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Favourite Pearl Jam Song Game

aroundth3bendaroundth3bend Posts: 61
edited April 2011 in Words and Music...Communication
I know it's hard but there is a way to find out.

Narrow down your favourite song per album. Start off with Ten by picking Once or Even Flow. I chose Even Flow. Now pick Even Flow or Alive. Keep doing this until you have a favourite song for each album. Then narrow down your choices until you have a favourite Pearl Jam song. I'll allow 2 songs if it gets too hard.

Here are my choices:

Jeremy
Elderly Woman
Corduroy
Around the Bend
Given to Fly
Sleight of Hand
Love Boat Captain
Inside Job
Amongst the Waves

Finally, my favourite Pearl Jam song (on most days) is Given to Fly. I also like Black, Immortality and Come Back but you can only pick one
a wave came crashing like a fist to the jaw. delivered him wings, 'hey look at me now!'
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  • Red_DotRed_Dot Posts: 1,454
    Release
    Go
    Last Exit
    In My Tree
    No Way
    Rival
    All or None
    Severed Hand
    Unthought known

    They change all the time, but today I chose Release :)
    Take me for a ride before we leave...
  • CAVSTARR313CAVSTARR313 Posts: 8,756
    Today, in my current mood:

    Oceans
    Go
    corduroy
    Off He Goes-- very hard on this album to do
    Faithful-- this album is almost impossible to do this with
    Sleight of hand--equally hard
    Green Disease
    Inside Job
    Speed of Sound

    Off He goes. I guess, ask me again tomorrow
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  • Got a hard hard headGot a hard hard head Posts: 638
    Alive
    Rearviewmirror
    Immortality
    Hail Hail
    Wishlist
    Sleight of Hand
    I Am Mine
    Come Back
    Unthought Known

    I think most of those (with the exception of I Am Mine and Rearviewmirror) would change. It really does depend on your feelings at the time and the fact that different songs can become your favourites at different times shows the beauty of their music.
    It's gonna be a glorious day...
  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,280
    Porch
    Blood
    Spin The Black Circle
    Lukin (I could pick almost any song off No Code. Flawless record)
    Brain Of J
    Grievance
    Save You or Arc (depends on day, mood, ect)
    Comatose
    Got Some

    I choose Blood overall.
  • craigbcraigb Posts: 806
    Porch
    Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
    Corduroy
    Present Tense
    In Hiding
    Parting Ways
    I am Mine
    Inside Job
    Amongst the Waves


    And Porch leads by a nose
    "Speak clearly if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall"

    Los Angeles 10.7.2009
  • aroundth3bendaroundth3bend Posts: 61
    So many replies already! Keep it up everyone! Nice choices!
    a wave came crashing like a fist to the jaw. delivered him wings, 'hey look at me now!'
  • nothingman4nothingman4 Posts: 794
    Deep
    Dissident
    Nothingman
    Present Tense
    MFC
    Sleight of Hand
    Green Disease
    Army Reserve
    Johnny Guitar

    Nothingman is, as has been my favorite for a very long time. Cool thread
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  • thefixer9thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    Alive
    Daughter
    Betterman
    Red Mosquito
    Given to fly (could have been Do the Evolution or wishlist)
    Light Years
    Save You
    Life Wasted (could have been World Wide Suicide or Inside Job)
    Unthought known (could have been The Fixer or even The End or Just Breathe

    For me it's really hard to pick my favorite Pearl Jam song but if I had to it would probably be Unthought Known... An amazing song.
    Tres Mts- 3/16/2011
    Eddie Vedder- 7/16/11
    Brad- 4/21/12 (RSD Performance), 4/27/12, 8/10/12
    Flight To Mars- 5/23/12
    RNDM- 11/27/12

