Yield: The Epitome of Life .. The way I see it as a concept album ..

DiRtYyELLoWoCeAn

DiRtyFranK38 wrote:

So Yield has always been and always will be my favorite album of all time. it just has this wonderful energy that's trapped inside. i couldn't really put my hands on it. Their just always seemed to be this central spiritual feel to it. in a melodic sense, lyrical sense, and in the sense of the vibe that the album gives off. So i thought .. and came to this crazy understanding. well, from my point of view anyway. every song can be inturpreted in your own special way. but here's the way i see yield; viewed as a concept album. each song leading to the next, telling a story. a story about life and finding yourself, your place in the world .. where you belong. by the end you're on top of the world. so anyways, here it goes .. this is my breakdown of the songs flowing together as a story ..



brain of j is the real world .. u cant escape it. theres no changing it. you can choose YOUR path in life. yield to which ever way you want to. but you can't choose the whole world's path. so brain of j is where the world as a whole is headed. the whole world will be different soon. you know it .. and you're on this roller coaster ride .. watching shit go down.

so then by faithful you realize that people need to fucking help each other before we self destruct. we need to forget organized religion, who's right and who's wrong, and we need to just go out in the world and help each other. fuck the standards and what everyone says is the truth .. yea, yea, we all believe. who cares. help each other now .. on this earth .. be good people.

but then at no way you realize .. you can't do that yourself. and honestly, it's never gonna happen. the world is never going ot be "saved". we're fucked. so you stop trying to make a difference. you want to. i mean, you can do small, personal things for people and make differences in other's lives .. but everyone isn't joining together and making the world this peaceful place you wish it could be. you give up. fuck it.

so now at given to fly .. you realize you're above everyone else .. in your mind that is. you know how the world should be .. and you know that you can go on being yourself and doing what you want to do, carving your own paths in life. and many people can't figure that out. but you did. and it's extremely liberating. yes, you understand reality. but you know that your destiny and dreams are up to you. you take advantage of that. you find this inner voice that tells you to fly. ignore what people say or do. it's up to you. do it. you can.

wishlist .. you want everyone to know what you know. i mean you just came to this amazing realization that you can do almost anything if you want to .. yet so many people just live their lives wishing they were something they probobly can be, but don't take the time to understand how. but then a little bit more of reality sinks it. because you watch nature take its course and you wish you were a full moon, neutron bomb, a sentimental ornament ... but realize. you actually CAN'T be those things. no matter what. you can fly to an extent. but you're still you. a tiny human being on this massive planet. so this search for yourself and your pursuit of happiness isn't over.

in pilate you realize again (lots of realization) that alot of the time, you're gonna be alone. you have these beliefs .. hopes .. dreams .. ambitions .. but everyone doesn't have the same. remember? this is YOUR path .. not the whole world's. i mean you'll find your own little comforting things that love and hug and kiss you, in a sense. maybe even a living being that does that. whether it's a dog or another person. and you get off on those things. you have to, because if you didn't you'd feel so lonely. and you sometimes do. you're realizing this is going to all be on your own, when it comes down to it. but these little loving, huggging, kissing things give you hope along the way.

so at do the evolution you see even more of the real world. here you are on your own little journey trying to find peace, while these people are just eating each other and growing. fucking each other over without care. they just worry about power and control. being the "boss". having "more" or "the most". no, they don't worry about their paths in life. they just want to take over. they are trying to change the world of how they want it in their mind. YOU CAN'T REMEMBER! DIDN'T YOU LISTEN TO NO WAY DAMNIT! that causes chaos! ... or .. evolution? evolution = chaos. evolution is always chaotic. in the end we're stillstanding, but it's never nice and organized and pretty. fuck no. it's evolution baby. and it's dangerous baby, let me tell yah. one day we may not be standing.

so during red dot you try to not focus on this bullshit. you don't want to get angry and caught up in it. because remember, what they do doesn't matter. you choose who and what you are in life. so you chuckle. we're all crazy. that's all. we're all fuckin crazy.

mfc .. but no matter how hard you try you're angry .. well no, not angry. confused maybe. you want to escape. you need to just get things off your mind. laughing and mocking didn't work. you're starting to become crazy in your mind. you need to get away. you take a car .. and you fuckin drive. leave it all behind. np destination. speed theropy. but does it really work? can you dissapear?

