01-31-2006, 10:04 PM
Pearl Jam- Vitalogy
I threw this CD on this morning as I was doing various administrative crap at my store. Before today I hadn't listened to it all the way through in probably 8 years or so, and I almost forgot how awesome and unique this record is. I was a big fan of the Jammers from day one, but for me this was the album that proved these guys were much more than just a "grunge" band. I've always kind of thought of it as Pearl Jam's Day for Night. There's so much cool music on that album: the kick-you-in-the-nuts opening of Last Exit, the hyper punk-rock of Spin the Black Circle, the radio-friendly melodies of Better Man, the gentle acoustic despair of Immortality, and who could forget the disturbing album closing noise-fest, Stupid Mop. And then you've got Corduroy, Whipping, Not for You, Tremor Christ, Nothingman, and Satan's Bed. Just a fantastic record all around.
I threw this CD on this morning as I was doing various administrative crap at my store. Before today I hadn't listened to it all the way through in probably 8 years or so, and I almost forgot how awesome and unique this record is. I was a big fan of the Jammers from day one, but for me this was the album that proved these guys were much more than just a "grunge" band. I've always kind of thought of it as Pearl Jam's Day for Night. There's so much cool music on that album: the kick-you-in-the-nuts opening of Last Exit, the hyper punk-rock of Spin the Black Circle, the radio-friendly melodies of Better Man, the gentle acoustic despair of Immortality, and who could forget the disturbing album closing noise-fest, Stupid Mop. And then you've got Corduroy, Whipping, Not for You, Tremor Christ, Nothingman, and Satan's Bed. Just a fantastic record all around.