I hold the first 6 albums in extremely high regard, if this has staying power it slots in right behind those. Just a tremendous work 30 years in. favs: DotC - haven’t wavered Quick Escape - the last 1:20, Mike and Jeff absolutely kill it. Comes Then Goes - is it about Chris? I don’t know, but that’s all I think about for 6:02. Who Ever Said - terrific opener in a long line of em SBWM - I turned this off halfway thru release, but now? That part EV plays out of the solo - fantastic 7:00 - grower. MUCH TO BE DONE...MUCH TO BE... Buckle Up - quirky, goofy, groovy bastard Stoney. straight off Moonlander which I love. Alright - perfect mood piece from JA after the blistering 4 tune start. Take the Long Way - PJ does Soundgarden. Matt delivers a blistering contribution with cool guitar work on a diff time signature. River Cross - perfect album closer.
yeah, I love what I’m hearing. Layered tunes, worked on for awhile, with great production.
whats not connecting yet? Never Destination and Retrograde.
pretty sure I read he's playing kalimba twice. Could it be that?
It is indeed a kalimba
This one will be interesting live! Will Matt play guitar and they really use the drum program? Hopefully we'll find out one not too distant day or Stone takes the guitar part since he doesn’t seem to do anything here
Whoever Said - awesome opener. Love the changes. Love how you think it’s over and then it pummels you again.
Quick Escape - belongs on VS. Should have been the 2nd single.
DOTC - still one of my favorites. Love it
Alright and Buckle Up - No Code territory
Seven O’clock - Maybe the heart and soul of Gigaton
Comes Then Goes - heavy stuff in those lyrics. He says a lot. I’m guessing that its about CC. I think even Josh said that. Again, he’s saying his feelings straight up.
Retrograde - Last two minutes are my favorite two minutes of 21st Century Pearl Jam.
Whoever Said - awesome opener. Love the changes. Love how you think it’s over and then it pummels you again.
Quick Escape - belongs on VS. Should have been the 2nd single.
DOTC - still one of my favorites. Love it
Alright and Buckle Up - No Code territory
Seven O’clock - Maybe the heart and soul of Gigaton
Comes Then Goes - heavy stuff in those lyrics. He says a lot. I’m guessing that its about CC. I think even Josh said that. Again, he’s saying his feelings straight up.
Retrograde - Last two minutes are my favorite two minutes of 21st Century Pearl Jam.
21st century pearl jam....great way to describe them
Whoever Said - awesome opener. Love the changes. Love how you think it’s over and then it pummels you again.
Quick Escape - belongs on VS. Should have been the 2nd single.
DOTC - still one of my favorites. Love it
Alright and Buckle Up - No Code territory
Seven O’clock - Maybe the heart and soul of Gigaton
Comes Then Goes - heavy stuff in those lyrics. He says a lot. I’m guessing that its about CC. I think even Josh said that. Again, he’s saying his feelings straight up.
Retrograde - Last two minutes are my favorite two minutes of 21st Century Pearl Jam.
The last two minutes.....my god. So agree bud. The way Ed hits those notes. Whoa
comes then goes quick escape alright buckle up who ever said?
The whole world will be different soon... - EV
RED ROCKS 6-19-95
AUGUSTA 9-26-96
MANSFIELD 9-15-98
BOSTON 9-29-04
BOSTON 5-25-06
MANSFIELD 6-30-08
EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
BOSTON 5-17-10
EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
PJ20 9-3-11
PJ20 9-4-11
WRIGLEY 7-19-13
WORCESTER 10-15-13
WORCESTER 10-16-13
HARTFORD 10-25-13
Ive probably listened to this album 10 times by now. Im really digging it. I might love it, but not sure yet. Still digesting. I do at least feel comfortable saying its their best album since riot act in my opinion. Time will tell how i feel about it relative to the rest of the catalog.
My major critique at the moment is the inclusion of never destination. It falls in line with supersonic and let the records play from the last two albums. It just sounds silly and pointless in the context of the rest of the songs, but i guess the band mustve liked it enough.
This is a top 5 PJ album in my eyes, maybe top 3. I was looking at this track for track with other PJ albums, as well as taking into account the flow and unity of the album as a whole and it is right up there. It almost feels like this album should of slotted in between Vitalogy and No Code in terms of what it is. There is some of the early PJ hard hitting tenacity, and has an organic free flowing feeling like No Code. With each listen the songs seem better. Seven O'Clock is one in my eyes you need to listen to a number of times to truly appreciate it, and one that gets even better with each listen.
Holy fucking hell. Ok, time for listen #2.... brb....
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I love it start to finish. Great flow.
I’m ready for the Gigaton full album show. 🤘🏻
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Ive probably listened to this album 10 times by now. Im really digging it. I might love it, but not sure yet. Still digesting. I do at least feel comfortable saying its their best album since riot act in my opinion. Time will tell how i feel about it relative to the rest of the catalog.
My major critique at the moment is the inclusion of never destination. It falls in line with supersonic and let the records play from the last two albums. It just sounds silly and pointless in the context of the rest of the songs, but i guess the band mustve liked it enough.