at low light more realization sinks in. more and more you see how this is going to be on your own. it's still reality. you CAN'T fly .. you CAN'T escape the earth by driving. everything is in the mind. so you just keep wandering on. trying to find how to connect in the world. finmd your place. you thought you were close before but you need more guidance in finding your way from wrong. and what's real? because i keep fuckin that up! you need to just follow your dreams. look, it's not gonna be this happy awesome journey. it's tough. that's life. there's no sign that says here's your path, follow for x number of miles. you need to wander. so in this crazy fucked up world, you keep searching, on this long endless road .. to find the ultimate peace within yourself. a home within yourself.

in hiding .. all this reality is a fucking bitch! it's hitting you way too hard at once. you need to truly escape. again .. you CAN'T fly and you CAN'T drive away. but ahhh you just need to escape this world for a few days .. so you sleep. you finally come to your senses. you realize (again more realization) that the mind controls EVERYTHING. it's ALL state of mind. if you are happy in your mind .. you're happy. so there's only 2 processes when you are not in control of your mind .. where it just wanders on its own like you. death and sleep. but you're not suicidal! fuck no! you sleep! DUH! has this been the answer all along!? maybe all these steps and experiences needed to happen first. but this sleep .. this long, relaxing sleep .. it changes everything. you don't think. you drift away. drugs and alcohol can't do this. they just altar your thought. you'd stay where your last tab left you but you ignore it. you let your mind wander .. your dreams .. what will they be? you're finally, actually in hiding from the world around you. for the first time! your mind rules everything. not wings or wheels .. when you finally wake up from your own little world, you're new. brand new. you know that it's all state of mind and you are refreshed. whiped clean. your mind is the only way to escape. and if you convince yourself of something .. something realistic .. you can do/be it! no one has power over that. you found yourself. things have changed so much ...finally


so at push me, pull me you wonder .. while chuckling a bit. why did whatever or whoever is up there put us on this earth and make us how we are? could we have changed that? would it be for the better or worse? does it matter? how did all this happen? damn! you finally found yourself so you're just trying to figure out why this system was created and how. ehh you'll never know. no one will. fun topic though.

so all those yesterdays .. you look back at this journey and think .. WOW. all this time i just had to sleep? can't be. all the other experiences played a big role too. they shaped who you are. so now you try to spread the mesage. forget the pills, forget doing your little things .. dont you think you oughta rest? don't you think you want to sleep? it helps! trust me! you've got time to escape! never too late! do it! and you look back at all those yesterdays and how far you came. and shit, it was worth it. you know you're gonna be happy forever. life/death it doesn't matter. because you know how to stabalize your happiness. you know who you are and your place in the world.




so that's yield. the discovery of life and the pursuit of happiness. it's so inspiring. i've never listened to any album that gives me feelings like this one. and the music, ahhh the incredible musical side. it just WORKS. it flows with the lyrics so well and the melodies have this vibe that just makes you think. it is unbelievable, the tones and mixtures of sound. and ed's voice leading the pack is fucking amazing. flawless. the music is very naturistic too. the album cover is PERFECT. that long journey .. in my head while listening, i picture that long road and looking to the sky and taking each path as it comes. genious. it's amazing how the songs were all written by different band members and they stilll fit perfectly! and they flow together so amazingly in this order. i know each band member read that book ishmael which may have helped alot. but damn .. it's insanity. the way all those yesterdays (stone) fits someplace after in hiding (ed) is incredible! it's almost magical, this album. i guess i just wanted to share my deep opinions on it. i know this sounded very hippie-ish .. but it's not. i'm only fuckin 16 anyway. probobly tons of typos but whatever.




hope you enjoyed this .. and ponder on it a bit. feel free to share your thoughts and comments. and hell, lets all listen to yield today!

That's awesome.... good job!

DiRtyFranK38

BUMP

i need some yield reflection

tcaporale

While I don't think the band intended to create a narrative, there is no doubt in my mind that the album's central focus is this long, wicked journey we all call life, and finding your true self from that journey.

No, it's not a story, but it certainly qualifies as a concept album...on that note, Vitalogy could be considered a concept album, as many of the songs revolve around fame and the lack of privacy that comes with it (though "Better Man" kind of fucks it up, haha).

