Five Horizons: Song X

This section is no longer being updated. See Changes at 5h for more info.
Welcome to Song X.
The purpose of this feature is to focus at length on a particular song: its history, origins, meanings, and other in-depth history, information and analysis. This feature is not about just uploading yet another random mp3 to the web server; it is a chance to leisurely explore and examine PJ's music in depth.
Formerly known as "Song of the Month," the purpose has not changed, but the format has. We are removing the deadline aspect of the feature, as we found it extremely destructive to the "fun" aspect of the work and the web site. Writing about something interesting you've just discovered is fun; trying desperately to find something interesting because you have a self-imposed deadline is not fun.
Our problem is not lack of ideas; we have a million of them. Our problem is, and always will be, finding the time to devote to the type of explorations we feel are worthy of this feature. For this reason, we don't take requests; writing to us to say "Hey I think this would be a good Song X" doesn't help, because we still have to have something to say about it.

current song:

X.XXX

september 2001

previous songs:

X.XXIX

july 2001

X.XXVIII

"Devil Doll"
EV w/the Supersuckers
[rough mix] X.XXVII

The "Mamasan" Trilogy
Alive/Once/Footsteps
Live from 6/18/92 X.XXVI

"Footsteps"
live from 10/30/99 X.XXV

"Act of Love"
live from 7/9/95

X.XXIV

"Jeremy"
live from 6/20/95 X.XXIII

"I Am A Patriot"
live from 6/13/99 X.XXII

"Better Man"
live from 9/11/98 X.XXI

"Yellow Ledbetter"
live from 7/22/98

X.XX

"MFC"
live from 7/10/98 X.XIX

"Rearviewmirror"
live from 8/17/98 X.XVIII

EV opens for Neil Finn
at The Karma Club
live from 11/6/98 X.XVII

PJ opens for Cheap Trick
at The Croc
live from 10/10/98

X.XVI

"eddie's anthem" & "goat" X.XV

"Hard To Imagine"
live from 8/20/98 X.XIV

"Breath"
live from 3/14/94 X.XIII

"Baba O'Riley"
live from 6/29/98

X.XII

"Naked Eye"
live from 11/5/96
[The What at the Vera Club] X.XI

"Porch"
live from 3/5/98
[JJJ Broadcast] X.X

"Do The Evolution"
live from 2/21/98
X.IX

Yield & "Given To Fly" Live

X.VIII

PJ covers The Stones X.VII

live from 9/29/96 X.VI

Pete Townshend and Eddie Vedder
live from 6/14/97 X.V

live from 7/8/95

X.IV

Eddie & the Fastbacks
cover the Who
live from 11/24/96 X.III

live from 12/31/92 X.II

live version by Michael Stipe X.I

live from 11/4/95

X.XXIX july 2001
X.XXVIII "Devil Doll" EV w/the Supersuckers [rough mix]	X.XXVII The "Mamasan" Trilogy Alive/Once/Footsteps Live from 6/18/92	X.XXVI "Footsteps" live from 10/30/99	X.XXV "Act of Love" live from 7/9/95
X.XXIV "Jeremy" live from 6/20/95	X.XXIII "I Am A Patriot" live from 6/13/99	X.XXII "Better Man" live from 9/11/98	X.XXI "Yellow Ledbetter" live from 7/22/98
X.XX "MFC" live from 7/10/98	X.XIX "Rearviewmirror" live from 8/17/98	X.XVIII EV opens for Neil Finn at The Karma Club live from 11/6/98	X.XVII PJ opens for Cheap Trick at The Croc live from 10/10/98
X.XVI "eddie's anthem" & "goat"	X.XV "Hard To Imagine" live from 8/20/98	X.XIV "Breath" live from 3/14/94	X.XIII "Baba O'Riley" live from 6/29/98
X.XII "Naked Eye" live from 11/5/96 [The What at the Vera Club]	X.XI "Porch" live from 3/5/98 [JJJ Broadcast]	X.X "Do The Evolution" live from 2/21/98	X.IX Yield & "Given To Fly" Live
X.VIII PJ covers The Stones	X.VII live from 9/29/96	X.VI Pete Townshend and Eddie Vedder live from 6/14/97	X.V live from 7/8/95
X.IV Eddie & the Fastbacks cover the Who live from 11/24/96	X.III live from 12/31/92	X.II live version by Michael Stipe	X.I live from 11/4/95