Pearl Jam: still modern rock?
My local radio station has a 15 minute discussion about music almost every morning in between times that they play music and do the local news. Anyways, the discussions usually have to do with recent albums, band tours, or the impact of certain bands. Well the discussion today was whether bands from the 90's are still considered modern rock or should they start being held as classic rock artists. And that got me thinking about what Pearl Jam is now.
They're over 20 years old, so do you think that they're modern or classic rock?
I still consider them modern.
They're over 20 years old, so do you think that they're modern or classic rock?
I still consider them modern.
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Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
5/9/2010 - Cleveland, OH
9/11/2011 - Toronto, ONT
9/12/2011 - Toronto, ONT
7/19/2013 - Wrigley Field
10/11/2013 - Pittsburgh, PA
10/12/2013 - Buffalo, NY
Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
5/9/2010 - Cleveland, OH
9/11/2011 - Toronto, ONT
9/12/2011 - Toronto, ONT
7/19/2013 - Wrigley Field
10/11/2013 - Pittsburgh, PA
10/12/2013 - Buffalo, NY
As for still writing important music, that's more a testament to how they've gotten along for 20 years.
http://pearljam.com/countdown
how many bands of this age (band age) still have all the core members, still tour, still release good music...
22 years guys!! Pink Floyd din't last that long (as a unit)
Led Zeppelin didn't
Rolling stones.. eh. er. kind of.. not the original cast on stage now-a-days though (tragically)
american bands? I am struggling for one..
ZZ TOP!! ZZ TOP have been around forever and still have all original members !!
Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
U2 is the obivous one
As for PJ being classic rock. I've heard their earlier works played on classic rock stations now so I think they've been around long enough that their older work is considered classic.
I guess they could be considered modern rock as well since they still pump out album. Then again Kiss still pumps out albums but I don't consider them modern.
If I really think hard I think modern rock actually sucks. I consider it to be most rock bands formed after the Foo Fighters..... generic, protools washed, corporate sounding crap. I don't really lump Pearl Jam in with that.
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PJ radio-Duh
Octane-Modern Heavy Rock
Lithium-90s alt
Sixx Sense- new/classic straight forward rock station
Octane surprised me a ill ,but PJ,SG,STP,AIC all in resurgence in regular rotation.PJ even ranking amongst the"big unz" list of top songs.This station who is primarily your Five finger Death Punch,Shinedown,Sevendust,In This Moment type of metal/Mod rock appeals to a younger demographic and I think it is opening up PJ to a younger mainstream rock crowd.Old 10clubbers may want to watch out in a Ga pit in the near future some young blood may be moving in.This albumn cycle could bring a new wave /generation of fresh blood.
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I feel the first couple of albums are classic rock but their new stuff is moderns.
They are not a classic rock band as they are still making new stuff, but their early stuff is over 20 years old so it's hard to argue that it's not classic rock
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Tom Petty and the HB for an American band?
The fact that you worked in "begat" in a post is beyond awesome.
I never see that word used anymore. Good on you for bringing it back!
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I think they're verging on classic rock. I think it has as much to do with their sound as it does their longevity. They've always been a classic rock band and I've been hearing Alive and Evenflow on classic rock stations since I started listing to PJ in around 2000.
I don't take it to mean that they're done making albums either. The Who, Stones, Fogerty, Plant, Aerosmith and countless other artists have continued making albums long after their prime and nobody has ever argued if they're classic rock or not.
I do agree a bit with the poster above that said, I'm paraphrasing "we'll know in October". I think they're past their prime as a studio act, but maybe they've managed to flame the embers a bit. If it's another effort like Backspacer, it could go a long way toward cementing their status as a heritage act.
I could go with this since the classic rock era ended in the mid 80's.