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Boston 8-2: The great debate
tasty_avocado
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My buddy and I were driving through the twister from Connecticut up to Boston for Saturday night's show. The ride was turning out to be much longer than anticipated so we had a smoke and began a debate. After listening to the last album one day on the way to work, I proclaimed that it was the second best album that PJ put out. There is too much to say about the album for me and I have to get ready to see Ed at the Palace tonight. My friend says "you are out of your mind, five against one is the second best album of all time PERIOD. now watch the f'ing road". Obviously, this is all subjective and there really is no answer to this arguement. What I want to know is how the members of this forum feel? I would love to defer this to my ten club bretheren!
Also, special thanks to Ed for 8/2 show in Boston. I wasn't sure what to expect but you never disappoint. Tonight, its gets done in NYC (my home) and I can't wait.
I'll be at coogans tonight, arguing with my buddy about the above... I mean come on Big Wave, Army Reserve..... it goes on and on and on.....
Also, special thanks to Ed for 8/2 show in Boston. I wasn't sure what to expect but you never disappoint. Tonight, its gets done in NYC (my home) and I can't wait.
I'll be at coogans tonight, arguing with my buddy about the above... I mean come on Big Wave, Army Reserve..... it goes on and on and on.....
if i lose my membership number one more time because of a spam blocker, i might lose my mind.
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2. Everything else
if you do a search you will find this subject has been argued to DEATH!! like you said, very subjective.
me & a very small percentage think Binaural is one of their best albums while others can't stand it (fools!!) mostly you will hear either No Code or Yield is the best album and i find it hard to argue with anyone because i love them ALL!!!
welcome to the board by the way.
I was at the 2 Boston shows,wish i was fortunate as you to be going to the NY shows.but real life beckons once again :(
drink one (smoke one too) for me and tell Ed, Erik from Boston says "HI"
Jeez one of these days I will find something to disagree with you on - this is not that day.
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Agreed......
It's all state of mind
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5/25/06 - Boston
6/28/08 - Mansfield
6/30/08 - Mansfield
8/2/08 - Eddie in Boston (FRONT ROW!)
Those albums sums up what pj is all about to me. VS is my favourite as I believe it contains all the elements that makes pearl jam the best band in the world. Here we find their hardest moments (go and blood) to their slowest (indifference) and funkiest (rats and wma)... It has it all!! All members are on the top of their game and Brendan O'Brian nails the sound and production! Do I need to say more???
I do the same...and though it is a tough call, I would say
1. the avocado
2. yield
3. no code
4. binaural and all the rest.
Can't argue with that, that was pretty much his case too. In the end it's like arguing which is better, chocolate or ice cream... although everyone knows it's ice cream.
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MTL 9/15/05
HRTFD 5/13/06
BOS 5/24/06, 5/25/06
VEGAS 7/6/06
CHI 8/5/07
NJ 6/19/08
NYC 6/25/08
HRTFD 6/27/08
MANSFLD 6/28/08, 6/30/08
E.V. BOS 8/1/08
CHI 8/23/09, 8/24/09
PHILLY 10/30/09, 10/31/09
BOS 5/17/10
CHI 7/19/13
WOOSTA 10/15/13, 10/16/13
HRTFD 10/25/13
BOS 8/5/16, 8/7/16
BOS 9/2/18, 9/4/18
Even if I'd heard Ten for a while, it took until VS was released to really fall for the band. I then fell in love with both albums. Well before Vitalogy came out everyone knew that Pearl Jam had become my favorite band. By this time I was also into the Seattle scene, and especially Alice In Chains and Soundgarden.
No Code came as a shock. For my young ears it was very different from what I had expected. At the time I still had mixed feelings about Vitalogy, and frankly I wanted another Ten/VS album. Some of the other bands I've loved have done just that, released a new album that sounded like a slightly different version of their first/last album all over again, just with new names and lyrics. In time that has usually lead me to lose interest in them. For me, Pearl Jam have gone beyond that, and it all started with No Code. I don't care for what I think of as the silly songs on Vitalogy, and the many good songs on that album still feel a lot like Ten/VS to me. But No Code was something completely different. Done with more style than on Yield, more ease than on Binaural (love Binaural), with stronger songs than Riot Act, and much less forgettable than their self titled album. More variety in form and shape than on Ten (although with less youth and freshness), more space and soul than on VS (if that makes sense), and more complete than Vitalogy.
No Code has the feel, the complete listening experience, the artwork and the music of a masterpiece. It's soft where it needs to be, it's all out crazy where it needs to be, it soulful, it's poetic, it's music made art.
Agree...
1) No Code
2) Vs.
3) Ten
4) Pearl Jam (Avocado)
5) Vitalogy
6) Yield
7) Riot Act
8) Binaural
That's today's list anyhow