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Happy Birthday, Riot Act

bigbadbillbigbadbill Posts: 1,758
edited November 2008 in The Porch
It's been 6 years, but it's still a good album in all respects. I remember going to the Tower on Sunset (West Hollywood) for the midnight release.
11/6/95, 11/18/97, 7/13/98, 7/14/98, 10/24/00, 10/25/00, 10/28/00, 6/2/03, 6/3/03, 6/5/03, 7/6/06, 7/7/06, 7/9/06, 7/10/06, 7/13/06, 7/15/06, 7/16/06, 7/18/06, 10/21/06, 4/10/08, 4/13/08, 9/30/09, 10/1/09, 10/6/09, 10/7/09, 10/9/09
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  • youngsteryoungster Posts: 6,576
    I fucking LOVE Riot Act. I'll admit, it took me a few months to get into it, but now I listen to it more than any other PJ studio release.
    He who forgets will be destined to remember.

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  • not for me?not for me? Posts: 501
    6 years ago I didn't even know who Pearl Jam was. Ahh, how I've changed. :)

    Damn good album though. Way underrated in my opinion.
    Nathan
  • not for me?not for me? Posts: 501
    bigbadbill wrote:
    ...to the Tower on Sunset (West Hollywood)...

    It is such a shame it closed down. I loved that place so much when I was a kid. Then last year me and few friends took the train down to Hollywood to look at cds, but it was gone. That was a sad day in my life. :(
    Nathan
  • washedinblack91washedinblack91 Posts: 3,078
    i love riot act appreciation threads. it rarely gets the appreciation it deserves. riot act is so sexy, i want to make out with it everyday. i must admit, help help kinda got me reeling at first listen, but it soon found a place in my heart. but even from first listen, 1/2 full, cropduster, save you, LBC, all or none, my god, these are such beautiful songs! how can you NOT like this album?! happy birthday to my favorite album ever!
    PJ: 9/29/04, 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/30/08, 10/30/09, 10/31/09, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 10/18/13, 8/7/16
    eV: 8/4/08, 8/5/08, 6/21/11
    SG: 10/4/08<-- MET STONE!!!
  • finnanniefinnannie Posts: 1,186
    Happy Birthday Riot Act! :D
    My favorite album!

    Save You rocks!

    :D
    Won't let the light escape from me.
    Won't let the darkness swallow me.
  • GivenToJam88GivenToJam88 Posts: 1,187
    not for me? wrote:
    6 years ago I didn't even know who Pearl Jam was. Ahh, how I've changed. :)

    Damn good album though. Way underrated in my opinion.

    haha - same with me but im glad i do now. happy birthday riot act
    2006: 5/28
    2008: 6/19, 6/24, 6/25
    2009: 6/14 (EV), 10/27, 10/28
    2010: 5/17
    2011: 6/21 (EV), 6/22 (EV), 9/11, 9/12
    2012: 9/2
    2013: 10/15, 10/16, 10/19, 10/21, 10/22, 10/27, 11/23, 11/24
    2014: 10/19
    2016: 5/1, 5/2, 5/8
    2018: 8/20, 9/2, 9/4
  • tdlftdaporchtdlftdaporch Posts: 158
    I remember the Sunset Tower. Not only did I go there any time I was in L.A. , but I also went to a Black Sabbath signing there. I miss that store. They should have kept that one open.

    There was one in San Diego my buddy would always go to and it was sweet because it was open till midnight and we would just troll around there till it was closing time.

    Happy B-day Riot Act!!


    In my not so humble opinion, that album has some of their strongest song writing to date...definitely of this millenium.
    "Do you think the carpetpissers did this?" - The Dude
  • G ForceG Force Posts: 1,393
    Time flies. What am I doing with my life?

    Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
  • dreamweaverdreamweaver Posts: 717
    I'll always remember buying riot act, Boston, Virgin Megastore, Midnight release, the songs bring me back to that time being a freshman at school in a new city...
    Meadowlands, MSG 1, MSG 2 - '98
    Jones Beach NY 1 + 3 - '00
    MSG 1 + 2 - '03
    Boston Garden - '04
    Montreal - '05
    Boston Garden 1, Meadowlands 1 + 2 - '06
    Mansfield 1 - '08
    (EV solo) Boston 1 - '08
    Chicago 1 - '09
    MSG -'10
    Brooklyn 1+2 - '13
    Central Park - '15
    MSG - '16
    Fenway - '16
    Wrigley - '16
    (RRHOF) Brooklyn - '17
    Fenway - '18
    MSG - '22
    MSG 1 - '24
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,425
    Happy Bday Riot Act. This cd has gotten as many spins as any other PJ album, from me. It has made its way to the bottom of the favorites list, but man........ Does every one of those songs rip, live, or what?

