Ok, admit it...what songs do nothing for you...

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  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    appliedlesson wrote:
    Well if that were the case, release a book of poetry instead of a cd. :)

    I didn't read the whole thread - what song did you pick?

    I couldn't really think of one. I just opened this thread to tell everyone they were wrong ;)

    Seriously ... if I had to pick a song, it would probably be one of those I don't really count as actual PJ songs, like Sweet Lew or something.

    Most all of their actual material does at least *something* for me.
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  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    balwal78 wrote:
    Parachutes to me can be summed up with a thumbs down and the sound of blowing a raspberry.

    Goddammit! Since that song came out, I've been joking to my wife that I want to get divorced, just so we can re-marry and play that song at our wedding. I fucking love it.

    Fuck. I hate this thread. ;)
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  • The_Fixer
    The_Fixer Posts: 255
    slightofjeff wrote:

    Fuck. I hate this thread. ;)


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  • Steveo
    Steveo Posts: 352
    nothingman does nothing for me
    Life has nothing to do with killing time.
    So why be satisfied?
  • cippociappo
    cippociappo Posts: 692
    Sorry guys, this thread makes me sick!!!

    Bye
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  • Army & Navy
    Army & Navy Posts: 120
    Breakerfall - Awful opener, and how this made Binaural in front of Sad & Fatal is still a mystery.

    Deep - Worst song on Ten, although the verse is tolerable. Should never be played again.

    Small Town - I don't hate this song, but its never moved me. Should be played less live

    Do The Evolution - Not bad by any means, but overrated.

    And a few more...Ghost, Help, Help, Life Wasted, Rats & Thumbing My Way
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,844
    the only thing i will admit is that i'm glad i won't be meeting any of the posters on this thread except maybe two the rest are cluless ....that's just my 2c ...
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  • CharlieP
    CharlieP Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 1,035
    I_Got_Shit wrote:
    Agree on Evacuation, but Nothing as it Seems really grew on me after a few years. I love the hi-hat in the first verse.

    I've never been a big fan of Deep, Habit, or Help Help. But my least favorite Pearl Jam recording of all time is the studio version of DTE. I can't even listen to it, all that distortion on Ed's voice. So much better live.


    Deep, Habit and Help Help goes for me too!

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  • smile05
    smile05 Posts: 600
    nais
    no way
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  • 12345AGNST1
    12345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    slightofjeff wrote:

    They used to rock the hell out of Rearviewmirror around '96 or so. It was maybe one of my top five songs. Now it seems like they're rushing to get through it, Ed doesn't even bother with half the lyrics, etc.

    I dont think ed is really sick of any of the songs they play. He still seems into it to this day for even flow or alive. Plus, how can they be rushing throught RVM when they jam out longer now then they used to.
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  • satansbedbugs
    satansbedbugs On Tour Posts: 2,413
    Solat13 wrote:
    Come Back
    Get Right
    Dissident


    Dissident is awesome, that surprised me a little.
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  • ChampagneBreakfast4Everyone
    ChampagneBreakfast4Everyone Posts: 215
    I dont know why but just hearing the opening notes to cropduster makes me grind my teeth. I admit i tolerate the song more as it goes on, but i still always skip it.
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  • blueeyedevil
    blueeyedevil Posts: 173
    pjsyco wrote:
    God damn, are you my twin? Agree with everything EXCEPT 7 AND 8.

    Nope. Not your twin, but I am reading your mind, and frankly, you should be ashamed of yourself!

    On a side note, why are so many people getting up in arms about this thread? It has NOTHING to do with "hating" Pearl Jam. It's as though some people can't understand that during the course of ANY bands career, they are bound to have a few songs that even the most die hard fan isn't into. I, as well as the other posters on this thread, are just sharing songs that we could do without. What's the harm in that?

    Of course, I could always point out that anybody who insists that EVERY song put out by their favorite band is a classic which cannot be scrutinized is a fan-boy, nut-swinging tool, but that would ALSO be generalizing.........

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  • zootown
    zootown Posts: 666
    Wow, I LOVE watching people get all excited about their musical tastes--awesome! IMO, I agree with some of the posters regarding Eddie and the band's convictions when performing songs. Its clear that they play alot of songs because they feel they are obligated to (even flow, small town, betterman), but I bet they still dig it because they enjoy watching the crowd get off on it. Then, there are the songs that they really want to play, and they dont have as much interest in what the crowd thinks. Whether someone likes it or not, Eddie sings Come Back with SO MUCH emotion, does this alone make it a "good" song or not? Same with No More and all the songs of the new record- its clear the band loves playing the new stuff. I think Eddie drives himself batty trying to come up with set lists that work for everyone!
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  • Jeremys Spoken
    Jeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    Jeremy. Evenflow.
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  • ajurlacher
    ajurlacher Posts: 48
    Evacuation Rocks Ass!
    And Deep? DEEP!??!!??!! C'Mon a PJ classic!

    But mine is definetly Parachutes. FUCK that song.
    I also often skip Help Help. Down would have been so much better for Riot Act.
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    Jeremy's Spoken wrote:
    Jeremy. Evenflow.

    Are you being serious? That would be like me saying I don't like Severed Hand.
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Parachutes
    Wasted Reprise
    Army Reserve
    Big Wave
    Come Back
    Comatose

    MFC
    Daughter (loved it for years but sick of it now)
    Sweet Lew
    Even Flow
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  • Jeremys Spoken
    Jeremys Spoken Posts: 7,578
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    Are you being serious? That would be like me saying I don't like Severed Hand.
    I like them. But they do not do much for me when I listen to them.
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  • slightofjeff
    slightofjeff Posts: 7,762
    12345AGNST1 wrote:
    I dont think ed is really sick of any of the songs they play. He still seems into it to this day for even flow or alive. Plus, how can they be rushing throught RVM when they jam out longer now then they used to.

    Eh, I'm still gonna disagree. Ed hasn't sung the "I couldn't breathe" bit on RVM in like 10 years. He seems bored during Evenflow. "Go" has become a shell of its former self. Animal, too.

    I'm not complaining. I still think they are great songs. I just think it's human nature ... you sing certain songs over and over, and you lose the emotion behind them. Ed is 43 years old now. I don't expect him to be in touch with the same emotions now as he was when he was 25.

    But I think it's a reason certain songs sound better in concert now than others.
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