Ok, not including covers and the werid experimental songs (which I acutally like apart from Hey Foxy)
1) Deep - Worst song on Ten, and now sounds one of their most dated. Don't like the riff, and although the verse is cool, the chrous just doesn't do it for me.
2) Spin The Black Circle - Probably their first bash at a full on punk song. Pretty poor. Rarely played live now so the band obviously agrees.
3) Help Help - There's alot of pretty uninspired stuff on Riot Act, but this is surely one of the worst songs they ever recorded.
4) Half Full - Now this one seems to be rated as one of the highlights on Riot Act. For me its a crappy blues dirge with sloppy Vedder lyrics about cimbing out mountains, and looking at the sea. The jam at the end live is pretty good, but the studio version is horrible.
5) Parachutes - This one kind of grew on me after a few listens of Pear Jam back in 2006, but now I can't listen to it. Its a nice little Gossard melody but Vedder ruins it with poor vocals,sounds like he's stretching all the time for the high notes. Pretty painful. The verses are too long as well, should of shaved it down to a little 2 minute song
This is why there is no such thing as a perfect setlist, and why they make 31 flavors...
I couldn't disagree with you more. The riff on Deep is one of my favorite pieces of music, period. Half Full and Spin the Black Circle both rock, and I don't know why no one seems to like Parachutes, but I love it.
My 5 would be:
Last Kiss
Education
Evacuation
Black, Red, Yellow
??? (If I think of another I'll be sure to add it)
I'm not sure if I could list the top (or in this case bottom) five, but I can safely say that they are all from Riot Act, and wouldn't be Save You, Green Disease, LBC, or I Am Mine.
Help help
Bee girl
Bushleaguer
World wide suicide
Sweet Lew
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Red Dot (that's what I REALLY FUCKIN HATE!)
Aye Davanita
Sweet Lew
Cropduster
Hey Foxymophandlemama, that's me
I have no problems with other PJ songs, I like 5% of them but love 95%!
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1. Sleight of Hand
2. Dissident (an oh-so-close second, mind you)
3. Deep
4. Around The Bend
5. Sweet Lew
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OK I'm going to preface my post with this....I will not include Lost Dogs tracks in my top 5...and I will not include non-songs from the albums..(you know the ones I'm talking about) ...Lost Dogs is a great, great album - lots of great tunes and more bands should release more of their "B side" material...but there is a lot of crap on that album...(Gremmie Out of Control, Whale Song, Sweet Lew, Last Kiss, Let Me Sleep) and there are a number of my favs from that album (Black,Red,Yellow - , Fatal, Dirty Frank, Footsteps, Hard To Imagine, Drifting, Down, In The Moonlight)....
So...I'm going to stick to my least favorites from their main - studio albums. I will also preface my list with this second statement...for some reason even the songs that I don't like on the studio albums are still good songs that I don't mind to hear, they're just not my favorites...the only songs that I really do not like...are on Lost Dogs....
Come Back
I'm Open
W.M.A (Album version, hearing the song live is so much better...I didn't like this song at all until Bonnaroo 2008)
Johnny Guitar
Speed of Sound
Cincinnati 06'
Lollapalooza 07'
Bonnaroo 08'
Columbus 10'
Noblesville 10'
Alpine Valley 11'
Alpine Valley 11'
Music Midtown 12'
Wrigley Field 13'
Cincinnati 14'
Lexington 16'
Can't Keep -- huh, just saw this listed and went, yeah throw that in, worst album opener IMO
Love Boat Captain -- pure gnutella, schmaltzy, hokey
Severed Hand -- just sick of it, every show, the new even flow! Tries too hard to be edgy!
Inside Job -- reminds me of some wierd STYX/ELP/YES/ELO monstrosity, dunno, never clicked
Don't Gimme No Lip -- no eddie?
I bet if we listed age and m/f there'd be some interestin' correlations....
Can't Keep -- huh, just saw this listed and went, yeah throw that in, worst album opener IMO
Love Boat Captain -- pure gnutella, schmaltzy, hokey
Severed Hand -- just sick of it, every show, the new even flow! Tries too hard to be edgy!
Inside Job -- reminds me of some wierd STYX/ELP/YES/ELO monstrosity, dunno, never clicked
Don't Gimme No Lip -- no eddie?
I bet if we listed age and m/f there'd be some interestin' correlations....
ok thats the worst list ever. not a big fan of LBC or Inside Job, but they arent the worst, but Severed and Cant Keep? nuts. DGNL is too stupid to hate. i like it.
anyway, looks like Cropduster, Sweet Lew, Speed of Sound, and Evacuation make the overalll list. number 5 is too close to call.
Been to this many PJ shows: Reading 2006 London 2007 Manchester & London 2009 Dublin, Belfast, London, Nijmegen & Berlin 2010 Manchester 1 & Manchester 2 2012...
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
not quite as difficult, but kind of like picking favorites. the ones that stand out are:
Help Help
Evacuation
Speed of Sound
Around the Bend
Push Me Pull Me
Speed of Sound
Force of Nature
Hitchhiker
Marker in the Sand
Green Disease
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I was always pretty indifferent about Dissident, and it was my least favourite on Vs., but then, in 2000, I heard it live and now I love it!
