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Pearl Jam

nantucket66 said:
Ten and Vs are both awesome albums, as is their MTV Unplugged album, I saw them live in 1992 at Newcastle Riverside when I was 17, makes me feel old.
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My flat mates saw Nirvana there in '89 as a support act. Can't remeber where I was that night but the guy I still know from that time still dines out on that gig.

Good venue, though. Saw RHCP on the Mothers Milk tour there around the same time.
 
I don't mind Pearl Jam, but I think that is exactly it, they are ok.

I've never been in a moment and thought, let's put some Pearl Jam on, whilst at the same time if a song of theirs comes on I will enjoy it

I reckon they are one of those bands though where you'll know more of their stuff than you think you do.
 
BUDFORCE said:
I don't mind Pearl Jam, but I think that is exactly it, they are ok.

I've never been in a moment and thought, let's put some Pearl Jam on, whilst at the same time if a song of theirs comes on I will enjoy it

I reckon they are one of those bands though where you'll know more of their stuff than you think you do.
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I've had a bit of a deep dive into a couple of the albums suggested by other posters.

I was wrong in my OP, I already knew Even Flow - just couldn't name the band.

I think I may have heard some of their other stuff in the past and it maybe just didn't register - their songs may not hit you first few times you hear them - they grow on you; which is a good thing IMO.

But yeah, 10 is a good album with some great numbers - particularly like the guitar solo that closes out Alive.
 
Rimsy said:
Ahh that must have been amazing! That was definitely my favourite era for them (before John lost the plot and sucked all the fun out of the band).
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Yes, a lot more so than when I saw them at Rock in Rio in 2001 - they didn't do any numbers off Mother Milk at all and only 2 off BSSM. Other than Flea, they didn't seem like they wanted to be there.
 
It wasn't my scene, too soft for me at the time.
I was all Slayer, Megadeth, Testament etc at the time so all that Grunge went over my head.
Perhaps I should revisit the scene.
 
RetiredGreyFox said:
It wasn't my scene, too soft for me at the time.
I was all Slayer, Megadeth, Testament etc at the time so all that Grunge went over my head.
Perhaps I should revisit the scene.
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Same. But I do like some of Pearl Jams big hits.
I do find myself going back to revisit grunge and Seattle lately. Exploring the genre.
 
I actually prefer the Vitalogy album out of everything I've listened too. Some slightly more raw, ballsier tracks along with a few quite quirky tunes too. Prefer the vocals too on those heavier numbers.
 
A weird mix of grunge and ambient Ozric tentacles LSD infused weirdness was my 15-19 life :p

Smashing pumpkins, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden, STP. Alice in chains :p lol

My favourite album was probably Vs. But Ten is just iconic too. Not a single bad track I can remember.

They still pop up on my Spotify playlist now and then. A blast of "Jeremy spoke in classsss toooodddday" gets me singing along much to the amusement of my Swedish colleagues.
 
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