Does Pearl Jam still play their bad songs?

learntojam
learntojam Posts: 15
edited June 2008 in Given To Fly (live)
Yo, as I'm following tonight's Dave Matthews Band set list, up pops a song called "Can't Stop" which Dave wrote in 2006, played often that year, went into hibernation and now returns once again in 2008. It's an abortion of a song any way you put it. Awful lyrics, awful music. Boring. Stupid song. And I don't understand why, when they have these amazing songs that they haven't played for years, they decide to return this one.

Hmph. Rant over. My question is:

Does Pearl Jam do this also? I know of a few PJ songs that I don't care for, and a few that are BAD (none as bad as Can't Stop, lol). Do they continue to play these songs with disregard of fan reaction? I don't follow setlists for PJ really.

Thanks
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  • jmccue7
    jmccue7 Posts: 119
    are you serious??? i love can't stop!
    Merriweather '00
    East Troy '03
    Boston I '04
    Pittsburgh '06
    Lollapalooza '07
    DC '08
    MSG I & II '08
  • learntojam
    learntojam Posts: 15
    Either you are being sarcastic or thinking of the RHCP song. Nobody loves DMB's Can't Stop. It's very bad.
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    I can honestly say Pearl Jam has never played a bad song live ;)
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • Drop The Leash 10
    Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    pearl jam and bad dont go together
    I will be what i could be
    Once I get out of this town


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  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    slightofjeff wrote:
    I can honestly say Pearl Jam has never played a bad song live ;)
    You know what, I think you're 100% correct, even a couple of songs I hate on Binaural, Riot Act and Avocado are GREAT live.

    Gods' Dice, Green Disease and Comatose sounds great live. None a fan of the studio versions though.
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • 12345AGNST1
    12345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    well they just pulled out who you are for the first time in 10 years. Its certainly not a bad song whatsoever, but theres quite a few who arent big fans of it. I actually think its a good song, and its sounded WAY better from the tampa show.
    5/28/06, 6/27/08, 10/28/09, 5/18/10, 5/21/10
    8/7/08, 6/9/09
  • rebornFixer
    rebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    The ONLY bad original PJ song (IMO) is the Whale Song, and its never been played live.
  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    reborncareerist wrote:
    The ONLY bad original PJ song (IMO) is the Whale Song, and its never been played live.
    WHAT? Come on, that's a great song!
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • rebornFixer
    rebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    LongRd. wrote:
    WHAT? Come on, that's a great song!

    I just don't dig it. Jack's vocals don't work for me. :)
    Maybe if Ed sang it ...
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    reborncareerist wrote:
    I just don't dig it. Jack's vocals don't work for me. :)
    Maybe if Ed sang it ...

    I like Ed's backup vocals ...
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • rebornFixer
    rebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    slightofjeff wrote:
    I like Ed's backup vocals ...

    I also loathe Gremmie, to the point where I pretend PJ has never done it.
    :)
  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    reborncareerist wrote:
    I also loathe Gremmie, to the point where I pretend PJ has never done it.
    :)
    It's a silly surfer song. ;)
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • rebornFixer
    rebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    But that's it, really ... I love the rest. I miss some of the Riot Act tunes that haven't shown up in a while, especially Ghost and Get Right.
  • the wolf
    the wolf Posts: 7,027
    what are these BAD pearl jam songs to which you speak of?
    Peace, Love.

    "To question your government is not unpatriotic --
    to not question your government is unpatriotic."
    -- Sen. Chuck Hagel
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    reborncareerist wrote:
    But that's it, really ... I love the rest. I miss some of the Riot Act tunes that haven't shown up in a while, especially Ghost and Get Right.

    you're a big Sweet Lew fan then, I take it?
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Drop The Leash 10 wrote:
    pearl jam and bad dont go together
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=v5jFTS4u5Jw

    Heh.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • luvisatower
    luvisatower Posts: 1,078
    yes, they do
    for some reason unbeknownst to me
    they insist upon continuing to play last kiss (even tho it's technically not *their* song as they didnt write it but they do keep playing it every tour as far as i know since it's fan-club single debut)
    they could stop, seriously, anytime.
    i wouldnt mind at all :p
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  • rebornFixer
    rebornFixer Posts: 4,901
    slightofjeff wrote:
    you're a big Sweet Lew fan then, I take it?

    Believe it or not, I kinda dig it.
  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    reborncareerist wrote:
    Believe it or not, I kinda dig it.
    i hate that song.
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    keeponrockin wrote:
    http://youtube.com/watch?v=v5jFTS4u5Jw

    Heh.

    this guy's got a point
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do

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