Top 10 most overrated pearl jam songs

[darth_vedder]

Low Light is fantastic.

How is Of The Earth on here? We don't have a studio version, and I think people just like it b/c it's better than most songs on the last 3 albums. That's not saying a whole lot, but I don't think it's overrated; rather a glimpse that the band still has "it" in them, thus the enthusiasm for it.

[bodysnatcher]

i wanna do this in the Radiohead thread

[Thejambi]

Low Light is fantastic.

How is Of The Earth on here? We don't have a studio version, and I think people just like it b/c it's better than most songs on the last 3 albums. That's not saying a whole lot, but I don't think it's overrated; rather a glimpse that the band still has "it" in them, thus the enthusiasm for it.

In other words, it's overrated.

[darth_vedder]

Low Light is fantastic.

How is Of The Earth on here? We don't have a studio version, and I think people just like it b/c it's better than most songs on the last 3 albums. That's not saying a whole lot, but I don't think it's overrated; rather a glimpse that the band still has "it" in them, thus the enthusiasm for it.

In other words, it's overrated.

I don't really rate it one way or the other. I guess you and I have different takes on what we think of as overrated. I've seen quite a few post around these parts saying that they don't like the song, so I'm not so sure it's overrated here. Anyway, to me, mild enthusiasm is very different from something being overrated.

[brisjam]

Interesting how many songs in here would have to be rated to be overrated. In the Moonlight ?
As much as I disagree with someone stating Not for You is overrated at least it is a song which is rated by not only pearl jam fans.
If it is just a list of the ten crappiest songs then: (album songs only)

01. Sirens (In the Moonlight - Had to edit as broke my own rule.)
02. Sleeping by Myself
03. Just Breathe
04. Future Days
05. Lightning Bolt
06. Johnny Guitar
07. Big Wave
08. Come Back
09. Love Boat Captain
10. Thumbing My Way.

Not a list of most overrated but all are bog fuckin' average, and on stronger albums would be no doubt recognised as such. The last four could be exchanged for some more from LB and Backspacer but felt I might have been picking on those two a little much. It would be interesting to know the age of the listener for some suggested - some songs are definitely for periods in your life. I doubt a 10 year old would enjoy Not For You as much as I did as a 17-18 Year old. But hey could be wrong.

[Jorge]

Is your username a reference to circumcision? If so that's kind of gross.

[stip]

You and circumcision....

[Jorge]

You and circumcision....

[Heathen]

[chewm]

Interesting how many songs in here would have to be rated to be overrated. In the Moonlight ?
If it is just a list of the ten crappiest songs then: (album songs only)

01. In the Moonlight

[EJ]

this didn't go unnoticed

[Wendy Carlos's Twin]

Anyone who hates "In The Moonlight" is automatically lacking a penis.

[malice]

Anyone who hates "In The Moonlight" is automatically lacking a penis.

and thank god for that, i say

[Washed Away]

Once
Indifference
Whipping
In My Tree
Faithfull
Of the Girl
All or None
World Wide Suicide
Just Breathe
Pendulum

Decided to just pick a song from each album, they're in no particular order. Not sure what songs may be particularly popular here, I looked over other lists posted to get an idea and may have stolen a few nominations that didn't occur to me at first.

[Leatherhead]

I'm just seeing songs people don't like, not overrated songs, here, I'll try.

Black
Jeremy
Release
Porch
Not For You
Better Man
Given to Fly
Wishlist
Yellow Ledbetter
Breath

These seem to be pretty highly rated among most Pearl Jam fans, at least here at RM. And they're all overrated.

[Iholdthepain]

Overrated... Here at RM, based on my limited observations:

All Fucking Night!
Whipping
Push Me/Pull Me
Sirens... Yep, it's so bad, it's even overrated here
Aye Davanita
Go
DTE... Yeah, it's badass, but here it's too sacred.
Insignificance... Same here.
Given To Fly
All Fucking Night!

[Iholdthepain]

Overrated... By me... It'd be one helluva mini-set, though:

Pendulum
Release
Oceans
Corduroy
Last Exit
Insignificance
Lightning Bolt
RVM
Immortality
In My Tree
Fatal
Strangest Tribe
Angel

[PryTo]

Ten is overrated by the larger fan base, the band, and Cameron Crowe. Not sure what folks around here think of it. Given how much phenomenal music came out right around the same time (Nevermind, Achtung Baby, Out of Time, Bloodsugarsexmagic, etc), it was way down on the food chain. I could just name every song on that album, but a few of 'em are okay in my book. So . . .

Alive
Even Flow
Jeremy
Oceans
Garden
Yellow Ledbetter
Daughter
Love Boat Captain
Wishlist
Mind Your Manners

Special mention goes to the short list of covers that the band has been playing since forever: RITFW, Baba, Crazy Mary, I've Got a Feeling, Another Brick in the Wall, etc.

[stip]

It is not overrated around here, though many of its component parts are still highly regarded.

Despite the ridiculous amount of top shelf records that came out in 91 I'd still put ten at the top of that list. Then again I'd put ten ahead of every album ever except vitalogy and automatic for the people

[Alex]

It is not overrated around here, though many of its component parts are still highly regarded.

Despite the ridiculous amount of top shelf records that came out in 91 I'd still put ten at the top of that list. Then again I'd put ten ahead of every album ever except vitalogy and automatic for the people

you are the low-fat vanilla ice cream of the RM dairy freezer