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LoulouLoulou Adelaide Posts: 6,247
edited November 2010 in Other Music
I know it's a scary thought but if Pearl Jam never existed, who would be your favourite band?
“ "Thank you Palestrina. It’s a wonderful evening, it’s great to be here and I wanna dedicate you a super sexy song." " (last words of Mark Sandman of Morphine)


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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    edited November 2010
    Pink Floyd
    Wilco
    The Hold Steady
    The Beatles
    Arcade Fire
    Ryan Adams
    Anything Jack White

    Not sure PJ is my favourite band, but...
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    Loulou wrote:
    I know it's a scary thought but if Pearl Jam never existed, who would be your favourite band?


    same band that is now.
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • LoulouLoulou Adelaide Posts: 6,247
    hmmmmmmmm?? Who would that be? :?
    catefrances wrote:
    Loulou wrote:
    I know it's a scary thought but if Pearl Jam never existed, who would be your favourite band?


    same band that is now.
    “ "Thank you Palestrina. It’s a wonderful evening, it’s great to be here and I wanna dedicate you a super sexy song." " (last words of Mark Sandman of Morphine)


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    PJ20 USA 2011 night 1
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    Adelaide BIG DAY OUT 2014
  • honor army rangershonor army rangers Posts: 311
    Drive By Truckers!
    uncle matty
  • thefixer9thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    The Killers!!!
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  • GardenpartyGardenparty Posts: 1,910
    Pearl Jam is my all time favorite, even though i don't listen as much as i used to.

    MMJ is the only band that has a realistic chance of taking that title at some point.
    “I know this song so well, I can smoke a cigarette, have a drink, brush my teeth, take a shit, and mow the lawn while singing it. But I'll only be doing a couple of those things during this version.”
  • UpSideDownUpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    Can't think of any other band that has had this much impact on me. Maybe Soundgarden or Slipknot, but not even close.
  • KloddzKloddz Posts: 2,573
    Not sure.

    If you just mean "who's your second favorite band", then The Doors.

    If you mean "how would your musical taste have evolved if PJ hadn't been around", then the answer is much more difficult. I mean, knowing who PJ's influences were only got me into The Who, Uncle Neil, a lot of other 70's stuff, Zeppelin, and ultimately also The Doors. So without PJ, would I still be a Doors fan? Probably not. Would I be listening to techno music instead? Probably notter. :roll: But it's really hard to tell, as a lot of the bands that I listen to are somehow PJ related - Soundgarden, R.E.M., Foo Fighters, you name it. :ugeek:
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  • nuffingmannuffingman Posts: 3,014
    As now! Mon the Biff!
  • PissBottleManPissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    honor army rangers wrote:
    Drive By Truckers!

    Thumbs up.

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  • DaveyGDaveyG Posts: 225
    Creed ;)

    In all seriousness, The White Stripes.
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  • LoulouLoulou Adelaide Posts: 6,247
    Hehehehe :lol::lol:
    DaveyG wrote:
    Creed ;)

    In all seriousness, The White Stripes.
    “ "Thank you Palestrina. It’s a wonderful evening, it’s great to be here and I wanna dedicate you a super sexy song." " (last words of Mark Sandman of Morphine)


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    Adelaide 2009
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    Christchurch NZ 2009
    Eddie Vedder, Adelaide 2011
    PJ20 USA 2011 night 1
    PJ20 USA 2011 night 2
    Adelaide BIG DAY OUT 2014
  • JL19851JL19851 Posts: 209
    What I have learned about myself over the years is that if Pearl Jam was not my favorite band, I would not have a favorite band now. That's the short answer.

    The long answer is that there are two ways to look at this. Before they were my favorite band, Nirvana was my favorite, so maybe that's an answer. However, that was approximately 15-16 years ago, so it is not the likely answer.

    On the other end, the reason why I would not have a favorite is because my tastes have become too dispersed. Of the more modern recent bands, the Black Keys are clearly the band I follow closest, with Ben Harper pretty much neck and neck with them. However, I follow what Bruce Springsteen does pretty closely, even though he is more of a classic rock outfit, and I follow what the Roots do pretty regularly (I consider HOW I GOT OVER among the best albums released this year that I heard). At the same time, I have a tremendous passion for the music of The Who. All these bands take turns as the music I feel most passionately about not by Pearl Jam and I would have a very hard time choosing from them.
  • LoulouLoulou Adelaide Posts: 6,247
    Well said. Yeah I understand, I have a really eclectic taste in music too. I like Tom Waits but then I like PJ Harvey, Nick Cave and Leadbelly then I like Marcy Playground but I dont follow them like I do Pearl Jam.
    JL19851 wrote:
    What I have learned about myself over the years is that if Pearl Jam was not my favorite band, I would not have a favorite band now. That's the short answer.

    The long answer is that there are two ways to look at this. Before they were my favorite band, Nirvana was my favorite, so maybe that's an answer. However, that was approximately 15-16 years ago, so it is not the likely answer.

    On the other end, the reason why I would not have a favorite is because my tastes have become too dispersed. Of the more modern recent bands, the Black Keys are clearly the band I follow closest, with Ben Harper pretty much neck and neck with them. However, I follow what Bruce Springsteen does pretty closely, even though he is more of a classic rock outfit, and I follow what the Roots do pretty regularly (I consider HOW I GOT OVER among the best albums released this year that I heard). At the same time, I have a tremendous passion for the music of The Who. All these bands take turns as the music I feel most passionately about not by Pearl Jam and I would have a very hard time choosing from them.
    “ "Thank you Palestrina. It’s a wonderful evening, it’s great to be here and I wanna dedicate you a super sexy song." " (last words of Mark Sandman of Morphine)


    Adelaide 1998
    Adelaide 2003
    Adelaide 2006 night 1
    Adelaide 2006 night 2
    Adelaide 2009
    Melbourne 2009
    Christchurch NZ 2009
    Eddie Vedder, Adelaide 2011
    PJ20 USA 2011 night 1
    PJ20 USA 2011 night 2
    Adelaide BIG DAY OUT 2014
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