Red Mosquito

theplatypus wrote:I think that from a songwriting standpoint, "In Hiding" is one of the most wholly developed and satisfying PJ compositions. I love the performance too and the way it was captured in the studio. The only thing I don't like is the pointless fade-out of the guitar part at the end.

yes, in hiding is kinda perfect (and stip has shamed his family name for generations to come).

Love In Hiding. It helps makes SVT a stand out documentary about the band.

Anders wrote:Love In Hiding. It helps makes SVT a stand out documentary about the band.

I love that section of SVT. And I love that performance of the song quite a bit more than I love listening to the album version these days. Ultimately for me it’s a really great song to hear a couple times a year.

evenslow wrote: yes, in hiding is kinda perfect

I agree with this.

Current average album score: 4.82

this is not my favourite PJ album, but it is my favourite 1-2-3 punch: I love how the tempos gradually slow between Brain of J > Faithfull > No Way

If an alien came down and demanded to know what Pearl Jam was all about, but I was limited to only sharing one studio album with them, that album would be Yield.

Hatfield wrote:If an alien came down and demanded to know what Pearl Jam was all about, but I was limited to only sharing one studio album with them, that album would be Yield.

Vs

VinylGuy wrote:

Hatfield wrote:If an alien came down and demanded to know what Pearl Jam was all about, but I was limited to only sharing one studio album with them, that album would be Yield.

Vs

The answer is clearly Vitalogy.

Rob wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:

Hatfield wrote:If an alien came down and demanded to know what Pearl Jam was all about, but I was limited to only sharing one studio album with them, that album would be Yield.

Vs

The answer is clearly Vitalogy.

This

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

Rob wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:

Hatfield wrote:If an alien came down and demanded to know what Pearl Jam was all about, but I was limited to only sharing one studio album with them, that album would be Yield.

Vs

The answer is clearly Vitalogy.

This

Ten

PHATJ wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

Rob wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:

Hatfield wrote:If an alien came down and demanded to know what Pearl Jam was all about, but I was limited to only sharing one studio album with them, that album would be Yield.

Vs

The answer is clearly Vitalogy.

This

Ten

Agreed. I mean, I know we are all snobby PJ hipsters here, but c'mon.

I'd give them that excellent playlist the 'utlimate' polls just produced.

Stip you are doing a masterful troll job these days.

LikeLukin wrote:

PHATJ wrote:

E.H. Ruddock wrote:

Rob wrote:

VinylGuy wrote:

Hatfield wrote:If an alien came down and demanded to know what Pearl Jam was all about, but I was limited to only sharing one studio album with them, that album would be Yield.

Vs

The answer is clearly Vitalogy.

This

Ten

Agreed. I mean, I know we are all snobby PJ hipsters here, but c'mon.

Ten doesn't come close to displaying the breadth and range of their abilities as performers or songwriters, though. Vs. is closer since it's got songs like "Daughter," "WMA," and "Elderly Woman," but I think it's true that Vitalogy is the truest representative of the whole Pearl Jam package in a single album.

LikeLukin wrote:Stip you are doing a masterful troll job these days.

understand I'm a force of nature

stip wrote:

LikeLukin wrote:Stip you are doing a masterful troll job these days.

understand I'm a force of nature

lol

Rob wrote:

evenslow wrote: yes, in hiding is kinda perfect

I agree with this.

I definitely agree that if someone had never heard a PJ song and wanted an entryway, I'd give them Yield. In addition to just being great songs, it covers a lot of what they do while remaining accessible, and also never feeling like they're writing certain song just to check off that stylistic box.

Happy Birthday Yield! My favorite PJ album!