STM's and MMB's Fantastic Voyage Through the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time!

[Henry_Monteiro]

I know. I just hope you like that album as much as I do when you get to it.

[Wittikiss]

Can't believe I missed this gem from the ZZ Top review.

[1/22/2013 11:44:01 PM] Justin Preston: Master of Sparks
[1/22/2013 11:44:21 PM] Blake Smith: It tells the (apparently true, according to an interview in Sound magazine c.1976 with guitarist Billy Gibbons) story of a bunch of rednecks who weld together a round steel cage, tie it to the back of their truck, and encourage the hapless narrator to take a ride inside it.
[1/22/2013 11:44:54 PM] Blake Smith: sounds fun
[1/22/2013 11:45:27 PM] Justin Preston: Sounds like something Witt would do
[1/22/2013 11:45:40 PM] Blake Smith: haha he's from the south...
[1/22/2013 11:46:54 PM] Blake Smith: i was thinking how weird it would be to meet some of the people
[1/22/2013 11:47:14 PM] Blake Smith: mostly witt because he probably has an accent of some sort

It might surprise you I don't have an accent. But yeah that does sound like something I'd do.

[SuperTigerMario]

Hmm, ok fair enough.

That is strange.

[Wittikiss]

That was in Prague and I was already out of breath from climbing the tower the first time.

[Dadasaurus Rex]

You guys gotta realize that these are first impressions.....

Great Review of Cyndi's album. This was one of my favorite albums during it's heyday. It's one that grows on you.

[SuperTigerMario]

