Why "Yield" is the best PJ album

darthvedder81
darthvedder81 Posts: 688
edited June 2009 in The Porch
I just put this together in my head this morning—"Yield" is PJ's best because it combines all the best elements of their first four albums:

1. The hook-laden hard rock of "Ten"

2. The tight production and energy of "Versus"

3. The garage-rock, raw punk-power of "Vitalogy"

4. The experimentation of "No Code"
So this life is sacrifice...
6/30/98 Minneapolis, 10/8/00 East Troy (Brrrr!), 6/16/03 St. Paul, 6/27/06 St. Paul
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  • Greatplainsman...
    Greatplainsman... Posts: 842
    Mi fav al so. rep resents tha bst yrs of mi lif. amazin jrny! wsh eye re membrd mour.
    IT'S EVOLUTION BABY!!!!!
  • TSLOW
    TSLOW Posts: 10
    good point -- also interesting to note that even though it combines their different styles, it's a cohesive album. this batch of songs is meant to go together. thanks to brendan o'brien, we might get another like it this year!
  • Snoopy Died For Our Sins
    Snoopy Died For Our Sins Posts: 2,608
    1234, 1234....sorry

    1234, 1234


    Fucking Brain of J is the shit man!!!!!!!!!

    Fell in love with YIELD the first moment I heard it....still love watching SVT to this day....
    "No way to save someone who won't take the rope,and just lets go..."
  • not for me?
    not for me? Posts: 499
    But what about No Code? :D
    Nathan
  • hitman
    hitman Posts: 469
    36 year old PJ addict wrote:
    1234, 1234....sorry

    1234, 1234


    Fucking Brain of J is the shit man!!!!!!!!!

    Fell in love with YIELD the first moment I heard it....still love watching SVT to this day....

    dude is that your guitar?? nice, if it is....
  • mattcoz
    mattcoz Chicago Posts: 2,243
    Greatplainsman... wrote:
    Mi fav al so. rep resents tha bst yrs of mi lif. amazin jrny! wsh eye re membrd mour.
    English please.
    1998: East Troy 2000: East Troy, Rosemont 2003: Champaign 2006: Chicago (UC), Milwaukee 2007: Chicago (Lolla) 2009: Chicago (UC), Chicago (UC) 2010: Noblesville 2011: East Troy (PJ20), East Troy (PJ20) 2013: Chicago (WF), Seattle 2014: St. Louis 2016: Chicago (WF), Chicago (WF) 2018: Chicago (WF), Chicago (WF) 2022: St. Louis 2023: Chicago (UC), Chicago (UC) 2024: Chicago (WF), Chicago (WF)
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  • megatron
    megatron Posts: 3,420
    not for me? wrote:
    But what about No Code? :D
    +1 :D
  • AtlantaJammer
    AtlantaJammer Posts: 2,611
    mattcoz wrote:
    Greatplainsman... wrote:
    Mi fav al so. rep resents tha bst yrs of mi lif. amazin jrny! wsh eye re membrd mour.
    English please.


    He must have the text version of the forum. 8-)
  • Snoopy Died For Our Sins
    Snoopy Died For Our Sins Posts: 2,608
    BH71937 wrote:
    36 year old PJ addict wrote:
    1234, 1234....sorry

    1234, 1234


    Fucking Brain of J is the shit man!!!!!!!!!

    Fell in love with YIELD the first moment I heard it....still love watching SVT to this day....

    dude is that your guitar?? nice, if it is....

    Yup...my '58 Lester.....

    And, Thank You...
    "No way to save someone who won't take the rope,and just lets go..."
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    But not the brilliance of Binaural ;)
  • blondieblue227
    blondieblue227 Va, USA Posts: 4,509
    I like how the songs flow into one another.
    *~Pearl Jam will be blasted from speakers until morale improves~*

  • BC18033
    BC18033 Posts: 19
    Jack Irons
  • lukin14
    lukin14 Posts: 287
    blondieblue227 wrote:
    I like how the songs flow into one another.


    i agree. to me this album feels whole.
    life is the study of dyin'
    and how to do it right
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
  • darthvedder81
    darthvedder81 Posts: 688
    BC18033 wrote:
    Jack Irons

    I'm not a fan overall of the style Jack Irons brought to the band but it actually works to his advantage on "Yield" with his spacey, Zeppelinesque sound.
    So this life is sacrifice...
    6/30/98 Minneapolis, 10/8/00 East Troy (Brrrr!), 6/16/03 St. Paul, 6/27/06 St. Paul
  • Snoopy Died For Our Sins
    Snoopy Died For Our Sins Posts: 2,608
    +1
    "No way to save someone who won't take the rope,and just lets go..."
  • broloco
    broloco Posts: 1,237
    why it's not:

    1. It doesn't have better packaging then Vitalogy.

    2. It contains throwaway songs such as Red Dot and Hummus.

    3. There aren't any quiet, soulful ballads quite like on No Code.

    4. Compared to Vs. it cannot pack a more agressive punch.


    (I'm just messin' with you. come on now...there is no "Best" PJ album...they're all great. :D )
  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    BC18033 wrote:
    Jack Irons

    and there is the correct answer.
  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    It's the album that best describe Pearl Jam's style.
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • Murderers.
    Murderers. Posts: 1,382
    broloco wrote:
    why it's not:

    1. It doesn't have better packaging then Vitalogy.

    2. It contains throwaway songs such as Red Dot and Hummus.

    3. There aren't any quiet, soulful ballads quite like on No Code.

    4. Compared to Vs. it cannot pack a more agressive punch.


    (I'm just messin' with you. come on now...there is no "Best" PJ album...they're all great. :D )
    1. Doesn't change the music.

    2. Those songs fitted the style and flow of the album, and hummus is only a bonus track.

    3. Given To Fly, Wishlist, Low Light.

    4. Debateable.
    What the fuck is this world?
  • Smellyman
    Smellyman Asia Posts: 4,528
    Murderers wrote:
    broloco wrote:
    why it's not:

    1. It doesn't have better packaging then Vitalogy.

    2. It contains throwaway songs such as Red Dot and Hummus.

    3. There aren't any quiet, soulful ballads quite like on No Code.

    4. Compared to Vs. it cannot pack a more agressive punch.


    (I'm just messin' with you. come on now...there is no "Best" PJ album...they're all great. :D )
    1. Doesn't change the music.

    2. Those songs fitted the style and flow of the album, and hummus is only a bonus track.

    3. Given To Fly, Wishlist, Low Light.

    4. Debateable.

    3. All those yesterdays. Great tune.

    and this vid make me dig Push me Pull me

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mk87god75RU

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