5/3/92 Omaha, NE
6/19/95 Red Rocks
9/11/98 MSG
11/19/12 EV solo Tulsa
7/19/13 Wrigley 10/19/13 Brooklyn 2 10/21/13 Philly 1 10/22/13 Philly 2 10/25/13 Hartford
10/08/14 Tulsa 10/09/14 Lincoln
9/26/15 New York City
4/16/16 Greenville 4/28/16 Philly 1 4/29/16 Philly 2 5/1/16 MSG 1 5/2/16 MSG 2 8/7/16 Fenway 2 8/20/16 Wrigley 1 4/7/17 RRHOF New York City 9/02/18 Fenway 1 9/04/2018 Fenway 2 9/18/21 Asbury Park 9/11/22 New York City 9/14/22 Camden
amazing album.... the power of grievance takes you to the point of no return but man the beauty and truth behind soon forget bring you back..... wow. iin the beginning years i skipped sleight of hand everytime but now...when it comes on, i look forward to the ride.... amazing slow start into some so powerful.... not sure if its my age and the whole questioning/meaning of life thingy but it truly hits home everytime.
Hamilton 9-13-05; Toronto 5-9-06, Toronto 8-21-09, Toronto 9-12-11, Hamilton 9-15-11....
Few things are perfect, but these albums are pretty close to it as far as I'm concerned.
ironically these are some of the least talked about Pearl Jam albums, and I guess I had put these albums on the back burner so to speak, but I started listening to them again and I am gaining a whole new appreciation for them
In my opinion Pearl Jam have never made a bad Album...
That being said we are a picky bunch and these albums get little praise.
For a long time Binaural was my favorite album...still might be.
When avocado came out I thought it was their best work yet... When a Riot Act came out it accompanied me on many drives down the coast and I am forever grateful...
We get so caught up "rating" things nowadays, when things are not so black and white.
3 albums any band would love to have made, but our band did.
Everyone criticizes their albums when they come out. Did it for Vitalogy, No Code. Same for Binaural-Self Titled. Now they're all great and special. Backspacer and Lightning Bolt have some of the band's strongest moments and are very good records. In 10 years, people will be yearning for how hard "Gonna See My Friends" rocked or how special "Sirens" was.
Their albums just add to their back catalog. Each one is different and gets better, more unique with age.
Riot Act was the first album to come out once my fandom was sealed up tight, so it holds some special memories. My favorite shows and some fun ones to follow along online, on this tour. I also think it was the last album that really showed them at their creative heights. Hardly any songs with any catchiness, but you can hear that they were really pushing themselves from and artistic standpoint.
S/T had some great moments and almost no bad songs, but I don't think it has anything truly great. It seems like they played it pretty safe on a majority of the tracks.
Riot Act is getting alot of my attention at the moment due to the fact I spend alot of time "climbing on the mountains floating out in the sea (ocean really) far from the lights of the city the elements they speak to me" They make albums that if you are in a beautiful place in the world as I am the music really does hit home & sounds & feels so much better.
Eastern Creek 95,Syd 1 98,Bris 2 98, Syd 1&2 03, Reading Fest 06, Bris 1 06, London 09, Hyde Park 10, Gold Coast BDO 14
In my opinion Pearl Jam have never made a bad Album...
That being said we are a picky bunch and these albums get little praise.
For a long time Binaural was my favorite album...still might be.
When avocado came out I thought it was their best work yet... When a Riot Act came out it accompanied me on many drives down the coast and I am forever grateful...
We get so caught up "rating" things nowadays, when things are not so black and white.
3 albums any band would love to have made, but our band did.
I'll take them any day...
I'm going to go listen to Rival...
Couldn't of said it better...but I'm going to listen to Save You.
I am of the opinion that Binaural is perfect. That was the record that hooked me and turned me into the fan that I am today. Lots of love for this album out there but also a lot of hate. Nothing but love from me for it.
"Not only do you have sunshine but you have better thunder...fuckers." -Ed, Phx 10/21/00
PJ * 10/21/00 - Phx * 6/7/03 - Phx * 6/29/06 - Milwaukee * 6/30/06 - Milwaukee * 11/19/13 - Phx *
EV * 11/4/12 - Phx, AZ *
That era of the band is probably most special to me even if the music kinda isn't. I got into the band when I was 13 (between No Code and Yield) and was a hardcore, tenclub card-carrying, bootleg downloading son-of-a-bitch by time I was 15. Binarual came out when I was 16, Riot Act during my freshman year of college, and Avocado during my senior year of college. So those three albums invoke fond memories of those fun years for me. Those fond memories outweigh the actual music on the albums though. I like the albums just fine. But I don't hold them in the high regard I hold the first five albums. Again, I enjoy the memories more than the actual songs....for the most part. Some songs from those three albums are among my favorites (NAIS, Grievance, You Are, WWS) but most others are just a reminder of the times for me. Help, Help for instance reminds me of college...which is nice cause college was fun. But it's not like I'm all that into the song otherwise.
