Anyone else here NEVER reach for "Avocado"?

acoustic guy
acoustic guy Posts: 3,770
edited September 2008 in The Porch
I have 60 some PJ Cd's and I never reach for that one. It just does not do it for me sad to say. I like hearing the songs on a bootleg but other then that....not really.
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  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    It's funny you say that because with A to Z on MMR this past week - I heard Life Wasted the other day and thought, I really need to pull that out this weekend and take a new listen. It's been a while, but not THAT long :)
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  • fiddyfootroman
    fiddyfootroman Posts: 96
    i agree with you fully. it is definitely at the bottom of my pj stack
    Music for Rhinos
  • pearljammer20
    pearljammer20 Posts: 116
    lol, i actually am in love w/ it right now, i think it is the 3rd best, behind vs and ten
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    6/28 & 6/30 2008-Mansfield

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  • OmahaJammer
    OmahaJammer Posts: 261
    2nd to the bottom of my stack....just above Riot Act.
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  • Yellow Bedwetter
    Yellow Bedwetter NYC Posts: 2,832
    fiddyfootroman wrote:
    i agree with you fully. it is definitely at the bottom of my pj stack

    what he/she said
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    2009: Philly 1, 2, 4
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  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    don't diss "self titled", it's awesome.

    5 yrs from now you will all be on here talking about how wrong you were about this album and how it's now one of your favorites.
  • augustwest
    augustwest Posts: 739
    acoustic guy wrote:
    I have 60 some PJ Cd's and I never reach for that one. It just does not do it for me sad to say. I like hearing the songs on a bootleg but other then that....not really.

    pearl jam preform legendary live shows.
  • vluggage
    vluggage Posts: 71
    Honestly, I never listen to the studio albums. Why would I when there are all those kick ass bootlegs out there?
    "I think I kinda want it."
  • MonsterOfTheMidway
    MonsterOfTheMidway Posts: 416
    Yeah, definitely their worst to date. The replay value is almost non existent.
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    Lil Wayne is better than Pearl Jam.

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  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    This is fascinating because when the album came out, many exclaimed it was a return to their glory.

    Interesting.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

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  • Gmoney
    Gmoney Posts: 1,618
    you know I think it's a great cd. I love the first 6 songs, army reserve and the first minute of Inside Job too... Yet, I never, ever listen to this cd. In fact I've only listened to Yield, Binaural, and No Code for like 3, 4 years.
    Further back and forth a wave will break on me, today...
  • VOLITION
    VOLITION Posts: 328
    part of the problem is all those damn bootlegs ,they tend to sound way more raw and aggressive live then on the album.
    I agree with the other guy who said the first six songs kick ass after that the wheels fall and thst's where i loose interest. I'm not sure why either b/c i think "ComeBack and "Inside Job" are awesome. Maybe they should of stayed with the progression of the first half of the record instead of pulling back and putting me to sleep.
    I bet that was Ed's idea.
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  • MonsterOfTheMidway
    MonsterOfTheMidway Posts: 416
    PissBottleMan wrote:
    This is fascinating because when the album came out, many exclaimed it was a return to their glory.

    Interesting.

    PBM



    That's part of the problem. Sure, it was PJ being aggressive again...but the songs don't hold up. I'd much rather listen to Yield, Vitalogy, or Vs. if I want aggressive PJ.
    16

    Lil Wayne is better than Pearl Jam.

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  • fiddyfootroman
    fiddyfootroman Posts: 96
    Crazy Breed wrote:
    don't diss "self titled", it's awesome.

    5 yrs from now you will all be on here talking about how wrong you were about this album and how it's now one of your favorites.

    that's because if things follow suit there will be a much worse album out in five years and 2008 will become the good ol' days
    PissBottleMan wrote:
    This is fascinating because when the album came out, many exclaimed it was a return to their glory.

    the people who said this know very little about pearl jam and music in general COUGHrolling stoneCOUGH
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  • petrocs
    petrocs Posts: 4,342
    Not my fav
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • Music For Rhinos
    Music For Rhinos Posts: 1,693
    It is quite easily their worst studio album.

    That being said, it's still a decent album with some good songs which save it from being a total dud.
  • PissBottleMan
    PissBottleMan Union City, TN Posts: 4,155
    MonsterOfTheMidway wrote:
    I'd much rather listen to Yield

    The correct answer.

    PBM
    "We paced ourselves and we didn't rush through it and we tried to be as creative as our collective minds would let us be over some course of time instead of just trying to rush through a record"

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  • VoiceInsideMyHead
    VoiceInsideMyHead Posts: 24
    acoustic guy wrote:
    It just does not do it for me sad to say.

    and as much as i really, really wanted to love it, i just don't.
    something seems to be missing.

    i never listen to the avocado....ever.
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  • Gmoney
    Gmoney Posts: 1,618
    With every other album i get a real visual of where the band was when they recorded it. I guess maybe a view into their state of mind at the time they made the album. You can feel through the album what inspired them to write. With all the other albums there is, at least at some point in the record, a sense of either exploration, deep sadness, anger, protest or triumph. I think in Ed's lyrical writing when his tone is motivated by either sadness, loss, curiosity, or anger we get the best pj songs. I think that tone echoes through the band and even impacts the music too. Avocado has some obviously sad songs, (Comeback) but I think in general Ed and the rest of the band were a bunch of happy, comfortable, successful, carefree guys who made an album for the sake of making an album. If you think about it, this is the first time we've had them in this state of mind...
    Further back and forth a wave will break on me, today...
  • Big Ed
    Big Ed Posts: 331
    I think it's great. I've listened through it two times this week.
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