A review that Riot Act deserves

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  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    It's like saying that Tommy Thayer is your favorite Kiss guitarist. Why?!?!?!? Just why?
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,938
    ahh yes.............

    a bottle of pinot
    riot act in the cd player
    and brokeback mountain in the dvd player........

    does it get any better?????
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • Ryan_WFC
    Ryan_WFC Posts: 1,353
    It's my least-loved PJ record, but at least the tour was really good.
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  • pearljamchris
    pearljamchris Posts: 282
    SolarWorld wrote:
    Nice find. I agree with the reviewer's thoughts on Yield as well.

    Green Disease needs to be a "track pick".

    green disease what a song! but then again theres alot of awesome songs on riot act its probs my favourite album but ye much love is deserved for green disease
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  • funnygirl
    funnygirl Posts: 529
    fanch75 wrote:
    How? God, why? Just to be different? It's like saying that Sweet Lew is Pearl Jam's answer to Stairway to Heaven.

    Let's just say we all can't be as cool as you... :lol:
  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    ahh yes.............

    a bottle of pinot
    riot act in the cd player
    and brokeback mountain in the dvd player........

    does it get any better?????


    sure....

    a batch of appletini's

    riot act in the CD player

    and the latest copy of speedy does fanch75 in the dvd player
  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    While Speedy is a very powerful & attractive man, he's not really my type.
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  • dreamweaver
    dreamweaver New York Posts: 736
    I agree with all of this (including the love for 8). I bought riot act as I was having a Pearl Jam renaissance, as I loved YIELD but fell off after that (I didn't even buy Binaural at the time of its release). riot act was such a disappointment.[/quote]





    woah woah wait a second... you didn't buy Binaural when it was released? I bought that album and every other when I could, BEFORE it was released. Like I said, This review is the one it deserves and it's not from a fan with compromised love.
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  • 12345AGNST1
    12345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    time to throw in some riot act...
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  • SOLAT319
    SOLAT319 Posts: 4,609
    Riot Act is great when it's played live. I almost passed out from excitement when they opened Hartford with Can't Keep.
    I have no patience for bad music and stupid people...

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  • Vedder_Girl77
    Vedder_Girl77 Posts: 4,341
    Riot Act is my favorite Pearl Jam album!! I don't care what anyone says...it ROCKS!!
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  • washedinblack91
    washedinblack91 Posts: 3,079
    SOLAT319 wrote:
    Riot Act is great when it's played live. I almost passed out from excitement when they opened Hartford with Can't Keep.
    same here when i saw cropduster, it's my favorite song and i never thought i'd ever see it. it was like my body started trembling in happiness and excitement before my brain figured out which song it was, i nearly cried :P and i wish i could have seen cant keep, along with breakerfall and gods dice :( stupid line!
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  • funnygirl
    funnygirl Posts: 529
    LovinEddieVedder77 wrote:
    Riot Act is my favorite Pearl Jam album!! I don't care what anyone says...it ROCKS!!


    That's right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is no room for haters on this board..... 8-)
  • SOLAT319
    SOLAT319 Posts: 4,609
    washedinblack91 wrote:
    SOLAT319 wrote:
    Riot Act is great when it's played live. I almost passed out from excitement when they opened Hartford with Can't Keep.
    same here when i saw cropduster, it's my favorite song and i never thought i'd ever see it. it was like my body started trembling in happiness and excitement before my brain figured out which song it was, i nearly cried :P and i wish i could have seen cant keep, along with breakerfall and gods dice :( stupid line!

    Oh my God, you were one of those unfortunate souls??? I am so sorry kiddo....Yeah, that was majestic entry to a majestic show!
    TenC fucked up pretty bad that day, I have to say....
    I have no patience for bad music and stupid people...

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  • Joostone
    Joostone Posts: 242
    great review, that Stephen Thomas Erlewine sure knows what he's talking about!
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  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    washedinblack91 wrote:
    same here when i saw cropduster, it's my favorite song and i never thought i'd ever see it.


    c'mon............seriously............that CAN'T be your FAVORITE song!!
    :shock: :o :shock:
  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    I'll say another thing about Riot Act. It has to be the most divisive album this band has ever put out. Over 6 years later and not a week goes by where someone doesn't start a Riot Act thread on this board which is immediately followed up by praise, bashing, and then fighting amongst fans.

    No Code my have shed the casual fans, but Riot Act divides the hard core fans right in two.
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  • Adam Hewett
    Adam Hewett Posts: 126
    out of all their album's, "can't keep" is still my favorite album opener.

    what a song!
  • Kraven
    Kraven Posts: 829
    This really is a divisive topic, sheesh. I hated Riot Act until recently until I started to actually sit down and listen to it. Ghost and Get Right are pretty rocking songs and songs like I Am Mine and All or None make it an even more amazing album. Plus you cannot go wrong with any of the songs on there except Help, Help it is possibly the worst Pearl Jam song ever. Also while Arc is a great song, and has great meaning behind it, I think it would have been cooler as the hidden track after All or None, it would have been even more effective and spine tingling me thinks.
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  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    Kraven wrote:
    This really is a divisive topic, sheesh. I hated Riot Act until recently until I started to actually sit down and listen to it. Ghost and Get Right are pretty rocking songs and songs like I Am Mine and All or None make it an even more amazing album. Plus you cannot go wrong with any of the songs on there except Help, Help it is possibly the worst Pearl Jam song ever. Also while Arc is a great song, and has great meaning behind it, I think it would have been cooler as the hidden track after All or None, it would have been even more effective and spine tingling me thinks.


    wtf is the problem everyone has with Help,Help?? :?: it's a great song!...

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