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  1. Originally posted by Mr_Trek:Finished listening. Great album, not as good as Ten though, at least not now with only one listen. Standout tracks were the slower ones. Some songs became a bit too much.


    The sower songs like Daughter, "Small Town," and Indifference are true PJ classics. Upbeat tracks like Go, Animal, Dissident, and RVM are some of their best work. The other five tracks might be more of an acquired taste.
  2. Originally posted by Mr_TrekFinished listening. Great album, not as good as Ten though, at least not now with only one listen. Standout tracks were the slower ones. Some songs became a bit too much.


    Upon more listens, it starts to creep up on Ten. Admittedly, Vs. is not better than Ten, but in my opinion, it's almost there. The slower songs are great, like Daughter, Small Town and Indifference. But the harder songs, like Go and Animal are great, some of my favourite 'heavier' Pearl Jam songs. I'm guessing the "some songs that became a bit too much" were the likes of Blood? I love Blood, because it has that mass amount of energy to it. Some of the early 90s performances of that song are devastatingly good. Two songs I'm not too keen on are W.M.A. and Glorified G; they just ruin the album being a killer for me. If those two songs weren't on it, I'd say it was probably just better than Ten. Even then, I cannot say Vs. is better than Ten, because their debut album is absoutely flawless in every single sense. One of the best debut albums for sure, but not the best. You'd have to be looking into Appetite for Destruction, Velvet Underground & Nico, Elvis Presley's debut album or a couple of others to award best debut album to.
  3. Go and Animal are indeed awesome. Rearviewmirror too. Those are standouts as well. I love Animal.


  4. Animal is amazing....they opened with it at my Philly show (N2,10.28.09)..I flipped...
  5. Rearviewmirrow is one of the rare cases where I think I prefer the studio version to the live ones. They tend to go all Led Zeppelin on RVM on the stage which is sometimes a good thing but not always.
  6. Originally posted by EDDMB[..]

    Animal is amazing....they opened with it at my Philly show (N2,10.28.09)..I flipped...


    I would too. I would flip even more if they opened with Once though.

    I wonder what they'll play at my show.
  7. ^Put about 100 songs of theirs in a hat and pull out 30 of them. Aside from "Even Flow" and "Alive" (and maybe a handful from Backspacer) which are close to being "sure things," predicting the rest is a crap shoot.
  8. Also expect a few covers^


  9. This is indeed a great setlist - the "big four" from Ten, many greats from Vs and Vitalogy, great rockers from No Code and Yield, classic Binaural tunes that are still in the set, a relatively high number of Riot Act songs, some great cover (Crazy Mary to open), and YLB to close - and all songs are played with great vigor!

    I'll be listening to this one for a few days, for sure.
  10. Originally posted by RUMMY:^Put about 100 songs of theirs in a hat and pull out 30 of them. Aside from "Even Flow" and "Alive" (and maybe a handful from Backspacer) which are close to being "sure things," predicting the rest is a crap shoot.


    Matt.....I would suggest you catch Dave Matthews Band,they are playing in Toronto June 2nd..talk about a band where you have no clue as to what they will play....great live band...
  11. You know, I've never really given them a chance. Maybe a should. My wife's a fan (at least she was) so she might appreciate it.

    No "promises" but I'll consider it - for you. (I've always assumed the DMB in your username was paying homage to Dave Matthews and his band)


  12. It being three years since their last album, maybe they'll start changing things up by not changing things up.

    Maybe they could borrow "The Claw."
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