Best Experimental Pearl Jam Tune?

[Birds in Hell]

It's their "Revolution 9" and everyone knows it. Failed experiment.

Revolution 9 is great.

[EJ]

WMA might've been their first.

[Wishlist]

It's their "Revolution 9" and everyone knows it. Failed experiment.

Revolution 9 is great.

Nah, it is not.

Look, for the first minute or so it is interesting. Rather good. Love the mashing of "number nine," backwards orchestra, piano, etc... But there was a point it should have ended. After a minute or so it just became tedious and pretentious. And when something comes pretentious, that's a real bad thing in the world of rock and roll.

[Oh, Jimmy]

Sleight of Hand...It's one of the few examples where they actually succeed making an actual song, while being experimental.


I don't really see how Rats or Red Mosquito are experimental tunes, at all.

[epilogue]

Where's Ruddo? 'Cuz this thread is starting to piss me off.

[Jorge]

"Failed experiments"= tracks Wishlist doesn't like.

[mastaflatch]

It's their "Revolution 9" and everyone knows it. Failed experiment.

Revolution 9 is great.

Nah, it is not.

Look, for the first minute or so it is interesting. Rather good. Love the mashing of "number nine," backwards orchestra, piano, etc... But there was a point it should have ended. After a minute or so it just became tedious and pretentious. And when something comes pretentious, that's a real bad thing in the world of rock and roll.

saying that a musique concrète piece is pretentious is a case of oxymoron. it's a conceptual form of art that can't be judged upon the same criteria as plain old rock'n'roll, unless you really want to miss the point.

anyway, as far as musique concrète goes, i find Revolution 9 very entertaining. add to this the fact that it's probably the only instance of the genre to have been heard by millions of people and you have here a total experimental success.

[epilogue]

Let's add masta to the list of RMers I'd like to buy a beer.

[mastaflatch]

Let's add masta to the list of RMers I'd like to buy a beer.

alright, i'll pay the second round

[epilogue]

Let's add masta to the list of RMers I'd like to buy a beer.

alright, i'll pay the second round

And we'll spin some experimental PJ.

[Anders]

It's difficult to identify which songs fall under this category, but I can appreciate it when Pearl Jam tries something a little different. I'm not talking about Red Dot or Stupid Mop which are hard to listen to, but certainly something like Sleight Of Hand. Does Do The Evolution or Nothing As It Seems count? At least there's I'm Open, Push Me, Pull Me, Bushleaguer, Arc, etc.

[Farmer John]

Revolution 9 is good, but when I listen to it, I can't help but think "man, I wish I was hearing this back in the Cavern Club in '61".


WMA is my favourite experimental track if it qualifies.

[Lament]

I don't really see how Rats or Red Mosquito are experimental tunes, at all.

Where's Ruddo? 'Cuz this thread is starting to piss me off.

"Failed experiments"= tracks Wishlist doesn't like.

saying that a musique concrète piece is pretentious is a case of oxymoron. it's a conceptual form of art that can't be judged upon the same criteria as plain old rock'n'roll, unless you really want to miss the point.

Revolution 9 is good, but when I listen to it, I can't help but think "man, I wish I was hearing this back in the Cavern Club in '61".

All of these. Yes.

[Norah]

Let's add masta to the list of RMers I'd like to buy a beer.

He's a hoot to drink with.

[mastaflatch]

Let's add masta to the list of RMers I'd like to buy a beer.

He's a hoot to drink with.

Let me say that you didn't disappoint either, fine sir.

[epilogue]

This thread is the best experimental Pearl Jam tune.

[Leatherhead]

I think we need an agreed upon list of supposed "experimental" PJ tracks.

[Lament]

I think we need an agreed upon list of supposed "experimental" PJ tracks.

Considering how low the bar for "experimental" is for a lot of people on here, this list will be terrifying...

[harmless]

"Push Me, Pull Me", "Aye Davanita" or "Hummus."

[Leatherhead]

I think we need an agreed upon list of supposed "experimental" PJ tracks.

Considering how low the bar for "experimental" is for a lot of people on here, this list will be terrifying...

The notion of "experimental" seems very subjective. That's why we need an agreed upon list.