Pearl Jam Song Tier Lists: Ep. 3 – Vitalogy

A lot of people enjoy lists. Some don’t and they are the most outspoken about it. Know what I say? Screw ’em, let’s do another list! For the third installment of this series, the focus is squarely on Vitalogy. We of course began with two difficult ones, but Vitalogy was the toughest one to configure up until this point (you’ll have to tune into Yield to top it).

These lists are based off of three factors:

1. how I personally attach to a song
2. how the fanbase in general attaches themselves
3. how the band sees the song 29 years after its release.

So the discussion here is between an incredible starting 6 of any album, and then 3 incredible songs near the backend. And then you have your Mops and Prys and Davanitas that need to be discussed by proxy. Tough conversations to have, it’s very clear that some people will not agree, however, the point isn’t exactly for you to agree. It’s for you to potentially get some insight from a perspective of someone who’s been back n forth down their catalog studying live material from every era and understanding what songs have turned into in current day. No opinion is meant to be the same, but if we all respect that we all have one, then the world will be a better place!

Other Tier List Episodes

1. Ep. 6 – Binaural
2. Ep. 5 – Yield
3. Ep. 4 – No Code
4. Ep. 3 – Vitalogy
5. Ep. 2 – Vs.
6. Ep. 1 – Ten