Would You Consider "MIRRORBALL" a Pearl Jam Album???

Ernie Vedder
Ernie Vedder Redlands, CA Posts: 2,279
edited November 2009 in Other Music
I Have Temple of the Dog's CD in my Pearl Jam collection, but should I put Neil Young's "Mirrorball" also in there?

I don't think I should, How About You?
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  • SH17171
    SH17171 Posts: 425
    I do for sure mirrorball and merkinball go together as it says on the cover. Good question interesting to see others throughts.
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  • Ernie Vedder
    Ernie Vedder Redlands, CA Posts: 2,279
    SH17171 wrote:
    I do for sure mirrorball and merkinball go together as it says on the cover. Good question interesting to see others throughts.

    I agree that they go together, BUT I cannot really hear Eddie's vocals on any of the songs, on Temple of the Dog, I Can....
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  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,934
    I wouldn't consider it a PJ album. Mirrorball is a Neil Young album, he wrote all of the songs and the dominant vocal and guitar are Neil's - Stone, Jeff, Mike and Jack were just his backing band. When you listen to it, you think "That's Neil Young singing", you don't think "That sounds a bit like Pearl Jam, who's the singer?" Eddie only has a lead part on Peace & Love and didn't go on tour with them so his involvement was pretty minimal.
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  • skippybrew
    skippybrew Posts: 283
    Mirrorball should stay with Neil Young. There's something comforting to me about that knowledge that my favorite artists have threads all throughout my collection. I don't want to confine Eddie and the guys to just PJ. They belong EVERYWHERE.
  • BryanWeb
    BryanWeb Posts: 262
    Great album! But it's a Neil Young album. I wouldn't call it a Pearl Jam album.
    I also don't think Temple Of The Dog is a Pearl Jam album either.
    Mother Love Bone isn't Pearl Jam either.

    All really really great masterpieces but I wouldn't call it Pearl Jam.
  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    HM3Hernandez wrote:
    SH17171 wrote:
    I do for sure mirrorball and merkinball go together as it says on the cover. Good question interesting to see others throughts.

    I agree that they go together, BUT I cannot really hear Eddie's vocals on any of the songs, on Temple of the Dog, I Can....

    I think the only one he appears on is "Peace And Love", on the final verse. This is a tough decision, cause I can see it either way...but I've always tried to think of it as an amazing side-project Pearl Jam did on the side and more so of a Neil Young album.
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    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    BW200561 wrote:
    Great album! But it's a Neil Young album. I wouldn't call it a Pearl Jam album.
    I also don't think Temple Of The Dog is a Pearl Jam album either.
    Mother Love Bone isn't Pearl Jam either.

    All really really great masterpieces but I wouldn't call it Pearl Jam.

    This guy said it better than I did. 8-)
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  • merkinball
    merkinball Posts: 2,262
    Agreed. It's a Neil Young album, just like Merkinball is a Pearl Jam EP, even though it has Neil on it (and doesn't have Stone or Mike).

    That being said, I'm glad that PJ at least plays some of the songs of them (Throw Your Hatred Down, Long Road, I Got Shit). If only Neil (or PJ) would start playing I'm The Ocean again...
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    If I had more than an mp3 copy I would put it with my PJ, just b/c that's how I came upon it.
  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    HM3Hernandez wrote:
    I Have Temple of the Dog's CD in my Pearl Jam collection, but should I put Neil Young's "Mirrorball" also in there?

    I don't think I should, How About You?

    i catalogue temple of the dog under 'T' and mirrorball is within my neil young collection.
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  • pjfan021
    pjfan021 Posts: 684
    it's a neil young album. you wouldn't know pj had anything to do with it if eddie didn't do backup on two tracks...i do however like to include i got id and long road with mirrorball when i listen to it just because..such a good album though.
  • Zoso
    Zoso Posts: 6,425
    it's pretty close but no eddie on most of the tracks and all Neil Young written songs means a neil young album.
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  • Ernie Vedder
    Ernie Vedder Redlands, CA Posts: 2,279
    Ok, i made up my mind, it will stay with my Neil Young cds, and not with Pearl Jam, Thanks.
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  • MysteryTrain
    MysteryTrain Singapore Posts: 1,189
    I initially thought of labeling the artist (in iTunes) as Neil Young & Pearl Jam, but I realised Eddie only contributed on one song. The way I see it, it's definitely a Neil record.
  • Ernie Vedder
    Ernie Vedder Redlands, CA Posts: 2,279
    I Guess what I was trying to ask was is it OK for this CD to be placed in my Pearl Jam Cd Case. But now that you mention it, I think it will stay out of it. Ok, here's another tough decision,

    DO I PLACE THE "INTO THE WILD" SOUNDTRACK IN WITH MY PEARL JAM CDS?

    HOW ABOUT THE "SINGLES" SOUNDTRACK?
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  • jr19
    jr19 Posts: 338
    since it has neil youngs name on it i would guess it would be a neil young album. but that is just a crazy guess :mrgreen: well at least its listed under neil young
  • Ernie Vedder
    Ernie Vedder Redlands, CA Posts: 2,279
    jr19 wrote:
    since it has neil youngs name on it i would guess it would be a neil young album. but that is just a crazy guess :mrgreen: well at least its listed under neil young

    Yes, we know it's a Neil young album, but it is Pearl Jam(Minus Eddie) playing the music, and Neil Young Singing the songs. It will stay in with the Neil Young CDs, and not with My Pearl Jam CDs, thanks. ;)
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  • hrd2imgn
    hrd2imgn Southwest Burbs of Chicago Posts: 4,952
    yes! Ed sings on a song too so all the guys are representing!
  • Ernie Vedder
    Ernie Vedder Redlands, CA Posts: 2,279
    hrd2imgn wrote:
    yes! Ed sings on a song too so all the guys are representing!

    So should it go in with the Pearl jam catalog?
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  • jr19
    jr19 Posts: 338
    HM3Hernandez wrote:
    jr19 wrote:
    since it has neil youngs name on it i would guess it would be a neil young album. but that is just a crazy guess :mrgreen: well at least its listed under neil young

    Yes, we know it's a Neil young album, but it is Pearl Jam(Minus Eddie) playing the music, and Neil Young Singing the songs. It will stay in with the Neil Young CDs, and not with My Pearl Jam CDs, thanks. ;)
    if you know then why are you talking about it then. just jibber jabber. :mrgreen:

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