Pearl Jam... the most influential band in my life. For me, these guys set a standard; and not with just Ten or Vs... both are great albums, but these guys don't get NEAR enough credit for their more recent albums. Riot Act, and their latest, self-titled Pearl Jam (the avacado album) both were sheer works of genius. If you follow their music from album to album, it takes you to a place that forces you to recognize something within yourself... it's their musical progression that keeps me a die-hard fan, not any one album. I think these guys are the best example of a high integrity, selfless-concious rock band out there.
Pearl Jam rocks my world!
Oh the years when life was so much drama and I would drive around broken-hearted listening to Pearl Jam -- belting it out with the crickets, mustang raging and ocean crashing on the lonely Palos Verdes coastline. Eddie -- the 16 year old in me will sing with you always. HOWEVER, the 26 year old me just wants to shake a booty -- maybe we'll catch up again, someday.