Worst Pearl Jam song ever....

Ledbetterman10

https://youtu.be/RPLxJXcGdE0

Gern Blansten

vaggar99 said:

Gern Blansten said:

Chasing Footsteps said:

Not sure I’m qualified to answer “worst PJ song ever”, but I am going to list a few, IMO (and experience), show killers:

In no particular order:
- Sirens
- Unemployable 
- Infallible
- Wishlist
- Cropduster
- Help Help

I agree with Sirens...the rest prove that you are insane

i don't get the absolute hate for Sirens.  its a good song.  perhaps a little cheesy on the studio recording, but when played live without all the Brendan Obrien overproduction, it sounds quite good.  much like all of LB.

I'm glad you like it.  I think it appeals to a lot of people that favor country (not saying that is you) and also like Just Breathe, The End, Future Days, etc.

I just don't like it.  I don't like the simple lyrics that ooze with sap.  

mcgruff10

Chasing Footsteps said:

Not sure I’m qualified to answer “worst PJ song ever”, but I am going to list a few, IMO (and experience), show killers:

In no particular order:
- Sirens
- Unemployable 
- Infallible
- Wishlist
- Cropduster
- Help Help

Solid list right there. (Although sirens and wishlist have grown in me, the rest are definitely bottom of the barrel.)

mcgruff10

Gern Blansten said:

Chasing Footsteps said:

Not sure I’m qualified to answer “worst PJ song ever”, but I am going to list a few, IMO (and experience), show killers:

In no particular order:
- Sirens
- Unemployable 
- Infallible
- Wishlist
- Cropduster
- Help Help

I agree with Sirens...the rest prove that you are insane

They are all definitely show killers. 

iOnlyownMymind

rummy said:

iOnlyownMymind said:

Wow, I think I'm Open and Mankind are both great and interesting on No Code. I'd put both of them above a lot of the songs on the last couple albums.

Mankind? Yes. I'm Open? Only if it's live acoustic - and therefore no spoken word part. 
I think a lot of the songs on the last two albums (along with Ole and maybe CDM) are a given here. With this said, I still think "Pendulum" and "Getaway" are really good tunes and I'm still a sucker for "Unthought Known."

Yes, live I'm Open without the spoken word at Safeco was fun. Pendulum is the best song on Lightning Bolt imo and maybe the best on the last two albums. 

rummy

mcgruff10 said:

Chasing Footsteps said:

Not sure I’m qualified to answer “worst PJ song ever”, but I am going to list a few, IMO (and experience), show killers:

In no particular order:
- Sirens
- Unemployable 
- Infallible
- Wishlist
- Cropduster
- Help Help

Solid list right there. (Although sirens and wishlist have grown in me, the rest are definitely bottom of the barrel.)

I haven't witnessed "Wishlist" at a show since 1998 so I didn't realize is had a negative impact on a performance - but am not that surprised. I always thought it was a poor choice for a single when you have the likes of "In Hiding," "Faithfull," "Brain of J," and even "MFC."

lastexitlondon

Wishlist  bores me.

mcgruff10

lastexitlondon said:

Wishlist  bores me.

Yeah I can definitely see this song boring a lot of people.  

ten-vs-vitalogy

Come Back, a bad version of a Beatles song. Yes, the lyrics are beautiful but the song does nothing for me. 

pearljammr78

I love come back and infallible. Still hate mankind with a passion. 

Ledbetterman10

ten-vs-vitalogy said:

Come Back, a bad version of a Beatles song. Yes, the lyrics are beautiful but the song does nothing for me. 

Probably my least favorite PJ song. Just so...freaking....boring. Way more "Pearl Adult Contemporary" than "Pearl Jam." Good comparison by saying it's like a bad version of a Beatles song. Usually songs like Come Back where a man sings about lost love isn't for me. But "For No One" by The Beatles is a song like that and I love it. But I guess Paul McCartney might just be better at writing love songs than Eddie Vedder is. 

Sidebar: I was at the Philly Spectrum shows in 2009 and during one of them, they began to play Come Back. The guy behind me said to his buddy "perfect time [to go take a piss]." I totally agreed...but didn't have to pee. Thankfully. Because the band fucked up Come Back, aborted it, and played No Way (a favorite of mine) instead. When his friend told him he missed No Way, he was bummed as hell. Must be a favorite of his as well. 

rummy

There's definitely been a lot more adult contemporary rock on the last three albums. I think that's really what worries a lot of us. With this said, I'm not sure what direction I'd like the band to go... 

pearljammr78

As long as they don’t put out a Backspacer 2 and we get new music I will be happy. I loved Lightning Bolt (the album) but would love something angry and political. That’s just me. 

vaggar99

Gern Blansten said:

vaggar99 said:

Gern Blansten said:

Chasing Footsteps said:

Not sure I’m qualified to answer “worst PJ song ever”, but I am going to list a few, IMO (and experience), show killers:

In no particular order:
- Sirens
- Unemployable 
- Infallible
- Wishlist
- Cropduster
- Help Help

I agree with Sirens...the rest prove that you are insane

i don't get the absolute hate for Sirens.  its a good song.  perhaps a little cheesy on the studio recording, but when played live without all the Brendan Obrien overproduction, it sounds quite good.  much like all of LB.

I'm glad you like it.  I think it appeals to a lot of people that favor country (not saying that is you) and also like Just Breathe, The End, Future Days, etc.

I just don't like it.  I don't like the simple lyrics that ooze with sap.  

i do like a pretty narrow swath of country.  

Gern Blansten

rummy said:

There's definitely been a lot more adult contemporary rock on the last three albums. I think that's really what worries a lot of us. With this said, I'm not sure what direction I'd like the band to go... 

My feelings as well...I keep thinking about a comment I read from Brendan O'Brien.  He said something to the effect of how the guys need to save their creativity for the band and quit the side projects.  There have been great songs on Matt and Jeff's project that would have been great PJ tunes.  I fear that EV has steered the direction in a way that doesn't allow for new music like a lot of us expect.  Compare Matt's demo of "the Fixer" to the eventual album release.  Totally sapped out.

lastexitlondon

I think b.o.b likes a pop song

HughFreakingDillon

lastexitlondon said:

I think b.o.b likes a pop song

he does. his comment about Better Man being a potential smash hit didn't sit well with Ed, considering that's why Ed didn't even show it to the band until way after he wrote it. 

lastexitlondon

And sleeping by myself. He basically forced the band version. Idiot move

bluesuedeitzrad

HughFreakingDillon said:

I'm amazed how many songs people don't like. I can't say I have one song I don't dig up until the Cheeseball Trifecta on LB. Sure, I'll skip the "experimental" songs, but I don't really consider those songs, more interludes. But all of them have a purpose, and I think most of them hit the mark. 

I still can't bare to listen to Infallible. The main riff feels very cheesy to me.

My Father's Son is badass. Aside from Infallible, I love LB.

HughFreakingDillon

lastexitlondon said:

And sleeping by myself. He basically forced the band version. Idiot move

yup.