Pearl Jam's "World Wide Suicide"
All you closet Pearl Jam fans e-mailed us to "give 'em some love." Well, if you haven't read, the band's new "World Wide Suicide" will be a free MP3 on pearljam.com on 3/8.
But if you go to myspace.com/pearljam you can hear the ... wait a sec, that's Billy Joel's "Honesty"! Fucking imposter. I know how that goes.
Hear the whole thing via radio rip:
Pearl Jam - "World Wide Suicide" (MP3 Link Expired)
PJ put their download up early. Go here.
And the tracklist from their s/t 8th CD:
Pearl Jam Pearl Jam
"Life Wasted"
"World Wide Suicide""Comatose"
"Severed Hand"
"Marker in the Sand"
"Parachutes"
"Unemployable"
"Big Wave"
"Gone"
"Wasted Reprise"
"Army Reserve"
"Come Back"
"Inside Job"
And to the fans, haters, and indie snobs, let's see your best analogy ... Which of this/last year's new bands could possibly follow the grunge kings' curious career path: i.e., peak critically and commercially with their debut (causing a series of shitty imitators), remain steadfastly political and anti-commercial (no MTV, no Ticketmaster, no Bush), yet maintain a dedicated fanbase for 15 years?
Pearl Jam : 1992 ::
what band? : 2006
(Yes, we know Ten came out in '91, but it was big in '92.)
Posted at 1:30 PM in MP3
Tags: Pearl Jam
The 15 second snippet really doesn't say anything about the song. Its hit the radio, and here it is: http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=0M7X1JHWTQ08B26VA8LA0RSAI4
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None of the new bands will follow Pearl Jam's path because they don't have the talent that Pearl Jam has.
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interpol is the new pearl jam. just look at all the people imitating paul banks' voice the same way they did to eddie vedder.
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the electric tickle machine perhaps?
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I agree with the above comment. I think The Killers is the poor man's Interpol on Cocaine...
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As much as I hate to say it, the Arctic Monkeys, methinks...
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Pearl Jam rules so hard. I am glad they are finally on the new label. What closet fans? I am so pumped for the new album and tour. I up'd my Ten Club too.
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The Killers are "the new..." a lot of things. Maybe the new Pearl Jam, or possibly the new KC and the Sunshine Band?
I hear their next album has some post-industrial leanings, but if you don't like that you'd probably enjoy either the Indian raga or the Dylan-esque folk ditty half way through. Plus there's a great Chumbawamba cover.
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http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2G0JPUEFS9C4315AA5UJXD2S0A
Here is the whole thing!
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I'll go with Interpol. Like Pearl Jam, they peaked on their first album. The "Interpol voice" is easy to imitate like the "Pearl Jam voice," so it has become ubiquitous.
The Killers would be analagous to Stone Temple Pilots-- the first band to hit it real big imitating the genuine article. Everything moves faster now, so Interpol already have plenty of their own "Creeds."
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pearl jam : fall out boy
strong first couple of records, eventually falling into obscurity, yet still adored by hardcore fans from their big-city-homes. they'll make a comeback with their fifth or so record, but it'll be something along the lines of the fall from grace experienced by less than jake.
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pearl jam rules... nuff said.
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I'd submit that most popular modern rock acts lack what Pearl Jam had in 1992: authenticity. It's what made grunge and alternative rock so appealling during that period.
And I suspect that most modern rock acts wouldn't be able to reject the mainstream in the way that Pearl Jam did. (To me, they didn't "fall into obscurity"; they refused to do what bands generally do to stay in the limelight.)
I don't think any modern band can fill that analogy. The music scene has become so fragmented by genre that I don't think any band can obtain the ubiquity that Pearl Jam had at their peak. There's a perception now that bands have to be a little "off" (eg, the Killers) in order to reach the masses.
As much as I love the way that the new "word of mouth" scene can help bands like Clap Your Hands, Say Yeah find an audience, part of me laments the loss of having that one huge band that everyone can respect, even if you're not a fan. In 1993, it was hard to find people who would say "I hate Pearl Jam" - I had friends that were country music fans who enjoyed their music.
Is there any band now that could air a live concert on the radio on a Sunday night, and have two or three stations in a single market carry it? And have nearly every radio within earshot be tuned to it? (Certainly the Internet would impact that now, but I don't think any current band, even via webcast, could draw the kinds of numbers that show did.)
I'm not much of a fan now, but it's hard for me to underestimate where they were at their peak.
Certainly there are bands today with the authenticity they had. And there are certainly bands that are as popular. But I can't think of one that has both.
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good call on the interpol/editors/etc.
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Why don't people respect these guys??? They do so much for their community and fans, they are socially and politically active and they make good music while retaining their integrity...that's more than a lot of bands can say.
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But isnt the "Interpol voice" you speak of really just a "poor mans version" of Joy Division?
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I felt the earth on Monday
It moved beneath my feet
In the form of a morning paper
Laid out for me to see
Saw his face in a color picture
I recognized the name
Could not stop staring at the
Face I'd never see again
It's a shame to awake in a world of pain
What does it mean when
the war is taking over?
It's the same every day
I heard my name
Why can't they say that
The world be left to hold her
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
Medals on a wooden mantle
Next to a handsome face
That the President took for granted
Writing checks that others pay
And in all the madness
Thought becomes numb and naive
So much to talk about
And nothing for us to say
It's the same every day
And the wave won't break
Tell you to pray while
the devil's on his shoulder
Laying claims to the tainted soldier said
I'm not a quitting
The truth's already out there
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
Looking in the eyes of the fallen
You've got to know there's another
Another
Another
Another
Another
waaaaayyyyyyyyyyy
It's a shame to awake in a world of pain
What does it mean when
the war is taking over
It's the same every day
And the wave won't break
Tell you to pray while
the devil's on his shoulder
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suicide
The whole world
World over
It's World Wide Suiciiiiiiiiiide
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"But isnt the "Interpol voice" you speak of really just a "poor mans version" of Joy Division?"
Touche.
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pearl jam:1992::franz ferdinand:2006?
or maybe not. i dunno. the franz boys write songs with a lot more and much better internal construction. but i think they might be on the road to becoming a nostalgia act for washed up indie-hipsters come 2020. maybe alex kapranos should write something ridiculous on himself with a marks-a-lot during that tempo shift in "take me out." that'd give the kids something to think about.
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1. i am SHOCKED that pearl jam is being discussed on stereogum
and
2. i totally agree with uglyredhonda.
pj's sales have gone from 10 million+ down to maybe 500,000 with their last album and yet they can have a full tour with the release of each new album and sell out 15-20k seat arenas or ampitheaters (sheds).
i don't think there is any band out now that has sold or will sell as many albums as pearl jam did early in their career (ie - ten, vs, vitalogy) to be in the position to just say "fuck it, we're doing shit our own way" and go no videos, not a lot of interviews, etc. and try to maintain a career that spans 8 albums.
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As an interesting aside, I would say that Pearl Jam are today's Grateful Dead. Their tours sell out like nobody's business, whithout all the fanfare that your "mainstream" bands have. Having seen Pearl Jam on more than one occassion, including their last Canadian Tour, I can say without a doubt, they are one of the greatest bands I have been privlidged to see.
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As much as I love Interpol, I have to argue the point that they are not the 'Pearl Jam' of 2006. Bright Lights came out years ago followed by Antics almost 2 years ago now. Plus, the fame of Pearl Jam after 'Ten' is unfounded compared to many bands today.
If a band will blow up as they did it would have to be the Arcade Fire. I have to believe the moment they release their next album we "Yipsters" are going to annoyed by the pop culture to follow and the copycat phenomenon that will take place similar to the copycat bands produced by Interpol. Though, Arcade Fire's next album will be Platinum several times over.
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Plus, I think Canadians tend to do it their own way.
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No band will follow in these footsteps, because no band will possibly suck as hard as Pearl Jam does.
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I think the strokes are flying on pearl jam's trajectory minus the uber commercial success.
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that Pearl Jam song reminds me of the Saved by The Bell theme song.
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pearl jam's last video::
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-798499834764717267&q=do+the+evolution
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I am also surprised to see Stereogum talking Pearl Jam. I think its rad they're getting some positive feedback. I thought it was weird they weren't getting more press because technically, Pearl Jam is signed to J Records, an indie label, so they're more indie and DIY than the Strokes, Death Cab or Interpol at the moment. I'll even go as far as to say that Eddie will follow in the same footsteps as Springsteen, Dylan, and Young Neil as far as becoming a completely prolific solo artist later.
And then much later, I think Conor Oberst. And maybe Bono. Maybe.
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eh? j records indie my ass. j still has the distribution backing of a major label (bmg), and didnt they merge with arista? freaking whitney houston and maroon 5 are in j records. at least death cab started at barsuk and only recently signed with atlantic. it's not like pj are on dischord.
as for 2006's pearl jam, i honestly cant really think of one right now. none of those mentioned (interpol, killers) have the political stance pj does. but i dont know how pj can get away with remaining on major labels and talking shit about ticketmaster when they play clear channel venues.
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radiohead. ?
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pearl ham has to play clear channel venues that use ticketmaster...where else would they play? Maybe if other bands had joined pearl jam when they testified in front of congress about ticketmaster's anti competitive practices we wouldnt have to pay 11 dollars in service charges.
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? plenty of bands play venues that have nothing to do with clear channel/ticketmaster. sure it would have been great if other bands joined in the monopoly hearing, but that's really neither here nor there. pearl jam's decisions have nothing to do with other bands. i'm just not so sure i want to be all "Rah rah!" for a band that has basically decided that they just need to give up. it's all just pretty sad really.
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of course pearl jam could play non clear channel/ticketmaster venues but they have a large fan base...it's not feasible to play in a 500 capacity auditorium...and how in the world have they given up? They're releasing their 8th album and they're a touring machine.
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The answer of course, cannot be made for 2006. There aren't enough revolutionary, breakthrough type bands right now. Most are copycats of some other sound. The closest analogy I could make would be Modest Mouse. Hardcore fanbase. Completely new original sound, ripped off by man. Granted they stretch back to the mid-late nineties, but they're still going strong despite a (mostly) anti-commercial stand. Thoughts?
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I don't see the Interpol/Pearl Jam career comparison. I do love Interpol. JD is overrated, to those who mentioned them.
At least if you ask me.
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Folks these parts seem to forget that when they launched most folks were saying PJ was a poor man's imitation of Nirvana.
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i love it when people have opinions and stuff
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1. J Records is a major label and part of Sony/BMG.
2. People who reflexively think Pearl Jam suck, without having listened to anything since Better Man, are idiots.
3. Their flight path is unique because no other band would both intentionally shed fans and stay together. Most bands with early success (Ten is 12X platinum) would break up and the lead singer would have a lame solo career.
4. Few bands, either indie or major, have the multitude of political and philanthropic commitments that Pearl Jam have. There is certainly no other major band to have done as many benefits and committed to as many causes as Pearl Jam have (perhaps with the notable exceptions of Bono and Bruce Springsteen).
5. The fight with Ticketmaster is so 1994.
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Wow. I had this conversation just last week with someone when i found out about PJ's last album.
The only thing we could come up that was close was Coldplay. In regards to the popularity, to maintaining personal views public, and their political awareness.
There's no shame in being a Pearl Jam fan. I've been blessed to see them at least 3 times on each of their tours, and its always amazing to see how much effort they put on to make it a great show each and every night they are on stage. Their declining record sales don't matter much - they rock out just the same on stage.
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It ain't called Clear Channel anymore, folks. It's LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT! Remember this.
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First of all, so glad to see the pearl jam fans. Pearl Jam haters are annoying.
My submission: White Stripes. Seven Nation Army was the Great Alterna-Anthem of this decade like Alive was back then.
White Stripes are also getting a backlash like PJ did. Eddie Vedder and Jack White are garnering reputations for being self-righteously earnest.
I admit White Stripes are not as anti-establishment as Pearl Jam, but as far as commercially succesful bands with respect go, I got to give it to the White Stripes.
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i really hope this upcoming pj album is awesome. their last great effort was yield, and everything since has just been mediocre.
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"But isnt the "Interpol voice" you speak of really just a "poor mans version" of Joy Division?"
Yea, damn Ian Curtis for ripping off Interpol 27 years ago. He was such a hack.
As for the Pearl Jam analogy, I have to agree about the White Stripes.
I used to not like Pearl Jam because I thought they were riding on Nirvana's coat tails, but you just have to listen to the songs. They're awesome. "I Am Mine", the single from their last album "Riot Act", was outstanding.
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sam, when i said that they have given up, i meant in regards to their opinions about ticketmaster/clear channel. they have decided that what they feel is the right thing to do is just too hard to do.
the large fan base doesnt mean that they cant do things differently. that's a cop out. it's all their choice.
