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You know, if someone had asked me to predict this stage of Pearl Jam in 2003 one of the songs I would have pointed to would have been Neil Young's Bandit.
You know, if someone had asked me to predict this stage of Pearl Jam in 2003 one of the songs I would have pointed to would have been Neil Young's Bandit.
Goddamn it.
Ugh I love that song so much.
Also, isn't the guitar tuned down like 2 steps? Fuck. So beautiful.
Welcome back I don't know that I'd take a best of from the last 3 albums over the 5 prior, but it'd be close. The strength of Backspacer and L-bolt for me is their depth more than the highs (the highs are probably just as high on the other albums). It's just that there are 5 Pearl Jam albums i'm happy to listen to from start to finish (excepting maybe supersonic), and they happen to include Lightning Bolt and Backspacer.
Hmmm, lets think about this.
Top 15 from No Code through Riot Act
1. Hail Hail 2. In My Tree 3. Red Mosquito 4. Insignificance 5. Grievance 6. Nothing As It Seems 7. Rival 8. Given to Fly 9. Wishlist 10. Do the Evolution 11. Brain of J 12. Save You 13. I am Mine 14. Can't Keep 15. Undone
Top 15 from S/T through Lightning Bolt
1. Life Wasted 2. World Wide Suicide 3. Comatose 4. Parachutes 5. Come Back 6. LROM 7. Gonna See My Friend 8. Force of Nature 9. The Fixer 10. Got some 11. Lightning Bolt 12. Infallible 13. Pendulum 14. Yellow Moon 15. Mind Your Manners.
I'm not sure. It's pretty close for me. Probably the older list is better, but there are a lot more songs I was tempted to include from the last 3.
Thanks. Been through a lot these last few months and now just about getting back to normal. Our daughter was born last year in November and around the same time, my father in-law was diagnosed with stage 4 bladder cancer. He passed away earlier this month. It's been a very tough time for the family but the little one is keeping us going.
The real high points for me from the No Code-Riot Act era, i.e. the songs which probably can't be touched by any of the post-Riot Act songs (except maybe Infallible), are basically Given To Fly and Do The Evolution. There isn't anything else on those albums which I'd put in the same ballpark as the best songs from Ten-Vitalogy. So for me personally, given that I much prefer their later material, a collection of their best songs post-Riot Act is better overall than any possible collection of songs from No Code-Riot Act.
I'm thinking Severed Hand should also be on my list.
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I've never thought thin air was cheesy. It's got a nice old skool kinda vibe, fits in with last kiss and come back (which actually is cheeseballs, mind you) but more laid back and a little dreamy and none of the lyrics have every jumped out as particularly hideous to me, probably because I enjoy eds singing/ delivery.
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I don't know that I'd take a best of from the last 3 albums over the 5 prior, but it'd be close. The strength of Backspacer and L-bolt for me is their depth more than the highs (the highs are probably just as high on the other albums). It's just that there are 5 Pearl Jam albums i'm happy to listen to from start to finish (excepting maybe supersonic), and they happen to include Lightning Bolt and Backspacer. 
