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All right! So here I start my blogging career... And what better thing to
write about than the most wonderful thing in this world called – Music! Let me
tell you that I always have hundreds of opinions about every sort of music out
of which many are controversial. But I still love to give them anyways. That is
why when I was given the chance to write for School of Symphony I took it hands
down. Now it comes to the subject. My first blog is about my favorite band -
Pearl Jam.
Pearl Jam is the best band that this planet earth has ever seen (Caution: I
am choosing to ignore consistency as a criterion for deciding the best band
ever). They are no Dream Theatre when it comes to musical technicality
(although technically also they are right up in the top 50 bands of all time)
but definitely they are the best when it comes to playing original compositions
in a very original way. Sounds absurd? I guess what I am trying to say is that
they have a very unique style (Nope! it is not like Nirvana or Alice in Chains)
and their original compositions are one of the best - musically and lyrically.
If god had a voice it would be like Eddie Vedder's "Release".
(Sidebar - I do not believe in god but we can come to that later). The way he
starts singing "Om"! I wish I could keep listening to it forever. He
may not sing as high as Freddie or his competitor (may be) Chris Cornell. But
nonetheless whatever he sings it sounds as if it is the voice from heaven. So
calm, composed, mature and soothing. And if you think he is just about that
then you are completely mistaken. Listen to "Blood" (one of the less
popular Pearl Jam songs, but what is popularity anyway). It has the best scream
of all time. Yes, even better than "Cochise" and "Since I've
been loving you". Some other must listen Eddie's vocals -
"Jeremy", "Wash", "Alive", "Black",
Porch", "Gone", "Arc" (Sidebar - You will be amazed at
this 1 minute track), "All or none" and "Wishlist".
They have one of the best lyrics ever written. Eddie Vedder has
himself written most of the songs and nobody does it better than him. He uses
some brilliant metaphors which may be sometimes open to interpretation and he
does it really artistically. One of his most memorable lines – “Heart and
thoughts they fade, fade away”. A simple sentence says so much. Some other
absolutely outstanding works are – “Jeremy” (Arms raised in a ‘V’), “Off he
goes”, Elderly woman behind a counter in a small town” (I changed by not
changing at all), “I am mine” (I know that I’d been living and I know that I’ll
die, the in between is mine), “Wash” (What she don’t know today might kill us
both tomorrow), “Nothingman” (Once divided nothing left to subtract), “Black”
(I know she gave me all that she wore), “Wishlist” (I wish I was the messenger
and all the news was good), “Betterman” and so many more that to mention all I
would have to miss my lunch as well as dinner.
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