Unpopular Opinions

TunnelThroughDenial said:

Sting and all of his music is terrible
Dave Matthew's Band are awful
The Grateful Dead are unlistenable
95% of rap/hip hop is just awful

Dave A's drumming was best for Pearl Jam's sound but Matt Cameron is the best drummer for the longevity of the band
There is no longer the chance of something crazy or dangerous happening at a PJ show like there used to be
Boom Gaspar adds next to nothing musically for the band and should probably just be retired from it
Crazy Mary is a waste of time and once eliminated is another reason to scrap Gaspar
Goatees haven't been cool for a long time and Ed should scrap the beard/goatee thing for a while. That big white hat he wears sometimes has to go as well
I always thought Ament was overweight but he's actually pretty fit. 
The success of the band and their schedule of festivals and stuff is really diminishing their creative output as witnessed by the huge gap between albums here lately.  I am concerned they lack the fire 
Ed is coming to my town this Spring for a solo festival show and I'm kinda not that interested in going

HesCalledDyer said:

mcgruff10 said:

PJ_Soul said:

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oftenreading said:

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Spiritual_Chaos said:

HesCalledDyer said:

And then there is my sister’s tree. I’m sorry, is this Christmas or are we at a fucking wedding? Thought I taught her better than this.

Why would you use a band like that... and a bow on the top. Haha. Still better than a multicolored chaos though.

Do you not use garland in Sweden? It’s common in the US. 

That's not a garland. It's just ribbon. Now ribbon CAN look nice on a tree, but probably not white, and definitely not on that tree (that is a fake tree!!!!). On a nice, big, full, real tree, a ribbon can look good. Best in red.

Semantics. Same purpose & use.

My possibly unpopular opinion is that I think it’s ridiculous when people say “it’s just semantics”. Semantics is the study of the meaning.. What is the point of trying to argue that the meaning of a word used doesn’t
  matter? 

Because in this case it was known what was meant by the word “garland” even though it isn’t technically garland. It’s still a decorative wreath/cord/tape wrapped around the tree.

I mentioned the difference because I think there is a significant one. I don't think garland and a big ribbon are really remotely similar in appearance. I mean, you can wrap saran wrap or a bunch of shoelaces tied together around the tree too - that doesn't make it garland. Yes, I knew you called it garland because it wraps around the tree... that is why I corrected you. Because it's not garland.

I wonder if this is the most garland (or not garland) has ever been discussed in the history of this forum?

I know... my point is, when Spritual questioned the ribbon, I thought he was questioning the concept of something wrapped around the tree like that.  Like it wasn't something they do in Sweden.  That's why I used the term "garland" generically.

  Got it. I am really glad we got this whole garland issue hammered out.

It was stressing me out all day!!

After this debacle, I'm calling out every single person who calls Pearl Jam's 8th studio album "Avocado" from now on.

rummy said:

I'm glad PJ concerts are "dad fests" now. It's nice to be around a group of people with which you have something in common - although I did see a lot of probable moms in Seattle this summer.

PB11041 said:

ConorKavanagh said:

Anyone who would choose to go and see a Pearl Jam tribute band when Mudhoney is on in the same town on the same night is not okay, I believe.

I'd rather see Creed than a Pearl Jam cover/tribute band.  Nothing is more ridiculous to me than play acting as a band that is actually still active.  

HesCalledDyer said:

bootlegger10 said:

Yeah, all white lights for Christmas.  I don't recall seeing multi-colored snow sitting on tree branches growing up. 

Did you watch cartoons growing up or do you only recall real people?