haha that's good
never listen to pj at home but have seen them live 3 or 4 times, they rock
so cool for that drummer kid sitting in!
― corrs unplugged, Monday, 16 May 2022 07:16 (two years ago) link
oof Ament tested positive now too, so cancelling some shows.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 19:59 (two years ago) link
I saw them back in 2000, the tour when they were releasing CDs of every show. They were good, not great, but tbf I had shitty seats.
I was working in Tower Records when Ten came out. Total classic. They've shown flashes of brilliance since then, but imho the only album that comes close as an entire album to their debut is Yield. So, on balance, one classic album, the rest good to great. Near classic?
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 20:07 (two years ago) link
so bummed about Jeffwe rolled the dice on keeping our Oakland tix vs swapping for Sacramento, which we decided not to do in the end. kinda lucky we got to see them
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 20:28 (two years ago) link
xpost also OMG jimbeaux i disagree on so many levels! Avocado, No Code, Gigaton, all qualify as legit great albums. in this TED talk I will…
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 20:31 (two years ago) link
LOL No Code is pretty solid.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 20:32 (two years ago) link
Ten isn't even in my top three lol
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 20:34 (two years ago) link
As a debut, it was smashing. In 1991-92, I played it more than I played Nevermind.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 20:35 (two years ago) link
well sure, in the absence of other pj albums i played it all the time too lol
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 21:23 (two years ago) link
vitalogy >>>>>>
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 21:24 (two years ago) link
vitalogy is great, i love all the full length songs so much but man those interlude songs still annoy the fuck out of me. HAYFOXYMOPHANDLEMAMA is still very triggering
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 21:29 (two years ago) link
It has its moments--"Better Man" and "Corduroy" are stone classics--but a lot of it is just self-indulgent wankery (literally, if you read the liner notes).
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 21:33 (two years ago) link
no way dude - besides which corduroy is the most lyrically self indulgent song on there lol (it’s great too, i agree)
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 21:41 (two years ago) link
Stupid Mop
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 21:42 (two years ago) link
― alpine static, Wednesday, 18 May 2022 21:49 (two years ago) link
Looking back at the playlist for that 2000 show, I gotta say it was incredibly good.
ReleaseCorduroyInsignificanceAnimalHail HailNothing as It SeemsRivalGiven to FlyLight YearsDo the EvolutionEven FlowIn HidingDaughterBetter ManNothingmanLeathermanGrievanceRearviewmirror
Encore:OnceBreakerfallImmortalityCrazy Mary(Victoria Williams cover)Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small TownPorchFuckin' Up(Neil Young & Crazy Horse cover)
Encore 2:Yellow Ledbetter
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 21:55 (two years ago) link
Sonic Youth opened.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 22:08 (two years ago) link
lol I saw that tour too, in Tampa FL. my first Pearl Jam show.
we got State of Love and Trust and Soldier of Love.
― Deez NFTs (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 22:36 (two years ago) link
also registered to vote at that show. so I could waste my vote on Nader months later.
i like those 00’s shows, the binaural tracks sound so great live esp Insignificance
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 18 May 2022 22:37 (two years ago) link
I'd say No Code is their best, and is an incredible record, and that Yield, Vs and Vitalogy are just behind it. Gigaton is excellent, too, and I don't think they've put out a bad or even average album, though I wasn't sold on Lightning Bolt.
― politics is about vibes and the vibes are off (stevie), Thursday, 19 May 2022 08:21 (two years ago) link
love it when they play Fuckin' Up
― corrs unplugged, Thursday, 19 May 2022 08:45 (two years ago) link
Binaural is a great album; I'm a Tchad Blake fan though so the weird flange and reverb effects on the drums are like a warm blanket to me. I'm sure some people hate it the way people hate Froom.
― akm, Thursday, 19 May 2022 12:54 (two years ago) link
I thought Binaural was their weakest album up to that point.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Thursday, 19 May 2022 13:47 (two years ago) link
i didnt take to it at first, and it was one i didnt play much for a long time, but it has held up so well, there’s really not a bad song on the whole thing, and wuite a few tracks are faves now. Thin Air is so good, and i love Sleight of Hand
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 19 May 2022 14:39 (two years ago) link
I went back and listened to the show I attended. It sounds much better than I remembered. I really did have shitty seats.
