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TagsA few weeks ago, I had the pleasure hearing Pearl Jam's new record, Backspacer, in its entirety. I hastily took notes along with each song, trying to keep up with the album's punk-influenced pace. Around that time, The Globe and Mail's Brad Wheeler spoke with Eddie Vedder about every track on the band's lean album. Here's what I wrote about Pearl Jam's 11 new tracks spliced with Eddie's input. (Check out Wheeler's full story, too.)
"Gonna See My Friend"CB:
Starts with loud riff. Fast, peppy, hook-y vocals. Hard drum, not unlike Ten songs. Lot of cymbal. "I'm gonna see my friend/Make it go away" chorus. "I'm sick of everything/I'm gonna see my friend/make it go away." Vedder's vocal range runs gamut here—lower to high. No solos. Tight. Carries over energy from last album.
All I remember is writing it in a little room on a small table with a little four-track tape machine. I got it sounding loud real quick, without disturbing the neighbours. I work using headphones a lot. I'm not going to have any hearing...
As Clint mentioned yesterday, Pearl Jam's new album Backspacer comes out this Sunday, and Eddie and company kick off their fall tour with two dates at the Key Arena next week. The SunBreak has a pair of tickets for next Tuesday's show for one lucky winner--enter to win below!
Got plans Saturday night? Unplan them. West Seattle's Easy Street Records is throwing a party—and it's bringing beer, freebies, and rock. New Pearl Jam rock.
The band's ninth studio record, Backspacer, drops Sunday—yes, Sunday—and Easy Street will be spinning it at 11 p.m. and selling it at midnight. A few hours earlier, the store will kick off its "Backspacer Bash" by serving bottled hoppy goodness, coffee, and other refreshments, playing live and rare PJ tracks, and rewarding PJ shoppers with band-related goodies. The charitable will score, too: Bring in two nonperishable food items, get a free band tote bag. Five, get an entry to win highly-coveted Pearl Jam collectibles (Benaroya vinyl, natch).
But that's all gravy. Go for the new PJ record. Backspacer is a 35-minute burst of optimistic rock fervor punctuated with beautiful, Into the Wild-ish strummers. ("Got Some" and "Just Breathe" are worth $11.99 alone. I shit you not.) It's not like any other Pearl Jam record. And it's as good as the best.
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