Top 10 PJ songs for new listener?

pjfan1971
pjfan1971 Posts: 73
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Say you're taking someone to an upcoming show that is unfamiliar with the band. What would the top ~10 or so songs that you would let them hear to familiarize themselves with PJ?

I think we'll sit down one night and watch PJ20 before April but was hoping for just a few songs to introduce them to.

thanks.
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  • GivenToSmile
    GivenToSmile Toronto Posts: 231
    I have a playlist in my iTunes

    Pearl Jam: An Introduction

    1) Why Go
    2) Leash
    3) Satan's Bed
    4) Smile
    5) In Hiding
    6) Breakerfall
    7) Green Disease
    8) Life Wasted
    9) Force of Nature
    10) Yellow Moon

    They are off the map but musically brilliant.
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,902
    I say let them hear all the "Greatest hits"
    Alive
    Jeremy
    Betterman
    Elderly Woman
    Daughter
    etc. etc.
    All the songs that are guaranteed to be played.
    If, of course, he or she is not already familiar with those.

    That way he or she gets to the show, and they are able to join in with all the "sing-a-longs"
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,009
    I would choose one from each studio album

    Release
    Dissident
    Corduroy
    Hail, hail
    Given to fly
    Nothing as it seems
    You are
    Severed hand (of course)
    Got some
    Lightning bolt
    severed hand thirteen
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  • FoxyRedLa
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  • wouldyouhitme
    wouldyouhitme Posts: 166
    Give them a creed cd labeled Best of PJ.
    Sit back and enjoy the aftermath.
    Then- spin no code followed by vs.
  • pjfan1971
    pjfan1971 Posts: 73
    Thanks. It's a she and I believe she's at least heard Alive and Jeremy. Maybe Better Man as well. I thought about making a couple different cd's. One with faster songs, one with slower. Still not certain but I'll keep the suggestions in mind. Thanks.
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    Columbia 4/21/16
  • Bob Mayo on the keyboards Bob
    Bob Mayo on the keyboards Bob Carmel, IN Posts: 574
    I would run the stats for the last tour and fill a cd with starting with songs played the most (likely Alive and Even Flow) and descending down til it's full. That way she'll be familiar with most of the show.
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,902
    Bob Mayo on the keyboards Bob said:

    I would run the stats for the last tour and fill a cd with starting with songs played the most (likely Alive and Even Flow) and descending down til it's full. That way she'll be familiar with most of the show.

    Exactly.
    Get her familiar with all the sing-a-longs, and fan favorites.
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • PJNB
    PJNB Posts: 13,890
    DTE
    Alive
    Evenflow
    Release
    Porch
    Corduroy
    Rearviewmirror
    Small Town
    YellowLedbetter
    Indifference
    Just Breathe(I know I know)
    Sirens(I know I know)
    Oceans
    Given To Fly
    I am mine


    I think that would be a great start.

  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    Man..dont do that
    They might like the songs and become a 10c member and get into lottery and win tickets and then all those " i m a member from 1960 when hendrix was guitarist of pearl jam and its the first time i shut out " will freak out!!
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  • pledgeagrievance
    pledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874
    Footsteps
    Porch
    Daughter
    Corduroy
    Hail Hail
    Given to Fly
    In Hiding
    Green Disease
    Marker in the Sand
    Unthought Known


  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 26,902
    dimitrispearljam said:

    Man..dont do that
    They might like the songs and become a 10c member and get into lottery and win tickets and then all those " i m a member from 1960 when hendrix was guitarist of pearl jam and its the first time i shut out " will freak out!!

    Hahaha!!


    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • AlaG
    AlaG Brookline, MA Posts: 979
    Their catalog is really diverse, so it's kind of hard to pinpoint what songs will do it for any one person. For me, it was this period of listening to Yellow Ledbetter over and over again than I moved on to Ten, Vs, Vitalogy for awhile, then listened to the newer albums, then I covered everything in between. I'd say the first 3 albums are the most solid of entry points.

    Release
    Alive
    Black
    Jeremy
    Corduroy
    Nothingman
    Betterman
    Animal
    Daughter
    Elderly Woman
  • idreaminred
    idreaminred Posts: 314
    I did a playlist for my friend who is also going to the Fenway show (her first PJ experience) and here is what I put on it:
    I Got Shit
    Wishlist
    Once
    Oceans
    Nothingman
    Elderly Woman
    Unthought Known
    Breath
    Hail Hail
    Black
    Rearviewmirrior
    Betterman
    Given to Fly
    Thumbing My Way
    Future Days
    Tremor Christ
    Release
  • CH156378
    CH156378 Posts: 1,539
    Last Kiss
  • pjfan1971
    pjfan1971 Posts: 73
    Great suggestions. Thanks everyone.
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  • Mignelli14
    Mignelli14 Posts: 626
    dimitrispearljam said:

    Man..dont do that
    They might like the songs and become a 10c member and get into lottery and win tickets and then all those " i m a member from 1960 when hendrix was guitarist of pearl jam and its the first time i shut out " will freak out!!

    LOL
  • Lost In Ohio
    Lost In Ohio Posts: 7,266
    SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

    I say let them hear all the "Greatest hits"
    Alive
    Jeremy
    Betterman
    Elderly Woman
    Daughter
    etc. etc.
    All the songs that are guaranteed to be played.
    If, of course, he or she is not already familiar with those.

    That way he or she gets to the show, and they are able to join in with all the "sing-a-longs"



    Absolutely.

    For me, it was the Two Legs version of Small Town, followed by (I know, I know) Last Kiss. From there, it was Ten. Either Vs or Vitalogy was next, followed by No Code and Binaural. I got into them slowly starting in 1999, but by 2002, I had bought a lot of the 2000 tour boots.
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  • EdsonNascimento
    EdsonNascimento Posts: 5,531
    When is the show? You have at least a few months. Get some bootlegs and let her listen. I would not do studio to start as all the songs sound better live. If she picks up a couple, and wants to hear the words, then give the relevant studios.

    There's no need to spoon feed. You have time. Just let 'er rip.
    Sorry. The world doesn't work the way you tell it to.
  • tino_11
    tino_11 Posts: 2,188
    edited February 2016
    For me, I would create a list of songs that are most likely to be played. I think you enjoy a show more if you know at least some of the songs. With that in mind i'd choose:

    Even Flow
    Alive
    DTE (find a live version)
    MYM
    Courdoroy
    Porch
    Small Town
    RVM
    Yellow Ledbetter
    Black
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