After Some Time to Take In and Digest Gigaton, Where Does it Rank For You?

PJALK

Ten
No code
Vs
Vitology
Gigaton

mcgruff10

Hmmmmmmm.   I am thinking:
first five
gigaton
self titled
backspacer
binaural
lb
riot act

cp3iverson

Nitro said:

faithful2you said:

I don't think anything they put out will ever overtake their first 13 years of music for me.   Those albums, ten to binaural, are woven into my life; the most influential part of my adult life.  From the time I was 19 until I was 32.  Riot Act was a huge disappointment for me when it was released, although I appreciate it now, their 3 albums after RA never hit me like every album before did.   I've kind of accepted it for what it is.   I think there's some good music on this album and I feel like there was more of an effort put into it than the previous three.  I would rank this one right behind Riot Act right now but I think that's only because there are at least two songs I consider 'classics' on RA; it's hard to predict songs that will stand the test of time on a new album.   All just my opinion and everyone is different.    

1.  Ten, VS, Vitalogy, No Code, Yield
2. Binaural
3. Riot Act  
4. Gigaton
5. Avocado
6. Lighting Bolt, Backspacer        

I agree with almost all of this. 
In my opinion it's the best since Binaural, so would have it like:
1.  Ten, VS, Vitalogy, No Code, Yield
2. Binaural
3. Gigaton 
4. Riot Act
5. Lightning Bolt, Backspacer, Avocado

I can agree with this.   Close enough. 

ST66483

Binaural
Avocado
Yield
No Code
Riot Act
Vs
Gigaton (could move up over time)
Vitalogy
Lightning Bolt
Ten
 Backspacer 

My list has changed a lot over time and expect it to do so in the future.  Interesting to see everyone’s lists.

Falling Down

Will see if this lasts, but I'd say Who Ever Said is my favorite song since Of the Girl. Love the effort put in all tracks. 7 o'clock is superb. Most fun I had listening to an album since Yield. 

Ukuleddie Vegger

The singles have been Stellar. Very happy with the album. I really can’t rank it, it’s like ranking my kids. 

AR288142

Love the new album. "Alright" and "Seven O'Clock" are so great back-to-back. 
Anyway, here's my list: 
1) Pearl Jam
2) Ten
3) Riot Act 
4) Gigaton
5) Binaural
6) Yield
7) Vs.
8) Vitalogy
9) No Code
10) Backspacer
11) Lightning Bolt

I should note that on my list, there is almost no daylight between entries 1-10. 

KN219077

vaggar99 said:

RobZ said:

Definitely not a "masterpiece" or a "triumph" as some have described.  Bottom three....

I feel like the band killed the momentum of the album in a couple places.  "Never Destination" and "Comes then Goes" could have been left off and the album as a whole would have been better.

Umm, no. Two of my favorites on the back half

ICDragons

Every time I listen to a PJ album I forget how much I love each one for what it is. Every one has its own particular feeling. A texture. 

I definitely am happy about Gigaton. It’s so refreshing to hear. I really like the whole album with River Cross being my least favorite.  

It took forever but I’m proud of their achievement. Definitely doesn’t sound like they’re just phoning it in.

vaggar99

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goldrush

It’s still too early to rank it, I think. I do like it more than some of their other records, but I can never really pick a PJ album to put in first or last place.

I have a playlist on my phone that plays on random when I’m driving. It’s a mix of artists, usually just one or two songs each. I’ve added every Gigaton song to the playlist, which is something I’ve never done with an album before. I think it’s a great album, and the songs also work really well when they pop up randomly.

Abe Froman

Fuck it. I’ll give it a go as of now even though I know it will change over time.

No Code
Yield
Vitalogy 
VS
Binaural 
Ten 
Gigaton
Riot Act
Pearl Jam
Lightning Bolt
Backspacer

I love them all. Says so much about the strength of their catalog. In fact the only reason I have Backspacer last is it’s so short. It’s like an EP. And had a couple weaker tracks for me. Still a great record though. 

TheGossman

At the bottom with Lightning Bolt. 

JBob87

Bottom bucket with LB and Backspacer.

Hate to say it but Ed’s structure and writing is the weak link. Way too much rambling, convoluted writing, and filling musical spaces that don’t need to be filled.

static111

1-8 varies depending on the day month year
9 Lightning Bolt
10 Backspacer
11 Gigaton

Peasant Tents

Wow, this is very hard, every album has it's own beauty and greatness! 
Will change over and over but I have given it a go! I have never been a big fan of Vs..  i think this new record is a brilliant return to full form and I love it.
1. Vitalogy

2. Yield
3. No Code

4. Ten                               

5.. S/T

6.. Binaural

7. Gigaton

8. Riot Act

9. Vs

10. Lightning Bolt

11. Backspacer

mshnayder

I can't wrap my head around people who have Ten outside their top 3 let alone those who have it in their bottom 3. I know music is subjective but that's just objectively wrong and feels like a hipster take. 

Niko80

Gigaton has its moments. I feel the album is quite interesting 1-8. Then it completely loses its momentum and never picks up again. QE, DotC, Seven O`Clock and Alright are all songs I like. I find QE to be fantastic!
I haven't posted here in ages, but been lurking. Read a comment saying Of the Earth should have been on here. I agree. it would have provided a nice pickup in the finale, maybe between Retrograde and River Cross. Might have made the album a tad long though. 

VS
Ten
Vitalogy
Yield
No Code
Binaural 
PJ
Gigaton
Riot Act
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt

tbergs

Ranking is always difficult and especially with a new album. When No Code, Binaural and RIot Act all came out, they easily went to the bottom of the pile. I was really excited about Yield when it came out just because of that 4 song opening, but I feel it fell flat in the second half besides In Hiding and ATY. Over the years, I have come to really love No Code and Binaural. No Code is perfect except for Mankind and Binaural only slightly falters overall. I really enjoy Evacuation on the album, especially the lyrics and ultimately, it's the lyrics that bring albums to the top for me. This is why my top 3 albums have been No Code, Binaural and Vitalogy for so long. The music of Ten and Vs cannot be topped, but I don't feel that lyrics resonate as much for me. They're anthems that rock live because they are fun to sing along with. Only Release and Indifference really hit me hard on those albums.

No Code and Binaural are both albums I can get lost in just listening to the lyrics and riding the musical highs and lows throughout that make them so powerful. Vitalogy was the turning point in my opinion and showed how deep they could get with their sound. I think Riot Act has aged much better than most and I appreciate it a lot more than I did at the time. With that said, none of their best music is really well suited for pumping up a large stadium sized crowd, but they are powerful songs that tear at your heart and mind all in one. Don't get me wrong, I love shouting along to DTE, Evenflow and Alive, but they are a surface level emotion experience for me that don't compare to the depths of Immortality, Sleight of Hand, Parting Ways, Present Tense, In My Tree and Off He Goes.

Okay, enough rambling on. Here is my attempt.

No Code/Binaural
Vitalogy
Vs/Ten
Gigaton
Yield
Riot Act
Pearl Jam/Backspacer
Lightning Bolt

mr bungle

9.Gigiton

10.Riot Act

11. Lightning Bolt