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Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
edited March 2008 in The Porch
I am in my senior year of High School.. in NY and about 3 kids (me included) listen to PJ and plan on attending MSG nights 1 & 2... I was listening to my iPod and this "hardcore" kid was like who ya listening to? I said Pearl Jam, he's like o they suck.. I never play even flow on Guitar Hero.. I asked him, has he ever listened to any PJ other than that? He was like no and I never will... I swear I can't stand people who judge before they listen.

Im being bias but how can you say this band sucks? YOU CAN'T they are FUCKING GREAT!
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  • gobrowns19gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    Yeah, if they don't want to be open to it don't worry about it. Better seats for you at shows.
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  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    what "hardcore" bands does he listen to?

    I'm really waiting to get a chuckle off at this dudes vastly "superior" musical taste.

    Must suck to be jealous of people because you were born too late to have much good current music\bands available (at least not in the mainstream, which is where must teenyboppers get there taste from) ... and you have to act all cool and like shit instead.

    :cool:
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  • Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    what "hardcore" bands does he listen to?

    I'm really waiting to get a chuckle off at this dudes vastly "superior" musical taste.

    Must suck to be jealous of people because you were born to late to have much good music available ... and you have to act all cool and like shit instead.

    :cool:
    Funny for a 18 year old, I could swear I grew up and lived through the grunge era lol.. I HATE music today..
    2008 - MSG 6/24-6/25
    2010 - Newark 5/18 MSG 5/21
    2011 - PJ20 9/3-9/4
    2012 - MIA Festival 9/2
    2013 - Wrigley Field 7/19 Brooklyn 10/18-10/19 Philly 10/22
    2015 - Colbert show - 9/23 Global Citizens Festival 9/26
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  • DanimalDanimal Posts: 2,000
    Jeremy's Spoken wrote:
    I am in my senior year of High School.. in NY and about 3 kids (me included) listen to PJ and plan on attending MSG nights 1 & 2... I was listening to my iPod and this "hardcore" kid was like who ya listening to? I said Pearl Jam, he's like o they suck.. I never play even flow on Guitar Hero.. I asked him, has he ever listened to any PJ other than that? He was like no and I never will... I swear I can't stand people who judge before they listen.

    Im being bias but how can you say this band sucks? YOU CAN'T they are FUCKING GREAT!

    Did you tell him he was a loser for playing Guitar Hero?
    "I don't believe in PJ fans but I believe there is something, not too sure what." - Thoughts_Arrive


  • SpinMeRoundRollMeOvrSpinMeRoundRollMeOvr Posts: 437
    What about this apparently "hardcore" kid playing guitar hero? I mean, it's a great game but seriously... if you are trying to be "hardcore", a plastic guitar and colored buttons isn't going to help you much.

    High school blows. Don't let him get to you... you have far superior music taste.
  • culot4culot4 Posts: 775
    You have good taste beyond your years...You should know that. I'm glad PJ isn't very popular with that age group, and I kind of hope it stays that way.
    Once in a while you can get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
  • wolfbearwolfbear Posts: 3,965
    I too don't understand people who judge with out listening. Or trying anything new. It's not just good music they are limiting themselves to, but a whole lot more. It is just their loss in the long run. :)
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  • Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    SpinMeRoundRollMeOvr wrote:
    What about this apparently "hardcore" kid playing guitar hero? I mean, it's a great game but seriously... if you are trying to be "hardcore", a plastic guitar and colored buttons isn't going to help you much.

    High school blows. Don't let him get to you... you have far superior music taste.
    Oh trust me I know I have better music taste.

    Let's compare cd's:

    Me: PJ, Soundgarden, Mad Season, Temple of Dog, AIC, Pixies... and others..

    His: Killswitch, Atreyu, Lamb Of God (who ARE awesome).. and other shit..

    It does NOT compare. ugh..
    2008 - MSG 6/24-6/25
    2010 - Newark 5/18 MSG 5/21
    2011 - PJ20 9/3-9/4
    2012 - MIA Festival 9/2
    2013 - Wrigley Field 7/19 Brooklyn 10/18-10/19 Philly 10/22
    2015 - Colbert show - 9/23 Global Citizens Festival 9/26
    2016 - Philly 4/28-4/29 MSG 5/1-5/2



  • SnakeSnake Posts: 2,605
    Jeremy's Spoken wrote:
    I never play even flow on Guitar Hero..

