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When Binaural was coming out I was pretty excited (and was in last year of school). I would often write out the PJ album titles in coll album fonts. I still think Ten-Binaural are cool titles. Riot Act too. Pearl Jam as an album title is a bit meh, but as a reintroduction to the mainstream sorta makes sense. Backspacer is okay, kinda intriguing.
Lightning Bolt though... so so lame. Ugh. A Nickelback title if there ever was one.
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devoid of context, i think gigaton is their worst album title. followed by lightning bolt. but most of their album titles are weak
Ten = OK, I guess Vs. = Great Vitalogy = Pretty cool No Code = Good Yield = Great Binaural = Very good Riot Act = Kinda cheesy S/T / Avocado = Terrible Backspacer = Meh Lightning Bolt = Super lame Gigaton = I cannot get over calling it Gigatron
Vitalogy is a good album, but I don’t quite get why it’s such a good album title.
Interesting. Evocative. Fresh. Begs interaction. States a thesis. Once you know what Vitalogy is, you can begin to view the music through a specific lens and that invites discussion. To me, the best album titles are the ones that articulate or even imply a through-line or overall theme to the piece. Vitalogy, Vs, Yield... all of these give some indication of what the songs could be about. Or at least a starting POV -- a context.
Vitalogy is a good album, but I don’t quite get why it’s such a good album title.
Interesting. Evocative. Fresh. Begs interaction. States a thesis. Once you know what Vitalogy is, you can begin to view the music through a specific lens and that invites discussion. To me, the best album titles are the ones that articulate or even imply a through-line or overall theme to the piece. Vitalogy, Vs, Yield... all of these give some indication of what the songs could be about. Or at least a starting POV -- a context.
I feel that way about Yield as a title, but feel Vitalogy was picked just because it was a fun old medical book they found in a shop.
Vitalogy is a good album, but I don’t quite get why it’s such a good album title.
Interesting. Evocative. Fresh. Begs interaction. States a thesis. Once you know what Vitalogy is, you can begin to view the music through a specific lens and that invites discussion. To me, the best album titles are the ones that articulate or even imply a through-line or overall theme to the piece. Vitalogy, Vs, Yield... all of these give some indication of what the songs could be about. Or at least a starting POV -- a context.
I feel that way about Yield as a title, but feel Vitalogy was picked just because it was a fun old medical book they found in a shop.
...well, they actually had previously considered naming the album 'Life'. Glad, they went with Vitalogy instead. I agree with everything DcT has said here.
The internet was in its infancy when Vitalogy came out, so I would here album news on the radio or the MTV news snippets like 5 minutes before the top of the hour. Before they would show the logo or anything, I kept thinking they were saying "Biteology"
I was making a PJ website at the time (LOL) and I had in my news section that Biteology was coming out on such and such date.
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Ten = ten feet and ten arms / number of Mookie Vs = band vs the world, Ed vs the press, five against one Vitalogy = old home health encyclopedia No Code = Pearl Jam has more than one way, there is no code Yield = Yield to nature Binaural = the music is binaural Riot Act = a statement of rebellion towards the elite S/T = this is us Backspacer = this takes you back in time Lightning Bolt = Lightning Bolt Gigaton = the climate is changing, it’s a world in crisis
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Vitalogy is a good album, but I don’t quite get why it’s such a good album title.
Interesting. Evocative. Fresh. Begs interaction. States a thesis. Once you know what Vitalogy is, you can begin to view the music through a specific lens and that invites discussion. To me, the best album titles are the ones that articulate or even imply a through-line or overall theme to the piece. Vitalogy, Vs, Yield... all of these give some indication of what the songs could be about. Or at least a starting POV -- a context.
I feel that way about Yield as a title, but feel Vitalogy was picked just because it was a fun old medical book they found in a shop.
...well, they actually had previously considered naming the album 'Life'. Glad, they went with Vitalogy instead. I agree with everything DcT has said here.
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Bammer wrote:
Bammer wrote:
stip wrote:
devoid of context, i think gigaton is their worst album title. followed by lightning bolt. but most of their album titles are weak
Ten = OK, I guess Vs. = Great Vitalogy = Pretty cool No Code = Good Yield = Great Binaural = Very good Riot Act = Kinda cheesy S/T / Avocado = Terrible Backspacer = Meh Lightning Bolt = Super lame Gigaton = I cannot get over calling it Gigatron
I mean, are ranking these with no respect toward meaning or theme?
I always enjoyed how Vs., Vitalogy, No Code, and Yield were all thinly veiled commentary on the state of the band. Pearl Jam and Backspaced as well, I guess.
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EJ wrote:
Anders wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:
Anders wrote:
Vitalogy is a good album, but I don’t quite get why it’s such a good album title.
Interesting. Evocative. Fresh. Begs interaction. States a thesis. Once you know what Vitalogy is, you can begin to view the music through a specific lens and that invites discussion. To me, the best album titles are the ones that articulate or even imply a through-line or overall theme to the piece. Vitalogy, Vs, Yield... all of these give some indication of what the songs could be about. Or at least a starting POV -- a context.
I feel that way about Yield as a title, but feel Vitalogy was picked just because it was a fun old medical book they found in a shop.
...well, they actually had previously considered naming the album 'Life'. Glad, they went with Vitalogy instead. I agree with everything DcT has said here.
Vitalogy is a good album, but I don’t quite get why it’s such a good album title.
Interesting. Evocative. Fresh. Begs interaction. States a thesis. Once you know what Vitalogy is, you can begin to view the music through a specific lens and that invites discussion. To me, the best album titles are the ones that articulate or even imply a through-line or overall theme to the piece. Vitalogy, Vs, Yield... all of these give some indication of what the songs could be about. Or at least a starting POV -- a context.
I feel that way about Yield as a title, but feel Vitalogy was picked just because it was a fun old medical book they found in a shop.
...well, they actually had previously considered naming the album 'Life'. Glad, they went with Vitalogy instead. I agree with everything DcT has said here.
yup - good post
I think we have to agree to disagree on the title Vitalogy. Because I still don't get it.
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remember when they sponsored a turtle in some race and named it "backspacer" and no one realised they were foreshadowing the upcoming album title. classic times.
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