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BB127847BB127847 Posts: 2
edited May 10 in Other Music
Sorry to say I can only listen to Pearl Jam non stop for so long before I need something else. Any recommendations on other bands to checkout that have a similar sound?
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  • CarryTheZeroCarryTheZero Posts: 2,987
    I got nothing for similar sound. But my other nonstop listens are:

    Built to Spill
    Drive By Truckers
  • JimmyVJimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,305
    Often imitated, never duplicated. 
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    "...I changed by not changing at all..."
  • KV4053KV4053 Mike's side, crushed up against the stage Posts: 1,503
    JimmyV said:
    Often imitated, never duplicated. 
    This.
    I know I was born and I know that I'll die. The in between is mine.
  • KV4053KV4053 Mike's side, crushed up against the stage Posts: 1,503
    BB127847 said:
    Sorry to say I can only listen to Pearl Jam non stop for so long before I need something else. Any recommendations on other bands to checkout that have a similar sound?
    They sound nothing like Pearl Jam, but my third favorite band is Wilco. The Beatles rank #2 but you already know their stuff.
    I know I was born and I know that I'll die. The in between is mine.
  • SM187650SM187650 Canada Posts: 793
    Idles 
  • darwinstheorydarwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 6,627
    Let's be clear: If no PJ, the be god damn sure not to compare #2 to them. Once those expectations are gone, there are several cool/fun bands. Petty, Floyd, Killers, DMB. Glen Hansard (Between Two Shores is AMAZING) are solid choices.
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • MikeDigsMikeDigs Santa Monica, CA Posts: 1,666
    As other mentioned,  Pearl Jam is unique, but if you are looking for quality new music to check out, then all of the above recommendations PLUS I highly recommend diving in to the Nine Inch Nails album "The Fragile".
    I'm spinning, oh-oh-oh I'm spinning
  • kmcmanuskmcmanus Posts: 772
    The Hold Sready
    Dinosaur Jr
    The Get Up Kids
    Pixies
    Jimmy Eat World
    Deftones
    Wednesday
    The Hotelier
    Diiv
    MJ Lenderman 
    Oso Oso
    The Menzingers
    Jeff Rosenstock
    Hum
    I could do this all day. None of ‘em sound like PJ but all are great 
  • mr bunglemr bungle Posts: 1,358
    edited May 10
    Tool!  Nothing like PJ, but I'm almost as passionate about them as i am about PJ... almost
    And, Faith No More.  They're an acquired taste, but well worth the investment to dig into.
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  • hairgrowth2001hairgrowth2001 Posts: 442
    edited May 10
    Great list of bands kmcmanus!
    Check out Restorations & Taking Meds.
    Taking Meds has a song called Outside that references Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains in the first verse.
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  • JbabbingtonJbabbington Huntington WV Posts: 151
    kmcmanus said:
    The Hold Sready
    Dinosaur Jr
    The Get Up Kids
    Pixies
    Jimmy Eat World
    Deftones
    Wednesday
    The Hotelier
    Diiv
    MJ Lenderman 
    Oso Oso
    The Menzingers
    Jeff Rosenstock
    Hum
    I could do this all day. None of ‘em sound like PJ but all are great 
    Dinosaur Jr is fantastic! Saw them last Summer. 
  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 4,631
    KV4053 said:
    BB127847 said:
    Sorry to say I can only listen to Pearl Jam non stop for so long before I need something else. Any recommendations on other bands to checkout that have a similar sound?
    They sound nothing like Pearl Jam, but my third favorite band is Wilco. The Beatles rank #2 but you already know their stuff.
    They're my second-favorite. Yep, I put them over the Beatles. (Actually, Radiohead is my No. 3.)

    I've seen Wilco 52 times since 1995, and Pearl Jam 72 times since 1994, but I've seen Jeff Tweedy in one form or another 81 times including the Wilco shows, so he has the edge. By the end of this month, PJ (and Ed) will regain the lead by a hair (80 PJ plus 2 EV and 1 EV/MM).
    I gather speed from you fucking with me.
  • mookeywrenchmookeywrench Posts: 5,931
    7Mary3 has jamz that are da bomb!

