Its easy to forget about the truly great iconic rock stars of the 90's. New music keeps coming. The term "Indie Rock" (which is a terribly annoying little label) has taken the place of "Grunge" and real rock stars have gone the way of the Dirt Shrew. Now bands are bands. Their lead singers are invisible. Quiet chess players at Starbucks.
Don't forget about Eddie. Pearl Jam is still the greatest live band on earth. That band has signified various points in our lives. Whether it was listening to Ten the summer before our freshman year of high school or No Code sending us off to college they have been with us every step of the way.
Into The Wild is a new Film by Sean Penn. Intelligent, introspective youth on a journey of self inspection. I think I might be past the point in my life where the storyline of a 20 year old embarking on an Alaskan journey to find himself is at all appealing. But Sean Penn directed and Eddie Vedder wrote the songs. It can't be that bad...can it?
Eddie Vedder does the entire soundtrack...by himself. If this came out ten years ago I would have asked the simple question..."why does anyone else try to make music?" Today, with all the other music clouding my vision, it took a second to realize how good the cd really is. And its good. Brings back the old days. And the old days, were good days. Its nice to remember them.
Eddie Vedder [mp3] Rise
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