I think most albums revolve around a central main idea...it's what keeps the album cohesive...OK Computer, for instance, is about the rising tide of technology and the lack of humanity that comes with it.

inhiding 1976

smile05 wrote:

Good work my friend, unfortunately Vitalogy & No Code are both better

In your opinion. Just like I have my opinion I would say you are absolutely mistaken. Yeild is by far a better album then Vitology and NO Code. I am not going to disrespect you in anyway, but I think you need to listen to these 3 albums really close, maybe in your headphones. Vitalogy is great I love it, this could be a close tie with Yeild.

tcaporale

rhandley wrote:

In your opinion. Just like I have my opinion I would say you are absolutely mistaken. Yeild is by far a better album then Vitology and NO Code. I am not going to disrespect you in anyway, but I think you need to listen to these 3 albums really close, maybe in your headphones. Vitalogy is great I love it, this could be a close tie with Yeild.

I have to go with Ten. Sure, they expanded their sound, but, FUCK that album is amazing...it opened my eyes to the alternative movement a couple of years ago...basically, my love of music stems from that album. The sheer nostalgia...I can't say anything bad about it.

I would go:
Ten
Vitalogy
Yield
No Code
Pearl Jam
Vs.
Binaural
Riot Act

tremorvoid

DiRtyFranK38 wrote:

So Yield has always been and always will be my favorite album of all time. it just has this wonderful energy that's trapped inside. i couldn't really put my hands on it. Their just always seemed to be this central spiritual feel to it. in a melodic sense, lyrical sense, and in the sense of the vibe that the album gives off. So i thought .. and came to this crazy understanding. well, from my point of view anyway. every song can be inturpreted in your own special way. but here's the way i see yield; viewed as a concept album. each song leading to the next, telling a story. a story about life and finding yourself, your place in the world .. where you belong. by the end you're on top of the world. so anyways, here it goes .. this is my breakdown of the songs flowing together as a story ..



brain of j is the real world .. u cant escape it. theres no changing it. you can choose YOUR path in life. yield to which ever way you want to. but you can't choose the whole world's path. so brain of j is where the world as a whole is headed. the whole world will be different soon. you know it .. and you're on this roller coaster ride .. watching shit go down.

so then by faithful you realize that people need to fucking help each other before we self destruct. we need to forget organized religion, who's right and who's wrong, and we need to just go out in the world and help each other. fuck the standards and what everyone says is the truth .. yea, yea, we all believe. who cares. help each other now .. on this earth .. be good people.

but then at no way you realize .. you can't do that yourself. and honestly, it's never gonna happen. the world is never going ot be "saved". we're fucked. so you stop trying to make a difference. you want to. i mean, you can do small, personal things for people and make differences in other's lives .. but everyone isn't joining together and making the world this peaceful place you wish it could be. you give up. fuck it.

so now at given to fly .. you realize you're above everyone else .. in your mind that is. you know how the world should be .. and you know that you can go on being yourself and doing what you want to do, carving your own paths in life. and many people can't figure that out. but you did. and it's extremely liberating. yes, you understand reality. but you know that your destiny and dreams are up to you. you take advantage of that. you find this inner voice that tells you to fly. ignore what people say or do. it's up to you. do it. you can.

wishlist .. you want everyone to know what you know. i mean you just came to this amazing realization that you can do almost anything if you want to .. yet so many people just live their lives wishing they were something they probobly can be, but don't take the time to understand how. but then a little bit more of reality sinks it. because you watch nature take its course and you wish you were a full moon, neutron bomb, a sentimental ornament ... but realize. you actually CAN'T be those things. no matter what. you can fly to an extent. but you're still you. a tiny human being on this massive planet. so this search for yourself and your pursuit of happiness isn't over.

in pilate you realize again (lots of realization) that alot of the time, you're gonna be alone. you have these beliefs .. hopes .. dreams .. ambitions .. but everyone doesn't have the same. remember? this is YOUR path .. not the whole world's. i mean you'll find your own little comforting things that love and hug and kiss you, in a sense. maybe even a living being that does that. whether it's a dog or another person. and you get off on those things. you have to, because if you didn't you'd feel so lonely. and you sometimes do. you're realizing this is going to all be on your own, when it comes down to it. but these little loving, huggging, kissing things give you hope along the way.

