TOP 3 P J SONGS of ALL-TIME & Why !

DPrecisionist05

I know I pose a tough one here.
Think about it. This is personal.

I could list 10, but which 3 do you hold as the 3 best Pearl Jam songs of all time and why---energy, lyrics and meaning, how it makes you feel, how the song parallels or relates to your life, Maybe the song has made you see things differently...your own justification is all that's needed here...

PJaholic

Given To Fly - the line "he still gives his love he just gives it away," gives me
chills everytime I listen to it.

Indifference - it described my mindset to a tee for a certain period of my life

Footsteps - the line "I got scratches all over my arms, one for each day
since I fell apart". Its and amazingly emotional and tragic line.
I love it !!!!

DPrecisionist05

In My Tree: For me, the ultimate combination of energy, vocals, & meaning!
Eddies vocals are unbelievable, at times give me chills...he sings this song from the soul..when I first heard it I used to get annoyed at the chorus..
where its mumble jumble...but just adds to the song..that it's perfect by being imperfect...it represents life..
Most of all, this song is to me--living and learning through life and doing so while keeping, or getting abck your innocence which this world can so coldly take from all of us!! Got back my innocence, still got it, still got it!!

Rearview Mirror
:Similar- amazing combination of energy, vocals, guitars..tempo...building of the tempo...soul ,pain and indignant relief pours out of this!
For me, a song of a bad relationship, being with someone who takes advantage of you, maybe you were in love and too blind to see for awhile..
but your day of clarity came,,,...and you move on, hopefully doing so with your passion for life intact!! This song rips, and it does so in such an affirmative, empowering way--!! Unparalleled!

I couldve went so many different ways for my 3rd song:
Lowlight: Uniquely beautiful.. Going through life, getting wiser...
Seeing in people what you learned not to do long ago...
For me,...this song soothes..with meaning...classic.

intodeep

I got Shit-
I love the lyrics. I love the simple guitar grove and the emotion when ed sings

black-
man, who can't relate and it really gets me when at the end ed adds the we belong together line

In Hiding-
this song just makes me feel good. Don't know why it does though

Others who were in strong consideation for the last spot were indifference and state of love and trust.

Jeremy1012

black chills me to the bone but i love it. i would want it at my funeral but its kinda sad and i want people to party!

indifference is awesome and makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up (i know thats a cliche). i love the "i'll keep taking punches, until their will grows tired" bit.

release - i cant believe a song so simple can be so damn emotional. i love this to bits

Francisco Lopes

For me...

Black - simply a great song

Last kiss - most beautiful song

corduroy - just amazing

Pappas

black - how can you not include it, see above for reasons
solat - omg this song makes me jump around everytime, esp the atlanta 94 version, so much energy in the music and vocals, great lyrics and riffs too.
breath - just the perfect combination of vocals, riffs, melodies etc. i love it to death!

oi loike da...

1. W.M.A.

2. Untitled

3. Blood

I like all these songs equally but above all the others. Blood has such a cool funky riff on guitar and i like wmf and untitled cause i'm a drummer and they both have really interesting drum beats. Give them a listen!

Metallicat180

1. Wishlist - I adore the lyrics on it, especially the last line as it fades out "I wish I was a radio song, the one you turned up. I wish, I wish, I wish, I wish, I guess it never stops..." and I love how it makes me feel so peaceful and calm.

2. Do The Evolution - it just makes me want to rock out, plus the lyrics make me laugh even tho they are completely true and serious (if that makes any sense!)

3. Better Man - awesome song and cool lyrics. I love it when the drums kick in, it just makes me want to jump and sing the words as loud as I can.

one way needle

Urm, soz but this exact thread was posted on the porch a few days ago. Lots more people's responses to read there if anyone's interested tho ^_^

soapyrows

oi loike da... wrote:

1. W.M.A.

2. Untitled

3. Blood

I like all these songs equally but above all the others. Blood has such a cool funky riff on guitar and i like wmf and untitled cause i'm a drummer and they both have really interesting drum beats. Give them a listen!

your numbers 1 & 3 are probably two of my least faves! it's good too see so many different opinions and views on things on this board, anyway, yeah they have so many songs it's hard to choose! i'd probably go black, yellow ledbetter and hold on

Merkyjamm

1. I Got ID - "My lips are shaking, my nails are bit off"...

2. Blood - "It's MY Blooooooooooooooooooooooood"

3. Do The Evolution - "This land is mine, this land is free, I'll do what I want, irresponsibly...because; THAT'S EVOLUTION BABY!"

