― Al (sitcom), Monday, 14 March 2005 02:19 (nineteen years ago) link
Man, I'm really surprised about the Vitalogy luv, as, from what I recall, there were a few stunt tracks ("Bugs", "foxymophandlefivedollars") that perved the rest of the batch. And "Nothingman" did no damn thang for moi. But, yeah, most of it is nice.
I'm a Yield / Binaural man, myself (w/ Binaural as the better album, but Yield being my fave), & No Code is close behind. Bless you, Al.
― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 14 March 2005 02:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― Al (sitcom), Monday, 14 March 2005 02:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― Al (sitcom), Monday, 14 March 2005 02:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 14 March 2005 02:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Monday, 14 March 2005 03:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― marc h., Monday, 14 March 2005 03:29 (nineteen years ago) link
Riot Act is great, but I think the problem with the last couple of albums has been that they're getting into Grateful Dead territory where the live shows surpass the album in terms of importance, and the album is just there to mark the beginning of a new tour. It's in their live shows that the new songs come into their own, and on the album they sound like it's just bare bones. "You Are" is a great song, but the album version pales in comparison to how it sounds live. Then again, maybe it's just that I've become a Deadhead. *weeps*
― VegemiteGrrl (VegemiteGrrl), Monday, 14 March 2005 06:41 (nineteen years ago) link
― Al (sitcom), Monday, 14 March 2005 08:32 (nineteen years ago) link
OTM Vegemite Grrl. I'm far from a fan, but I've seen'em live the last couple of tours. They're one of few acts who draw inspiration by their opening acts; when Sleater Kinney and Sonic Youth opened for them on the last couple of tours PJ were incredible.
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Monday, 14 March 2005 14:50 (nineteen years ago) link
― Al (sitcom), Monday, 14 March 2005 15:07 (nineteen years ago) link
I think Binaural is their most underrated album - not a real dud track in the lot.
― Simon H. (Simon H.), Monday, 14 March 2005 15:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Monday, 14 March 2005 15:16 (nineteen years ago) link
I remember selling Bi... back as soon as I heard a live record that had most of the songs on it and thinking "wow, maybe I'll just buy the live records as they come out, the songs sound better than on the studio records."
― Raymond Cummings (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 14 March 2005 16:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― stevie (stevie), Monday, 14 March 2005 16:19 (nineteen years ago) link
BRING ON THE DOPEY ONE-LINERS HATERS
― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 14 March 2005 16:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― Al (sitcom), Monday, 14 March 2005 16:29 (nineteen years ago) link
I'm tempted to say part of the problem w/ Vs. is the sequencing. Starting w/ "Go", and THEN following w/ "Animal", it's a bit too much. And then jupming from GET OUT OF MY FUCKING FACE to "Indifference" ... meh. Still have a soft spot for "Rats", though, which quotes Michael Jackson's "Ben", doesn't it? Oh, Edward - so pointed, your social commentary.
GOT A GUNFACT I GOT TWOTHAT'S OK MANCAUSE I LOVE GODGLORIFIED VERSION OF A PELLET GUNFEEL SO MANLYWHEN AAAAAAAAAAAAARMED
― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 14 March 2005 16:51 (nineteen years ago) link
"Sometimes": wow, it's been awhile since I've been this up close and personal with the veddster.
"Hail Hail": wow, we produce the fuck out of rock these days. we also don't sound this incomprehensible.
― miccio (miccio), Monday, 14 March 2005 16:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― Al (sitcom), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:02 (nineteen years ago) link
― Al (sitcom), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:03 (nineteen years ago) link
"Who We Are": I haven't heard this track since it came out ("Smile" and "Hail, Hail" were the radio picks, really). Al was fuckin' right about the drums. WTF. this is so hippie.
― miccio (miccio), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:05 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:07 (nineteen years ago) link
― Al (sitcom), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:11 (nineteen years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:13 (nineteen years ago) link
(xp I am totally smelling what teh nick is cooking)
― Al (sitcom), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:13 (nineteen years ago) link
― Al (sitcom), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:17 (nineteen years ago) link
Yes, "Higher" by Creed. Mushmouth liberal slack just isn't as amusing on the radio as the anthem of the jesus donkey (neener neener neer).
"Off He Goes": pleasant alt-country, can't focus on the lyrics on first listen but I like it.
(x-post Vitalogy was the one people bought and No Code gave them no reason to bother again - see Monster and New Adventures)
― miccio (miccio), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:18 (nineteen years ago) link
"Had It": low-mic'd little rocker. i'd have to be a fan to care.
― miccio (miccio), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:25 (nineteen years ago) link
seriously, if I don't focus really hard he might as well be the male Liz Fraser on some of this shit.
― miccio (miccio), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:29 (nineteen years ago) link
"Present Tense": downtempo LIVE IN THE NOW. oh man. a nation of children were waiting for something to believe, and Vedder's going hominahominahominahomina. no wonder Fuck The Bitch and Jesus Saves won big.
― miccio (miccio), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― Al (sitcom), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:30 (nineteen years ago) link
xpost - that makes sense. harvest moon got ac AND some country radio, even at alt's height those are bigger ponds (and older audiences that don't mind older artists/wonder who the fuck neil young is).
― j blount (papa la bas), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― Al (sitcom), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:32 (nineteen years ago) link
Jeremy was a top ten pop hit.
― miccio (miccio), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:33 (nineteen years ago) link
― miccio (miccio), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:35 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Monday, 14 March 2005 17:36 (nineteen years ago) link