What do people think of "Avocado"

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  • Amherst, Massachusetts Posts: 1,510
    As much as I LOVE this album I hope it gets remastered/remixed and re-issued in 2011 :)
  • Posts: 8,370
    SELF TITLED(I hate how people call it avocado) was an awesome record!!

    I think the main reason a lot of fans didn't like it is because it was mad political and a lot of people like to keep their heads buried in the sand when it comes to that shit so they weren't "feeling it"...I for one, being a very political minded patriot...loved MOST of the album and the fact that the boys weren't content to just ignore what is going on in the world and churn out some bullshit record just solidified my love of this band even more(now if i could just wake Ed up to this Obama clown we'd be totally on the same wavelength :mrgreen: ...oh well...I love him anyway)
  • Posts: 4,341
    I LOVE the Avocado album. In fact I am listening to it right now as I type...The only song I don't like on this album is Parachutes...it is terrible.

    My favorites are: Life Wasted, World Wide Suicide, Severed Hand, Comatose and Gone! :)
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  • Posts: 174
    It's my least favorite of the PJ albums. Having said that I still like it, 5 or 6 good songs the rest are just ok.
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  • Posts: 380
    I thought it was a very humble record to release after riot act. I think its a great album forsure, but in the ranking of PJ albums its not in my Top 3.
  • Posts: 60
    I think Pearl Jam was a breath of fresh air to be honest. (Sorry guys, hate when people refer to it as Avocado)
    Riot Act I think is a good album but a lot of the songs took a while to grow on me and Binaural I think is a brilliantly crafted album, no doubt. But, Pearl Jam just came out kicking and screaming, back to really kick ass rock riffs (eg. Severed Hand, Life Wasted...). It also has it's share of little gems such as Inside Job (which I think is one of their most beautiful songs to date) and Marker In The Sand which is just brilliant. The only song I cannot stand is Parachutes, lets face it, it's crud.

    To sum up, another fantastic album from the greatest band in the world!
    There's my 2 cents.
    In Pearl Jam we trust!
  • Posts: 1,122
    I love the album.
    I didn't really like Riot Act that much so I was quite happy.
    Marker, Army Reserve and Come Back were all favorites.
    I'm going to listen on the way home from work now.
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  • Posts: 1,321
    U R A Crazy Breed wrote:
    SELF TITLED(I hate how people call it avocado) was an awesome record!!

    I think the main reason a lot of fans didn't like it is because it was mad political and a lot of people like to keep their heads buried in the sand when it comes to that shit so they weren't "feeling it"...I for one, being a very political minded patriot...loved MOST of the album and the fact that the boys weren't content to just ignore what is going on in the world and churn out some bullshit record just solidified my love of this band even more(now if i could just wake Ed up to this Obama clown we'd be totally on the same wavelength :mrgreen: ...oh well...I love him anyway)

    I disagree.. Riot Act is a lot more political, and I love it..
    This Avocado album (sorry, but I like to call it so :D ) has great lyrics (all PJ albums have great lyrics and meanings).. I just want to clarify that I'm talking merely about the music itself.. and most of the music of this album is terribly generic..
    This is my opinion..
  • Posts: 14,077
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    a few good songs but nothing spectacular....
    what he said


    i only listen to it while driving. very great driving cd
    Ron: I just don't feel like going out tonight
    Sammi: Wanna just break up?

  • Boston Posts: 6,576
    Overall, I like it a lot.
    He who forgets will be destined to remember.

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  • Posts: 1,618
    poorly produced, average album at best. First 6 songs are good, but then it gets lame...
    Further back and forth a wave will break on me, today...
  • Chicago Posts: 14,906
    I really like it. "Come Back" has become one of my favorite PJ songs, I dont care what everyone around here says about it. The live version from DC 08 is beautiful. "Inside Job" is a masterpiece. There isn't one song on the album that I dislike.
  • Posts: 10,169
    middle of the road for me in relation to he other PJ albums.
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • Posts: 606
    it's good for salad
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  • Posts: 1,618
    robcascie wrote:
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    I disagree.. Riot Act is a lot more political, and I love it..
    This Avocado album (sorry, but I like to call it so :D ) has great lyrics (all PJ albums have great lyrics and meanings).. I just want to clarify that I'm talking merely about the music itself.. and most of the music of this album is terribly generic..
    This is my opinion..
    I agree with this. And maybe I'm crazy, but the last record didn't feel that political to me. Sure it had some some themes running through it but in reality; WWS, Marker and Army Reserve are the only political songs. 3 songs, and we call this a political album? If so that's pretty weak, which could be said for the album as a whole.
    Further back and forth a wave will break on me, today...
  • Posts: 1,382
    Better than Riot Act for sure.
    "A man has the right to be as big as he feels it in him to be." Ken Kesey
  • Posts: 1,109
    After Binaural and Riot Act Avocado seems to be what it's called - You won't feel any hunger after eating. And no heartburn:)

    I like this it. i feel like Pearl Jam got back to life in this album. For me.
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  • Posts: 67
    Not a big fan. It's my least favourite PJ album (maybe tied with Riot Act).
    I like Life Wasted, Severed Hand, WWS, Army Reserve and Comatose, but I don't enjoy the rest.
  • Posts: 59
    I like the first five songs. Don't care for the rest.
  • Toronto-ish Posts: 4,100
    At first I was very impressed with Avocado.

    Now, almost 3 years later, it has grown a little tired in my opinion. There are 2 songs that I loved from day 1 that I still love and don't think I will ever get sick of: Life Wasted and Parachutes. I also think that Come Back and Marker are Very good songs that I will always like hearing. One song that I didn't like at first but is now one of my favs is Army Reserve. And Inside Job is AWESOME live but I find it very bland on the album.

    Most of the others, I have grown almost completely sick of in 3 years: Severed Hand, Comatose, WWS, Gone, and Unemoployable all fit in to this category, although I would be happy to hear any of them live (well, maybe not Gone) as long as it wasn't at every show. Big Wave never really turned me on, but hearing it live in Harford brought it to life, which was really cool.

    All in all, I'd say that this is a good album, but not a great album. Certainly not worthy of being mentioned in the same breath as Yield, No Code, vs, Vitalogy and Ten. But it is still a solid album with some very good songs on it that I am happy is part of the Pearl Jam catalogue.
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