Whats the one song that got you hooked?

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  • KimberleeMichele
    KimberleeMichele Posts: 67
    for me too. I used to babysit at this house around the corner from my best friend Mike, right around the time Vitalogy came out and he brought the CD over for me to have because he didn't like it. Thank you, Mike! The CD changed my life - which I know sounds dramatic, but I am always amazed when I look back at that time and realize that at 12-13, I was listening to a lot of the same music I still count as my favorite today. Corduroy was the song he first played for me, and that's what started me on this crazy trip!
  • NewDamage
    NewDamage Posts: 1,913
    I heard Alive or Even Flow, can't really remember which one first...thought it was pretty good. Didn't think too much more about it. Went to Lollapalooza '92 for Soundgarden, and Pearl Jam's performance hooked me. Went out and got "Ten" the next morning and here I am 16 years later, still a freak
    I am lost, I'm no guide. But I'm by your side...

    8/25/92, 10/4/96, 10/5/96, 9/1/98, 9/4/98, 8/4/00, 8/6/00, 4/15/03, 4/16/03, 10/6/04, 6/16/08
  • Cupofjoe
    Cupofjoe Posts: 557
    Had to be hereing TEN through my boomin system in my mustang back in 91 92 when at the time i was really into dr dre beasties and such but man when jeffs bass lines and eds voice ripped on my system it change music for me
  • Perrymasterflex
    Perrymasterflex Posts: 54
    Brain of J.
    10/3/05 --- 5/5/06 (Irving) --- 6/3/06 --- 8/2/07 (The Victoria Theater) ---8/5/07 --- 6/19/08 --- 6/20/08 --- 6/22/08---6/24/08 --- 6/25/08
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  • He_Who_Forgets
    He_Who_Forgets Posts: 200
    betterman was probably the first song i heard and realized that it was "Pearl Jam"...if that makes sense. then jeremy got me really liking pearl jam. then when i heard nothingman, that sealed the deal on them becoming my favorite band.
    me you wouldn't recall, cause i'm not my former.
  • wolfbear
    wolfbear Posts: 3,965
    cropduster82 wrote:
    Seeing the Jeremy video actually got me in PJ. Their best video ever. Bought Ten, loved it, and never looked back.
    Same here, didn't leave my car until VS came out. But, Even Flow just grabbed me for some reason, I couldn't stop listening to it. Then, seeing them live just put me over the top. :)
    "I'd rather be with an animal." "Those that can be trusted can change their mind." "The in between is mine." "If I don't lose control, explore and not explode, a preternatural other plane with the power to maintain." "Yeh this is living." "Life is what you make it."
  • PurlGurl
    PurlGurl Posts: 36
    In 92' I was a senior in h.s. and Alive was definitely my "jam". However, I (foolishly) put PJ on the back burner while I grew up a little (marriage, kids, work, etc.), and suddenly realized that something was missing from my life, which is when I came back around. Then, it was Crazy Mary that hooked me again. Now, it's everything. Just about every song takes my breath away, all I have to hear is Ed's soothing voice, Matt's drum solos, Mike getting lost in his own world while entertaining millions, Jeff's cute smile, and Stone's classic riffs...ah, good times!
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  • Evolution6579
    Evolution6579 Posts: 624
    Antreaper wrote:
    Jeremy.


    Xbox live name way back when it first came out was KingJeremy

    My XBox Live ID is Leatherman420. Just so you know....
    Chicago 8-23-09

  • stickman
    stickman Posts: 1,009
    Animal
  • EBowie
    EBowie Posts: 533
    The first song I heard live was Release (9.16.98)...so, there you have it.
  • ilovesinging
    ilovesinging Posts: 255
    Jeremy...although Alive was me and my mom's "car song" as a kid. Kind of helped me to regonise/remember who PJ was in the future. :D
    To Someone Who Needed To Move Their Car:"Congratulations! You win,you get towed!"-E.V.

    ilovesinging-The crazy lady that you catch in detention. Yeah,you can talk to me.
    I am me-I would love to keep it that way.
  • JasonTeck
    JasonTeck St. Louis, MO Posts: 179
    I bought Ten because of Alive and Jeremy (before I was a true fan & yes I am that old) but it was Garden that sealed the deal for me!!!
    1992 - Lollapalooza - St. Louis
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  • musicfanpearl
    musicfanpearl Posts: 210
    I Got Shit!! First time I heard this song, it was like eddie was writing exactly what i was feeling at the time. Plus, the guitar is subtle, yet powerful. Anyway, this is when I became hooked. In my opinion, I Got Shit is one of their top 3 songs, and probably their most underrated.
  • CitizenRick
    CitizenRick Posts: 1,079
    I was hooked at Alive and Ten as a whole...but seeing the 1993 MTV music awards and the Animal performance combined with the RITFW and Uncle Neil performance...forget it!
    "Had my eyes peeled both wide open, and I got a glimpse...of my innocense, got back my inner sence, baby got it...still got it"
  • kj1nyr
    kj1nyr Posts: 837
    Truth be told, Temple of the Dog's Hunger Strike. I heard it and asked a friend "Who the hell is that singing with Chris Cornell?"

    That got me to buy Ten. And though I love every moment of that album "Why Go" and "Release" sealed the deal. Cathartic. I had a lot of anger towards my parental units.

    Peace,
    KJ
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  • Redmosquito26000
    Redmosquito26000 Posts: 91
    spearhead wrote:
    ONCE...

    They had me at side one track one ...


    Agreed
    "No need to be void,...or save up on life...You got to spend it all....."
  • SENROCK
    SENROCK Posts: 10,736
    DEFINITELY EVENFLOW. And im STILL hooked on the song!!!
    ~~~~~~ALWAYS HAVE A GOOD TIME~~~~~~
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  • Delivered_Wings
    Delivered_Wings Posts: 123
    Seeing them live on MTV Unplugged did it for me. Porch was the song that really had the most affect at the beginning.
    Be Sound...
  • ACCBootlegGoddess
    ACCBootlegGoddess Posts: 4,318
    Black!
    "Rock and roll is something that can't be quantified, sometimes it's not even something you hear, but FEEL!" - Bob Lefsetz
  • itsevobaby
    itsevobaby Posts: 1,809
    black
    Look Alive,
    See These Bones

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