Just decided to do this ranking for the fun of it, and talk about Pearl Jam with yall. Based entirely on my opinion
1- Black: Least controversial 1st place ever, its Black. If you havent teared up at least once to this song youre lying
2- Deep: Now thats apparently an unpopular opinion, as Deep is the least streamed song from the álbum as is frequently ranked as one of the worst. Yet I really like the instrumental, its Very intense, and the lyrics really ressonate with me from a hard time of my life. Extremely underrated song
3- Jeremy: Pretty much on the same level with Deep. Always one of the album's hardhitters, for good reason. The lyrics are Very tragic, amazingly made, and Eddies shouts at the end match so well with the instrumental
4- Alive: Also really good, one of Pearl Jams most popular songs, the guitar solo at the end is perfect
5- Even Flow: A classic, always ranked near the top, ofc their most popular song is amazing. It feels a bit overplayed tho, thats why it isnt higher
6- Garden: The lyrics feel a bit repetive at times, but they are so perfectly sung by Eddie its insane. The instrumentals Also mach it so well to create an unique and powerful vibe. I remember when I was a kid really liking garden, even before I learned english (im not a Native speaker) just because of How great it sounds
This bottom 5 was really hard to rank, as none of them deserve the last spots, they are all good. But here it is
7- Once: I really like the lyrics, the instrumental, the execution of everything, but it just feels a bit generic compared to the others
8- Release: Surely the most unique song of this álbum: Got quite a slow, calming-ish vibe, and its the longest. Yet its the only song I find myself skipping sometimes, Because the last part is over 4 minutes with almost nothing going on. Its nice, but I cant place any higher
9- Oceans: Again, a kinda chill and calming song. I like it, its beautiful, but It cant compete against the masterpieces higher on this list
10- Porch: I think its a bit of a unpopular opinion to place Porch this low, but I dont feel like It got much going on. Instrumental wise, its one of the best, most agressive songs in the album, but not enough to place It higher
11- Why Go: It feels SO UNFAIR to place this at the bottom, Because its a great song, but unfortunately cant compete against the others. I just feel like it lacks some seasoning, it doesnt being much to the table. No song deserves last place, Thats for sure.
What do yall think of this ranking?