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PJFAN_seattlePJFAN_seattle Posts: 2,965
edited August 2009 in The Porch
Is anyone else in love with this song???
I swear if they play this at the Seattle shows I might pass out.
Just watching them play it on Letterman gets me all excited for the show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBeC2Dv_Z3s

What songs do you really really want to hear live??
Shows:
Seattle Key Arena 9-21-2009
Seattle Key Arena 9-22-2009
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  • Stephen FlowStephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    i like the song live.... album version is simply meh.... I like the story it tells more than the actual music, if that makes sense.
  • Brandon VaughnBrandon Vaughn Posts: 4
    "unemployable" is one of my favorite PJ songs. easily in my top ten. perhaps top five. it's equally catchy and complex.
  • Stoney.G.GirlStoney.G.Girl Posts: 468
    I LOOOOOVE This song...pretty much since the 1st time i heard it...just so darn catchy, i can never seem to get enough of it, so much so that it's the ringtone for my cell phone!!

    My 5 and a half year old daughter and 3 yr old son LOVE this song too..pretty much know it word for word!! :lol:

    One hell of an AWESOME song....LOVE IT!!!!! :mrgreen::mrgreen:
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  • j-bugj-bug Posts: 272
    i really wanted them to play this in London.its probably one of my favorites.i can only imagine how great it would sound live.
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    Don't repeat in spite of the encores.
    Be yourself.
    Otherwise you'll bore us.
  • Brain Of JeremyBrain Of Jeremy Posts: 135
    No.....sorry.....just being honest.

    When I hear this it reminds me of a bad 70s song. Especially the beginning and the chorus.

    Now mind you it is no Cropduster. I just felt this should have been left as a B-side and replaced with something stronger on the album.
  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    Brain Of Jeremy wrote:
    No.....sorry.....just being honest.

    When I hear this it reminds me of a bad 70s song. Especially the beginning and the chorus.

    Now mind you it is no Cropduster. I just felt this should have been left as a B-side and replaced with something stronger on the album.


    I'm with this guy...
  • mach271mach271 Posts: 562
    GREAT fucking tune!
  • littlewingfridayslittlewingfridays Posts: 242
    Great song and very relevant these days!
  • davidtriosdavidtrios Posts: 9,732
    The song is soo good live. I think The Fixer has a similiar poppy feel to this one.
  • rawpixelsrawpixels Posts: 912
    Brain Of Jeremy wrote:
    No.....sorry.....just being honest.

    When I hear this it reminds me of a bad 70s song. Especially the beginning and the chorus.

    Now mind you it is no Cropduster. I just felt this should have been left as a B-side and replaced with something stronger on the album.

    Cropduster is a great song. Much better than Unemployable. Just my opinion. :)
    One man stands alone awaiting
    for her to come home
    eyes upon the horizon
    in the dark before the
    darkness leaves the dawn
  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    rawpixels wrote:
    Brain Of Jeremy wrote:
    No.....sorry.....just being honest.

    When I hear this it reminds me of a bad 70s song. Especially the beginning and the chorus.

    Now mind you it is no Cropduster. I just felt this should have been left as a B-side and replaced with something stronger on the album.

    Cropduster is a great song. Much better than Unemployable. Just my opinion. :)

    I am of that opinion
  • ThecrownofthornsThecrownofthorns Posts: 319
    LOVE unemployable, great song, great story, one of the better ones off of S/T.
  • slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    rawpixels wrote:
    Brain Of Jeremy wrote:
    No.....sorry.....just being honest.

    When I hear this it reminds me of a bad 70s song. Especially the beginning and the chorus.

    Now mind you it is no Cropduster. I just felt this should have been left as a B-side and replaced with something stronger on the album.

    Cropduster is a great song. Much better than Unemployable. Just my opinion. :)

    Seconded (or thirded). I don't hate Unemployable, but I have to be in the right frame of mind to really dig it. It gets skipped more than any song on Avocado, for sure.
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  • U R A Crazy BreedU R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    great tune...better live but so isn't most of self titled anyway..army reserve and gone are my fav's...hated severed hand for a long time...but now i really like it.
  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    I love it, one of my favorites on Avocado. good drumming too.
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  • j-bugj-bug Posts: 272
    i dont understand why you wouldnt like it.but each to there own...

    i've had to stickit on to make myself feel better bout all you lot being so negative. :lol:
    Seek,
    Find be yourself.
    Don't follow the herd.
    Don't repeat in spite of the encores.
    Be yourself.
    Otherwise you'll bore us.
  • Piper At The GatesPiper At The Gates Posts: 460
    I absolutely love this tune. My favorite from the Pearl Jam album and is a great live song, too. The lyrics are totally trenchant, given the state of the country right now, and it is an under appreciated gem.
  • Thirty Bills UnpaidThirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    I'm really surprized to see the differentation of opinions relevant to Pearl Jam's catalogue of music. I can understand how many might feel different towards various 'interesting' songs... but let's be honest... this band has pumped out countless songs that are pretty damn awesome- the type of songs that should really work for a hard core fan and the type of song that wins over even the casual or non-fan.

    Unemployable is a wicked tune that, at least for me, ranks in the top 15 tunes these guys have done (Jeremy- this message board's whipping boy- is and always has remained number 1). 'Avocado' receives waaaay too much criticism. A pretty damn good effort for a band approaching 20 years. This album, and this next one should be celebrated and enjoyed.

