song that most defines the band

knee tunes · Post by **knee tunes** » Mon August 24, 2015 3:46 am

red mosquito

Birds in Hell · Post by **Birds in Hell** » Mon August 24, 2015 3:58 am

daft twat wrote:It's Alive. Wtf? It's the signature riff. It's the signature chorus. Its meaning has evolved throughout the band's career.

Lock 'er up.

Any other answer is nonsense, it's far and away the band's most iconic song.

darthvedder81 · Post by **darthvedder81** » Mon August 24, 2015 4:43 am

Corduroy or GTF.

Probably not the whole song but the outro of Habit always says "Pearl Jam" to me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvKVxzgIHV4&t=2m53s

LetMeSleep · Post by **LetMeSleep** » Mon August 24, 2015 5:03 am

That's why I gave a shout PT a shout. The jam at the end is glorious, after a beautiful guitar and vocal epic.

Post by **stip** » Mon August 24, 2015 10:13 am

Birds in Hell wrote:
daft twat wrote:It's Alive. Wtf? It's the signature riff. It's the signature chorus. Its meaning has evolved throughout the band's career.
Lock 'er up.

Any other answer is nonsense, it's far and away the band's most iconic song.

That's probably true (it's also their best!) but I went with corduroy because Alive, as is the case with many songs from ten, does feel locked into a musical style that is rooted in a particular album that doesn't carry across the whole career. GTF, for instance, is doing many of the same things but feels like it could have been slotted into almost any record

Post by **evenslow** » Mon August 24, 2015 12:45 pm

darthvedder81 wrote:Corduroy or GTFO.

ftfy

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Mon August 24, 2015 4:52 pm

It's Alive.

Norah · Post by **Norah** » Mon August 24, 2015 4:53 pm

Sorry, I thought this was the Ramones thread.

@SkitchP · Post by **@SkitchP** » Mon August 24, 2015 8:09 pm

cutuphalfdead wrote:It's Alive.

cutuphalfdead wrote:Sorry, I thought this was the Ramones thread.

So it's specific to Tommy?

Yeddie Yedder · Post by **Yeddie Yedder** » Mon August 24, 2015 8:41 pm

cutuphalfdead wrote:It's Alive.

I am with this.

Post by **Jorge** » Mon August 24, 2015 8:57 pm

@SkitchP wrote:
cutuphalfdead wrote:It's Alive.

cutuphalfdead wrote:Sorry, I thought this was the Ramones thread.

So it's specific to Tommy?

Explain this

BigRedLedbetter · Post by **BigRedLedbetter** » Mon August 24, 2015 10:27 pm

Has to be Alive.

chewm · Post by **chewm** » Tue August 25, 2015 12:33 am

I'd pick Corduroy or Given to fly.

darth_vedder · Post by **darth_vedder** » Tue August 25, 2015 12:45 am

I'd go with Corduroy, but that is not the same band I view them as today. For modern PJ, it's more like The Fixer or something.

This question could be broken down to eras or even by album. Early days, it would be Alive, mid period, Corduroy, modern day ???

EJ · Post by EJ » Tue August 25, 2015 1:27 am

darth_vedder wrote:I'd go with Corduroy, but that is not the same band I view them as today. For modern PJ, it's more like The Fixer or something.

This question could be broken down to eras or even by album. Early days, it would be Alive, mid period, Corduroy, modern day ???

Definitely.

Modern day - whatever BoB thinks, so probably Sirens.

Yeddie Yedder · Post by **Yeddie Yedder** » Tue August 25, 2015 2:35 am

darth_vedder wrote:For modern PJ, it's more like The Fixer or something.

That made me sad.

EJ wrote:Modern day - whatever BoB thinks, so probably Sirens.

That me laugh.

Post by **evenslow** » Tue August 25, 2015 2:39 am

darth_vedder wrote:I'd go with Corduroy, but that is not the same band I view them as today. For modern PJ, it's more like The Fixer or something.

This question could be broken down to eras or even by album. Early days, it would be Alive, mid period, Corduroy, modern day ???

OK, I'll bite. Band definition (meaning, a decent approximation of what they were trying to be, musically and lyrically, at the time), by album:
Ten: Alive (classic riff-rock torch bearers with big themes and bigger anthems)
Vs.: Animal (lean, mean, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 against one)
Vitalogy: Corduroy (the summation of everything they do well)
No Code: Who You Are (left turn, experimental)
Yield: Given to Fly (return to form)
Binaural: Nothing As It Seems (another, darker left turn, this time w/ headphones)
Riot Act: Bushleaguer (retreat, fuck off everyone, where's my W. mask?)
S/T: Life Wasted (we're sorry, we're back, we're rockin', we're never goin' back again)
Backspacer: The Fixer (PJ does their version of pop music)
Lightning Bolt: Sirens (big feels, mortality, BOB likes, fans not sure)

tragabigzanda · Post by **tragabigzanda** » Tue August 25, 2015 4:06 am

pearl jam sucks now

Daniel Bryan · Post by **Daniel Bryan** » Tue August 25, 2015 8:35 am

evenslow wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:I'd go with Corduroy, but that is not the same band I view them as today. For modern PJ, it's more like The Fixer or something.

This question could be broken down to eras or even by album. Early days, it would be Alive, mid period, Corduroy, modern day ???
OK, I'll bite. Band definition (meaning, a decent approximation of what they were trying to be, musically and lyrically, at the time), by album:
Ten: Alive (classic riff-rock torch bearers with big themes and bigger anthems)
Vs.: Animal (lean, mean, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 against one)
Vitalogy: Corduroy (the summation of everything they do well)
No Code: Who You Are (left turn, experimental)
Yield: Given to Fly (return to form)
Binaural: Nothing As It Seems (another, darker left turn, this time w/ headphones)
Riot Act: Bushleaguer (retreat, fuck off everyone, where's my W. mask?)
S/T: Life Wasted (we're sorry, we're back, we're rockin', we're never goin' back again)
Backspacer: The Fixer (PJ does their version of pop music)
Lightning Bolt: Sirens (big feels, mortality, BOB likes, fans not sure)

I would agree with this, but I wouldn't say the fans aren't sure about Sirens. It gets a great response at the shows. And then they do the nice little singalong bit with just Ed and the guitar at the end. I'd say its pretty popular.

darth_vedder · Post by **darth_vedder** » Tue August 25, 2015 12:21 pm

That's pretty good evenslow.

Red Mosquito

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