Friday, May 17, 2019

"The Fixer" by Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam may be one of the last great rock bands. Formed after the demise of underground grunge pioneers Mother Love Bone, and helping to define the sound of the 90s, Pearl Jam were one of the few bands that managed to sustain a career that is still going strong today.

The Seattle-based band formed in 1990 and quickly found success with their debut album, "Ten," with non-charting hits like "Alive," "Even Flow," and "Black." Strongly resistant to making music videos, they did make a phenomenal one for "Jeremy," which climbed to #70 in 1993. The song is a R&R Hall of Fame winner and the video won a ton of awards and haunts people to this day.

For a band of its popularity, Top 40 appearances have been scarce. Their most notable ones include "Better Man" (#13), "I Got Id" (#7), "Given To Fly" (#21), and "Last Kiss." "Last Kiss" went all the way to #2 in 1999, but ironically was not written by the band (it was penned by Wayne Cochran). 

"The Fixer" is Pearl Jam at their best: energetic, gritty, and smart, but also melodic and memorable. The song can be found on their brilliant 2009 record, "Backspacer." Amazingly, the tune only went to a shocking #56.


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