    Can't Keep is the only song off the album I haven't heard live. The rest I can say kick total ass.
  • Drum Machine89Drum Machine89 Posts: 2,157
    Happy b-day Riot Act, Its a very good album .
    Let them wash away
    All those yesterdays
    All those yesterdays
    All those paper plates
  • Anna_LouAnna_Lou Posts: 70
    washedinblack91 wrote:
    i love riot act appreciation threads. it rarely gets the appreciation it deserves. riot act is so sexy, i want to make out with it everyday. i must admit, help help kinda got me reeling at first listen, but it soon found a place in my heart. but even from first listen, 1/2 full, cropduster, save you, LBC, all or none, my god, these are such beautiful songs! how can you NOT like this album?! happy birthday to my favorite album ever!


    Couldn't have put it better myself! Although, I must mention I Am Mine & You Are.

    :D
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  • High Fidelity 2000High Fidelity 2000 Posts: 4,435
    wow 6 years already! I can remember buying the album day it came out (maybe even on my lunch break?) and listening to it... my now-wife and I were long distance at the time and I wasn't sure I was going to be that into the album before it came out. She called me that night and said "If you don't like this album, I'm breaking up with you." :)

    As an album, 6 years later, I think it's okay, but there are definitely some individual very-worthy songs that make up the whole album.
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  • NewDamageNewDamage Posts: 1,913
    I was working retail at the time and we would get the new cds in a week or so in advance, so I grabbed one about a week early.

    Really didn't like too much of it for a long time. Only in the past couple years have I really listened to it a great deal from start to finish. Not my favorite album but it certainly doesn't deserve all the negativity it gets.
    I am lost, I'm no guide. But I'm by your side...

    8/25/92, 10/4/96, 10/5/96, 9/1/98, 9/4/98, 8/4/00, 8/6/00, 4/15/03, 4/16/03, 10/6/04, 6/16/08
  • bigbadbillbigbadbill Posts: 1,758
    tdlftdaporch wrote:
    I remember the Sunset Tower. Not only did I go there any time I was in L.A. , but I also went to a Black Sabbath signing there. I miss that store. They should have kept that one open.

    There was one in San Diego my buddy would always go to and it was sweet because it was open till midnight and we would just troll around there till it was closing time.

    Happy B-day Riot Act!!


    In my not so humble opinion, that album has some of their strongest song writing to date...definitely of this millenium.

    Speaking of signings, in 03 I was able to get an autograph from the late Johnny Ramone.
    11/6/95, 11/18/97, 7/13/98, 7/14/98, 10/24/00, 10/25/00, 10/28/00, 6/2/03, 6/3/03, 6/5/03, 7/6/06, 7/7/06, 7/9/06, 7/10/06, 7/13/06, 7/15/06, 7/16/06, 7/18/06, 10/21/06, 4/10/08, 4/13/08, 9/30/09, 10/1/09, 10/6/09, 10/7/09, 10/9/09
  • SpencerSpencer Posts: 867
    Great album, to me it's easily the band's best release in this decade.
  • Gonzo1977Gonzo1977 Posts: 1,696
    Happy Belated Birthday Vitalogy !!
  • dpmaydpmay Posts: 643
    yeah i listened to riot act last night...hard to believe it's been 6 years...but i'd definitely say that one has aged very well...
  • alphawolfalphawolf Posts: 646
    riot act...RESPEK!!!
    1996 - Columbia Maryland, Hartford

    1998 - DC RFK Stadium, Virginia Beach, Columbia Maryland, DC Constitution Hall
    2000 - Virginia Beach, Camden I+II, Columbia Maryland

    2002 - Seattle Key Arena I+II

    2003 - Raleigh, Charlotte, State College, Bristow, Camden II

    2004 - Asheville

    2006 - Boston II, Camden I+II, DC

    2008 - Virginia Beach, Camden I+II, DC

    2009 - Philadelphia I, II, III, IV

    2010 - Bristow

    2013 - Philadelphia II, Baltimore, Charlottesville, Charlotte

    2022 - Camden

  • Evolution6579Evolution6579 Posts: 624
    snocat wrote:
    riot act...RESPEK!!!

    Respect Knuckles!

    I have been listening to it at least once-a-day since I got it on vinyl. Ghost, Help Help, All Or None, and 1/2 Full are my favorites by far. Least favorite is still Thumbing My Way but it is kicking my ass and making me miss my daughter.

    Happy belated birthday, Riot Act!
    Chicago 8-23-09

  • pearljamgirl07pearljamgirl07 Posts: 792
    happy birthday riot act!!:)
    "You're the eve of my destruction in the garden of fears"
  • JP2026766JP2026766 Posts: 1,125
    Ya know, this album is much better than alot of people give it credit for. Songs like Can't Keep, LBC, Help Help, Ghost, and Cropduster, which aren't necessarily "typical" PJ songs, are fantastic musically and lyrically. Took me awhile, but I've definitely come around to appreciate this album. Happy B'day Riot Act!

    Mansfield II '08

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    NYC I
    NJPAC

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