    Guitar Hero Huh?
    Not to be judgmental but that that statement already makes him a HUGE dork. lol
    Now dont get me started on guitar hero! But damn it is addictive :eek:
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  • culot4culot4 Posts: 775
    Guitar Hero is so much fun. If that makes me an asshole to love it than so be it.
    Once in a while you can get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
  • foxymophandlemommafoxymophandlemomma Posts: 103
    wear it like a badge man. i've been made fun of for years but i laugh all the way to the shows. ;)
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  • release30release30 Posts: 2,051
    I'm sure he listens to Panic at the Disco...So don't worry..
    Conversations getting dull
    There's a constant ringing in my ears
    Sense of humor's void and numb
    And I'm bored to tears.......
  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    culot4 wrote:
    You have good taste beyond your years...

    Yeah.
    You know i have such a hard time understanding the headspace of the modern teenager ...

    i mean, i guess i understand that Ten (evenflow) has a "dated" sound, with all the reverb\delay and that washed out 70's Arena-ish sound ... but even still ... if you are a teenager, Ten should be fucking getting you off.

    Those songs are legitimate tunes about angst, trauma, pain, tribulation and so forth ... what is not to LOVE about it? ESPECIALLY as a youth.

    And then, if we can finally move past that ONE album (or song, in this moron's case) ... there are albums after endless albums of great material to relate to.

    I guess it must really suck to be stuck thinking that only music that goes Duh-Duh-Duh-Duh-Duh! Roaaaaar ROaaaar Roaaaar! is "good".

    Man.
    Pathetic.
    :cool:
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    If I opened it now would you not understand?
  • i am a targeti am a target Posts: 808
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    what "hardcore" bands does he listen to?

    I'm really waiting to get a chuckle off at this dudes vastly "superior" musical taste.

    Must suck to be jealous of people because you were born too late to have much good current music\bands available (at least not in the mainstream, which is where must teenyboppers get there taste from) ... and you have to act all cool and like shit instead.

    :cool:

    wow. thats just horribly shortsighted. there are hundreds of great bands out there right now.

    and to the original poster. spend some time doing some listening..you'll find some great bands..there's more than just pearl jam out there...

    black rebel motorcycle club (S/T and Howl)
    nada surf (let go)
    ted leo and the pharmacists (any album)
    albert hammond jr. (yours to keep)
    and you will know us by the trail of dead (source tags & code)
    at the drive in (relationship of command)
    the libertines (up the bracket and s/t)
    the black keys
    bloc party (silent alarm)
    the strokes (all three albums)
    the briefs (for your punk fix)
    the bronx (both albums)
    the catheters (static delusions & stone still days and howling..it grows and grows)
    the cribs
    death from above 1979
    dirty pretty things
    elliott smith
    forward russia
    franz ferdinand
    french kicks
    the joggers
    the walkmen (everyone who pretended to like me is gone) <---amazing album
    the futureheads (s/t)
    interpol (all three albums)
    the hives
    hot hot heat (make up the breakdown)
    alkaline trio
    lcd soundsystem
    liars (they threw us all in a trench and stuck a monument on top)
    maximo park (a certain trigger)
    muse
    radiohead
    the national
    wolf parade
    okkervil river
    queens of the stone age
    the white stripes
    ryan adams
    shout out louds

    there. go download some shit.
  • JaneNYJaneNY Posts: 4,438
    This reminds me of a current trend that is annoying - people saying something 'sucks' because THEY don't happen to like it. Why can't they just say they don't like it? Pearl Jam does not suck simply because that person doesn't like them. There's bands I don't really connect with, but I respect their musical quality.

    Many young'uns just like the flavor of the month. Atreyu, Killswitch Engage are hot bands right now with the young ones. But in ten years will he still be listening to them? I somehow don't think so.
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  • culot4culot4 Posts: 775
    DriftingByTheStorm wrote:
    Yeah.
    You know i have such a hard time understanding the headspace of the modern teenager ...

    i mean, i guess i understand that Ten (evenflow) has a "dated" sound, with all the reverb\delay and that washed out 70's Arena-ish sound ... but even still ... if you are a teenager, Ten should be fucking getting you off.

    Those songs are legitimate tunes about angst, trauma, pain, tribulation and so forth ... what is not to LOVE about it? ESPECIALLY as a youth.

