Pearl Jam - Three Tune Tuesday - Song Recommendations Week 15 🗣🎶
2020 was supposed to be the year when I finally got to see Eddie Vedder and his mates live. Having missed out on tickets various times when Pearl Jam played Dublin, I decided to try to get tickets for their July 2020 gig in London. I managed to get my hands on two tickets, so I booked a nice hotel in Kensington near Hyde Park where the gig was due to take place and booked some Ryanair flights over and back. Now all we had to do was wait. Well guess what we're still waiting! The greatest buzzkill of them all, Covid-19 spoiled the party and Pearl Jam remain high on my list of bands I've never seen live, but really want to see.
Their debut album Ten is flawless and remains one of my favourite albums of all time over 3 decades after hearing it for the first time. It would be in my top ten albums of all time no matter when you ask me and I can't say that about too many other albums. So Pearl Jam are the foundation, the walls and the rafters of this week's Three Tune Tuesday.
For those unfamiliar with Three Tune Tuesday....
The jist
Every Tuesday I'm going to share 3 songs which I like to listen to and I invite your feedback in the comments below. Or why not have a blast of your own Three Tune Tuesday and mention me in the post and I'll come and find the post and hopefully upvote it. It'll be a sweet way for us all to discover new music.
Here are the week fifteen recommendations for Three Tune Tuesday
** Drum roll please.....**
Pearl Jam - Even Flow
An epic song by an epic frontman of an epic band. Watching Roger Waters sing Another brick in the wall live was special. Watching James Brown lift the roof of a tent at a festival in Ireland in 2006 was amazing, but I've yet to watch Pearl Jam blasting out Even Flow. 2020 was supposed to be that year, but I'll just have to wait another while.
Pearl Jam - Jeremy
I could easily pick any of the tracks from Ten for my second Tune, but I'll go with Jeremy, as it's always been one of my favourites since I was knee high to a grasshopper.
Pearl Jam - Daughter
This one is from the album Vs and is another firm favourite of mine. It's never easy backing up a smash hit debut album, but Vs was a great crack of the whip and is an album that has stood the test of time.
That's it for another week. Those are your three songs for week fifteen. Let me know what you think - good, bad or indifferent? Did you like them all or just one or two? What's your favourite Pearl Jam song?
Also, as I said before, I love getting good steers for new tunes, so please tell me about the latest and greatest or obscure oldie brilliance below and I'll be sure to check em out.
Thanks as always for stopping by.
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Pearl Jam are awesome. There was one particular summer where 'Ten' was just locked into my car stereo constantly. 'Alive' would be there... but for the opening of Jeremy, takes me back to 730am, one july monday morning, sun beaming into my eyes whilst i drive along the m2 in kent to work. that moment will always stick with me because of that introduction. \m/
Nice.... I find that with music and certain smells. They can transport me back years or decades to fun times back in the day...
Any good steers for a few tunes? One or two recommendations would be sweet 👌
I hear ya mate!
My goodness!! Depends what kinda stuff you are after?
Rock / Metal
Just rediscovered Devin Townsend, I used to be a total fanboy but I think I overdid it so taken a year out and then just plonk this album back on, its one of my favourites, sonically beautiful - but just a snapshot in to the crazy world of ol' Dev.. Epicloud..
Devin Townsend - Epicloud! - unless its an album about an alien in search of the ultimate cup of coffee via metal opera.. I can help you there too..
Electroninca
Porter Robinson - Worlds
A STUNNING piece of production. Think of it as a chiptune computer fantasy with hints of m83 via Japan.. I play the whole thing from start to finish whilst driving, and it will take you to,,, another world.
Porter Robinson - Worlds
UK style
Another favourite album is (although 20 odd years old now) Fatboy Slim - half way between the gutter and the stars. An incredible follow up to 'you've come a long way baby' - but better in my eyes. More curated and whats beautiful is, the album starts and finishes with the same little piano riff, so in theory, you could listen to this album seamlessly on loop. Genius. Such an array of emotions too here. Damn thing made me burst into tears whilst driving home a couple of months ago, the girlfriend was surprised.
Please Enjoy... please be aware second track contains swears.
FatBoy Slim
Otherworldly Prog Metal.
Had to slip this one in... Atoma - my favourite band NO ONE has heard of. Had one album out, and then I think vanished. But the sound they create is phenomenal. Prepare to be blown away. Even the softer tracks like Saturn and I are masterful..
Atoma
Sorry, i've gone on a bit, and got a bit excited. I just love music.
Enjoy and all the best!
Dude, that's unreal. I've dipped into a bit of the Devin Townsend and Peter Robinson and I'm well impressed. Had not heard of either previously... Going to give that Fatboy Slim album a whirl now and see what I think 🤘🎼
Thanks a lot for the recommendations.