Suggested Riot Act Track list

Better Dan

Smarter_Than_U wrote:

So the with the beauty of the internet and Rhapsody, I have taken it upon myself to improve Riot Act when I listen to this diamond in the rough at home. This is mostly addition by subtraction. Here is how Riot Act should have been released--thus making it one of Pearl Jam's better albums:

1. Can't Keep
2. Save You
3. Love Boat Captain
4. Cropduster
5. I Am Mine
6. Thumbing My Way
7. You Are
8. Down
9. Green Disease
10. Bu$hleaguer
11. Arc
12. All Or None

You take out Ghost, Get Right, Help, Help, and 1/2 Full (and ADD Down) and what you have is a really good album. I know some people might get annoyed about leaving in Bushleaguer and removing 1/2 Full, but I really think 1/2 Full sounds too much like Red Mosquito and the lyrics about the haves and have nots is already captured in Bushleaguer. Plus if you take out Bushleauguer you lose the drama of 2003 and that would be no fun.

I agree for the most part, and although I love Down, I enjoy it as part of Lost Dogs so I would still leave that off. I would definitely leave in 1/2 full, and even though I don't really consider Get Right a good song, it is one I enjoy (guilty pleasure) but it doesn't really add much to the album. Help Help and Ghost are 2 of the worst songs the band has ever release IMO...Ghost could have been okay without that awful sounding 'away away' but that ruins it for me.

Fender_Man

veddertown wrote:

LikeAnOcean wrote:

I think I'm the only asshole who loves Get Right. That track is rocking!

Ha ha, I'm an asshole too It's immense

...another asshole over here

En La Clandestinidad

Fender_Man wrote:

veddertown wrote:

LikeAnOcean wrote:

I think I'm the only asshole who loves Get Right. That track is rocking!

Ha ha, I'm an asshole too It's immense

...another asshole over here

We have so many holes! I love this song. The guitar riff is sick!

dimitrispearljam

10C Rocks wrote:

Fender_Man wrote:

veddertown wrote:

...another asshole over here

We have so many holes! I love this song. The guitar riff is sick!

i love holes!!!!!!! :roll:

Gmoney

Smarter_Than_U wrote:

So the with the beauty of the internet and Rhapsody, I have taken it upon myself to improve Riot Act when I listen to this diamond in the rough at home. This is mostly addition by subtraction. Here is how Riot Act should have been released--thus making it one of Pearl Jam's better albums:

1. Can't Keep
2. Save You
3. Love Boat Captain
4. Cropduster
5. I Am Mine
6. Thumbing My Way
7. You Are
8. Down
9. Green Disease
10. Bu$hleaguer
11. Arc
12. All Or None

You take out Ghost, Get Right, Help, Help, and 1/2 Full (and ADD Down) and what you have is a really good album. I know some people might get annoyed about leaving in Bushleaguer and removing 1/2 Full, but I really think 1/2 Full sounds too much like Red Mosquito and the lyrics about the haves and have nots is already captured in Bushleaguer. Plus if you take out Bushleauguer you lose the drama of 2003 and that would be no fun.

I love Riot Act as is. I always say, best "fall" album ever... but I can get down this track list. Down for sure should have made it...

Evacuation Rules

The only song I don't like is "Help, Help". I would remove that and add "Down" somewhere towards the beginning. Otherwise it's excellent and way better than "Avocado".

CantKeepMeHere

Wow - well at least we can all agree Pearl Jam does not really have a bad album
1/2 full is dynomite for me but not until I heard it live

and Riot Act is the perfect piece of art to capture 2003

The cover art is some of if not the best that Pearl Jam has put forth

BrainofBGA

I like what you've done here. I'm a help help fan so I'd leave that in along with Bushleaguer! Half Full to has be there, Get Right, musically has potential but lyrically probably the worst PJ song ever. What is it about??????? ever

Smarter_Than_U wrote:

So the with the beauty of the internet and Rhapsody, I have taken it upon myself to improve Riot Act when I listen to this diamond in the rough at home. This is mostly addition by subtraction. Here is how Riot Act should have been released--thus making it one of Pearl Jam's better albums:

1. Can't Keep
2. Save You
3. Love Boat Captain
4. Cropduster
5. I Am Mine
6. Thumbing My Way
7. You Are
8. Down
9. Green Disease
10. Bu$hleaguer
11. Arc
12. All Or None

You take out Ghost, Get Right, Help, Help, and 1/2 Full (and ADD Down) and what you have is a really good album. I know some people might get annoyed about leaving in Bushleaguer and removing 1/2 Full, but I really think 1/2 Full sounds too much like Red Mosquito and the lyrics about the haves and have nots is already captured in Bushleaguer. Plus if you take out Bushleauguer you lose the drama of 2003 and that would be no fun.

Evacuation Rules

BrainofBGA wrote:

Get Right, musically has potential but lyrically probably the worst PJ song ever. What is it about??????? ever

The lyrics are abstract and have something to do with drugs. Ed has written far worse.