"Sometimes you find yourself having to put all your faith in no faith."
~not a dude~
2010: MSGx2
2012: Made In America
2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
2015: Global Citizen Festival
2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2 2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
There was a period of a few years when the only PJ song I'd catch on the radio (UK) was 'Last Kiss' and for some people I knew that was the song they associated the band with. But, no, 'Alive' all day.
Although a lot of top 10 lists for PJ list Jeremy. I guess that song/video had the biggest impact. Although I think any casual music fan can mumble Eddie's vocals incoherently for Jeremy and Even Flow on tune.
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Jeremy blew them to a new level, but best song to sum up the ERA, them? Evenflow. It showed they were not a typical rock band, not a Nirvana hack job. It let us know they offered something different. Alive is right there
If you want GRUNGE then you have to go with Deep, Blood or Once, -----Not For You or Animal (SNL performances of these are as good as it gets)
If you want Anthem, then Jeremy or Alive (Alive preferably)
Evenflow got me into them, VS made them number two to Metallica, then Not For You SNL made them number one for good along with 3-10-94 and 7-11-95
Jeremy blew them to a new level, but best song to sum up the ERA, them? Evenflow. It showed they were not a typical rock band, not a Nirvana hack job. It let us know they offered something different. Alive is right there
If you want GRUNGE then you have to go with Deep, Blood or Once, -----Not For You or Animal (SNL performances of these are as good as it gets)
If you want Anthem, then Jeremy or Alive (Alive preferably)
Evenflow got me into them, VS made them number two to Metallica, then Not For You SNL made them number one for good along with 3-10-94 and 7-11-95
2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN
2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
I would guess that if you picked random people off the street and asked them to name a Pearl Jam song, the two most popular responses would be "Alive" and some iteration of "I don't know any Pearl Jam songs."
1996: Ft Lauderdale
1998: Birmingham
2000: Charlotte, Tampa
2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
2004: Kissimmee
2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
2010: MSG2
2012: Music Midtown
2014: Memphis
2016: Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Jacksonville, JazzFest 2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1 2022: Nashville 2023: Ft. Worth II
There are a few ways to interpret this. I thought I'd see more "Black," which is the runaway favorite of this board.
Amongst this board, "Black" is definitely the favorite and the one that everyone agrees on.
Among the masses, Jeremy's the song that makes people think of PJ.
But Alive makes sense, since it was "first" and it has the rock anthemy hook.
You could also argue for Elderly Woman, the biggest "sing along song"
1995 Milwaukee 1998 Alpine, Alpine 2003 Albany, Boston, Boston, Boston 2004 Boston, Boston 2006 Hartford, St. Paul (Petty), St. Paul (Petty) 2011 Alpine, Alpine 2013 Wrigley 2014 St. Paul 2016 Fenway, Fenway, Wrigley, Wrigley 2018 Missoula, Wrigley, Wrigley 2021 Asbury Park 2022 St Louis 2023 Austin, Austin
Didnt really think about Better Man. Whenever someone learns that I'm a huge fan this is usually the song that comes up in conversation. Daughter too actually.
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Black, Jeremy & Betterman are up there, as are Daughter, and Elderly Woman.
Bonnaroo 6/14/08 Spectrum 10/30/09 Spectrum 10/31/09 Atlanta 9/22/12 Wrigley 7/19/13
Baltimore 10/27/13 Charlottesville 10/29/13 Charlotte 10/30/13 OKC 11/16/13
St. Louis 10/03/14 Greenville 4/16/16 Hampton 4/18/16
Columbia 4/21/16 Wrigley 8/18/18
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2010: MSGx2
2012: Made In America
2013: Pittsburgh, Brooklynx2, Hartford, Baltimore
2014: Leeds, Milton Keynes, Detroit
2015: Global Citizen Festival
2016: Phillyx2, MSGx2, Fenwayx2
2018: Barcelona, Wrigleyx2
But, no, 'Alive' all day.
Although a lot of top 10 lists for PJ list Jeremy. I guess that song/video had the biggest impact. Although I think any casual music fan can mumble Eddie's vocals incoherently for Jeremy and Even Flow on tune.
If you want GRUNGE then you have to go with Deep, Blood or Once, -----Not For You or Animal (SNL performances of these are as good as it gets)
If you want Anthem, then Jeremy or Alive (Alive preferably)
Evenflow got me into them, VS made them number two to Metallica, then Not For You SNL made them number one for good along with 3-10-94 and 7-11-95
but seriously- Jeremy with Alive close behind.
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1995- New Orleans, LA : New Orleans, LA
1996- Charleston, SC
1998- Atlanta, GA: Birmingham, AL: Greenville, SC: Knoxville, TN
2000- Atlanta, GA: New Orleans, LA: Memphis, TN: Nashville, TN
2003- Raleigh, NC: Charlotte, NC: Atlanta, GA
2004- Asheville, NC (hometown show)
2006- Cincinnati, OH
2008- Columbia, SC
2009- Chicago, IL x 2 / Ed Vedder- Atlanta, GA x 2
2010- Bristow, VA
2011- Alpine Valley, WI (PJ20) x 2 / Ed Vedder- Chicago, IL
2012- Atlanta, GA
2013- Charlotte, NC
2014- Cincinnati, OH
2015- New York, NY
2016- Greenville, SC: Hampton, VA:: Columbia, SC: Raleigh, NC : Lexington, KY: Philly, PA 2: (Wrigley) Chicago, IL x 2 (holy shit): Temple of the Dog- Philly, PA
2017- ED VED- Louisville, KY
2018- Chicago, IL x2, Boston, MA x2
2020- Nashville, TN
2022- Smashville
2023- Austin, TX x2
2024- Baltimore
No. More. Polls....
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So, I'll go with Alive.
Black
Even Flow
Better Man
1996: Ft Lauderdale
1998: Birmingham
2000: Charlotte, Tampa
2003: Tampa, Atlanta, Phoenix
2004: Kissimmee
2008: West Palm Beach, Bonnaroo, Columbia
2010: MSG2
2012: Music Midtown
2014: Memphis
2018: Wrigley 1, Fenway 1
2022: Nashville
2023: Ft. Worth II
to non-fans - Jeremy or Better Man
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Amongst this board, "Black" is definitely the favorite and the one that everyone agrees on.
Among the masses, Jeremy's the song that makes people think of PJ.
But Alive makes sense, since it was "first" and it has the rock anthemy hook.
You could also argue for Elderly Woman, the biggest "sing along song"
2013 Wrigley 2014 St. Paul 2016 Fenway, Fenway, Wrigley, Wrigley 2018 Missoula, Wrigley, Wrigley 2021 Asbury Park 2022 St Louis 2023 Austin, Austin
2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
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
2017: RRHoF 4/7 2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4 2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18
2022: MSG 9/11 2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
Wetlands 91
CBGB 91
Roseland 91
and many, many more
2. Betterman or Black
3. Betterman or Black