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Avocado Vs. Is This It

jasonwjasonw Posts: 424
edited July 2008 in The Porch
This might seem like random albums to compare, but "Is This It" has been playing in my car non-stop this week. So the other day i take it out and put in "Avocado" (i don't like calling it that, but it seems like it would be less confusing than saying pearl jam), and let's just say i quickly went back to The Strokes. I think "Is This It" blows "Avocado" out of the water......thoughts?
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  • LukinFanLukinFan Florida Posts: 29,072
    not even close- I'd take Avocado any day over it- but that's just my opinion
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  • jasonwjasonw Posts: 424
    LukinFan wrote:
    not even close- I'd take Avocado any day over it- but that's just my opinion

    I assume I'll get a lot of this since it is a pearl jam board, but i just think "Is This It" is a classic rock album of this decade and "Avocado" is not
  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    "Is This It" is far better than Avocado. But not better than anything Yield or before.
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  • CopTheRiotActCopTheRiotAct Posts: 953
    'Is this it' is a great album, and more solid. But the avo has more variety. I don't really find them comparable.

    it's hard to compare something my fav band puts out compared to another band i like but not as much.

    so i would say they equal... oh, and avo is probably my least favourite pj album.
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  • SomethingCreativeSomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,396
    I'd take a live comp of "Pearl Jam" in its entirety over Is this It...not sure about studio though...something about the way "Pearl Jam" is mixed just bugs the shit out of me
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  • ClaudiaClaudia Posts: 398
    "Is This It" is a classic
  • heyjoseheyjose Melbourne, Australia Posts: 503
    The Strokes are my second favourite band. First Impressions of Earth is a bit of a masterpiece, and Is This It a classic.
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  • muppetmuppet Posts: 980
    I already think "Is This It" is a classic. It's much better than Avacado.
  • knittedknitted Posts: 244
    i think vu's loaded is better than both:), and while i appreciate that it's fun to discuss music and compare albums, i think we all know that this sort of thing is so subjective it's almost pointless discussing it.

    i did say almost.

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  • pjl44pjl44 Posts: 9,960
    I really tried with The Strokes, but I just don't like 'em. So I will have to take Avocado...
  • cbbjrcbbjr Posts: 238
    Is This It. One of the better albums of this decade.
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  • MattyJoeMattyJoe Posts: 1,424
    I really like The Strokes, they're one of my favorite bands. But I must disagree and say that Avocado is much better than Is This It. In my opinion, Is This It isn't the best Strokes album either. Room On Fire or First Impressions are both much better.

    I can't believe so many people are down on Avocado.
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  • lowbudgetlushlowbudgetlush Posts: 612
    I would have to go with "is this it". I would even say " Room on Fire" is better than Avocado.

    What made you pick a seven year old album to compare to Avocado. It would probably be better to pick an album from 2006 to compare as the music scene (in my opinion) in 2001 was a hell of a lot better than 2006.
  • LavaLamp_GuitarTrampLavaLamp_GuitarTramp Posts: 143
    jasonw wrote:
    This might seem like random albums to compare, but "Is This It" has been playing in my car non-stop this week. So the other day i take it out and put in "Avocado" (i don't like calling it that, but it seems like it would be less confusing than saying pearl jam), and let's just say i quickly went back to The Strokes. I think "Is This It" blows "Avocado" out of the water......thoughts?

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  • GmoneyGmoney Posts: 1,618
    apples
    and
    oranges
    Further back and forth a wave will break on me, today...
  • jasonwjasonw Posts: 424
    lowbudgetlush wrote:
    I would have to go with "is this it". I would even say " Room on Fire" is better than Avocado.

    What made you pick a seven year old album to compare to Avocado. It would probably be better to pick an album from 2006 to compare as the music scene (in my opinion) in 2001 was a hell of a lot better than 2006.