For me, every album of theirs from Ten to Riot Act is fantastic. I sort of view the band in two eras, the first being that time span, the second being Avocado till present. Same band, but the albums in each "era" have a distinct feeling for me that separate the eras. I enjoy Avocado, Backspacer, and Lightning Bolt to pieces, but still have to occasionally be in a certain mood for those three, whereas the first "era"'s music can be listened to anytime. I'm actually at work and listening to No Code, Binaural, and Vitalogy all over again. Because I can. And it's amazing.
Comments
Last: SEA2 08/10/2018
Next: ??
http://expressobeans.com/members/collections.php?id=29417
“I think you won, but I enjoyed the fight” - EV
Those that can be trusted can change their mind.
(Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)
“Put yer good money on the sunrise”
(Tim Rogers)
EV Solo: 7/11/11 11/12/12 11/13/12
Pick an album and a particular song and I'll start off with that and I'll report back.
6/19/95 Red Rocks
9/11/98 MSG
11/19/12 EV solo Tulsa
7/19/13 Wrigley 10/19/13 Brooklyn 2 10/21/13 Philly 1 10/22/13 Philly 2 10/25/13 Hartford
10/08/14 Tulsa 10/09/14 Lincoln
9/26/15 New York City
4/16/16 Greenville 4/28/16 Philly 1 4/29/16 Philly 2 5/1/16 MSG 1 5/2/16 MSG 2 8/7/16 Fenway 2 8/20/16 Wrigley 1
4/7/17 RRHOF New York City
9/02/18 Fenway 1 9/04/2018 Fenway 2
9/18/21 Asbury Park
9/11/22 New York City
9/14/22 Camden
2. "Gods' Dice" Ament 2:26
3. "Evacuation" Cameron 2:56
4. "Light Years" Gossard, McCready, Vedder 5:06
5. "Nothing as It Seems" Ament 5:22
6. "Thin Air" Gossard 3:32
7. "Insignificance" Vedder 4:28
8. "Of the Girl" Gossard 5:07
9. "Grievance" Vedder 3:14
10. "Rival" Gossard 3:38
11. "Sleight of Hand" Ament 4:47
12. "Soon Forget" Vedder 1:46
13. "Parting Ways" Vedder 7:17
1. "Can't Keep" Vedder 3:39
2. "Save You" Ament, Cameron, Gossard, McCready, Vedder 3:50
3. "Love Boat Captain" Gaspar, Vedder 4:36
4. "Cropduster" Cameron 3:51
5. "Ghost" Ament, Vedder 3:15
6. "I Am Mine" Vedder 3:35
7. "Thumbing My Way" Vedder 4:10
8. "You Are" Cameron, Vedder 4:30
9. "Get Right" Cameron 2:38
10. "Green Disease" Vedder 2:41
11. "Help Help" Ament 3:35
12. "Bu$hleaguer" Gossard, Vedder 3:57
13. "½ Full" Ament 4:10
14. "Arc" Vedder 1:05
15. "All or None" Gossard, Vedder 4:37
1. "Life Wasted" Gossard 3:54
2. "World Wide Suicide" Vedder 3:29
3. "Comatose" McCready, Gossard 2:19
4. "Severed Hand" Vedder 4:30
5. "Marker in the Sand" McCready 4:23
6. "Parachutes" Gossard 3:36
7. "Unemployable" Cameron, McCready 3:04
8. "Big Wave" Ament 2:58
9. "Gone" Vedder 4:09
10. "Wasted Reprise" Gossard 0:53
11. "Army Reserve" Vedder, Damien Echols Ament 3:45
12. "Come Back" McCready, Vedder 5:29
13. "Inside Job" McCready, Vedder 7:08
That being said we are a picky bunch and these albums get little praise.
For a long time Binaural was my favorite album...still might be.
When avocado came out I thought it was their best work yet... When a Riot Act came out it accompanied me on many drives down the coast and I am forever grateful...
We get so caught up "rating" things nowadays, when things are not so black and white.
3 albums any band would love to have made, but our band did.
I'll take them any day...
I'm going to go listen to Rival...
Their albums just add to their back catalog. Each one is different and gets better, more unique with age.
Riot Act was the first album to come out once my fandom was sealed up tight, so it holds some special memories. My favorite shows and some fun ones to follow along online, on this tour. I also think it was the last album that really showed them at their creative heights. Hardly any songs with any catchiness, but you can hear that they were really pushing themselves from and artistic standpoint.
S/T had some great moments and almost no bad songs, but I don't think it has anything truly great. It seems like they played it pretty safe on a majority of the tracks.
PJ * 10/21/00 - Phx * 6/7/03 - Phx * 6/29/06 - Milwaukee * 6/30/06 - Milwaukee * 11/19/13 - Phx *
EV * 11/4/12 - Phx, AZ *
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
Jeb Bush = return of Bu$hleaguer?