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pjfan1971pjfan1971 Posts: 73
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Say you're taking someone to an upcoming show that is unfamiliar with the band. What would the top ~10 or so songs that you would let them hear to familiarize themselves with PJ?

I think we'll sit down one night and watch PJ20 before April but was hoping for just a few songs to introduce them to.

thanks.
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  • GivenToSmileGivenToSmile Toronto Posts: 231
    I have a playlist in my iTunes

    Pearl Jam: An Introduction

    1) Why Go
    2) Leash
    3) Satan's Bed
    4) Smile
    5) In Hiding
    6) Breakerfall
    7) Green Disease
    8) Life Wasted
    9) Force of Nature
    10) Yellow Moon

    They are off the map but musically brilliant.
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,097
    I say let them hear all the "Greatest hits"
    Alive
    Jeremy
    Betterman
    Elderly Woman
    Daughter
    etc. etc.
    All the songs that are guaranteed to be played.
    If, of course, he or she is not already familiar with those.

    That way he or she gets to the show, and they are able to join in with all the "sing-a-longs"
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,759
    I would choose one from each studio album

    Release
    Dissident
    Corduroy
    Hail, hail
    Given to fly
    Nothing as it seems
    You are
    Severed hand (of course)
    Got some
    Lightning bolt
    severed hand thirteen
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  • wouldyouhitmewouldyouhitme Posts: 166
    Give them a creed cd labeled Best of PJ.
    Sit back and enjoy the aftermath.
    Then- spin no code followed by vs.
  • pjfan1971pjfan1971 Posts: 73
    Thanks. It's a she and I believe she's at least heard Alive and Jeremy. Maybe Better Man as well. I thought about making a couple different cd's. One with faster songs, one with slower. Still not certain but I'll keep the suggestions in mind. Thanks.
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  • Bob Mayo on the keyboards Bob Bob Mayo on the keyboards Bob Carmel, IN Posts: 572
    I would run the stats for the last tour and fill a cd with starting with songs played the most (likely Alive and Even Flow) and descending down til it's full. That way she'll be familiar with most of the show.
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,097
    Bob Mayo on the keyboards Bob said:

    I would run the stats for the last tour and fill a cd with starting with songs played the most (likely Alive and Even Flow) and descending down til it's full. That way she'll be familiar with most of the show.

    Exactly.
    Get her familiar with all the sing-a-longs, and fan favorites.
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • PJNBPJNB Posts: 13,732
    DTE
    Alive
    Evenflow
    Release
    Porch
    Corduroy
    Rearviewmirror
    Small Town
    YellowLedbetter
    Indifference
    Just Breathe(I know I know)
    Sirens(I know I know)
    Oceans
    Given To Fly
    I am mine


    I think that would be a great start.

  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    Man..dont do that
    They might like the songs and become a 10c member and get into lottery and win tickets and then all those " i m a member from 1960 when hendrix was guitarist of pearl jam and its the first time i shut out " will freak out!!
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  • pledgeagrievancepledgeagrievance Posts: 2,872
    Footsteps
    Porch
    Daughter
    Corduroy
    Hail Hail
    Given to Fly
    In Hiding
    Green Disease
    Marker in the Sand
    Unthought Known


  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,097
    dimitrispearljam said:

    Man..dont do that
    They might like the songs and become a 10c member and get into lottery and win tickets and then all those " i m a member from 1960 when hendrix was guitarist of pearl jam and its the first time i shut out " will freak out!!

    Hahaha!!


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  • AlaGAlaG Brookline, MA Posts: 979
    Their catalog is really diverse, so it's kind of hard to pinpoint what songs will do it for any one person. For me, it was this period of listening to Yellow Ledbetter over and over again than I moved on to Ten, Vs, Vitalogy for awhile, then listened to the newer albums, then I covered everything in between. I'd say the first 3 albums are the most solid of entry points.

    Release
    Alive
    Black
    Jeremy
    Corduroy
    Nothingman
    Betterman
    Animal
    Daughter
    Elderly Woman
  • idreaminredidreaminred Posts: 314
    I did a playlist for my friend who is also going to the Fenway show (her first PJ experience) and here is what I put on it:
    I Got Shit
    Wishlist
    Once
    Oceans
    Nothingman
    Elderly Woman
    Unthought Known
    Breath
    Hail Hail
    Black
    Rearviewmirrior
    Betterman
    Given to Fly
    Thumbing My Way
    Future Days
    Tremor Christ
    Release
  • CH156378CH156378 Posts: 1,539
    Last Kiss
  • pjfan1971pjfan1971 Posts: 73
    Great suggestions. Thanks everyone.
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  • Mignelli14Mignelli14 Posts: 626
    dimitrispearljam said:

    Man..dont do that
    They might like the songs and become a 10c member and get into lottery and win tickets and then all those " i m a member from 1960 when hendrix was guitarist of pearl jam and its the first time i shut out " will freak out!!

