Ch. 22 - Pearl Jam Radio

I thought that I would like this station. I like Pearl Jam. I really do. Great band. Great lead vocalist. But there are much better bands that deserve to have an entire station dedicated to them. Maybe if they played other music from the grunge genre this station would be worth it to listen to all day. Hello Kurt Cobain. What a great station that would be. I just don't get why there is this station.

10:15am - I just drove my mom to the airport. I didn't even care if I listened. On the way home, I made a phone call. We all know what that means. The entire ride was a recording of a 6/23/10 concert. It wasn't even a good recording. And then the station cut short one of my favorite Pearl Jam songs - "Just Breathe." I am so disappointed by this station.

Pearl Jam's debut album came out in 1991. The big single from that album (I don't remember the name of the album), "Jeremy," got really big in 1993 while I was pregnant with Carly. I really loved that song and bought the CD. I ended up really loving the entire album and listened to it over and over again during my commute to and from Annapolis. I thought that my baby would be a rocker, and to help, I use to blare the music in my car so he (I was 100% sure my first baby would be a boy) could feel the drums through my belly. It didn't work all the way. First, I had a girl. Second, Carly loves music but not that kind of music. But she loves music.

Well, I'm sitting in my car in my driveway with Billie on my lap listening to a great live cover from 2009 of "Love Reign O'er Me. " I love that song. To me, it is one of the best rock songs ever written. Eddie Vedder and the band is doing a great job.

Lots of live Pearl Jam. So that's how they can have a Pearl Jam station. I have lots of driving to do today. I hope they play a bunch of covers.

3:00pm - I am so done with Pearl Jam. I am going to research the deal that Sirius and Pearl Jam made for this station. I cannot for the life of me figure out why this station exists. It is mostly live versions and some of the recordings are of the worst quality. They are horrible and you can't hear the vocals. I cannot believe they actually play these songs on the station.

Late night - I had to look it up. Sirius and Pearl Jam made a deal exactly 1 year ago for the station. It started on 10/21/10, the 10 year anniversary of Pearl Jam's first live gig. I wonder how long they intend to have this station. The press releases call Pearl Jam iconic and important. I guess for the whole grunge genre. Yup. I'd agree. But they should play other grunge artists too.

I won't be listening again. I think I got my fill of Pearl Jam today to last me a long time. One day I will find my "Jeremy" cd and listen to it again. Great album.






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