Pearl Jam (self titled): Official Album Thread

[Ms Harmless]

I just heard the Brendan O'Brien mix of this thing

thoughts?

Spoiler: show

what was this meant to show me

[Jorge]

Looks like Pearl Jam - AOL Sessions - Life Wasted

[Ms Harmless]

you're correct

[Ms Harmless]

it's really squealy

[Thurman Murman]

Is the spotify mix only accessible on spotify? I've asked this before.

This is what i've been asking as well...its kind of useless to me on spotify.

[Hatfield]

The way the instrumental bridge from Marker races into that last verse is probably one of my favorite moments the band has had post-Riot Act.

Phenomenal song hindered by production.

I love it, but it could have been even better. Stip's sugggestion about what Marker could have been like with Josh Evans at the helm.....

[Hatfield]

Is this album great, or do I just love the last big PJ tour? Some of those 2006 shows are absolute fire.

It's a really hard-to-appraise album, because in some ways it has the last vestiges of their earlier sound, while it also has some of the hallmarks of their newer (BS, LB) sound. It still speaks with the earlier language (I think of Severed Hand, Parachutes) and it has that all-important sense of urgency. I was surprised when I did my album score thing that it came out slightly ahead of Riot Act, which I regard as a much steadier album. I think my takeaway is that for me at least, Avocado's strengths are stronger but its weaknesses are weaker.

Really well said. It's hard for me to separate the album from the live shows, partly because S/T made up so much of the setlists and held their own with the rest of the catalogue. On the flip side I saw a few NAIS that brought shows to a halt and sucked the energy out of the room. I've said it other threads on this board, but 5/27/06 was NOT a great show, but when they pulled out Comeback in the first encore it might as well have been Black. The entire crowd felt zoned in and moved by it.

[mkay0]

Is this album great, or do I just love the last big PJ tour? Some of those 2006 shows are absolute fire.

It's a really hard-to-appraise album, because in some ways it has the last vestiges of their earlier sound, while it also has some of the hallmarks of their newer (BS, LB) sound. It still speaks with the earlier language (I think of Severed Hand, Parachutes) and it has that all-important sense of urgency. I was surprised when I did my album score thing that it came out slightly ahead of Riot Act, which I regard as a much steadier album. I think my takeaway is that for me at least, Avocado's strengths are stronger but its weaknesses are weaker.

Really well said. It's hard for me to separate the album from the live shows, partly because S/T made up so much of the setlists and held their own with the rest of the catalogue. On the flip side I saw a few NAIS that brought shows to a halt and sucked the energy out of the room. I've said it other threads on this board, but 5/27/06 was NOT a great show, but when they pulled out Comeback in the first encore it might as well have been Black. The entire crowd felt zoned in and moved by it.

I like this show, and strongly agree with the new material hanging in there with the classics.

Reprise/Wasted
WWS
DtE
Animal
Severed Hand
Corduroy
Marker

Hell of an opening stretch with new and old blending seamlessly

[PHATJ]

Has anyone ever made a listenable re-tracking of S/T with those two on it? Seems the 06 spotify could serve as a starting place, but I imagine some kind of re-master would be required on whatever the best versions of Cold Confession and Let It Ride are. I wouldn't want to lose any songs from the album, even though I'm not a fan of Comatose and I really only like the last third of Big Wave. Hmmm... I could probably be convinced on Comatose.

Maybe this?

1. Life Wasted
2. WWS
3. Comatose
4. Severed Hand
5. Marker
6. Parachutes
7. Unemployable
8. Big Wave
9. Cold Confession
10. Let it Ride
11. Army Reserve
12. Come Back
13. Inside Job
14. Wasted Reprise

B-side: Gone

[VinylGuy]

I woke up today with this urge to put this one, and fuuuuck i enjoyed it so much. Im looooving this one these days...the Spotify mix is so good.

[RockPusher]

Much as I love Cold Confession, the one that I really can’t fathom being left off the album is “Let it Ride.” It’s just such a classic PJ song.

[oneway23]

Anyone care to show Daddy some love by delivering the Spotify mix?
Has anyone found a way to rip it yet?

Can't be arsed to listen to three ads just to hear a lossy version of this thing.

[Leatherhead]

Anyone care to show Daddy some love by delivering the Spotify mix?
Has anyone found a way to rip it yet?

Can't be arsed to listen to three ads just to hear a lossy version of this thing.

I don't think this has been done yet.

[oneway23]

Anyone care to show Daddy some love by delivering the Spotify mix?
Has anyone found a way to rip it yet?

Can't be arsed to listen to three ads just to hear a lossy version of this thing.

I don't think this has been done yet.

Ah, well...I'll just wallow in the corner & await, then.
Likely going to have to fire this thing up & see what all the to do is about.

[liebzz]

On my run this morning, gave the 2017 Spotify mix of this album another whirl - I haven’t listened to this album in a while. I gotta say, this was just awesome. I still think I like Gigaton better, but in feel they just seem pretty similar. I think Gigaton does what this album does better, but that doesn’t make this a poor album. It’s just a great rock record top to bottom for me. It doesn’t have the successful experiments or sonic variety in my favorite albums, but damn I could run without a break in the action to largely propulsive rock music (there’s a few slower tracks). Hooray for rock! A rare Pearl Jam album that’s immediately satisfying without sounding overly poppy (I’m looking at you, Backspacer).

[burl jam]

I actually feel like this and Riot Act are interesting book ends, as one feels like a response to the other. I think Riot Act is probably the more atmospheric of the two, but Avocado is so exhubrant and is so wilful, that it edges out Riot Act.

[Ms Harmless]

I actually feel like this and Riot Act are interesting book ends, as one feels like a response to the other. I think Riot Act is probably the more atmospheric of the two, but Avocado is so exhubrant and is so wilful, that it edges out Riot Act.

SHUT YOUR MOUTH

[RockPusher]

On my run this morning, gave the 2017 Spotify mix of this album another whirl - I haven’t listened to this album in a while. I gotta say, this was just awesome. I still think I like Gigaton better, but in feel they just seem pretty similar. I think Gigaton does what this album does better, but that doesn’t make this a poor album. It’s just a great rock record top to bottom for me. It doesn’t have the successful experiments or sonic variety in my favorite albums, but damn I could run without a break in the action to largely propulsive rock music (there’s a few slower tracks). Hooray for rock! A rare Pearl Jam album that’s immediately satisfying without sounding overly poppy (I’m looking at you, Backspacer).

Yeah, I don't like poppy influences in my Pearl Jam.

[VinylGuy]

On my run this morning, gave the 2017 Spotify mix of this album another whirl - I haven’t listened to this album in a while. I gotta say, this was just awesome. I still think I like Gigaton better, but in feel they just seem pretty similar. I think Gigaton does what this album does better, but that doesn’t make this a poor album. It’s just a great rock record top to bottom for me. It doesn’t have the successful experiments or sonic variety in my favorite albums, but damn I could run without a break in the action to largely propulsive rock music (there’s a few slower tracks). Hooray for rock! A rare Pearl Jam album that’s immediately satisfying without sounding overly poppy (I’m looking at you, Backspacer).

Agree. Im loving this one this year.

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now