![]() ![]() They want you to listen to the whole thing because they put the best tracks later in the record. They don’t load the front of their albums with all their best songs. ![]() After ‘Dance of the Clairvoyants’, this album kicks into gear, but that has always been Pearl Jam’s thing. The first three songs: ‘Who Ever Said’, ‘Superblood Wolfmoon’ and ‘Dance of the Clairvoyants’ (the surprising first single) are the weakest tracks. Gigaton is definitely a very good record. He has written or co-written all of the songs on this album and at times you could be forgiven for thinking that this is an Eddie Vedder solo album. Make no mistake, Gigaton is definitely Eddie Vedder’s album. Eddie Vedder still possesses one of the most unique voices in rock, with a distinct ear for melody whilst the band provide a solid backing for Vedder’s ideas. That old rock and grunge sound is well behind them, however they can still rock out with the best of them. So, what does Pearl Jam sound like in 2020? They were a band that were doing their own thing, popularity be damned. That was the album that took them from being grunge icons to serious musicians. After Vitalogy, Pearl Jam released No Code in 1996, an album that had many fans scratching their head it was too different, no singles, no big rock songs. They refused to do interviews, music videos and took on the establishment by boycotting Ticketmaster with their outrageous mark-ups for ticket sales (a venture more noble than Metallica taking on Napster). Even today, Pearl Jam can tour playing massive venues, such is their legacy.Īfter the enormous success of their debut, Pearl Jam decided that they didn’t want to play the music industry game, for better or for worse (this can be attributed to bands such as Creed, Nickelback, Fuel and others being signed). Those three albums are fantastic and enjoyed massive record sales effectively making Pearl Jam one of the biggest bands in the world. Say what you will about Pearl Jam, very few bands in the history of rock ‘n’ roll have delivered a 1-2-3 punch like they did with their first three albums: Ten (1991), Vs (1993) and Vitalogy (1994). ![]()
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