This is the debut album from Pearl Jam, one of grunge’s major stars. If I was unplugged by 1986, you can only imagine where I was in 1991. Of course I knew who all these bands were. I still would watch MTV on occasion as but one example. Some of my metal friends had started to crossover to the flannel shirt set. If I were to summarize, I would say that I viewed Pearl Jam and its ilk in the same way I viewed Madonna in the early 80s, which I spoke about on one of her albums. That is to say, I wasn’t enamored by it, but I wasn’t annoyed either. Sounded OK to me, and I remembered being tempted to buy a Soundgarden album at the time. Now is probably the right time for me to listen to Pearl Jam. The vocal style that Eddie Vedder brings isn’t really to my taste and yet it defines the genre honestly. But I’m beginning to tolerate it. What I do like is the psychedelic styled guitars, very much an indication of the upcoming stoner movement, which I was an early adopter of (though I tired of it quickly). I found the whole album very enjoyable.
Ownership: MC: 1991 Epic Associated. From a recent garage sale collection buy (2023).
3/3/23 (MC 4.1); 4/19/23 (new entry)
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