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Re: What was the best tour?

Wed September 28, 2016 6:02 pm

In general, I don't think there's ever been a time in PJ's career where the largest segment of their fanbase hasn't thought their newest stuff was their worst stuff. God bless 'em for soldiering on....

Re: What was the best tour?

Wed September 28, 2016 6:18 pm

Kevin Davis wrote:In general, I don't think there's ever been a time in PJ's career where the largest segment of their fanbase hasn't thought their newest stuff was their worst stuff. God bless 'em for soldiering on....

Honestly, i dont think this is the case. RM isn't a huge indicator of the Jamily.

Re: What was the best tour?

Wed September 28, 2016 9:55 pm

Maybe not, but I've always gotten that impression, even -- sometimes especially -- outside of the internet message board sect.

Re: What was the best tour?

Thu September 29, 2016 12:26 am

tragabigzanda wrote:Yea, I was on a very serious Dischord/K Records/Kill Rock Stars kick by that point, and regarded Pearl Jam's political leanings to be pretty tame and boring. I was convinced Fugazi was the most earnest band in the world, and Pearl Jam were just posers.


They are posers.

Just look at how much they bitched and moaned about how great vinyl is for years and years, yet their vinyl releases are notorious for their poor quality, and when asked about it they are totally clueless.

Of course, that doesn't stop the fanbase from blowing wads of cash on them like crack.

Re: What was the best tour?

Thu September 29, 2016 2:21 am

they showed they were posers the second that Target commercial aired.

Re: What was the best tour?

Thu September 29, 2016 9:37 am

Kevin Davis wrote:In general, I don't think there's ever been a time in PJ's career where the largest segment of their fanbase hasn't thought their newest stuff was their worst stuff. God bless 'em for soldiering on....

Yield was the exception. Great thought.

Re: What was the best tour?

Thu September 29, 2016 10:19 am

My experience has been that most people prefer LB to Backspacer

Re: What was the best tour?

Thu September 29, 2016 10:48 am

Bi_3 wrote:My experience has been that most people prefer LB to Backspacer

Hell no.

Re: What was the best tour?

Thu September 29, 2016 12:51 pm

Personally:

LB is better than Backspacer, Backspacer is better than S/T, S/T is better than Riot Act, Riot Act is better than Binaural, Yield is better than No Code, Vitalogy is better than Vs.

There's rarely been a time when I thought their latest release was their worst. Happened with Vs because it followed Ten, No Code which followed Vitalogy and Binaural which followed Yield. Every other release was better than it's predecessor.

Then again, very few here would concur with my current album rankings: 1) Vitalogy, 2) Ten, 3) Vs, 4) Yield/LB, 6) Backspacer, 7) S/T, 8) No Code, 9) Riot Act, 10) Binaural.

Re: What was the best tour?

Thu September 29, 2016 12:54 pm

For the best tour, it's a toss up between 92 and 94. Nothing can match early 90s Pearl Jam.

Re: What was the best tour?

Thu September 29, 2016 1:00 pm

LetMeSleep wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:My experience has been that most people prefer LB to Backspacer

Hell no.

I agree with BI.

Re: What was the best tour?

Thu September 29, 2016 2:21 pm

Release_Me wrote:Then again, very few here would concur with my current album rankings: 1) Vitalogy, 2) Ten, 3) Vs, 4) Yield/LB, 6) Backspacer, 7) S/T, 8) No Code, 9) Riot Act, 10) Binaural.


Go home RM, you're drunk.

Re: What was the best tour?

Thu September 29, 2016 6:11 pm

Bi_3 wrote:
Release_Me wrote:Then again, very few here would concur with my current album rankings: 1) Vitalogy, 2) Ten, 3) Vs, 4) Yield/LB, 6) Backspacer, 7) S/T, 8) No Code, 9) Riot Act, 10) Binaural.


Go home RM, you're drunk.


I thought for a very long time that most here who actually prefer No Code, Binaural and Riot Act to the other albums were perpetually drunk. :haha:

On a side note, I don't drink. These rankings pretty much reflect my enjoyment of each album. The bottom three I simply don't enjoy as much as the others. The first three are on a different level altogether,

Re: What was the best tour?

Fri September 30, 2016 2:31 am

LetMeSleep wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:My experience has been that most people prefer LB to Backspacer

Hell no.

that seems to be the consensus on reddit and the official board.

Re: What was the best tour?

Fri September 30, 2016 3:57 am

WtOB? wrote:
LetMeSleep wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:My experience has been that most people prefer LB to Backspacer

Hell no.

that seems to be the consensus on reddit and the official board.


I'd take LB over Backspacer any day.

Re: What was the best tour?

Fri September 30, 2016 4:54 am

Fuzzcharger wrote:
WtOB? wrote:
LetMeSleep wrote:
Bi_3 wrote:My experience has been that most people prefer LB to Backspacer

Hell no.

that seems to be the consensus on reddit and the official board.


I'd take LB over Backspacer any day.

I refuse to give the issue any consideration.

Re: What was the best tour?

Fri September 30, 2016 12:40 pm

LB is significantly better than Backspacer.

Re: What was the best tour?

Fri September 30, 2016 3:42 pm

I like "LB" so much less than "Backspacer." It's really the first PJ album I have just had zero personal engagement with.

Re: What was the best tour?

Fri September 30, 2016 3:44 pm

They both suck, though I have waaaay more respect for Backspacer as an experiment/change of pace, with artwork that actually supported the music. Though I suppose that if one wanted to make artwork conveyed feelings of boredom, safety, and predictability, then Don Pendleton nailed it.

Re: What was the best tour?

Fri September 30, 2016 3:45 pm

(I will concede that I quote enjoyed the various video promo clips the band released for LB).
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