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"Pearl Jam is such a bastion of integrity and great music"
I know there are some on the board that like to hear every compliment paid to Pearl Jam, so when I read this today, I thought of you all.
Here is an interview on HuffPo with Buffalo Tom lead singer Bill Janovitz.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-rago ... 46488.html
The part about Pearl Jam comes after the interviewer discusses the origins and history of Buffalo Tom ...
Interviewer: It was sort of like the showbizzy '80s mercifully had fallen victim to indie radio. Kurt Cobain's death, I think, played into that too.
Bill Janovitz: It's funny to think about this now, but Nirvana paralleled our career until they broke through. We were very much on the same level and same scene. So, it's funny to think of that now because Pearl Jam is such a bastion of integrity and great music, and they've been around so long. But on that first record they were seen as coattail riders--they were seen as the lowest common denominator version of the Seattle grunge scene. I mean, they signed right to a major label, so back then, it was like, "Oh my God. You guys didn't pay your dues." Meanwhile, they'd all been in a million bands in Seattle, paying their dues all the way, and God bless them, you know?
As for some connection ... yes, a loooong time ago, these guys were on the same bill ...
Back during the 2006 PJ tour, in a small bar called Toad in Cambridge, MA (holds no more than 50 people), Ed jumped up on stage with Theo Epstein and Bill Janovitz for a few tunes.
This all means something to me because if there is one band I would skip Pearl Jam to see, it is Buffalo Tom, one of the most wildly underrated bands of the 90s. Here’s hoping that if they are still putting together the plans for PJ20 Fest, someone gets the brilliant idea to invite Buffalo Tom.
… and yes, Jon Stewart really did say … "My top three artists are Bruce Springsteen, Buffalo Tom, and Tom Waits."
That’s all, happy Friday, I’m bored.
Here is an interview on HuffPo with Buffalo Tom lead singer Bill Janovitz.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-rago ... 46488.html
The part about Pearl Jam comes after the interviewer discusses the origins and history of Buffalo Tom ...
Interviewer: It was sort of like the showbizzy '80s mercifully had fallen victim to indie radio. Kurt Cobain's death, I think, played into that too.
Bill Janovitz: It's funny to think about this now, but Nirvana paralleled our career until they broke through. We were very much on the same level and same scene. So, it's funny to think of that now because Pearl Jam is such a bastion of integrity and great music, and they've been around so long. But on that first record they were seen as coattail riders--they were seen as the lowest common denominator version of the Seattle grunge scene. I mean, they signed right to a major label, so back then, it was like, "Oh my God. You guys didn't pay your dues." Meanwhile, they'd all been in a million bands in Seattle, paying their dues all the way, and God bless them, you know?
As for some connection ... yes, a loooong time ago, these guys were on the same bill ...
Back during the 2006 PJ tour, in a small bar called Toad in Cambridge, MA (holds no more than 50 people), Ed jumped up on stage with Theo Epstein and Bill Janovitz for a few tunes.
This all means something to me because if there is one band I would skip Pearl Jam to see, it is Buffalo Tom, one of the most wildly underrated bands of the 90s. Here’s hoping that if they are still putting together the plans for PJ20 Fest, someone gets the brilliant idea to invite Buffalo Tom.
… and yes, Jon Stewart really did say … "My top three artists are Bruce Springsteen, Buffalo Tom, and Tom Waits."
That’s all, happy Friday, I’m bored.
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"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
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Well ... it was July 1991, before Ten was even released I think.
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
I think Cashman's bedtime comes well before any PJ jams.
That said, Epstien is the douche to end all douches.
Pearl Jam bootlegs:
http://wegotshit.blogspot.com
I love "It's a Shame about Ray", that album is fantastic.
Wait, what are we talking about?
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
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My favorite album of all time ... seriously!
The one where they made the departure from a J Mascis/Dino Jr clone to what they would become.
Highly recommended.
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
I can't remember well but I really liked that song
Haven't heard anything else though
I read it as "Pearl Jam is such a bastard"
Late at Night. Chris Colbourn actually sings on that one.
Fairly popular as it was featured on an episode of My So Called Life, the band actually had a cameo on the show as well (Bill talks about it briefly in the interview).
I'm actually not a fan of that song .. but hey, it got them some fans and brought a lot more females to their shows. Nothing wrong with that.
On of their bigger hits in the UK (seeing that's where you are from) was their cover for a Jam tribute album of Going Underground ... think it hit top 10 over there at one point. Love their version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4wadrXgY2E
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
Head over to grooveshark, or whatever your favorite online streaming music site is and listen to the album Let Me Come Over ... hopefully, you'll like it.
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez
Anyway, for anyone interested, there is youtube Janovitz interview in which he talks about enviable position PJ is in now, and about PJ fans.
http://youtu.be/oewzzLAcIqI
It's funny, in the 90s, I'd see Bill at tons of shows ... the Middle East, TT the Bears, all those Landsdowne bars ... again, just a down to earth guy you could walk up to, grab a beer and chat music with.
"I don't believe in damn curses. Wake up the damn Bambino and have me face him. Maybe I'll drill him in the ass." --- Pedro Martinez