pearl jam

tribesman44 · 25-04-2009 3:00pm #1

anyone else into pearl jam here? been into them from the beginning and i celebrate their whole catalog. eddie's solo into the wild soundtrack was brilliant too. just wanted to see if anyone else out there is a huge fan. supposedly working on their new album now...its been 3 years...way overdue. cant wait to see what they put out this time. one of the things i love about pearl jam is their ability to be diverse and change with the times. ive seen them about 10 times in concert and you cannot beat it for the money and amount of songs they play.

Notorious · 25-04-2009 6:46pm

I've only really gotten into Pearl Jam in the last few months. I've always heard their popular songs, but never gave them a proper listen. Got Ten around December and I think its an excellent piece of work; Jeremy and Even Flow being my favourite tracks. I've got Vitalogy too, but it hasn't gotten a proper listen yet. Any other albums you'd like to recommend me?

deisedude · 25-04-2009 8:48pm

Notorious wrote: »

I've only really gotten into Pearl Jam in the last few months. I've always heard their popular songs, but never gave them a proper listen. Got Ten around December and I think its an excellent piece of work; Jeremy and Even Flow being my favourite tracks. I've got Vitalogy too, but it hasn't gotten a proper listen yet. Any other albums you'd like to recommend me?

I'd recommend "Live on two legs". Brilliant live album

jefreywithonef · 26-04-2009 12:45am

If you like Ten chances are you'll also like Vs. No Code is another brilliant album. It's a bit different from the previous albums but well worth picking up. Yield is also pretty good. The two subsequent albums, although containing a few class songs, don't really leave me with much of an urge to play them (although in saying that, I haven't been playing any Pearl Jam lately). The eponymous album rocks; really, really like that one. Anyone have Lost Dogs? Some absolute treats to be found there - Fatal, Hard To Imagine, Footsteps, Yellow LedBetter, Footsteps and quite a few others.

funktastic · 26-04-2009 2:34am

Ten into VS is a great transition,very raw album.

tribesman44 · 26-04-2009 9:27am

Notorious wrote: »

I've only really gotten into Pearl Jam in the last few months. I've always heard their popular songs, but never gave them a proper listen. Got Ten around December and I think its an excellent piece of work; Jeremy and Even Flow being my favourite tracks. I've got Vitalogy too, but it hasn't gotten a proper listen yet. Any other albums you'd like to recommend me?

i am a die hard pearl jam fan, so im really into No Code and Yield. you cant beat Ten, Vs. and Vitalogy, but these 2 seem to fit what pearl jam is all about. you get a sense they finally found themselves with No Code and Yield. perfect mixture of upbeat songs, thrashers and lovely ballads. vitalogy SCREAMS out grunge to me though. i think its their darkest album. Ten and Vs. are just unreal and i think everyone loves those 2 albums. give it time and you will soon get into all their stuff. you just need to realize pearl jam loves to change with the times and experiment. thats why i believe they are one of the best bands out there. all great bands are diverse.

tribesman44 · 26-04-2009 9:29am

deisedude wrote: »

I'd recommend "Live on two legs". Brilliant live album

live on two legs is an excellent live album. the awesome thing about pearl jam, is since 2000 they have been releasing live albums of every single concert they perform. its awesome seeing them live and then being able to buy that same album to relive your experience.

tribesman44 · 26-04-2009 9:34am

Monzo wrote: »

If you like Ten chances are you'll also like Vs. No Code is another brilliant album. It's a bit different from the previous albums but well worth picking up. Yield is also pretty good. The two subsequent albums, although containing a few class songs, don't really leave me with much of an urge to play them (although in saying that, I haven't been playing any Pearl Jam lately). The eponymous album rocks; really, really like that one. Anyone have Lost Dogs? Some absolute treats to be found there - Fatal, Hard To Imagine, Footsteps, Yellow LedBetter, Footsteps and quite a few others.

i agree with you about binaural and riot act. although they are still good albums, they just dont compare with the rest. they both do have some very solid songs on them though. i think this time era was pearl jam's time to be experimental. they dont need to impress anyone since they will always have their base of diehard fans. their self titled album blew me away...it was like going back to the angst of ten and vs. i actually think that its heavier than ten and vs. their motivation for that album was the war in iraq....anger makes excellent songs. i also have lost dogs...great album. funny how some of those songs never made it on the albums. my only idea is that they dont really fit on certain albums. do you know about the mammason trilogy? if you play alive, once and footsteps in order its a trilogy. alive is about the kid finding out about his father and his mom molesting him. once is about him losing control and killing people. and footsteps is about him being on death row.

jefreywithonef · 26-04-2009 6:47pm

I think I read somewhere that they made some of their poppier songs b-sides to avoid getting them onto the charts, or something to that extent.