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I was going to rant about how Pearl Jam and Nirvana are nothing alike, but it's been said to death before and said better than I could write it, so I wont.
HOWEVER, I will say that I like the idea of Pearl Jam, Audioslave, Velvet Revolver and (maybe) the Smashing Pumpkins all having new albums this year. Radio might actually have some good songs on it again.
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Oh yeah, and Radiohead too.
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Can anyone name one fucking venue big enough that is not clear-channel that can hold Pearl Jam's fanbase??? I sure as hell can't. Pearl Jam would have to play your local 200 capacity bar, tons of times just to get the turnout of what they normally get. That's why clear channel is evil kids, because there is noooo way around it. Sure, someone bring up Conor, his video is played on MTV and his songs are played on radio, which are both clear-channel sponsored. I know he won't play the venues and I think that's amazing because that takes alot. The point of the anti clear channel protest is that there is no way around them and it needs to change. That's the problem with most righteous causes, is that there is no way around alot of the corporate evils. That's why we need change. Whether its your sneakers or your car.
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If Interpol was Pearl Jam would that make The Strokes Nirvana? Opened the door for the New York bands the way Nirvana did for Seattle bands...
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easy. arcade fire.
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the answer is easy...bright eyes. as far as i know he's never had a video on mtv (i rarely watch so i could be wrong), he hates clear channel, and bush. and he's had a healthy fan base for atleast 5 years (i know he's been around longer but i said "healthy fan base") and he's young enough to continue on that same path. i personally think he's overhyped but still talented enough to be the "next pearl jam" type band.
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I would suggest that that band hasn't emerged yet. I will tell you this though... Pearl Jam in 2006 are the Who of 1983. If Kirk Cobain were alive today he'd be the drummer in Foo Fighters
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What happened to the music?
Who gives a shit about ticketmaster, clear channel, records sales, record labels, longevity, indie vs. major, political causes, venue sizes, or anything other bullshit I may have missed.
You either like the music or you don't. Does anything else really matter? The music is what people will remember.
The bickering over the inconsequential and the hypotheticals is lame, it's the one aspect of indie fans I can't stand.
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arcade fire. both bands are overrated, self-important, and mediocre. arcade fire isn't political (yet), but then again they're from canada, and if they complained about american politics itd just be like "mind your own business" and no one cares about canadian politics. plus youre already getting bands that sound like them, like clap your hands and wolf parade. they aren't as big as pearl jam maybe, but thats only because mtv is still stuck on that whole metrosexual killer/interpol/franz scene, which may or may not be more mediocre than the self-important "hopeful music" scene. bright eyes is a good comparison too, but fuck bright eyes. i mean, at least pearl jam wasn't TOTALLY gay--then again, there's "jeremy". eh fuck it, they all suck--who cares?
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>>Does anything else really matter?>The music is what people will remember.<<
Which is why no one remembers that the beatles said they were bigger than jesus or that wagner was a proto-nazi or that elvis was drafted or that ian curtis hanged himself, etc........oh wait, people do remember. there goes that idea.
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I downloaded from emule a file called 'world wide suicide(new song!)' by pearl jam, which is 2:36 long. It isn't the same song uploaded here, but the lyrics do mention the words 'world wide suicide'
I got confused! can anybody help?
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"If Interpol was Pearl Jam would that make The Strokes Nirvana? "
There's a big disparity between strokes and nirvana though. i mean, nirvana weren't spoiled rich metrosexuals afraid of even a little dirt. but yeah both bands paved the way for a slew of crappy bands from their home town. then again, it was the melvins that paved the way for nirvana. a pretty sharp decline after that though. yeah, come to think of it, that's another disparity: there was a sharp decline in the bands that followed nirvana, whereas with strokes, a lot of the bands were actually at least as good/bad. pavement rocked though--but i guess they don't count since they weren't from seattle. they had something of that sound though. i like almonds.
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I think the radiohead comparison is most valid. They are bent on doing their own thing musically and are roasted with every new release for getting more inaccessible while they stay true to Thom Yorke's vison. Radiohead has consistently been about the music, about reinvention. With so many bands stuck in the corporate rut of repeating a successful formula Radiohead is almost a standalone among label artists.
While I commend Bono of U2 for using his clout to be Bob Geldof's little brother in the World Cause arena, musically they delve deeper and deeper into saccharine VH1 shallow waters while grabbing all the award show brass for doing NOTHING daring or envelope breaking.
Pearl Jam and Radiohead in the meantime have been beating their own path and taking music into different territory.
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the world wide suicide version that is 2:36 is an april fools joke from last year on one of the forums. hehe. iut sucks
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radiohead makes inaccessible music? seems kinda safe and inoffensive to me. and how many times has radiohead really reinvented themselves? cuz the only drastic change i see is kid a, which, given stuff like aphex twin (or to look even further back, arthur russell), hardly counts as taking music in a new direction--its more like watering down the good scotch for the masses. and i never even knew that pearl jam reinvented themselves. i just thought they got older.
i do think there's a good analogy b/w pearl jam and radiohead though--but for different reasons. anyway, radiohead aren't quite as relevant in 2006 as pearl jam was in 92. not that that kind of relevancy ever meant much to me--its just that..you know...for the analogy.
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"Pearl Jam and Radiohead in the meantime have been beating their own path and taking music into different territory."
I like this comment.
Pearl Jam have 4 albums released after Vitalogy from 1996 through to 2002 that seriously step all over the rubbish out there that people are talking about. Problem is only people that actually know something about music have the intelligence to comprehend these albums, and thats why lots of people have a low opinion of Pearl jam. They don't understand them.
There will not be another band like Pearl jam...Simple as that.
And Radiohead have taken a very similar trajectory...And good on them.
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"and i never even knew that pearl jam reinvented themselves. i just thought they got older."
Again, maybe you never bothered to notice...They don't sound like they did when they played Jeremy at the MTV awards in 92!
And Pearl Jam records were inaccessable post Vitalogy
Since when does lack of airplay on MTV and radio constitute "getting old".
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HA, that last comment was pure gold...anywho...pearl jam's new album is shaping up to be a good one, cant wait for the release.
I still like the strokes comparison. Of course they are not political, but I see them sticking together and making a lot more records as well as having a loyal fan base.
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Hey meowmix, how far can you see from that high horse you got there? Can you make out the lights of the city? What's playing at the drive-in? Please judge music and creativity a bit more. I didn't get the picture earlier.
Seriously, though, I don't think its fair to compare anyone with Pearl Jam, considering their story isn't over yet. And as for Radiohead, I think they are right about where Pearl Jam is at the moment. Maybe a bit more relevant to most.
I think Coldplay is good example. They have exploded and it will be interesting to see what they do with their fame.
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who said anything about lack of airplay on mtv or radio? note, i didn't say "getting old", i said, "got older". people age, so its understandable that their music will change in accordance with their age--but that hardly counts as reinventing yourself. get it?
ya, god forbid i judge music. as if music were meant to be listened to critically! people who judge things suck. oh wait, that's a judgment.
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"people age, so its understandable that their music will change in accordance with their age--but that hardly counts as reinventing yourself. get it?"
The change in Pearl Jam's music over the years is quite significant, and only somebody that has limited knowledge of the band's work beyond Ten and Vs will fail to see the evolution of their music and sound.
IMO they have consistently reinvented their sound...Check out Yield and Binaural...It's almost as if they came from two different bands.
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sounds like the same band to me: vedder's constipated singing, riff-centered guitarwork, rolling rhythm section, large doses of melodrama--with of course all the exceptions and variations that one expects of any band.
mr. bungle and animal collective are good examples of bands that have reinvented themselves from album to album.
in any case, please don't get the impression that i'm a big fan of bands that always reinvent themselves. a lot of my favorite bands (like the melvins) aren't quite noteworthy for constantly reinventing themselves. there are, after all, advantages to perfecting a style. some styles just aren't worth perfecting.
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I've always had tons of respect for Pearl Jam .. for a lot of the reasons mentioned above. And I have a relative that lives in Washington (state), where I guess most of the members of the band still live (at least part time). And she said that the guys from Pearl Jam have donated tons of time and money to some of the charities that she has worked with ... which is a really nice subtext that shows that their integrity/humanity is real, and not a pose.
And oh, I don't know of a band that brings better support acts on tour ... in the last five years: Sleater-Kinney, Sonic Youth, Buzzcocks, Death Cab, Mudhoney, Johnny Marr, Dismemberment Plan..
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Well it's hard. Cause Pearl Jam to me is watching the Jeremy video over and over. Who watches video's now? Well, with that logic...
pearl jam : 1992 :: natalie rap : 2006
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Ah Peal Jam, the band that gradually gets worse with age. I gave this new song a couple spins to see if it would grow on me, but i just thought it was bland. The last good song that i really liked was from the Big Fish soundtrack, but i seriously didnt enjoy their albums since Yield. But its wrong to profile when ive only heard one song, so who knows.
Regarding the Strokes/Nirvana comparison, I whole heartedly agree. When Alternative music too the worse turn in 1998, music was about nu metal, pop-punk, and boybands. Then 2001, out of nowhere, these retro rockers that did a good impression of The Television invade MTV and radio waves and people are bewildered by this "new" sound. 2002 rolls around, the strokes send in the clones. The Hives, The White Stripes, The Vines, and other 60s garage rock wannabe bands start emerging.
I know this is off topic, but this decade is just a pastiche of nostalgia from the past 30 years. First we enter faux 60s garage rock, then 80s syth pop, and now goth is making a comeback. Now I have as much respect for Interpol, Strokes and whatnot, but its nothing original. The 90s means so much to me cause it dared to be cutting edge and breakthrough. Im so glad that i entered my teen years in 1993 cause its when I really developed a taste for good music. Hopefully once this new Peal Jam album is lea....i mean released, it would redeem itself from the last 3 crapfests. Its 7am and im ranting =P
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I am surprised that no one has yet mentioned the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
They had the hugely successful first album; Fever to Tell appealed to both mainstream and indie types, had a nice run of singles including one -- "Maps" -- that fucking exploded, saw increasing sales over time, and will probably be considered one of the true classics of our era in ten or twenty years.
They have a new album about to be released that is surprisingly fresh, and Show Your Bones is already receiving tons of hype and backlash alike. It will sell very well for the band, yet the masses will be split over its appeal; no matter how many albums they release, there will be the fans who insist they grow with each album, and the fans who prefer their debut no matter what.
In short, they have an authentic, original sound that is going to evolve hugely over the years.
They have a huge amount of critical acclaim in indie and mainstream (see the Grammy nod) circles alike.
They have an outspoken, charismatic lead singer and a killer guitarist in their camp.
They are following thier own artistic path, evolving as they see fit without due regard for the commercial implications and possible career suicide that come with it.
And of course, they put on a fucking fantastic live show.
Case closed.
Pearl Jam : 1992 :: Yeah Yeah Yeahs : 2006.
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What about Bloc Party? They had a huuugge debut album and that sound is becoming increasingly popular. They are sort of cool to the "in crowd" and will probably keep growing.
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PJ have officially overstayed their welcome.
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I can't believe this thread is still going. Pearl Jam may not be liked by everyone, but I guess this means they're still relevant.
By the way, you can download the new single fresh from pearljam.com now. Not a crappy radio rip, the real deal. Hoo-ray.
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It looks like the real Pearl Jam MySpace page is at http://myspace.com/tenclub
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Does'nt matter how many people on here say how much they think Pearl Jam are bland or that they have overstayed their welcome, because you will be be hearing from this band for many more years to come. You don't have to like them but we may just have to get used to their presence.
And the host of bands that have been mentioned here will not be talked about in 15 years time looking for a current band to compare them to as we are doing here.
So this thread really is pointless.
Pearl Jam could quit today and still be a highly regarded influential rock band for many years. But they are still going and not likely to disband as long as they can still successfully tour the world, which only a handful of bands can do today anyway. It really shows that they were the only band from their era with the whole package...There are not many bands from their era/genre still around, and certainly no other band has maintained their aura as a band and as a touring force.
So put simply, there will never be another band like Pearl Jam
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"So put simply, there will never be another band like Pearl Jam"
If only that were true...
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Agree that once the Yeah Yeah Yeahs album is released, THEY will be the next Pearl Jam.
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I can't believe the degree of Pearl Jam hate out there. Just because something doesn't appeal to you, you should respect the path they have taken as a band. They have more cred than any band out there today in my book. The core of the band has stuck together through the years, and while they're not trying to rewrite rock history with every album, they are quite possibly the most fan-friendly and sincere band in recent history.
I think the Pearl Jam hate stems from comments made by Kurt Cobain, who was instigating a little rivalry back in the day because he didn't want anyone infringing on his self-appointed rock savior title. And Vedder and the band never stooped to Kurt's level, because they were about music, even back then.
