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What song could represent the Pearl Jam sound?

miskinmiskin Posts: 278
edited December 2007 in The Porch
When friends ask me what Pearl Jam sound like, or for me to send them a song which encapsulates their music i never know what to send. I usually think something off Ten like Alive, Porch or Jeremy.

Recently ive sent Dissident, Save You & Daughter instead

what songs do you think could stand for Pearl Jam, something that rounds up what they stand for, their particular sound, just an average amazing pearl jam song.


i dont mean your favorite song, i mean the one you think is most 'them'.
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  • NoCode_inMTNoCode_inMT Posts: 551
    In My Tree.
    1998-6/20, 6/21
    2003-6/1, 10/25
    2005-8/29, 9/4
    2006-7/2, 7/22, 7/23
    2008-4/15(EV solo)
    2009-9/21, 9/22, 9/28
    2011-9/3, 9/4
    2012-9/30
    2013-7/19, 11/30
  • ||Release_Me||||Release_Me|| Posts: 1,871
    I've always thought that Corduroy is the perfect song that sums up everything which is great about Pearl Jam. It's their definitive song.
    "This town deserves a better class of criminal... and I'm gonna give it to them."

  • miskinmiskin Posts: 278
    ||Release_Me|| wrote:
    I've always thought that Corduroy is the perfect song that sums up everything which is great about Pearl Jam. It's their definitive song.
    interesting, i hadn't really thought of Corduroy.
    When i saw Pearl Jam live it was the only poor performance (the rest of the show was amazing), just ed's vocals on corduroy were a bit weak (as it was the first song) and the sound people werent doing a good job at that point. It put me off the song for a while. But i think i'll listen to it again now, it used to be one of my favourites actually.
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  • JulienJulien Posts: 2,457
    ||Release_Me|| wrote:
    I've always thought that Corduroy is the perfect song that sums up everything which is great about Pearl Jam. It's their definitive song.
    I agree with that. Idem with given to fly
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    2007: Copenhagen, Werchter
    2009: Rotterdam, London
    2010: MSG, Arras, Werchter
    2012: Amsterdam, Prague, Berlin
    2014: Amsterdam, Stockholm
  • Niko80Niko80 Posts: 1,608
    Rearviewmirror and corduroy are pearl jam in two words.

    Whenever I try get someone into pj, I always make sure to include those two + Indifference, YL, SOLAT and Black. Those are the songs I get the best response for. Then I fill in songs I think the subject might like!
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  • Ledbetterman10Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,917
    everything on greatest hits disc 1
    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, 2024: Philly 2

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  • Jeremy1012Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Breath and Corduroy.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • joedogg9999joedogg9999 Posts: 35
    i think its impossible myself. u have to ATLEAST give them 3 or 5 songs.

    black, corduroy, given to fly, ylb, go
  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    rearviewmirror. especially live versions, with the jam in the middle. to me, that is the definitive pearl jam song. corduroy and given to fly are great choices too. :)
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  • daryl jamdaryl jam Posts: 104
    i got id
    lukin
    spin the black circle
    in hiding
    i am mine
    severed hand
    and many more....
    angels dance on a pin head, just to make room for you and i....
  • ewester032687ewester032687 Posts: 149
    ||Release_Me|| wrote:
    I've always thought that Corduroy is the perfect song that sums up everything which is great about Pearl Jam. It's their definitive song.
    i completely agree
  • Red mosquitaRed mosquita Posts: 518
    Alive IMHO
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me...
  • Boom The CatBoom The Cat Posts: 482
    I always think Yellow Ledbetter.

    Sure, it didn't make Ten etc. but the whole calm, laid back acoustic sound with references to the porch just sums up Pearl Jam for me.
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    there you are.

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  • distantsundistantsun Posts: 265
    ||Release_Me|| wrote:
    I've always thought that Corduroy is the perfect song that sums up everything which is great about Pearl Jam. It's their definitive song.


    10000% correct.

    if i had to give a #2, i'd say Life Wasted.
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  • not4u10not4u10 Posts: 238
    Given to Fly
    08/28/98-09/01/00-12/08/02-12/09/02-04/28/03-05/03/03-07/05/03-07/06/03-07/08/03-07/09/03-07/12/03-10/01/04-10/03/05-05/13/06-05/27/06-05/28/06-06/01/06-06/03/06-06/19/08-06/25/08-10/28/09-10/31/09-05/17/10-10/19/13-10/21/13-10/27/13-4/28/16
  • 3inputchick3inputchick Posts: 845
    Rvm
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  • darthvedder88darthvedder88 Posts: 1,023
    Black
    Betterman
    Yellow Ledbetter
    Rearviewmirror
    Corduroy
    Given to Fly
    Life Wasted
    "Darth Vader would say 'Impressive'."

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  • CitizenRickCitizenRick Posts: 1,079
    Eddie Better wrote:
    rearviewmirror. especially live versions, with the jam in the middle. to me, that is the definitive pearl jam song. corduroy and given to fly are great choices too. :)

    I concur!
    "Had my eyes peeled both wide open, and I got a glimpse...of my innocense, got back my inner sence, baby got it...still got it"
  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    NoCode_inMT wrote:
    In My Tree.

    got my vote too.
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    for me it's State of Love and Trust.
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • WWSWWS Ontario Posts: 459
    RVM or Breath
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  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,899
    just look at what they play the most and that answers the question in what they think. What did they release on Guitar hero a video game most newbies will know them for versus actually seeing them or owning an album at first?

    ten: Evenflow
    Vs: Daughter
    Vit: Cord
    No Code: Hail Hail
    Yield : DTE
    Bin: Insignificance
    Riot Act: Save You
    PJ: WWS


    now which of those albums is the Pearl Jam sound??? Good luck figuring that out

    all I know is NO CODE is so underplayed by the band when you look at the song totals, what a pity.



    my first answer was evenflow, and that is what I am sticking to.
  • gobrowns19gobrowns19 Posts: 1,447
    RITFW
    Fuckin Up
    Teenage Wasteland :p

    Hahaha j/k.

    It's almost impossible to pick one I would say, but I personally think the recording of Brother with lyrics would be the best. It's hard, crunchy, 'grungy' even though most of us hate that word, good 'hard' eddie vocals with soft soothing vocals in the bridge, and Mike tears up the solos in two different ways, melting your face off and soothing, yellow ledbetter-ish in the bridge. Damn I've got to listen to this song now. :)

    Upon further thought, I would also have to go with a song like Down to show off that classic 'PJ outro" and a couple songs like Alive, Even Flow, Black, Of the Girl, etc.
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  • smile05smile05 Posts: 600
    immortality - for the sound alone
    1:Black 2:Corduroy 3:All Those Yesterdays 4:I Got ID 5:Smile

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  • Dogman3Dogman3 Posts: 330
    Alive or Breath. Both songs have it call. The amazing lyrics, the guitar sound, and the McCready solos :)
  • miskinmiskin Posts: 278
    ive realised my answer would actually have to be
    State of Love and Trust
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  • pkh43pkh43 Posts: 253
    Lukin
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