Self-Titled Lp

EchosNobodyHears
EchosNobodyHears Posts: 583
edited January 2012 in The Porch
At the risk of being repetitive, but I couldn't find this thread, you cannot make a comment about the self-titled album until you listen to it on vinyl. I was one of the biggest hatters of this album but I just opened the sealed vinyl I've had for a while and it totally change my view on the album. Each album has the song or two that you might skip but the rest you have to hear. It's what makes me think that if you listen to any PJ album on vinyl you will never think any of them are bad. This is what makes every album as good as the other no matter what people think. They're all great, and it's what makes their music stand the test of time.

Makes me want to unwrapped my copy of riot act and see how it sounds, but I'll prob hold out on that for a while.
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  • High Fidelity 2000
    High Fidelity 2000 New Mexico USA Posts: 4,439
    EchosNobodyHears wrote:
    Makes me want to unwrapped my copy of riot act and see how it sounds, but I'll prob hold out on that for a while.

    Do it!! :)

    I've got Avacado sealed also... have always wanted to open it but just haven't yet.
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  • j3brow1
    j3brow1 Posts: 37
    EchosNobodyHears wrote:
    At the risk of being repetitive, but I couldn't find this thread, you cannot make a comment about the self-titled album until you listen to it on vinyl. I was one of the biggest hatters of this album but I just opened the sealed vinyl I've had for a while and it totally change my view on the album. Each album has the song or two that you might skip but the rest you have to hear. It's what makes me think that if you listen to any PJ album on vinyl you will never think any of them are bad. This is what makes every album as good as the other no matter what people think. They're all great, and it's what makes their music stand the test of time.

    Makes me want to unwrapped my copy of riot act and see how it sounds, but I'll prob hold out on that for a while.


    GReat post and I completely agree.

    Pearl Jam on vinyl is the only way to go.....
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  • maynardsux
    maynardsux Posts: 1,101
    Happy to hear this, thanks for posting.....just scored myself a copy of this as well as "Binaural", both vinyl for $250...can't wait to spin both of them!! :D
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  • javis el errante
    javis el errante Buenos Aires Posts: 6,145
    I got the Selftitled aka Avocado album first on vinyl, then on CD, 16 + 13, remember, it was 2006... and I love it, mostly I love the art design, but at that time it had been a long while since I last purchased a PJ related item, tough times those, I missed the oportunity to get Binaural and Riot Act on vinyl, not a third time, Side A: Life wasted, WWS, Comatose, Severed hand, they completely blew my mind... then Side B, the best songs from the album Marker in the sand, Parachutes, Unemployable (the best IMO) and Big wave, amazing... Side C is ok, you got Gone which is pretty cool, then wasted reprise which is nice, and then Army reserve, which I love, and Come back, not of my favs... and finally, Inside job, superb, great song, perfect to close the album...

    The guitars is what I love the most, the punk-like style of most of the songs, especially Comatose and Big wave... nothing to do with Riot act, which I love as well, and again, especially the guitars, the riffs from You are, Half full, of course Save you, Cropduster, Ghost, and All or none got the finest ones... IMO, Binaural, Riot Act and Avocado are underrated, unappreciated, and that's fine, may be nostalgia keeps others from liking this albums, time will make amends for them... it's them who miss the joy of listening to this albums...
    ... I am not in the business of being liked anymore ...

  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    I'd love to listen to this on vinyl if anyone has an extra copy. hint hint!
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  • javis el errante
    javis el errante Buenos Aires Posts: 6,145
    JK_Livin wrote:
    I'd love to listen to this on vinyl if anyone has an extra copy. hint hint!

    check this thread viewtopic.php?f=20&t=180552
    ... I am not in the business of being liked anymore ...

  • mini_tb
    mini_tb Posts: 420
    EchosNobodyHears wrote:
    Makes me want to unwrapped my copy of riot act and see how it sounds, but I'll prob hold out on that for a while.

    I understand that it's tough to break the seal, but you must spin Riot Act. If you are not planning on selling it, you are simply doing your ears a great disservice by not cracking it open and spinning the shit out of it!
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  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    javis el errante wrote:
    JK_Livin wrote:
    I'd love to listen to this on vinyl if anyone has an extra copy. hint hint!

    check this thread viewtopic.php?f=20&t=180552

    Thanks but my PJ20 is unsealed and I'd like to keep it. It's tough finding an Avocado for under $150 these days.
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  • erocshifty
    erocshifty Posts: 1,170
    i don't have it on vinyl-yet. i do have the tape. yes the tape. it gave it a different vibe on analog equipment. i love that record now. it was the most logical step to take after riot act. a step towards the light that they're fully embracing on backspacer. inside job is one of pj's best songs. to see mike pull out the jimmy page double neck on the live version is awesome too!
    i didn't like it when it first came out, because as i've previously stated on here- critics were calling it "a return to the sound of vs." a "comeback" record. the artwork is cool. too. it reminds me a little of tool, especially the video of life wasted (classic stone g. riff) worlwide suicide was huge on radio. i think that the true gems are severed hand,marker in the sand & inside job. i like big wave & comatose or anything punky, but love the "groove" / jam sounding songs. they entered another realm with inside job. that could've been a pink floyd or led zeppelin song. i hope the next record is truer to this style. i love backspacer, it's a feel good record, but avacado had the classic pj style to it. the tour for bs was phenomonal, though. so many great shows...i reccomend finding the letterman 5/4/06 show. it does not disappoint. oh yeah, will have to check this on wax. then i'll transfer from wax to cd, just to get the vibe in my car.
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  • pearljamchris
    pearljamchris Posts: 282
    unwrap riot act!! i have it on vinyl n its sounds frickin awesome!!! so many layers n such a warm sound it just wraps itself around u :) open riot act up you will be so happy u did!
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  • Grandmas Jam
    Grandmas Jam Posts: 1,860
    Unseal all your vinyls! Release the vinyl. Let it be freeeeeeeee!



    Also, this is one of my fav PJ albums with or without the vinyl. The second reccord of this LP is one of the best sounding records I own
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  • frazba
    frazba Posts: 601
    Grandmas Jam wrote:
    Unseal all your vinyls! Release the vinyl. Let it be freeeeeeeee!

    Play them, wear them, watch them, carry stuff in them, release them all, use them for what they were intended, can't understand the 'keep 'em sealed' crew. If you're not going to sell it then use it.

    And you can't beat vinyl, I just can't afford any PJ black stuff unfortunately
  • javis el errante
    javis el errante Buenos Aires Posts: 6,145
    spinning this one at this very moment, 3:46 pm Buenos Aires time...
    ... I am not in the business of being liked anymore ...

  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,659
    Life Wasted on Letterman
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  • Dr Emmett Brown
    Dr Emmett Brown Posts: 617
    EchosNobodyHears wrote:
    Makes me want to unwrapped my copy of riot act and see how it sounds, but I'll prob hold out on that for a while.

    I opened my sealed Riot Act, that I'd had since release day, a few months ago, The first disc was warped :cry:

    Still plays pretty much ok, but can't put the lid down on my turntable, and it's disheartening to watch it undulating up and down

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