I grew up in the sixties, listening to the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, the Kinks, the Animals, etc. I loved this music, and I still do. However, no band has ever touched me emotionally the way Pearl Jam do. I am so grateful I discovered them, even if it had to happen so recently. As I have stated before, I may have missed the first 20 years, but I'm happy to be along to see what the next 20 years will bring!!!
I grew up in the sixties, listening to the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, the Kinks, the Animals, etc. I loved this music, and I still do. However, no band has ever touched me emotionally the way Pearl Jam do. I am so grateful I discovered them, even if it had to happen so recently. As I have stated before, I may have missed the first 20 years, but I'm happy to be along to see what the next 20 years will bring!!!
Yep, no band comes close to PJ in terms of touching me emotionally.
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I haven't read through this thread, but the title makes me . I don't really know if it's a fair comparison as in better/worse...PJ and the beetles and rolling stone are all righteous.
I'm not a huge Stones fan but The Beatles and PJ are my two favorite bands of all time. Of course I could give two shits about what anybody else thinks about any band I like.
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I grew up in the sixties, listening to the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, the Kinks, the Animals, etc. I loved this music, and I still do. However, no band has ever touched me emotionally the way Pearl Jam do. I am so grateful I discovered them, even if it had to happen so recently. As I have stated before, I may have missed the first 20 years, but I'm happy to be along to see what the next 20 years will bring!!!
This is so cool to read.
I think that a lot of people get permanently 'stuck' during a certain era, and never seem to move past it, in terms of really trying new things and giving them a chance. I'm about the same age as the guys in PJ, and have been on this particular train since Ten hit the airwaves...but a lot of my contemporaries are sort of 'stuck' in the late 80's-early 90's. Which is fine, I guess...but personally, I have had a lot of fun with some of the music from the 2000's. Sure...some of it is crap (just like some of it was crap in the late 80's-early 90's - we've just forgotten about that era's crap! )...but I have also found some really great bands by keeping my ears open, and not closing down to new stuff.
Sure, PJ and some other bands who were popular in the 80's and 90's still populate 4 of the top 5 spots my 'favorite bands of all time list'...but hey...it was worth listening to all the new stuff, just to discover the 1...and a lot of other bands who I've enjoyed a lot in recent years.
Good on you for keeping your ears open - sounds like it's paid off just as handsomely for you with the discovery of one awesome band!
beetles = bugs that look like beetles. CHECK
rolling stone = magazine that used to be big and newspapery, now is glossy covered. CHECK
You're RIGHT! Pearl Jam IS better than the beetles and rolling stone! :P
Well, if you put it that way....yeah! :thumbup:
Been so long since I thought Rolling Stone relevant that I didn't even know they'd changed their format. But then, all the 'gloss' (in more ways than one) is probably why they are no longer relevant.
I grew up in the sixties, listening to the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, the Kinks, the Animals, etc. I loved this music, and I still do. However, no band has ever touched me emotionally the way Pearl Jam do. I am so grateful I discovered them, even if it had to happen so recently. As I have stated before, I may have missed the first 20 years, but I'm happy to be along to see what the next 20 years will bring!!!
This is so cool to read.
I think that a lot of people get permanently 'stuck' during a certain era, and never seem to move past it, in terms of really trying new things and giving them a chance. I'm about the same age as the guys in PJ, and have been on this particular train since Ten hit the airwaves...but a lot of my contemporaries are sort of 'stuck' in the late 80's-early 90's. Which is fine, I guess...but personally, I have had a lot of fun with some of the music from the 2000's. Sure...some of it is crap (just like some of it was crap in the late 80's-early 90's - we've just forgotten about that era's crap! )...but I have also found some really great bands by keeping my ears open, and not closing down to new stuff.
Sure, PJ and some other bands who were popular in the 80's and 90's still populate 4 of the top 5 spots my 'favorite bands of all time list'...but hey...it was worth listening to all the new stuff, just to discover the 1...and a lot of other bands who I've enjoyed a lot in recent years.
Good on you for keeping your ears open - sounds like it's paid off just as handsomely for you with the discovery of one awesome band!
that was super cool to read-welcome to the "jamily"! newer bands that are killer- the raconteurs! hope they & the dead weather keep goin'.
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I heard the Monkeys were a big influence on the beatles.
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I'm sick of everybody mentioning these two bands when it comes to 'greatest band ever' arguments. I get it, the beetles wrote let it be and shit- so what, pearl jam wrote black, yellow Ledbetter and even flow- boom that just happened. Fuck off losers, pearl win based on the fact that they have more talent. The end
I'm sick of everybody mentioning these two bands when it comes to 'greatest band ever' arguments. I get it, the beetles wrote let it be and shit- so what, pearl jam wrote black, yellow Ledbetter and even flow- boom that just happened. Fuck off losers, pearl win based on the fact that they have more talent. The end
I love the song Shit by the beetles.
