Pearl Jam songs make me nauseous

[hrodbert696]

I'm not particularly a huge fan of Pearl Jam, but I don't dislike them so much I feel a need to post threads on internet forums to tell people how much I dislike them.

 

[Flooksy]

Grunge was a marketing strategy at the end of the day.

Craig Goldy tells the whole story behind how this happened, on Youtube. I find it absolutely depressing just how easy it was for the label guy in question (I don't want to risk putting his name in writing) to pull it off. Even worse is the way he managed to brainwash an entire generation against older styles of rock. So many people out there still worship the 1990s but as for me, I wish they never even happened.

 

[Guitalia]

Pro musicians don't care what they play. Or at least don't let their preferences affect their professionalism.

Which is clearly irrelevant in this case. Being an amateur is admirable, too, because you're literally doing music for the love of it. There's no reason to play music you don't love.

 

[salmon256]

Craig Goldy tells the whole story behind how this happened, on Youtube. I find it absolutely depressing just how easy it was for the label guy in question (I don't want to risk putting his name in writing) to pull it off. Even worse is the way he managed to brainwash an entire generation against older styles of rock. So many people out there still worship the 1990s but as for me, I wish they never even happened.

I was actually gonna write another user who also made my point on the marketing scheme - basically this will be the same answer kind of -

I always just find it funny how people today will think they are edgy or unique - I hate to tell a lot of people but most of the things we enjoy are examples of marketing and money making. In my opinion nothing wrong with that, I always just find it funny when someone thinks they are going against the man buying something like most shops in malls are a big company. I'm not against it I want people to not shame others, just let others enjoy what you want... just my 2 cents but yeah while I enjoy Grunge nothing more than a genius marketing technique to the teenagers of the 90s especially on the growing Pacific Northwest at the time, no different for me being Gen-Z and something I guess like battle royale videos games or anime (bad example I know but best I can think of in this moment lol)

I'm not a fan of 80s hair metal for example b/c I just don't relate to that music, I never did cocaine I do have long hair but nothing sprayed up... Grunge did fill in a market of the youth feeling depress, alone and I do think the songwriting was amazing but just like early Blues, classic country - how many great players were not given a chance b/c they would not market well or simply their songwriting was just use? It makes me think for sure...

Either way I love Dio and Craig Goldy so I got to check this out for sure! Thanks for the share!
It is hilarious the reverse generation hate of a music genre in a way.

 

[oldrocker]

Those two songs you reference wouldn’t make my list if I was playing in a cover band but “Yellow Ledbetter” and “Release” would.

We actually did play Yellow Ledbetter. OK song, I had no problem with that one.

 

[oldrocker]

Pro musicians don't care what they play. Or at least don't let their preferences affect their professionalism.

Which is clearly irrelevant in this case. Being an amateur is admirable, too, because you're literally doing music for the love of it. There's no reason to play music you don't love.

Absolutely. Not a pro, just a weekend warrior playing for fun and very little money.

 

[oldrocker]

I’m old enough to be of the opinion that if a music is enjoyed by people then it has merit, doesn't mean that I enjoy all musics but I know enough to know it takes all kinds to make the world go round. so enjoy the music y’all!

I'm not saying the music doesn't have merit, just saying those 2 songs make me carsick,

 

[Wood and Wire]

I'll just leave this here

THIS is the correct use of Artificial Intelligence in music.

 

[oldrocker]

So, move along...

I don't like those two songs either, but I'd just move on and not complain online. I don't like modern country or Justin Bieber, but obviously SOMEONE likes the songs.

Sorry, didn't realized I was complaining. But, I wouldn't be in a band playing Justin Bieber or Modern Country either.

 

[oldrocker]

Pearl Jam doesn't make me nauseous, and I've played a few of their songs, and one of Eddie Vedder's solo songs, with a band that I'm currently in.
In general, I find their music kind of whiny and monotonous. Two bands from that era who I prefer are Stone Temple Pilots and Collective Soul, because the songcraft is tighter. But I know that real grunge purists would probably call them "hard rock" or even "pop" instead of "grunge."
Kurt Cobain was a brilliant writer, however, and a genuine artist.
Just my opinions, of course!

Whiny, exactly. I do like Collective Soul and STP. Have played some of that stuff in other bands.