And I think never destination is a top three on the album lol. I absolutely love the flow of the song. It has a very black, red , yellow feel to it.
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favs:
DotC - haven’t wavered
Quick Escape - the last 1:20, Mike and Jeff absolutely kill it.
Comes Then Goes - is it about Chris? I don’t know, but that’s all I think about for 6:02.
Who Ever Said - terrific opener in a long line of em
SBWM - I turned this off halfway thru release, but now? That part EV plays out of the solo - fantastic
7:00 - grower. MUCH TO BE DONE...MUCH TO BE...
Buckle Up - quirky, goofy, groovy bastard Stoney. straight off Moonlander which I love.
Alright - perfect mood piece from JA after the blistering 4 tune start.
Take the Long Way - PJ does Soundgarden. Matt delivers a blistering contribution with cool guitar work on a diff time signature.
River Cross - perfect album closer.
yeah, I love what I’m hearing. Layered tunes, worked on for awhile, with great production.
whats not connecting yet? Never Destination and Retrograde.
thank you PJ!
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or Stone takes the guitar part since he doesn’t seem to do anything here
Seven O’clock - Maybe the heart and soul of Gigaton
Comes Then Goes - heavy stuff in those lyrics. He says a lot. I’m guessing that its about CC. I think even Josh said that. Again, he’s saying his feelings straight up.
DC 2003
DC 2004 (VFC)
DC 2006
Pittsburgh 2006
Bonnaroo 2008
Virginia Beach 2008
DC 2008
Philly (Spectrum) 10/31/2009
DC 2010 (Jiffy Lube Live)
PJ 20 night 1
PJ 20 night 2
Phoenix 2013
LA 1 2013
Memphis 2014
Jacksonville 2016
Greenville 2016
Hampton 2016
Columbia 2016
Fenway 1 2016
Fenway 2 2016
Wrigley 1 2018
Wrigley 2 2018
Fenway 1 2018
Fenway 2 2018
Sea Hear Now 2021
Nashville 2022
Louisville 2022
is Ed singing through a megaphone on parts of this one?
Yeah. Nothing As It Seems comes to mind.
DC 2003
DC 2004 (VFC)
DC 2006
Pittsburgh 2006
Bonnaroo 2008
Virginia Beach 2008
DC 2008
Philly (Spectrum) 10/31/2009
DC 2010 (Jiffy Lube Live)
PJ 20 night 1
PJ 20 night 2
Phoenix 2013
LA 1 2013
Memphis 2014
Jacksonville 2016
Greenville 2016
Hampton 2016
Columbia 2016
Fenway 1 2016
Fenway 2 2016
Wrigley 1 2018
Wrigley 2 2018
Fenway 1 2018
Fenway 2 2018
Sea Hear Now 2021
Nashville 2022
Louisville 2022
haha yeah I remember when that happened I was in middle school and thinking "are we sure this is Pearl Jam?"
DC 2003
DC 2004 (VFC)
DC 2006
Pittsburgh 2006
Bonnaroo 2008
Virginia Beach 2008
DC 2008
Philly (Spectrum) 10/31/2009
DC 2010 (Jiffy Lube Live)
PJ 20 night 1
PJ 20 night 2
Phoenix 2013
LA 1 2013
Memphis 2014
Jacksonville 2016
Greenville 2016
Hampton 2016
Columbia 2016
Fenway 1 2016
Fenway 2 2016
Wrigley 1 2018
Wrigley 2 2018
Fenway 1 2018
Fenway 2 2018
Sea Hear Now 2021
Nashville 2022
Louisville 2022
comes then goes
quick escape
alright
buckle up
who ever said?
RED ROCKS 6-19-95
AUGUSTA 9-26-96
MANSFIELD 9-15-98
BOSTON 9-29-04
BOSTON 5-25-06
MANSFIELD 6-30-08
EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
BOSTON 5-17-10
EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
PJ20 9-3-11
PJ20 9-4-11
WRIGLEY 7-19-13
WORCESTER 10-15-13
WORCESTER 10-16-13
HARTFORD 10-25-13
My major critique at the moment is the inclusion of never destination. It falls in line with supersonic and let the records play from the last two albums. It just sounds silly and pointless in the context of the rest of the songs, but i guess the band mustve liked it enough.
96 - Charlotte / Charleston
98 - Atlanta
00 - Charlotte / Greensboro / Atlanta
03 - Raleigh / Charlotte / Mountain View / San Diego / Bristow
04 - Asheville
05 - Philadelphia
06 - Washington, DC / Las Vegas / San Diego
08 - Virginia Beach / Washington DC
09 - Philadelphia (28th)
11 - East Troy (3rd) / East Troy (4th)
13 - Charlottesville / Charlotte
14 - Memphis
16 - Greenville / Hampton / Raleigh / Columbia / Boston (5th)
18 - Boston (2nd) / Boston (4th)
20 - Nashville / Baltimore
22 - Nashville / Baltimore
Cheers,
HFD
It has a very black, red , yellow feel to it.