Pearl Jam

[Omaha]

Originally Posted by rocknrolla

Got Lightning Bolt today. Mind Over Matter is kind of a misleading teaser to the record. It's pretty mellow, yet so far so good.

Mind Your Manners?

I agree with your assessment. It has a lot of mellow songs on it. I'm liking it, though.

It's got some pretty weird songs. Let the Records Play and Infallible don't sound like Pearl Jam songs at all to me. They don't even sound like songs they'd cover.

I really like Getaway, MYM, and Lightning Bolt. Sirens has grown on me, too.

[Hoover]

No, but I did see Eddie Vedder at a Boston bar on Saturday. Crazy, nobody knew who he was.

[Donger]

If Pearl Jam is the group whose lead singer sounds like he's horribly constipated and trying to drop a turd, I'm not a fan at all.

[lewdog]

I'm a huge PJ fan and this album is just OK for me. The back half seems to sift into one and not in a good way.

[Omaha]

Originally Posted by lewdog

I'm a huge PJ fan and this album is just OK for me. The back half seems to sift into one and not in a good way.

I agree. I can't get enough of Getaway, but, as a whole, the album is just OK.

I thought their Pearl Jam album (2006ish) was awesome. Then Backspacer was good, but not quite on par with Pearl Jam. I feel the same way about this one so far.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by Omaha

I agree. I can't get enough of Getaway, but, as a whole, the album is just OK.

I thought their Pearl Jam album (2006ish) was awesome. Then Backspacer was good, but not quite on par with Pearl Jam. I feel the same way about this one so far.

Getaway is best song by far. Love it.

I personally loved Backspacer (last album). This definitely falls short of that. I'll still be seeing them in a month with no complaints.

[rocknrolla]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Getaway is best song by far. Love it.

I personally loved Backspacer (last album). This definitely falls short of that. I'll still be seeing them in a month with no complaints.

I completely agree. The second half is just mushed together. BTW, it is Pearl Jam week on Jimmy Fallon. He had Chris Cornell on last night and others tonight and tomorrow doing PJ covers. Thursday and Friday PJ will perform.

[lewdog]

Originally Posted by rocknrolla

I completely agree. The second half is just mushed together. BTW, it is Pearl Jam week on Jimmy Fallon. He had Chris Cornell on last night and others tonight and tomorrow doing PJ covers. Thursday and Friday PJ will perform.

I know you said you were seeing them twice I think? What cities?

[rocknrolla]

Originally Posted by lewdog

Getaway is best song by far. Love it.

I personally loved Backspacer (last album). This definitely falls short of that. I'll still be seeing them in a month with no complaints.

Looking at the setlists of this tour. I'm yet to see Geataway on any of them. very disappointed. Its by far the bet on the new record.

[ekf028]

Originally Posted by Omaha

I agree. I can't get enough of Getaway, but, as a whole, the album is just OK.

I thought their Pearl Jam album (2006ish) was awesome. Then Backspacer was good, but not quite on par with Pearl Jam. I feel the same way about this one so far.

I hated the self titled album. Backspacer is their best work post-Vitalogy.

[Omaha]

Originally Posted by ekf028

I hated the self titled album. Backspacer is their best work post-Vitalogy.

Really??? I LOVE the self titled one. Life Wasted, Severed Hand, Marker in the Sand, Unemployable, and Big Wave are all great rockers that are all still on my workout playlist. I never get sick of them. I think Parachutes, Gone, & Inside Job are some of their strongest mellow songs ever.

As much as I liked that one, I'd still say Yield is the best "post-Vitalogy" album.

I like most of Backspacer, but Amongst the Waves made me sick. I hate that song for some reason and it got a ton of radio play.

[Red Brooklyn]

Originally Posted by Omaha

Really??? I LOVE the self titled one. Life Wasted, Severed Hand, Marker in the Sand, Unemployable, and Big Wave are all great rockers that are all still on my workout playlist. I never get sick of them. I think Parachutes, Gone, & Inside Job are some of their strongest mellow songs ever.

As much as I liked that one, I'd still say Yield is the best "post-Vitalogy" album.

I like most of Backspacer, but Amongst the Waves made me sick. I hate that song for some reason and it got a ton of radio play.

No Code, Yield, and Riot Act are all absolutely better than Backspacer. For my money I'll take S/T over it, as well.

But I'm loving the holy shit out of Lightning Bolt. I like it a lot more than the last two albums and probably more than Binaural as well. But it's still so new. We'll see how it ages.

They burned down Brooklyn, by the way. Saw them on the 19th. They sound better than they have in years. Ed's got the fire back. One of the best shows I've ever been to.

If you get the chance, see them on this tour.

[rocknrolla]

Originally Posted by Omaha

Really??? I LOVE the self titled one. Life Wasted, Severed Hand, Marker in the Sand, Unemployable, and Big Wave are all great rockers that are all still on my workout playlist. I never get sick of them. I think Parachutes, Gone, & Inside Job are some of their strongest mellow songs ever.

As much as I liked that one, I'd still say Yield is the best "post-Vitalogy" album.

I like most of Backspacer, but Amongst the Waves made me sick. I hate that song for some reason and it got a ton of radio play.

Inside job is one of my favorites of all time.

[Red Brooklyn]

If you put a gun to my head and made me rank Pearl Jam's albums, it would go a little something like this:

1. Vitalogy
2. Ten
3. Riot Act
4. Yield
5. Vs.
6. Lightning Bolt (could be this high because of newness; give it time)
7. No Code
8. S/T
9. Binaural
10. Backspacer