And for those of you who hear Pearl Jam and think of the video for Jeremy, do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of No Code, Yield, or Binaural and listen to them. Or download them from file-sharing sites, I guarantee the band won't sue you. You may be in for a very pleasant surprise.
If you still don't like them, that's fine. But there is no reason to hate on them. They also have a habit of picking great bands to open for them, including over the years the Dismemberment Plan, Sleater-Kinney, and Death Cab for Cutie, and have earned the respect of such legends as Neil Young and Joey Ramone.
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"So put simply, there will never be another band like Pearl Jam"
If only that were true..."
You obviously did'nt read my post correctly. I'm not saying they are the best band of all time, but you cannot deny the way that they have gone about their business is unique and probably will be hard to emulate.
As the original post stated
"Which of this/last year's new bands could possibly follow the grunge kings' curious career path: i.e., peak critically and commercially with their debut (causing a series of shitty imitators), remain steadfastly political and anti-commercial (no MTV, no Ticketmaster, no Bush), yet maintain a dedicated fanbase for 15 years?
Pearl Jam : 1992 ::
what band? : 2006"
In a nutshell I don't think any of the bands that have just come on to the scene will be able to follow this path...In today's climate what Pearl Jam has done is almost impossible.
If people can get past their hatred for the band, they might be able to develop an appreciation of what they do/have done.
Peace
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"I think the Pearl Jam hate stems from comments made by Kurt Cobain, who was instigating a little rivalry back in the day because he didn't want anyone infringing on his self-appointed rock savior title. And Vedder and the band never stooped to Kurt's level, because they were about music, even back then."
Yes the public comments about Pearl Jam by Kurt Cobain were uncalled for.
Pearl Jam rose to steal the limelight from them, and Cobain's comments incited a rivalry but only on Nirvana's side. Pearl Jam never bought into any of that nonsense.
Seems that Cobain had alot of trouble dealing with Pearl Jam's growing presence and public derogatory comments of them certanly proves this.
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as far as career paths go (although they did not cause multiple copy bands though maybe some will claim chevelle), what about Tool. big debut, big fan base, sell-out shows, etc. somewhat political (though not so much in the music). Also possible new album on the same day. coincidence, i think not (heh). seriously though, similiar career paths.
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I totally agree with the milford and his/her take on the Kurt Cobain/Nirvana "rivalry" with Pearl Jam. After I got over my initial infatuation with Nirvana, I thought that musically they did less for me than any of the other "big" (and not so big)Seattle bands. I don't know what chip Kurt had on his shoulder, but he behaved like a prat (and incidently appeared on many more TV shows, magazine covers, etc,etc than any other alternative band at the time)
Nirvana's influnce and quality cannot be argued with, but it amuses me that people claim Pearl Jam rode on their coat-tails. Anyone who reads into the Seattle scene of the 80's and 90's will know that Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard were two of the most hard working and ground-breaking musicans in the whole scene with (Green River, Mother Love Bone) who probably attracted the limelight to Seattle in the first place, before Nirvana stepped into it with Smells like Teen Spirit.
I'm very big on Pearl Jam; I think their music has been consistenly brilliant and challenging, and they represent something which I really respect and admire. I don't agree with all of Eddie's/the band's political leanings, but there are few (or no) other mega-bands that are so down to earth and actively involved in the issues they support.
I also think that they have fostered an admirable atmosphere of friendship and respect amongst many bands, genres and most importantly fans. Whilst Kurt Cobain and other indier-than-thou pre-madonnas had fights and spats with just about anyone, the members of Pearl Jam have played with countless other bands and side projects, both live and in the studio. From Neil Young, the Rolling Stones, and U2, to Eddie Vedder and Dennis Rodman jamming with a Pearl Jam tribute band in Hawaii.
There are few bands that are as serious but fun, committed but relaxed, pop but punk, commercial yet indie, hard but soft and ultimately as important as Pearl Jam.
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Pearl Jam is the greatest band of all time.
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you all are living in a fantasy world. face it, pearl jam is just a notch above collective soul.
"ohooh baby let your light shine down"
pearl jam were/are melodramatic and weak--in other words, g-a-y. not to mention mediocre.
i'll never trust anyone who calls himself 'eddie'.
melvins, nirvana, and tad were the only good things to come out of seattle. i never knew cobain ragged on pearl jam, but it makes sense. i'm sure it was more out of a sense of "god that band is so gay; please don't associate us with them" than out of a fondness for rivalry. what did he actually say by the way?
"down to earth" is overrated. it's just a mode of condescension.
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Well after reading meowmixmeowmix's intelligent and mature commentary, I withdraw my earlier comments.
Obviously, Pearl Jam is teh gay, omg!
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"pearl jam were/are melodramatic and weak--in other words, g-a-y. not to mention mediocre."
Oh my GOD...
This guy IS living in a fantasy world. Toolbox!
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A Venezuelan fan said: the best ! ! ! !
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Kurt Cocaine said " I wish I could sing as good as Vedder, I wish I could write powerful lyrics like Vedder, I wish I wasn't a crack head, I wish I wasn't completley jealous of Vedder." By the way Kurt Cocaine's main influence was Green River. Green River band members, you know it, Stone and Jeff of P E A R L J A M. So this means you can credit Nirvana to PJ.
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I agree with the mention of Tool. They don't get nearly the attention Pearl Jam does. Of course their music isn't as radio-friendly as Pearl Jam, but they are both bands that are heads and shoulders above their peers.
Pearl Jam is running out of ideas though now, I mean another album about the war and "Bush-bashing"??
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Pearl Jam once saved my live ...
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Thanks for covering the new single (which is arguably their strongest since anything off 'Yield'). Both BINAURAL and RIOT ACT were disappointing, but the buzz around this record - even from blogs that usually don't cover Pearl Jam - is kind of pointing to this one being great. When 'Jeremy' or 'Black' is on the usual musclehead radio stations, it doesn't even sound like the same band anymore - not to mention that these same stations apparently think Pearl Jam stopped creating listenable music after 1993.
Really enjoyed the stuff Chuck Klosterman (easily becoming my favorite book and magazine writer) had to say about them in SPIN a few months back (aside from the fact that 'Corduroy' is their only great song... huh?!) - http://www.spin.com/features/magazine/columns/chuck_klosterman/2005/12/0601_chuck/
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So I just played this new Pearl Jam song, about 20 minutes ago... "Worldwide Suicide"... And I asked for some feedback... It was split aobut 50/50, and I think that's roughly the same ratio of people who still care about Pearl Jam to those who don't...
...and I think that ratio is probably broken down along age-lines... Which would make sense, I guess... If you're between the ages of 18-24, that means you were between 3-9 years old when Ten came out... Most of your experience of Pearl Jam begins and ends with the 5 or so songs of theirs you've been hearing again and again and again on the radio your whole short life... And that small bunch of songs are all more than 10 years old... This band hasn't done much for you since you've been old enough to be a part of youth culture...
Then there's those of you that are at least in your late 20s... And even if you aren't particularly a devoted fan of Pearl Jam, you remember what that band meant when they came out... Pearl Jam essentially was the new U2... Once Bono became more interested in making songs that sounded claustrophobic, who was left to make the big, sweeping, sincere, meaningful, grand-gesture rock music that could fill arenas??... REM just wasn't that band, however many records and concert tickets they sold... Nirvana didn't want to be that band, obviously... But along comes Eddie Vedder, and not only did Pearl Jam make U2 songs for the 90s, they made no-nonsense U2 songs... There wasn't anything precious or arty about it... In a word, it ROCKED... And when you looked at the garbage that was ruling the rock world at the time (read: Guns N Roses), Pearl Jam was a relief... A big relief...
It had been a long, long, long time since a band like Pearl Jam had broken through... The Who, to be precise... Big songs, big chords, a singer with a voice that sounded like it was coming down from Mt. Olympus... And most importantly, that mix of power, vulnerability, and thoughtfulness... And while Nirvana offered destruction, Pearl Jam offered release, and then hope...
You could make the argument that for a band of their size and following, Pearl Jam has more integrity than any other band... Who else willfully abandoned MTV??... Who else went to Capitol Hill to fight Ticketmaster??... Who else released over 50 live albums??... Who else has the kind of fanclub that Pearl Jam maintains online?
So the question is this... Why do people still care about this band?? Why is it still a big deal when they release a new song?? Surely, it can't be just because of those same 5 songs you hear on every rock station around the country... If that were the case, Pearl Jam would be like Live, or Bush... But, regardless of the fact that they haven't really sounded like the Pearl Jam of Ten and Vs., people continue to love this band... This band still inspires...
There was a time in the mid-90s, around the time No Code came out, when a lot of folks thought Pearl Jam was taking things too far... People thought they were being too uncompromising... Understand: Pearl Jam could've gone on to rule the Alt-Rock landscape, unopposed, for as long as they wanted... They could've stuck to a formula, and milked it forever... They didn't, and no TRULY great band has done what they refused to do...
Think of it this way, even though it's a complete hypothetical what-if... Take the biggest, most enduring classic rock bands from the pre-MTV era... Take Zeppelin... Take The Who, take Floyd, take Queen, you could even take Rush... What do you think those bands would've done in the face of the marketing machinery and hype-demand that Pearl Jam encountered??... Each of those bands released albums in the mid-late periods of their careers that aren't considered their best, kinda considered past their peak... In the mid-90s, those bands would've been written off, they would've been shoved aside for the next musical fad, they would've been called disappointments... And NONE of those bands relied on MTV to get the word out... Or MySpace for that matter...
What I'm trying to say is that in another era, the things Pearl Jam has been faulted for wouldn't have amounted to nearly the condemnation and impatience with which they've been met... Their body of work from Ten to Yield is asbolutely stunning, and it's actually much more consistent than people realize... Never before has there been a band that's been so mercilessly chained to its early work... Almost EVERY great band progresses and evolves in its sound, trying out new styles and presentations... But once Pearl Jam tried this, the backlash was on, and it hasn't really ended...
The real irony is this: Pearl Jam has actually become more and more Alternative the longer they're around... I always thought it was a terrible error in judgment that radio programmers in the late 90s didn't stick with Pearl Jam as much as they leaned on Creed, Matchbox 20, and Smash Mouth and Sugar Ray... Big mistake... And not taking Pearl Jam up on the musical challenges they offered was the equivalent of turning your back on Alternative, and Rock, and embracing some kind of Top 40 mentality where every fad and trend and next-big-thing was ingested and shat out within 12-18 months... The other prime victim of this was The Smashing Pumpkins, and Billy just got too discouraged and gave up...
But here's Pearl Jam, with a new record label, and a new album... I'm what you'd call a casual fan of PJ... I've got a few albums, and I know a majority of the material on most of their CDs... So I'm probably not the best judge of this new single, not as good as a diehard... Is it a return to Vs.?... I wouldn't go that far... A return to Yield, yes... With Binaural and Riot Act, I had the feeling that they were dropping messages from the top of a walled tower... There was something distant and closed off about most of those songs, with only a few breaks... The best Pearl Jam songs give you a sense of motion, a sense of openness, a sense of space, and there's purpose, forward-motion... I definitely get that feeling from this song, and that's a feeling I haven't had from most of their music since the 90s... So in that respect, this seems like it could be a "return to form"...
Either way, I always welcome new Pearl Jam material... It's an event... Everyone is always going to be curious about new Pearl Jam, however many albums removed from Ten and Vs. they get... And that's because everyone still recognizes that Pearl Jam's the real deal, that they're not manufactured... That they're not pandering to ANYONE, that they're still as powerful as they ever were, if not as popular... The simple fact that they haven't conformed makes them mightier every time they stay true to themselves...
Do people feel that way about the Chili Peppers or the Foo Fighters?? No, they do not... Both those bands have mastered writing catchy radio-friendly songs, and have done so without diluting their artistic visions... But you don't need me to tell you that THEY AIN'T PEARL JAM... The communal aspect isn't there, the connection... As strange and stubborn as it is, there's a real spiritual element to Pearl Jam, an earthy kind of spirituality...
I can't tell you that RHCP or the Foo Fighters aren't emotional, that they don't produce transcendant, beautiful music... They do... But Pearl Jam stands for something... They represent something... They're iconic and mythic in a way very few bands are... And I'm confident that I'm not exaggerating, because without that quality they wouldn't have lasted THIS LONG, in THIS culture...
Pearl Jam have outlasted numerous trends and fashions... What they're doing isn't a fashion statement... They're not trying to impress with their cleverness or their ironic sensibilities... None of the great artists do that shit, none of the lasting artists...
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As a pretty hardcore Nirvana fan, I have the utmost respect for Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder.
I think the hype surrounding the feud between Ed and Kurt was exactly that, HYPE!
