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  • Spiritual_Chaos
    Spiritual_Chaos Posts: 31,513
    Dr. Delight said:

    wnh1977 said:

    Dr. Delight said:

    "Down" does not fit the theme/mood of Riot Act

    And as I argued, how does "Thumbing My Way" fit the mood of that album? Nothing riotous about it.
    Have you listened to that song?
    Dark album, sad brooding song...yeah, I think they fit pretty well together.
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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,720
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    Dr. Delight said:

    wnh1977 said:

    Dr. Delight said:

    "Down" does not fit the theme/mood of Riot Act

    And as I argued, how does "Thumbing My Way" fit the mood of that album? Nothing riotous about it.
    Have you listened to that song?
    Dark album, sad brooding song...yeah, I think they fit pretty well together.
    Ditto!
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  • SVRDhand13
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    Another odd one is even considering Education as an album opener. Love the song- can't understand how it should open any album.
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  • ledvedderman
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    SVRDhand13 said:

    Another odd one is even considering Education as an album opener. Love the song- can't understand how it should open any album.

    I've never seen a list with opening Education. The original track list had it closing Binaural after Parting Ways. I'm thinking that's what you were going for.

    On another topic, I think that Thumbing My Way absolutely fits on Riot Act. It's perfect on Riot Act. As solid as Down, Otherside and Undone are, they don't belong on Riot Act. I'll cause some waves now and say that Can't Keep not only is a bad way to kick off the album, it's a bad song for an album. It's w b-side at best. Whether as a solo uke or full band.

    Personally, I think the weirdest thing this band has done is ending Vitalogy with Stupid Mop and including all of the experimental tracks on that record. Take away that stuff (which I wouldn't do, because I like them) and you have an amazingly uptempo record that just keeps kicking your ass on song after another.
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  • weddingparade
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    not a fan of ole
    there I said it
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,913
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    Wma31394 said:

    Arms aloft following release at pj20. Hands down worst and for that matter the weirdest..close the thread...

    This! That place was ready to explode after Release.....was still a great show and the crowd was awesome, but arms aloft was a real bummer. Corduroy in that spot and the place would have went insane.
  • surforia
    surforia SoCal Posts: 352
    Rerecording vocals for U and Alone for LD was kinda weird.
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  • RS151862
    RS151862 Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 2,726
    ledvedderman said:


    Personally, I think the weirdest thing this band has done is ending Vitalogy with Stupid Mop and including all of the experimental tracks on that record. Take away that stuff (which I wouldn't do, because I like them) and you have an amazingly uptempo record that just keeps kicking your ass on song after another.

    This is the correct answer. Stupid Mop is the weirdest and most pointless thing the band has ever produced. Followed by dog collars.
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  • whoanelly15
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    Not including Sad on Binaural
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  • ehbacon
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    Target commercial by far
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  • RhinoJam
    RhinoJam Raleighwood Posts: 596
    Not including Sad on Binaural
    I think I would have to say that Ole' is IMO the worst song Pearl Jam has ever created. Nails on a chalkboard for me... so, I dont think it was weird... I wish it didnt exist. But hey, to each their own!
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  • wnh1977
    wnh1977 Iowa Posts: 650
    edited September 2016
    surforia said:

    Rerecording vocals for U and Alone for LD was kinda weird.

    Agreed... I hated any tinkering with the old tunes from Lost Dogs. You mentioned re-recorded vocals, but I hated any tinkering period. "Drifting" was a different version than the original Christmas single... "Dirty Frank" was different... "Footsteps", "Hard To Imagine"... all different versions from the originals that had surfaced elsewhere earlier. Thought is was a rotten decision.
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  • SVRDhand13
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    ledvedderman said:

    SVRDhand13 said:

    Another odd one is even considering Education as an album opener. Love the song- can't understand how it should open any album.

    I've never seen a list with opening Education. The original track list had it closing Binaural after Parting Ways. I'm thinking that's what you were going for.

    On another topic, I think that Thumbing My Way absolutely fits on Riot Act. It's perfect on Riot Act. As solid as Down, Otherside and Undone are, they don't belong on Riot Act. I'll cause some waves now and say that Can't Keep not only is a bad way to kick off the album, it's a bad song for an album. It's w b-side at best. Whether as a solo uke or full band.

    Personally, I think the weirdest thing this band has done is ending Vitalogy with Stupid Mop and including all of the experimental tracks on that record. Take away that stuff (which I wouldn't do, because I like them) and you have an amazingly uptempo record that just keeps kicking your ass on song after another.
    Yes closing not opening! Both are odd!
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  • ledvedderman
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    Just thought of one, Eddie performing with Kid Rock at Chris Chelios' bar. Maybe that's the low point and not so much "strange".
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  • Spiritual_Chaos
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    ehbacon said:

    Target commercial by far

    Haha. Yeah. That's a weird one.
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  • HesCalledDyer
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  • Zod
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    ehbacon said:

    Target commercial by far

    How bad was the commercial? I get the Target thing as a whole. CD's are dissapearing out of stores and it gets harder and harder to retail them. I think they self released that album, so they didn't have a proper record label to distribute it. Thus their options were probably online only, or find a big department store to sell it (which a bunch of bands tried, but has now died off). I guess the right answer is online only? :)
  • ledvedderman
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    The Target stuff never bothered me. Like stated above, music sales and distribution have changed greatly over the years. It's not like the band went with Wal Mart or Best But. Target, as far as major retailers are concerned, is pretty reputable.
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  • HesCalledDyer
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    ledvedderman said:

    The Target stuff never bothered me. Like stated above, music sales and distribution have changed greatly over the years. It's not like the band went with Wal Mart or Best But. Target, as far as major retailers are concerned, is pretty reputable.

    Yeah, when that whole campaign came out my immediate, initial reaction was "Cool, at least they went with Target!" It never bothered me either.
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  • cp3iverson
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    I loved the Target deal. My favorite "big" store by far.

    I give them thousands a year just on groceries :lol:

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