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10 Most Essential Pearl Jam Songs for a Newbie

JG222588JG222588 Posts: 1
edited October 2013 in The Porch
I just took my brother to Pitt for his first PJ show. I know what my list is, but I was wondering what are the top 10 Essential Peal Jam songs you would use to introduce someone to Pearl Jam?
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  • lateralus963lateralus963 Posts: 381
    I know it's the most popular album but I would start with 10.... Only because more than one person I have introduced to Pearl Jam, listens to that album and realizes that they already know and like a lot of their music... Then I would move on to their great hits album... Once they like those, I would take them into the deeper tracks...
    2005: Montreal, Ottawa, Pittsburgh
    2006: Camden I & II, Continental II (NJ)
    2008: Camden I & II, DC, MSG I & II (NYC), & EV: NYC II
    2009: Spectrum last 2 nights
    2012: EV: Orlando I & II, Ft. Lauderdale I
    2013: Brooklyn I & II
    2016: Ft. Lauderdale & Miami
  • HoosiersHoosiers Indiana Posts: 189
    I'll say these 10 are very unique from each other, but represent a good collection of PJ's tenure:

    Release
    Go
    Rearviewmirror
    Tremor Christ
    Crazy Mary
    I Got Shit
    In My Tree
    Present Tense
    Given To Fly
    Nothing As It Seems
    ___________________________________________________________
    "A whisper in the dark...is that you, or just my thoughts?"
    -EV
  • aurynsdadaurynsdad Posts: 863
    I like this assignment. For me, they would be:

    Black = best ballad
    Alive = most iconic song
    Daughter live with Another Brick in the Wall = emblematic of the live experience
    Elderly Woman live with audience mic = worth it for "Helloooooooo"
    Blood = best of the punk songs imho
    Immortality = such incredible songwriting
    Swallowed Whole = exemplifies current rocking sound and shows nod to influences (REM, Pink Floyd keyboard drop)
    In My Tree = emblematic of the Jack Irons sound and the tribal PJ experiments
    Unthought Known = the new anthemic PJ sound
    Footsteps = the best of the "lost dogs"
    10/31/93 Berkeley (Baba!) • 10/1/94 Bridge School • 9/16/96 Seattle (In My Tree!) • 10/19/96 & 10/20/96 B. School (Alt Corduroy & Alt Porch!) • 10/25/03 B. School • 6/1/03 Mtnview (Crazy Mary! You Are!) • 11/29/13 Portland (All Those Yesterdays! Even Flow!) • 10/25/14 Bridge School (Rain! Fuckin Up! TOTD!) • 5/13/22 Oakland (had to leave early, but W.M.A.! Immortality!) • 5/13/24 Sacramento (Light Years! Picture in a Frame!) • 5/25/24 Bottle Rock (Last Kiss! Maybe It’s Time w/Bradley Cooper!)
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,431
    The thread title should have a minor adjustment....Ten:Most Essential Songs For a Newbie

    After I really latched onto that I grabbed Live On 2 Legs and it was just over at that point.
  • scratched vinylscratched vinyl Posts: 742
    I'd just trust my own taste and throw some of my faves out:

    GRIEVANCE
    GETAWAY
    RATS
    PRESENT TENSE
    LIFE WASTED
    LAST EXIT
    DO THE EVOLUTION
    REARVIEWMIRROR
    Too many people think PJ are just some radio friendly rock band, so I'd get BLOOD in there

    And since you pretty much have to include a Ten track...RELEASE
  • scratched vinylscratched vinyl Posts: 742
    DewieCox wrote:
    The thread title should have a minor adjustment....Ten:Most Essential Songs For a Newbie

    :clap: I don't agree, but points for being clever
  • WhyGo91WhyGo91 Posts: 639
    Hmm, that's hard because my fiance got hooked onto PJ because of their newer stuff (Backspacer, S/T, and now LB).

    But for the average person, it would be this:
    1)Black
    2)Alive
    3) Rearviewmirror (this song got my friend hooked)
    4) Small Town
    5) Corduroy
    6) Given To Fly
    7) Ghost (this is the song that got me hooked, surprisingly i heard Riot Act before i heard Ten)
    8) Yellow Ledbetter
    9)Hail, Hail
    10) Animal

    I feel like these would be great starters and a great lead into their other stuff.
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  • thefixer9thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    Alive
    Black
    Daughter
    Given To Fly
    Betterman
    Light Years
    Save You
    Life Wasted
    Hail Hail
    Yellow Ledbetter
    Tres Mts- 3/16/2011
    Eddie Vedder- 7/16/11
    Brad- 4/21/12 (RSD Performance), 4/27/12, 8/10/12
    Flight To Mars- 5/23/12
    RNDM- 11/27/12

    PEARL JAM- 12/6/13 I have finally seen Pearl Jam live!
  • rick1zoo2rick1zoo2 between a rock and a dumb place Posts: 12,632
    Cincy 06 setlist
  • voodoopugvoodoopug Posts: 1,011
    Black
    Betterman
    Do The Evolution
    Got Some
    Corduroy
    Jeremy
    Porch
    Daughter
    State of Love and Trust
    Army Reserve

    Essential is to use Live Versions
    There's Pearl Jam, The Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Robert Johnson......and then everybody else.
  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,333
    So tough to do. I would choose these if I didnt know what type of music the newbie liked.

    Release
    Given to Fly
    I Got Shit
    Blood
    Porch
    Unthought Known
    Do The Evolution
    Present Tense
    Black
    Nothing as it Seems
  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,333
    Hoosiers wrote:
    I'll say these 10 are very unique from each other, but represent a good collection of PJ's tenure:

    Release
    Go
    Rearviewmirror
    Tremor Christ
    Crazy Mary
    I Got Shit
    In My Tree
    Present Tense
    Given To Fly
    Nothing As It Seems
    Just noticed I chose 5 of these! Nice list. :geek: :ugeek:
  • Driftin'AlongDriftin'Along Posts: 1,403
    Diversity is key and sticking with studio album songs...
    Off He Goes
    Given to Fly
    Pendulum
    Corduroy
    In Hiding
    All or None
    Blood
    Immortality
    Hail Hail
    Garden
    "Not only do you have sunshine but you have better thunder...fuckers." -Ed, Phx 10/21/00
    PJ * 10/21/00 - Phx * 6/7/03 - Phx * 6/29/06 - Milwaukee * 6/30/06 - Milwaukee * 11/19/13 - Phx *
    EV * 11/4/12 - Phx, AZ *
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