Pearl Jam's Lyrics & Music, 90's-Today – Communal Synthesis
einatshaul
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I've been thinking lately about the meaning of Pearl Jam in my life, and being part of this forum – the band takes an important place in the lives of us all. Although I'm sure you'd agree, no two songs are alike, there must be an overall message, a complex one, which overlies their scores of creations through the years.
We never know what to expect next, but we foresee greatness in every coming endeavor. What is this significance that eventually brings us all back to this board from all corners of the world?
I am hoping to reach the answer by putting up this thread for everyone to tell what Pearl Jam means to him/her, personally, in terms of lyric interpretations or musical elation.
I'll start by posting my current mystification with this subject; throughout high school, nearly a century ago; I was the angry girl walking the corridor with earphones, immensely feeling that only Eddie Vedder understands me, overwhelmed and carried away by the brilliant distinctive music, I'm sure you can all relate. Songs obviously about teenage rage, drug abuse, lost loves, suicide or rape – became my own, related to me in a way of adjusting them to my life, which was generally far from such themes. How is this process possible? I've never studied poetry properly, but we all know the pattern of Ed's lyrics; automatic (in the sense of flowing directly from stream of thought and sang from the gut), floating words and unfinished sentences, narrator shifting back and forth with protagonist and so on… the meaning is never set in stone, add to that the band's playful humor while attributing different stories to songs on many occasions and the rejection of video clips as a form of promotion.
Eventually, I get an uplifting feeling, a high (never even tried drugs but I recognize the pure feeling of it) and a sense of escape – always dotted with social awareness which aligns with my views and values.
Lately, also thinking of my present position in life – clueless and terrified of finding my path; I over indulge in the songs: "Gone", "In Hiding", "RVM" and even "severed Hand" and while feeling as if escape, is the only path, if nothing is everything I will have it all, I can't seem to find the answer – what is on the other side? What IS the life 'unwasted'? Out of this town? Can the encouraging music take me out side of dreamworld and into reality? What is it inside of me that needs to come through and allow me the fulfillment I seek? The same sense I am sure every member of the band feels on the release of another album, and being on stage yet again, among friends and in front of thousands of devoted admirers, they have found their own.
I guess I am opening this place for all individuals to come forward and contribute your valuable stories to this task, whether you identify with this introspect or have your own distinct outlook – what is our common thread?
We never know what to expect next, but we foresee greatness in every coming endeavor. What is this significance that eventually brings us all back to this board from all corners of the world?
I am hoping to reach the answer by putting up this thread for everyone to tell what Pearl Jam means to him/her, personally, in terms of lyric interpretations or musical elation.
I'll start by posting my current mystification with this subject; throughout high school, nearly a century ago; I was the angry girl walking the corridor with earphones, immensely feeling that only Eddie Vedder understands me, overwhelmed and carried away by the brilliant distinctive music, I'm sure you can all relate. Songs obviously about teenage rage, drug abuse, lost loves, suicide or rape – became my own, related to me in a way of adjusting them to my life, which was generally far from such themes. How is this process possible? I've never studied poetry properly, but we all know the pattern of Ed's lyrics; automatic (in the sense of flowing directly from stream of thought and sang from the gut), floating words and unfinished sentences, narrator shifting back and forth with protagonist and so on… the meaning is never set in stone, add to that the band's playful humor while attributing different stories to songs on many occasions and the rejection of video clips as a form of promotion.
Eventually, I get an uplifting feeling, a high (never even tried drugs but I recognize the pure feeling of it) and a sense of escape – always dotted with social awareness which aligns with my views and values.
Lately, also thinking of my present position in life – clueless and terrified of finding my path; I over indulge in the songs: "Gone", "In Hiding", "RVM" and even "severed Hand" and while feeling as if escape, is the only path, if nothing is everything I will have it all, I can't seem to find the answer – what is on the other side? What IS the life 'unwasted'? Out of this town? Can the encouraging music take me out side of dreamworld and into reality? What is it inside of me that needs to come through and allow me the fulfillment I seek? The same sense I am sure every member of the band feels on the release of another album, and being on stage yet again, among friends and in front of thousands of devoted admirers, they have found their own.
I guess I am opening this place for all individuals to come forward and contribute your valuable stories to this task, whether you identify with this introspect or have your own distinct outlook – what is our common thread?
I desire peace where I live
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