That Tailgate Metal Show: Definitive Pearl Jam

[JBHuskers]

Just like in That Metal Show on VH1 Classic, I think Eric & I should put together our definitive top ten lists for best Pearl Jam songs ever. This arguement stemmed from him telling me Yellow Ledbetter > Dissident, and I told him Yellow Ledbetter may not be in my top ten...so Eric, get your top ten ready...I'll do mine later tonight, so make sure you use spoiler tags. Then we can have a good ol fashioned Tailgate debate on our picks ;)


The Definitive Pearl Jam List - EXV & JB




JBHuskers

psuexv



1

Jeremy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS91knuzoOA&ob=av2e)

Evenflow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxKWTzr-k6s)



2

Evenflow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxKWTzr-k6s)

Jeremy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS91knuzoOA&ob=av2e)



3

Dissident (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1dhX0n7Oa4)

Yellow Ledbetter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs8y3kneqrs)



4

Go (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka12hnyeo9Y)

Corduroy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S73ypK3As8I)



5

Immortality (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtcZq7ic4sc)

Black (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs-XZ_dN4Hc)



6

Black (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs-XZ_dN4Hc)

Immortality (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtcZq7ic4sc)



7

Yellow Ledbetter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs8y3kneqrs)

Go (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka12hnyeo9Y)



8

Garden (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvHsm46uVqU)

Better Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JLztfosqik)



9

State Of Love & Trust (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxw6cf3jFIs)

Alive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM0zINtulhM&ob=av2n)



10

Hail, Hail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83zlG8RChDo)

Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHCE5sw1mTs)

[steelerfan]

Pearl Jam? Metal? :D :fp:

[JBHuskers]

Pearl Jam? Metal? :D :fp:

We are just stealing a segment from That Metal Show :D

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[psuexv]

Ok JB.... Let the discussion begin


#1

Even Flow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxKWTzr-k6s&feature=relmfu


#2

Jeremy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS91knuzoOA&feature=relmfu

#3

Yellow Ledbetter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs8y3kneqrs&feature=related

#4

Corduroy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4BSbLTv7x0&feature=related

#5

Black

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X8Ic86Hx3w&feature=related

#6

Immortality

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbJm1OcII-g&feature=related

#7

Better Man

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JLztfosqik&feature=related

#8

Alive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM0zINtulhM&ob=av2n

#9

Elderly Woman Behind the Counter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHCE5sw1mTs&feature=related

#10

Dissident

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbWZ8In9Ois

Honorable Mention

Given to Fly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C2NiI4I4VE


Sad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MscMAv7XHYc

[JBHuskers]

1. Jeremy
2. Evenflow
3. Dissident
4. Go
5. Immortality
6. Black
7. Yellow Ledbetter
8. Garden
9. State Of Love & Trust
10. Hail, Hail

Honorable Mention
11. Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town
12. Alive
13. The Fixer
14. Rearviewmirror
15. Once
16. Porch
17. Red Mosquito
18. Not For You
19. Corduroy
20t. Save You
20t. Nothing As It Seems

[JBHuskers]

I'll now make a table comparing the top ten .... with YouTube hyperlinked in.

[JBHuskers]

The Definitive Pearl Jam List - EXV & JB




JBHuskers

psuexv



1

Jeremy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS91knuzoOA&ob=av2e)

Evenflow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxKWTzr-k6s)



2

Evenflow (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxKWTzr-k6s)

Jeremy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS91knuzoOA&ob=av2e)



3

Dissident (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1dhX0n7Oa4)

Yellow Ledbetter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs8y3kneqrs)



4

Go (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka12hnyeo9Y)

Corduroy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S73ypK3As8I)



5

Immortality (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtcZq7ic4sc)

Black (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs-XZ_dN4Hc)



6

Black (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs-XZ_dN4Hc)

Immortality (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtcZq7ic4sc)



7

Yellow Ledbetter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs8y3kneqrs)

Go (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka12hnyeo9Y)



8

Garden (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvHsm46uVqU)

Better Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JLztfosqik)



9

State Of Love & Trust (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xxw6cf3jFIs)

Alive (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM0zINtulhM&ob=av2n)



10

Hail, Hail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83zlG8RChDo)

Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHCE5sw1mTs)

[psuexv]

Looks like we are pretty much in agreement :nod: I missed Go. I have in on my list that I was working on and couldn't find a You Tube link and somehow missed it. It was 7 on my list, so Dissident would technically get dropped I guess.

