I was wrong about Avocado.

LONGRD
LONGRD Posts: 6,036
edited July 2008 in The Porch
[size=+5]This album kicks major ass!!![/size]

Comatose, Severed Hand, Big Wave and Army Reserve- once despised by me but now have won me over...they're great songs now!!!

Sorry for bashing it awhile back before this tour. I missed out on the '06 tour... :(
PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
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  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    im glad you came to your senses.
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    And Inside Job is a great opener!

    There are a lot of Come Back and Parachutes haters, but I like both songs and really want to see them live.
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  • AnthonyD1987
    AnthonyD1987 Boston, MA Posts: 347
    I've loved this album since day 1. It's was so good to see that the guys could still bring it, and I'm hoping the next effort can deliver the same results. My favorites are probably Severed Hand, Marker in the Sand, Unemployable, and Army Reserve.
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  • MattyJoe
    MattyJoe Posts: 1,424
    I've always loved the album. It has a certain vibe to it that their other stuff doesn't have. I can't really put my finger on it.
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  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    GlorifiedAnimal wrote:
    im glad you came to your senses.
    Dude, I never realized how kick ass Comatose and Big Wave were until I heard live. :):D Man, I was dancing off my pants to them!!!
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • LikeAnOcean
    LikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Why does it always take you fuckers years to like albums.. I love the album usually after week two... Binaural, Riot Act, all hated until recently, now loved.. go figure.. Pearl Jam puts out good shit no matter what, rain or shine..

    I've been posting here longer than I'd like to admit, but if for the next album, I hear how much it sucks and how much Binaural and Riot Act are the shit,.. you fuckers are going to get bitch slapped. :p
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    LongRd. wrote:
    Dude, I never realized how kick ass Comatose and Big Wave were until I heard live. :):D Man, I was dancing off my pants to them!!!

    those songs are fucking awesome live, particularly comatose. its an instant boost of energy.
  • Spot In The Sky
    Spot In The Sky Posts: 1,175
    I think Comeback has more longevity vs Parachutes, but both great.
    It took me a while to come around to Riot Act, but I think this I considered pretty good to start with, and has only gotten better with age.
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  • rebornFixer
    rebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    Avocado is an album built to play live ... Even by PJ standards.
  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    LikeAnOcean wrote:
    Why does it always take you fuckers years to like albums.. I love the album usually after week two... Binaural, Riot Act, all hated until recently, now loved.. go figure.. Pearl Jam puts out good shit no matter what, rain or shine..

    I've been posting here longer than I'd like to admit, but if for the next album, I hear how much it sucks and how much Binaural and Riot Act are the shit,.. you fuckers are going to get bitch slapped. :p
    Well, the first 5 studio clicked with me so easily but they've totally changed their style so, it's takes awhile...

    Took me 8 years to really love Binaural. :o And now only two years for Avocado.

    As far as Riot Act is concern...well, I'm working on that. ;)
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  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    reborncareerist wrote:
    Avocado is an album built to play live ... Even by PJ standards.
    Man, see how one great concert can change your mind about an entire album...that's what's so GREAT about this band...always deliver the best stuff... :):D
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
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  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    don't sweat it dude i did the same thing with Binaural when it came out, now it's in my top 3 albums!!
  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    Crazy Breed wrote:
    don't sweat it dude i did the same thing with Binaural when it came out, now it's in my top 3 albums!!
    Hehe, Binaural is my third favorite as well right behind No Code and Yield.

    Avocado might be fourth now after being at the basement. ;)
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  • polaris
    polaris Posts: 3,527
    they played WWS on the radio the other day ... and it was like eating your favourite childhood food ...
  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    LongRd. wrote:
    Hehe, Binaural is my third favorite as well right behind No Code and Yield.

    seems we have the same taste my friend!! those are my 3 as well.
  • MegaphoneWhisper
    MegaphoneWhisper Posts: 219
    I liked this album right out of the gates. Can't say the same about Riot Act. Took me a while to get into.

    It is just a well put together album.

    Severed hand just flat out rocks. I love the guitar throughout the 2nd verse.
    Gets up, lights a cigarette he's grown to hate
    Thinking if he can't sleep, how will he ever dream?

    But his heart don't seem to roam......
  • waves roll in
    waves roll in Posts: 159
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    And Inside Job is a great opener!

    There are a lot of Come Back and Parachutes haters, but I like both songs and really want to see them live.

    I really do not get that at all. Comeback is by far my fav on the album. The others on the album I really like are Wasted Reprise, Inside Job, and Gone. The rockers on the album were not very good to me. My least favorite Pearl Jam album but I love Comeback. I do not get the hate for that song at all. Parachutes shouldn't get hate either. I can stand that song.
  • appliedlesson
    appliedlesson Posts: 237
    you're wrong a great deal huh? :)
  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    appliedlesson wrote:
    you're wrong a great deal huh? :)
    examples?
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • DiRtyFranK38
    DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    Crazy Breed wrote:
    seems we have the same taste my friend!! those are my 3 as well.

    my top 3 too
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    2008: MSG 1, Hartford, Mansfield 2, Ed Solo NYC 1
    2009: London (O2), Philly 1, 2, 3, & 4
    2010: Hartford, Boston, MSG 1 & 2
    2011: Ed Solo Hartford
    2012: Philly (MIA Fest)
    2013: Worcester 2, Brooklyn 1 & 2, Hartford

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