WHY!? dont people like riot act?

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  • Eraserhead
    Eraserhead Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 2,983
    2nd fave album after No Code for me.
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    cyndarious1 wrote:
    Riot act was the proof that the guys could make different music and still be good a it. I love that they put different styles in it; it makes me think of a mature band with creativity always flowing through them.

    They proved that with No Code. What they proved with Riot Act was that they weren't infallible.
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  • cyndarious1
    cyndarious1 Posts: 430
    The Waiting Trophy Man wrote:
    cyndarious1 wrote:
    Riot act was the proof that the guys could make different music and still be good a it. I love that they put different styles in it; it makes me think of a mature band with creativity always flowing through them.

    They proved that with No Code. What they proved with Riot Act was that they weren't infallible.

    Agreed.
    November 22nd, 2005.
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    cyndarious1 wrote:
    The Waiting Trophy Man wrote:
    cyndarious1 wrote:
    Riot act was the proof that the guys could make different music and still be good a it. I love that they put different styles in it; it makes me think of a mature band with creativity always flowing through them.

    They proved that with No Code. What they proved with Riot Act was that they weren't infallible.

    Agreed.

    Wow, that's a first on the board for me. I don't think that happens every day. :D
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  • cyndarious1
    cyndarious1 Posts: 430
    I just don't like getting into fights ;)
    November 22nd, 2005.
  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    cyndarious1 wrote:
    I just don't like getting into fights ;)

    BORING! j/k

    Peace.

    :lol:
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  • ozgurkd
    ozgurkd Juneau, Alaska Posts: 434
    vedder89 wrote:
    ive seen so many people on this forum bash riot act

    i love this album and i think it deserves love from more fans.

    i wish pj played more songs live from this album


    I also love it a lot. Music taste of people can be different and I respect that. I have some PJ songs I don't like much but who in this world produces perfect in each time? And I also don't like people who constantly rate albums btw one another; compare musicians etc etc. The world would be boring if we didn't have diversity which can involve not perfect things as well. I don't know I just find it silly making a reference point in everything we try to evaluate. I do it too sometimes but why do we do it bugs me :(
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  • WhyGo91
    WhyGo91 Posts: 639
    vedder89 wrote:
    ive seen so many people on this forum bash riot act

    i love this album and i think it deserves love from more fans.

    i wish pj played more songs live from this album

    I agree. and you've got 2 thumbs up from me for bringing this up!!! Riot Act could easily be put on replay on my mp3 player ALL day :) song after song after song on this albums is just immensely wonderful. I applaud you good fellow :clap:
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  • Gracelander
    Gracelander Posts: 25
    I have to say that Riot Act is probably my 3rd favorite album by the guys. Would choose Ten, Vs and Riot Act as my favorite. RA is on constant replay on my iphone & ipad. (Not knocking the other albums which are great as well) :)
  • U R A Crazy Breed
    U R A Crazy Breed Posts: 8,370
    Riot Act, for me, is one of PJ's best albums....I love it!!!!!!!
  • PureandEasy
    PureandEasy Posts: 5,818
    I have nothing against Riot Act

    There isn't one PJ release that I could say I never listen to or that I find disappointing
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  • StickmanJam
    StickmanJam Posts: 425
    I've grown to really love RIot Act over the years. Even the B-Sides (down, undone, and otherside were great!)

    And I also don't say my favorite album is Yield because "it's cool to say" as someone else suggested. I say it because it's my favorite.

    However, all the others are a close 2nd :lol:
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  • boyo79
    boyo79 Warrington, UK Posts: 6,525
    U R A Crazy Breed wrote:
    Riot Act, for me, is one of PJ's best albums....I love it!!!!!!!

    Hell yes. :D
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  • F5AgainstOne
    F5AgainstOne New Hampshire, USA Posts: 1,462
    edited September 2011
    vedder89 wrote:
    ive seen so many people on this forum bash riot act

    i love this album and i think it deserves love from more fans.

    i wish pj played more songs live from this album
    C'mon people, just admit its because Eddie had short hair. :lol:
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  • H.Chinaski
    H.Chinaski Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,604
    love riot act far more than s/t or backspacer
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  • boyo79
    boyo79 Warrington, UK Posts: 6,525
    The Waiting Trophy Man wrote:
    My first problem is that there isn't enough Stone and Mike, and I have never heard anyone mention this about the album before. Matt actually has more songwriting credit than either one of them! Mike's contributions are practically nil. The only song he gets any credit for is Save You, but then again so does the rest of the band; that song was very co-written. Not big on the Matt Cameron songs You Are and Get Right, at all. Also, there's just not enough noisy rockers for me, especially on an album with 15 tracks. Thumbing My Way is one of my least favorite ballads - and this band can do ballads like no other. Overall the lyrics don't blow me away, probably because Eddie didn't write them all(I do love the occassional lyrics from the other guys, but it has to be mostly Eddie lyrics). And then of course there's Boom......he has grown on me over time, but I wasn't crazy about him being on the album.

    For me, Riot Act is sub par in comparison to their other albums. Overall their 90's albums were the best, just like the Stones put out their best stuff in the 60's. I love a handful of tracks from RA(especially I Am Mine and All or None) but overall I find it pretty weak and I enjoy it the least - by far.

    Mike's contribution was in some amazing fret work - just check out Half Full, All or None and the end of Help Help!!!
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  • butte1
    butte1 Posts: 379
    StickmanJam wrote:
    I've grown to really love RIot Act over the years. Even the B-Sides (down, undone, and otherside were great!)

    And I also don't say my favorite album is Yield because "it's cool to say" as someone else suggested. I say it because it's my favorite.

    However, all the others are a close 2nd :lol:


    I like Riot Act quite a bit. Now if Down, Undone and Otherside were to replace Help Help, Bu$hleauguer and Arc, it would go down as an unbelieveable album but those three songs that were put on there push it down the wrung for me. Still, alot of great, great tunes on there
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  • Roeghmann
    Roeghmann Posts: 969
    I don't know what it is about that album. It has got some of my fave PJ songs - save you, Green disease, LBC, and 1/2 full. But as an entire album I don't listen to it very often.
    .....too many roadbumbs I think!
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  • pearljamchris
    pearljamchris Posts: 282
    i love riot act my vinyl copy of it is probs one of my most favourite things! i love every single song from this album my least favourite from it is probs help help however i think it is awesome live. ghost is one of my favourite ever pearl jam songs and then uve got i am mine, half full, you are, save you, get right, green disease all in my opinion amazing songs which i will never wana stop listening to. i do like it when this album gets some love cus it dont happen enough! my favourite album along with ten nough said :)
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  • vedder89
    vedder89 Posts: 177
    C'mon people, just admit its because Eddie had short hair. :lol:[/quote]

    :lol::lol:
    Stab it down, fill the pages, suck my fuckin' life out, man

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