so at do the evolution you see even more of the real world. here you are on your own little journey trying to find peace, while these people are just eating each other and growing. fucking each other over without care. they just worry about power and control. being the "boss". having "more" or "the most". no, they don't worry about their paths in life. they just want to take over. they are trying to change the world of how they want it in their mind. YOU CAN'T REMEMBER! DIDN'T YOU LISTEN TO NO WAY DAMNIT! that causes chaos! ... or .. evolution? evolution = chaos. evolution is always chaotic. in the end we're stillstanding, but it's never nice and organized and pretty. fuck no. it's evolution baby. and it's dangerous baby, let me tell yah. one day we may not be standing.

so during red dot you try to not focus on this bullshit. you don't want to get angry and caught up in it. because remember, what they do doesn't matter. you choose who and what you are in life. so you chuckle. we're all crazy. that's all. we're all fuckin crazy.

mfc .. but no matter how hard you try you're angry .. well no, not angry. confused maybe. you want to escape. you need to just get things off your mind. laughing and mocking didn't work. you're starting to become crazy in your mind. you need to get away. you take a car .. and you fuckin drive. leave it all behind. np destination. speed theropy. but does it really work? can you dissapear?

at low light more realization sinks in. more and more you see how this is going to be on your own. it's still reality. you CAN'T fly .. you CAN'T escape the earth by driving. everything is in the mind. so you just keep wandering on. trying to find how to connect in the world. finmd your place. you thought you were close before but you need more guidance in finding your way from wrong. and what's real? because i keep fuckin that up! you need to just follow your dreams. look, it's not gonna be this happy awesome journey. it's tough. that's life. there's no sign that says here's your path, follow for x number of miles. you need to wander. so in this crazy fucked up world, you keep searching, on this long endless road .. to find the ultimate peace within yourself. a home within yourself.

in hiding .. all this reality is a fucking bitch! it's hitting you way too hard at once. you need to truly escape. again .. you CAN'T fly and you CAN'T drive away. but ahhh you just need to escape this world for a few days .. so you sleep. you finally come to your senses. you realize (again more realization) that the mind controls EVERYTHING. it's ALL state of mind. if you are happy in your mind .. you're happy. so there's only 2 processes when you are not in control of your mind .. where it just wanders on its own like you. death and sleep. but you're not suicidal! fuck no! you sleep! DUH! has this been the answer all along!? maybe all these steps and experiences needed to happen first. but this sleep .. this long, relaxing sleep .. it changes everything. you don't think. you drift away. drugs and alcohol can't do this. they just altar your thought. you'd stay where your last tab left you but you ignore it. you let your mind wander .. your dreams .. what will they be? you're finally, actually in hiding from the world around you. for the first time! your mind rules everything. not wings or wheels .. when you finally wake up from your own little world, you're new. brand new. you know that it's all state of mind and you are refreshed. whiped clean. your mind is the only way to escape. and if you convince yourself of something .. something realistic .. you can do/be it! no one has power over that. you found yourself. things have changed so much ...finally


so at push me, pull me you wonder .. while chuckling a bit. why did whatever or whoever is up there put us on this earth and make us how we are? could we have changed that? would it be for the better or worse? does it matter? how did all this happen? damn! you finally found yourself so you're just trying to figure out why this system was created and how. ehh you'll never know. no one will. fun topic though.

so all those yesterdays .. you look back at this journey and think .. WOW. all this time i just had to sleep? can't be. all the other experiences played a big role too. they shaped who you are. so now you try to spread the mesage. forget the pills, forget doing your little things .. dont you think you oughta rest? don't you think you want to sleep? it helps! trust me! you've got time to escape! never too late! do it! and you look back at all those yesterdays and how far you came. and shit, it was worth it. you know you're gonna be happy forever. life/death it doesn't matter. because you know how to stabalize your happiness. you know who you are and your place in the world.




so that's yield. the discovery of life and the pursuit of happiness. it's so inspiring. i've never listened to any album that gives me feelings like this one. and the music, ahhh the incredible musical side. it just WORKS. it flows with the lyrics so well and the melodies have this vibe that just makes you think. it is unbelievable, the tones and mixtures of sound. and ed's voice leading the pack is fucking amazing. flawless. the music is very naturistic too. the album cover is PERFECT. that long journey .. in my head while listening, i picture that long road and looking to the sky and taking each path as it comes. genious. it's amazing how the songs were all written by different band members and they stilll fit perfectly! and they flow together so amazingly in this order. i know each band member read that book ishmael which may have helped alot. but damn .. it's insanity. the way all those yesterdays (stone) fits someplace after in hiding (ed) is incredible! it's almost magical, this album. i guess i just wanted to share my deep opinions on it. i know this sounded very hippie-ish .. but it's not. i'm only fuckin 16 anyway. probobly tons of typos but whatever.




