No Code: Official Album Thread

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Jorge wrote: Fri July 31, 2026 4:20 pm Someone Took Leatherman's Words Away at Christmas
That sounds like a great Christmas album for KD to write and record!
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VinylGuy wrote: Fri July 31, 2026 1:20 pm
Kevin Davis wrote: Thu July 30, 2026 4:27 pm I had a gigantic subway-sized poster of the No Code album art, which I got from an independent record store shortly after No Code came out, that had that track listing on it. At the time, both "Black Red Yellow" and "All Night" were total mysteries. Eventually I found the import single with "BRY" on it, but "All Night" was a phantom for years. I would post on early fan sites asking if anyone knew what the song was, and no one had any idea. It was unreasonably fulfilling and a tiny bit vindicating when it was released on Lost Dogs. I probably have an exaggerated fondness for the song as a result of this; it still feels a bit like a "secret" PJ song that I knew about before anyone else, because of that poster that I carted around with me move after move for the better part of a decade.
I got All Night at pj20 and it was awesome.
I’ve gotten it as many times as I’ve gotten Hail, Hail
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wease wrote: Fri July 31, 2026 6:40 pm
VinylGuy wrote: Fri July 31, 2026 1:20 pm
Kevin Davis wrote: Thu July 30, 2026 4:27 pm I had a gigantic subway-sized poster of the No Code album art, which I got from an independent record store shortly after No Code came out, that had that track listing on it. At the time, both "Black Red Yellow" and "All Night" were total mysteries. Eventually I found the import single with "BRY" on it, but "All Night" was a phantom for years. I would post on early fan sites asking if anyone knew what the song was, and no one had any idea. It was unreasonably fulfilling and a tiny bit vindicating when it was released on Lost Dogs. I probably have an exaggerated fondness for the song as a result of this; it still feels a bit like a "secret" PJ song that I knew about before anyone else, because of that poster that I carted around with me move after move for the better part of a decade.
I got All Night at pj20 and it was awesome.
I’ve gotten it as many times as I’ve gotten Hail, Hail
I might got Hail, Hail at probably every show? i should look for the setlists
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I've only seen PJ live 11 times. I've gotten Hail, Hail 3 times and All Night twice.
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11 shows for me as well (9 post No Code) and only gotten Hail, Hail once. The only No Code songs I’ve gotten more than once are Lukin 4 times and Present Tense twice. They don’t play this album very much.

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I’ve been kinda lucky with No Code live:
Sometimes: 2
In My Tree: 3
Smile:2
Habit: 1
Red Mosquito: 1
Lukin: 2
Present Tense: 3

Leaving Here: 2
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I still need Sometimes, Mankind and Around The Bend.
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Does Around the Bend Eddie solo count?
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Buby wrote: Sat August 01, 2026 8:02 pm Does Around the Bend Eddie solo count?
No. I’ve gotten Sometimes and The End by solo Ed, and I’m not counting them.
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I’ve only gotten half of Sometimes. Ed forgot the words midway through the song, threw his hands in the air and cursed. The band stopped playing and moved on.
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Sometimes
Hail Hail (x3)
Who You Are (x2)
In My Tree
Smile
Off He Goes (x2)

Habit
Red Mosquito
Lukin (x3)
Mankind
Present Tense (x4)
I’m Open (x2)

Around the Bend

Obviously the "I'm Open" have both been that weird sort of "intro" version, not the full one.
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Hmm:

Lukin x3
Hail Hail x2
Red Mosquito x2
In My Tree
Smile
Habit
Present Tense

I have seen the band six times.
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Present Tense- 6
Smile- 6
Hail, Hail- 5
Red Mosquito- 5
Lukin- 5
In My Tree- 4
Off He Goes- 4
Who You Are- 3
Habit- 3
I’m Open- 1 (intro thing)

I think All Night is the only outtake from the album I’ve gotten.
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wease wrote: Sun August 02, 2026 12:06 am I think All Night is the only outtake from the album I’ve gotten.
I forgot All Night was a No Code outtake, I got that one too.
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No Code was the first new PJ album to come out after I went all-in on my fandom so it will always hold a special place.

I was 15 and remember rushing my parents out of the Minnesota State Fair so we could swing by Circuit City before it closed and I could pick up the album. Haha.

Our local alt station played Who You Are and I definitely remember the overall sense of "huh, well this is different" in the lead up to the album coming out. This was super early internet era and there was much debate on the AOL - Pearl Jam forums that I frequented. Ha! I think I heard "Hail Hail" played early too even though that wasn't released as a single anywhere until much later.
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darthvedder81 wrote: Mon August 03, 2026 2:21 pm No Code was the first new PJ album to come out after I went all-in on my fandom so it will always hold a special place.

I was 15 and remember rushing my parents out of the Minnesota State Fair so we could swing by Circuit City before it closed and I could pick up the album. Haha.

Our local alt station played Who You Are and I definitely remember the overall sense of "huh, well this is different" in the lead up to the album coming out. This was super early internet era and there was much debate on the AOL - Pearl Jam forums that I frequented. Ha! I think I heard "Hail Hail" played early too even though that wasn't released as a single anywhere until much later.

Same story for me. August of '95 was when things really took off for me, so a yr later, No Code was coming out. That summer, Vitalogy was HEAVY in my rotation (along with SG's down on the upside). So, hearing WYA as the single was interesting.

What a brilliant record. I think it sits JUST out side of the top tier for me (Ten/Vs/Yield)
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wease wrote: Sat August 01, 2026 8:17 pm
Buby wrote: Sat August 01, 2026 8:02 pm Does Around the Bend Eddie solo count?
No. I’ve gotten Sometimes and The End by solo Ed, and I’m not counting them.
Damn. I didn’t remember all the PJ tunes I got only at that Ed show

Sometimes
The End
Dead Man
Soon Forget
Drifting
Arc
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Dead Man is such a cool one
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listened to No Code on my bike ride this morning

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I've seen the band 9 times, but I've seen every song on No Code (thanks Moline), some multiple times, plus "BRY" (Wrigley 2016) and "All Night" (St. Louis 2010). I saw Eddie solo a couple times but I don't think he did "Dead Man" either time -- my one No Code box left unchecked.

And, +1 to all the 'No Code was my first new PJ record' posts. Good times.
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