 

[WestyBassBob]

I wasn't (and still not really) a huge fan of Pearl Jam. I bought their first two albums Ten and Vs. really liking them and even saw them live on their very first stadium tour opening for Nirvana and RHCP. After their second album I quickly lost interest and just couldn't get into their music the same way I did when they first started. I don't mind their hit songs but for me, they've been played so much that the repetitiveness of them kind of makes them stale and boring for me these days. That being said, they are great musicians with a lot of talent and creativeness, just a lot of it isn't for me.

Same here. They are a good band that write a good song but I don’t love them. Eddy Vedders voice is only good in small doses. Yield is a great album though.

 

[oldrocker]

I feel like this is a troll-bait thread, but heck I'll bite...

...

So, yeah, viva la Pearl Jam! 90s rock was amazing! And Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament is a damn good bassist with some really fun parts to play. "Evenflow" is super fun to play on bass. Especially during that break when that bass groove takes front and center, you can REALLY have fun with that adding your own stank to it! Definitely a fantastic song for the bassist to shine on because they get a little spotlight.

Enjoy playing Pearl Jam! Great band, great songs, fun bass parts, band has excellent taste wanting to put Pearl Jam on the setlist! One could argue that there are "better" bands of that era, but Pearl Jam is such an iconic band, people know their songs, so songs like "Evenflow" are definite crowd-pleasers.

I say embrace "Evenflow" on the setlist, play the daylights out of that song, and own the stage like a rock star during that break section with the bass groove up front! Get that crowd going, yeah!

Actually, I think it's the bass part in addition to whiny vocals that make me sick. I also think that Evenflow and Alive have the same basic bass line, just in a different key.

 

[oldrocker]

I don’t enjoy Pearl Jam a whole lot, but the comparison to CO poisoning seems a bit much Put on yer big boy pants and learn the songs.

I tried 3 times on 3 different days. I really did try. Maybe if they only wanted to play one of them...

 

[Bob Coldwell]

I don't recognize "Alive", although I've probably heard it. But Pearl Jam is an example of a band that I like more now than I did when they were the flavor of the month. Eddie Vedder is a good singer and musician.

It's a matter of perspective and context. Even when I'm listening to classic rock on the radio in my car, I find myself appreciating bass lines and production on songs that I had originally written off.

I also often notice cool parts that I had learned wrong on my boom box in a hotel roim

 

[oldrocker]

Not a fan, either. But they're no worse than Foreigner.

I've played some Foreigner stuff. I think Double Vision is a good song, and fun to play.

 

[Phormlyss]

I'd take causing carbon monoxide flashbacks as a badge of honor if I were a grunge artist.

 

[oldrocker]

I'm not particularly a huge fan of Pearl Jam, but I don't dislike them so much I feel a need to post threads on internet forums to tell people how much I dislike them.

It's really more a post about joining a new band and then being asked to play songs that make you sick. I would have declined the initial meetup if these 2 songs were on their list.

The list for the 1st meeting were more trad classic rock stuff -
Born to be Wild
Born on a Bayou
Hard to handle
Hush
Suffragette City
Sympathy for the Devil
Jumping Jack Flash
Superstition
Gimme Shelter
Roadhouse Blues
Breakdown
White Wedding
Running Down a Dream
Baba O'Reilly

That kind of stuff ..

 

[wysiwyg248]

I just stared playing with a new band. First meeting went well, basic classic rock up to 90s rock.

After the meet we got a group text wanting to add Alive and Even Flow for the next meeting. I tried but both of these songs make me nauseous when I listen to them.

Reminds me when I was a kid and my father had an old Pontiac that leaked carbon monoxide into the back seat.


They both seem like the same song in a different key.
Do you guys like these songs?

Just listem to The Replacements and bring them up to the next meeting.

 

[DownRound]

Not a fan, either. But they're no worse than Foreigner.

I've played some Foreigner stuff. I think Double Vision is a good song, and fun to play.

Ohh man, I was doing so well, too, accepting that everyone has different tastes and all that.
But geez, didja have to bring Foreigner into this??!!
What next, Styx??!!
I think bringing those bands up might qualify as a reportable offense on TB, just so you know.

You've got this coming to ya. No no one to blame but yourselves.


You can't sail far enough over the horizon to suit me, pal.

 

[DownRound]

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