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OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
edited November 2013 in The Porch
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What order would you place them in from 1 to 10?
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,797
    Including booklets.... I think Lightning Bolt is the second best :corn:

    Vitalogy is the best cd booklet ever
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  • OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    Just the cover, initially ;)

    Mine would (probably) be:

    1 - Pearl Jam
    2 - Yield
    3 - Riot Act
    4 - Binaural
    5 - Ten
    6 - vs
    7 - No Code
    8 - Vitalogy
    9 - Lightning Bolt
    10 - Backspacer
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  • Abe FromanAbe Froman Posts: 5,340
    1. No Code
    2. Riot Act
    3. Binaural
    4. Lightning Bolt
    5. Vitalogy
    6. Backspacer
    7. Yield
    8. Pearl Jam
    9. VS
    10. Ten

    I love them all for different reasons but this would be my order just based on artwork.
  • its_okits_ok Posts: 200
    1. Yield
    2. No code
    3. Vitalogy
    4. Binaural
    5. Vs
    6. Ten (just cause it's a classic )
    7. Riot act
    8. PJ
    9. Backspacer

    Haven't seen LB yet, and I love the landscape cover of yield and the pics inside. One of the most beautiful covers ever.
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  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,147
    edited October 2013
    1- No Code (esp with the postcards inside)
    2- Avocado (just a vegetable, but it looks good against that shade of blue)
    3- Vitalogy (probably the weirdest but that's cool)
    4- Yield (gets a bad rap for whatever reason but I thought it was a nice cover & packaging)
    5- LB (I like the different artwork for each song)
    6- Backspacer (cartoons were random but kind of cool)
    7- Vs (whatever CD case they used for that the CD wouldn't stay in it :lol: )
    8- Binaural (a little boring)
    9- Riot Act (more boring)
    10- Ten (corny - at least the music was pretty good ;) )

    EDIT - Considered whole packaging, inside artwork, etc. Yep, I punished Vs. because that orange CD always fell out.
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,797
    Covers only- not thinking of music or booklets or anything else

    Riot act
    No code
    Yield
    Backspacer
    Vitalogy
    Binaural
    Pearl Jam
    Ten
    Lightning Bolt
    Vs
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    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
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  • PapPap Serres, Greece Posts: 29,620
    1) Vitalogy
    2) No Code (w/ Polaroids)
    3) Yield
    4) Vs.
    5) Riot Act
    6) Binaural
    7) Pearl Jam
    8) Ten
    9) Backspacer

    I haven't received my copy of LB yet.
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  • Stephen FlowStephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    No Code
    Vitalogy
    Lightning Bolt
    Riot Act
    Pearl Jam
    Backspacer
    Binaural
    Yield
    Vs.
    Ten
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,431
    Just talking cover....

    No Code
    Yield
    Binaural
    Lightning Bolt
    Ten
    Vs
    Riot Act
    Backspacer
    Vitalogy
    S/T
  • scratched vinylscratched vinyl Posts: 742
    Man, Vs is my favourite album cover ever, surprised it's not getting more love on here. And I can't believe a picture of an avacado could beat it on anyone's list. :o :shock:

    Vs
    Vitalogy
    No Code
    Riot Act
    Yield
    Backspacer
    Binaural
    Ten
    Lightning Bolt
    Avacado
  • joebotjoebot Posts: 372
    Riot act
    Vitalogy
    yield
    No Code
    Backspacer
    VS
    Binaural
    lightning bolt
    Ten
    avocado
  • thefixer9thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    Just cover alone

    1. Yeild
    2. BS
    3. Riot Act
    4. No Code
    5. Ten
    6. Binaural
    7. S/T
    8. VS
    9. Lightning Bolt
    10. Vitalogy
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  • WhywhyzedWhywhyzed Posts: 270
    edited October 2013
    1 - Lightning Bolt
    2 - Yield
    3 - Vitalogy
    4 - Pearl Jam
    5 - Binaural
    6 - No Code
    7 - Riot Act
    8 - vs
    9 - Ten
    10 - Backspacer

    Edit to say, Yield looks like what was supposed to be the cover of Rush's Snakes and Arrows before Neil decided he liked some odd Eastern game board theme better, so the good pic was moved inside.
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  • jwillmojwillmo Posts: 471
    1. Riot Act
    2. Vitalogy
    3. No Code
    4. Ten (Cheesy as hell but I love it. So 90s.)
    5. Lightning Bolt
    6. Binaural
    7. Vs.
    8. Backspacer
    9. Yield

    117. Avocado (Seven years later, and I'm still not convinced this wasn't an elaborate inside joke or something taken way too far. I still remember the months leading up to the release thinking "Surely that two second photoshop job that doesn't even understand how shadows work isn't actually the artwork." One of the worst album covers of any band ever, and this band seems to take great personal care in their album covers usually).
  • fox_mulderXfox_mulderX Posts: 1,134
    Best: Yield
    Worst: Self titled

