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Who Has the Better Solo Career?
dmaradona10
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Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum July 7, 1998
New York City, NY MSG May 20, 2010
Eddie Vedder Solo Albuquerque, NM November 9, 2012
Wrigley Field July 19, 2013
LA Nov. 23: 24, 2013
Denver 10-22-14
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Eddie does short bursts of solo tours, but they're much more infrequent. Eddie's is awesome live, but the shows are few and far between. I think they're Chris' bread and butter, so I think his solo career is more active and better.
Eddie's 50/50 on solo albums for me. I love Into the Wild, but Ukelele Songs is something I don't listen to (very often). Chris has released some rough albums but I really do dig Euphoria Morning, Songbook and Higher Truth.
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That said ITW is my fav album between both of them and I'd choose an EV show over CC if I had to make a choice
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Albuquerque, NM Tingley Coliseum July 7, 1998
New York City, NY MSG May 20, 2010
Eddie Vedder Solo Albuquerque, NM November 9, 2012
Wrigley Field July 19, 2013
LA Nov. 23: 24, 2013
Denver 10-22-14
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Cornell, no brainer, and this album is amazing, all of them are, and he is really committed to his solo career, that's why I said Cornell, but I like Ed's album better
Not a track on that album that is worse than The Fixer.
Into the Wild cements it for me too. A masterpiece.
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2022: MSG 9/11 2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
Pearl Jam is my favorite band, but their music is a true collaboration. Songs contributed by each member. When Ed plays solo, he only plays "his songs" and covers. Where as Chris as the primary songwriter of Temple of The Dog, Soundgarden, Audio Slave, his Solo stuff, plays songs from all of those albums and covers. There is so much material to make an amazing show!
Ed doesn't usually play Stone, Jeff, and Mike Stuff where as Chris plays and wrote much from the bands he was in anyway.
As far as recordings, there just is more material that Chris has put out over a longer period of time. I enjoy them both (not a fan of the Scream album) but much of both of them I enjoy a great deal. Seasons, Sunshower, Can't Change Me, You Know My Name....The new album has a few great tracks in my opinion and some good ones as well. Try Dead Wishes, Track #2
What I mean is that are many songs that Ed would have the musical ability to play guitar on and sing to (Release, Nothingman, Ledbetter, too many to list...) Those are very easy to play and sing from a musicians stand point, but because he did not write the music to those he would not play those in his solo shows. There is just less material to choose from. I'm not saying it should be a PJ show with Ed sitting on a stool. He just sticks to the PJ material that he wrote the music to which is a much smaller proportional amount of material.
I've seen Ed 4 times and Chris once and I was equally blown away by both of them. Cornell's voice is still amazing, especially in an acoustic setting
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