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What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 10:48 pm
by numbers
Damnit, let's debate the eras.
Re: What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 10:53 pm
by Strat
Pre PRMG and PRMG
Re: What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 10:55 pm
by B
I'm gonna go with ...
Angst: Ten - Vitalogy
?? Irons ??: No Code & Vitalogy
Political: Binaural - Avocado
Derivative Rock: Backspacer & Lightning Bolt
Re: What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 10:55 pm
by tommymtcom
Good Music - 1991 - 2006
Bad Music - 2006 - ???
Re: What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 10:56 pm
by ABNorman
Early: Ten & Vs
Mid: Vitalogy, No Code, Yield
Late: Binaural, Riot Act, S/T
Dad Rock: Backspacer, Lightning Bolt
Re: What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 10:56 pm
by B
Dad Rock, I like that.
Re: What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 10:58 pm
by Kevin Davis
B wrote:Dad Rock, I like that.
yeah, he should copyright that one
Re: What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 11:00 pm
by digster
I kind of split it up into two or three. I think the first part of their career ended pretty succinctly with Yield, and Binaural was at least an attempt at something new. With Yield, lyrically the band puts the rest the ghosts that had plagued it since at least Vs. and musically, they make peace with their dual desires to be open and accessible with their desire to challenge their listeners. It's kind of been confusion since then, with Binaural and Riot Act making sense musically, both those records leading to Avocado in terms of lyrics, but the connecting threads holding their five last records together are a lot weaker than the first five.
This also reminds me that PJ made five records from 1991-98 and five records since. They have REALLY slowed down.
Re: What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 11:01 pm
by numbers
Young era(ten)
Angst era(vs/Vitalogy)
Irons era(NC/Yield)
Binaural era
Dixie Chick era(RA/Avocado)
Money Grab(Post avocado- present)
Re: What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 11:05 pm
by Kevin Davis
Musically I tend to break it down like this:
Ten through Merkinball is "early Pearl Jam"
"Gremmie Out of Control" (summer 1996) through "Someday at Christmas" (Christmas 2004) is "middle period"
Everything after is PRAMG/late PJ/ whatever
You can make more specific sub-eras but in my mind these are the major parameters.
Re: What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 11:08 pm
by Mike
Ten-Vitalogy: RAAAHHHH AAAAHHHHH YEAH YEAH YEAH EN HA YEAH
No Code-Riot Act: Let's relax and try something different
Pearl Jam-Now: "RAAAHHHH AAAAHHHHH YEAH YEAH YEAH EN HA YEAH"-Old man moneygrab interpretation
Re: What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Sun February 14, 2016 11:08 pm
by Strat
Daves
Jack
Matt
Re: What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Mon February 15, 2016 12:16 am
by CopperTom
Public: 1990 - 1995
Retreat: 1996 - 1999
Withdrawn: 2000 - 2005
Rebirth: 2006 - 2008
Content: 2009 - present
Re: What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Mon February 15, 2016 12:48 am
by B
Strat wrote:Daves
Jack
Matt
Weak. There's definitely a change in tone during Matt's tenure.
Re: What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Mon February 15, 2016 12:53 am
by evenslow
Strat wrote:Daves
Jack
Matt
Separating by drummer is really not a bad way to do it. Otherwise, I'd say...
TEN, VS, VITALOGY - a band on the rise, upping the ante each time
NO CODE, YIELD - consciously stepping back, trying new things, Jack fucking Irons
BINAURAL, RIOT ACT - dark, reflective period
S/T, BACKSPACER, LIGHTNING BOLT - "return to form", poppy PJ, mishmash, time for a new drummer
Re: What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Mon February 15, 2016 12:57 am
by Birds in Hell
CopperTom wrote:Public: 1990 - 1995
Retreat: 1996 - 1999
Withdrawn: 2000 - 2005
Rebirth: 2006 - 2008
Content: 2009 - present
This is pretty spot on.
Re: What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Mon February 15, 2016 2:18 am
by chewm
Kevin Davis wrote:Musically I tend to break it down like this:
Ten through Merkinball is "early Pearl Jam"
"Gremmie Out of Control" (summer 1996) through "Someday at Christmas" (Christmas 2004) is "middle period"
Everything after is PRAMG/late PJ/ whatever
You can make more specific sub-eras but in my mind these are the major parameters.
Yup.
Re: What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Mon February 15, 2016 2:36 am
by Simple Torture
B wrote:I'm gonna go with ...
Angst: Ten - Vitalogy
?? Irons ??: No Code & Vitalogy
Political: Binaural - Avocado
Derivative Rock: Backspacer & Lightning Bolt
Placing albums out of order and omitting the one that's a lot of people's favorite; classic b!
Re: What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Mon February 15, 2016 3:20 am
by LetMeSleep
Birds in Hell wrote:CopperTom wrote:Public: 1990 - 1995
Retreat: 1996 - 1999
Withdrawn: 2000 - 2005
Rebirth: 2006 - 2008
Content: 2009 - present
This is pretty spot on.
Yeah the above is about right.
PJ have reacted to certain events (in a completely understandable way) like TM, Roskilde and the Iraq war/Bush admin. The content era coincides with the reissues and the start of regular festivals and from memory the start of the Obama admin.
Re: What are Pearl Jam's "Eras"?
Posted: Mon February 15, 2016 3:23 am
by Birds in Hell
LetMeSleep wrote:Birds in Hell wrote:CopperTom wrote:Public: 1990 - 1995
Retreat: 1996 - 1999
Withdrawn: 2000 - 2005
Rebirth: 2006 - 2008
Content: 2009 - present
This is pretty spot on.
Yeah the above is about right.
PJ have reacted to certain events (in a completely understandable way) like TM, Roskilde and the Iraq war/Bush admin. The content era coincides with the reissues and the start of regular festivals and from memory the start of the Obama admin.
Make America Pearl Jam Great Again.