RANK THE ALBUMS

[liebzz]

I mean if someone made me right now:

Vitalogy
Binaural
No Code
Gigaton
Yield (mostly a tie with Gigaton)
Ten
Vs.
Pearl Jam
Riot Act
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Lightning Bolt

[mkay0]

Untouchable
-No Code
-Yield
-Binaural
-Vitalogy

Almost Untouchable
-Riot Act

Great, But Difficult to Rank for Whatever Reason
-Vs.
-Ten
-Gigaton (could climb but probably won't fall)

Fine, I Guess
-Avocado

Whatever
-Backspacer
-Lightning Bolt

I like your format, and you and I are really close on a lot of this.

Untouchable
-No Code
-Yield
-Vitalogy

Almost Untouchable
-Binaural
-Riot Act
-Gigaton (could climb but probably won't fall)

Great, But Difficult to Rank because I was a kid when I first heard them.
-Vs.
-Ten

I really like this, but it's just their ninth best album
-Avocado

Has it's moments if you cherry pick them, but as a whole easily the worst era of the band's live recording
-Backspacer
-Lightning Bolt

[PHATJ]

My Current Favorites
Binaural
Gigaton

Feeling everything about these albums. Everything. The artwork, reading the lyrics, following along with the booklet as the album progresses, musical fucking genius, these two albums feel similarly superior to me, and I absolutely love them both.

The Undeniable Classics
Ten
Vs.
Vitalogy

These three are absolute classics for a reason. Wherever you rank them amongst your favorites, everyone agrees they are staples and classics, not just for PJ, but for classic rock.

Awesome Albums, Amongst the Best
No Code
Yield
Riot Act

Creativity in spades. Classics in their own right. An argument can be legitimately made these are top albums. We’re eight albums deep folks.

Good Album, Awful Production
Avocado

The songs are there for a pretty damn good PJ album, but it sounds like shit on the record. Every single song was better live.

Please Ignore
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Lightning Bolt

These are so, so, bad. Ugh.

Nine wonderful albums and two stinkers.

Binaural
Gigaton
Vs.
Vitalogy
Ten
Yield
Riot Act
No Code
Avocado
————————
Lightning Bolt
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[samiad]

Feel like I can do this now Gigaton has fully sunk in...

STONE COLD CLASSICS.

-NO CODE. Peak Pearl Jam - incredibly songwriting, pushing boundaries, urgent and vital sounding - no middle age droop on show. A beautiful, gorgeous mess of a record.
-VITALOGY. Timeless and perfect - just get rid of Stupid Mop, and you could swap this with NO CODE any time.
-VS. Slightly less dated than Ten, and the whole thing has more clarity, not to mention, rocks harder. A ferocious snarl nipping at your heels.
-TEN. Singular in every sense. Nothing else sounds like it, for better or worse. One hell of an opening statement.

REALLY GREAT ROCK MUSIC FOR ADULTS.

-YIELD. A disappointingly straight forward rock album after the bombast of No Code - but the quality of songwriting is still peak Pearl Jam, even if the execution is a little ordinary.
-GIGATON. Yup. It's this good. This is what growing old gracefully sounds like. The first essential PJ record for years.
-BINAURAL. The luxurious leather armchair of PJ records. Comfy and cosy, but can be a little sticky sometimes. The high's are worth it though.
-RIOT ACT. To me, Riot Act is Binaural - but too long. Shave this down to 10 or 11 songs and you get a great little inventive PJ record.

FUN MIDDLE AGED ROCK MUSIC.

-BACKSPACER. Summer BBQ rock music for Dads everywhere!
-LIGHTNING BOLT. Plasticy pop rock try-hard by numbers rock music.

STRAIGHT IN THE BIN.

-AVOCADO. I've tried so many times to not hate this record. The different mixes, re-ordering the record, playing it in the car, on vinyl, on headphones. It's just hideous. There are potential ideas of good songs, ruined by terrible production (both mixes) grating Eddie vocals and a vibe that screams WE'RE STILL RELEVANT, HONEST!! I'd take Come Back & Inside Job, and take the rest to the trash...

[DissidentRival4]

I'm really putting off starting my work day, and haven't done this since Gigaton was released, here's my current rankings:

Yield
No Code
Vitalogy
VS
Gigaton
Avocado
Riot Act
Binaural
Ten
Lightning Bolt
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[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Strat]

Binaural
Vitalogy
Yield
Vs
Gigaton
Riot Act
No Code
Self Titled
Ten
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Lightning Bolt

[Thurman Murman]

Binaural (Deluxe Edition)

What's your Binaural (Deluxe Edition)?

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[ghost]

No Code
Yield
Binaural
Vitalogy
Vs.
Riot Act
Ten
Gigaton
s/t
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Lightning Bolt

[Strat]

lets get nuts. Lets see how this feels.

Binaural
Gigaton
Yield
Vitalogy
Riot Act
No Code
Vs
Self Titled
Ten
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Lightning Bolt

that didnt feel awful....

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[swan]

After letting Gigaton really sink in:

No Code
Vitalogy
Yield
Binaural

VS
Riot Act
Gigaton
Ten

Avocado

Lightning Bolt
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[Strat]

Strat

Im not going to let your hipness get in the way of my enjoyment any longer!!

[Birds in Hell]

Vs
No Code
Vitalogy
Yield
Ten
Binaural
S/T
Gigaton
Riot Act
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Lightning Bolt

[PHATJ]

lets get nuts. Lets see how this feels.

Binaural
Gigaton
Yield
Vitalogy
Riot Act
No Code
Vs
Self Titled
Ten
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Lightning Bolt

that didnt feel awful....

[Farmer John]

No Code
Yield
Vs
Vitalogy
Binaural
Ten
Riot Act
Gigaton
S/T
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Lightning Bolt

[Thurman Murman]

Vs
No Code
Vitalogy
Yield
Ten
Binaural
S/T
Gigaton
Riot Act
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Lightning Bolt

I think of all the rankings i've seen yours may be the one that most closely resembles mine!!

[PHATJ]

Binaural, Gigaton, and Riot Act are the albums I’m excited about now and listening to the most.

[Birds in Hell]

Vs
No Code
Vitalogy
Yield
Ten
Binaural
S/T
Gigaton
Riot Act
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Lightning Bolt

I think of all the rankings i've seen yours may be the one that most closely resembles mine!!