Album # 485 Pearl Jam - Vitalogy

[4/3/2013 11:30:07 PM] Blake Smith: 3
[4/3/2013 11:30:11 PM] Blake Smith: 2
[4/3/2013 11:30:14 PM] Blake Smith: 1
[4/3/2013 11:30:17 PM] Blake Smith: GO
[4/3/2013 11:30:26 PM] Justin Preston: Last Exit
[4/3/2013 11:30:48 PM] Justin Preston: Sloppy intro
[4/3/2013 11:31:02 PM] Blake Smith: it's grunge
[4/3/2013 11:31:09 PM] Justin Preston: I heard the word question
[4/3/2013 11:31:28 PM] Justin Preston: Yeah I can't understand him at all
[4/3/2013 11:31:41 PM] Blake Smith: i never can
[4/3/2013 11:31:49 PM | Edited 11:31:54 PM] Blake Smith: but i like a lot of things i don't understand
[4/3/2013 11:32:15 PM] Justin Preston: Backwards solo?
[4/3/2013 11:33:16 PM] Justin Preston: Spin the Black Circle
[4/3/2013 11:33:29 PM] Justin Preston: High energy
[4/3/2013 11:33:30 PM] Blake Smith: rocking
[4/3/2013 11:34:35 PM] Justin Preston: I actually understand half of what he's saying here.
[4/3/2013 11:34:49 PM] Blake Smith: because he's only saying spin
[4/3/2013 11:34:59 PM] Justin Preston: lol
[4/3/2013 11:35:17 PM] Blake Smith: this sounds like a different singer
[4/3/2013 11:36:03 PM] Justin Preston: Not for You
[4/3/2013 11:36:20 PM] Blake Smith: oh cool apparently that one was about vinyl
[4/3/2013 11:36:32 PM] Justin Preston: That title sums up my thoughts on Pearl Jam but I'll try to keep an open mind
[4/3/2013 11:37:26 PM] Blake Smith: with an album like this i just try not to get too caught up in the specifics and just sit back and enjoy the feel
[4/3/2013 11:37:55 PM] Justin Preston: I could see how an angry teenager in the 90s could really like this
[4/3/2013 11:38:21 PM] Blake Smith: i'm an angry 20 year old now and i like it
[4/3/2013 11:38:44 PM] Justin Preston: I'm more depressed than angry
[4/3/2013 11:39:18 PM] Blake Smith: you combine the 2 and you get angst
[4/3/2013 11:39:22 PM] Justin Preston: But I'll save that for Depeche Mode or something :P
[4/3/2013 11:40:59 PM] Blake Smith: i wonder when the site will be back up
[4/3/2013 11:41:20 PM] Justin Preston: I miss WAYDRN
[4/3/2013 11:41:31 PM] Blake Smith: we all do man
[4/3/2013 11:41:55 PM] Justin Preston: Tremor Christ
[4/3/2013 11:42:07 PM] Blake Smith: this song sums up my thoughts about pearl jam
[4/3/2013 11:42:16 PM] Justin Preston: lol
[4/3/2013 11:42:55 PM] Justin Preston: Bleh
[4/3/2013 11:43:42 PM] Blake Smith: yeah so far
[4/3/2013 11:44:35 PM] Justin Preston: I'm craving some Reese's eggs but it's probably better if I don't eat them so late
[4/3/2013 11:45:37 PM] Justin Preston: How did this beat BB King?
[4/3/2013 11:46:07 PM] Justin Preston: I don't understand young people from 20 years ago
[4/3/2013 11:46:15 PM] Blake Smith: because it was higher on the list
[4/3/2013 11:46:17 PM] Justin Preston: Nothingman
[4/3/2013 11:47:04 PM] Justin Preston: Dernt cawl meh darter!
[4/3/2013 11:47:04 PM] Blake Smith: yeah but the other BB King album is higher
[4/3/2013 11:47:55 PM] Blake Smith: ballad
[4/3/2013 11:47:59 PM] Justin Preston: Oh yeah. Half tempted to get that now.
[4/3/2013 11:48:15 PM] Justin Preston: I'll try to wait
[4/3/2013 11:48:28 PM] Blake Smith: you have to wait 2 years like the rest of us
[4/3/2013 11:49:19 PM] Justin Preston: Just drop out of school and we'll listen to albums all day
[4/3/2013 11:49:37 PM] Blake Smith: tempting
[4/3/2013 11:50:29 PM] Blake Smith: that was a slow song
[4/3/2013 11:50:34 PM] Blake Smith: peaceful though
[4/3/2013 11:50:39 PM] Justin Preston: Whipping
[4/3/2013 11:50:55 PM] Blake Smith: jumping right back up again
[4/3/2013 11:51:07 PM] Justin Preston: When you get past Vedder screaming "NERTHIN MERN!!!"
[4/3/2013 11:53:03 PM] Blake Smith: this is fast
[4/3/2013 11:53:08 PM] Blake Smith: i like it
[4/3/2013 11:53:10 PM] Justin Preston: That was a song
[4/3/2013 11:53:19 PM] Justin Preston: Pry, To
[4/3/2013 11:53:32 PM] Blake Smith: short one
[4/3/2013 11:53:50 PM] Blake Smith: what?
[4/3/2013 11:53:59 PM] Justin Preston: Those might be words
[4/3/2013 11:54:04 PM] Blake Smith: was that the alphabet song?
[4/3/2013 11:54:05 PM] Justin Preston: Maybe not
[4/3/2013 11:54:19 PM] Justin Preston: Corduroy
[4/3/2013 11:55:31 PM] Justin Preston: This one is okay
[4/3/2013 11:55:53 PM] Blake Smith: yeah not bad
[4/3/2013 11:58:09 PM] Blake Smith: ooh a solo
[4/3/2013 11:58:16 PM] Justin Preston: I keep getting email alerts for old emails
[4/3/2013 11:58:29 PM] Justin Preston: I hate my email app
[4/3/2013 11:58:50 PM] Blake Smith: that was nice
[4/3/2013 11:58:56 PM] Justin Preston: Bugs
[4/3/2013 11:59:06 PM] Justin Preston: Just like my email app has
[4/3/2013 11:59:17 PM] Blake Smith: there's a spider in my room!
[4/3/2013 11:59:24 PM] Justin Preston: Best song so far
[4/3/2013 11:59:36 PM] Blake Smith: more like a poem
[4/3/2013 11:59:37 PM] Justin Preston: Spiders aren't bugs!
[4/4/2013 12:00:18 AM] Blake Smith: reminds me of like Horse Latitudes or something
[4/4/2013 12:00:32 AM] Justin Preston: They are arachnids