Yeah I know about the trilogy, they're three great songs anyway regardless of the link.

Any word on the release date of the new album?

tony1kenobi · 26-04-2009 10:01pm

Pearl Jam are just the best band in the world. Nothing really needs to be added to that.

SwirlsAllAround · 26-04-2009 10:16pm

Notorious wrote: »

Any other albums you'd like to recommend me?

If you really like Ten, I'd recommend you go through all the albums, in order. Have a good listen to all of them.

Listening to them in order allows you to really appreciate the evolution.
And as others have already said you're bound to really like the second album, Vs. Another really great album. Enjoy.

tony1kenobi · 27-04-2009 12:54am

SwirlsAllAround wrote: »

to them in order allows you to really appreciate the evolution.

Dow du dow da dun da Dow du dow da dun da.....it's evolution ba- beeeeeeey....repeat till pogo.

tribesman44 · 27-04-2009 1:35pm

Monzo wrote: »

I think I read somewhere that they made some of their poppier songs b-sides to avoid getting them onto the charts, or something to that extent.

Yeah I know about the trilogy, they're three great songs anyway regardless of the link.

Any word on the release date of the new album?

no clue. typical pearl jam fashion it will be pushed back like a year, lol. par for the course for them. they have been in the studio for a few months already though and are now on their own label. so could be much quicker release than in the past. did you get the remastered version of TEN yet? my bro sent me it, but i still havent listened to it. the version of brother with lyrics ive heard though...good stuff

tribesman44 · 27-04-2009 1:36pm

tony1kenobi wrote: »

Dow du dow da dun da Dow du dow da dun da.....it's evolution ba- beeeeeeey....repeat till pogo.

im the first mammal to wear pants YEAAAAAAA

hada · 27-04-2009 4:00pm

saw them live at Lolla in Chicago summer before last - it was only their second gig that year, and by god were they tight.

They do say a bands greatness is measured by how well they stack up live, well I'd have to admit that pj simply are one of the most fantastic bands of the last 20 odd years in live performance terms.

tribesman44 · 27-04-2009 4:16pm

hada wrote: »

saw them live at Lolla in Chicago summer before last - it was only their second gig that year, and by god were they tight.

They do say a bands greatness is measured by how well they stack up live, well I'd have to admit that pj simply are one of the most fantastic bands of the last 20 odd years in live performance terms.

agree 100%. i saw them in philadelphia in 2005 when they only did a short tour of the NE of america. they did a rarity night of songs...UNREAL. only true pearl jam fans would appreciate the fact that they did "around the bend" "wash" "in my tree" and "hard to imagine". it was one of the best shows ive ever seen.

i love how eddie drinks a bottle of wine up on stage. their synergy up on stage is unrivaled. i think travis is up there with pearl jam for amazing live shows. saw them at the festival in kilkee, co. clare last summer. UNREAL. fran healy said it was the loudest concert they ever played

aidan24326 · 27-04-2009 4:33pm

tribesman44 wrote: »

agree 100%. i saw them in philadelphia in 2005 when they only did a short tour of the NE of america. they did a rarity night of songs...UNREAL. only true pearl jam fans would appreciate the fact that they did "around the bend" "wash" "in my tree" and "hard to imagine". it was one of the best shows ive ever seen.

i love how eddie drinks a bottle of wine up on stage. their synergy up on stage is unrivaled. i think travis is up there with pearl jam for amazing live shows. saw them at the festival in kilkee, co. clare last summer. UNREAL. fran healy said it was the loudest concert they ever played

Pearl Jam are fantastic live but you do them no favours by comparison with those Scottish peddlers of blandness.

tribesman44 · 27-04-2009 5:01pm

aidan24326 wrote: »

Pearl Jam are fantastic live but you do them no favours by comparison with those Scottish peddlers of blandness.

lol, watch it there. they are one of my favorite bands!

