WEAKEST PEARL JAM ALBUM...choices

crazygeo
crazygeo Posts: 2,380
edited July 2009 in The Porch
I know this will be a very tuff vote and a wide range of answers..the choices for me would be between

1. Binaural
2. Riot Act....cropduster is lacking

Therefore: Riot Act
• 1991-11-17• 1998-08-28 •2000-09-01
• 2003-07-05• 2004-10-01
• 2005-10-03• 2006-05-27
• 2008-06-19• 2009-10-27 2009-10-28 •2009-10-30
• 2009-10-31

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  • crazygeo
    crazygeo Posts: 2,380
    Crapduster as I call it.... : :shock:
    • 1991-11-17• 1998-08-28 •2000-09-01
    • 2003-07-05• 2004-10-01
    • 2005-10-03• 2006-05-27
    • 2008-06-19• 2009-10-27 2009-10-28 •2009-10-30
    • 2009-10-31

    *Tres Mts 2011-03-23
    *Eddie Vedder 2011-06-25
    - 2013-10-21
    - 2013=10-22
    -2016 -04-28
    -2016 -04-29
  • ThrowUrArmsAroundMe
    ThrowUrArmsAroundMe Posts: 113
    Eh...that's so tough to say. Honestly, it may be Avocado, and I still like that album.

    And you really don't like Cropduster? I love it, one of the highlights on RA for me.
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  • PJFAN_seattle
    PJFAN_seattle Posts: 2,965
    why does everyone hate those albums they are so good i've been listening to riot act all day
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  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    PJ_kidd_9-21-22 wrote:
    why does everyone hate those albums they are so good i've been listening to riot act all day

    Cause fans wanna hold onto the ten/vs days. That's why everyone likes the self titled so much. its a return to old pearl jam.
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  • Music For Rhinos
    Music For Rhinos Posts: 1,693
    Binaural and Riot Act are probably the strongest albums the band has released.

    Also up there is Vs, what a solid record, and Vitalogy and No Code.

    Then Yield...

    Avocado and Ten are probably at the bottom of the pile for me.

    That being said, I like all 8 records.
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    crazygeo wrote:
    I know this will be a very tuff vote and a wide range of answers..the choices for me would be between

    1. Binaural
    2. Riot Act....cropduster is lacking

    Therefore: Riot Act

    ahahaha

    are you actually serious?
  • EquallyWorthless
    EquallyWorthless Posts: 3,993
    Music For Rhinos wrote:
    Binaural and Riot Act are probably the strongest albums the band has released.


    I dont know about that but they are solid albums. Binaural especially, also Riot Act has All or None which is an amazing song.

    Also I like Cropduster, its one of my favs on Riot Act.
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  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    PJ_kidd_9-21-22 wrote:
    why does everyone hate those albums they are so good i've been listening to riot act all day

    Indeed, they rock!
  • Music For Rhinos
    Music For Rhinos Posts: 1,693
    EquallyWorthless wrote:
    Music For Rhinos wrote:
    Binaural and Riot Act are probably the strongest albums the band has released.


    I dont know about that but they are solid albums. Binaural especially, also Riot Act has All or None which is an amazing song.

    Also I like Cropduster, its one of my favs on Riot Act.


    They are brilliant, dynamic albums with deep songs, mature lyrics and great musicianship. Much more depth than albums like Avocado.
  • Stephen Flow
    Stephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    Music For Rhinos wrote:
    Binaural and Riot Act are probably the strongest albums the band has released.

    Also up there is Vs, what a solid record, and Vitalogy and No Code.

    Then Yield...

    Avocado and Ten are probably at the bottom of the pile for me.

    That being said, I like all 8 records.

    I completely agree with this.
  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,351
    Binaural is actually one of my favorites. Def. top 3.


