Pearl Jam

[Prep_desk_junkie]

* Last Kiss is actually a fantastic cover, but it was overplayed to the point of absurdity and, thus, does not make the list.

I agree totally. Love the song. My favorite band covering my favorite song off the oldies station.

But then I'd go to class and hear stupid people singing it because it was on the radio. You know, people who had no idea it was a cover and no idea who Pearl Jam was, it just made the local pop station playlist because girls could dedicate it to their boyfriends without knowing what the song was about.

Everytime I hear Last Kiss, I want to tie bricks to my ankles and go for a swim

 

[The Basement]

* Last Kiss is actually a fantastic cover, but it was overplayed to the point of absurdity and, thus, does not make the list.

I agree totally. Love the song. My favorite band covering my favorite song off the oldies station.

But then I'd go to class and hear stupid people singing it because it was on the radio. You know, people who had no idea it was a cover and no idea who Pearl Jam was, it just made the local pop station playlist because girls could dedicate it to their boyfriends without knowing what the song was about.

Everytime I hear Last Kiss, I want to tie bricks to my ankles and go for a swim

Eddie Vedder should do us a favor and give that a shot.
seriously.
to anyone who has missed them: don't feel bad. and dont feel like you need to catch up.
granted - musical tastes vary from person to person...and I know on this board in particular i'm a minority in saying this...but pearl jam?

 

[waterboy]

* Last Kiss is actually a fantastic cover, but it was overplayed to the point of absurdity and, thus, does not make the list.

I agree totally. Love the song. My favorite band covering my favorite song off the oldies station.

But then I'd go to class and hear stupid people singing it because it was on the radio. You know, people who had no idea it was a cover and no idea who Pearl Jam was, it just made the local pop station playlist because girls could dedicate it to their boyfriends without knowing what the song was about.

Everytime I hear Last Kiss, I want to tie bricks to my ankles and go for a swim

One of their worst songs. And one of their most-played.

 

[Bill Brasky]

* Last Kiss is actually a fantastic cover, but it was overplayed to the point of absurdity and, thus, does not make the list.

I agree totally. Love the song. My favorite band covering my favorite song off the oldies station.

But then I'd go to class and hear stupid people singing it because it was on the radio. You know, people who had no idea it was a cover and no idea who Pearl Jam was, it just made the local pop station playlist because girls could dedicate it to their boyfriends without knowing what the song was about.

Everytime I hear Last Kiss, I want to tie bricks to my ankles and go for a swim

One of their worst songs. And one of their most-played.

I don't think it's a bad song. Eddie Vedder's vocal on "Last Kiss" is great...of course, when it comes to rock singers, he's right at the top with Robert Plant and Roger Daltry.
I would love to hear him sing out of a rock context...like doing a old school soul record with horns or some sort of techno thing. That would be damn interesting.

 

[kokane_muthashed]

Top five Covers:

1. Baba O'Riley
2. ****in' Up
3. The Kids Are Alright (yeah, I know that's two Who covers, and I don't give a ****. I'm so ****in' punk.)
4. Soldier of Love
5. Keep on Rockin in the Free World (see above, sub in Neil Young).
* Last Kiss is actually a fantastic cover, but it was overplayed to the point of absurdity and, thus, does not make the list.

Have you ever heard Eddie sing with the Doors when the band was inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame? Those are some great covers.

 

[sportsed]

I downloaded the other new song out, Unemployable: Their best song in years. I liked it on first listen, which isn't often the case.

 

[Song Seven]

greatest pearl jam cover song of all time: let my love open the door, soldier field 7-11-95. credit to interstellar overdrive.

to quote denis leary: "end of ****ing list."

for the true pearl jam geek, top 6 boots:

4-3-94 atlanta
7-11-95 soldier field
4-12-94 boston
jones beach '00 #41
06-06-03 vegas
7-11-03 boston

greatest ed quote of all time (i'm biased): 06-25-03 detroit, before elderly woman "this one's for kalamazoo, 1 2 3 4 2 3 i seem to recognize your face..."

greatest cities to see a pj show: vegas, boston, detroit

 

[waterboy]

I downloaded the other new song out, Unemployable: Their best song in years. I liked it on first listen, which isn't often the case.

No accounting for taste. I like almost everything PJ has done, but "Unemployable" was unlistenable.

There's a snippet on iTunes, in case anyone's interested. It's the B-side to "World Wide Suicide." A strange choice, considering it's also on the album.

 

[letshugitout]

greatest pearl jam cover song of all time: let my love open the door, soldier field 7-11-95. credit to interstellar overdrive.

to quote denis leary: "end of ****ing list."

for the true pearl jam geek, top 6 boots:

4-3-94 atlanta
7-11-95 soldier field
4-12-94 boston
jones beach '00 #41
06-06-03 vegas
7-11-03 boston

greatest ed quote of all time (i'm biased): 06-25-03 detroit, before elderly woman "this one's for kalamazoo, 1 2 3 4 2 3 i seem to recognize your face..."

greatest cities to see a pj show: vegas, boston, detroit

I downloaded the other new song out, Unemployable: Their best song in years. I liked it on first listen, which isn't often the case.

boot: 9-11-98 and 4-30-03

 

[sportsed]

greatest pearl jam cover song of all time: let my love open the door, soldier field 7-11-95. credit to interstellar overdrive.

to quote denis leary: "end of ****ing list."

Not even the best cover of THAT SHOW. That would be Everyday People.

 

[letshugitout]

greatest pearl jam cover song of all time: let my love open the door, soldier field 7-11-95. credit to interstellar overdrive.

to quote denis leary: "end of ****ing list."

Not even the best cover of THAT SHOW. That would be Everyday People.

Great show, but I would take Randalls Island 96- night 2 over Chicago 95

 

[Piotr Rasputin]

With all this bootleg talk, you guys are as scary as advertised.