hope you enjoyed this .. and ponder on it a bit. feel free to share your thoughts and comments. and hell, lets all listen to yield today!

quite brilliant actually. i feel the same about yield and its power and inspiration. best album ever. best tour ever. best summer ever. ahhh memories!

nice work dissecting yield

inhiding 1976

tcaporale wrote:

I have to go with Ten. Sure, they expanded their sound, but, FUCK that album is amazing...it opened my eyes to the alternative movement a couple of years ago...basically, my love of music stems from that album. The sheer nostalgia...I can't say anything bad about it.

I would go:
Ten
Vitalogy
Yield
No Code
Pearl Jam
Vs.
Binaural
Riot Act

Ten is a whole different level, I agree with you but the thread is about Yeild being compared to No Code and Vitology. Ten for me is undescribable, I am talking early high school days when I fell in love with the band. I will never forget Ten. Ten is my past, present and future. Ten was my life from 91 to 96, still is, but I love Yeild, Yeild is by far a album on it's own level.

ItIsEvolutionBaby

Yield is very much underrated....Vitalogy is my fave of all time.

cd21miller

ordered Ishmael the other day....will get it soon and see if we're all anywhere close -- at least from my view.

Still...as a 16-year old -- nice work. Wish all people would be ready to go out on a limb like you. I teach English and your responses are not only thought-provoking, but insightful.

Again...good work. Lots of good responses on here.

DiRtyFranK38

cd21miller wrote:

ordered Ishmael the other day....will get it soon and see if we're all anywhere close -- at least from my view.

Still...as a 16-year old -- nice work. Wish all people would be ready to go out on a limb like you. I teach English and your responses are not only thought-provoking, but insightful.

Again...good work. Lots of good responses on here.

thank you .. i just needed to get out all my thoughts about it .. i felt like i was always trying to figure it out.

jonbond1779

totally agree. Yield is a concept album. Probably their best studio album as well.

Gmoney

yield is my favorite album of all time. i have very deep feelings for it. I have to say that for the most part I can dig your interpretation. Not all of it, but 95%. And I never thought I'd agree that much with anyone about yield. You need to be apart of the next Yield night... They're amazing! One is way overdue too...

ramblinpony

They government should ban all albums but Yield. People listen to it over and over, then in 6 months they should allow all music back. People would realize that everything else is SHITE!:)

Hold On

OK, you're going to hate me here, but I'm going to offer a different opinion based simply on my history with PJ going back to my days living in Seattle from 1990 to 1992 during Pearl Jam's rising and moving back to Seattle in 1996 and living there through 1999, when Yield came out. I actually started to drift away from Pearl Jam when Yield first came out, but got right back into them because of their live performances at Memorial Stadium in the summer of 98. I walked away from those shows knowing that PJ was still the best band in the world.

When Yield came out I listened to it over and over and over trying to capture the same feeling and interest level I had with Ten or Vs. or Vitalogy but couldn't. Yield has grown on me over the years, and today I would rank it somewhere in the middle of PJ albums, but not at the top.

Brain of J - Good opening rocker

Faithfull - I used to dislike this song, but now I love it. The thing that really changed this song for me was watching them jam to it on the Single Video Theory CD

No Way - Mediocre song within the PJ catalogue. Has not been played often live, so it has a higher interest level than most songs, but aside from that, mediocre.

Given to Fly - Used to think this was mediocre, but this song has grown on me and is great when performed live, so now it's high on my list.

Wishlist - Never liked this song and never will. "Wishlist" is to Pearl Jam what "With or without you" is to U2. It just doesn't touch me.

Pilate - OK song. Doesn't really stand out in any way.

Evolution - Another song I never was crazy about. Ed has an amazing baritone voice, so I'm just not crazy about the songs where Ed basically screams rather than sings, so songs like Blood and Evolution never really did it for me.

Red Dot - Throwaway filler.

Low Light - Sorry, but this is just too slow and puts me to sleep everytime I hear it or see it live.

