S/T, Backspacer, Lightning Bolt & Gigaton - rank the songs

[bodysnatcher]

Would love to see the individual band members do this quiz

[Monkey_Driven]

Johnny Guitar (Backspacer, 2009)
Force of Nature (Backspacer, 2009)
Parachutes (Avocado, 2006)
The Fixer (Backspacer, 2009)
Pendulum (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Life Wasted (Avocado, 2006)
Unemployable (Avocado, 2006)
My Father's Son (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Severed Hand (Avocado, 2006)
Big Wave (Avocado, 2006)
Sleeping By Myself (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Just Breathe (Backspacer, 2009)
Marker In The Sand (Avocado, 2006)
Infallible (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Army Reserve (Avocado, 2006)
Come Back (Avocado, 2006)
Lightning Bolt (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Speed of Sound (Backspacer, 2009)
Getaway (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Sirens (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Comatose (Avocado, 2006)
Got Some (Backspacer, 2009)
The End (Backspacer, 2009)
Yellow Moon (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Supersonic (Backspacer, 2009)
Swallowed Whole (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Mind Your Manners (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Unthought Known (Backspacer, 2009)
Gone (Avocado, 2006)
World Wide Suicide (Avocado, 2006)
Wasted Reprise (Avocado, 2006)
Gonna See My Friend (Backspacer, 2009)
Inside Job (Avocado, 2006)
Let The Records Play (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Amongst The Waves (Backspacer, 2009)
Future Days (Lightning Bolt, 2013)

[coptheriotact]

This ranker was fun to use, the fact that this new album's tracks will probably only blend in the middle of these tracks a bit concerning.


Severed Hand (Avocado, 2006)
Unemployable (Avocado, 2006)
Parachutes (Avocado, 2006)
Life Wasted (Avocado, 2006)
World Wide Suicide (Avocado, 2006)
Marker In The Sand (Avocado, 2006)
Army Reserve (Avocado, 2006)
Come Back (Avocado, 2006)
Mind Your Manners (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Johnny Guitar (Backspacer, 2009)
Big Wave (Avocado, 2006)
My Father's Son (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Swallowed Whole (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Yellow Moon (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Got Some (Backspacer, 2009)
Gonna See My Friend (Backspacer, 2009)
Speed of Sound (Backspacer, 2009)
Getaway (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Pendulum (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Infallible (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
The Fixer (Backspacer, 2009)
Force of Nature (Backspacer, 2009)
Gone (Avocado, 2006)
Inside Job (Avocado, 2006)
Sleeping By Myself (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Amongst The Waves (Backspacer, 2009)
Unthought Known (Backspacer, 2009)
Comatose (Avocado, 2006)
Just Breathe (Backspacer, 2009)
Supersonic (Backspacer, 2009)
Lightning Bolt (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
The End (Backspacer, 2009)
Sirens (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Let The Records Play (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Future Days (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Wasted Reprise (Avocado, 2006)

[Anders]

I ordered Backspacer and Lightning Bolt on vinyl yesterday. Had the other studio albums and Lost Dogs from before, plus a bunch of singles (mostly holiiday). Felt it was about time to complete the collection before Gigaton.

*Already own all the albums on CD of course, and have them downloaded to my phone and pc, and sometimes I still use Spotify.

[PHATJ]

Army Reserve (Avocado, 2006)
Amongst The Waves (Backspacer, 2009)
Marker In The Sand (Avocado, 2006)
Unemployable (Avocado, 2006)
Come Back (Avocado, 2006)
Parachutes (Avocado, 2006)
Lightning Bolt (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Gone (Avocado, 2006)
Pendulum (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Infallible (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Severed Hand (Avocado, 2006)
Speed of Sound (Backspacer, 2009)
Johnny Guitar (Backspacer, 2009)
Big Wave (Avocado, 2006)
Force of Nature (Backspacer, 2009)
Life Wasted (Avocado, 2006)
Yellow Moon (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Mind Your Manners (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Comatose (Avocado, 2006)
Inside Job (Avocado, 2006)
Sirens (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
World Wide Suicide (Avocado, 2006)
My Father's Son (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
The Fixer (Backspacer, 2009)
Let The Records Play (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Supersonic (Backspacer, 2009)
The End (Backspacer, 2009)
Wasted Reprise (Avocado, 2006)
Future Days (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Got Some (Backspacer, 2009)
Getaway (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Unthought Known (Backspacer, 2009)
Just Breathe (Backspacer, 2009)
Swallowed Whole (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Sleeping By Myself (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Gonna See My Friend (Backspacer, 2009)

[Anders]

That's a great list PHATJ.

