Favorite Song from Riot Act?

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  • Newch91Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    In a three-way tie between Love Boat Captain, Thumbing My Way, and You Are, the edge would go to Thumbing My Way.
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  • Can't Keep :)
    Makes me ache, makes me shake...
    ...is it so wrong to think that love can keep us safe?
  • Love is Deep...dig it out....

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

    where is Paulina????????? :P
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  • pjfan31pjfan31 Posts: 7,335
    Ouch, trying to narrow it down to just one shows what an underrated album this is...

    I am Mine
    Save you
    You are
    Ghost
    Green disease
    Love boat captain
    All or none

    ouch... can't do it...
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  • dwhite76dwhite76 Posts: 2,801
    It realy bothers me when I hear people call Riot Act one of their weakest albums. I dont know what they are listening to. This is a great album top to bottom. I must have listened to it thousands of times.

    Its hard to pick just one song from the album. But if I had to listen to one of the songs over and over it would be Love Boat Captain.

    LBC has it all. Great lyrics. Its a fast song yet a slow song at the same time. To boot it is a powerful song.

    They need to take it out of retirement. I was lucky enough to hear it at PJ20. Not played since then. Before then it has only been played twice in the last 5 years. I was shocked to see that info :shock:
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  • dwhite76 wrote:
    It realy bothers me when I hear people call Riot Act one of their weakest albums. I dont know what they are listening to. This is a great album top to bottom. I must have listened to it thousands of times.

    Its hard to pick just one song from the album. But if I had to listen to one of the songs over and over it would be Love Boat Captain.

    LBC has it all. Great lyrics. Its a fast song yet a slow song at the same time. To boot it is a powerful song.

    They need to take it out of retirement. I was lucky enough to hear it at PJ20. Not played since then. Before then it has only been played twice in the last 5 years. I was shocked to see that info :shock:
    was sick at alpine..and with the quality we see at Toronto 1 boot..this song,,and wash,and release,and even flow and porch,and deep....ok all!!!,,will be unreal!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
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  • erocshiftyerocshifty Posts: 1,170
    1/2 full. mr. mccready & mr cameron turn this song into a MONSTER!!! especially live...the haves be havin more, yet still bored- FUCK EM! WON'T SOMEONE SAVE....THE WORLD?.....then the tribal eddie chants...if not my favorite record ever, my second favorite-only to binaural...but i really can't pick just one..so can't keep & you are,get right (matts weed song)...the whole damn record is superb-top to bottom. i said it after they premeired i am mine on aol way back in 02: it is their physical graffiti. heres to hoping the next record is a return to this kind of writing...
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  • erocshifty wrote:
    1/2 full. mr. mccready & mr cameron turn this song into a MONSTER!!! especially live...the haves be havin more, yet still bored- FUCK EM! WON'T SOMEONE SAVE....THE WORLD?.....then the tribal eddie chants...if not my favorite record ever, my second favorite-only to binaural...but i really can't pick just one..so can't keep & you are,get right (matts weed song)...the whole damn record is superb-top to bottom. i said it after they premeired i am mine on aol way back in 02: it is their physical graffiti. heres to hoping the next record is a return to this kind of writing...
    thanks for saying that..i post so many times here that if 1/2 full was at a Led Zeppelin album,all will talk about one of the best RockNRoll song of all times..
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  • erocshiftyerocshifty Posts: 1,170
    amen to that. mikey is the most underrated guitarist ever. pearl jam wear the crown of the kings of rock!!!
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  • erocshifty wrote:
    amen to that. mikey is the most underrated guitarist ever. pearl jam wear the crown of the kings of rock!!!
    i hear you brother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • prlprl Posts: 132
    -Buru- wrote:
    A song I seriously doubt I will be able to listen to live...

    All or none.

    It has now become my holy grail of songs. I guess it has for some time (together with Tremor Christ and Hard to Imagine)

    One of the most beautiful songs ever written.
    My favorite song from Riot Act too and I also don't think I'll ever listen to it live..

    the best live version is from the Benaroya 2003 show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOKZT4kf9_g
  • prl wrote:
    -Buru- wrote:
    A song I seriously doubt I will be able to listen to live...

    All or none.

    It has now become my holy grail of songs. I guess it has for some time (together with Tremor Christ and Hard to Imagine)

    One of the most beautiful songs ever written.
    My favorite song from Riot Act too and I also don't think I'll ever listen to it live..

    the best live version is from the Benaroya 2003 show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOKZT4kf9_g
    that version is wow...pfffff as someone says...

    btw,question,,you wear a shirt like your avatar at Alpine?? :mrgreen:
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • Paulina87Paulina87 Poland Posts: 3,303
    Love is Deep...dig it out....

