Which songs do you always skip?

[Last-12-Exit]

Even flow, Jeremy and the newer live versions of immortality.

The first 2 because I've heard them 1/2 a million times. Immortality because they won't end the damn song. The jam is way too long.

[capricornn]

Wow. I just found this thread and it made me sad in my soul. I saw a lot of Stupid Mop on there which doesn't surprise me but some of the others I find staggering. There are songs listed on these 11 pages that I figured were the reason people WERE Pearl Jam fans.

90% of the people I know who "don't like" Pearl Jam don't like them because they hear songs like Alive, Jeremy, Even Flow, etc. on the radio and assume that those are the only sort of songs that Pearl Jam has. To those people, I play songs like In Hiding, Sleight of Hand, Off He Goes, Nothing As It Seems and say these are the songs that make Pearl Jam - the stuff you never hear on the radio. The stuff the true fans listen to. Don't get me wrong, I still love Alive, et al: Ten is my all-time favourite album and I wouldn't be a fan of this group if it weren't for Jeremy but there are certainly better songs than these that I listen to on a more regular basis. To say I skip anything (with the possible exception of Stupid Mop - and there are even days that I'll give that a go) is almost like slapping Eddie in the face. I just can't do it.

agreed, man.

I totally agree. also, I believe albums are meant to be listened to as a whole piece of art and it's sort of irreverent to skip songs. Maybe that's not realistic, but it's how I feel.

I don't know how to completely explain it, but PJ albums are hard for me to listen to the first time I hear them. I don't really start enjoying them until I've listened to the album 5-10 times and if I skipped songs in the beginning, I would never know if I liked that song or not. Some songs aren't my favorites at first but I grow to appreciate them after a few years due to my perspective, experiences and mood. That would never happen if I skipped songs. PJ songs don't have that "hook" that commercially successful songs have - their music and lyrics are more complex and appeal to more discerning ears, such as ours. MY POINT IS, REVISIT THOSE SONGS YOU'VE BEEN SKIPPING!

"True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country."
Kurt Vonnegut

[rtwilli4]

Why would you skip a song? That's like looking at the Mona Lisa if she had no eyeballs...

[HesCalledDyer]

To those who ask "why would you skip a song?" or are making judgments on the people who've listed tracks they skip - get over yourselves! Maybe YOU like 100% of every piece of material that PJ has ever produced, but not everyone is like you. It doesn't make anyone an untrue fan if there's a few songs they don't like.

Examples:

i'd rather eat glass than listen to evacuation

my thoughts exactly. I laughed pretty loud and blew a booger outta my nose when I read your post. Nearly hit the monitor actually

These two posters do not like "Evacuation." It happens to be one of my favorites. One man's trash is another man's treasure. As previously mentioned, I don't like "The End." I think it's complete shit. But I know many, many people in here give it tons of praise.

We're all entitled to our own tastes and there's no need to pass judgment on what anyone else likes or doesn't like.

[LuJz]

Brain of J., and Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me.

Betterman is for me a reference to a time in my life. I don't think it necessarily means she settles. She can still find in herself the strength and boldness she has but she has being leaving aside as time passes. For me it is a recognition.

[jkw0219]

Betterman, Jeremy....heard a million times
Black Circle
Crazy Mary live...love the studio, the live is too dang long with the extended organ solos etc.

[PearlJammer92]

Hey foxy
Bugs
Last Kiss
Help,Help
Evenflow
Betterman

[dimitrispearljam]

im watching.....the one post even flow....me and GOD watching...

[rival.]

how does one skip hey foxy when it's the last track on the album?

[Nevermind90]

even flow not every time but it happens.. same goes for jeremy.. dunno why rly.

[DevonPearl]

I don't listen to any album/studio song anymore.
Just because every live version is better for me.
I'm skipping mostly "Alive" and "Evenflow". In my opinion they lost their power compared to the old time till '94 and heared them way to many times. Almost every concert.
Also skipping most of "Backspacer" songs just like "Speed of sound" "The end" "Johnny Guitar" "Supersonic" "Just Breath".
They never kicked in for me.
Love "Force of nature" but they play it rarely.

[jp307677]

Help help
Marker in the sand
Speed of sound
Jeremy

These are the most forgettable in the PJ catalog.

Also, "Stupid Mop" is not a song. It's only a psychedelic outro, so get over it.

[Indifference71]

Bu$hleaguer. It's not even the subject matter of the song that I can't stand....I just think it's a shitty song.

[dimitrispearljam]

after saw it so many times live,and always sound the same at the same spot on the setlist,i skip Just Breathe at every bootleg

[ckravitz]

Help help
Marker in the sand
Speed of sound
Jeremy

These are the most forgettable in the PJ catalog.

Also, "Stupid Mop" is not a song. It's only a psychedelic outro, so get over it.

I think the point was "track that is consciously skipped" not semantic perfection.