Spoonman is one of the most emblematic pieces of the grunge movement in the early 90’s. The band led charismatically by the late Chris Cornell was characterised by its heavy sound and introspective lyrics. Spoonman in particular combines a powerful…
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Nothingman (1994) – Pearl Jam
2 Nothing Men in the space of two days, which has gotta mean something.Nothingman is one of my favourite songs by Pearl Jam. It is the second song to feature here from their third album Vitalogy. Their previous entry from…
My Father’s Daughter (2021) – Olivia Vedder
That’s some kind of musical artistry you have right there in the above image with Glen Hansard, Olivia Vedder and Eddie Vedder. Glen and Eddie have featured here a bunch, but today’s featured track, ‘My Father’s Daughter‘ is the debut…
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Given to Fly (2017) – Pearl Jam
Given to Fly is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Mike McCready, Given to Fly was released to radio on December 22, 1997, as the first single from the band’s fifth…
Last Kiss (1999) – Pearl Jam
I always enjoyed listening to this cover version of Last Kiss by Pearl Jam. The Last Kiss was originally recorded by Wayne Cochran in 1961 on the Gala label. It failed to do well on the charts. It was later revived…
Jeremy (1991) – Pearl Jam
Jeremy is the 4th song to feature here from Pearl Jam’s legendary 1991 record – Ten. The lyrics were written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by bassist Jeff Ament. Jeremy was released as the third single from Pearl Jam’s debut album.…
Even Flow (1991) – Pearl Jam
Even Flow is the third song to appear here from Pearl Jam’s debut masterpiece record – Ten. More information about my connection to this music and the founding of Pearl Jam is in my article on their debut single ‘Alive‘.…
Daughter (1993) – Pearl Jam
This is the fifth song from Pearl Jam to appear here at the Music Library Project. What entails the ‘Music Library Project’?Oh man did I wear the socks off of this single in my alternative-Seattle grunge music days. If you…
Black (1991) – Pearl Jam
This is my Desert Island Pearl Jam song choice. If I was restricted to choose just one Pearl Jam song to take with me for the rest of my life, then Black would be it. I also consider it one…
Better Man (1994) – Pearl Jam
Better Man is the third song to feature from Pearl Jam in this music project and possibly my joint favorite song with Nothingman. It is the eleventh track on the band’s third studio album, Vitalogy. Better Man was never commercially…
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