i loved this album when it came out... but the honeymoon was over short after. don't get me wrong, there are some great tracks on there, but it's a far far far cry from their best.
i loved this album when it came out... but the honeymoon was over short after. don't get me wrong, there are some great tracks on there, but it's a far far far cry from their best.
I would have to agree, the novelty of it being 'heavier' than RA and Binaural soon wore off... :(
IMO it's no way near as good as Vs, Vitalogy, No Code, Yield, Binaural or RA, it's just not interesting enough...there's just something missing and I cant put my finger on it...I hardly listen to it, like Ten (hate the production, love the songs)....
'The more I studied religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself.' - Sir Richard Francis Burton
I would have to agree, the novelty of it being 'heavier' than RA and Binaural soon wore off... :(
IMO it's no way near as good as Vs, Vitalogy, No Code, Yield, Binaural or RA, it's just not interesting enough...there's just something missing and I cant put my finger on it...I hardly listen to it, like Ten (hate the production, love the songs)....
i would def. place it above riot act... but you are dead on. couldn't agree with you any more about ten.
hmm I love "Pearl Jam." cant really understand how someone would like RA more than PJ. RA never really defines itself for me. The message gets lost somewhere along the line...my ranking would have to be something like:
Yield
PJ
Binaural
No Code
VS
Vitalogy
Ten
RA
Oh, and Army & Navy- Life Wasted has to be one of my favorite PJ songs ever. It's amazing how music does different things for different people.
Anybody who doesn't like this record must be lacking a pulse. In my opinion it's their best album since Yield and one of the best collections of songs they've ever put to tape. It's much more focused and cohesive than Riot Act or Binaural and it's full of tasty melodies and catchy hooks that jam their little barbs into your brain and refuse to let go. I loved it when it came out, and I still love it today. My ranking of their studio albums looks like this:
Yield
Pearl Jam
Vs.
Vitalogy
Ten (this album would be higher if it weren't for the lousy production)
No Code
Riot Act
Binaural
"I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."
Anybody who doesn't like this record must be lacking a pulse. In my opinion it's their best album since Yield and one of the best collections of songs they've ever put to tape. It's much more focused and cohesive than Riot Act or Binaural and it's full of tasty melodies and catchy hooks that jam their little barbs into your brain and refuse to let go. I loved it when it came out, and I still love it today. My ranking of their studio albums looks like this:
Yield
Pearl Jam
Vs.
Vitalogy
Ten (this album would be higher if it weren't for the lousy production)
No Code
Riot Act
Binaural
and anyone listing no code in their bottom three doesn't lack a pulse...? i've hated binaural for so long, but in the past year, it finally hit me. definitely not their worst work by any means. that title belongs to riot act.
i think it's an amazing album, raw, emotive, well produced. their best since yield. not to say i don't like binaural & riot act, both great pieces of work in their own right, just think avocado holds more of punch when it intends it.
i think the world is their oyster for the next one too, ed's solo work is really gonna bring something new & fresh to the table. really excited to hear where it's going to take them.
"Pearl Jam" is a tricky album. It ranks as my #1 favorite PJ album, but I can see why others wouldn't see it the same way. It's a very cerebral album; it's not as catchy or blatantly addictive as some of PJ's other work, but it has so much fucking depth to it that it ages incredibly well. It's also the band's most socially/politically conscious album, thus it carries with it a certain urgency that many people overlook.
Anyway, since everyone else is doing it, here's my current rankings:
Pearl Jam
Yield
Vs.
No Code
Ten
Vitalogy
Riot Act
Binaural
Everything has chains...Absolutely nothing's changed. - PJ
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” - Albert Camus
3. vitalogy
4. yield
5. pearl jam
6. binaural
7. ten
8. riot act
it feels harsh having ten & riot act on the bottom, especially for all the shit riot act gets that it doesn't deserve, but i guess something has to be there :(
would also probably slot lost dogs in there between binaural & ten
also...i like thinking of "pearl jam" as sort of tracing PJ's career...let me explain:
Ten-VS-Vitalogy = Hard Rocking (LW, WWS, Comatose, SH)
No Code-Yield = More mixed between mellow and rocking (MITS, Parachutes, Big Wave, Gone)
Binaural-Riot Act = More experimental (LW Reprise, AR)
Last Kiss = Retro sounding (Come Back has that vibe)
Inside Job= New Sound for the band...the future?
