The first time i finally got to see them when i was kid in 1998, they opened with this. They have most frequently tended to open with a ballad as a sort of palette cleanser ease in, but this was a show was a show they came punching out of the gate. lights went down that riff opens, lights kicked on when that intro drum fill and jeff ament did this massive jump to the front of the stage into a crouched lean back pose and i remember going "holy sh*t....this is real. i'm finally experiencing this" (they had been my favorite band since 93 when VS came out and i had been listening to them since Ten). This song isn't even in my top 25 of their catalog, but that will forever be a top 3 live moment for me being at a concert.
They are a super versatile band, this is their 3rd album and when they started experimenting. Their 4th No Code was even more so, and not well received by critics, but I felt was awesome because they didn’t try to repeat themselves over and over. They have rockers, but they have done punk, blues, folk, pop, and just a lot of crazy things I don’t even know how to categorize; maybe you could. Enjoyed the review keep it up bro.
As a punk music fan MAYBE I LOATHED this song because it had the feel of punk and NOT typical PJ, BUT you nailed it, this is more polished, NO mistakes and I am looking back now and questioning my reasoning for not liking this one back in the day... It WAS a punk feel BUT no f@#k ups... My ears more than likely picked that up and was being biased without my knowledge! lol
Cool back story to this song. Stone Gossard came up with the riff and Eddie was listening to it on tape and sped the recording up and asked if they could play it at this speed instead. Hard to imagine this song being slower, I'm curious how it originally sounded.
Pearl Jam - Blood (Live at Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland NZ - 1995) you just HAVE to react to that video. It's just incredible. The whole band and crowd are on FIRE!
Glad you really enjoyed this one. This song won the 1994 Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance. Gotta love a song about playing vinyl. Another punk track you will definitely like is their live cover of the Ramones' I Believe in Miracles. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Nlw6Sqkr-7M.html I think Blood, Habit, Mind Your Manners, and the Whipping have similar vibes. Maybe also Leash. Another sound of theirs that you haven't covered yet is represented by songs like Do the Evolution and Worldwide Suicide.
model, role model, roll some models in blood get some flesh to stick so they look like us i shit and stink, i'm real, join the club i'd stop and talk, but i'm already in love
Back in high school I used to blast this song in my Camaro with the t-tops off. Sometime around 2000-2001, Pearl Jam released a bunch of live albums - full concerts from their tour. I had the one from the Saratoga show and they did this song. Sounded amazing
Nice review killer track, don’t forget to revisit my comments for yellow Ledbetter, a long list of tracks I think you’d enjoy. Next would options would be Brain of J, mind your manners & blood. Would group them in the spin the black circle world.
Nice review! I've always appreciated this song as a tribute to vinyl. The whole band as noted below are such fans of multiple genres which leads to a breadth of creativity. The fans that could never get beyond "Ten" never quite got this sadly. BTW -- All those offshoot videos that I've sent you are huge influences on PJ. AND, I've have had to take music out of my car because it made me too "aggressive".
i first saw this song live in 1998 in Hartford and it was so awesome...omg....the energy was off the charts...i'll never forget it (and i didn't have a smartphone to record it either, lol)....i'm with you...put the phones down folks
You should check out Lukin (Pinkpop 2000) vs Lukin II (slow Lukin) 5.21.10 New York, NY. The first one is in it’s original format and is quick punk type song, but the stripped down version is a little haunting. Great review 😁
Every time this song ended back when I listened to this album back in the day I THANKED whatever god was out there this song ENDED! I LOATHE this song!!! I expect this from an early 80's punk band, NOT what I listen to PJ for, and I LOVE punk, LOVE it, BUT again, I listen to PJ NOT for a punk sound UNLESS I want covers they do. Any punk band this would be a sweet song, for a PJ, imo it's a POS and I LOATHE hearing it! lol Though 20 yrs later since last listening to it, it doesn't hurt my hears as much for a PJ song I must admit, maybe with age my view may be changing lol
i've come to the conclusion that vs. and vitalogy are the best albums in human history... fucking love how eddie sings his lungs out in most of his songs.... solo or no solo... in the end song writer and vocals hold the entire song together which make you feel something..
Ok a RARITY here for me... I HAVE to say rehearing this song after nearly 20 years AVOIDING it due to hating it... Well I NO longer LOATHE it! Ok still NO where close to a top 30 PJ song BUT yeah, I CAN see myself listening to this song now and enjoying it for what it is, NOT a typical PJ song :) Thanks for changing my view David by doing this video!
I was always a Nirvana guy and hated Pearl Jam's Ten. But songs like this sounded like Pearl Jam trying to write a Nirvana song and I loved it lol there are others like it on Vitalogy and Vs... After Teen Spirit exploded that was just the vibe of the time. To me, It seemed like Pearl Jam genuinely agreed with Kurt Cobain's criticism of early Pearl Jam and they definitely changed their sound to more of a raw punk thing (with polished production) after Kurt eviscerated them in the press in 1992. I think they respected him and took it to heart.
I get an early surf rock feel as well as punk. They did some song on a random save the planet or something album. It was a surf rock cover. Not last kiss. Randomly weird.
I've seen videos of Big Day Out....trust me I know you rockers from down under come out in droves, usually over 100,000 strong in the crowd. As far as "Blood" goes.........keeeeeeeeeeeeeeep watching....all I can say.....
So,I'd review... Eddie and Johnny Ramone had a very close friendship. Eddie was even on stage to perform with them "anyway you want it" during the Ramones last ever performance.
Def a punk type song not what I wud listen to but I would sure luv to be at a show listening to this, Pearl Jam does not seem to fit into any category I’m startin 2 like their early stuff thanx uncle and of corse thanx to you Big rockin uncle Dave I’ll still give it a 6.9 for it’s energy
Have you had the chance to listen (and WATCH) Do the Evolution? The video is extremely truthful about human behavior (which we could all us a savior from...sometimes🤯)
Great track that was heavily inspired by this Husker Du song : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-78MIgXgY4k4.html&ab_channel=HuskerDu-Topic
If you like PJ's punk feels try out Mind your Manners ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jWQYYavheUA.html this has big time punk influence also.
fyi, u got me all emotional watching mike do eruption, evh imo is the greatest musician of all , stone just said in a interview that VH is the greatest live band he has ever seen. I really love when you do the PJ vids, they are my fav band and for you to never listen to them as a musician then see your reaction makes my day, I hope you get a million subs, love u Dave, u make me happy
Thank you for the encouraging words Chefrah, I really appreciate them. A million??? I dunno if I could handle that....but I appreciate the vote of confidence. Added both to the que.
Oh sweet Jesus I just saw this and skipping over "Mountain Song" for now, will go back after this.... Ok the WORST DAMN PJ EVER, HORRIBLE song, they MUST have been on acid or shrooms and just put something out.... NASTY NASTY PJ song, I am interested in seeing your reaction! LOL
It was awesome watching you go from an unexpected look to a look of complete surprise and enjoyment!!! LOL!! You looked so fucking happy listening to that. I'm starting to get a feel for your type of music. Love this channel more and more dude. I don't get how you don't have more followers. Keep it up and people will show. Have yoru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IE-_aMg-L5wu.html ever listened to Black Pistol Fire? It's a 2 man band. Link attached