When I started collecting bootlegs for a couple of my favorite bands (not including Pearl Jam), a friend noted that "Pearl jam fans can tell you exactly what show, where had the best version of "Even Flow." It's scary."

Indeed.

 

[sportsed]

greatest pearl jam cover song of all time: let my love open the door, soldier field 7-11-95. credit to interstellar overdrive.

to quote denis leary: "end of ****ing list."

Not even the best cover of THAT SHOW. That would be Everyday People.

Great show, but I would take Randalls Island 96- night 2 over Chicago 95

Now it's just getting creepy that I should know that show off the top of my head rather than another show.

 

[Ashy Larry]

greatest pearl jam cover song of all time: let my love open the door, soldier field 7-11-95. credit to interstellar overdrive.

to quote denis leary: "end of ****ing list."

for the true pearl jam geek, top 6 boots:


4-12-94 boston

7-11-03 boston


greatest cities to see a pj show: vegas, boston, detroit

I was lucky enough to have seen both of those Boston shows.....the 03 one was amazing, probably the best concert I ever attended. I really like the Atlanta show......great bootleg.

And for whatever reason.....PJ really likes Boston and seem to step it up when they're in town.

Cool story, in '03 Eddie and Stone went to a local bar in Sommerville on a weeknight.....some guys I know (more friends of friends) were there as well and ended up hanging with them for a while. After a few beers Eddie and Stone went to their apartment, drank a lot and played some tunes. Just a couple of guys looking to drink late night.

 

[Terd Ferguson]

Suppose I'm a little late on this, but here's my Top 5. Five is all I get? Geez this is tough. And as somebody pointed out earlier, this list could change every day. I started listening to Yield again last night. I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed Yield. It had long since moved out of regular rotation (as had, sadly, most of my Pearl Jam), but I'm listening to it right now. I could give a Top 5 based solely on that album. Great stuff. This thread is another example of why I love coming back to this site. Anyway...

1. Off He Goes
2. Wishlist
3. I Got Id
4. Evolution
5. Long Road

 

[kokane_muthashed]

Top 5 Lost Dogs:
Yellow Ledbetter
Fatal
Hard to Imagine
Driftin'
Dirty Frank

 

[letshugitout]

With all this bootleg talk, you guys are as scary as advertised.

When I started collecting bootlegs for a couple of my favorite bands (not including Pearl Jam), a friend noted that "Pearl jam fans can tell you exactly what show, where had the best version of "Even Flow." It's scary."

Indeed.

HAHA.......For the record, best Even Flow was Philly 10-03-05...or Uniondale 4-30-03

 

[Prep_desk_junkie]

With all this bootleg talk, you guys are as scary as advertised.

When I started collecting bootlegs for a couple of my favorite bands (not including Pearl Jam), a friend noted that "Pearl jam fans can tell you exactly what show, where had the best version of "Even Flow." It's scary."

Indeed.

HAHA.......For the record, best Even Flow was Philly 10-03-05...or Uniondale 4-30-03

Good call, I have both in my IPod....

 

[letshugitout]

With all this bootleg talk, you guys are as scary as advertised.

When I started collecting bootlegs for a couple of my favorite bands (not including Pearl Jam), a friend noted that "Pearl jam fans can tell you exactly what show, where had the best version of "Even Flow." It's scary."

Indeed.

HAHA.......For the record, best Even Flow was Philly 10-03-05...or Uniondale 4-30-03

Good call, I have both in my IPod....

Now, best Betterman MSG 9-11-98

 

[Song Seven]

With all this bootleg talk, you guys are as scary as advertised.

When I started collecting bootlegs for a couple of my favorite bands (not including Pearl Jam), a friend noted that "Pearl jam fans can tell you exactly what show, where had the best version of "Even Flow." It's scary."

Indeed.

that is 100% accurate. when my friend was early in his pearl jam obsession phase, he burned a cd that was NOTHING but his favorite versions of even flow from the 00 tour, all 16 songs. it was disgusting, but i can say that because my own pearl jam obsession is was disgusting.

to be honest, i don't have the randall's island 2 show that has the present tense/off he goes ending. if anyone wanted to yousendit.com for me, that would be most appreciated.

ashy, both those boston shows are a perfect example of how the band has evolved over the years, and that's pretty sweet you got to experience it first hand.

zeke, yeah, he wrote the ****er, but ed likes to drink during the show. i can't blame him for ****in it up every once in a while.

i forgot about everyday people. great song.

top five non-album songs:

state of love and trust
out of my mind
brother (with the lyrics)
angel
breath

other pearl jam geek topics:

where would you go for your pj pilgrimage? would you go to seattle or would you go somewhere else? vegas would be great, and i'd love to see the band at msg sometime. boston would be a good choice for its track record, or perhaps you go to seattle because, hell, the band started there.

i know a lot of people don't like leatherman, but it's a sick song live and it doesn't get much better than seeing the leatherman/nothingman/betterman trio.

who is/was your favorite drummer? they were all awesome in their own respects, but i gotta say matt cameron is the best they've had so far. they all had their own unique styles and brought a lot to the table, but matt makes it look so effortless it's ridiculous.

what is the first pj boot you ever listened to? for me, the va beach show that opened the 00 tour. wasn't a real pj fan at the time but it piqued my interest in the band. in fact, i hate that boot, it's the most generic and bland setlist (if you can call it that) i've heard. but the boot that really blew the band up for me was 04-03-94. so many classics.

another great ed moment: the 93 show in ft. lauderdale (i believe) where after people were throwing shoes at the band: "when we leave, if we see any of you mother****ers with bare feet, we're gonna kick your ass!"

also, they need to drop the wma daughter tag and just play the whole ****ing song.