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All my favorite Pearl Jam songs are really Stone Temple Pilots songs.

I remember in the 90's, people used to accuse STP of ripping off PJ's sound, but I think it's just because the vocalists had a similar timber to their voice, with that gruff quality made popular by the grunge movement. But Pearl Jam's music just seems, for the most part, muddy and jarring, with all the elements that made grunge novel at first, but annoying in retrospect. Scott Weiland was what Eddie Vedder would have sounded like if he didn't overact so much and pronounced more consonants.

So whenever I try to think of a good Pearl Jam song, I think of "Plush" or "Interstate Love Song".

I wonder if I ever really liked Pearl Jam; I think I just bought "Ten" in the 90's because it was constantly on the radio, "Alive" was kind of catchy, or I was too young to be picky. I do remember later hearing "Glorified G" on the radio and recognizing it as horrendous, which is why I didn't buy their second album, nor learn its name. With luck, I got the song name wrong too.

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[ronebofh.livejournal.com]

You got the name right, unfortunately.

I'm a huge Pearl Jam fan. I think their second album was definitely their worst. I think that a lot of fans cooled on them after Vitalogy and the Ticketmaster thing which really put a crimp in their touring and their not putting out videos or singles. Overall, i think their work is still really, really good, and i'm looking forward to their next album, which is their first after their Epic contract ended.

[mezdeathhead.livejournal.com]

Thank you.