Tuesday, February 3, 2009

5 Favorite Pearl Jam Songs

5. Off He Goes

4. Yellow Ledbetter

3. Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town

2. Corduroy

1. Who You Are

4 comments:

Lawyer said...

A good list. Off He Goes is my favorite off of that one - an ode to the conflicted, introspective soul. Yellow Ledbetter is my least favorite - too gimmicky.

Some others greats (off the top of my head): Nothingman, Dissident, Indifference.

Dentist said...

Doc, never knew you were a Pearl Jam fan. I'll toss I Am Mine and Long Road into the hat. Oh, and I'm pretty sure they do the best version ever of Rockin' In the Free World.

Doctor said...

Love I am Mine and though I'm a purist, since they acknowledge Neil Young as an influence, I can acknowledge that Eddie's voice is incredible when he sings Rockin' in the Free World.

I put Ledbetter on the list as a last second replacement for Better Man. Better Man's first half is too repetitive, but it's tough to beat the second half. I think I went too far out of my way not to favor one album.

Dentite- I didn't mean to piss on U2 too much. The only hard copy albums I've bought since the birth of Itunes are Springsteeen's The Rising and All That You Can't Leave Behind.

Anonymous said...

I have a hard time deciding a top 5. Also, I have very ridiculous PJ songs that I love for specific reasons. Eddie and Neil at the '93 MTV Awards hasn't wavered as one of my favorite performances EVER.