Icky Thump vs. Avocada
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So now that Icky Thump has been released for a few weeks I thought I would pose this question:
Which album do you like more? Icky Thump or Avocado?
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It was a tough decision for me, but in the end I chose Icky Thump. It certainly wouldn’t beat every PJ album in a head-to-head, but it just edges out Avocado in my mind.
Which album do you like more? Icky Thump or Avocado?
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http://www.opinionpower.com/Surveys/622049340.html
Discuss below:
It was a tough decision for me, but in the end I chose Icky Thump. It certainly wouldn’t beat every PJ album in a head-to-head, but it just edges out Avocado in my mind.
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I love Jack and Meg, but COME ON... Pearl Jam Rules. I can listen to any PJ album anytime,no contest there. 5 musicians are totally better than just 2.Pearl jam are too genius, and lets not forget about LYRICS people.
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Though for 2007... Icky Thump has been my favorite album.
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I prefer an avacado
but an icky thump is not bad either.
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Stone and Mike are pure guitar cosmic rock energy, fueled by Eddie's vocals and master lyrical genius. Matt and Jeff are unbelievably talented and make the Jam stick.
I love going on a ride, when listening to music. The White Stripes are fucking awesome, but holy fuck Jack's a bit of a bipolar space cadet, whose singing talent is questionable. Granted he is the main talent behind TWS, but every song is a little rollercoaster ride of insanity.
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01. Life Wasted > Icky Thump (really close)
02. WWS < You Don't Know What Love Is
03. Comatose > 300 MPH Torrential Outpoor Blues
04. Severed Hand > Conquest
05. MITS > Bone Broke
06. Parachutes > Prickly Thorn...
07. Unemployable > St. Andrew
08. Big Wave < Little Cream Soda
09. Gone < Rag & Bone (no contest here)
10. Wasted Reprise < I'm Slowly Turning Into You
11. Army Reserve < A Martyr For My Love For You
12. Come Back < Catch Hell Blues
13. Inside Job < Effect & Cause
6 for Avocado vs. 7 for Icky Thump in head-to-head.
Overall, I like Icky Thump more.
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Funny old thing... my vote is for Avocado!!
2) - dont even try to compare that with pearl jam
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Well now THAT is just crazy talk.
I vote for Avocado, though.
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My boyfriend can listen to Icky while I relish in live at the Gorge/06 for weeks and weeks.
On a side note. My ears were ringing for 2 days from the loud screeching vocals of Jack and crazy guitar riffs. If I had to pick between Pearl Jam and TWS live show to go to. Hands down Pearl Jam. I remember going through a withdrawal period. The pit was a saving grace for me the following months our boys toured. Come back to Canada soon eh!
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My 5 favorite songs from Avocado:
-Marker
-Parachutes
-Army Reserve
-Come Back
-Inside Job
Perhaps the 5 "softest" songs on the album? That's not to say I am just a Vedder ballad type fan, I just really think that Pearl Jam's older "heavy" songs are lot's better than their recent harder stuff.
For example, I think that:
-Even Flow
-Go
-Once
-Rearviewmirror
-Last Exit
-Hail, Hail
Are far superior to:
-Evacuation
-Save You
-Ghost
-Life Wasted
-World Wide Suicide
-Big Wave
I think that Green Disease is the bands most recent great heavy song. I'm sure some will argue the definition of heavy or aggressive or whatever. But that’s how I feel.
In my mind PJ writes 4-5 amazing songs with every album, but over the last 3-4 albums all the great songs have been softer and less aggressive.
The general consensus was that Avocado brought back the old aggressive PJ sound, but I think it was sort of tempered (slightly generic aggression) rather than the progressive and innovative sounds such as Marker, Parachutes, Inside Job, etc. Or like Even Flow, Last Exit, & Hail, Hail were when they debuted.
So in my mind you have 2 attempts at aggressive rock music, Avocado & Icky Thump. I think Icky Thump was better executed. Hence my vote.
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Not even Army Reserve and Unemployable just a little bit?!
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Icky thump= 2nd best white stripes record, but the single "icky thump" sucks. It's the worst song on the album, and terrible choice for radio to introduce this record.
That being said, Avocado wins by one song, but really these two bands can't be compared. They are 2 of my favorite bands, but completely different music styles. Even though the White stripes are one of my favorite bands, I don't like their self titled album it's got like 3 good songs and that's it.
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Who cares though? Pearl Jam wins by 3.
I like to think of it this way: WEhich band has more talent per capita? By the way, when calculating the White Stripes score, don't count Meg. She's just a drum machine with boobies.