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ChrisChris Posts: 116
edited July 2010 in The Porch
First listen to this in years - what really struck me is how good it sounds. I listen to bootlegs mostly these days, and find when I got back to the albums they sound a bit flat, but it still sounds great, capturing the live energy. Anone agree, or am I talking BS?
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  • jeremyjeremy Posts: 409
    best album ever..
    ''walk the bridges before you burn them down...''
    and always remember ''it's no crime to escape!!!"
  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,317
    It seems that BoB is really good at getting that nice live feel to the recording.
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  • theserialthrillatheserialthrilla Posts: 15,760
    omg i love boots but i could never go that long with out the studio albums..i play boots mostly in the car ...but the albums at home...3 today already.. ;)
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  • ChrisChris Posts: 116
    jeremy wrote:
    best album ever..
    You know, I dont think I ever realised at the time how good Vitalogy is - It was percieved as a bit of a backlach against the commercial success of the first two, but has some of their post beautiful songs, mixed in with the punkier stuff which still sounds really fresh today.
  • brolocobroloco Posts: 1,237
    edited July 2010
    I just have 2 words to say:
























    last exit. 8-) just listened to it for the first time in years, too. shit kills!
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  • StillHereStillHere Posts: 7,795
    i listen to boots or mixes i make myself in the car all the time.
    once in a while i pop in an original pj cd...and WOW!
    it blows me away ever single time
    no, we could never do without the studio albums :)
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  • ChrisChris Posts: 116
    StillHere wrote:
    i listen to boots or mixes i make myself in the car all the time.
    once in a while i pop in an original pj cd...and WOW!
    it blows me away ever single time
    no, we could never do without the studio albums :)

    I find you pick up the subtleties that get lost in the live mix. And lyrics that have been changed over the years, that you forget werent the originals..
  • geckogecko Posts: 1,712
    Yes. Boots in the car, albums at home, with headphones. Lots of songs are neglected live, and as you said, subtleties get lost on the concert.
  • Electric_DeltaElectric_Delta Posts: 977
    My favorite album of all time - in any genre.

    Raw, emotional...a snapshot of when it was released, yet just as relevant today.
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  • CranMalReignCranMalReign Posts: 1,928
    I rarely listen to boots. Only on long road trips. Otherwise, albums in the car, and random 1500+ song playlist at home (which happens to have about 15-20% live PJ).

    Anyway, Vitalogy: Best. Album. Ever.

    OK, nm... that's Yield... but Vitalogy is my favorite, even if I think Yield is the best... if that makes sense.

    Holy shit, gets me pumped every time. Ironically, it's the album that made me throw away PJ for 4 years (Yield brought me back).
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  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    can someone explain to me how people can say "(this album) is my favourite, but (this album) is their best". I've heard this several times in different threads over the past few days. If it's their best album, wouldn't it be your favourite?
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  • twisted thoughtstwisted thoughts Posts: 4,377
    I always like to go back and listen to the studio albums - reminds me of where we all came from, and how we got to be where we are today....
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  • catschellercatscheller Posts: 228
    Paul David wrote:
    can someone explain to me how people can say "(this album) is my favourite, but (this album) is their best". I've heard this several times in different threads over the past few days. If it's their best album, wouldn't it be your favourite?

    Hmmm... I think I know what people are talking about when they say that, but it's one of those things that is difficult to put into words. To me, I think it means that the structure, flow, editing, meaning (all the technical stuff) is better in Yield, but Vitalogy with all its messiness, strangeness, and anger/sadness appeals to some on a different level that they enjoy more. Anyone please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong!

    To me it's kind of like saying that an Oscar award-winning moving like The Wrestler is technically a better movie than, say, The Hangover, but I enjoy The Hangover more.
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  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,317
    catscheller wrote:
    Paul David wrote:
    can someone explain to me how people can say "(this album) is my favourite, but (this album) is their best". I've heard this several times in different threads over the past few days. If it's their best album, wouldn't it be your favourite?

    Hmmm... I think I know what people are talking about when they say that, but it's one of those things that is difficult to put into words. To me, I think it means that the structure, flow, editing, meaning (all the technical stuff) is better in Yield, but Vitalogy with all its messiness, strangeness, and anger/sadness appeals to some on a different level that they enjoy more. Anyone please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong!

    To me it's kind of like saying that an Oscar award-winning moving like The Wrestler is technically a better movie than, say, The Hangover, but I enjoy The Hangover more.

    I usually have different songs for "Best" and "Favorite." My Favorite song is Immortality. The Best is probably Black or Rearviewmirror. The Favorite is the song or album with the most emotional connection, whereas the Best is understood to be a masterpiece.

    Vitalogy could still never be my favorite because they ruined the perfect ending of Immortality with 5 or 6 minutes of gibberish.
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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    I think this is their White Album. So many feelings and genres in this: rock, punk, slow stuff, experimental stuff. Love this album.
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  • Indifference71Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,901
    Besides the filler, Vitalogy fucking rocks!!!
  • catschellercatscheller Posts: 228
    Indifference71 wrote:
    Besides the filler, Vitalogy fucking rocks!!!

    Actually, the filler is part of the reason why I like the album so much!
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  • CJMST3KCJMST3K Posts: 9,722
    Chris wrote:
    I listen to bootlegs mostly these days, and find when I got back to the albums they sound a bit flat, but it still sounds great, capturing the live energy. Anone agree, or am I talking BS?

    I agree that VS and Vitalogy are the two albums that are far superior on the album over the live performances post '95.
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  • ChrisChris Posts: 116
    CJMST3K wrote:
    Chris wrote:
    I listen to bootlegs mostly these days, and find when I got back to the albums they sound a bit flat, but it still sounds great, capturing the live energy. Anone agree, or am I talking BS?

    I agree that VS and Vitalogy are the two albums that are far superior on the album over the live performances post '95.

    Apart from Animal... I love the quicker pace of Animal live.
  • brolocobroloco Posts: 1,237
    Indifference71 wrote:
    Besides the filler, Vitalogy fucking rocks!!!


    all killer, no filler
  • TyTy Posts: 1,007
    All killer, no filler! Front to back, strong, aggtressive, mean, sharp... best album ever!
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  • ZidaneZidane Ottawa Posts: 362
    I probably said it a thousand time but to this day, still my all-time favorite album. Everything from it; the songs, the packaging, the myth around the band at that time... EVERYTHING IS GREAT ABOUT VITALOGY!!!!
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