Record has intentional awkwardness that works for me
I really like the album, but "Let the Records Play" and "Sleeping By Myself" back-to-back really hinder it. First of all, I'm with a lot of people here thinking there was no need for "Sleeping By Myself" on a PJ studio album after it appeared on Ukelele Songs. If you want the band to play it live like they did with "Setting Forth", fine.
I feel like many Pearl Jam albums have the, as you called it, "awkwardness", or goofy, alternate track. I really don't care for "Something Special", but it's one song on an otherwise very solid album. Throughout the years, they've had "I'm Open", "Red Dot", "Soon Forget"... but I really feel like those type of tracks should be minimized. Vitalogy went a little overboard, but it has 10 awesome straight-up tracks.
Record has intentional awkwardness that works for me
I really like the album, but "Let the Records Play" and "Sleeping By Myself" back-to-back really hinder it. First of all, I'm with a lot of people here thinking there was no need for "Sleeping By Myself" on a PJ studio album after it appeared on Ukelele Songs. If you want the band to play it live like they did with "Setting Forth", fine.
I feel like many Pearl Jam albums have the, as you called it, "awkwardness", or goofy, alternate track. I really don't care for "Something Special", but it's one song on an otherwise very solid album. Throughout the years, they've had "I'm Open", "Red Dot", "Soon Forget"... but I really feel like those type of tracks should be minimized. Vitalogy went a little overboard, but it has 10 awesome straight-up tracks.
Well said. I just think the beats in general are very different and I like that. Maybe odd timing? Yes that sbm definitely not for me.
The one blemish on PJ’s otherwise stellar career, in my opinion.
The only songs I can listen to 11 years removed from this record are MFS, LTRP, and Getaway.
3/12
Oh well!
I go back to Infallible and Pendulum. The others just haven’t stuck as well. I always like the title track, and really enjoyed it live but it just feels like they tried to get that unthought/gtf vibe and it sounds uneven at times
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I feel like many Pearl Jam albums have the, as you called it, "awkwardness", or goofy, alternate track. I really don't care for "Something Special", but it's one song on an otherwise very solid album. Throughout the years, they've had "I'm Open", "Red Dot", "Soon Forget"... but I really feel like those type of tracks should be minimized. Vitalogy went a little overboard, but it has 10 awesome straight-up tracks.
2000: 8/15, 8/18, 10/9, 10/11, 10/12
2003: 6/18, 6/21, 6/22
2005: 9/9, 9/28
2006: 5/16, 5/17, 6/26, 6/27
2007: 8/5
2009: 8/23, 8/24
2010: 5/3, 5/4, 5/21
2011: 9/3, 9/4, 9/11, 9/12
2013: 7/19, 11/16
2014: 10/3, 10/9, 10/12, 10/17
2016: 4/16, 8/20, 8/22
2018: 8/18, 8/20, 9/2
2022: 9/18
2023: 8/31, 9/2, 9/5
2024: 5/18, 6/29
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Nice touch to have the vector graphics painted on the LP.