Collaborative Writing = A Brilliant Record (Yield)

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  • tremors
    tremors Posts: 8,051
    satansbed wrote:
    the thing about pilate is it has some of the most insightful lyrics theyve written but then they go and ruin it, well ruin it is strong it just annoys me


    I don't care too much for the delivery of the bulk of the song, but the reflection lines I could listen to all day on a loop~!!

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  • Citizen Zack
    Citizen Zack Posts: 1,763
    tremors wrote:
    satansbed wrote:
    the thing about pilate is it has some of the most insightful lyrics theyve written but then they go and ruin it, well ruin it is strong it just annoys me


    I don't care too much for the delivery of the bulk of the song, but the reflection lines I could listen to all day on a loop~!!

    :lol:

    I absolutely love Pilate. The 'reflection' part is amazing, some of my favorite PJ lines ever. Was so excited to finally hear this live in Boston back in May.
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  • arthurdent
    arthurdent Posts: 969
    To me, Yield is one of the most "pearl jam" records they've recorded. It really feels like a cohesive album that also isn't afraid to explore a little bit. And Jack Irons fit perfectly for those two albums. That's my take on the whole "Drummer" issue. Each drummer fits well for their respective eras in the band.
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  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    This album gets better and better after every listen. Thank you Pearl Jam for this magnificent album.
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  • Citizen Zack
    Citizen Zack Posts: 1,763
    Seriously, play this gem more often! This is a masterpiece:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXSNR6wTY00
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  • En La Clandestinidad
    En La Clandestinidad Telford, PA by way of Kansas City, MO and Milwaukee, WI, Phoenix, AZ and East Greenbush, NY Posts: 3,692
    Yield is probably my overall favorite, but I do love each one for a different reason.

    I do like Pilate, but I gotta be honest, I just can't get over the chorus. The rest of the song, is so good, but that "Like Pilate, I have a dog" just doesn't make any sense!

    In Hiding is my all-time fave PJ song, though. What an album!
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  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    The first time I listened to Low Light, it sounded so much like a Beatles song to me. It still does to me with the beautiful harmonies in the song.
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  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,119
    Yield, a very close 2nd to my favorite album, No Code.
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  • Citizen Zack
    Citizen Zack Posts: 1,763
    We all believe

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RMBu9X1u2E&feature=related
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  • Citizen Zack
    Citizen Zack Posts: 1,763
    A little Yield while we all not-so-patiently await the news...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1jEM0ssb7Y
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  • Citizen Zack
    Citizen Zack Posts: 1,763
    PJ not playing the south sucks, but Yield doesn't.

    A little Yield, live from (gasp) Texas.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAEka387My0

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    Still the greatest album ever.
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  • Citizen Zack
    Citizen Zack Posts: 1,763
    It's been way too long since I've listened to Yield from start to finish. I'll be dropping the needle on this tonight.
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  • javis el errante
    javis el errante Buenos Aires Posts: 6,145
    It is a greeat album in fact, but which isn't? come on, you may like one record more than another, but they all are great, Yield is in the middle of my list, but when Yield came out, I wore it out, I had worn out all the previous ones, specially Vitalogy and Vs, and I wore them all again, but even though I had the four previous CD, with Yield, before it came out, I took the relationship to next level, I got engaged with PJ, I started collecting PJ music stuff and join the 10C for the first time, being Vitalogy and Yield my first waxes...
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  • Citizen Zack
    Citizen Zack Posts: 1,763
    javis el errante wrote:
    It is a greeat album in fact, but which isn't? come on, you may like one record more than another, but they all are great, Yield is in the middle of my list, but when Yield came out, I wore it out, I had worn out all the previous ones, specially Vitalogy and Vs, and I wore them all again, but even though I had the four previous CD, with Yield, before it came out, I took the relationship to next level, I got engaged with PJ, I started collecting PJ music stuff and join the 10C for the first time, being Vitalogy and Yield my first waxes...

    There is something that I love about every PJ album and I too have worn them all out. But my point is, for me (just my opinion) Yield is on another level. It's my favorite album ever, by anyone. And the reason I think it's so incredibly on-another-level brilliant is the collective writing effort. All the members of the band bring a unique approach to song writing, and when combined, it's just magic. Albums that are heavily written by 1 or 2 members, while great, don't compare to Yield for me. I just love watching Single Video Theory and seeing this album come together. It's so balanced from a writing standpoint and the result is a cut above any other record for me.
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