    PEARL JAM- 12/6/13 I have finally seen Pearl Jam live!
  • unlost dogsunlost dogs Posts: 12,553
    Why Go
    Rearviewmirror
    Betterman
    Red Mosquito
    MFC
    Breakerfall
    I Am Mine
    Severed Hand
    Unthought Known

    but really, this changes on an hour-by-hour basis...
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  • neutron baumneutron baum Posts: 294
    black
    indifference
    immortality
    smile
    in hiding
    light years
    thumbing my way
    come back
    force of nature

    all time fav...In Hiding

    This was the first Pearl Jam song that I actually listened to. I had heard there songs before this but never paid attention. My boyfriend at the time made me listen and I remember him showing me the Yield CD cover and saying isn't this cool? Then he took me to my first pre-ten club show. I immediately joined the 10C after that and have been hooked ever since. And not to mention, I have never had to sit on the lawn again ever since that first show!!! Membership has its privileges :) And while I am no longer with that person, I am eternally grateful for him turning me on the BEST BAND EVER! Rod- wherever you are thank you so much!
  • MT236122MT236122 Posts: 135
    Release
    Rearviewmirror
    Immortality
    Hail, Hail
    Faithful
    Insignificance
    Can't Keep
    Inside Job
    Amongst the Waves

    Favorite - Inside Job.......amazing lyrics
    Riding high amongst the waves
  • Brain of W.M.ABrain of W.M.A Posts: 29
    Oceans
    Go
    Nothingman
    Smile
    Wishlist
    Breakerfall
    Green Disease
    Come Back
    Amongst the Waves

    Ten and vitalogy proved to be very tough
    Now it seems like too much love, is never enough.

    MSG 2 5-21-10
    Eddie Vedder Beacon 2 6-22-11
  • Brain of W.M.ABrain of W.M.A Posts: 29
    oh and favorite right now is nothingman
    Now it seems like too much love, is never enough.

    MSG 2 5-21-10
    Eddie Vedder Beacon 2 6-22-11
  • BSullyBSully Posts: 1,213
    Black
    Glorified G
    Tremor Christ - toughest to pick just one off of
    Red Mosquito
    Given To Fly
    Thin Air
    Green Disease
    Comatose
    Unthought Known

    Black is the only constant on this list, its been my fav since '91!!! Very hard to choose just one song from most albums and they will change from week to week, especially after I have just seen them live again!!!
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  • FrankieGFrankieG Posts: 9,100
    neutron baum wrote:
    Then he took me to my first pre-ten club show. I immediately joined the 10C after that and have been hooked ever since.

    What's your number?! :!:
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  • JD4566JD4566 Posts: 7
    release
    blood
    corduroy
    who you are
    given to fly
    sleight of hand
    you are
    severed hand
    amongst the waves
    hard to imagine ( throwing lost dogs in there too )

    Great post! It was fun to go through the albums and pick even though it was very hard. If i did it on monday it might have been different as well as tomorrow. Im going with RELEASE. Cant get enough of that song and feel so blessed i finally got it live in Boston this year, it was better than i imagined it to be.
  • aroundth3bendaroundth3bend Posts: 61
    edited May 2010
    Thanks for the great posts everyone. Great to see the variety. I agree on choices changing all the time. I love Dissident and I'm listening to World Wide Suicide over and over again!
    Post edited by aroundth3bend on
    a wave came crashing like a fist to the jaw. delivered him wings, 'hey look at me now!'
  • pedalbrake10pedalbrake10 Posts: 18
    Once
    Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
    Corduroy
    Off He Goes
    Wishlist
    Grievance
    I Got ID
    Gone
    Unthought Known

    Difficult to pick just one song because I like different songs depending on how I feel. Overall I have to pick I Got ID.
    And he who forgets will be destined to remember...
  • Cradles Broken GlassCradles Broken Glass Posts: 1,409
    Garden (or Porch, almost too close to call)
    Animal
    Corduroy
    Red Mosquito (although In My Tree was real close)
    Do the Evolution
    Of the Girl
    Thumbing My Way
    Gone
    Just Breathe (tough to choose b/w this and The End)
    Hearts and thoughts they fade....
    fade away...