    And then, if we can finally move past that ONE album (or song, in this moron's case) ... there are albums after endless albums of great material to relate to.

    I guess it must really suck to be stuck thinking that only music that goes Duh-Duh-Duh-Duh-Duh! Roaaaaar ROaaaar Roaaaar! is "good".

    Man.
    Pathetic.
    :cool:

    I don't get it. They should be treated like how I treated Pink Floyd when I was 17. Instead they get treated like they're Journey or something by an age group that I'm guessing labels them as a dated sound. I don't know.
    Once in a while you can get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
  • red mosred mos Posts: 4,953
    Jeremy's Spoken wrote:
    I am in my senior year of High School.. in NY and about 3 kids (me included) listen to PJ and plan on attending MSG nights 1 & 2... I was listening to my iPod and this "hardcore" kid was like who ya listening to? I said Pearl Jam, he's like o they suck.. I never play even flow on Guitar Hero.. I asked him, has he ever listened to any PJ other than that? He was like no and I never will... I swear I can't stand people who judge before they listen.

    Im being bias but how can you say this band sucks? YOU CAN'T they are FUCKING GREAT!
    Well, I don't understand it either. I've given up on trying to convert people into the wonderful world of pearl jam's music. I just look at it like their loss. I also understand though that pearl jam is not everyone's cup of tea, just like some bands I know people like but I just can't get into. Living in Houston though, it's hard to find pj fans. They are here, but hard to find especially the single pearl jam ladies- God I'd love to meet my girlfriend/ future wife but that's a whole other thread though. :)
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  • pjfan85pjfan85 Posts: 124
    When I was in high school (graduated in 2005) everybody in the school listened to Pearl Jam, even the teachers. We even watched Single Video Theory instead of having a Geography test when I was in 10th grade. It was only a small school (250 students or so) so I guess music caught on a lot easier.
  • normnorm Posts: 31,146
    JaneNY wrote:
    This reminds me of a current trend that is annoying - people saying something 'sucks' because THEY don't happen to like it. Why can't they just say they don't like it? Pearl Jam does not suck simply because that person doesn't like them. There's bands I don't really connect with, but I respect their musical quality.


    amen!! and let me add "boring" to that.....the band isn't boring, you are bored by them...
  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    Jeremy's Spoken wrote:
    Funny for a 18 year old, I could swear I grew up and lived through the grunge era lol.. I HATE music today..

    i love music forever.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    hobbes wrote:
    wow. thats just horribly shortsighted. there are hundreds of great bands out there right now.

    and to the original poster. spend some time doing some listening..you'll find some great bands..there's more than just pearl jam out there...

    black rebel motorcycle club (S/T and Howl)
    nada surf (let go)
    ted leo and the pharmacists (any album)
    albert hammond jr. (yours to keep)
    and you will know us by the trail of dead (source tags & code)
    at the drive in (relationship of command)
    the libertines (up the bracket and s/t)
    the black keys
    bloc party (silent alarm)
    the strokes (all three albums)
    the briefs (for your punk fix)
    the bronx (both albums)
    the catheters (static delusions & stone still days and howling..it grows and grows)
    the cribs
    death from above 1979
    dirty pretty things
    elliott smith
    forward russia
    franz ferdinand
    french kicks
    the joggers
    the walkmen (everyone who pretended to like me is gone) <---amazing album
    the futureheads (s/t)
    interpol (all three albums)
    the hives
    hot hot heat (make up the breakdown)
    alkaline trio
    lcd soundsystem
    liars (they threw us all in a trench and stuck a monument on top)
    maximo park (a certain trigger)
    muse
    radiohead
    the national
    wolf parade
    okkervil river
    queens of the stone age
    the white stripes
    ryan adams
    shout out louds

    there. go download some shit.
    thats why i put "at least in the mainstream" in parenthesis... ;)

    and FYI, i only like about 4 of the bands on that list ... most of those bands are WAY to "wussy" for me. Sorry. I'm not saying they are "bad", and you are more than welcome to enjoy it ... i'm just saying i like a little cock with my rock ... and most of those bands are influenced by the all-screwing vagina of a band that is Radiohead ...

    so ...?
    i'm well aware there is more than just PJ out there.
    you don't have to treat me like some stuck-in-the-90s moron.
    :D
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  • Vedd HeddVedd Hedd Posts: 4,602
    SpinMeRoundRollMeOvr wrote:
    What about this apparently "hardcore" kid playing guitar hero? I mean, it's a great game but seriously... if you are trying to be "hardcore", a plastic guitar and colored buttons isn't going to help you much.


