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Re: Never mind Nevermind, 1991 was all about Guns N' Roses
Ten and Vs were PJ's best. Vitalogy is where they started to lose me. Some good tracks, but a lot of weird fucked up shit on there too.
Re: Never mind Nevermind, 1991 was all about Guns N' Roses
I think if Pearl Jam hadn't intentionally pulled the E brake on their massive success in the beginning, the attitude towards them would be drastically different today. They went out of their way to distance themselves from what people loved about them in the beginning for many years.
After Vitalogy, They were intentionally abrasive and hard to listen to. I remember buying No Code on cassette, and thinking "That is the last PJ record I will ever waste money on." I can't imagine I'm the only one. My brother gave up after he heard Vs. It's only recently that they've started to put together catchy songs again. But they DO have a legion of die hard fans. I still dig 'em.... But their place in history isn't what it should have been.
...And honestly, I connected more with Ten and Vs. more than anything Nirvana ever recorded.
I don't agree at all. Pearl Jam evolved naturally. They did NOT pull a Radiohead. They were still making "hit singles" after Vitalogy they simply refused to promote them via music videos which at the time were a big promotional tool for bands. I remember buying No Code and feeling it was the best Pearl Jam album to date and in fact it's still my favorite. Backspacer is my second favorite then Vs.
Pearl Jam sells out arenas here in Canada in minutes. Guns N' Roses can't even sell out arenas in Canada anymore. Just saying. Pearl Jam's legacy isn't all Ten and Vs although that is HUGE part of it. Did they lose fans with each album? Sure they did. Did they gain new fans with each album? You bet.
I had this whole conversation last night with a buddy of mine while at the Foo Fighters concert(FUCKING AMAZING!!). He lived in a diffeent city during the whoel grunge phase and toa tee he explained his recollection of it exactly how I can recall it. Here in Alberta, Canada Pearl Jam broke bigger and faster than Nirvana ever did and maintained thier popularity while Nirvana was a slow burn and a quick fade out.
Again I say it's incredibly interesting to see how different it was from different parts of the world. One thing we can all agree on I think is that no mater where you lived Guns N' Roses were extremely popular throughout the whole era despite what music media tries to fabricate.
