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On which album is Ed's voice the best?

PJamGrungeFanPJamGrungeFan Posts: 289
edited June 2009 in The Porch
In your opinion.

I'll take any of the first 3 albums. So much power in his voice. So strong.

"ALWAYS, KEEP IT, LOOOOOAAAADED!"

On some of the later albums (No Code, Binaural, Riot Act) I really miss the rasp and grit in his voice he had on Ten, Vs., and Vitalogy. But then I'll listen to a song like Present Tense or Nothing As It Seems and really appreciate the softness and character in his voice.

I really love his voice on Yield as well. Songs like Given to Fly, In Hiding, and Faithful really showcase his talent.

What say you? O_o
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  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
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    Benaroya Hall is perfect
  • LukinFanLukinFan Posts: 29,039
    no code
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  • Dissident67Dissident67 Posts: 568
    definitely binaural
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  • Pearl JamesPearl James Posts: 420
    PJamGrungeFan wrote:
    In your opinion.

    I'll take any of the first 3 albums. So much power in his voice. So strong.

    "ALWAYS, KEEP IT, LOOOOOAAAADED!"

    On some of the later albums (No Code, Binaural, Riot Act) I really miss the rasp and grit in his voice he had on Ten, Vs., and Vitalogy. But then I'll listen to a song like Present Tense or Nothing As It Seems and really appreciate the softness and character in his voice.

    I really love his voice on Yield as well. Songs like Given to Fly, In Hiding, and Faithful really showcase his talent.

    What say you? O_o
    Its tough to have rasp and grit when you smoke cigarettes :(
  • TangerineTangerine Posts: 880
    Pearl James wrote:
    PJamGrungeFan wrote:
    In your opinion.

    I'll take any of the first 3 albums. So much power in his voice. So strong.

    "ALWAYS, KEEP IT, LOOOOOAAAADED!"

    On some of the later albums (No Code, Binaural, Riot Act) I really miss the rasp and grit in his voice he had on Ten, Vs., and Vitalogy. But then I'll listen to a song like Present Tense or Nothing As It Seems and really appreciate the softness and character in his voice.

    I really love his voice on Yield as well. Songs like Given to Fly, In Hiding, and Faithful really showcase his talent.

    What say you? O_o
    Its tough to have rasp and grit when you smoke cigarettes :(

    I would think that would "improve" the rasp and grit :?

    Anyhow, it's definitely Binaural. Not my favorite album (that would be Yield...obviously :) ) but he is at his best on that album. NAIS and Sleight of Hand are two prime examples.
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  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    yield seems to be the perfect balance of vocal range, control, power, and maturity for me... hasnt dropped off drastically since then... but if i were to graph it all out yield is definitely the best IMO
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  • bradbury14bradbury14 Posts: 21
    For me.... VITALOGY hands down. I sometimes find myself just paying attention just to Eddie . The intensity is unreal. I'm mean anyone can belt out some lyrics but can you really imagine another singer even coming close to his performance on that record. He sounds possesed. :twisted: Every note is extremely well punctuated. I'm going to go listen to Tremor Christ now.... maybe even Whipping and satan's bed and corduroy, prob the whole album
  • youngsteryoungster Posts: 6,576
    Yield. Definately Yield.
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  • Back_PedalBack_Pedal Posts: 1,171
    bradbury14 wrote:
    For me.... VITALOGY hands down. I sometimes find myself just paying attention just to Eddie . The intensity is unreal. I'm mean anyone can belt out some lyrics but can you really imagine another singer even coming close to his performance on that record. He sounds possesed. :twisted: Every note is extremely well punctuated. I'm going to go listen to Tremor Christ now.... maybe even Whipping and satan's bed and corduroy, prob the whole album
    I was going to say No Code until I read your post, and now I'm really unsure. He does sound like he's possessed on Vitalogy, and even though his voice is stronger and he has more control on No Code, the raw emotion of Vitalogy's vocals makes it too hard to decide.

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  • PJamGrungeFanPJamGrungeFan Posts: 289
    Just listening to Spin the Black Circle...God damn that man was a MONSTER on that record!

    Vedder circa 91 - 94 = One of the best voices EVAR!

    He should really ease up on the smoking and drinking.
  • mach271mach271 Posts: 562
    without a doubt, no braianer.........



    VITALOGY
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,425
    I think Yield.

    Brain of J and DTE have that Ed banshee screamin
    mellow Ed with Wishlist, Faithfull(some different Eds in this one)
    I dunno how to explain it, but the way he sings No Way is just spectacular

    and I know I don't have a huge range, but the chorus to In Hiding is harder than hell to sing along with

    As someone said earlier, it just has a bit of everything.

    Someone mentioned Sleight of Hand earlier..... Ed is soooooooo powerful in the chorus. Sounds like he could blow through your chest. I think it has to do with the dynamics of the verse against the chorus.
  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    VS
    Vitalogy
    Yield
    Ten
    No Code
    Binaural
    Avocado
    Riot Act

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  • PJamGrungeFanPJamGrungeFan Posts: 289
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    VS
    Vitalogy
    Yield
    Ten
    No Code
    Binaural
    Avocado
    Riot Act

    /end
    Id say that's a good list.