    LOL
  • Lost In OhioLost In Ohio Posts: 7,131
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    I say let them hear all the "Greatest hits"
    Alive
    Jeremy
    Betterman
    Elderly Woman
    Daughter
    etc. etc.
    All the songs that are guaranteed to be played.
    If, of course, he or she is not already familiar with those.

    That way he or she gets to the show, and they are able to join in with all the "sing-a-longs"



    Absolutely.

    For me, it was the Two Legs version of Small Town, followed by (I know, I know) Last Kiss. From there, it was Ten. Either Vs or Vitalogy was next, followed by No Code and Binaural. I got into them slowly starting in 1999, but by 2002, I had bought a lot of the 2000 tour boots.
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  • EdsonNascimentoEdsonNascimento Posts: 5,525
    When is the show? You have at least a few months. Get some bootlegs and let her listen. I would not do studio to start as all the songs sound better live. If she picks up a couple, and wants to hear the words, then give the relevant studios.

    There's no need to spoon feed. You have time. Just let 'er rip.
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  • tino_11tino_11 Posts: 2,161
    edited February 2016
    For me, I would create a list of songs that are most likely to be played. I think you enjoy a show more if you know at least some of the songs. With that in mind i'd choose:

    Even Flow
    Alive
    DTE (find a live version)
    MYM
    Courdoroy
    Porch
    Small Town
    RVM
    Yellow Ledbetter
    Black
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  • ceskaceska New York Posts: 1,129
    Alive
    Release
    Daughter
    Corduroy
    Better Man
    Off He Goes
    Given To Fly
    Do The Evolution
    Down
    Just Breathe
  • GivenToSmileGivenToSmile Toronto Posts: 231
    Based on popularity and most likely to be played

    1) Even Flow
    2) Small Town
    3) Betterman
    4) Long Road
    5) Off He Goes
    6) Given To Fly
    7) Light Years
    8) I Am Mine
    9) Hard To Imagine
    10) Come Back
    11) Unthought Known
    12) Infallible
  • jxchamb1jxchamb1 Posts: 82
    If you're a new listener then I should suggest that you start with the same songs that most of us here started with. Ten. When I started listening to PJ that's all there was and I was hooked for life after hearing Once.
  • 420Dabz420Dabz Posts: 7
    Even Flow 1st
    Black
    Porch
    Animal
    Daughter
    RVM (live)
    Elderly Woman
    Not For You
    Tremor Christ
    Whipping
    Curduroy
    Better Man
    Hail, Hail
    Off He Goes
    Red Mosquito
    Present Tense
    Brain of J
    Faithful
    Given To Fly
    Wishlist
    Evolution Baby!!!!
    In Hiding
    Breakerfall
    Light Years
    Insignificance
    Grievance
    Parting Ways
    Riot Act Full album on Vinyl+++
    Hitchhiker
    Black Red Yellow
    Hold On
    Yellow Ledbetter
    Hard to Imagine
    Footsteps
    Wash++++
    Drifting
    Let Me Sleep
    Last Kiss
    Brother (withvocals)
    Pearl Jam Self title album
    Backspacer album
    Pendulum
    Mind Your Manners
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  • BugCityForTheNightBugCityForTheNight Canberra, Australia Posts: 75
    jxchamb1 said:

    If you're a new listener then I should suggest that you start with the same songs that most of us here started with. Ten. When I started listening to PJ that's all there was and I was hooked for life after hearing Once.

    +1

    Or for something a bit softer, try Release or Nothingman.
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  • OnWis97OnWis97 St. Paul, MN Posts: 5,459
    I'd keep it radio-friendly/hits for 8 or so of 'em.
    -I am Mine
    -Alive
    -Black
    -Evenflow
    -Rearviewmirror
    -Corduroy
    -Daughter
    -Better Man

    Then, just because...
    -Who You Are
    -Infallible

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  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,333
    Release
    Corduroy
    Mind Your Manners
    I Got Shit
    Given To Fly
    Nothing As It Seems
    Unthought Known
    Blood
    Smile
    Indifference
  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,724
    Just give them a bootleg of the last tour.
  • PA JammerPA Jammer Tamaqua, Pa. Posts: 341
    Release
    Wishlist
    I Am Mine
    Untitled
    Dissident
    Daughter
    Light Years
    Given To Fly
    Y L
    Animal
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  • ikiTikiT USA Posts: 11,057
    edited February 2016
    RVM
    I am Mine
    Hard to Imagine
    Undone
    MFC
    Corduroy
    Lightning Bolt
    No Jeremy
    Nothingman
    Gone

    bonus track is Parting Ways OR a live version of Wasted Reprise/Life Wasted

    Seriously

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