Came out on my 19th birthday and I remember vividly driving 40 minutes from my hillbilly college town to the nearest signs of civilization to get it.
hell yeah,I was 24 and I don't remember waiting for a record to come out like I did Vs, because the band really wasn't doing any media and there were no videos on MTV
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1. 100% Three Colors: Blue (Trois Couleurs: Bleu) (1993)
2. 100% Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
3. 100% Wallace and Gromit in the Wrong Trousers (1993)
4. 97% Schindler's List (1993)
5. 97% Groundhog Day (1993)
6. 97% The Remains of the Day (1993)
7. 97% The Snapper (1993)
8. 96% The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
9. 96% The Fugitive (1993)
10. 96% What's Love Got To Do With It? (1993)
11. 96% A Bronx Tale (1993)
12. 96% Shadowlands (1993)
13. 96% King of the Hill (1993)
14. 96% The Wedding Banquet (Xi yan) (1993)
15. 95% In the Line of Fire (1993)
16. 95% In the Name of the Father (1993)
17. 95% Red Rock West (1993)
18. 95% The War Room (1993)
19. 95% The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl (1993)
20. 94% Dave (1993)
21. 94% Short Cuts (1993)
22. 94% Dazed and Confused (1993)
23. 93% Jurassic Park (1993)
24. 93% Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
25. 93% Matinee (1993)
26. 92% True Romance (1993)
27. 91% Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
28. 90% Iron Monkey (1993)
29. 90% The Piano (1993)
30. 90% Like Water for Chocolate (Como Agua para Chocolate) (1993)
31. 89% Cronos (1993)
32. 89% What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
33. 88% Ba wang bie ji (Farewell My Concubine) (1993)
34. 88% Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
35. 88% Naked (1993)
36. 88% Sonatine (1993)
37. 88% Homeward Bound - The Incredible Journey (1993)
38. 86% Fearless (1993)
39. 85% The Secret Garden (1993)
40. 85% Menace II Society (1993)
41. 85% The Joy Luck Club (1993)
42. 84% Rudy (1993)
43. 81% A Perfect World (1993)
44. 81% Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm (1993)
45. 81% It's All True (1993)
46. 80% The Age of Innocence (1993)
47. 80% Baraka (1993)
48. 80% Romper Stomper (1993)
49. 80% Map of the Human Heart (1993)
50. 79% Orlando (1993)
51. 78% Addams Family Values (1993)
52. 78% Carlito's Way (1993)
53. 78% Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
54. 77% Philadelphia (1993)
55. 75% The Firm (1993)
56. 75% This Boy's Life (1993)
57. 75% Benny & Joon (1993)
58. 74% Cool Runnings (1993)
59. 73% Falling Down (1993)
60. 73% Tombstone (1993)
61. 71% Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
62. 71% Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
63. 71% Army of Darkness (1993)
64. 69% Cliffhanger (1993)
65. 68% Alive (1993)
66. 67% Grumpy Old Men (1993)
67. 67% Flesh And Bone (1993)
68. 67% Kalifornia (1993)
69. 67% The Man Without a Face (1993)
70. 65% Little Buddha (1993)
71. 64% Demolition Man (1993)
72. 63% The Sandlot (1993)
73. 63% Sommersby (1993)
74. 60% Wayne's World 2 (1993)
75. 60% Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)
76. 59% Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
77. 57% Free Willy (1993)
78. 57% The Thing Called Love (1993)
79. 55% Heart and Souls (1993)
80. 54% Untamed Heart (1993)
81. 52% The Pelican Brief (1993)
82. 52% So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
83. 52% Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993)
84. 52% CB4 - The Movie (1993)
85. 50% Hard Target (1993)
86. 50% Point of No Return (The Assassin) (1993)
87. 48% Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
88. 47% The Vanishing (1993)
89. 39% Last Action Hero (1993)
90. 36% Indecent Proposal (1993)
91. 36% Coneheads (1993)
92. 35% Rising Sun (1993)
93. 31% The Three Musketeers (1993)
94. 30% Hocus Pocus (1993)
95. 30% The Temp (1993)
96. 29% The House of the Spirits (1993)
97. 29% Made in America (1993)
98. 27% Needful Things (1993)
99. 27% Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
100. 24% The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
I remember exactly...at about this time of day (9:30 AM CT), I was a bleary eyed senior in college who'd stood outside Positively 4th Street Records in Charleston, IL, waiting for my copy of 'Vs.' and had stayed up far too late giving it a couple of spins.
From a purely artistic standpoint, I think either Vitalogy or No Code are PJ's best work. But, because of the memories it brings back....or, as it was released shortly before my 21st birthday...lack thereof...Vs. will always, always, always be my favorite Pearl Jam album.
Vs. was my favourite for a long time.
Then the Yield tour was nearly good enough for Yield to take the top spot.
Then Backspacer came along. It was cool, but didn't reach the aggressive/angsty heights of Vs.
Lightning Bolt is excellent, but again, more mellow than Vs.
Vs. was my favourite for a long time.
Then the Yield tour was nearly good enough for Yield to take the top spot.
Then Backspacer came along. It was cool, but didn't reach the aggressive/angsty heights of Vs.
Lightning Bolt is excellent, but again, more mellow than Vs.
I remember exactly...at about this time of day (9:30 AM CT), I was a bleary eyed senior in college who'd stood outside Positively 4th Street Records in Charleston, IL, waiting for my copy of 'Vs.' and had stayed up far too late giving it a couple of spins.