    You can pop that CD in your car's player any day of the weeks.
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  • RP112579RP112579 Tinley Park, IL Posts: 3,382
    Creed
    6/29/98 Chicago-United Center
    6/18/03 Chicago-United Center
    5/17/06 Chicago-United Center
    7/19/13 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    10/11/13 Pittsburgh-Consol Energy Center
    10/17/14 Moline-IWireless Center (No Code)
    10/20/14 Milwaukee-Bradley center (Yield)
    4/26/16 Lexington-Rupp Arena
    8/20/16 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    8/22/16 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    8/18/18 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    8/20/18 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    9/5/23 Chicago-United Center
    9/7/23 Chicago-United Center
    8/29/23 Chicago-Wrigley Field
    8/31/23 Chicago-Wrigley Field
  • CarryTheZeroCarryTheZero Posts: 2,987
    Jbabbington said:
    kmcmanus said:
    The Hold Sready
    Dinosaur Jr
    The Get Up Kids
    Pixies
    Jimmy Eat World
    Deftones
    Wednesday
    The Hotelier
    Diiv
    MJ Lenderman 
    Oso Oso
    The Menzingers
    Jeff Rosenstock
    Hum
    I could do this all day. None of ‘em sound like PJ but all are great 
    Dinosaur Jr is fantastic! Saw them last Summer. 
    I second Dinosaur Jr. and Wednesday is great! Saw them open the Truckers in The Caverns in Tennessee.
  • AD178110AD178110 Posts: 20
    Afghan Whigs all day. 
  • KV4053KV4053 Mike's side, crushed up against the stage Posts: 1,503
    RP112579 said:
    Creed
    LOL 
    I know I was born and I know that I'll die. The in between is mine.
  • jstu39jstu39 Posts: 147
    I’ve been listening to a lot of The National recently. 
  • KV4053KV4053 Mike's side, crushed up against the stage Posts: 1,503
    BF25394 said:
    KV4053 said:
    BB127847 said:
    Sorry to say I can only listen to Pearl Jam non stop for so long before I need something else. Any recommendations on other bands to checkout that have a similar sound?
    They sound nothing like Pearl Jam, but my third favorite band is Wilco. The Beatles rank #2 but you already know their stuff.
    They're my second-favorite. Yep, I put them over the Beatles. (Actually, Radiohead is my No. 3.)

    I've seen Wilco 52 times since 1995, and Pearl Jam 72 times since 1994, but I've seen Jeff Tweedy in one form or another 81 times including the Wilco shows, so he has the edge. By the end of this month, PJ (and Ed) will regain the lead by a hair (80 PJ plus 2 EV and 1 EV/MM).
    That is an impressive number of Wilco/Tweedy shows. I tried to see them two nights in a row in New York for the YHF shows but my girl was not having it. She loves PJ, but not so much Wilco.
    I know I was born and I know that I'll die. The in between is mine.
  • ceskaceska New York Posts: 1,128
    Definitely the Drive-By Truckers. Their studio albums have somewhat tapered off to me the last couple releases, but they kill it in the live show every night. I love Wilco too, but cannot stand their latest album and really haven't liked anything by them since Star Wars in 2015.

    Last fall I caught Hollier opening for the Old 97s. They were the first opening band in a long time to make me feel like I was back in the early 2000s, discovering rock and roll bands on my own for the first time.




  • smile6680smile6680 Posts: 404
    Eric Church would be my suggestion. His older stuff. He has the same passion/believability in his songs as Pearl Jam does. 

    He's not necessarily in my regular rotation as of late. 
  • BH76306BH76306 Posts: 105
    Manchester Orchestra has easily become my favorite non-PJ band.
  • darwinstheorydarwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 6,627
    RP112579 said:
    Creed
    Fuck you!




    Respectfully. 
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • darwinstheorydarwinstheory LaPorte, IN Posts: 6,627
    mookeywrench said:
    7Mary3 has jamz that are da bomb!

    You can pop that CD in your car's player any day of the weeks.
    Always thought they were underrated. 
    "A smart monkey doesn't monkey around with another monkey's monkey" - Darwin's Theory
  • BF25394BF25394 Posts: 4,631
    KV4053 said:
    BF25394 said:
    KV4053 said:
    BB127847 said:
    Sorry to say I can only listen to Pearl Jam non stop for so long before I need something else. Any recommendations on other bands to checkout that have a similar sound?
    They sound nothing like Pearl Jam, but my third favorite band is Wilco. The Beatles rank #2 but you already know their stuff.
    They're my second-favorite. Yep, I put them over the Beatles. (Actually, Radiohead is my No. 3.)

    I've seen Wilco 52 times since 1995, and Pearl Jam 72 times since 1994, but I've seen Jeff Tweedy in one form or another 81 times including the Wilco shows, so he has the edge. By the end of this month, PJ (and Ed) will regain the lead by a hair (80 PJ plus 2 EV and 1 EV/MM).
    That is an impressive number of Wilco/Tweedy shows. I tried to see them two nights in a row in New York for the YHF shows but my girl was not having it. She loves PJ, but not so much Wilco.
    I saw my first Wilco show just two months after A.M. came out, so I had a head start, but I've been racking up the Tweedy shows thanks to his annual residency at Largo here in L.A. I've seen him there 20 times now, almost every time in the front row. I just saw him there four times in five nights the week before Dark Matter came out. 
    I gather speed from you fucking with me.
  • darthvedderdarthvedder Posts: 2,590
    My Morning Jacket is a five piece and much better than Wilco.
  • PearlJamDownerPearlJamDowner Posts: 170
    The war on drugs 
    im messed
  • lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 14,148
    Soundgarden.
    Alice in chains.
    Glen Hansard 
    brixton 93
    astoria 06
    albany 06
    hartford 06
    reading 06
    barcelona 06
    paris 06
    wembley 07
    dusseldorf 07
    nijmegen 07

    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
  • aF142117aF142117 Posts: 111
    DMB
    Gang of youths 
    Rival sons
    the national 
    greta van fleet 
    mumford and sons 
    Noir désir 
  • Brannigans lawBrannigans law Posts: 130
    Modest Mouse is my second favorite band

    Also love
    Cake
    Killers
    Audioslave

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