Kurt and Ed were friends before Kurt died...Kurt admitted having great respect for Ed, thought he was a great guy...That's a fact.
And great post "too", I could'nt have said it better myself...Pearl Jam certainly are ICONIC AND MYTHIC in a way that most bands would dream...Even Nirvana in their prime...
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Pearl Jam have 4 albums released after Vitalogy from 1996 through to 2002 that seriously step all over the rubbish out there that people are talking about. Problem is only people that actually know something about music have the intelligence to comprehend these albums, and thats why lots of people have a low opinion of Pearl jam. They don't understand them.
Posted by: Dutch at March 5, 2006 09:19 PM
Couldn't have said it better myself. Music today is for the lazy person - instant gratification and little substance. Pearl Jam asks the listener to (funnily enough) listen. Pearl Jam asks the listener to think.
As for commercial success, the market is made up primarily of 10-22 year olds who buy music just because it is popular and are unable to think. The rest is mainly made up of people who do not outgrow this behaviour.
It was like this in the early 90's. Pearl Jam made a concerted effort to rid themselves of fans who liked them just because they were 'it'.
Australia is not quite as bad as the US in this respect quite yet but are becoming increasingly so. Every album has reached No.1 in Australia except Ten but, like the US, the total number of sales is declining. However, as the 3 times platinum best-of 'Rearviewmirror' shows, Pearl Jam are still popular when people think they are OK to be.
I could really get into it and go on about 'cultural capital' and 'active' and 'passive' audiences but I can't be stuffed and besides, it may bore some of you.
The last album (Which, coincidentally, is one of my favorites - I am Mine is up there with the best songs Pearl Jam have done) may have only sold 500,000 in the US but at least they can say every one of those was bought by a true fan.
Thats my two cents.
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Look, I have been a pearl jam fan through all of these years. I only have one thing to say, this new songs sucks. Oh, and Eddie, you suck.
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Such a strange thing to say coming from a fan.
I love World Wide Suicide...It's almost like there are 3 songs going in the one song...Never heard anything like it before, let alone from Pearl Jam.
I get the feeling their new album is seriously going to be one of their best efforts yet.
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hey im a pearl jam fan iv read some of above post, but i personaly think that pearl jam is the gratest band i have ever seen, and wws its great, eddie rocks, and maybe they arent as popular as before cus they made some desitions on what side they where in politics, but i agree with em, war isnt the way out, and besides they had many fights for freedom.
I just say they are an example for us, i consider myself a musician i live out of it, so i guess that a great band wont sell they soul out and make great music is something that i would love to be.
Sebastián Cárdenas
seba_carde@msn.com
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I dont think people will ever give this band respect due...its a fact written in stone that these guys will be underappreciated by all. People still treat them like its 1993. get over 93 and yourself man, they're a living and breathing entity still banging away.
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There are plenty of examples in history, of great artists whose work was not appreciated or at least underappreciated during their lifetime. Pearl Jam will be in music history books and will have it's own chapter while many of today's mass consumption, gimmicky, clueless bands will only become small type footnotes.
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This is amazing....Just like some guy above, I cant believe this thread continue to go on. Personally, I love Pearl Jam, their sound live is amazing...Not all records are perfect...but there's always 3-4 songs to remember from each one. And to the guy who wrote about PJ being Melodramatic, what is more melodramatic and weak than suicide(Kurt Cobain)
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I've been a huge Pearl Jam fan since I first heard "Alive" and I can honestly say that there is nothing better then knowing there's another PJ album on the way! Seeing them live is one of the best shows you'll ever see. Definately one of the greatest bands ever!
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pearl jam TRIED to tour using venues not controlled by ticketmaster (vitalogy tour) and it was a disaster. venues were too small and in the middle of nowhere. they believe all their anti-ticketmaster tour accomplished was making it harder on fans to see the band. so while they gave in to TM in order to tour they added a big 'fuck you' in their ryder demanding that all billboards and signage in the venues be taken down or covered up.
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pearl jam TRIED to tour using venues not controlled by ticketmaster (vitalogy tour) and it was a disaster. venues were too small and in the middle of nowhere. they believe all their anti-ticketmaster tour accomplished was making it harder on fans to see the band. so while they gave in to TM in order to tour they added a big 'fuck you' in their ryder [http://www.thesmokinggun.com/backstagetour/jampearl/pearl_jam_2.html] demanding that all billboards and signage in the venues be taken down or covered up.
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while we're on the subject, let me give you something to think about. first off, no matter how many issues you bring up about how stupid pearl jam is, and how much they suck, and how "gay" they are -- which is a very, very immature insult, by the way -- they're a band. a successful band. a band that's there, and has been there for a long time, to entertain fans. no matter how much you dislike them, it doesn't look like they're leaving anytime soon.
all this negative speculation is just stupid. if you like pearl jam, good for you. listen to the album. enjoy it. if you don't, then just get over yourselves and go listen to what you do like. they're probably just as bad as you think pearl jam is, anyway.
they did more than any of you haters will ever do in twice your lifetimes.
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Fuck you, they are gay. They could write some real music instead of this crap they have been putting out. Every album after Vs had music that a radio station wouldnt play in its most desperate hour. In 99 they stole a hit, which was essentially a "cover song." Basically they have had a good song every once in a while. But as a generation Xer, who went to college and has a good job, Im not goin to listen to a song called world wide suicide, if eddie wants to initiate a message of a world wide suicide with this song, he can do it on his own time, fuck him, hes a stupid asshole anyways. I am happy to be alive, and that is a childish name for a song. Just cbecause he doesnt like the way Bush is running the show doesnt mean his concerts should turn into his political agenda, hes a musician not a political informant. What kind of a moron calls a song world wide suicide, what an asshole. There last record, on a major music label sold, less than 500K copies, which means they sold less albums than jimmy eat world that year. HAHAHA, this band is a joke, and so is eddie vedder. They used to write good music til 93 then they decided to suck ass and get political. Anyways, most pearl jam music has been slow and boring, and there first albums were hard rocking ploys to get them into the mainstream, so fuck them, they are biger washups than the roling stones playing their fourty year songs at the super bowl. These assholes need to write some new music that is good instead of playing the same old shit over and over again. As for pearl jam, they need to write some new GOOD music. HAHA, I know Im kidding, that wont really happen!Maybe that new song can be the theme song for the rock the vote tour theyll do in a few years again, and eddie can waste some more time touring against the next future president. Bush Wins!!!Moron! FUCK YOU EDDIE!
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Something tells me that Dr. Bunghole is in the Nickelback fan club.
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Pearl Jam are timeless.
Dr Bunghole you are such an immature piece of dirt...You and people like you are the reason that rock music is in the state that it is in right now. You and your music my friend is forgettable.
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Dr. Bunghole is totally Scott Stapp. Hey Scott go pray or something.
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this whole indie music staying away from the mainstream bullshit is the same excuse used by uncoordinated kids railing against jocks in high school gym class. this indie shit is equivelant to some untalented hack with a big mouth saying how he could have done this or that if he had only tried. the fact is, you get into rock to pay bills, fuck women and get as many people to hear your opinion as possible. the lack of "new" pearl jam-like bands is the reason rock has fallen by the wayside on the national airwaves and the consciousness of the younger generation. with or without clear channel dominating the airwaves there are no bands out there that can do what pearl jam has done and are still doing, whether they "try" or not. this band has been fighting the very system every one of these sub-par bands say they want to avoid. if you didn't vote against bush in the last two elections, shut the fuck up and vote next time, and if you don't have the balls to do what pearl jam has done go back to your parents basement and serve coffee in the name of art. pearl jam made (and still makes) great music with thoughtful lyrics that actually mean something to the listener and the band. their large fanbase is a testament to that.
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I agree with Dr. Bunghole about the whole political shit....funny and good! A lot of the douches on here with the "this isnt indie shit" and pj is compared to this band and that is retarted. There is no band that could do what pj did with the first record...and to be honest..nothin sounds like pj then or now. What happen to putting out good fuckin music...why would anyone want to put out a product that just makes you a little bit successful...that is a bs line that its never about the fame and playing some good music...i love pj and i think they can fuckin rock out...but they dont because they believe they have to do this fuck everyone and Bush we just want to stand on our soap box and bitch about how bad america is! Its about the music dumasses and if people like it...not if Kerry uses it as his theme song!
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I totally agreewith Dr. Bunghole and foster. Oh, wait no I don't, I'm not a complete utter weak loser who obviously likes Creed, Green Day, and what ever else MTV plays for them. First off, you lame losers, rock music has always been political. If Bob Dylan thought, maybe I will not concentrate on whats going on in the world we live in, and sing about banging all night long, you retards and retards like you would be like, ya bob put it in her man! I think people like you are why Pearl Jam released No Code ( great album). That was thier way of saying goodbye you plastic losers, don't listen to our music, and please stay away from our shows. Pearl Jam does not sing about politics in most of thier songs. If go back and look at all thier songs (including B-sides), you would see that they mostly sing about human pain, or the state of the human mind, real life things that occur in someones life. Off thier last album, a song like You Are, a song like Thumbing my way, a song like Save You, love Boat Captian, it just goes on and on, these songs are not about politics. Save You is about having a friend who's rotting away on drugs. Is that a song about Bush. People grow up and listen to music with some meaning, Simple Plan won't be around in a couple of years so if I were you I would listen to something that can effect you and the people around you. Real life issues are what PJ sing about. Just like Dylan, Vedder was the voice of his generation. And just like dylan, Vedder sparks a fire in the bellys of everyone who hears his words. It sparks a fire in your belly or you wouldn't be on here so passionate full of hate. Just like I'm passionate when someone knocks this musical icon who will be around when we are all old men. Pearl Jam, WOW, THANKS GUYS FOR MAKING MUSIC THAT MAKES THESE RETARDS CRINGE, Beacuse they like G. Bush, Creed Tobey Kieth, Creed, Simple Plan and probably Brittney Spears. Oh, by the way did you guys cry when Hanson broke Up!
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I only have one thing to say to that, FUCK YOU! if vedder is your spokesperson, then you too are a fucking moron. Vedder hasnt sparked any flame in my belly other than the fact that i way waited 3+ years for this sorry ass music to come out. So there are two reasons I wont be going to the new tour, one the music BLOWS. Two, eddie vedder is an asshole crybaby. Sorry Im no a fan of any of those bands, I am a DEAD fan, and I liked pearl jam, until all this non-music bullshit arose. Stone Gossard himself said he would like a more commercially succesful album himself. So uess what I say to Stone Gossard, fuck you, oh and your solo project sucked you cant sing to save your life. Thats another thing, the live versions of songs for PJ can be better, because stone forgets to sing the backing vocals. All in all, if I want to take a trip back to the the 1990s, I think Ill wait for the Smashing Pumpkins to reunite, because Pearl Jam has turned into a bunch of assclowns.
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Oh, and if anyone likes Creed, or Britney, its eddie himself. He is just pretending to be someone he is not. Oh, and Fuck you.
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Sure don't like em'. We all believe you. Hey dude are you a little mad? See I told you it's that burn in your belly. Well wait it might be just that you drank to much of your daddy's cum last night. Anyway, you are a little weak minded tart, who loves MTV. Who's on TRL today man, I bet your excited! Bye gay boy, blast that Simple Plan, go ahead, turn it up and stare at that poster of them over your bed.
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Sure you don't like em'. We all believe you. Hey dude are you a little mad? See I told you it's that burn in your belly. Well wait it might be just that you drank to much of your daddy's cum last night. Anyway, you are a little weak minded tart, who loves MTV. Who's on TRL today man, I bet your excited! Bye gay boy, blast that Simple Plan, go ahead, turn it up and stare at that poster of them over your bed.
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Yes Im mad, because this new music blows. End of story. So does Pearl Jam, end of story. Get life and quit watching this board. Really, I thought I was a dead fan??? What are you a stalker, quit making assumptions about me. I dont need som keyboard tough guy to talk to. Get a life pearl jam sucks ass, and so do you.
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Dr. Bunghole if you really think eddie likes creed or britney you seriously have a problem dude.
you are the perfect example for people who just don't get the message,I'm not asking anyone to like pearl jam,I don't give a fuck if you hate eddie vedder..I know Ed is not a fake,he's proven that many times before.
Man,you should at least show a minimum respect for these guys..and you claim you once were a PJ fan..I'm finding it pretty hard to believe that.
well whatever.I don't give a shit,people like you are just immature,scared of real messages and real emotions in music 'cause basically,that's what it's all about,and not to please the masses.
As L7 said it: THE MASSES ARE ASSES.
