The Official I don't care for "riot act" thread

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  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    Binaural is 100 times better. There are no nonsense songs on Binaural like Get Right and Cropduster. And no spoken-word mumbo jumbo either. Jeez even Pearl Jam doesn't like Riot Act.
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  • Gern Blansten
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    Riot Act kicks ass
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  • DirectionOfTheEye
    DirectionOfTheEye Posts: 40
    Riot Act is fantastic and underrated. How can you not like half full and cropduster. Listen to cropduster's lyrics and tell me its bad. Riot Act has fantastic songs like Cropduster, Half Full, Can't Keep, You Are, I Am Mine...those alone make it worth while. Different than Ten era stuff, but not at all bad. Different and bad are quite different things.
  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    I_Am_Mike wrote:
    fanch75 wrote:
    I am convinced that if you love riot act, you are 100%, poster-loving, hoodie-wearing, "Sweet Lew is the new Stairway to Heaven"-Jamily. That's right. If you love riot act, you are a poster adoring pearligious Jamily.

    you say that as if it was a bad thing :lol:

    seriously though, your pure hyperbole aside...i'm having difficulty understanding how you can be a pearl jam fan and yet HATE any of their releases. sure, there are a few weaker tracks on there, but some strong work as well. of course, dubya probably didn't get a kick out of riot act. your daddya cia man? :lol:

    because I have me own brain and can think for meself. ALL of their albums are great...but this one. It, is, horrible.
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  • Stephen Flow
    Stephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    Riot Act isn't my favorite album at all... Binaural is much much much better of an album... that said, I don't HATE riot act, I just think it would have been better w/ a few cuts here and there and a few additions here and there and a little better production... I like it more than Avocado though.
  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    Flagg wrote:
    Binaural is 100 times better. There are no nonsense songs on Binaural like Get Right and Cropduster. And no spoken-word mumbo jumbo either. Jeez even Pearl Jam doesn't like Riot Act.

    Finally, a voice of reason. My God. Do people really think that riot act (as an album) is good?
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  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    I_Am_Mike wrote:
    hyperbole

    You assuredly are an advanced-level white person. Whoah. So where do you find great sushi in Europe? Where do you go backpacking? What should I do if I want to take a year off and go backpacking across Europe? Where is a great place to recycle? And where oh where, is the nearest Whole Foods? Do they have indie rock in Europe? What if they already have heard of the bands I like - what do I do?
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  • FirstExit
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  • I_Am_Mike
    I_Am_Mike Posts: 222
    fanch75 wrote:
    I_Am_Mike wrote:
    hyperbole

    You assuredly are an advanced-level white person. Whoah. So where do you find great sushi in Europe? Where do you go backpacking? What should I do if I want to take a year off and go backpacking across Europe? Where is a great place to recycle? And where oh where, is the nearest Whole Foods? Do they have indie rock in Europe? What if they already have heard of the bands I like - what do I do?

    what the hell is and an "advanced-level white person"? are you feeling insecure because you had to google the word to find out what it means? not sure where the anger is coming from but maybe you need to up the ritalin dosage or something. never been to europe, don't even know wtf "Whole Foods". why do you feel the need to define someone that disagrees w you (and incredibly inaccurately at that)? you got issues my man.
  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,081
    tcaporale wrote:
    "Official"? So the band sanctioned this?

    tonights set was the "sanctioning"
  • U R A Crazy Breed
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  • riCotokYo
    riCotokYo Posts: 159
    ok!....here's the deal....if someone likes it, and it is good to them....it's a good record!! If you don't like it FINE!, don't listen to it! Put away your Music Police Badge, and learn to have fun, and like what you like!......Hey, high school faux fashionable coolness politics called, they want everything about you back!!

    or maybe you where just having a bad day, and Riot Act didn't sound enough like Good Charlotte for ya!?!
  • Jokertt14
    Jokertt14 Posts: 2,566
    i love riot act myself .. but i do agree .. it ws PJ's final LP with Epic and they just wanted to get it over with .. still love the LP myself though .. thumbing my way is mind blowing .. save u ... need i say more .. :D:D
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    it's not the best record they've put out...but it's still a lot better than the other crap that has come out in the last 10 years. i like Riot Act. yup. 8-)
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  • pineapplesandwaves.
    pineapplesandwaves. GTA Posts: 1,808
    I_Am_Mike wrote:
    i'm having difficulty understanding how you can be a pearl jam fan and yet HATE any of their releases.

    Just because Pearl Jam puts out an album, as fans, we should automatically love it, unconditionally?

    Shortly after I bought Riot Act, I accidentally dropped my CD from a balcony and it landed in a rock garden, scratching the CD to bits. I'm pretty sure it was a sign from God.

    I love each and every other album, but I just don't like Riot Act. I wish I did, but as hard as it is to believe, Pearl Jam released a very weak album. And as someone mentioned, I think the fact that Pearl Jam plays so little Riot Act in concert is very telling.


    But, to each his own.

    :)
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    some great songs live: 1/2 Full, Green Disease, Cant Keep, a couple others. they are ok on album, too.

    my problem is the performances on the album. I blame Ed mostly. from what i remember hearing, he was sick and just rushed throught the recordings. IMO, they were in dire need of work. and Ed sounds dead. completely emotionless.

    i also dont like the political lyircs, not because they are political, but they are too obvious and dated to me (see Bushleaguer). Avocado was even worse in this respect.

    basically i think Ed sucked on this record. sorry!
  • riCotokYo
    riCotokYo Posts: 159
    mfc2006 wrote:
    it's not the best record they've put out...but it's still a lot better than the other crap that has come out in the last 10 years. i like Riot Act. yup. 8-)
    THAT, my friend, is a really good point....that's not to say some of my favorite gems didn't come out around then (but, i like a wide variety of shit too) but, good point.....their worst (not that i agree) is still better than most bands absolute best!!......oh, and three words "Thumbing My Way!"......goodnight! ;)
  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    I_Am_Mike wrote:
    fanch75 wrote:
    I_Am_Mike wrote:
    hyperbole

    You assuredly are an advanced-level white person. Whoah. So where do you find great sushi in Europe? Where do you go backpacking? What should I do if I want to take a year off and go backpacking across Europe? Where is a great place to recycle? And where oh where, is the nearest Whole Foods? Do they have indie rock in Europe? What if they already have heard of the bands I like - what do I do?

    what the hell is and an "advanced-level white person"? are you feeling insecure because you had to google the word to find out what it means? not sure where the anger is coming from but maybe you need to up the ritalin dosage or something. never been to europe, don't even know wtf "Whole Foods". why do you feel the need to define someone that disagrees w you (and incredibly inaccurately at that)? you got issues my man.

    Why? because I think it's funny. You're taking this way too seriously. I've made fun of riot act on here for years.
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
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  • Jack Straw
    Jack Straw Posts: 92
    I can assure you that Riot Act is 100 times better than anything Kiss has ever done...
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