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I've been thinking about this for a while now, because I haven't made a Pearl Jam mix in a long, long time. Punk is my favorite musical genre, and when Pearl Jam does punk, more often than not they do it well. So in this thread, please make suggestions to me as to what should be on this mix CD. I already have some of my own thoughts on the matter, but I'd like to see what others come up with so I can possibly add more to the album already in my head.
Covers are okay, as are live songs if you think they meet the definition of punk. Once I get some more input I'll post a tracklist of what I have, how I'm gonna sequence it, and ultimately how it sounds/flows. Thanks in advance for any suggestions you have.
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dirtyfrank0705 wrote:
I've been thinking about this for a while now, because I haven't made a Pearl Jam mix in a long, long time. Punk is my favorite musical genre, and when Pearl Jam does punk, more often than not they do it well. So in this thread, please make suggestions to me as to what should be on this mix CD. I already have some of my own thoughts on the matter, but I'd like to see what others come up with so I can possibly add more to the album already in my head.
Covers are okay, as are live songs if you think they meet the definition of punk. Once I get some more input I'll post a tracklist of what I have, how I'm gonna sequence it, and ultimately how it sounds/flows. Thanks in advance for any suggestions you have.
Well, off the top of my head, the obvious covers would be:
The American in Me Bleed for Me Kick Out the Jams Know Your Rights KKK Took my Baby Away Poor Girl People Have the Power
And as originals I would certainly choose:
STBC Lukin Blood Comatose Fuck Me in The Brain Save You Do The Evolution Breakerfall Brother Big Wave Brain of J Habit
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go and animal?
Is there a difference between a 'punk' song and a quick aggressive song?
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stip wrote:
go and animal?
Is there a difference between a 'punk' song and a quick aggressive song?
Not really, but there's been so many variations on the classic punk formula that the boundaries for what's punk and what isn't have become very blurry. Some of the most beautiful ballads I ever heard have been on punk albums, so there's not really a formula anymore. Something just has a punk feel to it or it doesn't. I really don't know how to explain it in technical terms.
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dirtyfrank0705 wrote:
stip wrote:
go and animal?
Is there a difference between a 'punk' song and a quick aggressive song?
Not really, but there's been so many variations on the classic punk formula that the boundaries for what's punk and what isn't have become very blurry. Some of the most beautiful ballads I ever heard have been on punk albums, so there's not really a formula anymore. Something just has a punk feel to it or it doesn't. I really don't know how to explain it in technical terms.
Patti Smith says you don't have to do music like the Ramones to be a punk rocker. It's really hard to put down the boundaries with PJ's songs, Animal is on the edge i think.
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enimmi wrote:
dirtyfrank0705 wrote:
I've been thinking about this for a while now, because I haven't made a Pearl Jam mix in a long, long time. Punk is my favorite musical genre, and when Pearl Jam does punk, more often than not they do it well. So in this thread, please make suggestions to me as to what should be on this mix CD. I already have some of my own thoughts on the matter, but I'd like to see what others come up with so I can possibly add more to the album already in my head.
Covers are okay, as are live songs if you think they meet the definition of punk. Once I get some more input I'll post a tracklist of what I have, how I'm gonna sequence it, and ultimately how it sounds/flows. Thanks in advance for any suggestions you have.
Well, off the top of my head, the obvious covers would be:
The American in Me Bleed for Me Kick Out the Jams Know Your Rights KKK Took my Baby Away Poor Girl People Have the Power
And as originals I would certainly choose:
STBC Lukin Blood Comatose Fuck Me in The Brain Save You Do The Evolution Breakerfall Brother Big Wave Brain of J Habit
For me, Brother, Big Wave and Save you are as much punk as Celine Dion unplugged.
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Angus wrote:
For me, Brother, Big Wave and Save you are as much punk as Celine Dion unplugged.
That's kinda funny, but i actually think the Save You riff has quite a 'punky' edge to it...especially the way Mike plays it live.
I'd agree with God's Dice Frank, and aside from what's been mentioned i'd maybe suggest All Night and Hail Hail? Even if they don't qualify as punk, they're No Code era songs so they should at least give you a little bit of a stiffy. 'If you can't settle for punk - settle for a stiffy'.
Also, how about Whipping, WWS, Porch (at a push), Life Wasted and Green Disease...I'd go as far as to say that Green Disease and STBC are PJ's two 'punkiest' songs.
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I'd go with Yellow Ledbetter, dissident, bugs, in my tree, all those yesterdays, NAIS, you are, and parachutes. Reinvent what punk means for a new millenium
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stip wrote:
I'd go with Yellow Ledbetter, dissident, bugs, in my tree, all those yesterdays, NAIS, you are, and parachutes. Reinvent what punk means for a new millenium
You don't reinvent punk. Punk reinvents you.
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