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  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 16,994
    I’ll take the first four songs on the Gig (I like that), over almost everything since Riot Act. 
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,186
    Bryce Harper has hit 20 solo home runs so far this year.
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  • The Juggler
    The Juggler Posts: 49,594
    Ledbetterman10 said:
    I’ll take the first four songs on the Gig (I like that), over almost everything since Riot Act. 
    Avocado's a good record though. 



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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,360
    eeriepadave said:
    Bryce Harper has hit 20 solo home runs so far this year.
    Do they ever get anyone on base for him?
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,360
    I think Gigaton is really good but some people are just gonna pine for the "glory days" - what're you gonna do. Quick Escape should be played very early in sets.

    For me Avocado is iconic, life changing, just superb. I can't possibly exaggerate how much I love it. And no I'm not a fan of that Brendan O'Brien remix they did - don't mess with perfection.

    And Force of Nature is awesome. Doesn't sound like anything else they've done, although on the surface there's nothing really special about it.
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,529
    Force of Nature is the best song on Backspacer, which is not saying much. The end.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    Force of Nature....meh.
    I do enjoy Backspacer, though.  I like it more than I like RA and Bin.  (Oh, god!)  Not more than Avocado, though, that rules.  If you took Parachutes, threw it in the toilet, took a dump on it, and then blew up the toilet, Avocado might be in "Top 5/First 5" range for me.  Because Parachutes is so awful they can never crack that, for me, and still enjoy spot #6, solidly.

    Parachutes, Bee Girl, Yellow Moon, Songs 5-12 of The Gig.  Those are my 11 least favorite Pearl Jam songs.


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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    Also...if the new ACDC cover was Pearl Jam and not Tom/Eddie, it would be on that list.  They murdered that song. 
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,529
    I think people like Avocado so much because everything after it was pretty underwhelming. And that Riot Act was so different there was a want to return to some straight up rock and/or roll. It's a fine album, but for everything it has going for it to me it seems like the tip/split between their wave of solid albums and being hit-or-miss. I also think it was the last time they had an album where a song was debuted live before coming out (Comatose).
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,529
    edited August 2021
    Edit: I should say that the combo of Binaural and Riot Act in order after Yield was so different.
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,529
    I also think that Avocado started a very generic rock sound that has lingered on from Avo all the way to today. Probably what I mean most about the tipping point.

    Thank god Ole and Of the Earth never ended up on an album.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    Jearlpam0925 said:
    I also think that Avocado started a very generic rock sound that has lingered on from Avo all the way to today. Probably what I mean most about the tipping point.

    Thank god Ole and Of the Earth never ended up on an album.

    You are not a fan of Of the Earth? 
    That B side from Third Man where they start with Of the Earth with Jack White and then roll into Hard to Imagine is chill producing.  I wish to hell they never added Let Me Sleep --- it would have been the best side of wax I own.  As-is, it is 2/3 perfection.  Rock the fuck out for one song and then an amazing rendition of H2I.
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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,529
    I am not. I don't think a song should meander and change timing for the sake of it. Way too long, nothing special.

    I know I'm being pretty hard and shitting on things atm, but haha, oh well. Most of this is my own expectations needing to adjust, and I think they have for the most part. These dudes are fucking old, I'm old, people have kids, worldviews change, etc etc. Just kinda disappointing in some ways just the amount of "mailing it in" that has gone on for more than a decade. Which is what made DOTC so refreshing! But I get it, I'm a weirdo with most of this stuff - I stand by their best songs in the last 20 years being 'Dance' and 'You Are', haha. And Ed's best stuff of the last 20 years was sans PJ, Into The Wild and the Uke album, same for Stone, Jeff, and Matt. All of their solo stuff has been more interesting than the band's.

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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Jearlpam0925 said:
    I am not. I don't think a song should meander and change timing for the sake of it. Way too long, nothing special.

    I know I'm being pretty hard and shitting on things atm, but haha, oh well. Most of this is my own expectations needing to adjust, and I think they have for the most part. These dudes are fucking old, I'm old, people have kids, worldviews change, etc etc. Just kinda disappointing in some ways just the amount of "mailing it in" that has gone on for more than a decade. Which is what made DOTC so refreshing! But I get it, I'm a weirdo with most of this stuff - I stand by their best songs in the last 20 years being 'Dance' and 'You Are', haha. And Ed's best stuff of the last 20 years was sans PJ, Into The Wild and the Uke album, same for Stone, Jeff, and Matt. All of their solo stuff has been more interesting than the band's.

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  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,529
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Jearlpam0925 said:
    I am not. I don't think a song should meander and change timing for the sake of it. Way too long, nothing special.

    I know I'm being pretty hard and shitting on things atm, but haha, oh well. Most of this is my own expectations needing to adjust, and I think they have for the most part. These dudes are fucking old, I'm old, people have kids, worldviews change, etc etc. Just kinda disappointing in some ways just the amount of "mailing it in" that has gone on for more than a decade. Which is what made DOTC so refreshing! But I get it, I'm a weirdo with most of this stuff - I stand by their best songs in the last 20 years being 'Dance' and 'You Are', haha. And Ed's best stuff of the last 20 years was sans PJ, Into The Wild and the Uke album, same for Stone, Jeff, and Matt. All of their solo stuff has been more interesting than the band's.

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    ZING. But I enjoy the shows.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    :lol:   
    I get your stance(s) - some I share, some I don't.
    Of the Earth is killer, to me.  Have yet to see that live and will bust half a nut when I do.

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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Jearlpam0925 said:
    Cliffy6745 said:
    Jearlpam0925 said:
    I am not. I don't think a song should meander and change timing for the sake of it. Way too long, nothing special.

    I know I'm being pretty hard and shitting on things atm, but haha, oh well. Most of this is my own expectations needing to adjust, and I think they have for the most part. These dudes are fucking old, I'm old, people have kids, worldviews change, etc etc. Just kinda disappointing in some ways just the amount of "mailing it in" that has gone on for more than a decade. Which is what made DOTC so refreshing! But I get it, I'm a weirdo with most of this stuff - I stand by their best songs in the last 20 years being 'Dance' and 'You Are', haha. And Ed's best stuff of the last 20 years was sans PJ, Into The Wild and the Uke album, same for Stone, Jeff, and Matt. All of their solo stuff has been more interesting than the band's.

    BURN ME ALIVE.

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    ZING. But I enjoy the shows.
    hahah fair enough.  


  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,529
    It's not all bad! Internet user of a website based around said band! Going to see them in a month for two hours while paying more than double the rate! I will fucking rock out to fucking Unthought Known for christsakes.
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,360
    Of the Earth - yeah I don't get it either. But trying to not be negative about things these days.

    I agree You Are is a really great song. I like Parachutes too.

    Uke album? Okay just not gonna say anything about that.
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,809
    I dig You Are, as well.  Very cool song.
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