Riot Act: Official Album Thread

[contamination]

The chorus to I Am Mine is one of the most plodding, unimaginative combinations of chords and melody they’ve ever put forth. It bores me to tears before I even consider the bad lyrics.

isn't it G>Am>D? I can't even think of another pearl jam song that uses that chord progression.

I don't think when he says the chord progression is unimaginative he means that Pearl Jam uses it a lot. It's a I - ii - V progression which is very common. but to me the problem is that it's performed and arranged in a way that feels so plodding and perfunctory

Trag loses me when he goes on to praise "Future Days" which to me is one of the most boring and go-nowhere compositions Ed has ever written but I get what he's saying about the "I Am Mine" chorus

so this is kinda like the argument about songs in 4 are not as good lol

i think part of the problem with this album for me is EV's voice. i listened to cropduster last night and he sounds like he's falling asleep in the verses. there's certain parts of the song i like a lot, but it's too disjointed for me.

This was the often heard complaint when the album came out. I never had any issues with his singing style on RA and I appreciated it even more after Avocado came out and I heard how horrible he sounded e.g. on Comatose when he was really pushing his voice.

[dad]

Ghost is fucken amazing

can confirm.

[Leatherhead]

I always get a special feeling when Can't Keep starts. Not sure how to describe it though.

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[Monkey_Driven]

The studio version is perfect. Not sure there's a single thing that could be improved.

[liebzz]

Yeah, I am pretty confident in Can’t Keep being my favorite song off Riot Act. There’s a few others in the conversation (You Are, Half Full, HelpHelp, and All or None), but that one just kills to open an album.

[VinylGuy]

Cant Keep is amazing. I remember being so surprised on how the band reworked it because i think Ed played it live before...all tomorrow parties i think? and it was just him and the uke....and then boom, this is pearl jam motherfuckers.

[swan]

Riot Act = Mike’s best studio work

[VinylGuy]

not sure but yeah, Mike is amazing on this one.

Matt too.

[Kalevi]

Has there ever been a bad show that started out with can't keep?

[epilogue]

There's never been a bad album that started with Can't Keep.

[thesound]

There's never been a bad album that started with Can't Keep.

So if I put Can’t Keep at the start of Lightning Bolt... the album will sound good?

[Ms Harmless]

the sentence was in past tense, you can't make new good albums starting with Can't Keep

[thesound]

the sentence was in past tense, you can't make new good albums starting with Can't Keep

Well I tried! I guess Lightning Bolt is beyond redemption.

[guitar_davey]

I always get a special feeling when Can't Keep starts. Not sure how to describe it though.

I feel this too.

They started the first 2005 show in St. John's (my hometown) with this song. Still gives me chills thinking about it.

[Johnny Turner]

HAPPY 20 YEARS ANNIVERSARY FOR THE BEST ALBUM OF THIS FUCKING BAND!!

Here is a never seen before You Are performance on Chop Suey that they just released:



I didn't even watched it yet and I already know its fucking amazing!!

[VinylGuy]

yeah, that was awesome. I love this song so fucking much.

Ill listen to the vinyl tomorrow.

[Thurman Murman]

Super cool video!

And i dont think i've seen Chop Suey anywhere even remotely close to HD quality.

[Anders]

Nice performance.

Maybe just hyperbole. But this album felt like the end of an era. Two decades now.

[Monkey_Driven]

Wow, that quality is great.