Post subject: tell me your most absolutely essential PJ faves
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 12:49 am
Johnny Guitar
Joined: Tue Dec 26, 2006 2:58 am Posts: 241 Location: New York, NY
I hope this isn't too lame a post, or too repetitive-- I'm sure you guys have talked about your favorite songs lots of times... but I'm making a CD of 10-15 songs for my husband, who didn't really know PJ (except, like, "Jeremy") before he met me. He's seen them twice with me and likes them but still isn't really *that* into them. He's psyched for me to make him a CD so he can get more familiar before our June shows...
I appreciated theplatypus' recommendation in a different thread of the set that's converted some of his friends... I'd also like to hear from others, what are your 5-10 absolutely couldn't-live-without songs?
You don't need to remind me that it depends a lot on the person, his tastes, etc--I'm just curious what the die-hard fans think are the very best...
1. Rearviewmirror 2. Life Wasted 3. Evacuation 4. Daughter 5. Faithfull 6. Smile 7. Off He Goes 8. Do The Evolution 9. Insignificance 10. Corduroy 11. Animal 12. Porch 13. Unemployable 14. Present Tense 15. All Or None
This mightn't flow all that well, I didn't actually check - just put it together in my head. But yep, that's 15 of 'em - I could easily add another 10 though...this is only for my head though, your husband's head will differ...
Hrm, how's this for 10 that should convert anyone with ears and a functioning brain?
1. Even Flow 2. Rearviewmirror 3. Corduroy 4. Spin The Black Circle 5. Smile 6. Given To Fly 7. Do The Evolution 8. Insignificance 9. I Am Mine 10. Life Wasted
Post subject: Re: tell me your most absolutely essential PJ faves
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 2:03 am
Unthought Known
Joined: Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:33 am Posts: 8422 Location: Berthier-sur-Mer Gender: Male
1- Wasted Reprise 2- Corduroy 3- Animal 4- Comatose 5- Sad 6- Present Tense 7- In My Tree 8- Given To Fly 9- Do The Evolution 10- Not For You 11- Immortality 12- Can't Keep 13- Strangest Tribe 14- Wash 15- Severed Hand 16- Life Wasted
Post subject: Re: tell me your most absolutely essential PJ faves
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 4:24 am
Force of Nature
Joined: Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:01 pm Posts: 417 Location: Pennsyltucky, circa 1990 Gender: Male
1. Of the Girl 2. Sad 3. Down 4. In My Tree 5. Do the Evolution 6. Parachutes 7. Unemployable 8. Insignificance 9. Undone 10. Green Disease 11. Army Reserve 12. Sleight of Hand 13. 1/2 Full 14. Blood 15. All or None
Post subject: Re: tell me your most absolutely essential PJ faves
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 3:28 pm
Johnny Guitar
Joined: Tue Dec 26, 2006 2:58 am Posts: 241 Location: New York, NY
This is really helpful, thanks. It's interesting to see, beyond some of the more easily guessed ones, what else people include on a short list. Plus it's cool to be sittin' here in Manhattan and get input from all over the world!
Why Go Even Flow Go Indifference Corduroy Immortality I Got Shit Hail, Hail Brain of J Insignificance Sad All Or None 1/2 Full World Wide Suicide Severed Hand
Post subject: Re: tell me your most absolutely essential PJ faves
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 5:14 pm
Stone's Bitch
Joined: Mon Oct 18, 2004 4:25 am Posts: 17123 Location: Maspeth, NY Gender: Male
My essentials are: 1. Do the Evolution 2. Life Wasted 3. Last Exit 4. Spin the Black Circle 5. In My Tree 6. Go 7. Not For You 8. Alive 9. Faithfull 10. Hail, Hail
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Post subject: Re: tell me your most absolutely essential PJ faves
Posted: Sat May 17, 2008 5:45 pm
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Joined: Tue May 30, 2006 2:48 pm Posts: 3115 Location: Edinburgh/Lincoln, UK
Given To Fly In My Tree Release Sad Light Years Alive Immortality Smile Present Tense I Am Mine LBC Down Indifference Comatose Grievance Insignificance Drifting Hail Hail Parachutes Long Road
Post subject: Re: tell me your most absolutely essential PJ faves
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 12:23 am
Force of Nature
Joined: Sun Oct 17, 2004 1:29 am Posts: 347 Location: Springfield, IL Gender: Male
I'll give ya 10 essentials in no particular order.
1. Release 2. State of Love and Trust 3. Rearview Mirror 4. Satan's Bed 5. Last Exit 6. Off He Goes 7. Fatal 8. Given to Fly 9. All or None 10. Marker in the Sand
Post subject: Re: tell me your most absolutely essential PJ faves
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 12:26 am
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01 alive 02 even flow 03 daughter 04 rearviewmirror 05 betterman 06 corduroy 07 i got shit 08 hail, hail 09 given to fly 10 do the evolution 11 insignificance 12 light years 13 i am mine 14 world wide suicide 15 life wasted
Post subject: Re: tell me your most absolutely essential PJ faves
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 12:31 am
Unthought Known
Joined: Thu Apr 13, 2006 4:33 am Posts: 8422 Location: Berthier-sur-Mer Gender: Male
glad to see a lot of s/t tunes listed here. maybe that as an album it doesn't do it for everybody but i'm happy people acknowledge that there are great songs on this record.
Post subject: Re: tell me your most absolutely essential PJ faves
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 10:43 am
Former PJ Drummer
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Long Road Given to Fly Insignificance Tremor Christ Sad Faithfull Betterman Breath Present Tense Light Years Wishlist In My Tree Man of the Hour Parting Ways
Post subject: Re: tell me your most absolutely essential PJ faves
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 3:52 pm
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Joined: Mon Feb 27, 2006 5:24 pm Posts: 3909 Location: The Land of Plenty
For me I'd have to have these ten:
Long Road Wash Alive All or None Given to Fly Not For You Do The Evolution Rear View Mirror Present Tense Yellow Ledbetter
Like others these are just off the top of my head - there are plenty more.
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Post subject: Re: tell me your most absolutely essential PJ faves
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 4:15 pm
Force of Nature
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Given To Fly, Alive and Black. These three absolutely MUST be on it. Jeremy, Corduroy and Even Flow deserves spots too. Finishing off with Ledbetter, that leaves room for three more.
Depending on how you want the fast/medium/slow song ratios to be, I'd pick the remaining three from these: Off He Goes, Daughter, Small Town, LBC, Breath, Insignificance, Do The Evolution, Inside Job.
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Post subject: Re: tell me your most absolutely essential PJ faves
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 2:35 pm
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if I was gonna do a 10-15 song list (ranging throughout the catalogue) it would probably look like this
alive Black Yellow Ledbetter RVM Indifference Corduroy Betterman Present Tense GTF Do the Evolution Grievance Sad I Am Mine World Wide Suicide (either comatose/life wasted or Guaranteed if you wanted an into the wild song)
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Post subject: Re: tell me your most absolutely essential PJ faves
Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 3:25 pm
Force of Nature
Joined: Fri Jun 10, 2005 3:38 am Posts: 504 Location: Poughkeepsie
Its hard for me to go through the catalogue and pick 10 songs especially since most of them change on any given day. The one that makes it every time for me is Last Exit.
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