They all sum up how I generally feel about love, life and the world that we live in...

KCPJFan

I would say.......
3)I Got Shit
2)Who You Are
1)Nothingman

I am a sucker for the depressing ones(#3&#1)

Chris Sabo

T-Rexona wrote:

For me...

Black - simply a great song

Last kiss - most beautiful song

corduroy - just amazing

I dont mean to be rude, but i'm sure ill sound that way, but you need to listen to more pj songs than just the ones on the greatest hits.
My top 3:
Immortality
Untitled
Present Tense

Anon

DPrecisionist05 wrote:

In My Tree: For me, the ultimate combination of energy, vocals, & meaning!
Eddies vocals are unbelievable, at times give me chills...he sings this song from the soul..when I first heard it I used to get annoyed at the chorus..
where its mumble jumble...but just adds to the song..that it's perfect by being imperfect...it represents life..
Most of all, this song is to me--living and learning through life and doing so while keeping, or getting abck your innocence which this world can so coldly take from all of us!! Got back my innocence, still got it, still got it!!

Rearview Mirror
:Similar- amazing combination of energy, vocals, guitars..tempo...building of the tempo...soul ,pain and indignant relief pours out of this!
For me, a song of a bad relationship, being with someone who takes advantage of you, maybe you were in love and too blind to see for awhile..
but your day of clarity came,,,...and you move on, hopefully doing so with your passion for life intact!! This song rips, and it does so in such an affirmative, empowering way--!! Unparalleled!

I couldve went so many different ways for my 3rd song:
Lowlight: Uniquely beautiful.. Going through life, getting wiser...
Seeing in people what you learned not to do long ago...
For me,...this song soothes..with meaning...classic.

lowlioght is an AWESOME and underappreciated PJ song...

Francisco Lopes

Chris Sabo wrote:

I dont mean to be rude, but i'm sure ill sound that way, but you need to listen to more pj songs than just the ones on the greatest hits.
My top 3:
Immortality
Untitled
Present Tense

I think you don´t know me, and you don´t know which albums i have and which songs i already listen, i love all songs, but these are the best for me. You like other songs, i love them too, but these are the ones i would choose if i would only could choose 3.

armanHammer

3) Down

2) Alive

1) Yellow Ledbetter

Why?

Down - great, smooth guitar solos, and I love the lyrics. It's a song about hope.

Alive - once again, smooth guitar, kick ass solo, and Eddie's voice in it

Yellow Ledbetter - I don't even need a reason for this song being number one

DPrecisionist05

T-Rexona wrote:

I think you don´t know me, and you don´t know which albums i have and which songs i already listen, i love all songs, but these are the best for me. You like other songs, i love them too, but these are the ones i would choose if i would only could choose 3.

Untitled is a nice piece...live on two legs version is fantastic and they roll into an amazing rendition of MRC

EddieVedderSlut

do you have any idea what a difficult question this is?
I cant even chose...

EddieVedderSlut

Chris Sabo wrote:

I dont mean to be rude, but i'm sure ill sound that way, but you need to listen to more pj songs than just the ones on the greatest hits.
My top 3:
Immortality
Untitled
Present Tense

she is a ghost. what do you expect? :P

(UK)_foxymop

DPrecisionist05 wrote:

Rearview Mirror
For me, a song of a bad relationship, being with someone who takes advantage of you, maybe you were in love and too blind to see for awhile..
but your day of clarity came,,,...and you move on, hopefully doing so with your passion for life intact!!

Depends what mood I'm in so choosing 3 is really difficult... right now I'd go:

I got Shit - Such passion - "So I'll just lie alone and wait for the dream Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin at me" - fantastic line.

Yellow Ledbetter - Mike's guitar ("probably" great lyrics too )

Rearviewmirror .. the music works so well with the lyrics - although I'd interpret them slightly different to you. For me I see it as a son who's been abused by his father for years, as a child hating his father and the abuse, not really understanding it or how to escape. Then as he grows up he realises he no longer needs to fear his father - sees him for what he really is and finds the courage to leave the situation. Eddie just writes it far more poetically than that!