HA! I was literally creating this very post when I scrolled down and saw yours.
I can appreciate where he (mcgruff) is coming from, however, as I too am a bit "moody" when it comes to Binaural. Sometimes I listen to it and think it's a thing of beauty but other times, especially when I compare it to their first five albums, I think it's just pretty good - not great - as it doesn't have any big hits the way all the others did (or could have). Even if you argue No Code didn't have the hits that Ten, Vs, Vitalogy, and even Yield had, it had songs that grew into Pearl Jam juggernauts (Present Tense, In My Tree, etc.)
rummy, first off happy easter! second, he is mike and not mcgruff lol. and now down to business....I wanted to love binaural so bad. Having literally traveled around the country during the yield tour I was expecting something along the lines of the first five albums. But binaural kind of fell flat in the studio and live. There is a reason that mcready even mentions that a heck of a lot of people stop listening to them at that point. I realize everyone defends their own album like they wrote it but one must admit that binaural and riot act very much fell flat amongst the masses. Now ten club member might say..who cares what the masses say! However I have a very low fan club number and was row 8 at Fenway night 2. One of my favorite obscure songs was played that night and I was elated! I literally sang every syllable loud as hell but noticed from my 139682 fan club number vantage point that no one knew what the hell this song "angel" was. point being, binaural and riot act never translated live. Most of you would say, who cares about the other 90%? However without those 90% there 's no way pearl jam is still playing the same venues they have been playing since 1998. There's a a reason that they don't play album 6/7 because for the exception of a few gems they just aren't that good live. cool, I got it....you rock out to god's dice and evacuation back to back. I would absolutely love to go crazy "against the 70's" just once live but realize 99% of the crowd would be bored and would be interesting in paint drying. and this coming from a guy that has seem live 60 times since 1996. Mike
This is way I was shocked that they played Binaural in full at the ACC in Toronto. I figured they would have saved it for a much more "intimate" setting. Again, I enjoyed it (especially songs like Of The Girl, Rival, and Parting Ways as I figured the likelihood of me ever catching them at this point was slim to none) but a lot of audience members (including my more-casual-of-a-fan concert buddy) seemed to be waiting for something else.
Oh, and Happy Easter to you, too. I forgot it was the big day today as we had our family dinner yesterday. - Matt
I can't imagine even being able to see 10 shows... Good for you though. Do 60 shows start to blend together after a while?
I just noticed that, too. Sixty shows, Mike. Wow! (I'm at only six but that's my fault for not being a big concert-goer until recently).
Matt...I knew I liked you! lol. my oldest son has the same name as yours.
sixty shows..yeah it's a lot. I've seen ed, stone, jeff, matt and mike more than some of my relatives over the course of 20 years. lol. IMO you can tell good shows over tired shows pretty quick. (notice how I didn't say bad shows you know which songs are great live and which songs sap the energy from the crowd. Do the shows blend together? sure they do. but insert any event over sixty times and ask yourself if they don't blend together.
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"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
This round makes sense mostly, except Of the Girl. Nothing against it, but it's not nearly as unique as the others here. Lyrically and musically it is pretty safe and reserved, and some of the others here are much more adventurous and exciting.
This round makes sense mostly, except Of the Girl. Nothing against it, but it's not nearly as unique as the others here. Lyrically and musically it is pretty safe and reserved, and some of the others here are much more adventurous and exciting.
Agreed. Since I can't eliminate it this round. I'm voting to save NAIS by voting Grievance. Stronger studio track. Voting hasn't been this crazy since Ten. I can't believe so many people don't think Of the Girl is weaker than the rest. I've heard a lot of people call NAIS, Light Years and PW boring on here, but Of the Girl isn't exactly jump out of your seat thrilling and the lyrics and music are pretty simple. Good song? Yes. Deserve to be in the top 4 of this album? Hell no!
I'm surprised "God's Dice" and "Sleight of Hand" are gone and "Insignificance" keeps going. Glad we aren't putting money down on bets.
Insignificance, for me, is hanging by that slick guitar riff and "The full Moon is dead skin" among other badass lyrics. This album is lyrically brilliant, the very best of PJ albums in that regard.
That's why God's Dice and SOH should still be around, and Of the Girl should have been first to go.
For me, this has been the most interesting poll so far ... showing the diversity of musical taste. How anyone can vote for Light Years when Thin Air is still an option is beyond me.
"Your light's reflected now, reflected from afar. We were but stones, your light made us stars."
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Oh, and Happy Easter to you, too. I forgot it was the big day today as we had our family dinner yesterday.
- Matt
(I'm at only six but that's my fault for not being a big concert-goer until recently).
Philadelphia 2016 (Night 2)
Upper Darby 2016 (Night 2) (Temple of the Dog)
sixty shows..yeah it's a lot. I've seen ed, stone, jeff, matt and mike more than some of my relatives over the course of 20 years. lol.
IMO you can tell good shows over tired shows pretty quick. (notice how I didn't say bad shows
Do the shows blend together? sure they do. but insert any event over sixty times and ask yourself if they don't blend together.
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
I love it. But have always felt it to be a bit "dry".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
Nothing against it, but it's not nearly as unique as the others here. Lyrically and musically it is pretty safe and reserved, and some of the others here are much more adventurous and exciting.
This album is lyrically brilliant, the very best of PJ albums in that regard.
That's why God's Dice and SOH should still be around, and Of the Girl should have been first to go.
NAIS and Grievance. Two of my absolute favorites from PJ.
Come on Grievance! Pull through!
Where's that voter fraud when you need it?
Dimi is going to lose it. He's gonna snap.
Thin Air, Parting Ways and Nothing As It Seems have been eliminated in Round 3