How Would You personally Rank the Studio Albums? Updated

meveret

Another problem with this album is that I really am sick of Corduroy and Betterman. Its a great song but I will take a lot of PJ songs over it. It is probably how some fans who've heard Evenflow non-stop feel, although I can't quite tire of it. Not For You, Nothingman, Satan's Bed, Immortality are all up there high for me but yeah some of the crap like Pry to drags it down.

Big Bank Hank wrote:

ranked the songs on Vitalogy 1-10 just finished listening

Last Exit 8
Spin The Black Circle 8
Not For You 9.5
Tremor Christ 8
Nothingman 9
Whipping 7
Pry, To 2
Corduroy 10
Bugs 6
Satan's Bed 8
Betterman 5
Aye Davanita 2
Immortality 10
Hey, Foxymophandlemama, That's Me 3

MJK1889

Ten
No Code
Vitalogy
Vs
Riot Act
Binaural
Yield
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(Eponymous)

I don't mind saying Ten is my favourite, I discovered it at a time in my life when you're hyper-receptive to music (i.e early to mid teens), and that album was the beginning of everything.

I always have a tough time ranking PJ albums, it changes with time. I didn't used to care for Riot Act and Binaural at all, then after a while I got it somehow and they sound richer and better each time.

meveret

I thought I posted mine but I guess it didn't go through. Here goes:

1)Ten
2)Vs.
3)Vitalogy
4)Binaural
5)No Code
6)Avocado
Riot Act and Yield are tied
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meveret

You have the most similar list to me sir nice choices.

dimitrispearljam wrote:

Ten
Vs.
Binaural
Vitalogy
Avocado
Riot Act
No Code
Yield
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Big Bank Hank

meveret wrote:

Another problem with this album is that I really am sick of Corduroy and Betterman. Its a great song but I will take a lot of PJ songs over it. It is probably how some fans who've heard Evenflow non-stop feel, although I can't quite tire of it. Not For You, Nothingman, Satan's Bed, Immortality are all up there high for me but yeah some of the crap like Pry to drags it down.

Big Bank Hank wrote:

ranked the songs on Vitalogy 1-10 just finished listening

Last Exit 8
Spin The Black Circle 8
Not For You 9.5
Tremor Christ 8
Nothingman 9
Whipping 7
Pry, To 2
Corduroy 10
Bugs 6
Satan's Bed 8
Betterman 5
Aye Davanita 2
Immortality 10
Hey, Foxymophandlemama, That's Me 3

Agreed, I am sick of reading on Twitter these clueless people quoting Betterman using the #PearlJam hash tag and they have no ####ing clue that the song is about a man beating up a woman all the time and she hasn't found the courage to leave him, they have turned into a ####ing love song!I use to give it a 10, but it has been ruined for me, by these people celebrating it, I am sure it will eventually be down to a 3 for me, this is a 10 version for me, but we will never be lucky enough to ever see this version again, who knows he may of even been writing about his own mother getting abused? the band use to just go out and kick ass on the song but now it has been turned into a campfire sing along, it lost all it's intensity for me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kV8g2av2nQ

IcemanDorval

Ten
Vitalogy
No Code
Binaural
Vs.
Yield
Riot Act
Avocado
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meveret

Yeah Betterman is pretty enough, but I think that's the problem. It seems almost celebratory in tone so people interpret it that way I guess.It's like have these people listened to a word Ed is saying in this song, like at all or do they just hear the pretty music?

Big Bank Hank

meveret wrote:

Yeah Betterman is pretty enough, but I think that's the problem. It seems almost celebratory in tone so people interpret it that way I guess.It's like have these people listened to a word Ed is saying in this song, like at all or do they just hear the pretty music?

Eddie is one of the great poets of our generation, but people need to pay attention to the lyrics, even Stone made a comment about it on VH1 Storytellers, he found it strange that it had become such a popular love song

dimitrispearljam

meveret wrote:

You have the most similar list to me sir nice choices.

dimitrispearljam wrote:

Ten
Vs.
Binaural
Vitalogy
Avocado
Riot Act
No Code
Yield
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hello there!.seems we need to go to a show together!!

brianlux

meveret wrote:

Yeah Betterman is pretty enough, but I think that's the problem. It seems almost celebratory in tone so people interpret it that way I guess.It's like have these people listened to a word Ed is saying in this song, like at all or do they just hear the pretty music?

Betterman- I always heard it as tragic loss. It reminds me of a relationship I blew once upon a time.