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

    where is Paulina????????? :P

    Here :P
    YES +1!! for this song :D
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  • Paulina87 wrote:
    Love is Deep...dig it out....

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

    where is Paulina????????? :P

    Here :P
    YES +1!! for this song :D
    :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D i knew you can back me up on this ;)

    I've seen it all before,
    Bring it on cause I'm no victim
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • BrainofBGABrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,517
    1. Green Disease is my usual 'go to' favourite. Catchy. Wish they played it a bit more. In the same category as Down and Undone.
    2.Save You lyrically and musically very powerful....
    3 And Yes Help Help - very underrated live and lyrically I think it's great!
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  • Paulina87Paulina87 Poland Posts: 3,303
    Paulina87 wrote:
    where is Paulina????????? :P

    Here :P
    YES +1!! for this song :D
    :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D i knew you can back me up on this ;)

    I've seen it all before,
    Bring it on cause I'm no victim

    Of course :D
    And I'm telling you we'll get it on next tour :D
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  • Paulina87 wrote:

    Of course :D
    And I'm telling you we'll get it on next tour :D
    this is the song that want so much to get...and then Ocean..and from there i will never care again what they gonna play :D
    Berlin 12
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • Paulina87Paulina87 Poland Posts: 3,303
    Paulina87 wrote:

    Of course :D
    And I'm telling you we'll get it on next tour :D
    this is the song that want so much to get...and then Ocean..and from there i will never care again what they gonna play :D
    Berlin 12

    yes Berlin 2012 and we can die happy ;)
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  • Paulina87 wrote:
    Paulina87 wrote:

    Of course :D
    And I'm telling you we'll get it on next tour :D
    this is the song that want so much to get...and then Ocean..and from there i will never care again what they gonna play :D
    Berlin 12

    yes Berlin 2012 and we can die happy ;)
    im not gonna die happy if im not see them first in BA :mrgreen:
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • KathiKathi Posts: 1,828
    I fully support Berlin 12. :)

    As for songs...I can't decide between i am mine, cropduster and green disease...and love boat captain. gah the whole record is great.
  • prlprl Posts: 132
    prl wrote:
    -Buru- wrote:
    A song I seriously doubt I will be able to listen to live...

    All or none.

    It has now become my holy grail of songs. I guess it has for some time (together with Tremor Christ and Hard to Imagine)

    One of the most beautiful songs ever written.
    My favorite song from Riot Act too and I also don't think I'll ever listen to it live..

    the best live version is from the Benaroya 2003 show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOKZT4kf9_g
    that version is wow...pfffff as someone says...

    btw,question,,you wear a shirt like your avatar at Alpine?? :mrgreen:
    lol nop, I wasn't there :(
  • prl wrote:

    btw,question,,you wear a shirt like your avatar at Alpine?? :mrgreen:
    lol nop, I wasn't there :(
    oh,sorry,was a guy wear that shirt
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • Paulina87Paulina87 Poland Posts: 3,303
    Paulina87 wrote:
    this is the song that want so much to get...and then Ocean..and from there i will never care again what they gonna play :D
    Berlin 12

    yes Berlin 2012 and we can die happy ;)
    im not gonna die happy if im not see them first in BA :mrgreen:

    you will one day ;)
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  • ChrisileinChrisilein Vienna/Austria Posts: 3,907
    Not easy to answer...there are a lot of great songs!
    Todays ranking would be:

    1. All or None (i would love to hear this one live!!! Vic Theatre 2007 has a great version!!!)
    2. Save You
    3. Cropduster
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  • i love this album. it's difficult to pick one favorite as it is, and i find it impossible to choose between LBC and Thumbing My Way. i guess this will have to do :lol:
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  • Thumbing My Way and 1/2 Full... Two very different but very awesome songs :mrgreen:
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  • yoyoyoyo France Posts: 316
    1.Can't Keep
    2.All Or None
    3.You Are


    4.Bushleaguer
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  • JP33JP33 Posts: 1,348
    I Am Mine
  • I Am Mine or All Or None - The 2 best songs on the album..

    There are others I like : Cropduster, Cant' Keep, You Are & Bushleaguer.

    I still think Riot Act contains some of the most average PJ Material. Help Help, Ghost and Get Right are all snorefests for me.
  • mysticweedmysticweed Posts: 3,710
    can't keep or 1/2 full

    i can't decide
    fuck 'em if they can't take a joke

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