes are SICK. I can’t believe that was 30 years ago holy shit
Im sitting in the dark jamming this song on repeat and crying like a baby. Why, i dont know but i cant stop. Its fucking magical!
Epic. Amazing. Stunning. Paralyzing. This song is simply phenomenal on such a deep level. Ed felt this so strongly - these were not just words on a sheet.
no doubt. hits home.
i think, none of the pearl jam's songs are just words on a sheet. Thats what makes them unique
This is one of the best versions of this song hands down. One of the best songs ever written 🙌 ❤️
Nobody can do it ever again the raw emotion it cuts through the soul
Heard this song for the first time in the opening and close of "Out of the Furnace". Can't stop listening to it...one of the most moving songs I've ever come across. Tearing up reading the comments of everyone here who has lost someone and gotten beautiful bittersweet catharsis from this song. Out of the Furnace is am amazing movie which I can highly recommend, shot in Braddock in my hometown, Pittsburgh PA.
This is as real, honest and emotionally raw as it gets....period. PJ forever!
That is a work of art and passion..i was lucky enough to see Pearl Jam from the front row in 1996..i wish this song had been played but Black was like an out of body experience..being that close and feeling Eddie's passion was an honor
Deb 1211 Awesome X music..
The 90’s was good to us young punk teens
Im jealous!!
Deb 1211 me too 96 buffalo opened with oceans the corduroy coat and the note book we all just about died it was spiritual to say the very least
Someone knew this shit was going to be marvelous and needed to record it. Glad they did.
I love when you can just feel a song in your soul
He’s the very best of my 53 years love this
he embraces the mic when he says "oh dear dad." that made me cry
Anyone who hears this track and are not moved well you need to check your pulse, i cant watch it without balling my eyes out, music at its best
When I was a kid I hated Pearl Jam. They were my dads fav band and I just couldn’t stand them. I’m a 35 year old man and now I get it. This isn’t just music this is something much more. I’ve been watching this video on repeat for days
This is more powerful than any church service I’ve ever been to
The song is him speaking to his dad but to me its more leaning to God
"Release me"
john 8:36 - so if the son sets you free youll be free indeed
"Ill wait up in the dark, for you to speak to me"
Matthew 6:6
when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
@@maxmatamoros9169 Eddie vetter is openly agnostic
@@maxmatamoros9169 pretty sure he's said it's about his actual father, considering he changes the name every now and then
@@maxmatamoros9169 it might be 😏
@@shaneh5585 I am a believer in Christ I’m just not an “evangelical Christian “. Evangelical churches are shallow and I’m not a fan of that culture. The word of God I believe in , the modern evangelical church I want no part of
For a little dude he had the voice of a giant.
Had?
Hes Still Alive ooooooo he's still alive!
HAS!!!!
Also, he’s pretty regular sized. I think.
@@ronnierest nope, hes a shorty!
I never had my dad in my life. I heard this song in the early 90s when I was a teen. It means a lot to me.
I lost mine a few years ago.. This song breaks both our hearts for different reasons!
2019 and still get goosebumps every time I hear this
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This is absolutely the best version of this song that I have ever heard!!!!! I was crying literally crying, what a beautiful piece of music! I wouldn't know what to do with Pearl jam wasn't in my life
Right with you
I totally agree 😊💓🤘✌️
Gals, guys..Jesus.. this ... is a very VERY special moment..watch all these guys jamming out....wow...fucking beautiful man........
Absolutely sick.... can't think of a better performance!
Im going to cry. Seriously, family lost, friends scattered across the country, my youth gone ! This gives me nostalgia, it has me emotional
I always come back to this....very powerful
Born 1993, will never forget when pops put in the legendary album “10” on the music player.
Saw them in 94 when I was 13...they opened with Release, his voice was so booming on that first note of the song, my chest was vibrating from across the venue. Incredible.
This song gets me every time, that build. I haven't even lost my father yet, though this is the song I imagine playing during his eulogy.
And I'm so deeply sorry for those that have lost their father, I don't wish to cheapen that in any way.
i lost my father not because he passed away, just because of a divorce, what i feel about him was already sung in "my father's son" especially the third verses (even if he's still alive lol)
another great song
@@Faks.09 "I am myself, like you somehow" are lyrics that hit me to the core. My parents divorced when I was 1. I saw him in visits (only about 2-3 times a year though) up until the age of around 13, when I decided not to see him anymore. We reconnected a few years back (I'm in my late 20's now), and after explaining the things he had missed in my life (a lot unfortunately quite bad). He uttered the words, "Jeez, you really are my son", and went on to explain near parallel occurances in his own life to match the things I was describing.
Funnily enough it's my mother and sister I no longer speak to now.
My father is visiting next week.
Every great band, artist, or just plain old person...your 20’s...that is the time when a little bit of wisdom meets a whole lot of passion. Take advantage.
This track did justice to the ending of the already brilliant Out of the Furnace.
Yeah, so loved it great movie. it made sense this song for what he had to go through
This is no longer just a song...its a meditation
This is better than the album version!
Nah
Definitely more dynamic
That was fucking awesome. Eddie gave me goosebumps!
I get goosebumps all over every time I listen to it. I don't start to tear up until about halfway through, so that's progress, I guess.
@@lisagd22 I can dig it.
By far my favorite song from pj. It’s definitely an experience no matter what kind of relationship you’ve had with your father. My father was extremely abusive in every way. I haven’t seen or spoken to him in 17 yrs. But trauma doesn’t leave you. So it’s like he’s got a hold on me. But I’m slowly killing him(figuratively of course) and this song helps me.
I’m glad you wrote this comment. I feel sort of the same way. Thanks you
Have seen a lot of Release performances live and on youtube and I can't recall Ed singing it any better - these vocals are unbelievable.
I'm so glad someone recorded it and shared it with the rest of us.
There’s one on now from 2016 and it’s freaking bone chilling.
Amazing. One of the best vocal's (seriously) ever done. Soaring, vibrating, sad, deep. . . and brilliant.
Eddie singing with all he's got!! The man is amazing, that's why I love this man!! 💓
In some ways this music saved me in my youth. It made me feel like I wasn't alone. I think kids today need to know it's alright to be sad sometimes, it's just life.
One of the most powerful songs I’ve ever heard.
Save Eddie Vedder. No more suicide
Yes
@Greg Hoppus what a totally asshole thing to say
@Greg Hoppus clown
@Greg Hoppus fuck you asshole
@@pamraposo1203 : Correct.....only an asshole would say something like that......turd !
this is the most beautiful song, his voice his perfect here and we are lucky to have this recording.
What a year 92 for PJ!! wow!!
Love my generation of music. The best of times.
this is one of the best songs ever performed. I can watch this and listen to them non stop - this is just pure.
Better than any recent version.
If i close my eyes and get lost in this song I can feel my mom and sister in law that i lost to COVID in 2020…. So amazing… so thankful for this…
25 years ago, still so fucking amazing
What a great vocalist so much passion.