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Let me tell you something asshole, I was a pearl jam fan. I never said whether or not Eddie likes Stapp or Britney, I said he pretentds to not be like them, even though he really is. He is just as corporate as the rest. If it werent about the money then why are the ticket prices higher than the neceary cost to rent the arena??? That doesnt make any sense. These guys dont need any more income, look at the royalties they get from their GOOD albums. They just pretend to be these hard rockers who do what they want. I believe they have a MTV music video themselves??? Jeremy??? Yeah Im old enough to remember that. These guys are corporate, it doesnt matter when it was, it just matters that it was done. Want a band thats never been corporate, then look at the Grateful Dead, Pearl Jam cant touch them with a ten foot pole. Never have, never will. Pearl Jam pretends to be in it for the fans, then why do they charge a membership fee to there fans, when they could pay the tenclub fees themselves with the millions they made on their original albums. If they arent corporate then why did they go back to ticketmaster??? After suing them??? They arent as bad as some bands, but in reality they are still corporate. Also he real reason why they dont sell as many albums as they used to is really because their newer cds suck. They are wimpy songs that dont rock out. You dont start out like Led Zeppelin and finish like Elton John, that is a let down to fans. I dont care if their music style changes, I want a band that pulls out a fucking fender strat and rocks their balls off. I dont want to hear this acoustic crap. Their first albums were good, but their new music sucks ass, and their sales prove it. Anyone who buys a new pearl jam with high expectations better be ready for severe disappointment, and of course a good laugh. When you go to a concert it seems like most of the songs are older, so what does that say??? The song count list shows they play the songs from Vs. and Ten, and Vitalogy more than any other song on average. That is Pearl Jams way of saying, "hey our new music sucks ass, so were going to play the old stuff tonight." Its all in the cards, expect to hear a song or two from Riot Act if your lucky on the new tour. When I saw them in 2003 they only played Nothing As it Seems from Binaural, and that was it. My point is, why not continue to play the new music the way they play the old music. The solution to my point, even Pearl Jam knows their new music sucks. Its just the assholes who are stuck in 1992 or 1993 who cant accept the reality that pearl am sucks. Fuck Eddie and his political agendas, why doesnt he quit with the politics, and spend his time doing his job, making respectable music. That is what I expect from a "professional musician. End of story. I am one severely disapointed Pearl Jam fan since 1996. I have moved on, went to college, gotten a job, and work as an engineer. The country isnt perfect but its still the best damn country on the face of the earth. Anyone who thinks otherwise should get the fuck out, including Eddie Vedder. Fuck you Eddie. Go to hell asshole. Your music sucks ass.
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I have totally figured out this Dr. Bunghole guy. Either this guy is a big time republican or it's president Bush. This isn't about music at all. This guy is pissed that Vedder knocks his political party. I don't think he even gets that by hating them this much, just proves how relevant they still are to him. If they were done, why write paragraph after paragraph about them. I can't believe he is comparing the Gratefull Dead to Pearl Jam, ya right like they have the talent to match Pearl Jam. They are not corporate because they are not good enough to be. I don't have a problem with them, they just don't have much talent. Anyway, hey George, I mean Dr. Bunghole, when are you bringing home the troops? United States is the best country, Vedder has said that, but just like if one of your children you love is doing something wrong, you don't just sit thier with your thumb up your ass. You care enough to speak up. I have never heard Eddie talk about another countries leadership. That's because he doesn't love thier country. He loves America, and when they are having poor kids getting killed for oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil, oil , oil, then people have got to speak up. But I guess your just a burn out who doesn't care if American kids are being killed over thier. The Gratefull Dead better than Pearl Jam. That is so funny, dude seriously you should get your own show on Comedy Central. You just might be the funniest person alive. Either that or you could be the most ignorant homosexual loser to walk the face of the earth. Either way I won't be back to this board, I think you have made my IQ drop, so I must stay away from this board. WOW, man you really are a moron.
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Dr. Bung:
Who says Pearl Jam only play acoustic??excuse me? I don't think so,and anyway their acoustic songs are amazing.
I mean if you listen to Benaroya Hall which is mostly acoustic,christ that show is amazing,the whole atmosphere and emotion in Ed's voice.. don't you tell me they're shit man.
Leave politics aside you smart ass if you don't like Ed's opinion nobody's forcing you to have the same opinion.
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DDDD, Im quite sure youll be back, and Id like to start by calling you a fucking dick clown. Fist of all you are a fucking moron. Second Im not a supporter of Bush, but I will use George Bush as a way to piss off Eddie. Eddie has used the last two or three pearl jam releases to waste my time, money, and most importantly my hopes. My hopes of hearing some good music from a formely good band. And yes there is no question The Dead are legendary, Pearl Ham, on the other hand, sucks. These guys right crappy music, and the only people who still listen to Pearl Jam are the people who are burned out. No I dont care if American troops are getting killed in Iraq, since they VOLUNTEERED to join the military. I would say our troops are directly working for Bush the second they jpoined the military. He is the commander in chief, so fuck these crybabies who are complainin about being in the war, they VOLUNTEERED! Oh and I heard Benaroya hall, and it sucks. The name for the new album should be Disappointment Continuity. So why dont you shut the fuck up about oil, chances are you use it to, you fucker. Oh, and fuck you.
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"Eddie has used the last two or three pearl jam releases to waste my time, money, and most importantly my hopes."
you know, there are a couple of very, very easy solutions for all of this. first off, if you don't like pearl jam, DON'T BUY THEIR GODDAMN MUSIC. secondly, Eddie hasn't used the last two or three pearl jam releases to waste YOUR time, money, or hopes. don't for a second think yourself important enough to waste anything on when there are a lot more dedicated fans to give the music to. lastly, using something you don't believe in just "to piss off" someone who doesn't care at all about you is terribly immature. using "fuck you" to get back at someone just because their opinion hurt you somehow is also immature. grow up. get out of your little '90s snit and get over yourself. oh and one more thing -- if you don't like pearl jam, stop posting. we don't want to hear about your stupid little rants.
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"No I dont care if American troops are getting killed in Iraq, since they VOLUNTEERED to join the military. I would say our troops are directly working for Bush the second they jpoined the military. He is the commander in chief, so fuck these crybabies who are complainin about being in the war, they VOLUNTEERED!"
i can't believe you. you are the most insensitive person i have ever had the misfortune to meet. get your head out of your ass and look at yourself, how full of shit you are. you have no clue how it feels to have lost people in the war. SO SHUT YOUR GODDAMN MOUTH. and learn how to spell.
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uh, Pearl Jam is easily the greatest band of all time, enough said.
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Yeah and guess what I have to say to you, FUCK YOU. Oh, and FUCK YOU! HAHAHAHA! OH WHAT THE HELL,
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Theres some maturity you can shove up your ass, and hopefully eddie will see them as well!
oh, and lastly FUCK YOU!
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Oh and I dont care about how you feel or anyone feels who has lost in the war, they are the dumbasses who gave their lives to george bush. Eddie supports the troops, but not the war, but yet the troops are fighting the war. That doesnt make any sense. Oh and, Fuck you.
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I know this is kind of off the subject but why do most people not like the new pj stuff, well from yield on. I guess i wasnt old enough to be around when they first started but i like all their stuff. i guess to me its cool for them to change, and not make the same stuff every album.
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new pearl jam song "unemployable" just hit itunes bitches, it's hiding so search, "pearl jam unemployable"
He's got a big gold ring which says "Jesus saves"
and it's dented from the punch thrown at work that day…
When he smashed the metal locker where he kept his things…
after the big boss said "you best be on your way"
so this life is sacrifice(d)
oh yeah, jumping trains just to survive.
With his wife and kids asleep but he's still awake
and his brain weighs the curse of thirty bills unpaid
gets up, lights a cigarette he’s grown to hate
thinking if he can’t sleep, how will he ever dream?
So this life is sacrifice(d), oh yeah
to a stranger’s bottom line, oh yeah
I’ve seen the light, oh oh ohhhh, oh oh ohhhh
I’m scared of life
nearly dead, oh oh ohhh, oh oh ohhhh
I’ve seen the light
Still alive
So this life is sacrifice, oh oh yeah
Was a dream that had to die, oh oh yeah
I’ve seen the light, oh oh ohhh, oh oh ohhh
I’ve scared of life
near to death, oh oh ohhh, oh oh ohhh
I’ve seen the light
scared of life, oh oh ohhh, oh oohhh
I'm near to death
here to die
scared of life
I’m near to death
here to die
scared of life
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I really dig unemployable...
It's really retro with a great melody all the way through...
Oh Oh Uh OOH!!!
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Mere,thank you for your words,
Dr. B your immature "fuck you" rant is really boring.
think of something better.
Eddie would be pleased to see someone like you doesn't like his music but still sticks to Pearl Jam..how weird is that.
and last of all:Benaroya Hall does NOT suck,not in a million years will it suck.
people like you who have no good taste in music suck.
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Can't wait for this album to drop. Haters cease.
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I agree with ryan.
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anyoe have a link to Unemployable?
perhaps a yousendit or soemthing
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Isi,
FUCK YOU! oh and Benaroya sucks ass now, and a million yeaars from now no one will be listening to it. Oh, and Fuck you. Oh what the hell, Fuck you!
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Excuse me, Dr. B, but have you by any chance noticed that no one else is listening to you anymore?
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Exactly. Like I said before, if you don't like pearl jam, stop posting. We don't want to hear it.
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also, if you MUST say something, please don't say "fuck you" anymore. it shows very little intelligence on your part, and there are a lot more creative insults out there. come up with something a bit more eloquent, and i'd be glad to hear it.
one more question: how old are you, anyway?
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"and a million yeaars from now no one will be listening to it."
IN A MILLION YEARS NO ONE WILL BE LISTENING TO ANY MUSIC THAT EXISTS RIGHT NOW, YOU DUMBFUCK. NOT EVEN THE SHIT THAT YOU LIKE. now excuse me while i laugh at how abysmally stupid you prepubescent bastards can be. (i'm guessing your age from the way you talk, so correct me if i'm wrong.)
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well dr. B.,you've proven that the only "intelligent" thing you can say
is
fuck you..I'm impressed,smart ass.
seriously,why write all the shit you do??only for attention or what?
well
whatever,go carry on with you "fuck you" rants,you've gotta know it
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grin,thanks for that,ultra-mega-sucker.
Pearl Jam rocks and so does eddie.good night.
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Pearl Jam only cares about their music and fans, they don't care what mainstream fanboy(or girl)thinks about them. If you don't like Pearl Jam just post a comment. Interesting, Pearl Jam was only '90s band in top ten Billboard chart early this decade. At one point, Britney Spears and Pearl Jam were one and two on the charts. Pearl Jam focus has always been on their music, not on the charts or popularity amongst the mass.
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Not true you fucking ass homo. Stone Gossard himself said he hopes this album is a little more commercially succesful than the last which sold, less than 500,000 copies, haha. I gues no one is listening to me anymore, but I just wanted to say fuck you again and pearl jam sucks as bad as ever, oh and fuck you. And yes Benaoya hall sucks ass. Eddie looked like a homo with the bleach blonde hair as well.
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personatily, a love the ten album and the vs. the other albuns are good too, but for me, these are the best.. speacialy ten.. it's just fantastic! i love all the songs!
you may think that I can't say this because i'm just 14 and i haven't listened to them as long as you do.. but i started loving them since I was 11, because of my brother.. he is 26.
i heard that there was a possibility thar they would come to portugal.. i hope they do, cause i would be just so fuckin happy! i really love them, they're my favourite band!
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pearl jam is the greatest band ever full stop. fuck you bunghole dont listen to them
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No fuck you, assweed.
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dr. b, are you new to music or something?
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Anyone who thinks Pearl Jams last 3 albums are shit obviously has no taste/idea - here are just some great songs off those albums:
FAITHFUL
NO WAY
DO THE EVOLUTION
LIGHT YEARS
NOTHING AS IT SEEMS
INSIGNIFICANCE
PARTING WAYS
LOVE BOAT CAPTAIN
I AM MINE
HELP HELP
ALL OR NONE
and I have left off heaps more.
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I was doing a search for the lyrics of the new single and came across this page. Some VERY interesting comments and discussions.
I am a HUGE Pearl Jam fan. At age 25, they hit it big as I was first becoming aware of the broader spectrum of the music industry. I HATE having the argument with some of my friends that they peaked at Ten and have sucked ever since... PLEASE. Alot of bands had their best album as their first album and have continued very strong... just to name a couple , Oasis & Green Day. They have both released some amazing work SINCE those debuts, but those records are still their best work. Would anyone argue that EITHER of those bands are garbage?
Who says a band must be commercial to be powerful and relevant? I think it was '98-99 sometime when they donated their biggest single (sales wise), Last Kiss, to charity. Who else has EVER done that?
