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Vitalogy might have the greatest continuity..

harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
edited December 2007 in The Porch
of any PJ album.

Discuss.
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  • ForestBrainForestBrain Posts: 460
    it rocks.
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  • billtospillbilltospill Posts: 60
    it took me until very recently to really get into vitalogy and now i can't listen to anything else. it's an incredible album!
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  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    I disagree. No continuity at all. too much filler. Granted the non-filler stuff is very very good, but there's 3 or 4 tracks that I don't even consider real songs.
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  • CorsoCorso so poor I can't afford to comment on the PJ forum Posts: 201
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    of any PJ album.

    Discuss.
    Just listened to it last night for the first time in several months. Great album.
  • gleemonexgleemonex Posts: 848
    The "filler" is what provides the cohesiveness of the album.
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  • CitizenRickCitizenRick Posts: 1,079
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    I disagree. No continuity at all. too much filler. Granted the non-filler stuff is very very good, but there's 3 or 4 tracks that I don't even consider real songs.

    That's the point of the "filler" songs...they connect the songs and make the album flow.

    The filler songs keep with the theme of the album for the most part. It's a fine piece of art IMO.

    A very dark art piece! Brilliant!
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  • ||Release_Me||||Release_Me|| Posts: 1,871
    Vitalogy and Vs have the greatest flow in my opinion. Both amazing albums. And the fact that the band produced these two masterpieces in two years is just astonishing.
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  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    CitizenRick wrote:
    That's the point of the "filler" songs...they connect the songs and make the album flow.

    The filler songs keep with the theme of the album for the most part. It's a fine piece of art IMO.

    A very dark art piece! Brilliant!
    Doesn't work for me. I just want to skip those tracks.
    I'll Ride The Wave Where It Takes Me
  • waves roll inwaves roll in Posts: 159
    It's not a favorite of mine from Pearl Jam because it's a little too dark for my tastes no adays. It is still a great album though. I actually love the filler songs though for some reason, it makes the album deeper to me. Something strange was going on in their lives and I think it got to Eddie's head during the Vitalogy era.
  • ForestBrainForestBrain Posts: 460
    Best songs on Vitalogy:

    Last Exit
    Spin the Black Circle
    Not For You
    Tremor Christ
    Whipping
    Pry, To
    Satan's Bed
    Immortality
    Betterman
    Corduroy
    Bugs
    Nothingman
    Aye Davanita

    They are all good. But I don't like heyfoxymophandlemama....
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  • PegasusPegasus Posts: 3,754
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    I disagree. No continuity at all. too much filler. Granted the non-filler stuff is very very good, but there's 3 or 4 tracks that I don't even consider real songs.
    yep.

    I wouldn't know about continuity since I've always skipped those tracks..and my first copy was a tape! (still got it though I bought the CD since)..never been so glad of the skip function on my car radio! I even think it was the only album I used it on!

    seriously, the songs are fantastic, but the fillers are stopping it to be even in the first half of PJ albums.
    Vs on the other hand hasn't got any even average song on it whatsoever :D
  • MattCameronKicksButtMattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    It's the kind of album I love. It took a while for me to get into but now I love it, I'll love it forever. Besides, Stone shines on that album. (I think).
  • JP2026766JP2026766 Posts: 1,125
    I think Binaural has a much better flow...

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  • Hitch-HikerHitch-Hiker Posts: 2,873
    ThrowUrArmsAroundMe wrote:
    I think Binaural has a much better flow...
    You're right. Binaural has the best flow of all Pearl Jam albums IMO. My favourite changes from day to day, but that is fact about Binaural.
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  • tama_drummer91tama_drummer91 Posts: 205
    I think that Vitalogy, Binaural, Riot Act, and No Code all have great continuity. I love the way the songs are placed. Its really cool to listen to those albums in full. It gives the the full impact of their greatness and beauty. It seems the more experimental stuff has greater continuity. Go figure.
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  • SENROCKSENROCK Posts: 10,736
    CitizenRick wrote:
    That's the point of the "filler" songs...they connect the songs and make the album flow.

    The filler songs keep with the theme of the album for the most part. It's a fine piece of art IMO.

    A very dark art piece! Brilliant!


    sweet! you said "FLOW"! :D

    i agree with the fine piece of art exxxpression. vitalogy is somn u can listen to all the way thru without skipping. well, i can. LOVE IT.
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  • rearviewmirorrearviewmiror Posts: 894
    Due to the filler I don't think it flows at all. O loved it when it was released, but I tend to think of the albums Yield and beyond for my favorites as I still listen to them all the way through so often.

    No Code has no flow despite being great, Vitalogy is a little dark with no flow whatsoever, Vs. is a little light for me but a great album, and Ten is so overplayed.
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  • deadnotedeadnote Posts: 1,678
    i like yield and riot act
    set your laughter free

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  • rival.rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    Hitch-Hiker wrote:
    You're right. Binaural has the best flow of all Pearl Jam albums IMO. My favourite changes from day to day, but that is fact about Binaural.

    evacuation kills this album. it is it's only flaw.

    right after breakerfall and gods dice... two great rockers, you are set back with the worst PJ song of all time.
  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    It does have great flow....


    Its weird, I seem to fall in love with their more obscure for a lot longer...

    Vitalogy, Binaural, Riot Act and No Code get more play on my stereo than Avacado, Ten and Vs...

    And of course Im ALWAYS listening to Yield :D
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