From a purely artistic standpoint, I think either Vitalogy or No Code are PJ's best work. But, because of the memories it brings back....or, as it was released shortly before my 21st birthday...lack thereof...Vs. will always, always, always be my favorite Pearl Jam album.
No Code is my second favorite, and I was a few years older than you, I was 24, and Vs will probably always be my favorite because that was the moment I realized these guys were around to stay and I could invest myself emotionally in this band, high quality all the way through
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Year:
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1. 100% Three Colors: Blue (Trois Couleurs: Bleu) (1993)
2. 100% Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993)
3. 100% Wallace and Gromit in the Wrong Trousers (1993)
4. 97% Schindler's List (1993)
5. 97% Groundhog Day (1993)
6. 97% The Remains of the Day (1993)
7. 97% The Snapper (1993)
8. 96% The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
9. 96% The Fugitive (1993)
10. 96% What's Love Got To Do With It? (1993)
11. 96% A Bronx Tale (1993)
12. 96% Shadowlands (1993)
13. 96% King of the Hill (1993)
14. 96% The Wedding Banquet (Xi yan) (1993)
15. 95% In the Line of Fire (1993)
16. 95% In the Name of the Father (1993)
17. 95% Red Rock West (1993)
18. 95% The War Room (1993)
19. 95% The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl (1993)
20. 94% Dave (1993)
21. 94% Short Cuts (1993)
22. 94% Dazed and Confused (1993)
23. 93% Jurassic Park (1993)
24. 93% Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
25. 93% Matinee (1993)
26. 92% True Romance (1993)
27. 91% Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
28. 90% Iron Monkey (1993)
29. 90% The Piano (1993)
30. 90% Like Water for Chocolate (Como Agua para Chocolate) (1993)
31. 89% Cronos (1993)
32. 89% What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
33. 88% Ba wang bie ji (Farewell My Concubine) (1993)
34. 88% Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
35. 88% Naked (1993)
36. 88% Sonatine (1993)
37. 88% Homeward Bound - The Incredible Journey (1993)
38. 86% Fearless (1993)
39. 85% The Secret Garden (1993)
40. 85% Menace II Society (1993)
41. 85% The Joy Luck Club (1993)
42. 84% Rudy (1993)
43. 81% A Perfect World (1993)
44. 81% Batman: Mask Of The Phantasm (1993)
45. 81% It's All True (1993)
46. 80% The Age of Innocence (1993)
47. 80% Baraka (1993)
48. 80% Romper Stomper (1993)
49. 80% Map of the Human Heart (1993)
50. 79% Orlando (1993)
51. 78% Addams Family Values (1993)
52. 78% Carlito's Way (1993)
53. 78% Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
54. 77% Philadelphia (1993)
55. 75% The Firm (1993)
56. 75% This Boy's Life (1993)
57. 75% Benny & Joon (1993)
58. 74% Cool Runnings (1993)
59. 73% Falling Down (1993)
60. 73% Tombstone (1993)
61. 71% Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
62. 71% Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
63. 71% Army of Darkness (1993)
64. 69% Cliffhanger (1993)
65. 68% Alive (1993)
66. 67% Grumpy Old Men (1993)
67. 67% Flesh And Bone (1993)
68. 67% Kalifornia (1993)
69. 67% The Man Without a Face (1993)
70. 65% Little Buddha (1993)
71. 64% Demolition Man (1993)
72. 63% The Sandlot (1993)
73. 63% Sommersby (1993)
74. 60% Wayne's World 2 (1993)
75. 60% Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)
76. 59% Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
77. 57% Free Willy (1993)
78. 57% The Thing Called Love (1993)
79. 55% Heart and Souls (1993)
80. 54% Untamed Heart (1993)
81. 52% The Pelican Brief (1993)
82. 52% So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
83. 52% Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993)
84. 52% CB4 - The Movie (1993)
85. 50% Hard Target (1993)
86. 50% Point of No Return (The Assassin) (1993)
87. 48% Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)
88. 47% The Vanishing (1993)
89. 39% Last Action Hero (1993)
90. 36% Indecent Proposal (1993)
91. 36% Coneheads (1993)
92. 35% Rising Sun (1993)
93. 31% The Three Musketeers (1993)
94. 30% Hocus Pocus (1993)
95. 30% The Temp (1993)
96. 29% The House of the Spirits (1993)
97. 29% Made in America (1993)
98. 27% Needful Things (1993)
99. 27% Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
100. 24% The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
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I remember exactly...at about this time of day (9:30 AM CT), I was a bleary eyed senior in college who'd stood outside Positively 4th Street Records in Charleston, IL, waiting for my copy of 'Vs.' and had stayed up far too late giving it a couple of spins.
From a purely artistic standpoint, I think either Vitalogy or No Code are PJ's best work. But, because of the memories it brings back....or, as it was released shortly before my 21st birthday...lack thereof...Vs. will always, always, always be my favorite Pearl Jam album.
Then the Yield tour was nearly good enough for Yield to take the top spot.
Then Backspacer came along. It was cool, but didn't reach the aggressive/angsty heights of Vs.
Lightning Bolt is excellent, but again, more mellow than Vs.
Bottom line: Vs. is still my favourite.
When I recorded 20 PJ covers for PJ20, I was tempted to do all songs from Vs.
Ended up doing RVM, Daughter, Small Town, Indifference:
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL990CBEE6F0ABEC82
Meanwhile, I just worked out Infallible on guitar. Might stick a video of that up on YouTube in the coming days.