    What made me pick these albums to compare is what i said in my original post, i was listening to "is this it" in car a ton last week then i switched to "avocado" because it was also in the car and i thought to myself "wow this album is vastly inferior to the strokes album i was just playing"

    and to the person who said it is pointless to discuss music because it is all subjective.....ummm isn't that all we do on this board? discuss music
  • jasonwjasonw Posts: 424
    Gmoney wrote:
    apples
    and
    oranges


    and no not really....there isn't a ton of diversity between pearl jam and the strokes, they are both pretty straight forward rock bands it's not like i compared Hank Williams to Prodigy or something

    this makes me think of when people say that they have really diverse taste in music and then just list a bunch of rock bands "yeah i'm into a lot of different stuff I like STP and Thursday! pretty crazy eh?"
  • moyboymoyboy Posts: 131
    well you're talking about one bands first album (strokes) and another bands last (pearl jam)... to be fair, it'd be more interesting I think to compare both bands FIRST albums (is this it & ten)... i LOVE both bands and both first albums, both debuts lifted the roof of the music scene at the time, but I'd have to go with PJ's ten as the winner if comparing debut albums...
  • jasonwjasonw Posts: 424
    moyboy wrote:
    well you're talking about one bands first album (strokes) and another bands last (pearl jam)... to be fair, it'd be more interesting I think to compare both bands FIRST albums (is this it & ten)... i LOVE both bands and both first albums, both debuts lifted the roof of the music scene at the time, but I'd have to go with PJ's ten as the winner if comparing debut albums...

    i was trying to be interesting i was trying to talk about something that actually occured.....listened to 2 rock albums on the same day, found one to be vastly superior..
  • mr bunglemr bungle Posts: 1,369
    pjl44 wrote:
    I really tried with The Strokes, but I just don't like 'em. So I will have to take Avocado...
    Same here... Strokes are a good band but a bit overated IMO.
  • brock05brock05 Posts: 11
    Murder wrote:

    so i would say they equal... oh, and avo is probably my least favourite pj album.

    even over riot act, very surprising
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    I'm not a fan of The Strokes but I did buy Is This It because of the reviews and word of mouth, and I agree it's one of the best release albums this decade.
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    is this it is good but FIOE is better
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  • EdwardlizardhandsEdwardlizardhands Posts: 144
    "Is This It" is a low fi masterpiece, an instant classic.
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  • IgottagoIgottago Posts: 483
    Strange comparison but I agree...Is This It is a phenomenal album, Avocado is not so phenomenal.
  • walkthamilewalkthamile Posts: 349
    jasonw wrote:
    This might seem like random albums to compare, but "Is This It" has been playing in my car non-stop this week. So the other day i take it out and put in "Avocado" (i don't like calling it that, but it seems like it would be less confusing than saying pearl jam), and let's just say i quickly went back to The Strokes. I think "Is This It" blows "Avocado" out of the water......thoughts?

    Well it's a matter of opinion, you're entitled to it. I will say, however, that "Pearl jam" is far more diverse from start to finish. "Is this it" is an awesome record but most songs sound the same and are quite repetitive.

    One thing IS for certain though, no debating this one :D, Binaural all the way back to Ten totally blows the Strokes away in terms of song writing, musicianship and lyrics. Sorry buddy ;)
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  • brain of cbrain of c Posts: 5,213
    of the choices in the thread title, i'd pick......... Vs.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • mjbmjb Posts: 1,315
    Can't seem to get into the Strokes...so I guess that makes my answer obvious.
  • cincybearcatcincybearcat Posts: 16,580
    jasonw wrote:
    This might seem like random albums to compare, but "Is This It" has been playing in my car non-stop this week. So the other day i take it out and put in "Avocado" (i don't like calling it that, but it seems like it would be less confusing than saying pearl jam), and let's just say i quickly went back to The Strokes. I think "Is This It" blows "Avocado" out of the water......thoughts?


    Well, this is a Pearl Jam message board...so guess what I think?

    Actually, I love Avocado, so I think it is ridiculously better than "Is the It"...though I do like that album a lot as well.
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  • jasonwjasonw Posts: 424
    brain of c wrote:
    of the choices in the thread title, i'd pick......... Vs.


    haha i knew someone was gonna say that
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