Pearl Jam (self titled): Official Album Thread

[VinylGuy]

I've always sort of suspected, too, that the band heard Sleater Kinney's The Woods (released the previous year) and said "we wanna make a record that sounds like that"

Eddie is a huge fan of that album. He mentioned it a lot in those years so probably yes.

[Happy Trees]

Did BoB remix that? I thought Kasper had another go at it or else it wasn't revealed who had remixed it.

can't speak for other streaming, but spotify has (2017 Mix) and every track name ends with - Brendan O'Brien Mix.

No kidding - I had no idea. Who knew. Mind blown.

No wonder it sounds equally as shitty.

there are two, the spotify mix ( really good) and the Brendan mix that got a physical released ( hate it)

Ah, okay. I was thinking of the initial Spotify mix. I guess I lost track because there ain't no polishing that turd.

[stip]

I've always sort of suspected, too, that the band heard Sleater Kinney's The Woods (released the previous year) and said "we wanna make a record that sounds like that"

and that

[Vitalogist]

FWIW - This album always was underrated to me.

[liebzz]

FWIW - This album always was underrated to me.

To the larger world, No Code is an underrated album. To the fan base, Binaural is an underrated album. To the RM community, S/T is a severely underrated album.

[wease]

I’ve loved it since first listen.

[Teeeeeekay]

I remember hearing the original 4 song(?) leak, I was super into it. I still think it’s a pretty good record.

[igotworms]

I remember hearing the original 4 song(?) leak, I was super into it. I still think it’s a pretty good record.

To this day, every time I listen to Severed Hand I still expect to hear the glitch that was on the leaked version.

[Anders]

Could have been better than Gigaton/Riot Act, but something is a little off, from the production, to the sequencing, the lesser songs included, the artwork, the name of the album. Just not quite there. Still better than the next two albums.

[Monkey_Driven]

Could have been better than Gigaton/Riot Act, but something is a little off, from the production, to the sequencing, the lesser songs included, the artwork, the name of the album. Just not quite there. Still better than the next two albums.

Completely agree

[tragabigzanda]

pearl jam sucks now

[liebzz]

My PRAMG rankings go as follows:

Gigaton
S/T
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt

At least proper studio albums. Not sure if we count Lost Dogs or PJ20 or Live on Ten Legs with those. Gigaton and s/T are relatively close but both way ahead of Backspacer and Lightning Bolt.

[guitar_davey]

My PRAMG rankings go as follows:

Gigaton
S/T
Backspacer
Lightning Bolt

This would be my ranking as well. I'd probably rate them A, B, B-, and D

[Kevin Davis]

wow, I think this album is way better than Gigaton. But then Riot Act is so much stronger than both of them that it's like an entirely different conversation

Agree and agree

[VinylGuy]

I prefer Gigaton but ST remains as a favorite. Very good album.

[stip]

post yield rankings are directly inverse to the order of release

[Monkey_Driven]

post yield rankings are directly inverse to the order of release

You really need to stop this schtick

[stip]

every year they top themselves

ST had probably declined from its heights more than any other PJ album for me

[dad]

post yield rankings are directly inverse to the order of release

the unmitigated gall.

unreal.

[Birds in Hell]

wow, I think this album is way better than Gigaton. But then Riot Act is so much stronger than both of them that it's like an entirely different conversation

I'm near here too, but I don't think the drop-off from Riot Act to S/T is that large.

Each has some great high points (Riot Act arguably having more) and some misfires.

In any event, they're both miles ahead of subsequent efforts.