Pearl Jam – Backspacer!

Pearl Jam’s highly anticipated ninth studio album released on September 20, 2009. This band is not only great but productive. Eddie Vedder the miraculously talented frontman has done little side-projects throughout the past few years. But the band is scheduled for their 20th anniversary in 2011. Pearl Jam, being one of the original “Grunge” bands from the 90’s and also one of the better ones. Formed in Seattle Washington in early 1990, the band had a very amazing and unorthodox way that they were formed. Did you know that Eddie Vedder was singing for a band in San Diego at the time called Bad Radio? Well Jack Irons had gotten ahold of the demo by invitation from the forming members of the band. Jack passed up the invitation but passed on the demo to his basketball buddy from San Diego, Eddie Vedder. Vedder listened to the demo before going surfing one day and became inspired with lyrics. He then recorded the lyrics that he had come up with and sent back the Demo to the band. They loved it and decided to fly Vedder out to Seattle one week later for an audition.

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Now as we all know the band has had much success since then, and has also had many influential songs/albums. We can’t ignore the facts that they’ve been one of the better bands of the entire Grunge movement. They’ve solidified their place in history, music, and the charts. And I’ll contend that they’re here to stay.

One of the first tracks off of their album Backspacer that caught my attention would have to be “The Fixer” track three of the album. And what a fun track it is, with catchy guitar riff’s and great undertones and melodies. The entire song comes together to catch your attention and enslave your ear to the beauty of the music. It’s so in your face, just makes you want to get up and rock out. The vocals of this song are an enduring reminder of how great Eddie Vedder truly is as a vocalist.