[stip]

Using ABNorm's amazing ranker:

If those top 11 songs were one album it would rank ahead of everything except Ten and Vitalogy. I really love my favorite songs on each of these albums. And very few songs I dislike Just a lot of mid range material - more than their best album.

World Wide Suicide (Avocado, 2006)
Mind Your Manners (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Life Wasted (Avocado, 2006)
Force of Nature (Backspacer, 2009)
Comatose (Avocado, 2006)
The Fixer (Backspacer, 2009)
Lightning Bolt (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Parachutes (Avocado, 2006)
Gonna See My Friend (Backspacer, 2009)
Yellow Moon (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Sleeping By Myself (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Come Back (Avocado, 2006)
Got Some (Backspacer, 2009)
Pendulum (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Severed Hand (Avocado, 2006)
Just Breathe (Backspacer, 2009)
Sirens (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Infallible (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Gone (Avocado, 2006)
The End (Backspacer, 2009)
Future Days (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Unthought Known (Backspacer, 2009)
Johnny Guitar (Backspacer, 2009)
Amongst The Waves (Backspacer, 2009)
Swallowed Whole (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Let The Records Play (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Marker In The Sand (Avocado, 2006)
Wasted Reprise (Avocado, 2006)
Speed of Sound (Backspacer, 2009)
Army Reserve (Avocado, 2006)
Getaway (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Inside Job (Avocado, 2006)
Unemployable (Avocado, 2006)
My Father's Son (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Big Wave (Avocado, 2006)
Supersonic (Backspacer, 2009

[JuanHamm]

I'll never understand your love for WWS, stip. It's my least favorite pearl jam song. I'd rather listen to stupid mop.

[darth_vedder]

why are y'all putting the name and year next to the songs?

[Anders]

why are y'all putting the name and year next to the songs?

It's when they use the automatic ranker.

[Jorge]

Sounds about right:

Parachutes (Avocado, 2006)
Unemployable (Avocado, 2006)
Swallowed Whole (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Johnny Guitar (Backspacer, 2009)
Comatose (Avocado, 2006)
My Father's Son (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Severed Hand (Avocado, 2006)
World Wide Suicide (Avocado, 2006)
Sleeping By Myself (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Force of Nature (Backspacer, 2009)
Speed of Sound (Backspacer, 2009)
Army Reserve (Avocado, 2006)
Come Back (Avocado, 2006)
Gonna See My Friend (Backspacer, 2009)
Marker In The Sand (Avocado, 2006)
The End (Backspacer, 2009)
Big Wave (Avocado, 2006)
Got Some (Backspacer, 2009)
Mind Your Manners (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Lightning Bolt (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Wasted Reprise (Avocado, 2006)
Life Wasted (Avocado, 2006)
Just Breathe (Backspacer, 2009)
The Fixer (Backspacer, 2009)
Getaway (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Infallible (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Amongst The Waves (Backspacer, 2009)
Supersonic (Backspacer, 2009)
Unthought Known (Backspacer, 2009)
Yellow Moon (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Gone (Avocado, 2006)
Sirens (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Let The Records Play (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Inside Job (Avocado, 2006)
Pendulum (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Future Days (Lightning Bolt, 2013)

[darth_vedder]

why are y'all putting the name and year next to the songs?

It's when they use the automatic ranker.

[darth_vedder]

Parachutes (Avocado, 2006)
Marker In The Sand (Avocado, 2006)
Got Some (Backspacer, 2009)
Life Wasted (Avocado, 2006)
Severed Hand (Avocado, 2006)
Big Wave (Avocado, 2006)
Army Reserve (Avocado, 2006)
Comatose (Avocado, 2006)
Sleeping By Myself (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Pendulum (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Unemployable (Avocado, 2006)
Mind Your Manners (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Gonna See My Friend (Backspacer, 2009)
The Fixer (Backspacer, 2009)
Supersonic (Backspacer, 2009)
Unthought Known (Backspacer, 2009)
My Father's Son (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Speed of Sound (Backspacer, 2009)
Johnny Guitar (Backspacer, 2009)
Just Breathe (Backspacer, 2009)
Come Back (Avocado, 2006)
Wasted Reprise (Avocado, 2006)
Lightning Bolt (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Force of Nature (Backspacer, 2009)
World Wide Suicide (Avocado, 2006)
Yellow Moon (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Getaway (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Swallowed Whole (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Gone (Avocado, 2006)
Amongst The Waves (Backspacer, 2009)
Inside Job (Avocado, 2006)
Sirens (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Infallible (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
The End (Backspacer, 2009)
Let The Records Play (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Future Days (Lightning Bolt, 2013)

