Rank the Records: Pearl Jam

[Pottsie]

OK, piece of cake...rank YOUR top 5 (or more) records of this band. Then discuss.

PEARL JAM

1. Ten
2. Vs.
3. Self-Titled
4. Vitalogy
5. No Code


TEN is the most incredible record to EVER come out of the genre of grunge, IMO. And perhaps I say that because it was released at such a pivotal time in my life (I moved away to Texas) that I clung to it b/c they are from my home town. But musically, there's not a bad track on the album. It's priceless.

 

[SeaHawksHuddle]

Pottsie, I very clearly see your point in having an album (or song) that you cling to at pivotal points in your life. Most people would rank Ten as number one. But then I ask them to name their favorite songs off it. And they name the typical ones:

1. Once[/*:m:frugy38m]
2. Alive[/*:m:frugy38m]
3. Jeremy[/*:m:frugy38m]
4. Evenflow[/*:m:frugy38m]
5. Black[/*:m:frugy38m]

But then they hesitate for anything past that. I then ask them to name their favorite songs off of Vs.

1. Go[/*:m:frugy38m]
2. Animal[/*:m:frugy38m]
3. Dissident[/*:m:frugy38m]
4. Daughter[/*:m:frugy38m]
5. Rearviewmirror[/*:m:frugy38m]
6. Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town[/*:m:frugy38m]
7. Indifference[/*:m:frugy38m]
8. Leash[/*:m:frugy38m]

Anyways, my point is that people largely fail to realize that they actually like Vs. more (setting aside any emotional attachment such as the one you described, Pottsie). But to follow up an album like Ten with an equally, if not more so, amazing album is pretty incredible and hard to do in this age. *Number 18 climbs off his soap box.*

So my top 5 are as follows:

1. Ten/Vs. (tie)[/*:m:frugy38m]
2. Yield[/*:m:frugy38m]
3. Self-Titled[/*:m:frugy38m]
4. No Code[/*:m:frugy38m]

 

[bobflipaburger]

I'm going to be honest... I've never taken the time to sit through an entire Pearl Jam album with the exception of Ten which is still widely considered their best. So I guess I'd have to say

1. Ten
Then everything else.

 

[Pottsie]

I'm going to be honest... I've never taken the time to sit through an entire Pearl Jam album with the exception of Ten which is still widely considered their best. So I guess I'd have to say

1. Ten
Then everything else.

I'm going to have to put you in time out, Adam! :lol:

Pottsie, I very clearly see your point in having an album (or song) that you cling to at pivotal points in your life. Most people would rank Ten as number one. But then I ask them to name their favorite songs off it. And they name the typical ones:

1. Once[/*:m:3vhrdq0k]
2. Alive[/*:m:3vhrdq0k]
3. Jeremy[/*:m:3vhrdq0k]
4. Evenflow[/*:m:3vhrdq0k]
5. Black[/*:m:3vhrdq0k]

But then they hesitate for anything past that. I then ask them to name their favorite songs off of Vs.

1. Go[/*:m:3vhrdq0k]
2. Animal[/*:m:3vhrdq0k]
3. Dissident[/*:m:3vhrdq0k]
4. Daughter[/*:m:3vhrdq0k]
5. Rearviewmirror[/*:m:3vhrdq0k]
6. Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town[/*:m:3vhrdq0k]
7. Indifference[/*:m:3vhrdq0k]
8. Leash[/*:m:3vhrdq0k]

Anyways, my point is that people largely fail to realize that they actually like Vs. more (setting aside any emotional attachment such as the one you described, Pottsie). But to follow up an album like Ten with an equally, if not more so, amazing album is pretty incredible and hard to do in this age. *Number 18 climbs off his soap box.*

So my top 5 are as follows:

1. Ten/Vs. (tie)[/*:m:3vhrdq0k]
2. Yield[/*:m:3vhrdq0k]
3. Self-Titled[/*:m:3vhrdq0k]
4. No Code[/*:m:3vhrdq0k]

I agree with everything you said, Nico. My fave song off TEN is 'Porch' followed by 'Release'. GREAT songs.

 

[bobflipaburger]

I'm going to be honest... I've never taken the time to sit through an entire Pearl Jam album with the exception of Ten which is still widely considered their best. So I guess I'd have to say

1. Ten
Then everything else.

I'm going to have to put you in time out, Adam! :lol:

Do I still get dessert?

 

[Guest]

I don't mean to be rude, but why does everyone here like Pearl Jam so much?

 

[bobflipaburger]

I don't mean to be rude, but why does everyone here like Pearl Jam so much?

Is that that lady gaga chock on your avatar?

 

[Guest]

lol Yeah, yeah. Okay.

 

[bobflipaburger]

hahaha glad you saw where I was going with that.

 

[Pottsie]

kk., kk., kk. .....silly...man? Woman?

Pearl Jam is one of the greatest bands in rock history! I could go into the history of their sound, etc., but I guess if you don't like 'em, you don't like 'em.

Can I ask WHY you don't like 'em??

 

[Guest]

I think they're a little before my time.

 

[SeaHawksHuddle]

I was only 10 when they hit it big in 1991. I had Ten on cassette in 5th grade. Never looked back. I wish there was more talent like Pearl Jam around. Today's music largely sucks. It is so hard to find anything new that comes remotely close the plane of existence that bands like Pearl Jam exist on. From lyrics to musical chemistry, Pearl Jam has it. And it is Pearl Jam alone that has it. The band member's other projects outside of Pearl Jam are largely average.

 

[bobflipaburger]

I turned 2 in '91... If the album came out before November I was only 1 and I still like them.

 

[Guest]

I wasn't alive in '91...

 

[bobflipaburger]

How old are you 16?

 

[Guest]

I'm 17.

 

[hawkfanadam]

I'm 17.

dude, that is no excuse. You can still like music from before you were alive. My favorite bands are all from the early 70's and 80's. I am pretty sure I wasn't alive then.

 

[bobflipaburger]

I'm 17.

dude, that is no excuse. You can still like music from before you were alive. My favorite bands are all from the early 70's and 80's. I am pretty sure I wasn't alive then.

Kids these days :roll: lol.

 

[Pottsie]

I was only 10 when they hit it big in 1991. I had Ten on cassette in 5th grade. Never looked back. I wish there was more talent like Pearl Jam around. Today's music largely sucks. It is so hard to find anything new that comes remotely close the plane of existence that bands like Pearl Jam exist on. From lyrics to musical chemistry, Pearl Jam has it. And it is Pearl Jam alone that has it. The band member's other projects outside of Pearl Jam are largely average.

Wonderfully stated, Nico!!

 

[Guest]

dude, that is no excuse. You can still like music from before you were alive. My favorite bands are all from the early 70's and 80's. I am pretty sure I wasn't alive then.

You're right, but I've just never really listened to them. I don't like them. That's not my type of music.