It was definitely hard to rank them after 4 or 5.

[psuexv]

Red Mosquito is good too, I'd have to add it to my honorable mention

[psuexv]

So we have 7 of the same in our top 10s. Not really much to debate I guess.

[JBHuskers]

I think oversaturation of Corduroy and Better Man turned me off of those. They didn't grow on me over time like the others on my list. I could have expanded to 25 with songs like Tremor Christ, Oceans, Rocking In The Free World Cover....

[psuexv]

I think oversaturation of Corduroy and Better Man turned me off of those. They didn't grow on me over time like the others on my list.

Yeah it's definitely tough. I kind of thought the same thing as I was typing up the list, that I had too much mainstream stuff. But the songs are good, they've just had so much mainstream stuff. Glad we both put Immortality on there.

[JBHuskers]

Evenflow and Jeremy may be very mainstream, but revolutionary.

[psuexv]

Evenflow and Jeremy may be very mainstream, but revolutionary.

:+1:

[JBHuskers]

Now Eric, just like on That Metal Show, we have to combine our lists to make the Definitive List.

Starting at the top.

Evenflow vs. Jeremy, they are clear cut #1 and #2, but who's which?

[JBHuskers]

Evenflow vs. Jeremy, they are clear cut #1 and #2, but who's which?

IMO Evenflow has a better riff, but Jeremy is more powerful lyric-wise, and was made more powerful with a great music video. Evenflow's video was just a live performance. That's why I think Jeremy (1) Evenflow (2)

[psuexv]

Well I think Jeremy is what really put them on the map. Even though if I remember correctly Even Flow was released first. I say we go with Jeremy.

[JBHuskers]

Yeah Evenflow was actually second...I think Alive was first.

Okay:

1. Jeremy
2. Evenflow
3.

Has to be Go right?

[psuexv]

I might say Black or Immortality. I don't think Go is #3.

[psuexv]

I'd say

3 - Black
4 - Immortality
5- Go
6 - Yellow Ledbetter

[JBHuskers]

Black, Immortality, and Go all averaged 5.5 rank between us.

I agree with Black at 3 with as epic as the song is.

Go was such a great start to an album that actually followed up a mega debut with something just as solid.

There really isn't a Pearl Jam song like go, where there is with Immortality. So I would agree with Black at 3, but go Go and Immortality are 4 & 5.

[psuexv]

Black, Immortality, and Go all averaged 5.5 rank between us.

I agree with Black at 3 with as epic as the song is.

Go was such a great start to an album that actually followed up a mega debut with something just as solid.

There really isn't a Pearl Jam song like go, where there is with Immortality. So I would agree with Black at 3, but go Go and Immortality are 4 & 5.

6?

[psuexv]

6 almost has to be Yellow Ledbetter

[JBHuskers]

6 almost has to be Yellow Ledbetter

Are you agreeing with me on 4 & 5 then?

[JBHuskers]

I agree with Yellow Ledbetter at 6.

1. Jeremy
2. Even Flow
3. Black
4. Go
5. Immortality
6. Yellow Ledbetter

Are we on the right page here?

[psuexv]

I agree with Yellow Ledbetter at 6.

1. Jeremy
2. Even Flow
3. Black
4. Go
5. Immortality
6. Yellow Ledbetter

Are we on the right page here?

Yes

[psuexv]

How about

7. Dissident
8. Alive
9. Elderly Woman

[JBHuskers]

How about

7. Dissident
8. Alive
9. Elderly Woman

Yep, I agree.

Dissident I have very high. Alive, is probably the 5th best song on the Ten album, but still a powerful one. Elderly Woman is a song all on it's own, and we have all three of these either in or close to the top ten.

[psuexv]

Now for #10. I have Corduroy very high. But I could see Hail, Hail there or Porch.

[JBHuskers]

For 10th....here's what I think the battle is.

Corduroy vs. Garden vs. State of Love & Trust

My vote is State of Love & Trust. It was on one of the most iconic sountracks of the 90's (Singles) it is a song that kinda stands out from the rest of the Pearl Jam songs from the early days. You could almost think Corduroy is a derivative of State of Love & Trust. Garden is an epic song, but I think we should end with an upbeat number.

[psuexv]

State of Love & Trust definitely over Garden. Maybe I'm leaning on Hail, Hail a little too much as it was kind of the only song on that album.

