I can still remember when this Vs album came out, I was in Jr High and living in the Seattle area at the time. I was jerking off to the artwork on the inside of the G&R album Appetite For Destruction when I heard Animal come on the radio, while that came on the radio, I came all over the T&C surf shirt I was jerking off into that my sisters friend left behind the prior weekend. My sister was about 5 years older then me, her friends would stay the night and I would snatch the panties right out of her bedroom and have beat off material for a month. They were lame girls though, as a grunge head living in Seattle during the 90's anything less than rocking that was uncool..... especially WHAM, and Depeche Mode. Jesus FC, there was even worse shit then that but I can't remember what it was. Anyway, animal came on the radio and I blew my load! I had been waiting for a follow up to the Ten album, but honestly wasn't expecting much as I had been let down in the past from follow up albums. But this, this sounded different. It sounded as if Eddie and the crew modified their sound just enough to separate it from the Ten album but still keep their identity and please the fans. This album had hit after hit on it and I couldn't get enough rotation. I had it in my walkman, CD player, record player, every place I could play it, every record medium available at the time. I mean to go from Jeremy speaking in class, to Dissident was a night and day testament to the musical diversity these guys were capable of delivering to the world. During that time there were a few other bands form Seattle battling for Grunge supremacy.... you had Nirvana, Alice & Chains, SoundGarden, Screaming Trees, Mud Honey, and few others I can't think of at the moment due to the Whiskey kicking in and kicking my ass. My point is, with all of those mega bands, Pearl Jam somehow cut through the noise and rose to the top. I don't know the numbers, but I am pretty sure they outsold everyone. They were edgy, Eddie was Pro Choice and voice for the youth... that dude would crowd surf and plunge from the lighting rafters like no other musical maniac at the time. These dudes were rowdy, and their music followed suit. So how can this band go from smashing in your audible senses with "leash", only to turn around and release one of my all time favorites "elderly woman behind the counter in a small town". They were so diverse and eclectic. Eddie would pump out lyrics like Octamom pumped out kids... only Eddies lyrics weren't the product of a nasty attention whore. Sure, he had his moments, but all said and done he had a pretty good head on his shoulder considering the level of stardom they achieved. Elderly woman was a cool track, now that I'm older and really mellowed the fuck out I think I enjoy more then ever before... my raucous anger has matured and blossomed into a kind gentle fucked off emotion that I can't seem to express. Whatever though, this wild ride called life hits a dead end sooner or later and I'll be aboard that night train when it collides with hell. Until then, I'll be living, laughing, loving, and rocking out to great music. Enjoy the music video below.
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Thanks for listening (reading).
Jimmy
http://t.co/UU2897k4Wq
Thanks for listening (reading).
Jimmy