NADatar said:
Yeah so I went and saw these dudes for the first time a few nights ago with me "I don't like being the oldest person here" ma, they kicked all kinds of ass. Played for nearly 3 hours and had a great variety of stuff. Mostly involved the rockin' songs but had a few mellow ones and had a few nice jam sessions. The dude they have playing with his organ absolutely smokes, and the band was really into the music and the crowd. Top notch arena show, even with pretty lousy seats the sound was great and we could easily see the band. I was actually surprised that they still have such a big following, good to see a solid rock band actually getting some well deserved respect for a change.
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Also I finally gave the new album a proper spin, it is definitely good shit. Their only not-so-good album according to me is Yield though. Good band, will listen again!
Finally, Louder Than Love kicks my dick in, but there's no way it's better than Superunknown. That album simply can't be topped.
Superunknown=The worst Soundgarden album. Aside from Mailman and Limo Wreck, that fucker's average. My list'd look something like this:
Louder Than Love (and it ain't even close)
Badmotorfinger
Ultramega OK
Screaming Life
Down on the Upside
Superunknown
I caught PJ a few weeks ago. Seen 'em several times and they're always fantastic. Their set:
Set 1 Long Road, Save You, Hail Hail, World Wide Suicide, Severed Hand, Corduroy, Unemployable, Even Flow, Love Boat Captain, Gone, Green Disease, Not For You/(Modern Girl), Present Tense, Lukin, Whipping, Do The Evolution, Life Wasted
Encore 1 Wishlist/(Love is Stronger than Witchcraft), Better Man/(Save it for Later), Inside Job, Crazy Mary, Rearviewmirror
Encore 2 Comatose, Leash, Alive, Baba O'Riley
To Zod--I got into PJ w/ Ten, and as the subsequent albums were released, I felt the same as you. I heard Vitalogy and never even picked up a copy for myself. I went back to the band a few years later and it made all the difference in the world. I quit expecting them to sound like grunge overlords and just accepted them as a rock band, which is what they began to become on Vs. I'd be quite surprised to hear that a reasonable guy like you who has enjoyed PJ in the past wouldn't find some good qualities in their post Vs. work if you were to revisit it now.
I've warmed up to the new album quite a bit. It's still fairly low on my PJ list, but it's a good effort from a great band.