They have been the most outspoken band on the current war and the single and album are SURE to reflect their (and ALL of their fan's) extreme displeasure with the Bush camp.
I am lucky enough to be Canadian, and I get to see them for BACK TO BACK SHOWS to kick off the tour in May... I cannot wait. I have seen them 4 times, the first time back in '97 and they are one of the best live bands ever to grace a stage (Rage Against The Machine was the only better live show, another politically charged act). They NEVER play the same set twice, and that alone should be enough... but only Eddie and the Boys can get BONO to come on stage to join in on 'Rockin In The Free World' as he did on their recent trip through T.O.
The closest band to them these days, (not sound but career) would have to be Coldplay. What are they on, album number 3? 4? They do not make music that will sell, they make the music they want to make, they say what they want to say, they do what they want to do... and this day in age THAT is selling, because we just want some passion in our music, dont we?
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Oh and just a little message to this 'Dr. B' character...
Learn to spell and write english with some element of intelligence. When you write 'There' when you mean 'their' makes you sound like a retarded 3rd grader.
You're entitled to your opinions, but why dont you think about things before you say them... if you think Vs. was the last album they had that got any radio play, you havent listened to the radio since that album. Vitalogy and Yield got and continue to get radio play... not to mention an MTV award they won for 'Spin the Black Circle'.
Besides that, if you're ever in an arena with 25,000 other PJ fans and 'Better Man' is played, you'll quickly realize that while you may not like them, they are certainly more influential and popular than the MC Mario remixes that you listen to.
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Sorry, I'm WORKING so I didnt get to read ALL of Dr. B's idiotic remarks....
'how can you support the troops and not the war, when the troops are fighting the war'??
You are simply the dumbest person I've ever seen blog online... and that puts you in some REALLY SELECT company.
Obviously you have no sense of reality and the world in which you live... maybe when you get old enough to grow some pubic hair you will understand that the people that are over there fighting and DYING did not send themselves there, you dumbass.... so when your country is still at war when you are old enough to be drafted, then you might get a glimpse of what people like Eddie Vedder are speaking out against. I dont want to turn a music page into a political rant, but the fact is that I am Canadian and EVEN I SUPPORT THE AMERICAN TROOPS, because they are, some anyways, younger than I am, and they are dying on a daily basis for reasons that idiots like you in their home country, dont even understand. They are fighting for what they believe in, their national pride... they are not getting a chunk of the oil profits and they are CERTAINLY not getting a slice of Bush's fortune when its all said and done.
I am very sorry that all of your life experience comes from watching Sponge Bob. Perhaps you should watch Saving Private Ryan or Platoon... or maybe flip on a fucking news report that isnt a sportscast, then maybe you might have a clue what you're talking about... its obvious you dont know anybody involved in war, and for that you are lucky... but Karma is a bitch, you'll get yours
I realize you only write this crap to piss people off, but you also said 'get life and quit watching this board'. FIRST OF ALL, I want to restate the whole 'learn english' thing... and take your own advice... if your only response is 'fuck you' then there really isnt much else to say...
grow some pubes and then you can join us at the big boy's and girl's table, ok there Dr. Bunghole?
Dumbass
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dr b... what a cunt
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Your a Canadian, which is a pussy, and Im an American, Fuck you, Canadians are little fucking twerps. Go lick the Queens pussy. You little bitch. The soldiers did put themselves there, entry into the American Armed forces is voluntary you useless piece of crap, thus they are commiting the attocities, not George Bush. Not supporting a war, but supporting the soldiers is 100% hypocritical. Fuck you. Canadians are fucking worthless. America runs the political show around here, havent you noticed? Not you fucking worthless cowardly Canandians. Go cut some trees you uneducated, lower ranking North American. Fuck you. America will be the country saving your ass, so you just stay up in the trees, spank it, and shut the fuck up. You homo.
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DO yourself a favor...keep the Canadian thing under the table, it shows your worthlessness. I started laughing right away. Fuck you. HAHAHAHAH Pussy! Join the big boys and girls table???? A Canadian at the big boys table. AAAAAHAHAHAHAHA. A fuckin Canadian at the big table???? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Oh that is hilarious. Fuck you moron. You made my day. HAHAHAHA. I cant stop laughing. A canadian thinking hes big. HAhahaha. Oh man. Im so scared of a canadian. Fuck you, go lick the queens pussy. You guys were given your independence, and the USA earned it by showing little fucking pussies, from england, like yourself, that we are the boss. So shut the fuck up.
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AMERICAN HAHAHAHAHA
You make the entire world laugh... you really need to grow some pubes and LEARN ENGLISH
'Atocities'
'Your a Canadian'
What I find fucking HILARIOUS is that you ACTUALLY USED THE WORD UNEDUCATED!!!
NOW THAT MADE ME LAUGH!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
As a Canadian I am proud, and humble, because I realize that the majority of the world does not exist in the United States. You obviously have way too much time on your hands to keep checking back at this site and pretending to care when all you want to do is stir things up with people you dont know
Speaking of pussy, Im going to go GET SOME, while you talk about it... maybe by the time you are 35 you will FINALLY lose your virginity.
HAHAHAHAHAHA, you saying ANYONE else is uneducated is the funniest fuckin thing I've EVER heard.
Man, seriously... you want to grow some balls? Why dont you post your phone number and/or address and see how tough this 'Pussy Canadian' makes you feel? Oh wait, you might shoot me
You fuckin moron, lol
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I have to thank you Dr. Homo, for providing me with some serious entertainment.
I just love when a guy is just so smart and intelligent that he can only use the same insult over and over. Personally I find it much more enjoyable to come up with new ways to point out your shortcomings.
'A Canadian thinks he's big'
Compared to you, a pygmy is big. I wonder if you could tell me what its like to have a penis the exact same size as the day you were born with it?
Oh and according to the United Nations, Canada ranks higher than the US in both quality of living and literacy, a statistic you are obviously contributing to.
And believe me, the entire world has noticed that you guys are 'running the political show'... which would explain why they are all running for cover!! Something to be real proud of as a Canadian is that the rest of the world's population isnt trying to blow my ass up. You can insult me all you want, at the end of the day, I have pubic hair... why dont you make a post again when you turn 18, ok Dr. Dipshit?
UNEDUCATED!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I guess graduating from the 4th grade like you is what you consider educated? Well in that case I reached that status back in '88... but when you graduate from the Community College you are destined for, you can compare it to my University Degree and see who is more educated... Thank again for the entertainment.
BTW, I just want to say to all the other Americans around, I have absolutely nothing against you as a country or as a people, but politically, well, we have some differences of opinion.... forget Dr. Dipshit for a second... how did you vote Bush BACK into power? Something I'll never understand I guess.... 2,311 soldiers dead and counting... fuck that's scary
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I have a college degree as well, good for you, you can read a fucking book. Congradulations. Nonetheless, your still Canadian, which is fucking useless, as previously stated. Call me whichever you want, if it helps ease the shame of being Canadian I guess. American runs the show and your politicans will do as we say. History proves that. You can stay out of this war, but your economy is nothing without ours. Just remember you are Canadian, which means you could be French, and getting to the point, you are fucking worthless. Bet you couldnt tell the difference between a screwdriver and a hammer. Fuck you, again. LMFAO, a Canadian thinking hes big. YOu know what else is funny a Canadian thinking hes better than any American, your life is less valuable than a dogs. And yeah the death penalty is a fucking great part of this country, we arent homos like pussy Candians. Fuck you.
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Are you on drugs, we are, and always will be the mnost powerful country on the face of the earth, the rest of the world trying to blow us up. We are running the show right now. We havent been attacked in almost 5 years, that why George Bush is still the president, because he isnt a little fucking pussy faggot like you. Come to Normal, IL, USA( a real country), get here big talker, theres your invitation. You get here send me an email, and well fucking straighten this out. So shut the fuck up you homosexual pussy. Cmon big man. You wanna talk??? Im not afraid of you at all. Face to face talk sounds fucking great. Your a pussy, keyboard toughguy, I dont want to talk anymore with a man who probalbly crosses his legs and sits at a computer. Your a Canadian, your history proves your country doesnt have any balls. So shut the fuck up.
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Dr. B, you seriously have no idea mate. Your argument that it was the troops decision to go to Iraq and not Bush's is deeply flawed.
It was the troops decision to join the army and my understanding is most do it to both represent and defend their country for worthwhile causes.
Once you are in the army you have no choice where you are posted. The question is: How many of these troops honestly believe in what they are fighting for in Iraq? Seeing as they will hardly see a cent of the proceeds from oil the US will "acquire" (Which is one of the reasons this war is being fought, if not the only reason)then my guess is a number of them wouldn't. But what can they do? You are an educated person Dr.B... what happens if a soldier goes AWOL?
Sorry to everyone else for spelling out the obvious here but we do need to dumb things down from time to time for "special" people like Dr.B.
What university did he graduate from? Kellogs?
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Yes, but if they didnt volunteer, George W. wouldnt have had troops, as there is no draft right now??? Or for the last 20-30 some years. Bottom line, they entered the military, and our military kills. Thus they volunteered to kill. End of story. Fuck you, also.
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OK then, they volunteer to kill and therefore they also volunteer to be killed. Hence the name "World Wide Suicide"
Dr B said: "Im not goin to listen to a song called world wide suicide, if eddie wants to initiate a message of a world wide suicide with this song, he can do it on his own time, fuck him, hes a stupid asshole anyways. I am happy to be alive, and that is a childish name for a song... What kind of a moron calls a song world wide suicide, what an asshole."
Now, who is the hypocrite?
Some simple facts you need to know Dr.B - Lets see if you can link them together to see THE REAL PICTURE:
IF THE REASON WHY THE US INVADED IRAQ WAS BECAUSE OF SADDAM HUSSEIN AND ALL THE ATROCITIES HE COMMITTED OVER 30 ODD YEARS WHY WASN'T THIS DONE COMPLETELY IN THE FIRST GULF WAR? WHY WASNT IT DONE IN THE EARLY 80's WHEN SOME OF THE WORST OF HIS CRIMES WERE COMMITTED?
THERE IS NOT AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF OIL ON THIS PLANET. SUPPLIES IN MANY AREAS ARE GETTING QUITE LOW. THE MIDDLE EAST, HOWEVER, SEEMS TO BE AN OASIS. WHAT DOES THE US, WHO IS HEAVILY DEPENDENT ON OIL FUNDS, DO?
THE MAIN CAUSE OF POLLUTION IN THE WORLD TODAY IS OIL.
HOW COME NASA CAN BUILD A SPACECRAFT TO TRAVEL TO MARS USING SOLAR PANEL ENERGY BUT WE HAVE NOT GOT THE "TECHNOLOGY" TO HAVE A FLEET OF SIMILAR SOLAR POWERED CARS?
The answer to last one is because the US cannot afford not to have oil and has not yet found a way to charge for the sun. Therefore it comes down to $$$$$$$$$.
And the answer to why the US went to war?$$$$$$$$$.
CASE CLOSED DR B. Now please quietly leave.
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I dont care what my country does to have oil, as long as we are defending our oil supply, then the war is well worth it. 90% of war protestors in this country use oil to go to their war protests. An interesting statistic if you are a war protestor because you believe the US is in the war for money or oil in Iraq. However this is not a worldwide suicide. This is the United States reminding faggots and homos around the world not to fuck with our oil. We won world War II, thus we get oil. When, Canada, lol, becomes a world power, then you can do the same thing. HAHAHAHAHA, you people are fucking homos. The US is the Top Dog, and fuck, if we need oil, well do whats necesary. Were not going to spare all of our work as a country for 200+ years, to spare a few Iraqi lives. That would be fucking stupid. That is why Eddie Vedder sucks, and George Bush is President. That is also why Canadians are starting to sell the US oil, because we are the fucking boss, your politicians and business men well contribute to American Imperialism. Yes I said American Imperialism, get fucking used to it you piece of shit. Hopefully the US will use its Manifest Destiny Policy to steal all the Canadian Oil someday. Read up on Manifest Destiny all you worthless Canadians. It basically says the US is the boss on this side of the Earth, and if we need something, it is automatically ours. It is our God Given right. Canadian land would be useful to the US, the only worthless thing in Canada is Canadians themselves. Fuck you.
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I just hope and pray that not all Americans think like you...cause that would be a MAJOR worldwide suicide.
