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Poll--The Weakest Link: Pearl Jam Round 1

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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,904
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    23scidoo said:
    People vote as weakest inside job!!!someone call 911!!!lock em up and throw the keys!!!!!
    10c is full of lunatics Dimi..
    yeah those greeks....;)
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    BIGDaddyWilBIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,046
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    too easy
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    shetellsherselfshetellsherself New Jersey Posts: 8,783
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    As someone who almost always prefers a rocker to a slow song I really love inside job. It's in my top 5-8 pj songs. I was hoping for it all 2016 tour. I'd never heard it live. It was such an amazing moment when I saw Steve Gleason on stage before the show at wrigley. I knew it was coming. Then to see Mike with the double guitar....  goosebumps. Love this song so much. I've cried at pj concerts a couple of times. That was one of them. I was up very close to the rail and was having a blast with friends I'd just met but feel like I'd known forever. There was a real emotional bond that happened during that song among all of these friends/strangers.

    IMO it's Mikes masterpiece. It's a gift that I'm so grateful he decided to share with us. He could have kept this one for himself. 
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    tbergstbergs Posts: 9,247
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    As someone who almost always prefers a rocker to a slow song I really love inside job. It's in my top 5-8 pj songs. I was hoping for it all 2016 tour. I'd never heard it live. It was such an amazing moment when I saw Steve Gleason on stage before the show at wrigley. I knew it was coming. Then to see Mike with the double guitar....  goosebumps. Love this song so much. I've cried at pj concerts a couple of times. That was one of them. I was up very close to the rail and was having a blast with friends I'd just met but feel like I'd known forever. There was a real emotional bond that happened during that song among all of these friends/strangers.

    IMO it's Mikes masterpiece. It's a gift that I'm so grateful he decided to share with us. He could have kept this one for himself. 
    Wow, that's a great experience for you. I agree with you on this one, great song. I'm not sure why so many people are citing the lyrics as an issue. They're not as profound or deep as Binaural era songs, but still a good straight forward message. 
    It's a hopeless situation...
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    rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
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    Inside Job vs. Severed Hand for the final round... 
    I seriously hope not that, would suck.
    Throw Gone in and you have my three most detested songs in the catalog. 
    How the fuck can you detest enough Pearl Jam songs to have a top 3 most detested songs??

    This place gives me heartburn.
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    JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,931
    Wasted Reprise
    rgambs said:
    Inside Job vs. Severed Hand for the final round... 
    I seriously hope not that, would suck.
    Throw Gone in and you have my three most detested songs in the catalog. 
    How the fuck can you detest enough Pearl Jam songs to have a top 3 most detested songs??

    This place gives me heartburn.

    Assuming (hoping?) this is just a poor choice of words. Detest is...strong.
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    rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
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    JimmyV said:
    rgambs said:
    Inside Job vs. Severed Hand for the final round... 
    I seriously hope not that, would suck.
    Throw Gone in and you have my three most detested songs in the catalog. 
    How the fuck can you detest enough Pearl Jam songs to have a top 3 most detested songs??

    This place gives me heartburn.

    Assuming (hoping?) this is just a poor choice of words. Detest is...strong.
    No doubt, I assume that it was hyperbole, but damn lol

    These threads have been fun, but it has been painful seeing how many people truly dislike/detest/hate so much of a catalogue that is so stellar.

    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
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    erocshiftyerocshifty Posts: 1,170
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    There isn't a song in the catalog that I detest (or any other negative adjective). The band believed in every single one of them enough to put them on the records and they're all a part of the larger puzzle. I may tire of certain ones from time to time, but they'll play one of those live and add something new or play a part differently and the song in question sounds fresh all over again. 
    "It's best to live in grace before you're forced to." EV- 10/09/2014 
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    HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 35,835
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    There isn't a song in the catalog that I detest (or any other negative adjective). The band believed in every single one of them enough to put them on the records and they're all a part of the larger puzzle. I may tire of certain ones from time to time, but they'll play one of those live and add something new or play a part differently and the song in question sounds fresh all over again. 
    Ole? 
    Flight Risk out NOW!

