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Which 2000s Pearl Jam record is your go-to? 86 votes

Binaural
45%
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Riot Act
23%
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Pearl Jam
26%
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Backspacer
4%
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  • JimmyVJimmyV Posts: 19,128
    Pearl Jam
    ST/Avocado is top 5 for me. Love it. 
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  • PapPap Posts: 28,781
    edited January 2020
    Pearl Jam
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXAJsFRo40w :rock_on:
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  • drakeheuer14drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,450
    Pearl Jam
    I voted this way because it’s my favorite tour year. 
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  • joe159joe159 Decatur, IL. Posts: 316
    edited January 2020
    Pearl Jam
    Avocado for me. love the album from start to finish, love the boots from the tour, Immagine In Cornice is amazing. Riot Act is a close second though
  • FiveBelowFiveBelow Posts: 1,269
    Binaural
    Of the Girl & Parting Ways are my reasoning

  • mookieblalockmookieblalock Posts: 3,243
    Pearl Jam
    Avocado: The most underrated PJ album.
  • rummyrummy Posts: 4,436
    Binaural
    JW269453 said:
    Of the Girl & Parting Ways are my reasoning

    Yes!
  • JPPJ84JPPJ84 Posts: 3,462
    Binaural
    Closely followed by Pearl Jam. Love them both
  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,252
    Binaural
    Binaural has so much depth. It is just behind No Code and Yield for me. Such a great record that is one of those albums you need to listen to more than a few times to “get it”. 
  • PB11041PB11041 Posts: 2,805
    Binaural
    knowing now what we didn't know quite then, except for some rumored tracklists that ultimately changed, if you swapped a few of the lost dogs tracks for a couple on binaural itself, it may have arguably been pjs greatest record. 
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  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 Posts: 28,398
    edited January 2020
    Backspacer
    Abe Froman said:
    Binaural has so much depth. It is just behind No Code and Yield for me. Such a great record that is one of those albums you need to listen to more than a few times to “get it”. 
    I still don't "get it" after 20 years.

    Self-titled is in the lead with 36%.   Followed by binaural (23%), backspacer (22%) then riot act (19%).
    Post edited by mcgruff10 on
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • JimmyVJimmyV Posts: 19,128
    Pearl Jam
    mcgruff10 said:
    Abe Froman said:
    Binaural has so much depth. It is just behind No Code and Yield for me. Such a great record that is one of those albums you need to listen to more than a few times to “get it”. 
    I still don't "get it" after 20 years.
    Same. There are some good songs but as a whole it has never grabbed me. 
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  • rummyrummy Posts: 4,436
    Binaural
    mcgruff10 said:
    Abe Froman said:
    Binaural has so much depth. It is just behind No Code and Yield for me. Such a great record that is one of those albums you need to listen to more than a few times to “get it”. 
    I still don't "get it" after 20 years.

    Self-titled is in the lead with 36%.   Followed by binaural (23%), backspacer (22%) then riot act (19%).
    I much prefer the live performance from the 2000 bootlegs. I even made a little mix a few years ago that I'd be happy to share (if allowed to do so).
  • KN219077KN219077 Posts: 1,071
    Pearl Jam
    I’d have to go with Avocado. Most complete album that really set the stage for PJ’s second half of their career. Riot Act is good, but always had too many songs I wanted to skip or had to be in the right mood for, and binaural has some amazingly beautiful songs but feels disjointed at times. Grievance is probably in my top 10, and Light Years is no slouch either. But as a whole, I’d rather listen straight through Self Titled 
  • tino_11tino_11 Posts: 2,099
    edited January 2020
    Binaural
    ST starts decent and ends strongly but that middle run of songs kills it. 

    Binaural, whilst also uneven in places, is far more interesting to me. Of the Girl, Light Years, Parting Ways, Nothing as it Seems and Insignificance are all better than anything on ST IMO. 
    Post edited by tino_11 on
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  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 Posts: 28,398
    Backspacer
    Final results:

    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • FiveBelowFiveBelow Posts: 1,269
    Binaural
    mcgruff10 said:
    Final results:

    I’m confused. Should I be putting my money in the refrigerator? Tell me more Penny Hoarder!!
  • mcgruff10mcgruff10 Posts: 28,398
    Backspacer
    JW269453 said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    Final results:

    I’m confused. Should I be putting my money in the refrigerator? Tell me more Penny Hoarder!!
    Lol. I hate the ads on Twitter. 
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • aurelgugusaurelgugus Posts: 499
    Riot Act
    Common theme for these 4 albums, the weird track ordering, especially on ST where all the heavy hitters are on side A.

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  • ten zten z Posts: 55
    Backspacer
    Backspacer and ST are two of my favorites, but in the end I chose Backspacer because of the fond memories I have for it.  It was the first album I ever pre-ordered.  It took me two tries before I found a record store that had any vinyl pre-orders left.  Also bought "The Fixer" single around the same day I made the pre-order.  I thought it was so cool that the vinyl was a different color from the usual.  I still love it when I buy a vinyl record that is a different color from the usual.  I also remember talking to one of my high school teachers about "Just Breathe" and discussing what the lyrics meant.
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