SwirlsAllAround · 27-04-2009 8:55pm

tony1kenobi wrote: »

Dow du dow da dun da Dow du dow da dun da.....it's evolution ba- beeeeeeey....repeat till pogo.

Very clever....the pun wasn't intentional though (I'm not that clever):).

aidan24326 · 27-04-2009 10:13pm

tribesman44 wrote: »

lol, watch it there. they are one of my favorite bands!

Fair enough! I liked some of their stuff myself once upon a time, even bought one of their albums (The Man Who) but I didn't like the stuff they released in the last few years, thought it was a bit bland/boring.

tribesman44 · 28-04-2009 12:42pm

aidan24326 wrote: »

Fair enough! I liked some of their stuff myself once upon a time, even bought one of their albums (The Man Who) but I didn't like the stuff they released in the last few years, thought it was a bit bland/boring.

their last album Ode to J. Smith is pretty good. back to the electric guitar like in good feeling. but to each their own...you either love em or hate em.

anyone going to see kasabian in cork? psyched for that show. want to do ****** too, but budget is kind of tight. any other good shows coming to marlay park this year? i saw metallica is playing. saw muse/glasvegas/kasabian there last summer...brilliant show and brilliant venue

tribesman44 · 28-04-2009 12:56pm

anyone in here from around galway? NE...out around glenamaddy

aidan24326 · 28-04-2009 6:00pm

tribesman44 wrote: »

anyone in here from around galway? NE...out around glenamaddy

I am from Galway, not a million miles from yourself.

Dudess · 28-04-2009 6:17pm

Moved from Alternative & Indie.

SwirlsAllAround · 28-04-2009 8:56pm

tribesman44 wrote: »

anyone in here from around galway? NE...out around glenamaddy

Are you thinking of starting a Pearl Jam tribute band or fan club in the Galway area?

tribesman44 · 28-04-2009 10:08pm

aidan24326 wrote: »

I am from Galway, not a million miles from yourself.

nice one...what part?

tribesman44 · 28-04-2009 10:12pm

SwirlsAllAround wrote: »

Are you thinking of starting a Pearl Jam tribute band or fan club in the Galway area?

would love to start a tribute band! just thought it would be cool to go out and grab some pints with fellow pearl jam fans. just heard from my brother in texas, that pearl jam is headlining Austin City Limits festival. highly jealous over that.

jenizzle · 29-04-2009 4:46pm

Monzo wrote: »

Any word on the release date of the new album?

Autumn some time - after the 4 Euro shows, there'll be an album release, then another Euro tour! Love it!!

tribesman44 · 29-04-2009 5:01pm

jenizzle wrote: »

Autumn some time - after the 4 Euro shows, there'll be an album release, then another Euro tour! Love it!!

NICE! autumn release....my fav time of the year next to spring. vs. came out in autumn...hopefully its on par with that.

being american, i cannot wait to see pearl jam live in europe. the fans seem even more passionate over here. do they ever play anywhere else in ireland besides the point in dublin?

Creature · 29-04-2009 5:07pm

They played in Cork before, think it was the supporting No Code tour. They also played Slane way back in 1992 if I'm right. I'd say we're unlikely to get anything other than a single Dublin date in future.

jenizzle · 29-04-2009 5:13pm

tribesman44 wrote: »

NICE! autumn release....my fav time of the year next to spring. vs. came out in autumn...hopefully its on par with that.

being american, i cannot wait to see pearl jam live in europe. the fans seem even more passionate over here. do they ever play anywhere else in ireland besides the point in dublin?

I've seen them in both Europe and US. I enjoyed the experience of being able to walk in 3 mins before they walk on stage, but it's nothing compared to the dancing you get to do at GA shows!

dimejinky99 · 29-04-2009 5:21pm

this is for the guy saying he liked eddie drinking the wine

took it in Glasgow

New Pj album in September, thats from Stone Gossards mouth so fingers crossed..