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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,904
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    There isn't a song in the catalog that I detest (or any other negative adjective). The band believed in every single one of them enough to put them on the records and they're all a part of the larger puzzle. I may tire of certain ones from time to time, but they'll play one of those live and add something new or play a part differently and the song in question sounds fresh all over again. 
    sweet lew?
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 35,835
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    mcgruff10 said:
    There isn't a song in the catalog that I detest (or any other negative adjective). The band believed in every single one of them enough to put them on the records and they're all a part of the larger puzzle. I may tire of certain ones from time to time, but they'll play one of those live and add something new or play a part differently and the song in question sounds fresh all over again. 
    sweet lew?
    I honestly don't mind that song. I like Jeff's work. I just am not a fan personally of people other than Ed singing PJ songs. Would love to hear Ed sing Mankind, for example. 
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    rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
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    There isn't a song in the catalog that I detest (or any other negative adjective). The band believed in every single one of them enough to put them on the records and they're all a part of the larger puzzle. I may tire of certain ones from time to time, but they'll play one of those live and add something new or play a part differently and the song in question sounds fresh all over again. 
    Agreed, and from an objective standpoint, none of the songs that have been described as "bad" or "terrible" actually are bad or terrible.
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,904
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    rgambs said:
    There isn't a song in the catalog that I detest (or any other negative adjective). The band believed in every single one of them enough to put them on the records and they're all a part of the larger puzzle. I may tire of certain ones from time to time, but they'll play one of those live and add something new or play a part differently and the song in question sounds fresh all over again. 
    Agreed, and from an objective standpoint, none of the songs that have been described as "bad" or "terrible" actually are bad or terrible.
    except for "you are" since I don't do drugs.  ;)
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
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    mcgruff10 said:
    rgambs said:
    There isn't a song in the catalog that I detest (or any other negative adjective). The band believed in every single one of them enough to put them on the records and they're all a part of the larger puzzle. I may tire of certain ones from time to time, but they'll play one of those live and add something new or play a part differently and the song in question sounds fresh all over again. 
    Agreed, and from an objective standpoint, none of the songs that have been described as "bad" or "terrible" actually are bad or terrible.
    except for "you are" since I don't do drugs.  ;)
    Hahaha nope, You Are still wrong on that one!  Stone sober that song kicks ass!
    That's a love making song right there.
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    erocshiftyerocshifty Posts: 1,170
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    There isn't a song in the catalog that I detest (or any other negative adjective). The band believed in every single one of them enough to put them on the records and they're all a part of the larger puzzle. I may tire of certain ones from time to time, but they'll play one of those live and add something new or play a part differently and the song in question sounds fresh all over again. 
    Ole? 
    I like Ole, it jams! Sweet Lew, I prefer the alternate version, but I like the one on Lost Dogs as well. I didn't agree with some of the re-recorded/alternate versions of a few songs on that record, but the originals leaked and I already had a lot of them, so I was able to mix it to my liking.  :) Perspective is everything..
    "It's best to live in grace before you're forced to." EV- 10/09/2014 
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    northerndragonnortherndragon somewhere, nowhere, anywhere Posts: 9,745
    rgambs said:
    Inside Job vs. Severed Hand for the final round... 
    I seriously hope not that, would suck.
    Throw Gone in and you have my three most detested songs in the catalog. 
    How the fuck can you detest enough Pearl Jam songs to have a top 3 most detested songs??

    This place gives me heartburn.
    Yellow Ledbetter
    Sirens 
    Just Breathe

    But after 3 it becomes a just not a fan of...
    Anything you lose from being honest
    You never really had to begin with.


    Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional it's the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it.
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    northerndragonnortherndragon somewhere, nowhere, anywhere Posts: 9,745
    Speaking of which my vote for this round is:

     World Wide Suicide 
    Anything you lose from being honest
    You never really had to begin with.


    Sometimes it's not the song that makes you emotional it's the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it.
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    HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 35,835
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    There isn't a song in the catalog that I detest (or any other negative adjective). The band believed in every single one of them enough to put them on the records and they're all a part of the larger puzzle. I may tire of certain ones from time to time, but they'll play one of those live and add something new or play a part differently and the song in question sounds fresh all over again. 
    Ole? 
    I like Ole, it jams! Sweet Lew, I prefer the alternate version, but I like the one on Lost Dogs as well. I didn't agree with some of the re-recorded/alternate versions of a few songs on that record, but the originals leaked and I already had a lot of them, so I was able to mix it to my liking.  :) Perspective is everything..
    so do I. I thought I was the only one that liked it. i was stoked when they played it in Winnipeg 2011. 

    I've never heard an alternate version of Sweet Lew. What was that on?
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    erocshiftyerocshifty Posts: 1,170
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    mcgruff10 said:
    rgambs said:
    There isn't a song in the catalog that I detest (or any other negative adjective). The band believed in every single one of them enough to put them on the records and they're all a part of the larger puzzle. I may tire of certain ones from time to time, but they'll play one of those live and add something new or play a part differently and the song in question sounds fresh all over again. 
    Agreed, and from an objective standpoint, none of the songs that have been described as "bad" or "terrible" actually are bad or terrible.
    except for "you are" since I don't do drugs.  ;)
    You don't need drugs to enjoy this song. I remember when this first came out, I played it for somebody who gave me the typical "I like Ten and Vs." response I got a lot back then when I mentioned PJ. He was impressed and excited about the experimentation of it and asked me to copy the record for him. Neither of us were high, unless you're counting espresso as a drug...lol
    "It's best to live in grace before you're forced to." EV- 10/09/2014 
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    Parachutes
    There isn't a song in the catalog that I detest (or any other negative adjective). The band believed in every single one of them enough to put them on the records and they're all a part of the larger puzzle. I may tire of certain ones from time to time, but they'll play one of those live and add something new or play a part differently and the song in question sounds fresh all over again. 
    Ole? 
    Horrendous.

