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Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Mon September 27, 2021 2:31 pm
by Ms Harmless
dad wrote:All or None
this is my pick too
Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Mon September 27, 2021 4:35 pm
by VinylGuy
Otherside is super sad
Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Mon September 27, 2021 4:36 pm
by VinylGuy
Last Kiss too...even if its a cover...
Sad
Alone
Parting Ways
Unemployable
Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Mon September 27, 2021 4:40 pm
by tree_
yellow ledbetter would probably be sad if anyone could understand the lyrics
Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Mon September 27, 2021 4:40 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Mon September 27, 2021 5:20 pm
by Leatherhead
I'm not sure this is going to make a good playlist, but I'm gonna try.
Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Mon September 27, 2021 5:21 pm
by Chris_H_2
rip leatherhead

Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Mon September 27, 2021 5:48 pm
by B
VinylGuy wrote:Otherside is super sad
True, but it's also hopeful.
Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Mon September 27, 2021 7:10 pm
by VinylGuy
hopeful how?
Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Mon September 27, 2021 8:22 pm
by JC23
I love the dark/depressing stuff.
To add to those already listed... The End. Comes Than Goes. Long Road.
Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Mon September 27, 2021 8:23 pm
by tree_
Long Road is schmaltzy!
Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Mon September 27, 2021 8:26 pm
by B
VinylGuy wrote:hopeful how?
Alright, I went back to the lyrics. Nevermind.
Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Mon September 27, 2021 10:15 pm
by VinylGuy
i mean if you hate your wife or life´s partner....yeah, its hopeful.
Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Mon September 27, 2021 10:38 pm
by bodysnatcher
This is a tough exercise bc I think it all lies in the ear of the listener.
For example, I find In My Tree fairly depressing. And Thumbing My Way depressing. Both of them have optimistic views (or, at least efforts) in finding your way out of or dealing with a situation. But you have to place yourself in the horrible mindset of the person in the song to feel that eventual positive realization. And within that original place, you feel the darkness.
I’d agree that Binaural/RA is probably the most overtly depressive situations within their catalogue. Seemed like there was a feeling of hopelessness in a lot of those songs. Before that era, the characters in songs kind of wallowed and felt disillusioned in their stories. And after that era, the characters in songs tended to find positive ways out.
Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Mon September 27, 2021 10:47 pm
by B
VinylGuy wrote:i mean if you hate your wife or life´s partner....yeah, its hopeful.
I was thinking there was more of a "see you when I get there" vibe, but it's not in the lyrics.
Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Mon September 27, 2021 11:48 pm
by PHATJ
Sleight of Hand hasn’t been mentioned yet? Interesting.
Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Mon September 27, 2021 11:53 pm
by warehouse
most of the album closers. release, indifference, immortality, parting ways, all or none, the end
Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Mon September 27, 2021 11:54 pm
by bodysnatcher
PHATJ wrote:Sleight of Hand hasn’t been mentioned yet? Interesting.
Twice.
Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Tue September 28, 2021 1:48 am
by Leatherhead
Nobody's mentioned Deep either.
Re: Pearl Jam's Darkest and Most Depressing Songs
Posted: Tue September 28, 2021 1:53 am
by dad
i can't believe no has mentioned Olympic Platinum. talk about depressing.