    I am at peace with my lust.....for Eddie.
  • koda74koda74 Posts: 86
    release
    elderly woman
    corduroy
    in my tree
    given to fly
    sleight of hand
    can't keep
    come back
    the end

    tough list...*whew*
  • NJPJgirlNJPJgirl Posts: 1
    Without a doubt, my most favorite PJ song is Nothingman. It's too hard to narrow down any runners up but Come Back, Faithful, Love Boat Captain, Deep...to name a few. Nothingman will always be my absolute favorite and I am thrilled that I got to hear it live.
    Judy
  • Brain-o-JordanBrain-o-Jordan Posts: 31
    Even Flow
    Elderly woman
    Satan's Bed
    Who You Are
    Pilate
    Rival
    You Are
    Come Back
    Supersonic
  • staceycurcistaceycurci Posts: 97
    Why go
    off ten redux state of love and trust
    animal (pretty much ties with go) (indifference too depending on my mood)
    Tremor Christ
    Smile
    Do the Evolution (although given to fly takes a close second)
    Green Disease
    nothing as it seems
    worldwide suicide
    got some (although supersonic takes a close second)

    Wow I did it! That was sooooo hard....fun game though
  • thefixer9thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    edited November 2010
    Here is updated version of it.

    Black (Alive was close)
    Small Town (Daughter was close)
    Betterman (Last Exit and Satan's Bed were close)
    Who You Are (Around the Bend was close)
    Wishlist (Given to Fly and Do the Evolution were close)
    Light Years
    Save you (Ghost and Thumbing My Way were close)
    Yellow Ledbetter (Lost Dogs disc 1)
    Bee Girl (Lost Dogs disc 2)
    Life Wasted (Come Back was close)
    Unthought Known

    I would still say that Unthought Known is my favorite!
    Post edited by thefixer9 on
    Tres Mts- 3/16/2011
    Eddie Vedder- 7/16/11
    Brad- 4/21/12 (RSD Performance), 4/27/12, 8/10/12
    Flight To Mars- 5/23/12
    RNDM- 11/27/12

    PEARL JAM- 12/6/13 I have finally seen Pearl Jam live!
  • aroundth3bendaroundth3bend Posts: 61
    New faves for me:

    Jeremy
    Daughter (or Elderly Woman)
    Corduroy (Immortality comes close)
    Around the Bend
    Given to Fly
    Parting Ways (or Sleight of Hand)
    Love Boat Captain (almost Thumbing My Way)
    Inside Job (Come Back is good)
    Amongst the Waves

    In my currant mood its gotta be either Immortality or Parting Ways but Given to Fly still takes the top spot on most days. ;)
    a wave came crashing like a fist to the jaw. delivered him wings, 'hey look at me now!'
  • KloddzKloddz Posts: 2,573
    Shat if your favorite PJ song is on Lost Dogs, or an other b-side? ;)

    Anyways, here's my list:

    Porch
    Rats
    Not For You (Immortality is very close)
    Smile
    In Hiding
    Light Years (NAIS, Insignificance, Grievence were tough calls)
    You Are
    Marker in the Sand
    Unthought Known

    My fav has been In Hiding for a while, with Smile a close second.
    Bern - September 13, 2006
    Berlin - August 15, 2009
    Lisbon - July 10, 2010
    Berlin - June 26, 2014
    Zurich - June 23, 2022

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  • pandorapandora Posts: 21,855
    once
    indifference
    smile
    given to fly
    of the girl
    arc
    alone
    marker
    the end

    alone is my favorite song most days
  • tinkerbelltinkerbell Posts: 2,161
    Black
    Leash
    Immortality
    Present Tense
    Faithfull
    Nothing As It Seems
    You Are
    Inside Job
    Just Breathe

    Black is and has been for 18 years my favourite song. All the others are tied for 2nd.
    all you need is love, love is all you need
  • Pedro LawyerPedro Lawyer Posts: 81
    my fav ever I got shit
    in hiding
    light years
    wws
    hold on
    leash
    in my tree
    half full
    I got memories i got shit
  • zelettyzeletty Posts: 33
    Release
    Dissident
    Nothing Man
    Present Tense
    Low Light
    Evacuation
    Love Boat Captain
    Marker in the Sand
    Unthought Known

    Fav for the moment: Present Tense...Great philosophy for like
    MSG 6-24-08, 5-20-10, 5-21-10, Prudential Ctr. 5-18-10
    Spectrum 10-30-09, Wachovia 10-3-05


    Do you see the way that tree bends? Does it inspire?
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