[4/4/2013 12:01:05 AM] Justin Preston: I had to look up the spelling of arachnid
[4/4/2013 12:01:33 AM] Blake Smith: this is weird
[4/4/2013 12:01:45 AM] Justin Preston: Satan's Bed
[4/4/2013 12:01:58 AM] Justin Preston: Whip it good
[4/4/2013 12:02:50 AM] Blake Smith: no whipping was a few songs back
[4/4/2013 12:03:24 AM] Justin Preston: But it didn't have whips
[4/4/2013 12:04:45 AM] Justin Preston: The only lyrics I understood "I want to suck Satan's dick"
[4/4/2013 12:05:05 AM] Blake Smith: i think you just wanted him to say that
[4/4/2013 12:05:14 AM] Justin Preston: Possible
[4/4/2013 12:05:18 AM] Justin Preston: Better Man
[4/4/2013 12:05:31 AM] Blake Smith: the popular one
[4/4/2013 12:05:42 AM] Justin Preston: 4 o clock it's got to stop
[4/4/2013 12:05:59 AM] Justin Preston: Only song I know
[4/4/2013 12:06:38 AM] Blake Smith: i didn't even know this one tbh
[4/4/2013 12:06:46 AM] Justin Preston: This has been playing a lot lately on my local classic rock radio station.
[4/4/2013 12:07:05 AM] Justin Preston: This and Alive
[4/4/2013 12:07:27 AM] Blake Smith: I always hear Daughter
[4/4/2013 12:07:59 AM] Justin Preston: Kert fine da bittamin
[4/4/2013 12:09:45 AM] Justin Preston: Aye Davanita
[4/4/2013 12:10:13 AM] Blake Smith: haha didn't realize that was the title at first
[4/4/2013 12:10:22 AM] Blake Smith: thought you were doing another impression
[4/4/2013 12:11:10 AM] Justin Preston: I should have done all the titles in my Vedder voice
[4/4/2013 12:11:18 AM] Justin Preston: I like this one
[4/4/2013 12:11:42 AM] Blake Smith: it's got a nice rhythm
[4/4/2013 12:12:17 AM] Blake Smith: like a tribal feel almost
[4/4/2013 12:12:43 AM] Justin Preston: Immortality
[4/4/2013 12:13:12 AM] Justin Preston: Ermertayitay
[4/4/2013 12:14:21 AM] Justin Preston: Nice guitar work in this one
[4/4/2013 12:14:58 AM] Blake Smith: i like this one too
[4/4/2013 12:17:29 AM] Justin Preston: Better get started on typing this next title now.
[4/4/2013 12:17:44 AM] Blake Smith: haha
[4/4/2013 12:18:12 AM] Justin Preston: Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me
[4/4/2013 12:18:32 AM] Blake Smith: is that what i should call you now?
[4/4/2013 12:18:39 AM] Justin Preston: The eff does that mean!?
[4/4/2013 12:19:00 AM] Blake Smith: got some revolution 9 **** going on
[4/4/2013 12:19:14 AM] Justin Preston: Foxymoxydoodledoo
[4/4/2013 12:19:27 AM] Justin Preston: This is weird.
[4/4/2013 12:19:34 AM] Justin Preston: And not in a good way
[4/4/2013 12:19:36 AM] Blake Smith: sex with a boy i heard
[4/4/2013 12:20:00 AM] Justin Preston: That's just what you wanted to hear
[4/4/2013 12:20:31 AM] Justin Preston: Is this just 5 more minutes of this?
[4/4/2013 12:20:43 AM] Justin Preston: Crappy way to end the album
[4/4/2013 12:20:48 AM] Blake Smith: i told you revolution 9 man
[4/4/2013 12:21:24 AM] Blake Smith: at least that didn't end the album
[4/4/2013 12:22:11 AM] Justin Preston: Oi
[4/4/2013 12:22:15 AM] Blake Smith: what is going on!
[4/4/2013 12:22:36 AM] Justin Preston: Drums and stuff
[4/4/2013 12:23:20 AM] Blake Smith: when the beatles did this i actually kind of liked it
[4/4/2013 12:23:30 AM] Blake Smith: this not so much
[4/4/2013 12:23:50 AM] Justin Preston: Still 2 minutes left ;_;
[4/4/2013 12:24:09 AM] Blake Smith: stick it out man
[4/4/2013 12:24:14 AM] Blake Smith: we're so close
[4/4/2013 12:24:59 AM] Blake Smith: keep your fantasies about me to yourself justin
[4/4/2013 12:25:36 AM] Justin Preston: Done!
[4/4/2013 12:25:48 AM] Blake Smith: yay
[4/4/2013 12:25:52 AM] Justin Preston: So that was it
[4/4/2013 12:26:02 AM] Blake Smith: well that was something...
[4/4/2013 12:26:06 AM] Justin Preston: 3/10
[4/4/2013 12:26:13 AM] Blake Smith: nowhere near as good as Ten
[4/4/2013 12:26:27 AM] Justin Preston: Haven't heard it yet
[4/4/2013 12:26:34 AM] Justin Preston: Aside from the single
[4/4/2013 12:26:39 AM] Justin Preston: Singles
[4/4/2013 12:26:41 AM] Blake Smith: you haven't heard Ten?
[4/4/2013 12:26:55 AM] Justin Preston: Just the singles
[4/4/2013 12:26:58 AM] Blake Smith: you need it for RB
[4/4/2013 12:27:04 AM] Justin Preston: I don't like Pearl Jam
[4/4/2013 12:27:09 AM] Justin Preston: Clearly
[4/4/2013 12:27:16 AM] Blake Smith: well i'm gonna go with 5/10
[4/4/2013 12:27:17 AM] Justin Preston: Top 3
[4/4/2013 12:27:58 AM] Justin Preston: Bugs, Aye Davanita, and I guess Better Man because I know it.
[4/4/2013 12:28:08 AM] Blake Smith: Corduroy. Spin the Black Circle, Last Exit
[4/4/2013 12:28:28 AM] Blake Smith: huh usually we have one in common

[GrandPappySMAP]

But that's like the one Pearl Jam album I like! I'll admit, there's a lot of filler in that, but Better Man and Immortality = classic

[Henry_Monteiro]

To me, it has the same problem every Pearl Jam has to me. It's just too long. Ten is their only album that I feel is good all the way through.

That reminds me, I still need to finish tiering this album.