[psuexv]

The bad thing about Corduroy is I think it got way overplayed as their really wasn't anything that the radio played after that from their next albums and Corduroy was one of the best off of Vitalogy, so they played the shit out of it.

[JBHuskers]

The bad thing about Corduroy is I think it got way overplayed as their really wasn't anything that the radio played after that from their next albums and Corduroy was one of the best off of Vitalogy, so they played the shit out of it.

Better Man and Tremor Christ were played a decent amount from that album....Immortality a little bit.

[psuexv]

Better Man and Tremor Christ were played a decent amount from that album....Immortality a little bit.

Better Man definitely, but we aren't close on it so I didn't throw it in.

[JBHuskers]

Better Man definitely, but we aren't close on it so I didn't throw it in.

No, just stating that it was overplayed.

[psuexv]

So Corduroy or State?

[JBHuskers]

So Corduroy or State?

That's the debate now.

Like I had said earlier, IMO Corduroy is the child of State.

[psuexv]

IMO Corduroy is suffering in your eyes because they failed to put out the quality of music after Vitalogy so the radio stations hung onto Corduroy(and Better Man)

Don't hate the player, hate the game :D

[JBHuskers]

IMO Corduroy is suffering in your eyes because they failed to put out the quality of music after Vitalogy so the radio stations hung onto Corduroy(and Better Man)

Don't hate the player, hate the game :D

I disagree, even though it doesn't have a song that stands out in the top 5, No Code as a whole was amazing. Yield and Binaural were blah, but Backspacer is really good, and so Riot Act before it. Especially The Fixer; which I orginally had in my top 10 (7th) on the first draft, but the more and more I heard songs, I kept pushing it down.

[JBHuskers]

I am listening to both right now back to back....

[JBHuskers]

Hmmmm, I still lean towards State Of Love & Trust LOL

[psuexv]

I'm not saying they were bad, I'm saying that they were not up to par with their early albums, which is to be expected. With that the general public didn't latch onto it leading for earlier tracks to be overplayed, thus burning them out for you.

[JBHuskers]

How the hell are we going to solve this? :D

[psuexv]

How the hell are we going to solve this? :D

Fine.. I'll cave. #10 can be Corduroy.

[JBHuskers]

Fine.. I'll cave. #10 can be Corduroy.

:fp: no Bugs Bunny

[psuexv]

:fp: no Bugs Bunny

:D :D :D

Be nice if we had some other members to chime it. I guess we are the only Pearl Jam fans here.

[JBHuskers]

:D :D :D

Be nice if we had some other members to chime it. I guess we are the only Pearl Jam fans here.

We might have to bring Deuce in on the STP list.

And we might have to pick a completely different song, since no one is caving in :D

[psuexv]

We might have to bring Deuce in on the STP list.

And we might have to pick a completely different song, since no one is caving in :D

Well I said I would agree with Hail, Hail there :D

Yeah really thought we might get more from the peanut gallery. Maybe the next one we should do genres instead of particular bands. Start of with 80s Hair Metal lol. Of course I'm pumped to do STP.

[JBHuskers]

I think we have to do STP and Nirvana.

[psuexv]

I think we have to do STP and Nirvana.

Agreed

[JBHuskers]

I originally had The Fixer at #7. Thoughts? Nothing in the top ten is after 1996.

[psuexv]

I originally had The Fixer at #7. Thoughts? Nothing in the top ten is after 1996.

Fixer it is.

[Violator]

I dont see how you can even have Jeremy that high. The song is no where near one of their best and then having State of Love that low as well as Black. Just because it has your name in it doesnt make it good JB!! :D

I opened this up going allright some metal and then I see PJ. Whats next Poison? Cinderella?? I keed, I keed. I will weigh in on mine.

1. Black
2. State of Love
3. Porch (Unplugged version)
4. Glorrified G.
5. Eldery Woman
6. Yellowled
7. Hail, Hail
8. I am Mine
9. Once
10. Rearview Mirror

5-10 could be changed around but the top 5 are my picks and wouldnt change. I still remember jamming State of Love on a tape form the Singles soundtrack

[DariusLock]

Yibahagdbaha even flowwwww!

[DariusLock]

Give me a Red Hot Chili Peppers <3 thread and you guys will be on the right track.

[Violator]

Give me a Red Hot Chili Peppers <3 thread and you guys will be on the right track.

best song by the chili's is Thirty Dirty Birds