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  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    Glad to see this thread still on page one.

    There was a time when this thread rarely dropped out of sight.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

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  • JP2026766
    JP2026766 Posts: 1,125
    PBM, you're damn lucky to have seen Lowlight. God, I LOVE that song. However, I do agree with you about the fact that it may not translate well live. I don't think anything beats the Gorge 05 version though.

    Mansfield II '08

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    I. LOVE. YIELD.
  • Brain Of E
    Brain Of E Posts: 499
    Jumping in all late:


    I remember hearing on the radio that Pearl Jam was putting out a new record and that it was taking them back to their "rock roots." That was great news to me because being only 16, I had not really appreciated "No Code" yet and was eager for the good old Pearl Jam. A few months later, I found myself at Walmart fingering through the CDs and I accidentally found "Yield". I bought it never having ever heard a single and when I finally listened to it, it wasn't what I expected. Brain of J, kinda reminded me of Vitalogy so it was headed in the right direction. Then the rest of the songs started playing and I felt really confused. This wasn't the old Pearl Jam, but it did rock pretty hard. Yield was quite a curiosity, it was strange to me but I couldn't stop playing it. After maybe 6 months of listening to it, I realized I still had that No Code cd, and started listening to it and it was like an epiphany, I finally understood.
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  • nowayimfaithfull
    nowayimfaithfull Posts: 2,051
    1 Word

    Faithfull
    Some people have religion I have Pearl Jam.


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  • JP2026766
    JP2026766 Posts: 1,125
    nowayimfaithfull wrote:
    1 Word

    Faithfull

    Such an amazing song. Got to hear that in Philly in 05.
    Some fantastic writing in that song.

    Mansfield II '08

    EV Solo Shows:

    NYC I
    NJPAC

    I. LOVE. YIELD.
  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    ThrowUrArmsAroundMe wrote:
    PBM, you're damn lucky to have seen Lowlight. God, I LOVE that song. However, I do agree with you about the fact that it may not translate well live. I don't think anything beats the Gorge 05 version though.


    I will say that the Benaroya Hall version does the song justice...a better setting for that song.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

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  • glasshouse
    glasshouse Posts: 1,762
    brain of j is such a cool song though
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  • nowayimfaithfull
    nowayimfaithfull Posts: 2,051
    ThrowUrArmsAroundMe wrote:
    Such an amazing song. Got to hear that in Philly in 05.
    Some fantastic writing in that song.


    I have to put this out there, I play this song everywhere, I coach a u-8 girls competitive soccer team, I have a website for the girls, the cover page song is faithfull, the girls all love it, every person I turn onto that song loves it.
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  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    ThrowUrArmsAroundMe wrote:
    Got to hear that in Philly in 05.

    Fuckin' A.

    I agree with NoWayImFaithfull re: the tune FAITHFULL. Anyone who hears it, loves it. I'm talking non-PJ folks, here.
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  • JP2026766
    JP2026766 Posts: 1,125
    PissBottleMan wrote:
    I will say that the Benaroya Hall version does the song justice...a better setting for that song.

    PBM

    I was going to say that, but I chose Gorge 05...but yes, you are absolutely right, Benaroya is a great setting for that song.

    By the way, am I the only one who wants to see Pilate live?

    Mansfield II '08

    EV Solo Shows:

    NYC I
    NJPAC

    I. LOVE. YIELD.
  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    ThrowUrArmsAroundMe wrote:
    am I the only one who wants to see Pilate live?

    I think we'd all like to see some of the rarer cuts of YIELD played at some point in time.

    I think YIH has seen a majority of YIELD in some form in concert...he's only missing a few songs.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

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  • JP2026766
    JP2026766 Posts: 1,125
    PissBottleMan wrote:
    I think we'd all like to see some of the rarer cuts of YIELD played at some point in time.

    I think YIH has seen a majority of YIELD in some form in concert...he's only missing a few songs.

    PBM

    For only seeing four shows, I've been pretty fortunate...Brain of J, Faithfull, GTF, Wishlist, DTE, In Hiding. Considering I haven't seen Go, Daughter, or Small Town once, I consider it damn lucky.

    Mansfield II '08

    EV Solo Shows:

    NYC I
    NJPAC

    I. LOVE. YIELD.
  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    BRAIN OF J and IN HIDING are hard to come by. Of course, a lot of those songs were more readily accessible during the '98 tour.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

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  • nowayimfaithfull
    nowayimfaithfull Posts: 2,051
    PissBottleMan wrote:
    BRAIN OF J and IN HIDING are hard to come by. Of course, a lot of those songs were more readily accessible during the '98 tour.

    PBM


    re what fanch said about faithfull, everyone likes it, when it comes to Brain OF J, and IN HIDING, most people that enjoy good rock like those tunes.
    To try and elevate my discussion on this album, I have come to the conclusion that with No Code I kind of grew up in that era. But with YIELD I grew into a man, I was 26 when it came out, its no coincidence after GIVEN TO FLY, I became engaged, partyed the whole summer, wife got pregnant, there was alot of change going on back than. After about 2 yerars of this album everyday, baught a house and rebuilt it. YIELD has always been the album that put me into orbit as far as my connection with music and life. The last album that did this for me was 1984 from Van Halen. And I was young than.
    Some people have religion I have Pearl Jam.


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  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    It's somewhat of a rite-of-passage album.

    I can get on board with that.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

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  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    I have to stand up and applaud anything that connects YIELD with Roth-era Van Halen. Well done.
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  • JP2026766
    JP2026766 Posts: 1,125
    I'm only 20, so I didn't really "grow up" with Pearl Jam as the band evolved, and I actually had heard many of the songs on Yield on live albums before I actually heard the studio versions. For me, Yield just represents the big transitioning point for the band, musically speaking. I felt like it was a middle ground, combining alot of things from the first 4 albums, and adding new things as well. No matter what my mood is, I can always put Yield in, and find a song that I can completely relate to. You don't find that very much.

    Mansfield II '08

    EV Solo Shows:

    NYC I
    NJPAC

    I. LOVE. YIELD.
  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    ThrowUrArmsAroundMe wrote:
    For me, Yield just represents the big transitioning point for the band, musically speaking.

    YIELD was the climax...I'll give Binaural some due credit...but it's been spotty since '98.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

    Wishlist Foundation: http://wishlistfoundation.org
  • JP2026766
    JP2026766 Posts: 1,125
    PissBottleMan wrote:
    YIELD was the climax...I'll give Binaural some due credit...but it's been spotty since '98.

    PBM

    Yeah, I'd agree with that. Binaural has some great tracks, as does Riot Act, but doesn't have the balance that Yield has. And I'd say Avocado has some good tracks as well, but musically the album isn't as diverse.

    Mansfield II '08

    EV Solo Shows:

    NYC I
    NJPAC

    I. LOVE. YIELD.
  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    PissBottleMan wrote:
    YIELD was the climax

    It's been a rather long refractory period, don't you think?
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