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  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    Finally, a thread with a good discussion, not bash session.
  • curmudgeonesscurmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,006
    Dissidentman wrote:
    Brain Of Jeremy wrote:
    No.....sorry.....just being honest.

    When I hear this it reminds me of a bad 70s song. Especially the beginning and the chorus.

    Now mind you it is no Cropduster. I just felt this should have been left as a B-side and replaced with something stronger on the album.


    I'm with this guy...

    Me too, sorry. Actually, it reminds me a lot of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA," and that is not a compliment coming from me.
    All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    curmudgeoness wrote:
    Dissidentman wrote:
    Brain Of Jeremy wrote:
    No.....sorry.....just being honest.

    When I hear this it reminds me of a bad 70s song. Especially the beginning and the chorus.

    Now mind you it is no Cropduster. I just felt this should have been left as a B-side and replaced with something stronger on the album.


    I'm with this guy...

    Me too, sorry. Actually, it reminds me a lot of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA," and that is not a compliment coming from me.

    lol! ;) Blasphemy!
  • curmudgeonesscurmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,006
    Dissidentman wrote:
    curmudgeoness wrote:
    Me too, sorry. Actually, it reminds me a lot of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA," and that is not a compliment coming from me.

    lol! ;) Blasphemy!

    I know, I'm setting myself up for trouble by saying that. I've never been into Bruce. I'm not going to bash him -- I live in New Jersey, I know how popular he is! -- but his work never has done much for me. I much prefer the rest of "Avocado."
    All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    curmudgeoness wrote:
    Dissidentman wrote:
    curmudgeoness wrote:
    Me too, sorry. Actually, it reminds me a lot of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA," and that is not a compliment coming from me.

    lol! ;) Blasphemy!

    I know, I'm setting myself up for trouble by saying that. I've never been into Bruce. I'm not going to bash him -- I live in New Jersey, I know how popular he is! -- but his work never has done much for me. I much prefer the rest of "Avocado."


    So you are a Bon Jovi girl?? :D
  • curmudgeonesscurmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,006
    Ha ha -- no, not even a real "Jersey girl." I'm a transplanted west coaster; both of my kids are Seattle natives. :)
    All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
  • PJFAN_seattlePJFAN_seattle Posts: 2,965
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    I'm really surprized to see the differentation of opinions relevant to Pearl Jam's catalogue of music. I can understand how many might feel different towards various 'interesting' songs... but let's be honest... this band has pumped out countless songs that are pretty damn awesome- the type of songs that should really work for a hard core fan and the type of song that wins over even the casual or non-fan.

    Unemployable is a wicked tune that, at least for me, ranks in the top 15 tunes these guys have done (Jeremy- this message board's whipping boy- is and always has remained number 1). 'Avocado' receives waaaay too much criticism. A pretty damn good effort for a band approaching 20 years. This album, and this next one should be celebrated and enjoyed.

    Can't wait for Vancouver and Seattle!

    Yah I agree. I love all of Avocado but Unemployable realllly stands out, along with Inside Job. After 20 years they still making beautiful music
    Shows:
    Seattle Key Arena 9-21-2009
    Seattle Key Arena 9-22-2009
  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,654
    Dissidentman wrote:
    Finally, a thread with a good discussion, not bash session.

    Shut up!! :lol::lol::lol:

    No, seriously, I absolutely loved Unemployable from the first time I heard. I can't fathom why anyone would dub it "Unlistenable." But, to each their own.

    BTW, Parachutes = unlistenable. :shock:
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  • j-bugj-bug Posts: 272
    i feel like that bout Last Kiss.i ALWAYS skip it.i hate,hate,HATE that song.
    Seek,
    Find be yourself.
    Don't follow the herd.
    Don't repeat in spite of the encores.
    Be yourself.
    Otherwise you'll bore us.
  • DissidentmanDissidentman Posts: 15,378
    imalive wrote:
    Dissidentman wrote:
    Finally, a thread with a good discussion, not bash session.

    Shut up!! :lol::lol::lol:

    No, seriously, I absolutely loved Unemployable from the first time I heard. I can't fathom why anyone would dub it "Unlistenable." But, to each their own.

    BTW, Parachutes = unlistenable. :shock:

    I dub Avocado unlistenable. Put that in your bong and smoke it.

    ;)
  • j-bugj-bug Posts: 272
    :shock:

    you are just wrong.now Binaural...that shit is unbearible.maaybe you got a little confused... 8-)
    Seek,
    Find be yourself.
    Don't follow the herd.
    Don't repeat in spite of the encores.
    Be yourself.
    Otherwise you'll bore us.
  • P-Town-P-Jam-FanP-Town-P-Jam-Fan Posts: 930
    Unemployable = one of my least favorite songs on Avacado.

    Order of 1st to worst:

    1 Army
    2 Gone
    3 Come Back
    4 Marker
    5 Comatose
    6 Life Wasted
    7 Parachuttes
    8 Big Wave
    9 Inside Job
    10 Severed Hand
    11 WWS
    12 Unemployable
    (no wasted reprise)

    This was pretty hard to rank and changes weekly.
    Gorge
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