Hi Jessi and Kate , Great episodes on both " Of the Girl " and " Leash ." I won't go into great detail about "Of the Girl," but it is my favorite song off of Binaural and I've always considered it to be an ideal opener coming out of an encore.  It works great as a show opener as well, but if I were to put together my set list for " my Pearl Jam show " it would have the song coming right after an encore.  The other thing I wanted to mention is whenever I listen to the song with headphones, it sounds like someone is dropping change on the floor throughout the song.  Do you guys ever hear that?  Binaural in general is a great album to listen with headphones because of the subtle sounds you can hear throughout the record. I agree with a lot of what you guys said about "Leash." The song for me really epitomizes the feeling of being held back or micromanaged by an authority figure, whether it be in the family,

Hi Brad and Brad, Life and death has constantly been on my mind lately.  Given how quickly I've seen others lives change, moreover from things completely out of their control, it has me thinking about what music or song I'd like others to remember me by.  I want Pearl Jam sung in remembrance of me, but which song would I feel be the most appropriate and compassionate?  I bought the Benaroya Hall concert from 2002 as one of the first live albums I got of the band.  I love that show, especially given it's more acoustic, which gives it a different feel for me.  The song that always stood out to me was "Man of the Hour."  I hadn't seen Big Fish before hearing the Benaroya Hall show, so it was the first time I heard it.  When I read over the lyrics critically, it reads as many who pay tribute to someone that made an impact in their lives.  And the sky breaks at dawn shedding light upon this town They'll all come around Cause the m

Hi Jessi and Kate, Thank you for the shout out this week!   The opening riff and drums to "Spin the Black Circle" always get stuck in my head more than any other Pearl Jam song.  I've never understood why, because I don't consider it one of my favorites, although I do love the song.  I feel the same way that you both do regarding award shows.  They've never been something I've been able to get into.  It kind of reminds me of growing up and listening to Casey Kasem's weekly Top 40 and wondering why a lot of the music I liked to listen to wasn't high up on the list.  As if I need a ranking system to validate my taste in music.  It is hard to ignore at times and can make me think twice about what I listen to, so I usually stay away from critic opinions, "top 100 lists" and award shows.  Most of the "professionals" seemingly crap on a lot of the traits and songs that I find to be enjoyable.  For instance, I took the

Hi Brad and Brad, Thank you for reading my PJ story and it's an honor to be the last PJ story before the hiatus!  I kept thinking about BradL's comments about how many plays for life it would be cool to go back and look upon.  After hearing this, I was curious just to see which songs were most played on my iPod that I got in late 2010.  Here's my list of the top 30.  11 of the 30 are Pearl Jam and what's fun about this is that a good amount of Lightning Bolt is on here and I had my iPod for at least 3 years before I bought Lightning Bolt!  I haven't really listened to my iPod all that much in the past 3-4 years, especially since getting a Spotify account.  So this is roughly my most listened to from late 2010-2014/2015ish. Song Band Album Plays Of The Girl Pearl Jam Live At Benaroya Hall (22-Oct-2003) 124 Immortality Pearl Jam Live At Benaroya Hall (22-Oct-2003) 119 Banquet Bl