PJ Albums. Rank 'em. Again.

VS
This will never change for me.. The single most badass record pj ever created..

Ten
No code
Vitalogy
Binaural
Yield
Backspacer
Riot act
Self titled

It changes a bit, but I feel this is pretty accurate.

I quite often don't get the "hate" (not that it's actual hate) of "Ten" among pearl jam fanatics. I don't think I could be able to find 7 albums I like better than Ten from ANY artist, let alone find pearl jam albums better than ten.

Then again, at this point I don't think I can talk about Ten without bias. Ten was basically the album that pulled me into the world of music and got me hooked. It was at that point that I heard it and said "this is what music's all about". I have a heard time separating its technical merits with its place in my youth.

1) Ten
2) Vs
3) Yield
4) Vitalogy
5) Backspacer
6) No Code
7) Riot Act
8) Binaural
9) Avocado

Ten: I could listen to any track, at any time, with any mood I'm in. I honestly don't have a bad thing to say about the album. Great hard rock, great emotion, great ballads. It had everything. Black is my current favorite, although that changes at times.

Vs: Best follow-up you can have. Again, not a track on there I can complain about. Dissident, Glorified g, rearviewmirror, daughter, indifference, elderly. just pure classics.

Yield: Unlike Ten and Vs, this one didn't hit me right away. But after time, it's grown on my considerably.

Vitalogy: has some of my absolute favorite tracks (STBC, Last Exit, Not for you, nothing man, corduroy, Betterman, Immortality. then some of the most befuddling tracks in PJ's catalog to me. Still, give me 7 classic songs and this album was great.

Backspacer: Not a really bad song on the list (although Johnny Guitar doesn't do much for me), and Just Breathe, Amongst the Waves and Unthought Known I absolutely love. The rest is good, but to me a bit forgettable.

No Code: At the time I was disappointed, now I think I'm crazy. Smile, Off he Goes, Habit, Red Mosquito, Lukin and Present Tense are a great series of songs.

Riot Act: I think this gets a bit of a bad rap. I love Thumbing my Way and I am Mine, and for that I don't think it's bad. I'm not too fond of the last 4 songs, but it is also longer than most PJ albums so I can forgive.

Binaural: The recording type didn't do a whole lot for me, and some of the songs I think suffered because of that. "Sad" is one of my favorite PJ songs of all time, and i'm not sure whether I should bump Binaural up because it was recorded then, or bump it down because they left it off.

Avocado: Just never got into this one that much. Not sure why. I haven't given it nearly as many listens as some of the others, and maybe that's why. Marker in the Sand's nice, but other than that I find this to be forgettable.

1) Ten
2) VS
3) Vitalogy
4) Pearl Jam
5) Riot Act
6) Yield
7) No Code
8) Backspacer
9) Binaural

#1 | Ten (1991)
#2 | Vitalogy (1994)
#3 | Vs (1993)
#4 | Backspacer (2009)
#5 | No Code (1996)
#6 | Yield (1998) / Riot Act (2002)
#8 | Binaural (2000)
#9 | Pearl Jam/Avocado (2006)

I'm aware that my list won't be unique, but this is just the way it is.

Looking at the years of release, personally I'm hoping the boys can continue on Backspacer and maybe even a new release can conquer a spot in my top three.

Of my list, both Binaural and Pearl Jam/Avocado don't pass the exam.

Yield
No Code
Vitalogy
Binaural
Vs.
Riot Act
Ten
Backspacer
Avocado

No COde
Ten
Yield
Vitalogy
Vs

Riot Act
Binaural

ST
Backspacer

Yield
Ten
VS
Vitalogy
S/T
Binaural
No Code
Riot Act
Backspacer

Yield
Ten(Re-dux)
Vitalogy
Vs
No Code
Avacodo
Binaural
Backspacer
Riot Act

jamminpearls wrote:

no code
yield
vitalogy
vs
ten
pj
binaural
riot act

just my opinion!!!

this has changed
No code
yeild
vitalogy
vs
ten
PJ
Backspacer
riot act
binaural