Theyve played Slane in 93, Cork&Dublin in 96(got to meet Eddie that time:), Dublin 2000, Dublin 2006 so theyre due back and they are coming back for a full scale european tour this autumn after these 4 quick dates..all of which i'm going to..seen em 21 times all round Europe & the US...best live band ever..
i'd go..
No Code, Lost Dogs(you HAFTA own this..pure magic!) Yield, Vitalogy, Binaural, Vs, Riot Act, Ten...

all the live stuffs amazing but Live on two Legs is a good representation of them at that stage (1998)

Get Live at Benaryoa Hall for a FULL acoustic show. Classic stuff on there

here's me photos from Glasgow 2000
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bugsfotos/sets/72057594086649154/
where i got this

Best band ever!!!

tribesman44 · 29-04-2009 6:09pm

Creature wrote: »

They played in Cork before, think it was the supporting No Code tour. They also played Slane way back in 1992 if I'm right. I'd say we're unlikely to get anything other than a single Dublin date in future.

sucks about just 1 dublin show. i saw they are playing london and manchester in august....def would be up for them

tribesman44 · 29-04-2009 6:36pm

dimejinky99 wrote: »

this is for the guy saying he liked eddie drinking the wine took it in Glasgow

New Pj album in September, thats from Stone Gossards mouth so fingers crossed..

Theyve played Slane in 93, Cork&Dublin in 96(got to meet Eddie that time:), Dublin 2000, Dublin 2006 so theyre due back and they are coming back for a full scale european tour this autumn after these 4 quick dates..all of which i'm going to..seen em 21 times all round Europe & the US...best live band ever..
i'd go..
No Code, Lost Dogs(you HAFTA own this..pure magic!) Yield, Vitalogy, Binaural, Vs, Riot Act, Ten...

all the live stuffs amazing but Live on two Legs is a good representation of them at that stage (1998)

Get Live at Benaryoa Hall for a FULL acoustic show. Classic stuff on there

here's me photos from Glasgow 2000
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bugsfotos/sets/72057594086649154/
where i got this

Best band ever!!!

couldnt agree more about lost dogs. great b sides record....shows the funner side of pearl jam. yield and no code are my top 2 fav albums as well. it just shows off perfectly what pearl jam are in my opinion. i have to get my parents to scan my picture in entertainment weekly a few years back. i was pictured in a diary of a pearl jam fan article. was pissed out of my mind with a bottle of wine and these people asked to take my picture. i spotted it in the magazine about 3 months later. hilarious stuff. the magazine is still back home with my parents in america.

awesome pics and im jealous over the guitar pick, lol. benaroya hall is a great cd. also, their touring band 2000 dvd, live at the garden and imagin in corrice (not sure of spelling) are fantastic live dvds

ive been listening to given to fly a lot lately. i came up with a great meaning for the song. it sounds to me like a guy is on death row and hes been sentenced to death. death being electric chair. the chorus and how the guitar riff is played, reminds me of an electric shock/burst. way out crazy idea, i know. but pearl jam loves everyone to come up with their own meaning. give it a listen and let me know what you think

dimejinky99 · 29-04-2009 7:15pm

Their best dvd is single video theory..it's skimpy but it's brilliant...he explained given to fly a few times as a guy in an asylum who gets out&you know the rest of the story..so your not far off

tribesman44 · 29-04-2009 7:24pm

dimejinky99 wrote: »

Their best dvd is single video theory..it's skimpy but it's brilliant...he explained given to fly a few times as a guy in an asylum who gets out&you know the rest of the story..so your not far off

never saw that, but heard its awesome. live in showbox is supposed to be good too.

always got the feel in the beginning of the song, a guy was escaping from a mental institute. a wave came crashing like a fist to the jawwwwwww....delivered him wings, hey look at me nowwww!!!! love that song!

Mushy · 29-04-2009 8:23pm

DimeJinky99, how do you know they touring in Autumn? Gonna be expensive time of year for me then, with Progressive Nation too:D

dimejinky99 · 29-04-2009 8:29pm

It's listed on the O2 London venue website, but theyve said in interviews theyll be back to Europe this year & America too..no touring next year cos one of the band is having a baby.

tribesman44 · 29-04-2009 9:24pm

www.pearljam.com has the info on the 4 tour dates in august.

