Pearl Jam - No Code

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"Lakini's Juice" - C or D? (297 new answers)

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

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

Al (sitcom), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 00:26 (nineteen years ago) link

and yeah there was a video for "Do The Evolutioin", which was a sorta-big deal at the time (only got on TRL briefly, though), broke the 6-year no-video streak.

Al (sitcom), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 00:27 (nineteen years ago) link

you guys who like the twangy acoustic stuff must love the "Down" disc of the Rearviewmirror comp, huh? I always got annoyed when they'd release songs like "Off He Goes" and "Nothing As It Seems" as singles, although some of that stuff is my favorite songs too.

Al (sitcom), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 00:34 (nineteen years ago) link

The hits defintely stopped coming after Vitalogy.

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

billstevejim, Tuesday, 15 March 2005 00:54 (nineteen years ago) link

"Last Kiss" was kind of a fluke. I mean it was a hit, but basically what happened was it was on their Xmas single one year, then some DJs picked up on it, and they decided to release it as a retail single and donate the proceeds to charity, and it shot right up the charts because of that. so I could be wrong, but I think it might have just gone to #1 on the single sales chart, like those Bright Eyes singles.

Al (sitcom), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 00:58 (nineteen years ago) link

"Last Kiss" is easily my least favorite PJ song (that I've heard). At least "Glorified G" and "W.M.A." are funny.

miccio (miccio), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 03:14 (nineteen years ago) link

I'm kind of surprised to know that Betterman was their biggest hit (mainstream rock chart), considering it wasn't even a single. I always thought that Last Kiss was their biggest hit.

buck van smack (Buck Van Smack), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 03:22 (nineteen years ago) link

"last kiss" crossed over to ac - pj's biggest hit. crossing over to ac = the story of rock for almost ten years now.

j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 15 March 2005 03:40 (nineteen years ago) link

two years pass...

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.

Charlie Howard, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 03:53 (sixteen years ago) link

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

David R., Tuesday, 24 July 2007 04:02 (sixteen years ago) link

probably don't worry about it

'red mosquito' is great, actually

Charlie Howard, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 04:14 (sixteen years ago) link

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

Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 05:02 (sixteen years ago) link

"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

Alex in Baltimore, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 05:15 (sixteen years ago) link

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.

Alex in Baltimore, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 05:17 (sixteen years ago) link

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

the ballads haven't been good since vitalogy

Charlie Howard, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 05:23 (sixteen years ago) link

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.

Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 11:30 (sixteen years ago) link

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 next grozart, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 12:20 (sixteen years ago) link

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).

David R., Tuesday, 24 July 2007 13:51 (sixteen years ago) link

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.

Alex in Baltimore, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 13:57 (sixteen years ago) link

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

:)

David R., Tuesday, 24 July 2007 14:04 (sixteen years ago) link

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

strongohulkington, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 14:34 (sixteen years ago) link

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

Alex in Baltimore, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 14:39 (sixteen years ago) link

aw come on

David R., Tuesday, 24 July 2007 14:41 (sixteen years ago) link

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

Alex in Baltimore, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 14:49 (sixteen years ago) link

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.

David R., Tuesday, 24 July 2007 15:07 (sixteen years ago) link

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.

da croupier, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 15:14 (sixteen years ago) link

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

da croupier, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 15:15 (sixteen years ago) link

RIVER OF DECEIT

oh fuck you miccio

David R., Tuesday, 24 July 2007 15:19 (sixteen years ago) link

"the only direction to go is down"

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh

David R., Tuesday, 24 July 2007 15:20 (sixteen years ago) link

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

Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 15:20 (sixteen years ago) link

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..

Alex in Baltimore, Tuesday, 24 July 2007 15:38 (sixteen years ago) link

two years pass...

still a great record!!

ian, Friday, 18 December 2009 22:22 (fourteen years ago) link

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.

some dude, Friday, 18 December 2009 22:24 (fourteen years ago) link

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

some dude, Friday, 18 December 2009 22:27 (fourteen years ago) link

one year passes...

"Smile" sounds great.

Rich Lolwry (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 18 March 2011 13:47 (thirteen years ago) link


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