Ten Favorite Covers All bands cover songs by other bands. Pearl Jam is notorious for doing so. Many of these covers can be found on any of their live cds or bootlegs. A few have even made it into studio releases. These are ten of my favorites spanning the years, in no particular order. 1. ...
Twenty years ago, a little movie about the early 1990’s music scene in Seattle helped spawn an entire movement. Cameron Crowe’s “Singles” wasn’t the film director’s most famous flick, but it boasted one of the best soundtracks of the ’90s — and some iconic rock star cameos. Here are ten things to know about the ...
Pearl Jam hit it big while I was in high school, which is probably why I like them so much. They were right on for their time. The grunge era was new and edgy and Pearl Jam personified them in a way no other band could. They defined a generation, created a new musical genre, ...
I love Pearl Jam so much that it almost physically hurts me. Eddie and I have a true love that will withstand all time and space. He is my “best friend” in the whole wide world. His lyrics are my mantra in life. The depth of their meaning reaches in all the way to my ...
Pearl Jam is, if not my complete favorite, one of my favorite artists. They have so many unique qualities about them that provide a Utopia to the ears. Their driving riffs, pounding drums, and lyrical triumph combine into one and you get Pearl Jam. I had originally planned to do 10, but I had to ...
During the early 90’s when Seattle, Washington became synonymous with the word “Grunge” and the musical genre that word represented produced bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains, only one of the original Grunge-era bands still remains in pop culture: Pearl Jam. An immensely popular band during the first half of the 1990’s, ...
I love grunge myself. Grunge oozes with emotion, lyrical intensity, and instrumental wonder. It is a very young genre, indeed. Compared to rock, blues, and obviously classical, grunge in its early stages of life. However, look at how many good tracks grunge has produced. Keep in mind that I have two guidelines in my genre ...
