Anyway.
Alright, since RJ and Drew and Drunky were doing this, I meant to hop in when RJ and/or Drew hit 1991, but things happened and I didn't. So I'm gonna double time it and probably post 1991-1996 today. Intermittently, of course.
Without further ado...
Formed in the aftermath of bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Stone Gossard's band Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam's debut album took groovy tunes with grunge-y distortion and the air of 70's arena rock and stuck 'em together with introspective and often dark lyrics, forming the album that would help Alternative music skyrocket to popularity in the 90's. This is by far the band's greatest record, with nearly every song being so heartfelt you can feel the chest hair. Eddie Vedder's smooth rasp and the very funk-inspired bass and guitar riffs set this record apart from everything, even those who took precedence in '91 for being bigger (ahem, Nirvana), because none of them had the groove Pearl Jam did.
Key tracks: Jeremy, Even Flow, Oceans
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