Unpopular Opinions

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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,256
    I am surprised too.  I think because it was titled "Unpopular Opinions" people don't need to respond and argue since the original poster is admitting these aren't wildly held opinions.
  • PJNB
    PJNB Posts: 13,890
    mcgruff10 said:
    i am shocked this has reached page 7 and everyone is being pretty civil.  It really doesn’t get Eddie vedder than this!!!






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    Trieste 14, Vienna 14, Gdynia 14, Leeds 14, Milton Keynes 14, Denver 14
    Central Park 15
    Fort Lauderdale 16, Miami 16, Tampa 16, Jacksonville 16, Greenville 16, Hampton 16, Columbia 16, Lexington 16, Philly1 16, Philly2 16, NYC1 16, NYC2 16, Quebec City 16, Ottawa 16, Toronto1 16, Toronto2 16, Fenway1 16, Fenway2 16, Wrigley1 16, Wrigley2 16


  • cwja
    cwja Posts: 143
    I’m not a fan of any song featuring Stone on vocals or Jeff on guitar.

    Just Breathe is better than Off He Goes

    Sleeping By Myself is not only really good, it’s one of the highlights on Lightning Bolt.

    Natalie Maines’ cover of Without You is better than the original.
  • Hagar > Roth
    "In certain trying circumstances...profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer." - Mark Twain
  • rw160510
    rw160510 Posts: 1,072
    I've never really been a fan of Alive.
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,527
    Hagar > Roth
    OK everyone, I think we can shut this down
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,256
    Masters of War is a boring cover.  The only good version is the original cover Ed and Mike did for the Bob Dylan special or whatever.
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,114
    Masters of War is a boring cover.  The only good version is the original cover Ed and Mike did for the Bob Dylan special or whatever.
    Yes!!!!! I am gonna get roasted for this but I couldn’t care less when sting came out at the garden for driven to tears. Or when cheap trix came out and did whatever song they did. 
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    Vitalogy, No Code, and Yield should only be ten songs long (each, of course).
  • Milestone
    Milestone Posts: 1,143
    I prefer the way Eddie used to sing.  Nowadays he seems to sing words to have more syllables than they actually do.  He also seems to emphasize every single word and extends them just for effect.  No need to fancy it up.  Just sing the words like normal. 


    My friend, who dislikes Pearl Jam, says Eddie sounds like there are marbles in his mouth when he sings. 
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  • Milestone said:
    I prefer the way Eddie used to sing.  Nowadays he seems to sing words to have more syllables than they actually do.  He also seems to emphasize every single word and extends them just for effect.  No need to fancy it up.  Just sing the words like normal. 


    My friend, who dislikes Pearl Jam, says Eddie sounds like there are marbles in his mouth when he sings. 
    You sure he wasn’t talkin bout Shannon Sharpe?

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    Trieste 14, Vienna 14, Gdynia 14, Leeds 14, Milton Keynes 14, Denver 14
    Central Park 15
    Fort Lauderdale 16, Miami 16, Tampa 16, Jacksonville 16, Greenville 16, Hampton 16, Columbia 16, Lexington 16, Philly1 16, Philly2 16, NYC1 16, NYC2 16, Quebec City 16, Ottawa 16, Toronto1 16, Toronto2 16, Fenway1 16, Fenway2 16, Wrigley1 16, Wrigley2 16


  • GM17961
    GM17961 Posts: 159
    Enough with Lowlight.  Please make it rare again.
    And retire RITFW.
    I’d be ok if they never played Of the Earth again.
    And they played the perfect amount of Dirty Frank at Fenway.  Any more would have reminded everyone why they “correctly” choose not to play it.
    And Michael Imbibbo does exist and is alive and well on Elm St in Connecticut listening to “his” PJ20 vinyl.
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  • Milestone
    Milestone Posts: 1,143
    Milestone said:
    I prefer the way Eddie used to sing.  Nowadays he seems to sing words to have more syllables than they actually do.  He also seems to emphasize every single word and extends them just for effect.  No need to fancy it up.  Just sing the words like normal. 


    My friend, who dislikes Pearl Jam, says Eddie sounds like there are marbles in his mouth when he sings. 
    You sure he wasn’t talkin bout Shannon Sharpe?

    Good call on Shannon Sharp.
    My buddy has a gripe about Eddie ever since running into him at a show in the 90's (pretty sure it was a Elvis Costello concert).  My friend approached him, says Ed was a dick, and now he hates PJ.  I've tried to defend Ed's reaction by saying that he should have left him alone to enjoy the show. But to no avail.
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  • Tim Simmons
    Tim Simmons Posts: 9,549
    - In an unpopular opinion thread IN the Pearl Jam forum, only unpopular thoughts about PJ should be discussed
  • Milestone
    Milestone Posts: 1,143
    mcgruff10 said:
    . I actually left a who concert early because I was bored. 
    If you say this concert took place between '69 - '82, I'll be disappointed.
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  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,402
    The Talking Heads > RHCP > Pearl Jam > The Who > Soundgarden > Alice in Chains > Nirvana
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,402
    Dissident is the worst track on Vs.
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • mcgruff10
    mcgruff10 New Jersey Posts: 29,114
    Milestone said:
    mcgruff10 said:
    . I actually left a who concert early because I was bored. 
    If you say this concert took place between '69 - '82, I'll be disappointed.
    It was in the dark days with my ex wife so I am thinking somewhere in the vicinity of 2003-05. Being with my ex might have had something to do with it. 
    I'll ride the wave where it takes me......
  • eddyman
    eddyman Reigate Posts: 3
    I think Vitalogy is a load of old shit! There I said it.
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