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Rank the PJ album covers... Backspacer = #1?

StuffnJunkStuffnJunk Posts: 896
edited September 2009 in The Porch
here's my ranking;

1 - Backspacer
2 - No Code
3 - Vs
4 - Riot Act
5 - Binaural
6 - Vitalogy (great album packet, but the actual cover is pretty blah)
7 - Yield
8 - Avocado
9 - Ten
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  • MrMerkinballMrMerkinball Posts: 1,978
    IMO:

    1. No Code
    2. Yield
    3. Vs
    4. Pearl Jam
    5. Backspacer
    6. Riot Act
    7. Vitalogy
    8. Binaural
    9. Ten
  • cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,609
    1) No Code
    2) Backspacer
    3) Vitalogy
    4) Vs
    5) Ten
    6) Yield
    7) Pearl Jam
    8) Binaural
    9) Riot Act
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Yield is the best album cover, by far.
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  • HeavyHandsHeavyHands Posts: 2,130
    If we're going by complete package then...

    1 - No Code
    2 - Vitalogy
    3 - Merkinball
    4 - Riot Act
    5 - Lost Dogs
    6 - Vs.
    7 - Yield
    8 - Binaural
    9 - Avocado

    Since I'm using the "complete package" standard I can't count Backspacer because I haven't had my hands on it yet.

    Also... I love the album cover for The Stone Gossard Band's "Ten."
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  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    Backspacer
    No Code
    Riot Act
    Avocado
    Yield
    Binaural
    VS
    Vitalogy
    Ten
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  • pdalowskypdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,100
    I may be in the minority here but I'm not thinking the backspacer art is great. Just seems very average to me.
  • pearljamchrispearljamchris Posts: 282
    1) Riot act
    2) Backspacer
    3) Binaural
    4) Vitalogy
    5) Yield
    6) No code
    7) Pearl jam
    8) Vs
    9) Ten
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  • Stephen FlowStephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    1. No Code
    2. Backspacer
    3. Binaural
    4. Riot Act
    5. Yield
    6. Vitalogy
    7. Vs.
    8. Pearl Jam
    9. Ten
  • corduroykellycorduroykelly Posts: 668
    1. Backspacer
    2. Yield
    3. Vitalogy
    4. Pearl Jam
    5. No Code
    6. Ten (New Version)
    7. VS
    8. Riot Act
    9. Binaural
  • i shit and i stinki shit and i stink Posts: 1,122
    yield
    avocado
    avocado
    backspacer
    no code
    vitalogy
    riot act
    vs
    ten

    Just based on the covers.

    Backspacer is great. It's different, unexpected and new; that's what I want from musicians and their work... but it is a little 'busy' with 9 images on there. I'd be interested to see how the images come across on a small CD cover. I think it's gonna look great on vinyl but not come across as well in small format.
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  • RedMosquito02RedMosquito02 Posts: 2,560
    No Code
    Backspacer
    Yield
    Vitalogy
    Binaural
    Avocado
    Riot Act
    Vs.
    Ten

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  • craigbcraigb Posts: 806
    1. Vs.
    2. Yield
    3. Backspacer
    4. Vitalogy
    5. Pearl Jam
    6. Binaural
    7. No Code
    8. Riot Act
    9. Ten
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  • on2legson2legs Posts: 15,429
    pdalowsky wrote:
    I may be in the minority here but I'm not thinking the backspacer art is great. Just seems very average to me.

    +1
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  • Spiritual_ChaosSpiritual_Chaos Posts: 30,947
    Love the Riot Act art.

    Backspacer looks cheap to me, nothing special. And it's busy - like this:

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  • kiljoythemercifulkiljoythemerciful Posts: 549
    I group them because they rotate around, but generally, I think my list looks like this:

    Yield
    Backspacer
    Vitalogy

    No Code
    Vs

    Binaural
    Ten

    S/T
    Riot Act

    I think the artwork looks interesting, of course we've only seen the cover. Pop-art seems to fit the Pop-rock feel of the album. At the very least, the cover has provided a lot of fun with the Backspacer Cover Artwork identification game.

    Riot Act has good artwork?! I guess I need to look at it again. All I can remember is dust, iron, and darkness. Very unmemorable and really have no idea how it fits with that album. Although the album seems to have no idea who it is either.
  • inmyrvminmyrvm Posts: 933
    after yield it doesn't matter
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    i'll weigh in...

    1. no code
    2. yield
    3. backspacer
    4. vitalogy
    5. vs
    6. riot act
    7. binaural
    8. s/t
    9. ten
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  • andrewbandrewb Posts: 488
    Why do you people hate on Ten so much? That album cover is iconic! And how could anyone put Ten behind the Avocado? Are you serious?
    That being said Yield is my favorite
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  • theanswersarefataltheanswersarefatal Posts: 239
    1. Ten - because it exemplifies the unity of the band.
    2. Vs. - because it's a snarling animal, just like the record
    3. Yield - because it's a road to the unknown, much like the band at the time
    4. Binaural - because hourglass nebulas are cool
    5. Backspacer - it's cartoony and different
    6. No Code - kinda weirds me out...musically probably their best album though
    7. Riot Act - eh, it's cool, but isn't better than the above
    8. Vitalogy - way too plain
    9. Avocado - why
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  • FirstExitFirstExit Los Angeles Posts: 973
    1. Backspacer - once everyone sees the symbolism in the pictures their opinions will change
    2. Ten - when the band comes to it's end (it has to happen someday after all) I think simply looking at this album cover will bring emotion out in any fan.
    3. Yield - the simplicity and symbolism. Enough Said.
    4. No Code - because I can look at this album cover over and over again because I'll never ever get the picture engraved in my brain.
    5. Vitalogy - I love the concept of the album as a medicine book.
    6. Binaural - simple
    7. Vs. - typical of the band at the time. I think that it was kind of a joke. I understand the snarling animal snarling album thing but I think it was for laughs
    8. Riot Act - I completely respect it because of it's dedication but I never really caught on to the art itself.
    9. Avocado - I don't think I ever got the full explanation behind this.
  • PJ Fan est. 1990PJ Fan est. 1990 Posts: 1,788
    for me it's...

    Riot Act
    Vs
    Backspacer
    No Code
    Binaural
    Yield
    Ten
    Vitalogy
    Pearl Jam

    NOTE: Vs and Riot act can be switched, but for now i'm committing to this. Yield might also be able to be moved up...but i repeat, for now i'm committing to this. and as for Pearl Jam, although i respect it, i'm just not that big of a fan for minimalism. and also, Vitalogy is low because it reminds me of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, i love the movie, but it just doesn't work for me as an album cover
  • Red_DotRed_Dot Posts: 1,454
    1. No Code
    2. Yield
    3. Vitalogy
    4. Binaural
    5. Vs
    6. Backspacer
    7. Ten
    8. Riot Act
    9. Pearl Jam
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