[stip]

I'll never understand your love for WWS, stip. It's my least favorite pearl jam song. I'd rather listen to stupid mop.

to be fair some of it was the era and time. the song i needed when I needed it. if it came out today it might mean less

[Matters]

I usually only enjoy listening to the first 15 or so.

Yellow Moon (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Life Wasted (Avocado, 2006)
Let it Ride
Only Cloud in the Sky
Amongst The Waves (Backspacer, 2009)
The End (Backspacer, 2009)
Johnny Guitar (Backspacer, 2009)
Supersonic (Backspacer, 2009)
Olé
Gonna See My Friend (Backspacer, 2009)
Cold Confession
2x4
Got Some (Backspacer, 2009)
Pendulum (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Unemployable (Avocado, 2006)
Big Wave (Avocado, 2006)
Gone (Avocado, 2006)
Army Reserve (Avocado, 2006)
Swallowed Whole (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
My Father's Son (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Severed Hand (Avocado, 2006)
Mind Your Manners (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Parachutes (Avocado, 2006)
Inside Job (Avocado, 2006)
Comatose (Avocado, 2006)
The Fixer (Backspacer, 2009)
10 Billion Years
Let The Records Play (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Just Breathe (Backspacer, 2009)
Force of Nature (Backspacer, 2009)
Sirens (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Speed of Sound (Backspacer, 2009)
Future Days (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Lightning Bolt (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Unthought Known (Backspacer, 2009)
Infallible (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
World Wide Suicide (Avocado, 2006)
Wasted Reprise (Avocado, 2006)
Marker In The Sand (Avocado, 2006)
Getaway (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Sleeping By Myself (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Come Back (Avocado, 2006

[liebzz]

Maybe at some point I will rank the songs here but I never liked the idea of cramming Avocado in with Backspacer and Lightning Bolt. The Avocado album I think was the right album for the band at the right time. I love both Binaural and Riot Act, but after those two it was refreshing to get a brighter sounding album. Granted, the production was bad and that shows in the 2017 mix, but they benefited from a less sonically experimental album in my mind. Backspacer and Lightning Bolt to me both have their virtues, but it feels like a lazy rush job on the former and autopilot on the latter because they failed to really explore any new limits after long lags between the albums. Avocado found a way to keep it fresh, even if you didn’t love it, while the latter two just kick around previously explored territory despite the benefit of time and distance that could have produced new ideas and inspiration.

I maintain that Avocado is a great album with poor production quality.

[lowlight79]

All Self titled, then the next two records.

[Thurman Murman]

Severed Hand (Avocado, 2006)
Force of Nature (Backspacer, 2009)
Marker In The Sand (Avocado, 2006)
The End (Backspacer, 2009)
Army Reserve (Avocado, 2006)
World Wide Suicide (Avocado, 2006)
Just Breathe (Backspacer, 2009)
Life Wasted (Avocado, 2006)
Come Back (Avocado, 2006)
Lightning Bolt (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Parachutes (Avocado, 2006)
Sirens (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Got Some (Backspacer, 2009)
Getaway (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Unthought Known (Backspacer, 2009)
Amongst The Waves (Backspacer, 2009)
Infallible (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Wasted Reprise (Avocado, 2006)
Comatose (Avocado, 2006)
Pendulum (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Gone (Avocado, 2006)
Inside Job (Avocado, 2006)
My Father's Son (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Unemployable (Avocado, 2006)
The Fixer (Backspacer, 2009)
Johnny Guitar (Backspacer, 2009)
Yellow Moon (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Sleeping By Myself (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Speed of Sound (Backspacer, 2009)
Big Wave (Avocado, 2006)
Gonna See My Friend (Backspacer, 2009)
Mind Your Manners (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Swallowed Whole (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Supersonic (Backspacer, 2009)
Future Days (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
Let The Records Play (Lightning Bolt, 2013)

[Strat]

S/T doesnt belong in the lumping with of BS and LB. F

[Anders]

Time will tell how well it does.