Pearl Jam's second act: Best tracks of the 2000s

[stip]

The 10 songs I would most want to listen to

I am mine
Undone
Life wasted
Parachutes
Comatose
WWS
Gonna see my friend
Force of nature
Mind your manners
Lightning bolt

[EJ]

The 10 songs I would most want to listen to

I am mine
Undone
Life wasted
Parachutes
Comatose
WWS
Gonna see my friend
Force of nature
Mind your manners
Lightning bolt

Sweet jeesus, two songs from B/S and you've overlooked the entirety of Binaural.

[Thurman Murman]

Ten off the top of my head....

Pendulum
Severed Hand
Sad
Insignificance
Sleight of Hand
Man of the Hour
The End
Parting Ways
Love Reign O'er Me
Nothing As It Seems

[LetMeSleep]

In no order

Nothing As It Seems
Sleight Of Hand
Sad
Insignificance
All Or None
You Are
Save You
Marker In The Sand
Parachutes
Army Reserve

[hlniv]

Of The Girl
Grievance
Sad
Sleight of Hand
In the Moonlight
Parting Ways
Parachutes
Man Of Hour
Swallowed Whole
Pendulum


2nd Team-

All or None
Save You
Down
Cropduster
Marker in the Sand
Unemployable
Yellow Moon
Fatal
Help help
Breakerfall

[hlniv]

The 10 songs I would most want to listen to

I am mine
Undone
Life wasted
Parachutes
Comatose
WWS
Gonna see my friend
Force of nature
Mind your manners
Lightning bolt

Sweet jeesus, two songs from B/S and you've overlooked the entirety of Binaural.

It's like opposite world some times

[darth_vedder]

The 10 songs I would most want to listen to

I am mine
Undone
Life wasted
Parachutes
Comatose
WWS
Gonna see my friend
Force of nature
Mind your manners
Lightning bolt

Sweet jeesus, two songs from B/S and you've overlooked the entirety of Binaural.

It's like opposite world some times

People and their opinions

[Strat]

Nothing as it seems
Grievance
Insignificance
In the Moonlight
Of the Girl
Sleight of Hand
Sad
Fatal
All or None
Cropduster
Parachutes


That's 11 but im fine with it

[sire64]

Glad to see Down and Sad made the list in that article. Two of my all time favs. I like Binaural and Riot Act plenty so ten songs would be a breeze. Throw in Lost Dogs and you've got a nice collection of tunes. I think it would be a bigger challenge to find ten songs from the last three albums that I really love. There are a few, but almost none that top what's found in the the Vs-Riot Act run.

Thanks - yeah it was difficult to find some. LB i think has stronger songs than the previous two (but also some of the worst ever so go figure) But Binaural-LD is just top notch. It wasn't until they ditched SONY that things started going elsewhere

[sire64]

Other than lbc and unthought known I wouldn't argue with any of those picks, even if they weren't the ones I would necessarily have made

Gracias!

[sire64]

Not a bad list Sire. UK is the only song I don't care for. I don't know what my top 10 would be but some on your list would probably make it.

Thanks! It was tough believe me. Love Cropduster, Sleight of Hand. I thought Got Some was a nice catalogue addition too. Education and In The Moonlight are faves of mine, but i wouldn't necessarily call them the "best" - not top 10 anyway

[sire64]

Very happy Undone got a mention travesty it was left off a riot act

Undone was one of my favorite tracks. Between that and Down, what a different record RA would be

[sire64]

Of The Girl
Grievance
Sad
Sleight of Hand
In the Moonlight
Parting Ways
Parachutes
Man Of Hour
Swallowed Whole
Pendulum


2nd Team-

All or None
Save You
Down
Cropduster
Marker in the Sand
Unemployable
Yellow Moon
Fatal
Help help
Breakerfall

You can make an argument for any of these. S/T i struggled with, because as an album, a collection of songs out togetehr, very good stuff. But listen to any individual song outside the context of the full album, that's where it starts to lose me. Severed Hand and Life Wasted being the exception. Meanwhile LB has Getaway, Pendulum, Sirens, Infallible, MYM, YM, MFS, all great songs OUTSIDE the context of the album as a whole which overall i thought got brought down by the really weak tracks toward the end.

[Anders]

Of The Girl
Sad
Army Reserve
Force Of Nature
Insignificance
Nothing As It Seems
I Am Mine
Light Years
Yellow Moon
Love Boat Captain

[hlniv]

Of The Girl
Grievance
Sad
Sleight of Hand
In the Moonlight
Parting Ways
Parachutes
Man Of Hour
Swallowed Whole
Pendulum


2nd Team-

All or None
Save You
Down
Cropduster
Marker in the Sand
Unemployable
Yellow Moon
Fatal
Help help
Breakerfall

You can make an argument for any of these. S/T i struggled with, because as an album, a collection of songs out togetehr, very good stuff. But listen to any individual song outside the context of the full album, that's where it starts to lose me. Severed Hand and Life Wasted being the exception. Meanwhile LB has Getaway, Pendulum, Sirens, Infallible, MYM, YM, MFS, all great songs OUTSIDE the context of the album as a whole which overall i thought got brought down by the really weak tracks toward the end.

Life Wasted sucks

Spoiler: show

How's that for meaningful insight?

[zatara]

10. My Father's Son
09. Unemployable
08. Parachutes
07. You Are
06. Education
05. Grievance
04. Cropduster
03. Of The Girl
02. Fatal
01. Rival

[MookieBlaylockMN]

Great topic.

Going back to the list I created using the tool at pearljamsongranker.com - I came up with this (I'll go to 12):

1. Love Boat Captain (Riot Act, 2003)
2. Unthought Known (Backspacer, 2009)
3. The Fixer (Backspacer, 2009)
4. Let The Records Play (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
5. Down (Lost Dogs, 2003)
6. Sirens (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
7. Love, Reign Oer Me (Reign Over Me, 2007) <- if you count this, that is
8. You Are (Riot Act, 2003)
9. Light Years (Binaural, 2000)
10. I Am Mine (Riot Act, 2003)
11. Of The Girl (Binaural, 2000)
12. Save You (Riot Act, 2003)

[jtmack20]

Sad
Fatal
Nothing as it Seems
Sleight of Hand
Save You
All or None
Severed Hand
Getaway
Pendulum
Yellow Moon

Honorable mention:
Of the Girl
Grievance
In the Moonlight
Education
Down
Cant Keep
Parachutes
Got Some
UK
Force of Nature
Amongst the Waves
The End
Mind your manner
My fathers Son

tougher than I thought...

[Anders]

Great topic.

Going back to the list I created using the tool at pearljamsongranker.com - I came up with this (I'll go to 12):

1. Love Boat Captain (Riot Act, 2003)
2. Unthought Known (Backspacer, 2009)
3. The Fixer (Backspacer, 2009)
4. Let The Records Play (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
5. Down (Lost Dogs, 2003)
6. Sirens (Lightning Bolt, 2013)
7. Love, Reign Oer Me (Reign Over Me, 2007) <- if you count this, that is
8. You Are (Riot Act, 2003)
9. Light Years (Binaural, 2000)
10. I Am Mine (Riot Act, 2003)
11. Of The Girl (Binaural, 2000)
12. Save You (Riot Act, 2003)

Could you make a ranker for 2000s songs on your website?

[guitar_davey]

In no particular ranked order:

Grievance
Sleight of Hand
Save You
Down
1/2 Full
Severed Hand
Unemployable
Amongst The Waves
Mind Your Manners
Lightning Bolt