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Worst Pearl Jam Song

PapPap Aspra Spitia, Greece Posts: 28,279
edited September 2010 in The Porch
Because they're not perfect... Speed Of Sound of Backspacer is definitely one of them... if not the worst. I just don't like that sad intro combined with the general slow tempo of the whole song, it leaves a bitter taste. Your results may vary, but I'm sure there's some songs you don't like.
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    appieappie Posts: 1,441
    Sorry to say ;) ,i don t have a song that i dislike...atleast not from Pearl Jam.. 8-)
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    halszka123halszka123 Posts: 1,109
    Speed of sound - it was a good one in demo version, but not on the album. I always skip it.
    And Stupid Mop.

    And for me, maybe not the worst, but rather not my favourite - "Jeremy". Sorry, Jeff...
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    wolkenloswolkenlos Posts: 591
    Sweet Lew!!!!
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    OffHeGoes132OffHeGoes132 Posts: 594
    Not sure if it's the worst, but Other Side would be one that I could never get into. It just sounds very generic and uninspired. Only my opinion though. Add to that some of their throwaway songs like Hey Foxy Mama, Bugs, Mankind, Pry,To, etc.
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    eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    OffHeGoes132 wrote:
    Not sure if it's the worst, but Other Side would be one that I could never get into. It just sounds very generic and uninspired.

    :shock: *faints*
    OffHeGoes132 wrote:
    Only my opinion though.

    Yeah.. But.. *faints again*


    Needless to say, I LOVE Other Side. ;)
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,158
    worst and pearl jam cant match together..
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    Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    This will be locked soon.
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    eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    Newch91 wrote:
    This will be locked soon.

    Possibly so, still, gotta be proud of the fact that everyone's replies have been quite respectful. No true nastiness.
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    Irish AlIrish Al Posts: 6,236
    Not necessarily the worst but I can do without Nothing as it Seems, thumbing my way, Comeback, Parachutes, Off He Goes...from the studio Albums :? ;)
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    appieappie Posts: 1,441
    What s nasty to say about Pearl Jam? Not a bad word from my side
    Its just the greatest and social band alive
    Also the greatest fans worldwide....
    respect to you all.. 8-)
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    dasvidanadasvidana Grand Junction CO Posts: 1,318
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    worst and pearl jam cant match together..
    +1

    Pearl Jam's worst song=no such thing
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    dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam NINUNINOPRO Posts: 139,158
    Irish Al wrote:
    Not necessarily the worst but I can do without Nothing as it Seems, :? ;)
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    KloddzKloddz Posts: 2,573
    Not that any of these are really bad (I don't even skip them when I listen to the albums), but some of my least favorite include (aside from the "non-songs"): Parachutes, Gone, Other Side (sorry eMMI), Speed of Sound, Dissident, Low Light... Really though, I don't deeply dislike any of those songs, it's just that the others are so much better! :)
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    eMMIeMMI Posts: 6,262
    How people don't love Other Side (and Speed of Sound (album version too! I don't like the demo as much. :P )) is absolutely beyond me. :geek:
    Kloddz wrote:
    (sorry eMMI)

    That's so sweet. :D Apology accepted. Barely. :twisted: ;)
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    megatronmegatron Posts: 3,420
    Irish Al wrote:
    Not necessarily the worst but I can do without Nothing as it Seems, thumbing my way, Comeback, Parachutes, Off He Goes...from the studio Albums :? ;)

    insane. i love those songs.

    everyone is different..but yea i love those
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    wolfamongwolveswolfamongwolves Posts: 2,408
    wolkenlos wrote:
    Sweet Lew!!!!

    ... is the corrrect answer.


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    rafierafie Posts: 2,160
    wolfamongwolves wrote:
    wolkenlos wrote:
    Sweet Lew!!!!

    ... is the corrrect answer.


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    Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 10,459
    megatron wrote:
    Irish Al wrote:
    Not necessarily the worst but I can do without Nothing as it Seems, thumbing my way, Comeback, Parachutes, Off He Goes...from the studio Albums :? ;)

    insane. i love those songs.

    everyone is different..but yea i love those

    Yeah, I'm a big fan of all these songs. The diversity of some slower tempo songs along with the rockers is, I think, what makes Pearl Jam really great.
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    The JugglerThe Juggler Behind that bush over there. Posts: 47,298
    crazy that someone mentioned Off He Goes...

    anyway ghost and evacuation immediately come to mind for me.
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    unthought12unthought12 Posts: 64
    Bugs doesn't do anything for me.
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    OffHeGoes132OffHeGoes132 Posts: 594
    eMMI wrote:
    OffHeGoes132 wrote:
    Not sure if it's the worst, but Other Side would be one that I could never get into. It just sounds very generic and uninspired.

    :shock: *faints*
    OffHeGoes132 wrote:
    Only my opinion though.

    Yeah.. But.. *faints again*


    Needless to say, I LOVE Other Side. ;)

    haha I know there are some Other Side lovers out there. I just could never get into it. It's by no means an awful song or anything; it's just one PJ song that has always underwhelmed me. Hell, Other Side 100x better than anything on Top 40 radio, though. I was just as shocked to see Nothing As It Seems and Off He Goes (my FAVORITE PJ SONG) in this thread!
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    baldoallornonebaldoallornone Posts: 211
    wolkenlos wrote:
    Sweet Lew!!!!

    +1 8-)
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    eMMI wrote:
    How people don't love Other Side (and Speed of Sound (album version too! I don't like the demo as much. :P )) is absolutely beyond me. :geek:
    Kloddz wrote:
    (sorry eMMI)

    That's so sweet. :D Apology accepted. Barely. :twisted: ;)
    *big sigh of relief* :D
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    KloddzKloddz Posts: 2,573
    OffHeGoes132 wrote:
    Hell, Other Side 100x better than anything on Top 40 radio, though.
    So true, it's all about putting things in perspective! :)
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    Cradles Broken GlassCradles Broken Glass Posts: 1,409
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    megatron wrote:
    Irish Al wrote:
    Not necessarily the worst but I can do without Nothing as it Seems, thumbing my way, Comeback, Parachutes, Off He Goes...from the studio Albums :? ;)

    insane. i love those songs.

    everyone is different..but yea i love those

    Yeah, I'm a big fan of all these songs. The diversity of some slower tempo songs along with the rockers is, I think, what makes Pearl Jam really great.


    Some of my favorites too, someone else also mentioned Gone, it's one of those that I can listen to over and over.
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    Paulina87Paulina87 Poland Posts: 3,300
    eMMI wrote:
    I LOVE Other Side. ;)

    +1 :)
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    Paulina87Paulina87 Poland Posts: 3,300
    The Jeagler wrote:
    crazy that someone mentioned Off He Goes...

    anyway ghost and evacuation immediately come to mind for me.

    :o Ghost is my favourite from Riot Act ;)

    And I really like Evacuation
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    Dissident.
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    eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 40,901
    My least fav, Whale Song
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    Arthur Digby SellersArthur Digby Sellers Posts: 259
    I love Evacuation. It sounds like a Fugazi tune.

    As far as the worst song, I guess it would probably be something off Lost Dogs, but even the worst song can be fun on occasion. Sweet Lew ain't great, but I don't turn it off.

    I have to agree that the Speed of Sound demo is much better then the album version.
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