    Everything else is good. I've always liked their album art.
  • tribejammer05tribejammer05 W'Ville, OH Posts: 696
    I enjoy Riot Act and Binaural's album art. I liked seeing band studio photos.
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  • OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    2- Avocado (just a vegetable, but it looks good against that shade of blue)

    It's a fruit dude :)
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  • OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    jwillmo wrote:
    117. Avocado (Seven years later, and I'm still not convinced this wasn't an elaborate inside joke or something taken way too far. I still remember the months leading up to the release thinking "Surely that two second photoshop job that doesn't even understand how shadows work isn't actually the artwork." One of the worst album covers of any band ever, and this band seems to take great personal care in their album covers usually).

    The album's cover art, photographed by Brad Klausen, depicts an avocado cut in half with the seed still in place. McCready said, "That symbolizes just kind of ... Ed's at the end of the process and said, for all I care right now, we've done such a good job on this record, and we're kind of tired from it. Let's throw an avocado on the cover. I think that's what happened, and our art director goes, hey, that's not a bad idea. I think we were watching the Super Bowl, and we had some guacamole or something."
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  • MayDay10MayDay10 Posts: 11,811
    Lightning Bolt
    Backspacer
    No Code
    Yield
    Vitalogy
    Pearl Jam
    Riot Act
    Binaural
    Vs.
    Ten
  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,147
    Olivavu wrote:
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    2- Avocado (just a vegetable, but it looks good against that shade of blue)

    It's a fruit dude :)

    Then it's a fruit. Whatever. I just like the blue really. It's my opinion and I'm entitled to it. I think the album itself is great too, and many here disagree with me on that as well.
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  • OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    I love that album art. The contrast of the colours is wonderful in the simplicity of the design. I think it's a great album too.

    I have five of the avocado tees from 2006 as well :D

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  • Johnny AbruzzoJohnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,147
    Olivavu wrote:
    I love that album art. The contrast of the colours is wonderful in the simplicity of the design. I think it's a great album too.

    I have five of the avocado tees from 2006 as well :D

    EDIT - As you can see by my avatar!

    I'd kill for one of those t-shirts. :mrgreen:;)
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  • jwillmojwillmo Posts: 471
    Olivavu wrote:
    I love that album art. The contrast of the colours is wonderful in the simplicity of the design. I think it's a great album too.

    I have five of the avocado tees from 2006 as well :D

    EDIT - As you can see by my avatar!
    The music on the album, though, I love.
  • OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    Johnny Abruzzo wrote:
    Olivavu wrote:
    I love that album art. The contrast of the colours is wonderful in the simplicity of the design. I think it's a great album too.

    I have five of the avocado tees from 2006 as well :D

    EDIT - As you can see by my avatar!

    I'd kill for one of those t-shirts. :mrgreen:;)

    They're my favourite tees - along with my Reading Festival ones from 1999 until 2005!
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  • BrainofBGABrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,491
    1. Vitalogy...the complete package!
    2. No Code...Polaroids!
    3. Vs...that cover alone is worth it!
    4. Yield...beautiful stuff! Great example of how the art matches the music.
    5. Lightning Bolt...love how the songs have their own artwork
    6. Pearl Jam...inside art is good too!
    7. Binaural...like the cover
    8. Riot Act...like the cover
    9. Backspacer
    10. Ten
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  • BALLBOYBALLBOY Australia Posts: 1,034
    VS is the best as it seemed to be just drawn out of speculation & 20 years later it is so relevant when modern album art is so contrived
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  • Dirty FrankkDirty Frankk Posts: 4,274
    I love each one except Binaural and Avocado, those 2 are most boring to me.

    Lighting Bolt is really fun with each song theme I like it much better then Backspacer.

    Vitalogy remains the best album cover + booklet of all time

    No Code with palaroid is master piece, genius

    Vs cover is just perfect for Vs period, just watching the image it takes me back in 93' ;)

    Ten maybe is nothing special from design point of view but being the best record of all time compensated a bit :lol:
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  • OlivavuOlivavu England Posts: 1,683
    Right now, without looking at my last ranking to see how they compare, I would go:

    1 - Yield
    2 - PJ
    3 - Binaural
    4 - Riot Act
    5 - vs
    6 - Vitalogy
    7 - No Code
    8 - Ten
    9 - Lightning Bolt
    10 - Backspacer
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  • TunnelThroughDenialTunnelThroughDenial Posts: 769
    1) No Code
    2) Backspacer
    3) Lightning Bolt
    4) Vitalogy
    5) Riot Act
    6) Binaural
    7) Vs.
    8) Yield
    9) Avocado
    10) Ten
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  • Acesn8sAcesn8s Posts: 186
    Top three:
    1) Riot Act
    2) Yield
    3) Binaural
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