― immodesty blaise (jimbeaux), Thursday, 19 May 2022 14:41 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm7y856TES0
― MaresNest, Friday, 8 July 2022 18:50 (one year ago) link
video blocked :(
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 8 July 2022 19:00 (one year ago) link
by PEARL JAM
― Bunheads Pilot Enthusiast (morrisp), Friday, 8 July 2022 19:01 (one year ago) link
Even if you click through?
It's the first of the two Oakland gigs without Cameron.
― MaresNest, Friday, 8 July 2022 19:05 (one year ago) link
Oh, I was thrown off for a second. Like, Cameron is still out, is he OK? But now I understand.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 8 July 2022 19:16 (one year ago) link
oh well then i dont need to watch BECUZ I WUZ THERE BABY :D
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Friday, 8 July 2022 19:27 (one year ago) link
The channel does a really nice job actually, they locate multiple filmers, edit and sync them up to soundboard recordings, they're really watchable.
― MaresNest, Friday, 8 July 2022 19:29 (one year ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwOcGqP9xRI
― MaresNest, Monday, 5 September 2022 20:32 (one year ago) link
Oakland second night^
― MaresNest, Monday, 5 September 2022 20:33 (one year ago) link
oh nice, this is the show I was at.
― akm, Tuesday, 6 September 2022 13:53 (one year ago) link
The show tonight was great, honestly one of the best shows I've seen in a long time, totally celebratory, encored with "Surrender."
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 6 September 2023 04:59 (eight months ago) link
i just saw that on the setlist they posted!lucky dog
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 6 September 2023 05:10 (eight months ago) link
Lots of Eddie all over the soundtrack to the Bear, I've noticed, and great use of Animal in the final (or maybe penultimate) episode.
― honey badger drinks when he wants (stevie), Wednesday, 6 September 2023 08:05 (eight months ago) link
lol he talked about The Bear a bunch on stage. Vedder called it the best use of Pearl Jam in any show or movie he's seen. He also did a solo "Throw Your Arms Around Me," which was also in The Bear.
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 6 September 2023 12:15 (eight months ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6diDiMVEzbI
― Josh in Chicago, Wednesday, 6 September 2023 13:43 (eight months ago) link
Wonderful: https://racketmn.com/pearl-jam-rocked-this-longtime-skeptic-into-submission-last-night
― the dreaded dependent claus (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 6 September 2023 13:44 (eight months ago) link
FWIW, I was weighing whether to get the "official bootleg" of the closing show of their 2000 world tour - from what I can tell, it's the closest thing to a consensus pick for their greatest concert recording ever - and it turns out someone videotaped most of the show and synced it up to the audio of said CD:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aSY-CBVdpc
Also impressed by how dynamic the audio sounds - even though their studio releases were heavily compressed by that time, it seems like the CD's for the 2000 world tour shows were not subjected to the same brickwalling and sound all the better for it.
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 6 September 2023 22:20 (eight months ago) link
Weird. I guess Pearl Jam is okay with watching that video on YouTube but not okay with having it embedded elsewhere?
― birdistheword, Wednesday, 6 September 2023 22:21 (eight months ago) link
Yell-no Webembedder
― Sir Mick explained: (morrisp), Wednesday, 6 September 2023 22:25 (eight months ago) link
No Code (Specifically, <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aSY-CBVdpc; title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe>)
― Sir Mick explained: (morrisp), Wednesday, 6 September 2023 22:28 (eight months ago) link
(sorry, that joke didn't quite land, lol)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRWdbadgCJE
― MaresNest, Tuesday, 12 September 2023 10:52 (eight months ago) link
I really love when they cover Crown Of Thorns. The only MLB song I've ever really been able to tolerate it, and Eddie makes it a thing of substance and wonder.
― Lumpy pillows, kiss my ass. Put that in your book (stevie), Tuesday, 12 September 2023 11:16 (eight months ago) link
New single “Dark matter” out todayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fx8LprPMIUAlbum comes out April 19
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 13 February 2024 05:52 (three months ago) link