Just as I was about to give up…. Pearl Jam – Yield – 1998 – (itunes) Brain of J is a good way to open an album if you’ve felt you’ve lost me and want me back as a fan. If you’re a band and you’re thinking, “We really have Continue Reading
Listening Post: Pearl Jam – No Code
“Huh? What? Is it over? What time is it?” Pearl Jam – No Code – 1996 – (itunes) We’ve reached that critical point in Listening Posts. Like the very end of Aerosmith where I just forgot about the band. Or Sonic Youth where I just quit because they were making Continue Reading
Listening Post: Pearl Jam – Vitalogy
Uh oh. Pearl Jam – Vitalogy – 1994 (iTunes) Try as I have, I don’t love this record. I bought it in 95, listened once, realized that there were about 3 tracks worth listening to and tossed it somewhere. I dug it out for this LP and…man, I don’t get Continue Reading
Listening Post: Pearl Jam – Vs.
How do you follow up one of the greatest debuts in the history of rock? Put a sheep on the cover to start. Pearl Jam – Vs. – 1993 (iTunes) “Suppose I abuse you?”Ouch. On Vs. Pearl Jam sounds like they’ve got something to prove and, I guess they do. Continue Reading
Listening Post: Pearl Jam – Ten
Little different this time. With the release of “Backspacer” and it being the first Pearl Jam album I have purchased in over a decade, I thought we’d go through the catalog of a band that I once loved and then, just as quickly as they arrived, I forgot about. Let’s Continue Reading