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Thank you to u/sarver311 and u/O7Habits for recommending Self Pollution Radio 1995.

I listened to the whole thing today and had the best time. Work absolutely flew by.

It's cool that they did this, and can't believe how good everyone sounded performing on the spot. So much random stuff peppered in there. I loved Eddie phoning people up on a landline just to chat.

Highlights for me were:

-Eddie and Beth's holiday messages.

-Mad Season. I really like what I've heard so far. Need to listen more. That voice!

- I really loved 'Walking the Cow' by Daniel Johnston. Never would have otherwise found that in a million years.

Was this broadcast filmed, or audio only?

Also, as an aside, I discovered that the beat to 'Whipping' makes it the perfect running song.

Next on the menu - No Code. I have a 2 hour drive friday morning, perfect timing.

https://youtu.be/i1xkrmk4-mQ?si=3hjlMvvCHdEa2ZQx

Hi, I'm the girl who had never heard of Pearl Jam. Thank you to everyone who commented on my last post. The encouragement, recommendations, and general enthusiasm made this deep dive a lot more fun. I wrote this list from your suggestions, so I thought I’d share, in case it helps anyone else discovering them too.

[I've highlighted the bits I've 'consumed' so far].

I’ve properly absorbed Ten and Vs., and I’m currently “on” Vitalogy, although I keep veering back to Vs., and am still obsessed with Ten.

Why Go and Release are my current top 2 from Ten. The "where it takes meeeee" part rips straight through my soul. Also really into Breath ("If I knew where it was, I would take you there. There's much more than this" - LOVE that bit) and State of Love and Trust from Singles.

Vs. - I had to google what a “glorified version of a pelican” even was at first 😅 Glorified G has grown on me. Dissident is great. Daughter- not feeling it, although it seems popular. Indifference makes me feel bleak as hell. Makes me want to smoke.

Vitalogy thoughts (early days): Not for you is incredible!! Tremor Christ might be my favourite Pearl Jam song so far.

Corduroy and Nothingman are excellent.

Better Man - at first I thought the chorus felt a bit cheesy/upbeat, but then I actually heard the lyrics and oof, that song hits a raw nerve.

Slowly making my way through live shows. Read one book, watched a few documentaries. It’s fascinating seeing how their performances evolve - early ‘91/’92 Eddie is a ball of energy, chaos, (and a bit sexy even, winking at the camera, stripping off, etc) and then he picks up a guitar and becomes much more serious and subdued. That’s as far as I’ve got anyway. I think I prefer him without a guitar as he's more focused on singing and moving about. Later, he seems sad.

Pinterest has turned out to be an absolute goldmine for obscure photos, which has been a fun rabbit hole.

Things I've been mulling over.

- I can instantly tell where in the country someone is from by their accent pretty accurately. Americans, as Eddie started in Chicago, then San Diego, then Seattle - does he have a different accent from Stone? Where does he sound like he's from? Or can you not tell.

- The power dynamics are intriguing, from Stone being the 'leader' to Eddie. Do you really think the change was smooth and harmonious? I think it's really cool that Stone has rolled with it. Respect. To all of them tbf. Jeff seems like the coolest guy ever.

- how do they compare live now, with 10, 20, 30 years ago?

If there’s anything I’ve missed at this stage, please tell me. And if you want to discuss/debate/chat about Pearl Jam, good, because absolutely nobody in my real life does!