    If I had to pick, I would say Riot Act. I like the album too.
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,747
    I BrisK I wrote:
    crazygeo wrote:
    I know this will be a very tuff vote and a wide range of answers..the choices for me would be between

    1. Binaural
    2. Riot Act....cropduster is lacking

    Therefore: Riot Act

    ahahaha

    are you actually serious?
    +1 really,,u just open this post just for fun???u have time to spent till your train arrives?? :o
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  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,747
    I BrisK I wrote:
    PJ_kidd_9-21-22 wrote:
    why does everyone hate those albums they are so good i've been listening to riot act all day

    Indeed, they rock!
    no no no,,,,,they FUCKIN Rock!!!!!!!!!!!! 8-)
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  • GodIsInTheRadio
    GodIsInTheRadio Posts: 4
    Music For Rhinos wrote:
    Binaural and Riot Act are probably the strongest albums the band has released.

    Also up there is Vs, what a solid record, and Vitalogy and No Code.

    Then Yield...

    Avocado and Ten are probably at the bottom of the pile for me.

    That being said, I like all 8 records.

    I can not do anything but agree - Avocado being by far the weakest, just serves clichés. And the songwriting is partially just boring. But - Vitalogy for whatever reason stays my favorite, though not their strongest...
  • SomethingCreative
    SomethingCreative Kazoo, MI Posts: 3,422
    metsfan wrote:
    PJ_kidd_9-21-22 wrote:
    why does everyone hate those albums they are so good i've been listening to riot act all day

    Cause fans wanna hold onto the ten/vs days. That's why everyone likes the self titled so much. its a return to old pearl jam.

    That and Riot Act just isn't that great of an album. I still listen to all the other albums but that one, including Binaural
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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,017
    crazygeo wrote:
    I know this will be a very tuff vote and a wide range of answers..the choices for me would be between

    1. Binaural
    2. Riot Act....cropduster is lacking

    Therefore: Riot Act

    both of those albums are better than the last one
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  • Lostdogsinthegarden
    Lostdogsinthegarden Posts: 844
    Those are great albums. Backspacer is looking to be their weakest.... but looks can be deceiving.
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,017
    Lostdogsinthegarden wrote:
    Those are great albums. Backspacer is looking to be their weakest.... but looks can be deceiving.

    I disagree. All we've heard is Got Some and that has a lot of potential.
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  • withtheleaves
    withtheleaves Posts: 52
    It looks the majority would either say Riot Act or the Avocado album. I've read some threads that blast Riot Act...I can understand it a little bit, but c'mon! It's a really good album (Avocado too!) Put those albums up against any other band's albums and you'll see how good they are. The problem is everyone compares them to Ten, Vs, Vitalogy, No Code, Yield, and even Binaural. Of course they'll sound a bit weak then. Pearl Jam set the bar so high with those albums..they're not just the band's best albums...they're some of the best albums period! If Pearl Jam taught us anything...experiment, take a risk, have some fun! Getting to Riot Act, I'm not a big fan of Save You, Help Help, and Bushleaguer. But the b-sides of that album are unreal. Make your own Riot Act or any of their albums you feel weak. Burn it to a disc, your ipod, zune, whatever! Just the track order of an album can change the feeling and flow (that's why the setlists are so important, right?) Here's how I hear Riot Act (and it's not that weak): Side 1: Love Boat Captain, Green Disease, Ghost, Down, I am Mine, All or None, You Are Side 2: Arc, Cropduster, Undone, 1/2 Full, Get Right, Can't Keep, Other Side, Thumbing My Way. Sorry, I didn't mean to go off! Toast to Backspacer!
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    metsfan wrote:
    PJ_kidd_9-21-22 wrote:
    why does everyone hate those albums they are so good i've been listening to riot act all day

    Cause fans wanna hold onto the ten/vs days. That's why everyone likes the self titled so much. its a return to old pearl jam.

    I don't know if that's true. My fav albums are No Code and Vitalogy, but I think Riot Act sucks and I don't much care for avocado. It's got nothing to do with holding onto Ten or Vs (though they are great albums). It's got to do with a significant drop in song quality. Hell, the band has practically flat out admitted that they were shelving their best songs for years after Ed had a few crazy stalker incidents because they wanted to turn people off and defuse some of the hype around them.

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