Building the "Ultimate" PJ Album: TRACK TEN

[E.H. Ruddock]

Ugh

[Jorge]

Whoa

[stip]

That's quite respectful of the fact that most of Pearl Jam's albums have some shitty songs on the back half.

that series of best songs by track number a few weeks ago really made that clear. These albums all really start to lose steam after song 8 or so. Obviously some great songs on all of them, but they are definitely top heavy. Maybe pearl jam should just make EPs.

[EJ]

Was not expecting to see these results when I clicked on this thread. Yikes. FON is one of their worst songs.

Sheesh.

[tragabigzanda]

It’s a fine song. Like LTRP, it really suffers from sequence placement.

[Farmer John]

Ugh

[stip]

It’s a fine song. Like LTRP, it really suffers from sequence placement.

I like LTRP. It's a lesser song, but fun for what it is. Like everything on Lightning Bolt it is presented in as unflattering a way as possible

where would you put it?

[stip]

Force of Nature really has 5 things going for it (for me)

1. Good bridge
2. A lot of cool stuff happening in the second verse underneath the main riff (which does disappoint)
3. Great choruses. "Somewhere there's a siren singing a song only he hears" is an all time favorite lyric
4. Very good lyrics, especially after the first verse
5. Great outro 'patterns' by Mike.


This is a really good song with a distracting beginning

[Bammer]

FON was heavily featured that one year when PJ soundtracked the World Series on TV.

[stip]

4.5 stars. Yellow Moon gets a 4 from me.

[bada]

I kinda hate Force of Nature. Voted Rival for the block.

[EJ]

I kinda hate Force of Nature. Voted Rival for the block.

I changed mine to that as well. This is bizarre.

[E.H. Ruddock]

The vocals on FoN are awful

[E.H. Ruddock]

Need some of those Satan's Bed people to switch to Rival, please

[Jorge]

It's a "Rival" vs. "Force of Nature" tie!

Second time in a row that a Binaural song ties with a PRAMG song

[stip]

The vocals on FoN are awful

I love them. There is a ragged edge to them that fits the stormy imagery and subject matter really well.

[E.H. Ruddock]

Although I may be willing to sacrifice this slot for a better Binaural song on the mix

[tragabigzanda]

It’s a fine song. Like LTRP, it really suffers from sequence placement.

I like LTRP. It's a lesser song, but fun for what it is. Like everything on Lightning Bolt it is presented in as unflattering a way as possible

where would you put it?

I have a BS/LB hybrid album that I enjoy well enough for the occasional spin:

GSMF
Got Some
The Fixer
Johnny Guitar
LTRP
Pendulum
My Father's Son
Force Of Nature
Future Days

[wease]

Although I may be willing to sacrifice this slot for a better Binaural song on the mix

This

[gardenparty]

sure, Rival is unique in the Pearl Jam catalog but it's not that great. Very dull song

I don't love FON either but not much else i want to vote for on Backspacer.
There are still some big ones on Binaural that we should be focusing on