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Meaning of NO CODE?

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edited November 2006 in Words and Music...Communication
What is the meaning behind No Code?
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  • {[Pearl_Jam}]{[Pearl_Jam}] Posts: 852
    there´s no code
    Don't let me know we're invisible
    Don't let me know we're invisible
    We could dance, dance, dance thru' the fire
    Dance, dance, dance thru' the fire
  • DocChicagoDocChicago Posts: 653
    Apparently there's no bar code on the album, which is meant to be an anti-consumerism statement. The other interpretation stems from the term "No Code," which in medical lingo means "Do not resuscitate." This may have been a response to the hype that accompanied their earlier albums, and the expectation that this "experimental" album would not fare as well commercially.

    I have no insider knowledge, but those are the 2 replies I've noted when this question has been asked before.
    It is time to admit that we used to rock like hurricanes. It is time to run for the hills and go round and round. It is time for us to shout at the devil. We've got the right to choose it, there ain't no way we'll lose it, and we're not gonna take it anymore.
    - C. Klosterman
  • brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    Best Album


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
  • St. OneSt. One Posts: 11
    no code and yield!! the greatest
    -The only fucking reason you guys chant my name is cuz I'm the only guy in the band whose name has two syllables. We call Stone 'Stoney'. You could chant that, 'Stoney, Stoney' -EV

    -Stone has the guts to fly here in a helicopter, but he's too scared to play breath -EV

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  • Ms. HaikuMs. Haiku Washington DC Posts: 7,315
    What do you think is the meaning of No Code? I never even thought of it. No Code means access is available to everyone, yes?
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  • UKDaveUKDave Posts: 5,557
    No rules? no restrictions? no accepted code of behaviour / approach to adhere to? no barriers?
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  • OneLoveOneLove Posts: 563
    I always took it to mean no rules... no code to live by kind of :)

    But, I'm thinking that like most of their album titles, there are a million ways you could go with it! Pretty amazing that they manage to come up with such interesting short album titles, that say so much and so little at the same time.
  • ezekiels_oblivionezekiels_oblivion Posts: 200
    It just means to go with the flow, to live and let everything not-worth-living behind...to live freely & to enjoy every moment while you're here...
    En mi vida,
    el oscuro me mantiene
    cuando yo te vi
    en la lluvia me prometiste tu sangre

    Estrella de la mañana
    Samael te persigo a ti
    y si me quedo sin alas
    ademas me muero por ti
  • TeslarockerTeslarocker Posts: 123
    I had assumed at the time that it had something to do with "flatlining". Though I'm not sure what
  • YieldedYielded Posts: 839
    To me, there's a bit of this "carpe diem" approach but I also think it means something like "this album doesn't follow a code of conduct" or something along those lines.
    "We get these pills to swallow... how they stick in your throat... Tastes like gold..."
  • crislxcrislx Posts: 85
    To me it means "Don't try to label this one 'cause you'd be wasting your time". That medical jargon interpretation was pretty smart, too.
  • mdigenakismdigenakis Posts: 1,337
    UKDave wrote:
    No rules? no restrictions? no accepted code of behaviour / approach to adhere to? no barriers?
    ^
    the way i always thought of it.
    man, i have been listening to this album a lot as of late.
    "Don't let the darkness eat you up..."

    -Greg Dulli

  • darthvedder88darthvedder88 Posts: 1,023
    I always interpreted "No Code" as meaning there was no set of rules or regulations for musicians, that they had the right artistically to do whatever they pleased. When ppl wanted Pearl Jam to release another "Jeremy" and ppl claimed they had to follow expectations, they said "fuck that" and released No Code, proving they could do ANYTHING!!!
    "Darth Vader would say 'Impressive'."

    -Eddie Vedder

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  • Pearl Jam and toastPearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Pearl Jam lives by one code as far as interpretation goes..

    Whatever it means to you, that's what it means (the old Bob Dylan stance).


    All of the ones you've listed are probably right to some extent.
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  • cropdustresscropdustress Posts: 4,339
    darthvedder88 wrote:
    I always interpreted "No Code" as meaning there was no set of rules or regulations for musicians, that they had the right artistically to do whatever they pleased. When ppl wanted Pearl Jam to release another "Jeremy" and ppl claimed they had to follow expectations, they said "fuck that" and released No Code, proving they could do ANYTHING!!!


    Yes, i guess that works too, but I think Ive read somewhere long time ago that the band itself named it No Code cause its full of codes. Look at the artwork for example, and the cd inside, so named them completely opposite of what ectually is. Also, medical term for No Code is DNR i guess, and this album is def not and *easy* listen...Im saying that ppl who actually got into this album, real fans, live by No Code (roughly said), the rest are DNR :D
    I dunno, just my opinion, as this album has been my fav since...always :)
    "I surfaced and all of my being was enlightened"
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