This is so cool! I’m proud to admit I was a full Pearl Jam fan. They seemed way more legit and musical and intelligent than most of the other things that were out then. Especially Nirvana. My little sister had bought the Nirvana record and it was all so overblown. Pike High School 1993 graduate! I bought this record right when it came out and it further solidified your rock god status in my eyes!
I was a Nirvana fan from the first single, and I saw PJ as commercial rock. I saw these things in a very binary way back then, before things got really confusing with the massive success of these acts. PJ grew on me - I’d seen them twice by the time I met Vedder - once opening for Nirvana and RHCP before they broke, and a German club show some months later, when things were rolling. They earned my respect just by being serious about the show they put on.
I'd never seen that Against The 70s footage before...thanks for posting! What an anthem for its day; predictable, 10-songs-on-repeat classic rock radio had really worn out its welcome and this song came along at just the right moment to kick it in the nuts. My g-g-generation!
This is so cool! I’m proud to admit I was a full Pearl Jam fan. They seemed way more legit and musical and intelligent than most of the other things that were out then. Especially Nirvana. My little sister had bought the Nirvana record and it was all so overblown. Pike High School 1993 graduate! I bought this record right when it came out and it further solidified your rock god status in my eyes!
I was a Nirvana fan from the first single, and I saw PJ as commercial rock. I saw these things in a very binary way back then, before things got really confusing with the massive success of these acts. PJ grew on me - I’d seen them twice by the time I met Vedder - once opening for Nirvana and RHCP before they broke, and a German club show some months later, when things were rolling. They earned my respect just by being serious about the show they put on.
I'd never seen that Against The 70s footage before...thanks for posting! What an anthem for its day; predictable, 10-songs-on-repeat classic rock radio had really worn out its welcome and this song came along at just the right moment to kick it in the nuts. My g-g-generation!
Thanks for sharing!
Incredible!
Heck of a story!
Love this. What a detailed memory you have. Robert Quine. What a guitarist! I’ll check out that track for sure