My list:
Evacuation
Cropduster
Help Help
Ghost
Big Wave
Honourable mention: Speed of Sound
This is why there is no such thing as a perfect setlist, and why they make 31 flavors...
I couldn't disagree with you more. The riff on Deep is one of my favorite pieces of music, period. Half Full and Spin the Black Circle both rock, and I don't know why no one seems to like Parachutes, but I love it.
My 5 would be:
Last Kiss
Education
Evacuation
Black, Red, Yellow
??? (If I think of another I'll be sure to add it)
Bee girl
Bushleaguer
World wide suicide
Sweet Lew
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foxymop (it counts)
in the moonlight
around the bend
all night
Aye Davanita
Sweet Lew
Cropduster
Hey Foxymophandlemama, that's me
I have no problems with other PJ songs, I like 5% of them but love 95%!
Eddie: Dublin & London
1. Sleight of Hand
2. Dissident (an oh-so-close second, mind you)
3. Deep
4. Around The Bend
5. Sweet Lew
2003-06-16 St. Paul
2006-06-26 St. Paul
2007-08-05 Chicago
2009-08-23 Chicago
2009-08-28 San Francisco
2010-05-01 NOLA (Jazz Fest)
2011-07-02 EV Minneapolis
2011-09-03 PJ20
2011-09-04 PJ20
2011-09-17 Winnipeg
2012-06-26 Amsterdam
2012-06-27 Amsterdam
2013-07-19 Wrigley
2013-11-21 San Diego
2013-11-23 Los Angeles
2013-11-24 Los Angeles
2014-07-08 Leeds, UK
2014-07-11 Milton Keynes, UK
2014-10-09 Lincoln
2014-10-19 St. Paul
2014-10-20 Milwaukee
2016-08-20 Wrigley 1
2016-08-22 Wrigley 2
2018-06-18 London 1
2018-08-18 Wrigley 1
2018-08-20 Wrigley 2
2022-09-16 Nashville
2023-08-31 St. Paul
2023-09-02 St. Paul
2023-09-05 Chicago 1
2023-08-31 Wrigley 2
2023-09-15 Fenway 1
Okay here goes....
Johnny guitar
thin air
WMA
evacuation
manklind
that was tough to do!
So...I'm going to stick to my least favorites from their main - studio albums. I will also preface my list with this second statement...for some reason even the songs that I don't like on the studio albums are still good songs that I don't mind to hear, they're just not my favorites...the only songs that I really do not like...are on Lost Dogs....
Come Back
I'm Open
W.M.A (Album version, hearing the song live is so much better...I didn't like this song at all until Bonnaroo 2008)
Johnny Guitar
Speed of Sound
Lollapalooza 07'
Bonnaroo 08'
Columbus 10'
Noblesville 10'
Alpine Valley 11'
Alpine Valley 11'
Music Midtown 12'
Wrigley Field 13'
Cincinnati 14'
Lexington 16'
Love Boat Captain -- pure gnutella, schmaltzy, hokey
Severed Hand -- just sick of it, every show, the new even flow! Tries too hard to be edgy!
Inside Job -- reminds me of some wierd STYX/ELP/YES/ELO monstrosity, dunno, never clicked
Don't Gimme No Lip -- no eddie?
I bet if we listed age and m/f there'd be some interestin' correlations....
Ghost
Cropduster
Around The Bend
Johnny Guitar
Absolutely love Come Back, why all the hate for this one? Not a fan of blues?
anyway, looks like Cropduster, Sweet Lew, Speed of Sound, and Evacuation make the overalll list. number 5 is too close to call.
1) Parachutes
2) All the Way (commonly known as that fucked up Ode to Loserville)
The rest range from good to incredible, mostly leaning towards incredible.
Actually come to think of it, I just might be a puddle full of detriment.
Last Kiss
Just Breathe
Betterman
Small Town
Last Kiss (hate it so much it needed to be mentioned twice)
Go ahead, yelle at me for those middle three
Evacuation
Spin The Black Circle
Habit
Pilate
Hey remember - least favorite not "most hated" or "worst"
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Evacuation
All Night
Whale Song
MFC
... and I still think Drive-By Truckers are better.
aye davanita
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bugs
evil little goat(i think its called but not shure) off ten reissue
Help Help
Evacuation
Speed of Sound
Around the Bend
Push Me Pull Me
Supersonic
Just Breathe
Evacuation
Cropduster
i know its not a song but its just crap and doesnt fit.
the fixer
i never hated it. and enjoyed it for awhile. but i find the whole thing a little annoying now.
Inside job
why couldnt they make a better song go for 7 minutes. i find it to be a build up that doesnt pay off.
supersonic
its alright
Come Back
Come Back
Come Back
Come Back
Worst song ever written. It weeds out the fans with the worst taste in music.
Hawk123- no dirty frank!!??? It's such a jam- and what's up with parachutes and comeback getting no love!? really.....
All my hopes, anger, pride, and shame,..."
Force of Nature
Hitchhiker
Marker in the Sand
Green Disease