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05-12-2007, 06:15 AM
| | | | Jeff Ament's Best Pearl Jam Album (In terms of Bass Playing).
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Jeff Ament's Best Pearl Jam Album (In terms of Bass Playing).
What do people think???? I know they are all good....but which one shines for you????
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05-12-2007, 09:29 AM
|  | Working on his world citizenship... | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Colonies | | | For me, it's still Ten.
Vs, Binaural and No Code all have their moments, but the beautiful fretless on Oceans, the seminal 12-string on Jeremy (it's become THE 8- or 12-string riff, kinda the multi-string bass equivalent of Stairway To Heaven), the driving riffs on Why Go, fretless rock and sliding harmonics on Even Flow... he's never topped them. |
05-12-2007, 09:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: White Plains | | | They are rated in chronological order for me. Ten being the best, Vs coming in second...and so on...
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05-12-2007, 11:06 AM
| | | | IMO VS is their best album, not only from a bass playing point of view but also for the songs.
The new one is actually quite good in terms of playing but the tone is not so good as in other aalbums. |
05-12-2007, 01:47 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oxnard Shores, California | | | Ten is the ultimate classic. |
05-12-2007, 02:51 PM
| | | | Avocado has great playing, but its mostly buried in the mix. I would say that Yield is my favourite Jeff wise. The bridge of Brain of J, all Faithful, the soft fragility of Pilate, the weird groove in Pull me, Push me are all great.
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05-12-2007, 02:57 PM
| | | | Vitalogy has some cool stuff like Not For You, Nothingman, Last Exit and Immortality.
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05-12-2007, 03:00 PM
| | | | btw...Both Yield and Vitalogy are far superior to to Ten and VS.
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05-12-2007, 03:05 PM
| | Working on his world citizenship... | | Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Colonies | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Human Bass  btw...Both Yield and Vitalogy are far superior to to Ten and VS. | Yield is my favourite PJ album in terms of songs (it's got Given To Fly on it, 'nuff said), but I still think Ten is Jeff's standout album. |
05-13-2007, 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Rusty Chainsaw For me, it's still Ten.
Vs, Binaural and No Code all have their moments, but the beautiful fretless on Oceans, the seminal 12-string on Jeremy (it's become THE 8- or 12-string riff, kinda the multi-string bass equivalent of Stairway To Heaven), the driving riffs on Why Go, fretless rock and sliding harmonics on Even Flow... he's never topped them. | you said everything i would have said if you didn't  |
05-13-2007, 07:01 AM
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I agree with the Avocardo being somewhat lacking in it's bass - but it's still their strongest in about a decade in my opinion.
VS and Ten tend to have more stand-out bass. I actually prefer VS personally, it still has the 12 string bass in and also has more groove than Ten. |
05-14-2007, 09:49 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | I would say VS. because almost every song has something interesting happening in the bass. He drives "Go" and "Animal", not to mention "Rearviewmirror"; "W.M.A." and "Rats" are owned by bass hooks. He breaks out the EUB on "Daughter" and "Elderly", and the amazingly understated work on "Indifference" is a career highlight.
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05-14-2007, 10:13 AM
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Originally Posted by beggar98 I would say VS. because almost every song has something interesting happening in the bass. He drives "Go" and "Animal", not to mention "Rearviewmirror"; "W.M.A." and "Rats" are owned by bass hooks. He breaks out the EUB on "Daughter" and "Elderly", and the amazingly understated work on "Indifference" is a career highlight. |
couldn't agree more. I think this is actually Pearl Jams best record start to finish. |
05-14-2007, 11:49 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Glos. England | | | I agree. By the way, if you guys like Jeff's more interesting playing. Check out his side project 'Three Fish' - contains much fretless work and showcases his use of harmonics much more than in Pearl Jam. |
05-14-2007, 01:53 PM
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05-18-2007, 10:38 AM
| | | | Speaking of vs does anyone have any idea what he used on like Go and Blood its a really crazy bright sound. Almost like a wal or ric. And yeah that is my favorite one just for those two songs. The bass sounds awesome huge shrill and pretty all the same time. |
05-19-2007, 09:27 AM
| | | | Advocado is their new album? I thought it was self-titled.....anyhow if it is it is a very good album although the mix is sort of "dirty" |
05-23-2007, 02:00 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Glos. England | | | Billy - Jeff recorded all of VS on a Fender Jazz - however he did use a Fulltone Bassdrive on Blood.
Clayton - Avocado is the fan name for the new, self-titled album due to the cover. I agree, it is the rawest Pearl Jam album ever, and in so many ways I love it for that. |
05-25-2007, 05:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Juan | | | Vs, Vitalogy, Yield, Binaural and Riot Act. |
05-25-2007, 06:23 PM
| | | | No Code has some good stuff too. Hail,Hail and Present Tense have great bass lines.
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