The Weight of the World is NOT on Eddie Vedder
I know I'm likely preaching to the choir here, but after reading this article in the Washington Post, and digesting some of the Twitter posts cited therein, I'm left wondering to myself: What responsibility does Eddie Vedder have to carry the "the weight of grunge’s legacy" on his shoulders? What the hell are we even talking about?
While this era of musical success and popularity gets lumped together as this singular movement called Grunge (God, I hate that word), each band carved their own unique path, created their own unique voice and sound. This vague idea of being a torch bearer for the Grunge Movement is nauseating. Are people expecting Pearl Jam to bust out a Soundgarden set? Play the era's greatest hits like Sinatra singing Dean Martin classics?
Each body of work stands alone. Don't even attempt to put the weight of the success (or failure), the legacy of 90's alternative rock on the shoulders of Eddie Vedder. It's a disservice to him, his peers, and every other band of this generation.
End Rant.
While this era of musical success and popularity gets lumped together as this singular movement called Grunge (God, I hate that word), each band carved their own unique path, created their own unique voice and sound. This vague idea of being a torch bearer for the Grunge Movement is nauseating. Are people expecting Pearl Jam to bust out a Soundgarden set? Play the era's greatest hits like Sinatra singing Dean Martin classics?
Each body of work stands alone. Don't even attempt to put the weight of the success (or failure), the legacy of 90's alternative rock on the shoulders of Eddie Vedder. It's a disservice to him, his peers, and every other band of this generation.
End Rant.
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Sorry. Link to referenced article. I'm sure most have seen it already.
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This is an opinion, there are and will be many.
And OP is sharing theirs. Plenty of space for all. Yes, room for everyone.
Long live rock!
Something tells me he'd like being that person even less now than he did in the 90's
05/24/06, 06/28/08, 06/30/08, 05/17/10, 09/07/11, 09/11/11, 09/12/11, 09/14/11, 09/15/11, 10/15/13, 10/16/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 10/25/13, 10/27/13, 05/05/16, 05/08/16, 08/07/16, 09/02/18
ev: 06/15/11
I doubt Ed is reading any of this shit, not even on his radar.
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I guess these kinds are articles are typical at momentous times like this, when people are trying to make sense of something incomprehsenible, and maybe trying to pay tribute and having it come across improperly. But I hope this kind of talk about Ed "being the last man left" goes away pretty quickly and people don't feel the need to keep bringing it up every time PJ/EV go on tour.
Cincinnati 2014
Greenville 2016
(Raleigh 2016)
Columbia 2016
These people make me sick that capitalize on death.
Fuck this shit about Eddie Vedder last of the grunge, protect him and last one standing.
What a bullshit stage to hold him on.
Get over it folks, we lost a great one but EV and Pearl Jam is not responsible to carry your grief.
A family member, friend, and peer of Pearl Jam has died. Pearl Jam's only responsibility is to treat his passing as they think they should. No reason to assign legacies or weights or responses.
I was really offended to hear about these tasteless social media posts.
It's hard for everyone right now. Chris was a genius and seemed like a very kind man. Seattle has had so much success and so much tragedy with losing Kurt, Layne and now unfathomably Chris too.
Tonight, I'm going hungry...
"Can't let you roam inside my head."
(among the other lyrics in that song)
Leave the man alone, for fuck's sake!
An opinion piece isn't news, real or fake. Sites like "The Onion" have fake news.
Sorry, but things like "I don't agree! Fake news!c make me mental.
https://pearljam.com/news/chris
Sweetness.
May all live at and rest in peace.
I agree with you Hugh. Nirvana is the most raw, "grunge" type of band. Pearl Jam is straightforward, classic rock. Soundgarden has that Black Sabbath metal and mysterious rhythm. Alice in Chains probably had the most talented guitar player of the bunch whose solos were so melodic and fit the song perfectly (like Slash in GNR) versus the muddy, improvised typed solos of PJ (which again shows the differences in style).
Hard for me to explain, but I was thinking about this yesterday and today before even reading this thread how different all the bands were. Throw in Smashing PUmpkins too (a distinctly different sound).