Post-Riot Act Moneygrab

[Leatherhead]

[BurtReynolds]

[Heathen]

What do you mean you kid?

[BurtReynolds]

if you say "just kidding" on the internet, you can get away with saying anything.

[Heathen]

Still waiting for PJ to say that regarding the last three albums

[E.H. Ruddock]

if you say "just kidding" on the internet, you can get away with saying anything.

So true!

[hlniv]

Complete list of money-grabbing songs to be considered "good" or better. All other songs should not be considered "good". This is definitive.

Man of the Hour
Comatose
Severed Hand
Marker in the Sand
Parachutes
Unemployable
Got Some
Amongst the Waves
The End
Getaway
MYM
My Father's Son
Lightning Bolt
Pendulum
Yellow Moon

15 songs in 10 years

edit - added parachutes. Can't seem to find any fathomable way to add any addional songs, even based on stip's revisionist list

So, 15 songs in 10 years. Kind of shocking when compared to 40-50 songs that would qualify at this level in the 7 years from '91- to '98.

[stip]

my historical revisionist list (all songs borerline 4 stars or better)

Man of the Hour
Love Reign O'er Me (a cover, but fine)
Life Wasted
WWS
Comatose
Severed Hand
Marker
Parachutes
Come Back
GSMF
Got Some
The Fixer
Johnny Guitar
Just Breathe
Amongst the Waves
Force of Nature
The End
getaway
MYM
Sirens
Lightning Bolt
Infallible
Pendulum
Swallowed Whole
Sleeping By Myself
Yellow Moon



It's been a good couple of years...

[McParadigm]

"couple of years" being the most revisionist part.

[stip]

[Kevin Davis]

Five couples of years.

[Anders]

Man of the Hour
Gone (demo)
Life Wasted
Marker
Army Reserve
Parachutes
Come Back
Inside Job
Just Breathe
Amongst The Waves
Force of Nature
Getaway
Infallible
Pendulum
Yellow Moon

[Mrpennach]

I don't get this concept of "selling out" with this band or "money grab" songs or "why they don't make music like they used to? Boo f-ing hoo"

They don't make music like they used to because they've evolved like human being's do. If you want the same album every time go buy any Aerosmith or Creed record.

This constant wait for "sound like they're older stuff" is baffling. It's either a good album/song or not... Simple as that. Every single album has both. Some more good and some more not so good.

I just saw PJ last night for the umpteenth (I lost count) time. They are still relevant, they're new songs as standalone hold up to anything else out there. On the floor sitting with folks from all different age groups who discovered them at Ten, Vitalogy, Avocado, Lightning Bolt. The constant was the immediate intrigue when they heard them the first time. What was even more interesting were the people (when WWS, Nothingman, Given To Fly) that were like "I can't believe I missed that... Where was i"? Then the folks who were shocked that the new songs were new songs and how great they were.

Oh... And the sell out shit. I don't get that at all. "Daughter", "Dissident", "Better Man", 1/2 and half the "Yield" album could be perceived as such... If you're ignorant.

[harmless]

Cool story.

[Heathen]

I don't get this concept of "seedling out" with this band

that's the best I can do to help you out

[stip]

I remember back when Jack Irons made pearl jam care about transplanting their seedlings

[harmless]

I remember back the early days when Jack was young and thus amazed

[Mine]

[hlniv]

Lest we forget the topic at hand-

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... s-20090901

Pearl Jam's Big Plans for Target Deal: "Fans Have to Trust Us"
Tweet
By DANIEL KREPS
September 1, 2009 12:48 PM ET
Pearl Jam's management has discussed why the band agreed to an exclusive big box retail deal with Target for their upcoming album Backspacer, and now Eddie Vedder and Co. have opened up to Billboard. The bottom line: the agreement passed the band's "moral barometer" and opened up the possibility of cool exclusives for die-hard fans.


Grab dat money. Grab dat money

[harmless]

Lest we forget the topic at hand-

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/ ... s-20090901

Pearl Jam's Big Plans for Target Deal: "Fans Have to Trust Us"
Tweet
By DANIEL KREPS
September 1, 2009 12:48 PM ET
Pearl Jam's management has discussed why the band agreed to an exclusive big box retail deal with Target for their upcoming album Backspacer, and now Eddie Vedder and Co. have opened up to Billboard. The bottom line: the agreement passed the band's "moral barometer" and opened up the possibility of cool exclusives for die-hard fans.


Grab dat money. Grab dat money

Ugh, thanks for reminding me.