The new 'I f***in' feeel like talking about 'Riot Act' thread.

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  • yosi1
    yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    Elka wrote:
    Haha. With helphelp no less! Gotta love how open-minded kids are. I know a few people who could benefit from a little of that. :)

    Yea, thats a good song to start with. I could totally see kids being in to that. Personally Help, Help took me a while to get into, but now its one of my favorites on the album.
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane.
  • silverflow
    silverflow Posts: 37
    Love the album!

    Its very different compared to the rest of the albums.....thats what i love about pearl jam....they just keep on changing, yet still manage to do it in so much style.
  • Elka
    Elka Posts: 43
    silverflow wrote:

    Its very different compared to the rest of the albums.....

    I suppose you could probably make the argument that each of their albums are different from all the others. I think Riot Act's greatness lies not so much in that it sounds different from all the rest but more in that it's a diverse album done right. To me it stands with Vs and Yield in that regard. In those three albums you get songs that are unique from one another but yet an overall mood and spirit is still there to tie them all together. It was really perfected on Riot Act, though.
  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    i'll probably get lynched for this but i'll take Riot Act over Yield any day. never saw what the big deal was w/ Yield. oh well.
  • yosi1
    yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    Mushmouthmatt wrote:
    i'll probably get lynched for this but i'll take Riot Act over Yield any day. never saw what the big deal was w/ Yield. oh well.

    You posted in the right thread. I'd take Riot Act over Yield too. And Yield is definitely not my second favorite either. I mean, I love the album, but I love all PJ. For me though, its all about Riot Act.
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane.
  • likepilateihaveadog
    likepilateihaveadog Posts: 1,083
    I remember picking up Riot Act...it was a cold and rainy november night...the power went out...
    Had to listen to it on headphones on the first run.

    Once it came back on, blasted Cropduster on the stereo...
    Teamwork. Rawk. Pwnage. Infinite Possibilities. YIELD. Hells yeah.
  • yosi1
    yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    likepilateihaveadog wrote:
    I remember picking up Riot Act...it was a cold and rainy november night...the power went out...
    Had to listen to it on headphones on the first run.

    Once it came back on, blasted Cropduster on the stereo...

    I seem to remember listening to Riot Act for the first time at night too. Maybe just cause it came out in the winter, and it got dark early...
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane.
  • yosi1
    yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    This is my 2,000th post, and I figured, for such a special occasion I'd like to just say that I love this album and this band. Fuck, Riot Act rocks, I love it, soo fucking good. That's all I have to say.
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane.
  • nowayimfaithfull
    nowayimfaithfull Posts: 2,051
    yosi wrote:
    This is my 2,000th post, and I figured, for such a special occasion I'd like to just say that I love this album and this band. Fuck, Riot Act rocks, I love it, soo fucking good. That's all I have to say.


    Dude I stood in your shoes forever, I was so into this album, after pj 8 I have gone more old school, or should I say mid school!

    I give you props on supporting it though!

    Yes I got riot act the night before it was due out!

    Yes I blasted cropduster, but I blasted 1/2 full louder!
    Some people have religion I have Pearl Jam.


    no more shows
  • sundogg16
    sundogg16 Posts: 70
    riot act is such a fucking great album! my favorite out of all. 1/2 full green disease cropduster bu$hleaguer....all the tracks on riot act are extremely good!
    If you don't run, you rust.

    Honolulu 12/02/06 & 12/09/06
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  • yosi1
    yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    nowayimfaithfull wrote:
    Dude I stood in your shoes forever, I was so into this album, after pj 8 I have gone more old school, or should I say mid school!

    I give you props on supporting it though!

    Yes I got riot act the night before it was due out!

    Yes I blasted cropduster, but I blasted 1/2 full louder!

    Oh, I definitely love mid-PJ, and all PJ for that matter. I just find that RA is my favorite. I also feel the need to give it props a lot because I find that few others will. But don't get me wrong, I definitely love the other stuff too. No Code is easily the album I'm into most after RA.
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane.
  • Elka
    Elka Posts: 43
    yosi wrote:
    I also feel the need to give it props a lot because I find that few others will.

    I can already see your 10,000th post. Yosi (in the year 2010): "Yep folks, bumping it again." :) Hopefully people will have come to their senses a little more by then.

    Cheers to your 2000th!
  • yosi1
    yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    Elka wrote:
    I can already see your 10,000th post. Yosi (in the year 2010): "Yep folks, bumping it again." :) Hopefully people will have come to their senses a little more by then.

    Cheers to your 2000th!

    I don't know if it'll take me that long to get to 10,000. But I will definitely continue bumping this thread until everyone gets it and comes to their senses ;).
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane.
  • Elka
    Elka Posts: 43
    yosi wrote:
    I don't know if it'll take me that long to get to 10,000. But I will definitely continue bumping this thread until everyone gets it and comes to their senses ;).

    For the love of Riot Act, pace yourself. :)

    Needless to say, I wish the album would have fared a little better on this tour. The song totals are pretty dismal:

    Can't Keep - 0
    Save You - 5
    Love Boat Captain - 7
    Cropduster - 0
    Ghost - 0
    I Am Mine - 9
    Thumbing My Way - 1
    You Are - 3
    Get Right - 0
    Green Disease - 6
    Help Help - 0
    Bushleaguer - 2
    1/2 Full - 1
    Arc - 0
    All Or None - 0

    Good thing I got a lot of '03 boots....
  • yosi1
    yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    Yea, its too bad RA didn't fair a little better. However, I have pretty good hopes for Europe. Since those fans didn't get any RA tour, hopefully PJ will play RA and Avacado heavy shows, enough to make up for what went on here in the states.
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane.
  • nowayimfaithfull
    nowayimfaithfull Posts: 2,051
    yosi wrote:
    Yea, its too bad RA didn't fair a little better. However, I have pretty good hopes for Europe. Since those fans didn't get any RA tour, hopefully PJ will play RA and Avacado heavy shows, enough to make up for what went on here in the states.


    yosi heres a tid bit

    dave probably wouldnt have been able to hang on riot act
    so the album must be good
    Some people have religion I have Pearl Jam.


    no more shows
  • yosi1
    yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    nowayimfaithfull wrote:
    yosi heres a tid bit

    dave probably wouldnt have been able to hang on riot act
    so the album must be good

    I have no idea what you're talking about, but the album does rock :D.
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane.
  • nowayimfaithfull
    nowayimfaithfull Posts: 2,051
    yosi wrote:
    I have no idea what you're talking about, but the album does rock :D.


    cmon you cant read english

    ill spell it out

    dave could not hang on riot act
    meaning dave a
    so I am giving the album props because I like the drums on it
    Some people have religion I have Pearl Jam.


    no more shows
  • yosi1
    yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    nowayimfaithfull wrote:
    cmon you cant read english

    ill spell it out

    dave could not hang on riot act
    meaning dave a
    so I am giving the album props because I like the drums on it

    Oh. Its kind of a wierd way to give props to the album. Also, I've just never heard that phrase. But again, Riot Act does kick ass, and the drums are pretty good.
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane.
  • Elka
    Elka Posts: 43
    Matt's a great drummer, no doubt about it. But I actually would've been really curious to hear what Dave would have brought to an album like Riot Act. I think Matt's drumming blends seamlessly with Ed's vocals, while Dave's always felt in contrast to them. And it was that contrast I really liked. It definitely would've have been a different sounding album with Dave on drums. Interesting though.

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