Want do you think is the best and worst decision the band has made over their career?

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  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 36,526
    Best - Mixing up setlists and official bootleg series
    Worst - BOB remix of Ten 
    I couldn't disagreed more. I love it and think it's way superior to the original mix. Overall that is....because I do prefer the original mix of Jeremy. 
    yep, nostalgia-wise, 1991 mix. pure sound wise, BOB remix. far superior. 
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  • Best - Ending the music video boycott for Do The Evolution
    Worst - Arms Aloft as the second song at PJ20. 
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024Philly 2

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  • Best - Mixing up setlists and official bootleg series
    Worst - BOB remix of Ten 
    I couldn't disagreed more. I love it and think it's way superior to the original mix. Overall that is....because I do prefer the original mix of Jeremy. 
    yep, nostalgia-wise, 1991 mix. pure sound wise, BOB remix. far superior. 
    I listened to the 1991 mix a few months ago for the 30th anniversary of Ten.....and probably won't listen to again until the 40th anniversary. The songs just seemed neutered beneath all that reverb. 

    But I did mention that I still prefer the original mix of Jeremy. On the new mix, they made one of Eddie's vocal tracks at the end (The one where he's just going "ooo ooo ooo ooo" over and over), way too prominent in the mix. Feels like a woodpecker pecking at my brain. 
    2000: Camden 1, 2003: Philly, State College, Camden 1, MSG 2, Hershey, 2004: Reading, 2005: Philly, 2006: Camden 1, 2, East Rutherford 1, 2007: Lollapalooza, 2008: Camden 1, Washington D.C., MSG 1, 2, 2009: Philly 1, 2, 3, 4, 2010: Bristol, MSG 2, 2011: PJ20 1, 2, 2012: Made In America, 2013: Brooklyn 2, Philly 2, 2014: Denver, 2015: Global Citizen Festival, 2016: Philly 2, Fenway 1, 2018: Fenway 1, 2, 2021: Sea. Hear. Now. 2022: Camden, 2024Philly 2

    Pearl Jam bootlegs:
    http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
  • Best - Mixing up setlists and official bootleg series
    Worst - BOB remix of Ten 
    I couldn't disagreed more. I love it and think it's way superior to the original mix. Overall that is....because I do prefer the original mix of Jeremy. 
    I’m just happy I have an OG Ten on vinyl. The remix stuff gathers dust. 
  • Poncier said:
    Best: changing the live shows up as much as they do.

    Worst: bee girl, closely followed by Yellow Moon and Parachutes
    Bee Girl I can forgive because it was never on an album, the other 2...yikes. And throw Buckle Up in there to complete the trifecta.
    Tots agree.

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  • Go AnimalGo Animal Posts: 5,614
    I can't take this thread seriously until you edit the title of it
    PJ - 09/23/98: West Palm Beach II, 08/12/00: Tampa, 04/12/03: Orlando, 04/13/03: Tampa, 06/12/08: Tampa, 06/27/08: Hartford, 09/22/09: Seattle II, 04/11/16: Tampa, 05/01 & 05/02/16: MSG I & II, 09/18/21: Sea Hear Now, 10/01 & 10/02/21: Ohana Encore I & II, 05/06 & 05/07/22: Los Angeles I & II, 09/11/22: MSG, 09/16/22: Nashville, 09/02/23: St. Paul II, 09/07/23: Chicago II, 09/18 & 09/19/23: Austin I & II, 05/16 & 05/18/24: Las Vegas I & II, 08/29 & 08/31/24: Wrigley Field I & II, 09/03 & 09/04/24: MSG I & II

    EV - 08/04 & 08/05/08: (Eddie solo, w/Liam Finn) NYC I & II, 11/27 & 11/28/12: (Eddie solo, w/Glen Hansard) Orlando I & II, 02/09 & 02/10/22: (Eddie & the Earthlings) Chicago I & II, 09/30/23: (Eddie & the Earthlings) Ohana Festival

