Pearl Jam - No Code

Note to local superstores: plz discount Superunknown so I can give into my urge to buy it again. This $15-16 buck crap ain't gonna cut it.

Marcy Playground: WTF? (187 new answers)

-- VegemiteGrrl (sharonjo...), March 14th, 2005.

I think the b-sides were mostly live but there was also a Vs. outtake version of "Alone" (the version on Lost Dogs is a Ten outtake).

-- miccio (anthonyisrigh...), March 14th, 2005.

if I was drinking something when I read that I would have spit it all over the screen.

Didn't "Last Kiss" go to #1?

i don't care what anyone says, 'who you are' is godawful. you'd think they'd never picked up a guitar before, and that's probably the point - this band loves to play the self-indulgent card.

Every time I find myself at Best Buy, I'm tempted to buy the last PJ album.

probably don't worry about it

'red mosquito' is great, actually

The last PJ album is actually really good, despite its terrible cover art.

"Lakini's Juice" - C or D? (297 new answers)
-- miccio (miccio), Monday, March 14, 2005 8:13 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Link

still hilarious

also even though I'm obviously a big advocate for post-megastardom Pearl Jam, I have to say that Riot Act and especially the self-titled album are pretty awful records.

'in hiding' is a good pj song as far as the more (relatively) recent stuff goes.

the ballads haven't been good since vitalogy

The last PJ album is actually really good, despite its terrible cover art.

No one was as shocked as I was. But it shouldn't have been, as they've improved with each album.

I love the first track on No Code, but it's all ruined by the second one which comes in with all the welcomness of an irritating alarm clock.

The last PJ album is actually really good, despite its terrible cover art.

Ha - I actually prefer the cover art to the actual album (which has decent enough songs, but Eddie and/or the production just fucks 'em all up).

yeah his vocal performances on that album are easily the worst of his career. beyond a couple decent singles I don't understand any of the love for s/t.

"Mankind" is the reason I once almost considered buying the Stone Gossard solo album.

:)

i don't think i've ever seen al so excited about anything ever

yeah I don't know what I was on that day.

aw come on

haha I meant the day I started this thread, not the day I considered buying a Stone Gossard album. is it good? should I?

I have no idea! I don't think I've gotten within light years of any Pearl Jam side project. All my drinking money these days gets spent on keeping up with members of Veruca Salt.

I saw a Brad music video on 120 Minutes once. It was a gentle AC piano ballad with Shawn Smith asking you to think what makes you laugh and think what makes you sing. Stone was putting some sparse wacka-chicka on it.

All I remember about the Mad Season song they'd play on the radio is jesus christ I hate Layne Stanley.

RIVER OF DECEIT

oh fuck you miccio

"the only direction to go is down"

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh

I remember a Brad song with lots of slap-bass.

haha yeah I think Stone had to get his funk jones elsewhere once Pearl Jam banished its wah wah pedal/touring with RHCP/"Dirty Frank" beginnings post-Vs..

still a great record!!

they were on an episode of Austin City Limits recently, and Eddie did "Lukin" ACOUSTIC WITH A STRING SECTION and they also played "Red Mosquito" w/ Ben Harper on slide guitar, it was like the whole thing was geared toward No Code geeks like me.

weird that probably my 2 most enthusiastic threads ever (this & Philadelphia Freeway) were revived on the same day.

"Smile" sounds great.