The Essential Pearl Jam

[eciglover]

Pearl Jam 1990-2003

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thats essential

[ridleybradout]

Confirmation this is just a re-issue of Rearviewmirror 1991-2003:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Essential-rea ... l_1#disc_1

[PHATJ]

Confirmation this is just a re-issue of Rearviewmirror 1991-2003:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Essential-rea ... l_1#disc_1

Lame, but expected.

[Jorge]

Make your own 2-disc PJ Essential set, incorporating songs from Avocado, Backspacer and Lightning Bolt. Maximum of 17 tracks per disc.

[PHATJ]

Make your own 2-disc PJ Essential set, incorporating songs from Avocado, Backspacer and Lightning Bolt. Maximum of 17 tracks per disc.

Is that a challenge?

[Jorge]

I dunno. Sure.

[PHATJ]

I dunno. Sure.

Goddammit.

[PHATJ]

Do you just want my favorite 34 songs or the 34 songs that would "have" to be on an "essentials" album?

[Birds in Hell]

Make your own 2-disc PJ Essential set, incorporating songs from Avocado, Backspacer and Lightning Bolt. Maximum of 17 tracks per disc.

1. Alive
2. Even Flow
3. Jeremy
4. Black
5. Yellow Ledbetter
6. Daughter
7. Animal
8. Go
9. Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
10. Crazy Mary
11. Corduroy
12. Not for You
13. Better Man
14. I Got Shit
15. Who You Are
16. Hail, Hail

1. Given to Fly
2. Do the Evolution
3. Wishlist
4. Last Kiss
5. Grievance
6. Light Years
7. I Am Mine
8. Save You
9. World Wide Suicide
10. Life Wasted
11. The Fixer
12. Just Breathe
13. Unthought Known
14. Mind Your Manners
15. Lightning Bolt
16. Sirens

[PHATJ]

Without putting anything in order, and including most singles and a few favorites, this would likely be my list:


TEN

1. Even Flow
2. Alive
3. Black
4. Jeremy
5. Release

VS.

6. Go
7. Animal
8. Daughter
9. Leash

VITALOGY

10. Last Exit
11. Tremor Christ
12. Nothingman
13. Corduroy
14. Better Man
15. Immortality

MERKINBALL

16. I Got Shit

No Code:

17. Hail, Hail
18. In My Tree
19. Red Mosquito
20. Present Tense

YIELD

21. Given To Fly
22. Do The Evolution

BINAURAL

23. Nothing As It Seems
24. Sleight Of Hand

RIOT ACT

25. I Am Mine

PEARL JAM

26. Life Wasted
27. Severed Hand

BACKSPACER

28. The Fixer
29. Amongst The Waves

LIGHTNING BOLT

30. Mind Your Manners
31. Sirens
32. Lightning Bolt

MISCELLANEOUS

33. Yellow Ledbetter
34. Sad

[PHATJ]

An interesting topic might be; If you were to make a mix tape for a friend that had never heard PJ, and you could only include two songs from each album and two b-sides, what would your song selections be?

[Norah]

I haven't done this, but I would make disc 1 tracks from Vitalogy through Riot Act, and disc 2 track from Ten, Vs, Pearl Jam, Backspacer, and Lightning Bolt.

[PHATJ]

Make your own 2-disc PJ Essential set, incorporating songs from Avocado, Backspacer and Lightning Bolt. Maximum of 17 tracks per disc.

1. Alive
2. Even Flow
3. Jeremy
4. Black
5. Yellow Ledbetter
6. Daughter
7. Animal
8. Go
9. Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
10. Crazy Mary
11. Corduroy
12. Not for You
13. Better Man
14. I Got Shit
15. Who You Are
16. Hail, Hail

1. Given to Fly
2. Do the Evolution
3. Wishlist
4. Last Kiss
5. Grievance
6. Light Years
7. I Am Mine
8. Save You
9. World Wide Suicide
10. Life Wasted
11. The Fixer
12. Just Breathe
13. Unthought Known
14. Mind Your Manners
15. Lightning Bolt
16. Sirens

Were you just making the "essentials" as you would guess the record label would or the album you would choose, or a mix of both?

[PHATJ]

I haven't done this, but I would make disc 1 tracks from Vitalogy through Riot Act, and disc 2 track from Ten, Vs, Pearl Jam, Backspacer, and Lightning Bolt.

What would that look like?

[Norah]

I haven't done this, but I would make disc 1 tracks from Vitalogy through Riot Act, and disc 2 track from Ten, Vs, Pearl Jam, Backspacer, and Lightning Bolt.

What would that look like?

Use your imagination.

[Birds in Hell]

Make your own 2-disc PJ Essential set, incorporating songs from Avocado, Backspacer and Lightning Bolt. Maximum of 17 tracks per disc.

1. Alive
2. Even Flow
3. Jeremy
4. Black
5. Yellow Ledbetter
6. Daughter
7. Animal
8. Go
9. Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
10. Crazy Mary
11. Corduroy
12. Not for You
13. Better Man
14. I Got Shit
15. Who You Are
16. Hail, Hail

1. Given to Fly
2. Do the Evolution
3. Wishlist
4. Last Kiss
5. Grievance
6. Light Years
7. I Am Mine
8. Save You
9. World Wide Suicide
10. Life Wasted
11. The Fixer
12. Just Breathe
13. Unthought Known
14. Mind Your Manners
15. Lightning Bolt
16. Sirens

Were you just making the "essentials" as you would guess the record label would or the album you would choose, or a mix of both?

I guess I was anticipating what I think a reasonable greatest hits collection would look like within the limits Jorge posted, I didn't really inject any of my own taste into it (other than making a few calls where to leave off singles, include album tracks like Corduroy, etc.)

[Jorge]

Good call. I'd include NAIS and SOLAT tho.

[PHATJ]

I haven't done this, but I would make disc 1 tracks from Vitalogy through Riot Act, and disc 2 track from Ten, Vs, Pearl Jam, Backspacer, and Lightning Bolt.

What would that look like?

Use your imagination.

I was talking about track list and such, thanks for you thoughtful explanation though.

[Fuzzcharger]

I haven't done this, but I would make disc 1 tracks from Vitalogy through Riot Act, and disc 2 track from Ten, Vs, Pearl Jam, Backspacer, and Lightning Bolt.

Great idea. Just curious but if Vitalogy - Riot Act is know as the "Middle Years" what do people call the other records?

[Norah]

I haven't done this, but I would make disc 1 tracks from Vitalogy through Riot Act, and disc 2 track from Ten, Vs, Pearl Jam, Backspacer, and Lightning Bolt.

Great idea. Just curious but if Vitalogy - Riot Act is know as the "Middle Years" what do people call the other records?

Early years and modern years? I don't know.