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As good mods, the Jam always had a healthy respect for R&B and soul even the first album featured the revved-up Northern soul of "Non-Stop Dancing." With The Gift, however, Paul Weller seems to have become completely absorbed in it, and more specifically, in Stax-style soul with more than a hint of psychedelia à la "Psychedelic Shack." An uneven album marked by overindulgences like the instrumental "Circus" and unnecessarily long songs, The Gift still has no shortage of terrific songs, like the simply sublime "Ghost," "Town Called Malice" (the hit), and the funk workout of "Precious."

Joe Strummer once claimed that the Clash had stardom in their hands, then they dropped it on the floor and broke it. Pearl Jam took the opposite tact: they purposely left stardom behind. Nirvana may have ushered in the age of grunge and alternative rock, but Pearl Jam were the biggest band in the land during the first half of the '90s, dominating radio airwaves, MTV, and college dorms alike. Most bands would have embraced such widespread acclaim, but the quintet bristled at this vein, and started to restlessly explore new musical territory, a move that eventually whittled their fan base down to just the hardcore by the beginning of the next decade.

Pearl Jam Née à Seattle en 1990 sur les cendres de Green River et Mother Love Bone, la formation rock alternatif américaine Pearl Jam apparaît sur la scène musicale en 1991 avec Ten, premier classique recevant d'abord un accueil modéré avant de se retrouver propulsé dans les charts mondiaux à la faveur de l'explosion grunge emmenée par Nirvana. Fort de musiciens compétents, de la voix du charismatique Eddie Vedder et de puissantes compositions comme "Jeremy" ou "Even Flow", le groupe creuse alors son sillon, de Vs. (1993) à Gigaton (2020) en passant par Vitalogy (1994), No Code (1996) ou Yield (1998), s'imposant au-delà de l'étiquette grunge comme l'un des projets les plus importants de sa génération, capable de mettre l'efficacité de sa recette au service de messages sociétaux, politiques et environnementaux forts.

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Pearl Jam rose above the legions of grungy alt-rockers littering the early 1990s to become the most popular and enduring American rock & roll band of their time. Unlike many of their Seattle brethren, Pearl Jam, as a collective, were never signed or affiliated with an indie label – founding members Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament both were veterans of Green River, one of the first major bands on Sub Pop, though – and in an age defined by irony, they were unflaggingly sincere.

Though they made their initial mark as frontrunners of the grunge movement of the early '90s, Pearl Jam began – and have remained – more emotionally curious and stylistically adventurous than many of their flannel-clad peers of that era, expanding past the angst and dissonance often associated with grunge to become one of the most popular and enduring rock & roll bands of their time. Their 1991 debut Ten stood out in an age defined by irony, offering loud, guitar-forward anthems that were unflaggingly sincere.

Pearl Jam Though they made their initial mark as frontrunners of the grunge movement of the early '90s, Pearl Jam began – and have remained – more emotionally curious and stylistically adventurous than many of their flannel-clad peers of that era, expanding past the angst and dissonance often associated with grunge to become one of the most popular and enduring rock & roll bands of their time. Their 1991 debut Ten stood out in an age defined by irony, offering loud, guitar-forward anthems that were unflaggingly sincere. Much of this earnestness stemmed from Eddie Vedder, a lead singer of uncommon charisma and passion who helped the group's arena rock moves seem intimate. Vedder's emotional acuity remained a touchstone for Pearl Jam throughout the years, giving the band's unpredictable business moves – such as their mid-'90s battle with Ticketmaster – and embrace of controversial causes genuine heft. Pearl Jam arrived at the nexus point of the '90s where alternative ideas and mainstream success briefly met, but they continued creating long after the trends that brought them overnight fame changed.

A jewel of a show. This is a essential for the fans, the true fans. Pearl Jam at it’s most Pearl Jam. Definitely grab this.

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