    Song Wishlist: Oceans, Brother, Alone, Let Me Sleep, full W.M.A., Hold On, Bugs/all of Vitalogy, Gremmie Out Of Control, Mankind, Around The Bend (full band), The Long Road, Don't Gimme No Lip, Pilate, Push Me Pull Me, All Those Yesterdays, Rival, Parting Ways, Ghost, Bu$hleaguer, WWS, Parachutes, Army Reserve, low octave Driftin', Strangest Tribe, Other Side, Undone, Fatal, Hitchhiker, Education, Black Red Yellow, Of the Earth, Love Reign O'er Me, Gonna See My Friend, Amongst the Waves, Santa Cruz, Infallible, Yellow Moon, Alright, Comes Then Goes, Got to Give, and the Mamasan Trilogy.

    Wanted Posters: WPB '98, Tampa/WPB '00, Tampa '03, EV Batmobile '08        ISO: any picks, or setlists from any of my shows!
  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,770
    Poncier said:
    Best: changing the live shows up as much as they do.

    Worst: bee girl, closely followed by Yellow Moon and Parachutes
    Bee Girl I can forgive because it was never on an album, the other 2...yikes. And throw Buckle Up in there to complete the trifecta.
    Those are good songs
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  • Edved82Edved82 Posts: 1,279
    Best - hiring Jack Irons
    Worst - Let The Records Play.
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  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 36,526
    Go Animal said:
    I can't take this thread seriously until you edit the title of it
    hahaha didn't even notice till you pointed it out. one of those "read what your brain thinks should be there" type of things. 
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  • darthvedderdarthvedder Posts: 2,551
    Best - Yield
    Worst - Backspacer
  • cp3iversoncp3iverson Posts: 8,680
    Best - Yield
    Worst - Backspacer
    Oh man.  Backspacers in my top 5.  :lol:   Love it.  

    Ten and Backspacer are the “easiest” listens in my opinion.  
  • BC62528BC62528 Posts: 210
    Best - Staying together all these years
    Worst - Not re-releasing Benny on Vinyl for the fans - lol.
  • PJNBPJNB Posts: 13,429
    edited January 2022
    Best decision is the setlist by far. Without that the magic of the live shows would be no where near what they have been. 

    Worst decision is a hard one to pick. I will go with leaving off of some of the amazing songs we have on Lost Dogs on their first 6 albums.
  • 23scidoo23scidoo Posts: 19,104
    Best - boots, setlists, staying together after Roskilde..
    Worst - The Fixer..
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
  • demetriosdemetrios Posts: 91,229
    BC62528 said:
    Best - Staying together all these years
    Worst - Not re-releasing Benny on Vinyl for the fans - lol.

    Imagine if this might be the year they finally do it.

  • HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Posts: 16,427
    Go Animal said:
    I can't take this thread seriously until you edit the title of it
    hahaha didn't even notice till you pointed it out. one of those "read what your brain thinks should be there" type of things. 
    I just had to read it 4 times before I caught it.
  • JimmyVJimmyV Posts: 19,124
    Go Animal said:
    I can't take this thread seriously until you edit the title of it
    hahaha didn't even notice till you pointed it out. one of those "read what your brain thinks should be there" type of things. 
    I just had to read it 4 times before I caught it.
    Wow. Same. 
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  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,237
    Best: Recording Vs
    Worst: Playing huge stadiums *Though, those Chicago 16' shows are on fucking fire! 
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  • BC62528BC62528 Posts: 210
    demetrios said:
    BC62528 said:
    Best - Staying together all these years
    Worst - Not re-releasing Benny on Vinyl for the fans - lol.

    Imagine if this might be the year they finally do it.

    I actually think at some point this will happen - if we can do the vaults, there is zero reason not to believe they can't re-issue the Benny - no need for remastering etc.  The collectors will not lose their value in the numbered originals - just change the color of the record jacket.  35th Anniversary release - 2026!
  • best: the element of surprise re setlists for their live shows
    worst: playing baseball stadiums that are not designed for rock concerts...ummm wrigley...
  • goldrushgoldrush Posts: 7,470
    Best decision: sending out free holiday singles as a thank you to the fans so early into their career.