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  • knowkodesknowkodes Posts: 119
    The best ...hard to say, but you got to love the rasp at the beginning of Dissident. Sounds like he was up all nite and completely out of it!
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  • pjammer92pjammer92 Posts: 67
    Vs.
  • mach271mach271 Posts: 562
    DewieCox wrote:
    I think Yield.

    Brain of J and DTE have that Ed banshee screamin
    mellow Ed with Wishlist, Faithfull(some different Eds in this one)
    I dunno how to explain it, but the way he sings No Way is just spectacular

    and I know I don't have a huge range, but the chorus to In Hiding is harder than hell to sing along with

    As someone said earlier, it just has a bit of everything.

    Someone mentioned Sleight of Hand earlier..... Ed is soooooooo powerful in the chorus. Sounds like he could blow through your chest. I think it has to do with the dynamics of the verse against the chorus.


    Brain J was from VITALOGY sessions
  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    so I think I'm the only person here to think this... but I love his voice on Riot Act... the raspyness and how it sounds like he just woke up. It's a personal opinion so don't bash me on this. :oops:
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  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,425
    mach271 wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    I think Yield.

    Brain of J and DTE have that Ed banshee screamin
    mellow Ed with Wishlist, Faithfull(some different Eds in this one)
    I dunno how to explain it, but the way he sings No Way is just spectacular

    and I know I don't have a huge range, but the chorus to In Hiding is harder than hell to sing along with

    As someone said earlier, it just has a bit of everything.

    Someone mentioned Sleight of Hand earlier..... Ed is soooooooo powerful in the chorus. Sounds like he could blow through your chest. I think it has to do with the dynamics of the verse against the chorus.


    Brain J was from VITALOGY sessions

    Good thing for my choice that they saved it for Yield then ;)
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,425
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    so I think I'm the only person here to think this... but I love his voice on Riot Act...:

    I agree :D

    I think a few of the album cuts sound good, but almost everyone is 10x better live, imo. What you refer as "just woke up" I refer to sorta half assed.
  • restlesssoulrestlesssoul Posts: 6,951
    mach271 wrote:
    without a doubt, no braianer.........



    VITALOGY


    without a doubt in my mind. the band seemed so "dangerous" on this record, you know what i mean? that era? like anything could happen. ed was pissed. you could just FEEL it on that record. love it.
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  • SmellymanSmellyman Posts: 4,524
    No Code
  • Back_PedalBack_Pedal Posts: 1,171
    mach271 wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    I think Yield.

    Brain of J and DTE have that Ed banshee screamin
    mellow Ed with Wishlist, Faithfull(some different Eds in this one)
    I dunno how to explain it, but the way he sings No Way is just spectacular

    and I know I don't have a huge range, but the chorus to In Hiding is harder than hell to sing along with

    As someone said earlier, it just has a bit of everything.

    Someone mentioned Sleight of Hand earlier..... Ed is soooooooo powerful in the chorus. Sounds like he could blow through your chest. I think it has to do with the dynamics of the verse against the chorus.


    Brain J was from VITALOGY sessions
    You really do learn something new everyday.

    I always thought BoJ had a tinge of Vitalogy to it, but I never knew they were recorded at the same time.
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  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Vitalogy
    Vs.
    Yield
    No Code
    Ten
    NERDS!
  • mach271mach271 Posts: 562
    Back_Pedal wrote:
    mach271 wrote:
    DewieCox wrote:
    I think Yield.

    Brain of J and DTE have that Ed banshee screamin
    mellow Ed with Wishlist, Faithfull(some different Eds in this one)
    I dunno how to explain it, but the way he sings No Way is just spectacular

    and I know I don't have a huge range, but the chorus to In Hiding is harder than hell to sing along with

    As someone said earlier, it just has a bit of everything.

    Someone mentioned Sleight of Hand earlier..... Ed is soooooooo powerful in the chorus. Sounds like he could blow through your chest. I think it has to do with the dynamics of the verse against the chorus.


    Brain J was from VITALOGY sessions
    You really do learn something new everyday.

    I always thought BoJ had a tinge of Vitalogy to it, but I never knew they were recorded at the same time.

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  • Niko80Niko80 Posts: 1,589
    12345AGNST1's list is great. with vs on top! VS shows eddie's entire range.

    *fast and acurate - go
    *driving vocals - rvm
    *his best screams are here - rvm, blood, leash, gg
    *introspective - indifference
    *poppy - daughter, small town
    *funky - rats

    VS shows so many sides of eddie. That is why it is the best one for me.
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  • CrookedTomCrookedTom Posts: 252
    Vitalogy - Yield is Ed at his best. Ten & VS are great, but he calmed his voice down circa 94-98 and it was wonderful, souful stuff. Since 2000 it has changed, down a couple of registers. He also wavers alot more these days on the high notes. He still sounds great though. I Won't Back Down from Vancouver 03 is one of the best examples of modern Vedder, absolutely spellbinding. No-one has a voice like him.
  • Cinnamon GirlCinnamon Girl Posts: 1,854
    Without investigating my initial feeling by playing through the whole catalog, I say Vs. :)
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