For the next album: Bring Stone back to the mic!

SuperStickman

Saw Stone at the Living Room a couple of years ago and he was freaking amazing. I wouldn't mind him taking the mic every once in a while.

Jimmy Eat World is my second favorite band and they use Tom as a second vocalist both on albums and live really well. I could see PJ doing something like that. They've got two (at least) other vocalists in Jeff and Stone that are assets they should be leveraging, not ignoring.

That being said, I think other posters are right in that if not done correctly, it can potentially screw up the flow of the show or the album. I think we saw some of that with Backspacer. Just Breathe and The End are both beautiful songs, but they definitely belonged more on an Eddie Vedder solo album than on a Pearl Jam album, in my opinion.

veddertown

SuperStickman wrote:

Saw Stone at the Living Room a couple of years ago and he was freaking amazing. I wouldn't mind him taking the mic every once in a while.

Jimmy Eat World is my second favorite band and they use Tom as a second vocalist both on albums and live really well. I could see PJ doing something like that. They've got two (at least) other vocalists in Jeff and Stone that are assets they should be leveraging, not ignoring.

That being said, I think other posters are right in that if not done correctly, it can potentially screw up the flow of the show or the album. I think we saw some of that with Backspacer. Just Breathe and The End are both beautiful songs, but they definitely belonged more on an Eddie Vedder solo album than on a Pearl Jam album, in my opinion.

Nice post Stephen! Good to see you're still with us by the way.....

stuckinline

Stone singing Don't Give Me No Lip in Cleveland May 20, 2006 was a HIGHLIGHT for me!

boyo79

SuperStickman wrote:

Just Breathe and The End are both beautiful songs, but they definitely belonged more on an Eddie Vedder solo album than on a Pearl Jam album, in my opinion.

Couldn't agree more!

Karley

I think someone wrote down the idea of a WHITE ALBUM-like new PJ record a few months ago. Wouldn't that be great? A grab bag of epic riff rockers, weird psychedelic experiments, goofy novelty songs, acoustic masterpieces...and with every bandmember participating on one occasion or another...(yes I know, The Beatles had all 4 members singing lead on nearly every album, but you know what I mean)

Like when you put the following (already known) songs together - so this is my version of DISC 1 of PJs WHITE ALBUM (of already released songs)

Of The Earth
Faithful
Nothingman
Don't Gimme No Lip
Man Of The Hour
Who You Are
Glorified G
Let Me Sleep
Spin The Black Circle
Evil Little Goat
God's Dice
All Those Yesterdays

Pretty amazing if you ask me!! Consequently Foxymop would be their Revolution #9! That's the variety I'd like to see with their new material! And I'm all for a few goofy Stone rockers on there but I could totally picture him in one of his own ballads. :!: :!: :!:

Vedder_Girl77

I'd love to hear Matt on lead vocals for one song!

cbrunelle783

Karley wrote:

A grab bag of epic riff rockers, weird psychedelic experiments, goofy novelty songs, acoustic masterpieces...

You mean Vitalogy? You don't get more goofy or psychedelic than Bugs and Foxymop.

Gozzo64

'let stone sing!'

-decodified-

boyo79 wrote:

SuperStickman wrote:

Just Breathe and The End are both beautiful songs, but they definitely belonged more on an Eddie Vedder solo album than on a Pearl Jam album, in my opinion.

Couldn't agree more!

+1
hopefully on the new album all the songs are with the whole band playing... love the 2 songs anyway

-decodified-

-decodified- wrote:

boyo79 wrote:

SuperStickman wrote:

Just Breathe and The End are both beautiful songs, but they definitely belonged more on an Eddie Vedder solo album than on a Pearl Jam album, in my opinion.

Couldn't agree more!

+1
hopefully on the new album all the songs are with the whole band playing... love the 2 songs anyway

oh and yeah let STONE sing!!!