Lightning Bolt or Backspacer?

[Birds in Hell]

Hey, neither of my tallies ended up with a negative score!

I'd chalk that up as a modest victory, stip.

[stip]

I'll take what I can get

[stip]

I'm going to use this method for the other albums

S/T

Life wasted +1
World wide suicide + 1
Comatose +1
Severed hand +0
Marker +0
Parachutes + 1
Unemployable -1
Big wave 0
Gone 0
Reprise 0
Army reserve 0
Come back +1
Inside job 0
Total: +4

Riot Act
Can't keep +1
Save you +1
Love boat captain -1
Cropduster +0
Ghost +1
I am mine +1
Thumbing my way +0
You are +0
Get right +1
Green disease - 1
Help help + 0
Bush leaguer -1
1/2 full +0
Arc +0
All or none +0
Total: +2

Binaural
Breakerfall +0
Gods dice -1
Evacuation -1
Light years +0
Nais +1
Thin air -1
Insignificance +1
Of the girl +0
Grievance +1
Rival +1
SoH -1
Soon forget -1
Parting ways +0
Total: -1

[BurtReynolds]

this thread will end in tears

[Django Butterworth]

I like both, but I think LB has stronger material. Even the song I really dislike on there (LTRP) has some redeeming qualities to it.

There are spots on Backspacer where is it sounds like they are trying too hard, LB feels more natural.

[LoathedVermin72]

If I do this, can I subtract 3 points for "Just Breathe"?

[Iholdthepain]

I like both, but I think LB has stronger material. Even the song I really dislike on there (LTRP) has some redeeming qualities to it.

There are spots on Backspacer where is it sounds like they are trying too hard, LB feels more natural.

[stip]

If I do this, can I subtract 3 points for "Just Breathe"?

No. Without rules there is chaos.

[Iholdthepain]

Chaos is a beautiful thing... unless you're a principal, I suppose.

[stip]

I feel compelled to finish.

Yield
Brain of J +1
Faithful + 0
No Way + 0
Given to Fly +1
Wishlist +1
Pilate +0
Do the Evolution +1
Red Dot -1
MFC +0
In Hiding +0
Low Light +0
Push Me/Pull Me +0
All Those Yesterdays +0
Total: +3

No Code
Sometimes: +0
Hail Hail: +1
Who You Are: +1
In My Tree: +1
Smile: +0
Off He Goes: -1
Habit: +0
Red Mosquito: +1
Lukin: +0
Present Tense: +0
Mankind: +0
I'm Open: -1
Around the Bend: +0
Total: +2

Vitalogy
Last Exit: +1
STBC: +1
Not for You: +1
Tremor Christ: +1
Nothingman: +1
Whipping: +0
Pry, To: +0
Corduroy: +1
Bugs: +0
Satan's Bed: +1
Betterman: +1
Aye Davanita: +0
Immortality: +1
Stupid Mop: -1
Total: +8

Vs
Go: +1
Animal: +1
Daughter: +1
Glorified G: +0
Dissident: +0
WMA: +0
Blood: +0
RVM: +1
Rats: +0
Elderly Woman: +1
Leash: +0
Indifference: +1
Total: +6

Ten
Once: +1
Even Flow: +1
Alive: +1
Why Go: +1
Black: +1
Jeremy: +1
Oceans: +1
Porch: +1
Garden: -1
Deep: +0
Release: +1
Total: +8

[stip]

Ten: +8
Vitalogy: +8
Lighting Bolt: +7 (a few of these might shrink into the zero range within another year)
Vs: +6 (a lot of vs. I'm pretty tired of, but the high spots are way higher than the high spots on Backspacer and Lightning Bolt)
Backspacer: +6
S/T+4
Yield: +3
No Code: +2
Riot Act: +2
Binaural: -1 (one or two of my negatives may really be zeros )

[LoathedVermin72]

If I do this, can I subtract 3 points for "Just Breathe"?

No. Without rules there is chaos.

Well, in the interest of fairness, I could also subtract 3 points for LTRP.

[Django Butterworth]

If I do this, can I subtract 3 points for "Just Breathe"?

No. Without rules there is chaos.

Well, in the interest of fairness, I could also subtract 3 points for LTRP.

The opening and main chord riff of that song are pretty bad ass. The chorus just obliterartes it though.

[darth_vedder]

I don't like either album, but at this particular moment, I actually think I like Backspacer more.

[darth_vedder]

I'll take what I can get

Just admit that No Code is the peak of Pearl Jam.

[stip]

According to Ruddo's system, it is tied for second to last.

[darth_vedder]

According to Ruddo's system, it is tied for second to last.

@ myself

[E.H. Ruddock]

why is stip ruining my thread? This is for LB and Backspacer ONLY!

[stip]

you're right. I just couldn't help myself.

[daft twat]

Backspacer:
GSMF +1
Got Some 0
The Fixer -1
Johnny Guitar 0
Just Breathe 0
Amongst The Waves +1
Unthought Known +1
Supersonic 0
Speed Of Sound -1
Force Of Nature +1
The End 0
TOTAL: +2 - sub in sos demo (+1) and this is a +4

Lightning Bolt:

Getaway +1
Mind Your Manners +1
My Father's Son -1
Sirens 0
Lightning Bolt -1
Infallible +1
Pendulum +1
Swallowed Whole 0
Let The Records Play +1
Sleeping By Myself -1
Yellow Moon +1
Future Days 0
TOTAL +3