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PEARL JAM - "Lightning Bolt" CD
I thought this record would be a "Fuck You" to the "grunge" generation that Pearl Jam came up in (thanks
solely to location and MTV - though soundwise, they didn't really have anything to do with grunge), and it IS, but not in
the manner I thought, as PJ is BIG on the Jam-Band (no pun intended) scene; and yes, there are hints at psychedelic improv
rock throughout the record. But this disk starts off with some Fierce, almost Proto-Punk/Metal MC5 meets The Stooges vibe
before venturing off into the psychedelia. Mike McCready's guitar leads sound like a sober Johnny Thunders at times; melodic,
confident and bursting with energy. Eddie Vedder sounds youthful and exuberant, and the rest of the band is tight and vicious.
This is far away from the grunge era.... (PATRICK)
(Monkeywrench/Republic)
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