Edit: not as a result of me being abusive- not at all- so my story does not follow the story line of the song other than the idea of loss.

papa_pearls_jam.pj20

Ten
Vs.
Vitalogy
No Code
Yield
Binaural
Riot Act
Avocado
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Big Bank Hank

Eddie said it is about an abusive relationship on VH1 Storytellers

Waitin', watchin' the clock, it's four o' clock, it's got to stop (the abuse)
Tell him, take no more, she practices her speech
As he opens the door, she rolls over
Pretends to sleep as he looks her over (so he won't abuse her anymore)

She lies (telling a lie) and says she's in love with him, can't find a better man
She dreams in color (black & blue), she dreams in red (bloody), can't find a better man
Can't find a better man
Can't find a better man

Ohh...

Talkin' to herself, there's no one else who needs to know (embarrassed that she is being abused)
She tells herself, oh...

Memories back when she was bold and strong
And waiting for the world to come along
Swears she knew it, now she swears he's gone
She lies (telling a lie) and says she's in love with him, can't find a better man
She dreams in color(black & blue), she dreams in red (bloody), can't find a better man
She lies (telling a lie) and says she still loves him, can't find a better man
She dreams in color (black & blue), she dreams in red (bloody), can't find a better man
Can't find a better man
Can't find a better man

She loved him, yeah, she don't want to leave this way
She needs him, yeah, that's why she'll be back again
Can't find a better man (Can't find a better man)
Can't find a better man (Can't find a better man)
Can't find a better man (Can't find a better man)
Can't find a better man

pretty obvious what the song is about, and Eddie even said so

RedMosquito02

No Code
Yield
Binaural
Vitalogy
Ten
Vs.
Riot Act
Avocado
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meveret

Hahahahah sounds good!

dimitrispearljam wrote:

meveret wrote:

You have the most similar list to me sir nice choices.

dimitrispearljam wrote:

Ten
Vs.
Binaural
Vitalogy
Avocado
Riot Act
No Code
Yield
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hello there!.seems we need to go to a show together!!

carlosjam88

This is very tough to do... but for some reason as I thought things through, it became easy just because of the feelings each record have evoked over time.

Vs
Ten
Binaural
Vitology
Yield
Avocado
No Code
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Riot Act

A ranking of songs would be interesting as well, but I know which one's they are for me... as over played and radio friendly as they may be... my top 5:

Black
Corduroy
Jeremy
I Got Id
In My Tree


Cheers,

STAYSEA

If I am told, "every time I hear "betterman", I think of you", one more time... I'm going postal.

Alive, Jeremy, Daughter, yellow led are mostly the only things (clear channel) , my local radio station plays.

Recently they gave a DJ his/her own Pearl Jam Hour. He or she is in this club and they have been doing a really awesome job.

These lists are so interesting to me.
Pj radio is looking for guest DJ's on the XM . Submit your wishlist... play list. Every Tuesday a club member is chosen. Very kewl


I can put ten closer to my top, but I need to not hear any of it for at least a year. It's been wayyyyyyy overplayed, and Yep.

ckravitz

brianlux wrote:

meveret wrote:

Yeah Betterman is pretty enough, but I think that's the problem. It seems almost celebratory in tone so people interpret it that way I guess.It's like have these people listened to a word Ed is saying in this song, like at all or do they just hear the pretty music?

Betterman- I always heard it as tragic loss. It reminds me of a relationship I blew once upon a time.

Edit: not as a result of me being abusive- not at all- so my story does not follow the story line of the song other than the idea of loss.

That's the beauty of their music, that while obviously the lyrics came from somewhere in terms of story telling, the band themselves fully support people drawing on their own experience to relate to the music. It is supposedly one of the reasons they stopped making music videos back in the 90s. Furthermore, Ed has been directly quoted on how the fans have changed what Alive means to him, also a song not meant to be "happy". The music is what you get from it, and they want it that way.

pandora

VS
Yield
Avocado
Riot Act
Ten
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Binaural
No Code
Vitalogy

Lost Dogs would be at the top of the list though

LukinFan

Yield
No Code
Riot Act
VS
Ten
Binaural
Vitalogy
Avocado
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TamaDrummer91

This list depends largely on my mood, but the bottom few are usually consistently the ones I listen to the least.

No code
Yield
Riot act
Avocado
Vitalogy
Binaural... Love all the songs especially live but can't stand the flow of the album. It's the way the track list is set.
Ten
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Vs