Love it.
It's off the brown album, right?
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This is going to sound VERY NAIVE of me but I will apologize in advance. I also only read the first page before posting...
Anyway, I only know the Beatles through commercial/media/movies etc...I never actually listened to any of their albums just songs through these outlets. But when people say they are the band of the 60s in that EVERYONE listened to them...is that similar to how everyone listened to N Sync in the late 90s or Britney Spears in 2000s or some hip hop rtist that I am sure has been really big and is always played at the clubs and all over radio that I cannot even think of because I hate that kind of music?!
I mean a band like Pearl Jam is actually talented musically and lyrically. I just wanna know if the Beatles were just the mainstream choice of their era or are they as timeless as people make them out to be?!
I mean a band like Pearl Jam is actually talented musically and lyrically. I just wanna know if the Beatles were just the mainstream choice of their era or are they as timeless as people make them out to be?!
Did you seriously just say that the Beatles weren't talented?! The Beatles were and still are music legends. Nsync, Gaga, etc are merely fads who die out in a few years if they're lucky. There's a reason the Beatles are my favorite band even though I was born almost 20 yrs after they're last album. It's because they're amazing Do yourself a favor and listen to some of their albums (my favorites are Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, White Album, and Help!).
I mean a band like Pearl Jam is actually talented musically and lyrically. I just wanna know if the Beatles were just the mainstream choice of their era or are they as timeless as people make them out to be?!
Did you seriously just say that the Beatles weren't talented?! The Beatles were and still are music legends. Nsync, Gaga, etc are merely fads who die out in a few years if they're lucky. There's a reason the Beatles are my favorite band even though I was born almost 20 yrs after they're last album. It's because they're amazing Do yourself a favor and listen to ALL of their albums (my favorites are Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, White Album, and Help!).
Fixed
To sum it up: The Beatles were the '60s.
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i want the boys to cover Sympathy for the devil for see Mike,nail the solo..
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
i want the boys to cover Sympathy for the devil for see Mike,nail the solo..
And "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"...that solo is calling him.
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"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
i want the boys to cover Sympathy for the devil for see Mike,nail the solo..
And "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"...that solo is calling him.
sure..
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
This is going to sound VERY NAIVE of me but I will apologize in advance. I also only read the first page before posting...
Anyway, I only know the Beatles through commercial/media/movies etc...I never actually listened to any of their albums just songs through these outlets. But when people say they are the band of the 60s in that EVERYONE listened to them...is that similar to how everyone listened to N Sync in the late 90s or Britney Spears in 2000s or some hip hop rtist that I am sure has been really big and is always played at the clubs and all over radio that I cannot even think of because I hate that kind of music?!
I mean a band like Pearl Jam is actually talented musically and lyrically. I just wanna know if the Beatles were just the mainstream choice of their era or are they as timeless as people make them out to be?!
They're that good. I think it's similar to how everybody loved PJ in the early 90s and now only the people who have discovered their greatness follow them, it's just that so many more people have and will always see the genius in The Beatles' music.
The Beatles mop the floor from a musicianship standpoint with PJ and almost every other band. It's funny how everybody says they're overrated, but musical depth in their music is constantly overlooked.
This is going to sound VERY NAIVE of me but I will apologize in advance. I also only read the first page before posting...
Anyway, I only know the Beatles through commercial/media/movies etc...I never actually listened to any of their albums just songs through these outlets. But when people say they are the band of the 60s in that EVERYONE listened to them...is that similar to how everyone listened to N Sync in the late 90s or Britney Spears in 2000s or some hip hop rtist that I am sure has been really big and is always played at the clubs and all over radio that I cannot even think of because I hate that kind of music?!
I mean a band like Pearl Jam is actually talented musically and lyrically. I just wanna know if the Beatles were just the mainstream choice of their era or are they as timeless as people make them out to be?!
They're that good. I think it's similar to how everybody loved PJ in the early 90s and now only the people who have discovered their greatness follow them, it's just that so many more people have and will always see the genius in The Beatles' music.
The Beatles mop the floor from a musicianship standpoint with PJ and almost every other band. It's funny how everybody says they're overrated, but musical depth in their music is constantly overlooked.
Really good analysis about their musicianship. Listen to John's playing on All My Loving, it's that good but overlooked.
I think they were one of the first white groups to say they were influenced by Motown and influenced by R&B acts like Little Richard. On their early work, they managed to blend rock and R&B into one.
