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melodyman22
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thats rite people great singer he is all there albums are so good there last album birds of prey was great cant wait for the new album songs from black mountain there one of the last great bands still round
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I thought Birds of Prey was pretty crap myself, the lyrics had me cringing all the way through. Throwing Copper on the other hand, is an absolute masterpiece, and definitely ranks in my top ten albums of all time. The Distance to Here and Secret Samadhi also had some really good stuuf on them, but after that they seem to have gone really down hill. I will check out the new album, but if the first single is anything to go by I don't hold out much hope.
looking forward to it..so far have enjoyed everything they have released though the newer albums aren't as good as their older material.
Walk on with hope in your heart
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Give me Mental jewelry and Throwing copper the very best.
But thats just me.
You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
Yep, did not like anything after throwing copper.... Ed is has an ego larger than the world and thinks his writings and thoughts are deeper than any ocean. They were much better when they were teenagers banging it out in York, PA
I agree totally. I enjoyed the Hell out of Mental Jewelry, Throwing Copper, and Secret Samahdi. They did go downhill after that. But I'm with you, Throwing Copper in my top 10 all time favorite albums. The whole cd front to back is a gem. BTW, if you buy there greatest hits package it comes with a dvd of all of their videos, which was nice.
i went to their GH tour about 18mths ago and saw them at a sold out small venue with 2000 capacity. it was an amazing show, despite ed having a sore throat. he pulled through.. struggled here and there, but the crowd helped him along.
im yet to hear their new release.. is the general consnsus that its a bit bland?
I bought Birds of Pray hoping that it held promise, and I was let down.
Fantastic stuff.
Copper and Secret are well worth a listen. Not too keen on their newer stuff though.
The "V" album was pretty awful. It's really horribly overproduced and has lame self-referential lyrics. I'd almost say they made it that way on purpose to make some sort of statement. Almost...
I thought "Birds of Pray" was at least musically and improvement. It definately rocks harder and has a rougher sound to it. I hope "Black Mountain" is decent too.
6/30/98 Minneapolis, 10/8/00 East Troy (Brrrr!), 6/16/03 St. Paul, 6/27/06 St. Paul
Anyone catch their tour with Jane's Addiction? Live opened. Their set was acoustic (had no idea going in). I am all for an unplugged set, but it was terrible. They have run the gammett for me. Some of the best and some of the worst shows I have ever seen.
I agree, V was mostly awful. But the same people here that cut down Live for their sound after Copper and the ones that shit on people here for not liking Pearl Jam after Vs.....bands evolve.
Oh, and then people saying Ed has an ego and that he preaches too much....very funny to read on a Pearl Jam message board.
My ranking of this great band's records...
1) Throwing Copper (one of the best ever)
2) The Distance to Here (very underrated album)
3) Mental Jewelry
4) Secret Samadhi
5) Birds of Pray
6) V
I have heard a bunch of the new songs live at the House of Blues in Aneheim...I was unfortunately not all that impressed...they were nice songs, but all of them had the same pace...nothing rockin'. I hope the album sounds a little better or this will only be ranked above 'V'.
1.Throwing Copper
2.Secret Samadhi
3.Distance to Here
4.Mental Jewelry
4.V
5.Birds of Pray
V is a strange addition to their album catalog... pretty bad...
They redeemed themselves somewhat with Birds of Pray, and hopefully that trend will continue with the new disc.
(However, The River is pretty bad - but you can go to fansoflive.com and hear various MP3s, one is of a song called Sophia, which is going to be on the record - pretty cool LIVE track, if you ask me...)
You can listen to 30 second clips of the new record at the above link.
All I can say is, what the fuck happened? When did Live become the most boring, middle of the road, Creed-lite band on the go? I'm genuinely shocked at how down hill this band has gone.
The first time I heard Live, was at a time when I really needed a record to completely consume me, I hated school, hated home and couldn't seem to get along with my friends, so I took myself down to the local record shop and bought Throwing Copper, I only heard of it through a friend who claimed they were just Pearl Jam wannabes, so i kind of wanted to prove him wrong. Anyway, that is probably the first album I remember listening to from scratch with no idea what to expect, that totally floored me. It still evokes a lot of emotion in me to this day, it is in my mind, an absolute masterpiece. So hearing how cliched and boring they sound these days, makes me pretty sad. I can hardly believe these are the same people that wrote songs like All over you, Lightning crashes, Iris etc. Let's hope the next one is better.......
Yeah, the only glimmer of hope I really hear on that album is "Sophia"...
I'm all for bands "progressing"... but not when they become bad...
Still one of my favorite bands... but I am not so much of a "homer" that I won't acknowledge the downturn.
Go find the MP3 of Sophia on fansoflive.com though,,, pretty sweet LIVE tune...
Don't bother with V, but yes, give Birds of Pray a listen, it was a step in the right direction...
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I tried it, but I never get into it. Their new song Sofia sounds promisfull.
I think that band could have been much bigger, I think after "Throwing Copper" they lost thier mind and made a very unaccesible album. I find "Secret Samadhi" very hard to listen to. The Videos the lyrics were all wierd and since then they have been playing it safe.
However they are big in Europe and Australia and South America
Montreal 03, 05
Kitchener 03
Ottawa 05
New Jersey 06
Chicago 07
Washington DC 08
NYC 08
EDDIE 08
A what should I say: Great minds think alike. Hihihi. Oh shit maybe I fail to be modest here. O well whatever nevermind.
You’re on the outside, never bound by such a spell.
Together in the darkness, alone in the light.
I took it upon me to be yours, Timmy,
I’ll lead your angels and demons at play tonight......»
Overcome is great.. I will give you that... amd like I said, Birds of Pray ain't bad...