Future Days was it, but Something Special has taken the schmaltz level to 11. It is now the reigning champ, and I’m afraid it will be played at most upcoming shows. I don’t know if I’ll ever hear Future Days again, which makes it less threatening and a little more likable. I only consider songs on the 12 albums for this title.
Future Days was it, but Something Special has taken the schmaltz level to 11. It is now the reigning champ, and I’m afraid it will be played at most upcoming shows. I don’t know if I’ll ever hear Future Days again, which makes it less threatening and a little more likable. I only consider songs on the 12 albums for this title.
Here I was, thinking "they won't play Something Special more than once or twice....this is horrendous " Damn, hope you are wrong! Either way, I'm happy for live Pearl Jam Even when it includes Bee Girl, Yellow Moon, or Parachutes. (And now, Something Awful)
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I found myself mentioning The End as a candidate earlier in this thread. I strongly disagree with my 2010 self. The End is a beautiful song.
The End is forever linked to my old man dying, as he circled the drain of life I listened to The End many a time. Still brings a tear to the eye,on occasion
Future Days was it, but Something Special has taken the schmaltz level to 11. It is now the reigning champ, and I’m afraid it will be played at most upcoming shows. I don’t know if I’ll ever hear Future Days again, which makes it less threatening and a little more likable. I only consider songs on the 12 albums for this title.
"Something Special" is so much more musically rich and interesting than "Future Days." And I don't hate "Future Days."
Sleeping by Myself. Is it the worse song!? Maybe? Maybe not, but why they thought it was a good decision to record it for a PJ album? I’m perplexed! And it doesn’t really sound that great!
Sleeping by Myself. Is it the worse song!? Maybe? Maybe not, but why they thought it was a good decision to record it for a PJ album? I’m perplexed! And it doesn’t really sound that great!
I loved the original version on Ukulele Songs, but I agree it didn't translate as well as I'd hoped with the full band.
The Fixer Just Breathe (ruined at Wrigley '16 when that dude and his fiancé were making out to it on stage) Sirens Buckle Up Something Special and Last Kiss (although that is a cover...)
Fixer Bushleaguer (made sense 22 years ago, but given that they now seem to have decided to be a-political, it makes it irrelevant) Ole Can’t Deny Me Sleeping By Myself (almost musically criminal that it found its way on the album)
Just Breathe and Sirens aren’t bad. Just subsequently tarnished
You Are, My Father’s Son and Force of Nature are underrated.
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Bushleaguer (made sense 22 years ago, but given that they now seem to have decided to be a-political, it makes it irrelevant)
I don't think that's the case, but yeah it'd be incredibly awkward for them to play that song nowadays given that guy is passing his days painting or whatever.
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I also love the music for Bushleaguer. Wish they would revamp and play.
I also love the music for Bushleaguer. Wish they would revamp and play.
The Uniondale/Bushleaguer show played on PJ radio the other day, maybe yesterday. Was surprised to hear it.
Pretty sure some people in the crowd were cheering for that song as well.
Yeah, nice riff and chorus. It's not like the theme isn't still relevant.
So, I have managed to come around at least a little on everything on Riot Act (I just couldn't with this album for a long time), except for Get Right. That song just doesn't do anything for me. Go ahead and fire your arrows!
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The songs I like the least in each album would be:
Ten: Garden Vs: Glorified G Vitalogy: Satan’s Bed No Code: Mankind Yield: Push Me, Pull Me Binaural: Evacuation Riot Act: Thumbing My Way ST: Come Back Backspacer: Force of Nature Lightning Bolt: Future Days Gigaton: River Cross Dark Matter: Upper Hand
Some of these were hard to pick as there are no bad songs on Ten, Yield, or Riot Act, and a few too many bad songs on Lightning Bolt. Others were really easy - I’d happily never listen to Evacuation, Force of Nature, or Come Back again.
I know some people would disagree with Upper Hand, but it’s often skipped when I play DM. I like the intro and the outro, but what’s in between does nothing for me.
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Something Special probably takes the cake now. Does not fit with the album at all nor with the traditional PJ sound. Sounds like something Brad Pitt's daughter in Moneyball would sing
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Damn, hope you are wrong!
Either way, I'm happy for live Pearl Jam
Even when it includes Bee Girl, Yellow Moon, or Parachutes. (And now, Something Awful)
Still brings a tear to the eye,on occasion
Can understand others disliking it.
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The Fixer
Just Breathe (ruined at Wrigley '16 when that dude and his fiancé were making out to it on stage)
Sirens
Buckle Up
Something Special
and Last Kiss (although that is a cover...)
leep
Bushleaguer (made sense 22 years ago, but given that they now seem to have decided to be a-political, it makes it irrelevant)
Ole
Can’t Deny Me
Sleeping By Myself (almost musically criminal that it found its way on the album)
Just Breathe and Sirens aren’t bad. Just subsequently tarnished
You Are, My Father’s Son and Force of Nature are underrated.
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London (Ont.), Hartford 13
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Yeah, nice riff and chorus. It's not like the theme isn't still relevant.
So, I have managed to come around at least a little on everything on Riot Act (I just couldn't with this album for a long time), except for Get Right. That song just doesn't do anything for me. Go ahead and fire your arrows!
Baltimore Arena 10/27/13; WF Center 4/28/16; WF Center 4/29/16; Fenway Park 8/7/16; Fenway Park 9/2/18;
Asbury Park 9/18/21; Camden 9/14/22; Las Vegas 5/16/24
Tres Mtns - TLA 3/23/11; EV - Tower Theatre 6/25/11; Temple of the Dog - Tower Theatre 11/5/16
Ten: Garden
Vs: Glorified G
Vitalogy: Satan’s Bed
No Code: Mankind
Yield: Push Me, Pull Me
Binaural: Evacuation
Riot Act: Thumbing My Way
ST: Come Back
Backspacer: Force of Nature
Lightning Bolt: Future Days
Gigaton: River Cross
Dark Matter: Upper Hand
Some of these were hard to pick as there are no bad songs on Ten, Yield, or Riot Act, and a few too many bad songs on Lightning Bolt. Others were really easy - I’d happily never listen to Evacuation, Force of Nature, or Come Back again.
I know some people would disagree with Upper Hand, but it’s often skipped when I play DM. I like the intro and the outro, but what’s in between does nothing for me.
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