In Hiding - Best song on the album and one of my 10 favorite PJ songs of all time.

Push Me, Pull Me - Another throwaway filler.

All Those Yesterdays - Starts a bit slow and somewhat boring, but has a nice tempo change midway and ends up on a good note.

I have my own personal dream PJ setlist, and from Yield, only 2 songs from Yield would make it (In Hiding and Faithfull). Brain of J and Given to Fly come close, but don't make the cut. Only No Code and Binaural have less songs on my dream setlist.

redmosquito10

To OP:

Dude amazing interpretation. I definitely disagree on some points, but overall, wow. Yield, like many others have said, is my favorite album of all time, and as such I tend to be a bit hypercritical of others opinions of it, but you're interpretation is right on, in my opinion. Definitely take part in the next Yield night (let's get one organized, dammit, the 10th anniversary night was sick) and keep on listening and thinking.

P.S. Push Me, Pull Me another throwaway filler? that's beyond my comprehension

lostpuppy

tcaporale wrote:

I have to go with Ten. Sure, they expanded their sound, but, FUCK that album is amazing...it opened my eyes to the alternative movement a couple of years ago...basically, my love of music stems from that album. The sheer nostalgia...I can't say anything bad about it.

I would go:
Ten
Vitalogy
Yield
No Code
Pearl Jam
Vs.
Binaural
Riot Act

you really need to bump up Vs. and Binarual

falcon

81shark wrote:

you really need to bump up Vs. and Binarual

Word. I'm absolutely hooked on Binaural and No Code now. They are albums, in the true sense of the word.
Ten may be their ultimate, but it isn't even in my top 5 favorite.

Spot In The Sky

yield = amazing.

Red Mosqito

You are wise and sound in thought for a 16yr old. Very well written and perfectly described interpretation of the album.

Yield is also the PJ album that I'm most attached to as it came out at a time in my life where I really needed the power of their music to get me through a rough period. You were dead on when you stated that there's a certain "energy" in that album that gets released when you play it.

RM

YieldInHiding

Hold On wrote:

OK, you're going to hate me here, but I'm going to offer a different opinion based simply on my history with PJ going back to my days living in Seattle from 1990 to 1992 during Pearl Jam's rising and moving back to Seattle in 1996 and living there through 1999, when Yield came out. I actually started to drift away from Pearl Jam when Yield first came out, but got right back into them because of their live performances at Memorial Stadium in the summer of 98. I walked away from those shows knowing that PJ was still the best band in the world.

When Yield came out I listened to it over and over and over trying to capture the same feeling and interest level I had with Ten or Vs. or Vitalogy but couldn't. Yield has grown on me over the years, and today I would rank it somewhere in the middle of PJ albums, but not at the top.

Brain of J - Good opening rocker

Faithfull - I used to dislike this song, but now I love it. The thing that really changed this song for me was watching them jam to it on the Single Video Theory CD

No Way - Mediocre song within the PJ catalogue. Has not been played often live, so it has a higher interest level than most songs, but aside from that, mediocre.

Given to Fly - Used to think this was mediocre, but this song has grown on me and is great when performed live, so now it's high on my list.

Wishlist - Never liked this song and never will. "Wishlist" is to Pearl Jam what "With or without you" is to U2. It just doesn't touch me.

Pilate - OK song. Doesn't really stand out in any way.

Evolution - Another song I never was crazy about. Ed has an amazing baritone voice, so I'm just not crazy about the songs where Ed basically screams rather than sings, so songs like Blood and Evolution never really did it for me.

Red Dot - Throwaway filler.

Low Light - Sorry, but this is just too slow and puts me to sleep everytime I hear it or see it live.

In Hiding - Best song on the album and one of my 10 favorite PJ songs of all time.

Push Me, Pull Me - Another throwaway filler.

All Those Yesterdays - Starts a bit slow and somewhat boring, but has a nice tempo change midway and ends up on a good note.

I have my own personal dream PJ setlist, and from Yield, only 2 songs from Yield would make it (In Hiding and Faithfull). Brain of J and Given to Fly come close, but don't make the cut. Only No Code and Binaural have less songs on my dream setlist.

RED DOT = Intermission, not filler.

Push Me, Pull Me- filler? Really?

Your review makes it sound like you don't like the album AT ALL.