WEAKEST PEARL JAM ALBUM...choices

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  • Riot Act is my least favorite pearl jam album
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  • Riot Act. Not a big fan of ghost, cropduster, 1/2 full or All or None. If you drop three of those and add Down instead, it would have a stronger album.
  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    Those are great albums. Backspacer is looking to be their weakest.... but looks can be deceiving.
    not a huge fan of got some (yet) but the fixer sounds amazing, even that crappy leaked version.
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  • pjamaholicpjamaholic Posts: 1,225
    why does everyone hate those albums they are so good i've been listening to riot act all day

    There is no weakest Pearl Jam album. It is a matter of opinion as to which albums you like or dislike. They couldn't put out a weak album if they tried.
  • It's a toss up between the last two, Riot Act and Avacado.....I would have to say Riot Act....just because I was trying so hard to like it, and gave it so many listens and still has never grown on me....however, who here really listens to the Pearl Jam studio albums anymore anyways....
  • oldermanolderman Posts: 1,765
    as an album, for me, it's NO CODE.

    it's the ONLY album that has 3 numbers i can skip without any reserve whatsoever.

    yep, that's right, i never skip the crazy shit on VITALOGY.

    and that is why, for me, NO CODE is the weakest PJ record. excellent are tracks 1-10.

    average for me are Mankind, I'm Open and Around The Bend.

    VS is what I consider to be the best rock album ever. play it loud. extra loud.

    imho, of course.
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    As she slams the door in his drunken face
    And now he stands outside
    And all the neighbours start to gossip and drool
    He cries oh, girl you must be mad,
    What happened to the sweet love you and me had?
    Against the door he leans and starts a scene,
    And his tears fall and burn the garden green
  • DiRtyFranK38DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    Riot Act. Not a big fan of ghost, cropduster, 1/2 full or All or None. If you drop three of those and add Down instead, it would have a stronger album.

    :lol: you practically just named my favorites from riot act. well, you are and can't keep are probably my very favs from that album but i LOVE every song you just named. especially 1/2 full! you ever hear/see it live. it shreds!!

    anyways, i LOVE every pj album. this is pretty much impossible.
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  • BRMLAWBRMLAW Posts: 153
    Riot act. Hands down
  • BRMLAWBRMLAW Posts: 153
    metsfan wrote:
    why does everyone hate those albums they are so good i've been listening to riot act all day

    Cause fans wanna hold onto the ten/vs days. That's why everyone likes the self titled so much. its a return to old pearl jam.

    That and Riot Act just isn't that great of an album. I still listen to all the other albums but that one, including Binaural
    Ditto that. Riot Act feels like the record company contractual obligation album. So bad it nearly sunk the band. No continuity. No energy. Awash in self serving political messages instead of solid song writing. Its no mistake most of it cant be heard on tour. And I so have to disagree on Avocado. Not a song on there I dont like. Its more thought out. Better guitar riffs and energy. And strong enough to get the band a nice boost in popularity. After Vs. most of the albums had at least 2 or 3 songs where at least you shrug and hit skip. Riot Act was one big shrug and skip to me.
  • Niko80Niko80 Posts: 1,610
    Avocado is the weakest for me as well.
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  • Rossum20Rossum20 Posts: 910
    Avocado for sure!
  • Gern BlanstenGern Blansten Mar-A-Lago Posts: 21,312
    pjamaholic wrote:
    why does everyone hate those albums they are so good i've been listening to riot act all day

    There is no weakest Pearl Jam album. It is a matter of opinion as to which albums you like or dislike. They couldn't put out a weak album if they tried.

    agreed
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  • pkh43pkh43 Posts: 253
    Binaural and Riot Act are probably the strongest albums the band has released.

    Also up there is Vs, what a solid record, and Vitalogy and No Code.

    Then Yield...

    Avocado and Ten are probably at the bottom of the pile for me.

    That being said, I like all 8 records.

    I completely agree with this.

    this is spot on in my opinion.
  • merlin401merlin401 Posts: 230
    I'd go with Riot Act by a significant margin. It has its good moments but the overall perception of the album if you're not listening to it is that it is rather bland for a PJ album.

    Second (and I'm sure i'm the only one voting this way) would be Yield. I think its layout leaves it a little fractured, and several of the songs are really meant to be live more than they are studio tracks (the most severe of which is DTE which is not a particularly good listen on record)
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  • crazygeo wrote:
    I know this will be a very tuff vote and a wide range of answers..the choices for me would be between

    1. Binaural
    2. Riot Act....cropduster is lacking

    Therefore: Riot Act

    Binaural?!!!!!!!.....to the dungeons with this fool where he shall be put on "the rack"!!!

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