Im a loser for typing this all out. But does Pearl Jam = "Pearl Jam?"
Just a thought.
That's interesting and it fits pretty well, good thinking!
I think Avocado is everything an album should be. A nice, cohesive, flowing collection of songs, some fast, some slow, some in between. The material is solid throughout and it is a fantastic addition to the PJ catalogue as a whole. All of them are great songs in a live setting too which is important. Avocado rocks!
none of my friends really liked pearl jam until this album. everytime we have a party inside job and comeback played at least five times each and a lot of other mates are catching on now because of this amazing album.
none of my friends really liked pearl jam until this album. everytime we have a party inside job and comeback played at least five times each and a lot of other mates are catching on now because of this amazing album.
thats the thing about this band...theres an album for everyone and every mood.
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love this album, but i don't think it's there best. I think the last half of the album isn't quite as good as the first, some of the songs feel out of place. The first half is so rocking i feel unsatisfied with the last half of the album b/c i'm expecting it to pick back up again. Unemployable kills the vibe of this record for me.
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I would have to agree, the novelty of it being 'heavier' than RA and Binaural soon wore off... :(
IMO it's no way near as good as Vs, Vitalogy, No Code, Yield, Binaural or RA, it's just not interesting enough...there's just something missing and I cant put my finger on it...I hardly listen to it, like Ten (hate the production, love the songs)....
i would def. place it above riot act... but you are dead on. couldn't agree with you any more about ten.
Yield
PJ
Binaural
No Code
VS
Vitalogy
Ten
RA
Oh, and Army & Navy- Life Wasted has to be one of my favorite PJ songs ever. It's amazing how music does different things for different people.
Yield
Pearl Jam
Vs.
Vitalogy
Ten (this album would be higher if it weren't for the lousy production)
No Code
Riot Act
Binaural
-Tom Waits
and anyone listing no code in their bottom three doesn't lack a pulse...? i've hated binaural for so long, but in the past year, it finally hit me. definitely not their worst work by any means. that title belongs to riot act.
i think it's an amazing album, raw, emotive, well produced. their best since yield. not to say i don't like binaural & riot act, both great pieces of work in their own right, just think avocado holds more of punch when it intends it.
i think the world is their oyster for the next one too, ed's solo work is really gonna bring something new & fresh to the table. really excited to hear where it's going to take them.
See These Bones
Anyway, since everyone else is doing it, here's my current rankings:
Pearl Jam
Yield
Vs.
No Code
Ten
Vitalogy
Riot Act
Binaural
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” - Albert Camus
1. vs
2. no code
top 2 alternate, but always remain top 2.
3. vitalogy
4. yield
5. pearl jam
6. binaural
7. ten
8. riot act
it feels harsh having ten & riot act on the bottom, especially for all the shit riot act gets that it doesn't deserve, but i guess something has to be there :(
would also probably slot lost dogs in there between binaural & ten
See These Bones
I completely disagree. the album rocks and is flawless IMO. inside job and come back are "pretty good"?????
you crazy!
Why contain yourself like any other book on the shelf?
Subtle voices in the wind hear the truth they're telling.
A world begins where the road ends.
Watch me leave it all behind.
Riot Act aint that popular, not sure why I prefer it to their latest one, maybe it's the lyrics, or its darkness or something...
I like these four - No Code, Yield, Binaural and RA
better than these four - Ten, Vs, Vitalogy and Pearl Jam.
I think Avocado is everything an album should be. A nice, cohesive, flowing collection of songs, some fast, some slow, some in between. The material is solid throughout and it is a fantastic addition to the PJ catalogue as a whole. All of them are great songs in a live setting too which is important. Avocado rocks!
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