Pearl Jam pulling a Radiohead

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  • twisted thoughts
    twisted thoughts Posts: 4,377
    Alive_and_Evolving wrote:
    I know some people commented on here saying it would be "suicide". I think at this point in their career it really doesnt matter what they release, they've been a band long enough to do whatever they want. I think if Of the earth is any indication of where they might go we might see a mixture of acoustic stuff that they seem to be pulling from ed's solo career along with strange songs like of the earth. I think they have a dedicated enough of a fan base that we would stay loyal to them even if they had a failed experiment. I like how their sound always changes similar to how radiohead sounds nothing like how they did on their first pearl jam doesnt either and i think we're blessed to have two bands that aren't afraid to express themselves the way they want. P.S. i really enjoy the new radiohead :)

    i only said "suicide" because of the reaction to the new Radiohead album.
    see: http://forums.pearljam.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=149240

    But, I do agree with your statement in terms of the band being well enough established to not actually lose its original fans. It may just take some time for such a big change to smooth over with some of the fans who are so attached to their "sound" that made them such an established band in the first place.
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  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,214
    Please NOOOOOOOOO

    Radiohead are free to ruin their genius with electronic wankery but please not Pearl jam.

    (by all means this is a personal opinion, im aware some people like the electronic wankery...just not me).
  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    After Backspacer....I am ready for them to go in a new direction!!
  • 12345AGNST1
    12345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    Pearl jam defintely cannot pull what radiohead does. But they can experiment a little bit. Of The Earth is a great example of experimentation, and that song was generally loved by everyone.

    If they do experiment in that way, alot of the contributions would probably be from Matt. He seems to be the one band member who is the most creative in experimentation. Have you heard the original version of "The Fixer"? I love that version more than the original.
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  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    Pearl jam defintely cannot pull what radiohead does. But they can experiment a little bit. Of The Earth is a great example of experimentation, and that song was generally loved by everyone.

    If they do experiment in that way, alot of the contributions would probably be from Matt. He seems to be the one band member who is the most creative in experimentation. Have you heard the original version of "The Fixer"? I love that version more than the original.


    :lol::lol: Matt?!!! are you serious?!!! After the fixer he should be stripped of any involvement in the creative process!! :mrgreen:

    Ed is very creative......I still wanna hear his Techno album!! :mrgreen:
  • Blockhead
    Blockhead Posts: 1,538
    To this day, I still can't believe that the band that made Vitalogy/No Code/Yield put out Self titled and Backspacer.
    I am sorry but i hear absolutly no creativity when I listen to (st/bs) even the art work is very juvenile.
    Hopefully their go back to their experimental / creative side.
  • sawyerjam
    sawyerjam Posts: 140
    Couldn't agree more Heidijam. Maybe Mike can start playing an ondes martenot like Jonny in this [url=vidhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4hZt--0Yno]vidhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4hZt--0Yno[/url]
  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    i'd love to see something totally different with the next record.
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  • RedMosquito22
    RedMosquito22 Posts: 8,158
    U R A Crazy Breed wrote:
    After Backspacer....I am ready for them to go in a new direction!!

    Yeah, I mean who wants a rock and roll record. :roll:
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  • INDIFFERENCE MAKER
    INDIFFERENCE MAKER Posts: 274
    yeah
    backspacer was very mediocre. they indeed need to go in a different direction. S/T to me blows BS out of the water. A band as good as Pearl Jam should never take a step back from a previous album. It should get better.

    A new approach would be great for the band right now. Backspacer was a very safe album for them. At least S/T had some songs that were "different" such as Inside Job and even though WWS is just a flat out rocker, it sitll has hints of different guitar riffs like you hadnt heard from the band before.

    I think many people will agree that albums such as Vitalogy, No Code and Yield are pretty much everyone's favorites. That is because they experimented with different sounds. Dont get me wrong I love Backspacer but I would love it, if Eddie sang the phone book. :D

    I just think it is time to do something a little different.
  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    HeidiJam wrote:
    To this day, I still can't believe that the band that made Vitalogy/No Code/Yield put out Self titled and Backspacer.
    I am sorry but i hear absolutly no creativity when I listen to (st/bs) even the art work is very juvenile.
    Hopefully their go back to their experimental / creative side.

    I agree, they seemed like they went back to their roots with Avocado, and with BS, well, it sounded like an EV record rather than a PJ record. I would love to hear a more creative album in the future.
  • sawyerjam
    sawyerjam Posts: 140
    People keep asking where Jonny is on the new Radiohead disc. My question is: Where's Mike on Backspacer?
  • RedMosquito22
    RedMosquito22 Posts: 8,158
    sawyerjam wrote:
    People keep asking where Jonny is on the new Radiohead disc. My question is: Where's Mike on Backspacer?

    The real Mike really hasn't been on an album in quite a while. It's almost like they have completely abandoned the guitar solo after Vitalogy. A couple here and there on each album but not enough in my opinion. In fact Stone probably has just as many.
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  • INDIFFERENCE MAKER
    INDIFFERENCE MAKER Posts: 274
    sawyerjam wrote:
    People keep asking where Jonny is on the new Radiohead disc. My question is: Where's Mike on Backspacer?



    THANK YOU!!
  • RedMosquito22
    RedMosquito22 Posts: 8,158
    edited February 2011
    INDIFFERENCE MAKER wrote:
    sawyerjam wrote:
    People keep asking where Jonny is on the new Radiohead disc. My question is: Where's Mike on Backspacer?



    THANK YOU!!

    It's not just Backspacer. He hasn't had a memorable solo since NAIS and that was 11 years ago.
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  • Newch91
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    RedMosquito22 wrote:
    sawyerjam wrote:
    People keep asking where Jonny is on the new Radiohead disc. My question is: Where's Mike on Backspacer?

    The real Mike really hasn't been on an album in quite a while. It's almost like they have completely abandoned the guitar solo after Vitalogy. A couple here and there on each album but not enough in my opinion. In fact Stone probably has just as many.
    Have you heard Avocado? He's every where on that album.
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  • RedMosquito22
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    edited February 2011
    Newch91 wrote:
    RedMosquito22 wrote:
    sawyerjam wrote:
    People keep asking where Jonny is on the new Radiohead disc. My question is: Where's Mike on Backspacer?

    The real Mike really hasn't been on an album in quite a while. It's almost like they have completely abandoned the guitar solo after Vitalogy. A couple here and there on each album but not enough in my opinion. In fact Stone probably has just as many.
    Have you heard Avocado? He's every where on that album.

    There aren't any great solos on Avocado. Severed Hand and comatose are average solos. the days of alive, black, why go, Go, Animal, rearviewmirror, Corduroy, Betterman, etc haven't been heard in a very, very long time. I'm talking classic lead guitarist rock solo's.

    Now we are left with fill in lead riffs that are great but they seem to have completely gone technical over traditional. Not my favorite thing but I still love the band.
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  • he still stands
    he still stands Posts: 2,835
    yeah for about 5 seconds max...

    as far as a new album... maybe they need to start doing a lot of drugs again? :D
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  • twisted thoughts
    twisted thoughts Posts: 4,377
    its the lack of guitar solos they are speaking of.
    we know mike is there... he just isnt rippin it up in the studio like he used to
    he keeps it real live tho...there just arent many guitar solos on the studio albums
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  • RedMosquito22
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    twisted thoughts wrote:
    its the lack of guitar solos they are speaking of.
    we know mike is there... he just isnt rippin it up in the studio like he used to
    he keeps it real live tho...there just arent many guitar solos on the studio albums

    Yep that's what I meant. They have gone with technical little lead riffs instead of traditional ripping guitar solos.
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