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"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
i like more noisy rock as PJ music and the Who in his time.
Im 38.
Listen to all the Beatles and RS albums, really dont like the Beatles too sweet for me.
RS is good rock music.
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Pearl Jam is MY all greatest band, period. I understand the Beatles and Rolling Stones deserve a ton of respect, to me they are bands my parents listened to. To each their own, an opinion is never wrong.
why, oh why... why am I reading and responding to a thread that is only going to make my stomach hurt?
Go listen to Yesterday, Martha My Dear, Helter Skelter, In My Life, and try to tell me the Beatles weren't absolutely untouchable.
I love Pearl Jam, but good Lord. Gain some perspective, please.
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Pearl Jam are basically generation X's Rolling Stones. Anyway, all the bands you mention are great. Why does it matter who sits atop the discussion?
The Beetles. I mean, I've never even HEARD of them. Were they part of the Russian Invasion?
Rolling Stone. Well duh. Of course they are better than that sh*trag of music "journalism".
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Yep, no band comes close to PJ in terms of touching me emotionally.
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rolling stone = magazine that used to be big and newspapery, now is glossy covered. CHECK
You're RIGHT! Pearl Jam IS better than the beetles and rolling stone! :P
This is so cool to read.
I think that a lot of people get permanently 'stuck' during a certain era, and never seem to move past it, in terms of really trying new things and giving them a chance. I'm about the same age as the guys in PJ, and have been on this particular train since Ten hit the airwaves...but a lot of my contemporaries are sort of 'stuck' in the late 80's-early 90's. Which is fine, I guess...but personally, I have had a lot of fun with some of the music from the 2000's. Sure...some of it is crap (just like some of it was crap in the late 80's-early 90's - we've just forgotten about that era's crap!
Sure, PJ and some other bands who were popular in the 80's and 90's still populate 4 of the top 5 spots my 'favorite bands of all time list'...but hey...it was worth listening to all the new stuff, just to discover the 1...and a lot of other bands who I've enjoyed a lot in recent years.
Good on you for keeping your ears open - sounds like it's paid off just as handsomely for you with the discovery of one awesome band!
Well, if you put it that way....yeah! :thumbup:
Been so long since I thought Rolling Stone relevant that I didn't even know they'd changed their format. But then, all the 'gloss' (in more ways than one) is probably why they are no longer relevant.
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
I love the song Shit by the beetles.
Love it.
It's off the brown album, right?
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
I win
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Anyway, I only know the Beatles through commercial/media/movies etc...I never actually listened to any of their albums just songs through these outlets. But when people say they are the band of the 60s in that EVERYONE listened to them...is that similar to how everyone listened to N Sync in the late 90s or Britney Spears in 2000s or some hip hop rtist that I am sure has been really big and is always played at the clubs and all over radio that I cannot even think of because I hate that kind of music?!
I mean a band like Pearl Jam is actually talented musically and lyrically. I just wanna know if the Beatles were just the mainstream choice of their era or are they as timeless as people make them out to be?!
To sum it up: The Beatles were the '60s.
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
They're that good. I think it's similar to how everybody loved PJ in the early 90s and now only the people who have discovered their greatness follow them, it's just that so many more people have and will always see the genius in The Beatles' music.
The Beatles mop the floor from a musicianship standpoint with PJ and almost every other band. It's funny how everybody says they're overrated, but musical depth in their music is constantly overlooked.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkBI3dbpOYc
I think they were one of the first white groups to say they were influenced by Motown and influenced by R&B acts like Little Richard. On their early work, they managed to blend rock and R&B into one.
"Becoming a Bruce fan is like hitting puberty as a musical fan. It's inevitable." - dcfaithful
i like more noisy rock as PJ music and the Who in his time.
Im 38.
Listen to all the Beatles and RS albums, really dont like the Beatles too sweet for me.
RS is good rock music.
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West Palm Beach 2008
Alpine Valley PJ20 I 2011
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Santiago 2011
Lima 2011
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Bogota 2015
Ft Lauderdale 2016
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Rio de Janeiro 2018
Boston 2 2018
Santiago II 2005
West Palm Beach 2008
Alpine Valley PJ20 I 2011
Alpine Valley PJ 20 II 2011
Santiago 2011
Lima 2011
Buenos Aires 2013
Brooklyn I 2013
Brooklyn II 2013
Santiago 2015
Bogota 2015
Ft Lauderdale 2016
Miami 2016
Rio de Janeiro 2018
Boston 2 2018
Go listen to Yesterday, Martha My Dear, Helter Skelter, In My Life, and try to tell me the Beatles weren't absolutely untouchable.
I love Pearl Jam, but good Lord. Gain some perspective, please.
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