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Dr. B, The boss is now here. I will now spank you and put you to bed. I think you have proven to everyone what type of person you are, and why you don't like Pearl Jam. I guess in a way you have committed a form of suicide yourself. You have killed all your credibility yourself. I think you should have keep talking about music and not let us see into your thinking as a person. I bet you a million bucks you will never let anyone you know read what you have written, and thier is no way you have a girlfriend. Thier is just no way. Someone as hate ridden as you couldn't possibly have a women that would care about them. Please man, we are all just trying to help you out. You are disturbed. Every person who has read what you have written feels sorry for you. I know you can't see it, because your sick, but try to get some help. Thier is a hotline for people with mental disease. Find the number and for the love of god call them. Maybe it's not to late to get help, maybe, just maybe even you could still get a girl. I also wanted to thank you for not liking Pearl Jam. Thanks man, I appreciate it, so do the rest of us. Were you the guy above who said he liked the Grateful Dead. If so, do you realize they, themselves would tell you to go get help and get away from them. Please get that help before you kill someone or kidnap a kid or something. Don't do it, seek a lending hand, and get help.
Someone Who Wants You To Get Help,
The Boss
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Hey Dr. B I thought you said noone wanted to hear Eddie Vedder talk about politics. Why in the hell are you doing it then. You mother fuckin hypocrite. You are rambling on like a politition a few posts after knocking Vedder for it. You my friend are a human piece of waste. Why don't you smell what you've been shovelin. You are a what people call a hypocritical fuck faced mommy fucker.
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am I glad Dr. B isn't into Pearl Jam (anymore..)
Good to know people like you stay away from Vedder's music,I mean he'd be mortified to see someone like Dr.B claim he likes Pear Jam.
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am I glad Dr. B isn't into Pearl Jam (anymore..)
Good to know people like you stay away from Vedder's music,I mean he'd be mortified to see someone like Dr.B claim he likes Pearl Jam.
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I think it is pretty clear that Dr. B is just trying to get on people's nerves. There is no way he could really be this ignorant and stupid.
He hasn't said one intelligent thing and is just wasting everyone's time. Pearl Jam without any doubt is the world's best band. After being a dedicated fan for 15 years, the little hairs on my arms and the back of my neck still stick up when I hear Eddie sing. There really isn't any other band and singer out there with the same genuine concern for the state of affairs in the world like Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder. I love their new single and I can't wait for the new album to be released
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D.J.W.,
I must commend you for your intelligence. These other guys, no matter how smart they think they are, managed to fall for my shenanigans time and time again. This is a hobby of mine, seeing how long I can mock others on the net. It seems that the Canadians are a lot easier to pull along in this game however. I just came on here to pull some nonsense for a while. Who knows, I may be Eddie himself. This will be my final post. It has been great mocking those of you who wasted their time in my senseless shenanigan. See you guys on the tour.
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One final comment, seriously, who indulges into an argument with a guy referring to himself as Dr. Bunghole????????????????????????
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Dr. B has been defeated. He is crawling away now because he has realized he has lost all his credability. How funny is this to see a person get so humiliated that they are trying to seperate what they have said from themselves. He has lost and he knows it. I have showed this thread to the people at work, the whole office has cracked up at this guy. I just hope he doesn't commit suicide himself. He must feel awfully low right now. I think it's the funniest thing in the world how Pearl Jam fans will battle to the end with a mother fucker, and set them straight. This guy has been served. We slapped a big sticker on his forehead that said you lose bitch. Crawl home now bitch, make yourself some soup, curl up next to your dog spike, turn on the t.v., watch american idol and rot away. You have been whipped, tail between your legs battered and bruised. You have cried uncle. Pearl Jam rulz!
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Well appearnetly you cant read. I am a pearl jam fan. And I never once claimed that I didnt say anything that was previously stated, I said anyone who thought I was serious is the real moron. PJ, obviously you work in the accounting section of the office with all the useless dingbats that do nothing everyday. Oh, and Fuck you.
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He's back. Man PJ was right. That Dr. B is now copping out. He's trying to distince himself from what he said in earlier posts. His next post after he said he was kidding was in the same vein as his other posts. lol, thats pretty sad. I won't knock him thou, he must be a sick man. Get well soon Dr. B.
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Holy shit! That is remarkable! Dr. B, you shouldn't have folded so abruptly. I was just to obvious to everyone you got it handed to you, so you backed out of your statements. You called them made up. You got messed up big time. I think after reading the comments, it was the boss is here, who set you straight and showed what it clearest. After those commits by the boss, you did back out of your statements. You aren't fooling anyone. You should stand by what you have said, even thou you got smashed by these pearl jam fans. You lost but you should still not coward away. That makes you even seem more unstable. This hyas been a classic internet moment. To see a total mental patient like dr. b get distroyed in a matter of a few posts, completely dismantled. I think he must have felt sorry for himself. Now everybody watch. He will post again, read in statement the anger and rage. His remarks will show that he tried to back out of what he said because he got flat out fucked over by you pearl jam fans. World Wide Suicide is flat out a killer rock song. wow, they are the best band out thier. Dr. b, HAHAHAHA..................HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAH.....U GOT MESSED UP BY THE PEARL JAM FAITHFULL !
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No, I still think the new Pearl Jam Blows, I am a fan of the non corporate Pearl Jam, the boss pointed out that I was obviously saying these things just to piss people off. SOmeone finally figured it out. But all you one inch dickers couldnt figure it out. The joke is over, it isnt funny after someone really points out why you are in a blog. But it is really sad it took you guys 2 weeks to figure that out. I could stay here and argue the fact, that Eddie Vedder is a moron, failure, and his new music blows, but like I said that is a fact and not an opinion. I could sit here and ruyb it in Eddie's face that John Kerry was a moron, and that is why he isnt presidet. I could sit here and talk politics all day. YOu guys keep enticing me to return to this board, so I will. Obviously you appreciate the degradation of this shitty band as well. I like a band that rocks out hard, and that is why I have 10, and Vs. However, I do not like a band that uses his concert time to display political opinions. I do not need a political advisor such as Eddie Vedder, Micheal Moron, or Bill O'Liar to fill me in. I go to a concert to headbang and hear music. Nothing else. I dont care for anyone political opinions, other than my own. I was at the Urbana Champaign show in 2003. Eddie refused to play Yellow Ledbetter for us that night because some kid in the audience pissed him off. That was bullshit for a ll the fans who waited all night to see and hear that song played. That is why I dont like Eddie Vedder, I payed 35 bucks for that ticket. I know they dont always play yellow ledbetter, but it was on the setlist that night, and he pulled it off because of one fan. WHat a homosexual fucking crybaby he is. Do the research on that show at fivehorizons.com it was in MArch 0f 2003. That is and will be my last Pearl jam concert. That concert was the final blow I was going to take from this band. In 1995 I saw Pearl Jam, after they failed on their ticketmaster lawsuit. They were pretty good at that concert. As usual however, Eddie Vedder took the time to say some things to embarassment himself to score points with the younger crowd, but lose poins with the older crowd. I have been a Grateful Dead Fan since 1972, and if you want tto see a band thats not in it for the money go see them. They call themselves the Dead nowadays. Dont see Pearl Jam, they = Britney Spears, but pretend not to. As a matter of fact Pearl Jam is proving my point right now. If you preorder there CD, they will give you a 1992 New Years show? Why choose such an old concert???? Because the last ten years of concerts have sucked. Another thing that goes down each album in quality is the guitar solos. I was at an event where Mike McCready played the national Anthem, and the guy on the intercomm said he was possible the greatest guitar player alive. LOL, ever hear of Buddy Guy, Otis Hightower, Jimmy Page, etc.etc. Mike McCready isnt even close. And the truth behind Yellow Ledbetter, it sounds a lot like Hendrix's Little Wing. If a band like this is legendary, thatn so is everyone who is in discussion with me then I guess. Pearl Jam is a joke amougnst the younger crowd, 20 and below, the 90's are over, move on people. Oh, and Eddie needs to get a haircut before Ill respect anything out of his mouth. He looks like a girl. Nice haircut Eddie, you gonna bleach it for the upcoming concert, homo?
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Dr. B, welcome back. I see you are in full mental patient mode. You are a retard. I'm glad to see you now back not pretending you said what you said. This is so funny. He said it was a joke and he was getting us riled up, now he has admitted we have got him riled up. That's why he keeps coming back. What a hypocryte. That is so funny. Don't lie dude, you wern't joking. You are a nut case. You lose dude. you lose.
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Fuck you, I just said I was gonna leave, I never said I lost. THe only people who are going to lost are those of you who dump 15 bucks on this new shit thats coming out. I dont need any shit from a keyboard tough guy. The whole reason why this discussion started is because pearl jam sucks ass. Fuck you. And if you read my comment you faggot, you would see why I dont like Pearl Jam anymore, but appearently you were to busy taking it up the ass. Fuck you. Oh, and Fuck you.
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You said you was only kidding about what you were saying. You said, see you guys on tour, like you are a pearl jam fan and was only kidding about the mental retardacion rants. Then after being challenged again, you once again lost control and started attacking. You were lying about only kidding around. You do think it's okay that american troops are being killed over there. Now, every since The Boss, pointed out that you have committed credabilty suicide, you are trying to distince yourself from your commits. Your mom must have seen what you typed and whipped you. You even have got to admit that these pearl jam fans have totally smacked your ass and made you see the reality of your life. I'm sure you didn't mean to dig yourself a hole, but you let to much of yourself out of the bag. You now see no one is coming to your rescue. You made your bed now lie in it. And you still have not answered why you knocked eddie vedder for his political rants, and said who cares, but you have rambled on and on about politics. And I mean your views on politics are border line criminal. You will always be alone dude, you are a loser and I think even you have finally realized it. Now come back with that rage, write a response calling names, but you can't erase your commits, don't forget that. Don't say you were only kidding when we all know you are a psycho. You have lost big guy, you can't stop the bleeding by saying you were only kidding! You have been bitch slapped beyond belief. Hard to swallow isn't it!
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Blogging here is like talking politics. Pointless. To many Canadians, and deaf people who still think Pearl Jam is good. I have to admit that Pearl Jam is still a good band and all, but come on guys, how did we get so far off the topic? No more cussing or insulting. The thing that makes PJ so great is there musical diversity, the fact that each album changes their sound so abruptly and uniquely at the same time. After Riot Act came out years ago, I thought this band had slowed down for good, and look where we are now! An album that I would have not expected after "man of the hour." Lets stop with the politics there are plenty of other blogs out there for that. I searched online for a blog to discuss this new song I heard on the way home from work. Walking into this blog is like going to the nursery to pick up my kids after work a nuthouse. I want to talk about this new song. Here is what I have to say, this is the best Pearl Jam single since 1999. We all have something in common, and we all like Pearl Jam, so let us talk Pearl Jam. The new song is great, the transistions remind me of Nothing as it Seems. I have also heard unemployable which knocked my socks off. I really think this new album has a lot to offer us as fans. Granted there are times when Pearl Jam can disappoint fans, I didnt particularyly like Riot Act, but I didnt start any nonsense over it. I figured there would be another album, and here it is. Now Im happy. If you dont like the album, say it, and go away, As said in Waterworld, Dont be like a turd that wont flush. It doesnt matter who you are, talk Pearl Jam, or click on the House button of your Mozzila Browser.
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Sorry one mistook on my above post "and deaf people who still think Pearl Jam is good" should read "and deaf people who still think Pearl Jam is not good." Sorry. English is my second languaige.
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I agree, let's move on from even responding to Dr. B's childish and idiotic ranting. What a waste of time, I feel more dumb for now having been subjected to his infantile behaviour. I will say this, I had to laugh when he said that he's been a Dead fan since 1972, who does he think he's kidding? Come on man, there was no way you were alive in 1972; I think you were born closer to 1992. No mature adult, especially as old as you are trying to have us believe you are, would act and say the childish things that you have been saying. Grow up or get fucked!
Anyway, I think the thing to remember when we listen to music, is that music like art, is a matter of taste and what one person may love, another may hate. Like a lot of Pearl Jam fans, I wasn't as crazy about their last two albums, but the one thing that I have always respected about Pearl Jam is that they have always been about the music and not the fame. Look at all the celebrities that are constantly in the spotliight these days, most people get sick of them real fast and don't want to hear another thing about them because we get tired of hearing about them. I remember back in the early 90's Eddie stating that he was so sick of hearing about himself and seeing his face on the cover of magazines and if he felt that way, why wouldn't others? Pearl Jam wanted to focus on their music and not their celebrity and they took the focus off of themselves by not doing videos and excessive interviews and look where they are today, still making music, selling out tours and sure not every album is a commercial success, but they have a large fan following and now they are releasing a new album that is already getting major hype, and I personally love World Wide Suicide and Unemployment; can't wait for the rest. I have such a good feeling about this album and I am so happy that they are still around making music and putting on one of the best live shows around, and now they are being considered legends in their time.
Rock on Pearl Jam and don't ever stop being true to yourselves; the true fans know it and love it!
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Agreed.The Critic is right about all of this. Pearl Jam really rocked it out in the 90s, and if you go to their shows youll see it as so. Listening to Pearl Jam has been like eating at Taco Bell over the last 15 years, reliably excellent!