    And don't ever be in the front row not rocking to it- Ed will tear you a new one. Just smile and wave, people. Smile... and freaking... wave.
    "My brain's a good brain!"
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    JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 18,931
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    Looking like Wasted Reprise, Big Wave and Parachutes are destined for first round elimination. Don't dislike any of them but probably the right three choices.
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    erocshiftyerocshifty Posts: 1,170
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    There isn't a song in the catalog that I detest (or any other negative adjective). The band believed in every single one of them enough to put them on the records and they're all a part of the larger puzzle. I may tire of certain ones from time to time, but they'll play one of those live and add something new or play a part differently and the song in question sounds fresh all over again. 
    Ole? 
    Horrendous.

    And don't ever be in the front row not rocking to it- Ed will tear you a new one. Just smile and wave, people. Smile... and freaking... wave.

    I still can’t help but wonder why
    I’m feeling laughed at by the sky
    What do you say, meditate?
    Meditate, Olé!

    Too soon? lol

    Yeah, being on the receiving end of Ed's ire would suck, for sure... 
    "It's best to live in grace before you're forced to." EV- 10/09/2014 
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    rgambsrgambs Posts: 13,576
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    JimmyV said:
    Looking like Wasted Reprise, Big Wave and Parachutes are destined for first round elimination. Don't dislike any of them but probably the right three choices.
    Maybe, it makes more sense than some other first rounds.
    I think both Big Wave and Parachutes are much easier on the ear than Unemployable, but it has some strong lyrics.  It has some odd/clunky lyrics as well though.
    I think 9/10 people surveyed on the street would eliminate Unemployable, but what do they know?
    Monkey Driven, Call this Living?
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    erocshiftyerocshifty Posts: 1,170
    Wasted Reprise
    There isn't a song in the catalog that I detest (or any other negative adjective). The band believed in every single one of them enough to put them on the records and they're all a part of the larger puzzle. I may tire of certain ones from time to time, but they'll play one of those live and add something new or play a part differently and the song in question sounds fresh all over again. 
    Ole? 
    I like Ole, it jams! Sweet Lew, I prefer the alternate version, but I like the one on Lost Dogs as well. I didn't agree with some of the re-recorded/alternate versions of a few songs on that record, but the originals leaked and I already had a lot of them, so I was able to mix it to my liking.  :) Perspective is everything..
    so do I. I thought I was the only one that liked it. i was stoked when they played it in Winnipeg 2011. 

    I've never heard an alternate version of Sweet Lew. What was that on?
    That same mix from Gremmie.net I mentioned a few weeks back. It really is one of my favorite internet finds!

    http://www.gremmie.net/patchwork/anything-in-between

    "It's best to live in grace before you're forced to." EV- 10/09/2014 
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    HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,419
    Marker In The Sand
    After Gone is...well, gone, I'm setting my sights on that God awful Inside Job. I get what they were trying to do but the execution in the studio and especially live just isn't there. Sorry D. 
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrjwaqZfjIY

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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,904
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    After Gone is...well, gone, I'm setting my sights on that God awful Inside Job. I get what they were trying to do but the execution in the studio and especially live just isn't there. Sorry D. 
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrjwaqZfjIY

    Bro you voted marker in the first round!!!
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,419
    Marker In The Sand
    mcgruff10 said:
    After Gone is...well, gone, I'm setting my sights on that God awful Inside Job. I get what they were trying to do but the execution in the studio and especially live just isn't there. Sorry D. 
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrjwaqZfjIY

    Bro you voted marker in the first round!!!
    Indeed.  The love for that song has always puzzled me.  It's probably the song I like least of the entire catalog.  (But I don't dislike it).
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    HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 35,835
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    There isn't a song in the catalog that I detest (or any other negative adjective). The band believed in every single one of them enough to put them on the records and they're all a part of the larger puzzle. I may tire of certain ones from time to time, but they'll play one of those live and add something new or play a part differently and the song in question sounds fresh all over again. 
    Ole? 
    Horrendous.

    And don't ever be in the front row not rocking to it- Ed will tear you a new one. Just smile and wave, people. Smile... and freaking... wave.
    the song has a great driving beat. it's just the "ole" part that I think people don't dig. which I get. 
    Flight Risk out NOW!

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    mcgruff10mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 27,904
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    There isn't a song in the catalog that I detest (or any other negative adjective). The band believed in every single one of them enough to put them on the records and they're all a part of the larger puzzle. I may tire of certain ones from time to time, but they'll play one of those live and add something new or play a part differently and the song in question sounds fresh all over again. 
    Ole? 
    Horrendous.

    And don't ever be in the front row not rocking to it- Ed will tear you a new one. Just smile and wave, people. Smile... and freaking... wave.
    the song has a great driving beat. it's just the "ole" part that I think people don't dig. which I get. 
    Here are english and spanish lyrics just in case you'd like to be more well rounded.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kABgBFqtRvU
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
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    ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,755
    Gone
    I don't get the dislike of Parachutes. That would fit right in with some of the quiet tracks of The White Album. 
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