▁" List ening ▁again ▁to ▁his ▁gra vel ly , ▁bro od ily ▁op aque ▁vocals ▁here , ▁it ' s ▁hard ▁to ▁remember ▁why ▁anyone ▁ever ▁gave ▁Edd ie ▁V ed der ▁house ▁room . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁sort ▁of ▁' gr unge ' ▁sound ▁that ▁tra ctors ▁get ▁stuck ▁in ▁after ▁three ▁days ▁of ▁rain . ▁" Nothing ▁As ▁It ▁Seems " ▁is , ▁however , ▁thoroughly ▁re de emed ▁by ▁a ▁good ▁old - f ashion ed , ▁studio - tre ated , ▁Hend rix - style ▁guitar ▁solo , ▁vis cer al ▁and ▁dist ress ed , ▁high ▁and ▁mighty ." ▁In ▁its ▁review ▁of ▁B ina ural , ▁The ▁Guardian ▁called ▁the ▁song ▁" bro oding ▁and ▁myster ious " ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁album ' s ▁" best ▁moments ." ▁The ▁song ▁has ▁been ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁P ink ▁F loyd . ▁Although ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁major ▁commercial ▁success , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁c ited ▁as ▁a ▁Pear l ▁Jam ▁fan ▁favorite . ▁ ▁Live ▁performances ▁" Nothing ▁as ▁It ▁Seems " ▁was ▁first ▁performed ▁live ▁at ▁Neil ▁Young ' s ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Bridge ▁School ▁Ben ef it . ▁Live ▁performances ▁of ▁" Nothing ▁As ▁It ▁Seems " ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁on ▁various ▁official ▁boot leg s , ▁the ▁live ▁album ▁Live ▁at ▁Ben aro ya ▁Hall , ▁and ▁the ▁i T unes ▁exclusive ▁release ▁The ▁Bridge ▁School ▁Collection , ▁Vol . ▁ 1 . ▁A ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁song