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Which full album would be a letdown at a show for you?

Yoeddy1Yoeddy1 Boise, Idaho Posts: 103
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Not to be nagative or anything, but if Pearl Jam was going to play a full album at YOUR show, which one or ones would disappoint you?

For me it would be Backspacer and Avacado. Bring on everything else!

Jason
Restless soul...enjoy your youth!
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    nicknyr15nicknyr15 Posts: 7,759
    Riot Act
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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,534
    edited April 2016
    Backspacer or, with less disappointment, LB. I'd be happy to hear every other one (especially Binaural and Riot Act).
    Post edited by PJ_Soul on
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    Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 10,486
    Backspacer & LB.

    I would be happy to hear any album live, including either of those, but if I was ranking each album, these would be at the bottom. (Mostly because I've seen then ten times since 2010 & those two albums have dominated most of the shows.)
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    bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,539
    LB and Backspacer.
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    bootlegger10bootlegger10 Posts: 15,539
    it will be interesting what they would play with vitalogy
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    PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 49,534
    bootlegger10 said:

    it will be interesting what they would play with vitalogy

    That's one I'd be super stoked to hear, but only if they play ALL of it.
    With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
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    PJfanwillneverleave1PJfanwillneverleave1 Posts: 12,885
    Man would it be funny if they cancelled a show or two in protest of all the don't play this, don't play that stuff.
    You know, just to let the fans know they read these forums and don't appreciated being told what not to play.
    Imagine if they cancelled one Wrigley and one MSG........oh, oh
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    pjfaninindianapjfaninindiana Northeast Indiana Posts: 311
    LB and Backspacer for me as well
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    RiotZactRiotZact Posts: 6,206
    Backspacer and LB but only becuase I've already got most of them.
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,877
    Binaural and riot act.
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    Dr. DelightDr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Backspacer and LB are the slam dunk choices- just really mediocre albums.
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    Kev - Coat and KeysKev - Coat and Keys Earth Posts: 357
    Backspacer for me too.
    Although if they played the Sydney 2014 bootleg I'd be annoyed as I liked it so much the first time!
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    Vedder VitaminsVedder Vitamins Posts: 401
    Dr. Delight said:

    Backspacer and LB are the slam dunk choices- just really mediocre albums.

    Agree. If I had to choose 1 out of those it is painful choice
    4/6/94, 4/10/94, 4/11/94
    9/26/96, 9/28/96, 10/2/96
    6/14/98, 9/13/98, 9/15/98, 9/16/98
    8/3/00, 8/29/00, 8/30/00
    7/2/03, 7/3/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03
    9/28/04, 9/29/04
    5/24/06, 5/25/06
    6/28/08, 6/30/08, 8/1/08, 8/2/08
    5/17/10
    10/15/13, 10/16/13
    8/5/16, 8/7/16
    9/4/18, 9/4/18
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    AlaGAlaG Brookline, MA Posts: 886
    I would not expect them to do Backspacer and LB yet due to their relative newness. 10 or so years from now, once fans have had more time to come to terms with those albums and most of the songs become relatively rare, people will be stoked to hear them cover to cover. And the band will oblige.
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    Merkin BallerMerkin Baller Posts: 10,486
    Dr. Delight said:

    Backspacer and LB are the slam dunk choices- just really mediocre albums.

    I don't think LB is mediocre at all, I like it a lot, I've just heard everything I want to & then some..... I'm just a little worn out on it, the same way I burnt myself out on Binaural many years ago. I love the album, just need a break.

    Backspacer on the other hand.......
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    iwasatpj20iwasatpj20 Rockford, IL Posts: 3,300
    Backspacer or Riot Act

    Lightning Bolt is a good album
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    javis el errantejavis el errante Buenos Aires Posts: 6,136
    The answer to,the question in the title of the thread would be NONE
    ... I am not in the business of being liked anymore ...

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    2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,143
    None. Every LP of theirs is awesome!
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    walkunafraidwalkunafraid Posts: 2,557
    Avocado would be a dream. Backspacer has a handful of very good live songs on it -- Got Some, Unthought Known, Against the Waves, Force of Nature -- so my only disappointment would be that I saw them a bunch of times that tour and have already heard most of those songs live.

    Hands down the album I'd least like to hear live would be LB. I've given it so many tries and yet I still just don't like it (with the exception of a select few tracks). If it wasn't a Pearl Jam album I'd probably hate it. Sleeping By Myself is the worst decision the band has ever made regarding putting a song on an album, and I've gotten it full-band live twice already. So yeah, LB for me.
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    foodboyfoodboy Posts: 988
    none
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    LiftedLifted Posts: 1,640
    AlaG said:

    I would not expect them to do Backspacer and LB yet due to their relative newness. 10 or so years from now, once fans have had more time to come to terms with those albums and most of the songs become relatively rare, people will be stoked to hear them cover to cover. And the band will oblige.

    I will never be stoked to hear either of those albums cover to cover. I won't even include them in my choice because they are so clearly the weakest albums of the catalogue. With that being said, I choose avocado. Heard it already anyway, and it's the weakest of the good albums.
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    DPrival78DPrival78 CT Posts: 2,259
    I'd much rather not hear any album straight through. That element of surprise is one of the best parts of the experience.
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
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    PJForceofNaturePJForceofNature Posts: 3,087
    DPrival78 said:

    I'd much rather not hear any album straight through. That element of surprise is one of the best parts of the experience.

    Agree! :)
    "A beacon on dry land"
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    momma_sonmomma_son Posts: 51
    AlaG said:

    I would not expect them to do Backspacer and LB yet due to their relative newness. 10 or so years from now, once fans have had more time to come to terms with those albums and most of the songs become relatively rare, people will be stoked to hear them cover to cover. And the band will oblige.

    Unfortunately 10 or so years from now they will be in their sixties and a shell of what they are now.

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    momma_sonmomma_son Posts: 51
    Backspacer. But I love me some amongst the waves and unthought known
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    AlaGAlaG Brookline, MA Posts: 886
    momma_son said:

    AlaG said:

    I would not expect them to do Backspacer and LB yet due to their relative newness. 10 or so years from now, once fans have had more time to come to terms with those albums and most of the songs become relatively rare, people will be stoked to hear them cover to cover. And the band will oblige.

    Unfortunately 10 or so years from now they will be in their sixties and a shell of what they are now.

    Disagree. A lot will change between now and then. In particular, I'm sure some of the heavier songs will gradually get phased out. But their shows are going to continue to get better.
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    Big Bank HankBig Bank Hank Seattle, WA Posts: 8,639
    edited April 2016
    Backspacer or Backspacer, and Backspacer, oh what was that other, oh yeah Backspacer, as long as it is none of them, I am good
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    riley540riley540 Denver Colorado Posts: 1,128
    I feel like a lot of people aren't into riot act. I personally love the album. What do people have against it?
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    Yoeddy1Yoeddy1 Boise, Idaho Posts: 103
    There are songs that I like on Riot Act and I always wanted to get into it, but I just can't. Everything up to Binaural is gold for me.

    Jason
    Restless soul...enjoy your youth!
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    pdalowskypdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 14,706
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