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The Critic took care of business. I was really disappointed to see all these Pearl Jam fans at war with another. I like Unemployed, but I cant find it anywhere. Where besides Itunes can I get this song?
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No new Dr. B posts? Well I guess we know what that means. May he rest in piece. I wish I knew where to send flowers. Lets all put on World Wide Suicide and blast it so loud are neighbors windows shake, in honor of that deranged son of a bitch. I felt the earth on monday, it moved beneath my feet. Fuck ya Eddie yell it!
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Jefus,
if you got Limewire you'll get it
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Dr. Bitchfist,
What happened to no more posting and leaving everyone alone? AFTER I saw you post that 'this is my last post', I must have counted at least 7 posts, proving what a retard you are, lol.
Along with everything else, I only found this site while searching for the lyrics for the song and came across the biggest loser in cyberspace, so all in all, you didn't fool anybody. I have never once been 'angered' by anything you have said. How can I be? You are a 15 year old kid with no pubes and zero chance of getting laid without paying for it. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Also, AS A PEARL JAM FAN, you should know that the most recent tour that PJ went on was across Canada only... so while everyone is entitled to their opinion, Eddie and the boys are obviously not of the mind that Canada is full of 'pussies'.
I am so glad that I have been to the US a number of times, and I know that there ALOT of good people there, and that not everybody falls into the steroetypical ignorant, arrogant dipshit category that Dr. Retard does. You have provided me and the fellow posters with a great deal of entertainment. Don't flatter yourself though in thinking anybody has actually gotten upset by anything you said, come on.... get a life... you posted on here more than anybody else.... what a loser.
I knew if I left it for a few days, enough other people would rip him a new one, and so it has been written... thanx to all of you, namely 'The Boss'... good show
Just one question that I have left for Doctor 'Keyboard Toughguy'.... who is YOUR favourite band?? I mean really? If I HAD to guess... I liked what mere said a while ago... definitely Creed/Scott Stapp.... or perhaps Good Charlotte is more your cup of tea?
What a loser... and now I await your brilliant retort
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Nobody realized what you were doing?
My post, March 16th, 'I realize you only write this crap to piss people off'
That was 4 days BEFORE 'The Boss's' post
You're a retard, plain and simple, lol
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Sorry Guys, That is THE LAST I WILL POST TO HIS DUMB ASS.
BACK TO PEARL JAM,
I also thought Binaural was a very weak effort, but that didnt stop me from listneing to Riot Act and enjoying it. Once again, I didnt think it was 'awesome' or anything but it was good...
I've always thought the ultimate test of any band is in their live show, and Eddie's voice sounds just as good, LIVE, today as it did back in '91 on 'Ten'.
The fans out there know it and love it, and it has already been said better by others... music is a matter of taste, remember when DISCO was big? Nobody accounted for that shit, lol.
I have been searching for Unemployable too, can;t find it... oh well... I havent BOUGHT an album in a long time, The last PJ album I bought was Yield, but this one is looking more and more like a keeper. Has anyone seen the album cover? It is simple/subtle and yet very cool. It's not the 'burning globe' poster shown on this page... goto pearljam.net to check it out.
Just as a discussion sort of comment/question... does EVERYBODY want just music with their music, or does something with substance (whether political or social, or what have you) do more for you? Everyone has some guilty pleasures, band that just sound good but dont have much substance, but the ones that really stick around... well, we know who they are.
Green Day, love them or hate them, put together a completely political punk album to re-envigorate their fading career, so who says conscious music can't sell too? (Coldplay, Audioslave)
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Hugh Jass, you need go to itunes and download WWS and Unemployable. Unemployable is 100% nothing like any other PJ song. It may take 4 or 5 listens but it is pretty remarkable. I think this album will be the best rock album released in about 10 years, and not because I love PJ but because I have heard from about 7 or 8 people who all said, this album is going to blow peoples minds away. WWS I have heard would rank at the bottom of this album. And that song is pretty stunning.
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Hey, I just reported to the webmaster all the nonsense going on in here, he sent me an email saying that Hugh Jass, and Dr. Bunghole are the same person. Ignore them both.
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We got multiple personality disorder here!!!
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That is a total and complete lie foster, are you sure YOU aren't Dr. Dipshit? You were the only one backing him up, after all
It isnt me, I promise you... althought there really is no way for me to prove it... so believe what you want....
Why would I rip apart my own ability to speak english properly? It's all some sort of comples ruse to trick EVERYBODY?? come on, really
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sorry,but is this not getting a bit kiddish?
I mean come on,Dr. B alias Hugh J. alias whatever you'll think of next...how old are you??
all this bullshit just for attention?
man,that's sad...
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I want to see this 'webmaster's message...
I am not him... The guy had already made like 10 posts before I even found the site.... whatever, believe what you want. I agree, IF IT WERE ME, it would be very childish and stupid, much like what you guys are doing now.
What wouldnt surprise me in the least is if Dr. Dipshit was posting under another name as well.... but it is not me, and if 'foster' has something to back it up, please, I invite it, because it just is not true.
Why am I even bothering with this anymore? I am going to buy the new Pearl Jam and I am going to see them twice, back to back, in TORONTO, CANADA..... have fun playing with each other, maybe Dr. Homo will be kind enough to give you a reach around
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Real childish Hugh Jass, saying something like that just further reveals the truth that you are Dr. B. Dude how old are you? Why blog, if your just blogging to bother others who like Pearl Jam. Both of these guys have a reference to an ass or asshole in their name, so that is even more evidence they are the same person. Dr. Bunghole( Bunghole = Beavis and Butthead) (Hugh Jass = Huge ass if said wrong from the simpsons. So Hugh/ Dr.B since you are the same person who is obviously infatuated with big asses, and bungholes, you are obviously at the wrong blog. The only guy doing reach arounds here, is you with names like those listed above. This blog is for Pearl Jam, so its not the alias we want to go away, its you. Get a life dude. You are a fucking nutcase weirdo. Get lost.
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One, further question, why argue with yourself in a blog? I have seen some weirdos, but never have I seen some publicly display an arguement with himself in such a fashion before. Dude you are one of those people with dual personas. You need help, get off this boards and consult Psychiatric help. Sell your tickets to the shows, and use them to help pay. Pearl Jam isnt your priority anymore, its your mental health which is in question. I imagine youll be back Hugh/Dr. B.
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I am a big fag
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I am an even bigger fag
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For the last time... I AM NOT DR. DICKFACE
I love how you say I'm 'childish' given absolutely no evidence whatsoever. What is childish is that I am even trying to prove to strangers something that isnt true that doesnt affect my life in any way.... saying I didnt want to get dragged into this crap means that I MUST be him?
I stumbled across this site randomly looking for lyrics, found this page, started some innocent discussion that revealed this ridiculous kid with no chance of ever getting laid, and then, after that, I get accused of ARGUING WITH MYSELF!?!?!
I dont know how to say it any more clear than that, even the idea of carrying on a complex argument with myself is BEYOND stupid... why wouldnt I do it on my OWN webpage? It's not even like this is an official fan site or anything?
Dave Chappelle made the joke when talking about Clinton denying having sex with Monica.... have you ever been accused of having sex with someone you didnt have sex with? You'll be yelling at your best friends 'I didnt touch that bitch, PLEASE BELIEVE ME'
Well foster/Dr. Homo/Craig... you (or one, whatever floats your virgin boats) accused me of something that isnt true, and I dont know how much clearer it can be said.... at least Dr. Fuckface is getting a good laugh out of this one, ha ha ha.... well it is sweet revenge for a kid that will never lose his virginity, until he decides to pay for it.
Go ahead say whatever you want, whatever fills the void in your life.... I refuse to defend myself any more to strangers who I will never meet, I DID NOT POST MESSAGES AND THEN ARGUE WITH THEM UNDER A FALSE NAME, WHO THE FUCK DOES THAT!?!?!?! There is only one person with incoherent and disturbed enough of a state of mind to do something THAT pathetic... and he would be the true face behind that name... you know who you are, goodbye and good luck to all the real fans out there... this WAS supposed to be a fan site to blog about the album, right?
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Hugh Jass = Dr. Bunghole. Is not an accusation, it is a fact. Dude both of your names have a reference to an ass. I have explained this before. Your name Hugh, sugests you are a huge ass. Which is obviously true by your posts. The fact that you wont give this up proves you are still in the denial stage. Calm down dude, quit cussing what happens if a youthful one visits this page. The thing I dont understand is why you continue to argue with yourself on an internet blog? Why dont you sort your problems out with yourself by a long walk in the woods? I have a high respect for you, as you another living and walking human being. However these rants must stop, the only thing you are proving is that you are Dr. B himself, as you return cussing just like him. Your names are also a reference of equivalence, as mentioned before. We know your him, give it up. I dont undwerstand why your identity is so important in a blog about Pearl Jam anways. Get a life, loser. Get some help as well.
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I did not write the above comment - obviously Dr. Bunghole is screwing around.
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"Can anyone name one fucking venue big enough that is not clear-channel that can hold Pearl Jam's fanbase??? "
Hmm. Can anyone name one fucking venue big enough (Clear-Channel or not) that can hold Eddie Vedder's head?
Good lord, people. The dude is insufferable. I think his lyrical combination of condescending elitism and retarded sentimentality could possibly be one of the most obnoxious in history of recorded music. Amazingly enough there are enough sheeple to swallow that shite hook, line and sinker. Or it must be that his fanbase is as obnoxious as he is.
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"pearl jam TRIED to tour using venues not controlled by ticketmaster (vitalogy tour) and it was a disaster. venues were too small and in the middle of nowhere. they believe all their anti-ticketmaster tour accomplished was making it harder on fans to see the band."
That pretty much encapsulates Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder.
Sentimental retards who can't foresee the consequences of their ridiculous political/social views. If they were wrong about Ticketmaster, what else might they be wrong about?
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who said they were wrong about Ticketmaster?
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Exactly. This Vedder guy has been making an ass out of himself for years now. They themselves said they were wrong about their ticketmaster suit. They failed, end of story. In 1995, Pearl Jam sold out again, by returning to Ticketmaster. The only fans at those concerts were the loyal fans. But those fans arent good enough for Vedder, as he lost tremendous amounts of money in ticker sales. Pearl Jam wasnt even a band for a year before making it huge, which also says something. This band plays it off to not be corporate, but in reality they are. The facts are the facts. And the fact is is that Eddie is a weenie. Fuck you, Eddie. Hes also wrong about the war in Iraq, it is not at all like Vietnam. Our soldiers volunteered themselves the military by choice. In Vietnam you were forced to go. Second, AMerica is winning slowly but sure in Iraq. The progress granted is slow, but Im quite sure Husseins Ass is in a courtroom right now. In Vietnam, we didnt accompolish shit. It was a stalemate. However most people on this board arent old enough to talk about Nam, so Im not going there. I was in Nam myself, and the amount of soldiers lost in this war is jack shit compared to the soldiers lost in Vietnam. Further Proving the point that Eddie Vedder is an asshole. Second Eddie calls this war an oil war. But he uses some pretty big tour busses top go around this country and see his fans. Point being, he obviously uses a shitload of oil himself, so who the fuck is he to protest a war on oil. This Vedder guy is a useless asshole pussy, with a chick haircut, and no balls. Her can protest all he wants, but the ruth of the matter is out there. Vedder is an asshole.
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yeah pearl jam is the best and none can follow peral jam' path
their way to create the songs is something rare and no one can compare pj with another band
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this song is just awful.
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Im so glad that Im not wasting anymoney of these shitheads this year, the above comment was said wonderfully.
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Pearl Jam are the most socially aware band on the planet...Yes more than U2 and anybody else you want to throw up.
They are beyond trends and fashion statments like many acts today.
Their music is intelligent. I think this is why a number of you think their music is aweful. You have to have a certain level of intelligence to 'get' their music let alone enjoy it.
I would go as far as to say that 60% of the music buying public are not very intelligent.
I think that it is a real achievement that Pearl Jam has maintained their level of popularity in this day in age.
Their new album is amazing, I have heard most of it already...This will be the rock album of the year...Whether people buy it or not.
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Oh yeh...I forgot
Turn on to music or it will turn on you!
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Dr Bung or whatever your name is.
Geez man, u must have no life but to write bad shit about Pearl Jam. There is nothing wrong with disliking a band, but from all your comments you seem just to be jelous.
So maybe you should stop putting down something you u obviously know shit all about!
"F-f-f-f fuck you E-E-Ed-Eddie...i was in N-N-Nam, g-g-girl hair-cut". Big words man from an obviously brain washed man!
PRAY FOR PEACE AND AT THE SAME TIME...THANK YOU GOD FOR GREAT MUSIC....including Pearl Jam!
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