Who the heck is Kanye West?

Pearl Jam was always criticized more negatively than Nirvana, and they still are to this day. They have turned into the Rolling Stones of their era, and Nirvana pretty much has played the short-lived part of the Beatles. Pearl Jam’s greatness is spawned more from their longevity of being a band rather than from the music they have created in the past twenty years. “Ten” does not resonate with younger audiences today as much as “Nevermind” because of the same reason it didn’t resonate with the audiences twenty years ago. The reason being that Kurt Cobain’s lyrics and methods of simplistic song craft are more personal and individualized. He was the one writing the material. Pearl Jam has always been a collaborative effort, and to many music fans, this can be a turn off if they do not happen to like a particular writing style of one the members. Vedder’s lyrics tend to send a political message, especially in his latter days, and politics are not everyone’s cup of musical tea.

Favorite Song – “Porch”
Favorite Moment – Intro and Outro of the album
Favorite Random Memory – The friend who gave me the album has now passed away, but he once told me he wished he had kept the album.