Neo# · 30-04-2009 5:02pm

How hard is it to get tickets? Would I be better off joining the 10 club for $25?

tribesman44 · 30-04-2009 5:25pm

Neo# wrote: »

How hard is it to get tickets? Would I be better off joining the 10 club for $25?

i wouldnt bother joining the ten club to get tix. it goes by how long people have been a member. the people who have been a member the longest get first shot at tix and its only a certain number set to go to ten club members. im not sure how big it is in europe, but in america, people have been members since like 1991 and if you join now you have like no shot at pit tix or anything. although, its still cool to join and get the xmas single and newsletters

ive been to about 10 of their shows and im not a ten club member. for me, its only worth it if i can get in the pit. floor seating tends to suck because you cant see very well. if im not in the pit, id rather be up in the stands for a better vantage point. but thats just my opinion

munyshaker · 30-04-2009 10:51pm

tribesman44 wrote: »

www.pearljam.com has the info on the 4 tour dates in august.

thanks for link
love them ten has to be one the best albums ever
scuzz is playing jeremy alot

tony1kenobi · 30-04-2009 11:57pm

tribesman44 wrote: »

always got the feel in the beginning of the song, a guy was escaping from a mental institute. a wave came crashing like a fist to the jawwwwwww....delivered him wings, hey look at me nowwww!!!! love that song!

Pearl Jam are the best band ever right.....but Given To Fly is the exact same as Going To California by Led Zep......

tribesman44 · 01-05-2009 12:15am

tony1kenobi wrote: »

Pearl Jam are the best band ever right.....but Given To Fly is the exact same as Going To California by Led Zep......

i think the beatles are the best band ever. pearl jam is MY favorite band. everyone is influenced by someone.....never heard the similarity though

Jip · 01-05-2009 10:07am

Nah, going to California is a nice and mellow song, Given to Fly is much more angrier with slow and fast bits. Don't see the similarity myself either.

tribesman44 · 01-05-2009 12:43pm

Jip wrote: »

Nah, going to California is a nice and mellow song, Given to Fly is much more angrier with slow and fast bits. Don't see the similarity myself either.

i agree. slow then buildup to explosive chorus! :eek:

redmosquito · 01-05-2009 12:54pm

Jip wrote: »

Nah, going to California is a nice and mellow song, Given to Fly is much more angrier with slow and fast bits. Don't see the similarity myself either.

There are definately similarities there, even the band realise that. Thats why they had a bit of fun with Robert Plant when they played together in 2005, PJ played given to fly and that was immediately followed be going to california!

tribesman44 · 01-05-2009 1:01pm

redmosquito wrote: »

There are definately similarities there, even the band realise that. Thats why they had a bit of fun with Robert Plant when they played together in 2005, PJ played given to fly and that was immediately followed be going to california!

that show was in chicago right? red mosquito = one of my fav pearl jam songs. just had no code on today...brilliant

jenizzle · 01-05-2009 1:57pm

tribesman44 wrote: »

i wouldnt bother joining the ten club to get tix. it goes by how long people have been a member. the people who have been a member the longest get first shot at tix and its only a certain number set to go to ten club members. im not sure how big it is in europe, but in america, people have been members since like 1991 and if you join now you have like no shot at pit tix or anything. although, its still cool to join and get the xmas single and newsletters

ive been to about 10 of their shows and im not a ten club member. for me, its only worth it if i can get in the pit. floor seating tends to suck because you cant see very well. if im not in the pit, id rather be up in the stands for a better vantage point. but thats just my opinion

It only goes on seniority in the States mostly. I joined in '06 and got pretty good seats in MSG! I find the 10c membership very useful for the European shows as it gives the chance to get tix in a presale, and saves relying on Ticketmaster. Also, you get early entry - so I've been front row quite a few times

I have "Given to Fly" tattooed on my shoulder in Ed's handwriting from the Yield booklet - needless to say I kinda like the song and it beats getting a stickman tattoo

tribesman44 · 01-05-2009 2:16pm

jenizzle wrote: »

It only goes on seniority in the States mostly. I joined in '06 and got pretty good seats in MSG! I find the 10c membership very useful for the European shows as it gives the chance to get tix in a presale, and saves relying on Ticketmaster. Also, you get early entry - so I've been front row quite a few times

I have "Given to Fly" tattooed on my shoulder in Ed's handwriting from the Yield booklet - needless to say I kinda like the song and it beats getting a stickman tattoo

i might have to join then since im not living in ireland

i cant wait to see them over here. concerts/festivals here have a totally different atmosphere....and better beer!

yea, stickman tattoo's have been killed. the green disease skull would be a cool one to get. a yield sign too, hahahaha. i got my first tattoo about 6 months ago...i want like 10 more now, haha

thebigcheese22 · 01-05-2009 3:37pm

Anyone here going to the gig in London?? If so I'll see ya there!!

pearl jam

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