    Worst decision: completely giving up on the holiday singles because they just couldn’t be bothered anymore (and the 5+ years of anger and resentment that this has caused). For a band that once had ‘viva la vinyl’ on their artwork this is still so disappointing.
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  • smile6680smile6680 Posts: 378
    Best: Ten, Vs., Vitalogy
    Worst: Backspacer, Lightning Bolt, Gigaton
    I agree with the worst being Backspacer, lightning bolt, gigaton
    Best: The mixing of setlists. 
  • drakeheuer14drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,450
    Some of you are basically saying their worst decision was to continue making music. That’s kind of sad. 
    Pittsburgh 2013
    Cincinnati 2014
    Greenville 2016
    (Raleigh 2016)
    Columbia 2016
  • Some of you are basically saying their worst decision was to continue making music. That’s kind of sad. 
    That is a very fatalistic and binary view of things.
    "Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"
  • HughFreakingDillonHughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 36,526
    I can't believe anyone puts Gigaton in the bottom 3. that's just blasphemy to me (and I kinda find it odd that people are putting albums in their answers for "decisions" the band has made in the first place-I don't really consider art a decision). 
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  • I can't believe anyone puts Gigaton in the bottom 3. that's just blasphemy to me (and I kinda find it odd that people are putting albums in their answers for "decisions" the band has made in the first place-I don't really consider art a decision). 
    +1
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  • I can't believe anyone puts Gigaton in the bottom 3. that's just blasphemy to me (and I kinda find it odd that people are putting albums in their answers for "decisions" the band has made in the first place-I don't really consider art a decision). 
    It's insane. Gigaton might be my favorite album by them. And I've been a fan since 91. 

    Best: teaming up with Neil Young

    Worst: The fuckin Funko Pops. 
    Dallas 98
    Dallas 2000
    Kansas City 2000
    St. Louis 2000
    Memphis 2000
    OKC 2003
    Dallas 2003
    Kansas City 2003
    Little Rock 2003
    Cincinnati 2006
    Vegas 2006
    EV Los Angeles 2008 x 2
    VH1 Rock Honors the Who 2008 
    Berlin 2009
    Los Angeles 2009 x 4
    The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien 2009
    Los Angeles 2013 x 2
    Tulsa 2014
    EV Ohana 2016
    Ohana 2021 x 4
    Los Angeles 2022 x 2
  • drakeheuer14drakeheuer14 Posts: 4,450
    I can't believe anyone puts Gigaton in the bottom 3. that's just blasphemy to me (and I kinda find it odd that people are putting albums in their answers for "decisions" the band has made in the first place-I don't really consider art a decision). 
    Exactly. 
    Pittsburgh 2013
    Cincinnati 2014
    Greenville 2016
    (Raleigh 2016)
    Columbia 2016
  • smile6680smile6680 Posts: 378
    It's weird to me that I absolutely love every other album before the last three. I should probably give gigaton another shot. The other two are just not very good in my opinion. 
  • smile6680 said:
    It's weird to me that I absolutely love every other album before the last three. I should probably give gigaton another shot. The other two are just not very good in my opinion. 
    If you own Funko Pops, your opinion is invalid. 
    Dallas 98
    Dallas 2000
    Kansas City 2000
    St. Louis 2000
    Memphis 2000
    OKC 2003
    Dallas 2003
    Kansas City 2003
    Little Rock 2003
    Cincinnati 2006
    Vegas 2006
    EV Los Angeles 2008 x 2
    VH1 Rock Honors the Who 2008 
    Berlin 2009
    Los Angeles 2009 x 4
    The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien 2009
    Los Angeles 2013 x 2
    Tulsa 2014
    EV Ohana 2016
    Ohana 2021 x 4
    Los Angeles 2022 x 2
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