    This should have been your exact response.

    Next time he says that, respond with the above statement. When he tries to retort, interrupt him with "NERD ALERT". From then on, anytime he tries to speak, just keep replying "NERD ALERT".

    I mean, its not so much that he plays guitar hero, just the fact that he had to say, "I never play Even Flow on Guitar hero." .....as if to say, "Thats way too lame to play on guitar hero. I play the hardcore stuff on guitar hero."
    Turn this anger into
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  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    radiohead is a great band.
    d'oh!!!!!!

    http://www.myspace.com/brain_of_c
  • Vedd HeddVedd Hedd Posts: 4,602
    JaneNY wrote:
    This reminds me of a current trend that is annoying - people saying something 'sucks' because THEY don't happen to like it. Why can't they just say they don't like it? Pearl Jam does not suck simply because that person doesn't like them. There's bands I don't really connect with, but I respect their musical quality.

    Many young'uns just like the flavor of the month. Atreyu, Killswitch Engage are hot bands right now with the young ones. But in ten years will he still be listening to them? I somehow don't think so.

    Good points.
    Turn this anger into
    Nuclear fission
  • culot4culot4 Posts: 775
    Jeremy's Spoken wrote:
    Funny for a 18 year old, I could swear I grew up and lived through the grunge era lol.. I HATE music today..

    An 18 year old saying this means a lot to me. It makes me appreciate the fact I got to go through my high school years during a true musical revolution that is still revered. It was cool for me because PJ was still one of the biggest bands on the planet during my formidable years. Every generation deserves a band like that, but not every generation gets one. There are some pretty good newer bands out there, but nothing PJ circa 1994 as far as I can see.
    Once in a while you can get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
  • 4Powers204Powers20 Posts: 1,228
    here is my list of recomendations

    Gomez
    Raconteurs
    Phish
    Umphrey's Mcgee
    Toot's and the Maytals (BEST REGGAE EVER except for maybe Marley)
    311
    White Stripes

    short and sweet


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  • Jeremys SpokenJeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    culot4 wrote:
    An 18 year old saying this means a lot to me. It makes me appreciate the fact I got to go through my high school years during a true musical revolution that is still revered. It was cool for me because PJ was still one of the biggest bands on the planet during my formidable years. Every generation deserves a band like that, but not every generation gets one. There are some pretty good newer bands out there, but nothing PJ circa 1994 as far as I can see.
    what's mine? fucking Linkin Park? Boy!

    I was born in 1990.. just wish I was born in like 80.. lol
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    2010 - Newark 5/18 MSG 5/21
    2011 - PJ20 9/3-9/4
    2012 - MIA Festival 9/2
    2013 - Wrigley Field 7/19 Brooklyn 10/18-10/19 Philly 10/22
    2015 - Colbert show - 9/23 Global Citizens Festival 9/26
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  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    brain of c wrote:
    radiohead is a great band.

    Yeah.
    The Bends is in my Top 5-10 Albums

    But, you gotta be able to back your career with more than just one great album.

    :D
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    If I opened it now would you not understand?
  • DiRtyFranK38DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    dude thats NOTHING! I'm 16 in high school. i met this lady the other day who is friends with a family member. she just turned 40. we were all talking about music. i said pearl jam is my favorite band they're amazing. she says: "pearl jam is great! they sing pump it up, right?" i shit right there.
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    2009: London (O2), Philly 1, 2, 3, & 4
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  • Diamond MarmaladeDiamond Marmalade Posts: 38
    JaneNY wrote:
    Many young'uns just like the flavor of the month. Atreyu, Killswitch Engage are hot bands right now with the young ones. But in ten years will he still be listening to them? I somehow don't think so.

    I got a stickman tattoo on my 18th birthday (which was, uh... last May:o), and shortly afterward a friend of mine was thinking about getting a tattoo and went on a bit of a rant about how people get tattoos of stupid things they like now but will forget about in 6 months. So I said, well I got a Pearl Jam tattoo. He replied, "yeah, but Pearl Jam's timeless." :)

    I definitely relate to the original poster, and I wish there were more PJ fans our age out there! I was with a friend of mine, who's 20, and I said something about Pearl Jam and he was like "Is that a band?":rolleyes: shameful...
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