1/17/2024 0 Comments Earthling eddie vedder![]() ![]() If this were a concert, this is where things would really take off. The last third of Earthling is packed with guest appearances. say for me … for you … fuck you… What are friends? What are friends for?” Only the lyrics and cartooned clouds appear in the official video, which makes for a powerful statement: he is gone. “Put your arms around my friend, put your arms ’round my brother, my friend. The lyrics are in your face and very personal, even coming from Vedder. The result is a very fierce, brutal, and earnest song. Here Vedder addresses the loss of Chris Cornell. “Brother the Cloud” is the elephant waiting in the room. Similarly, the aptly titled “The Dark” channels Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band and emulate Springsteen’s ability to lighten up dark lyrics with a buoyant melody “I’ll find you in the dark, let me lift … lift you out of the dark”. We smile and simultaneously pinch ourselves at Petty’s early passing and our loss, which makes the song strike deeper. “Long Way” is a loving homage to the late, great Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with a chorus lifted straight from Petty’s touring bag : “She took the long way, on the freeway”. Both songs are compelling and promising and work well as an energetic intro before we hit the more emotional stretch of songs “Long Way”, “Brother the Cloud”, and “The Dark”. “Power of Right” takes a pop-rock metal turn with hammer-keys dominating throughout. Emotions are high, and we’re off the ground. Synths merge with classic guitar picking and that ’80s drum sound – large, echoing floor tom, crisp hi-hatting, and metronome-tight playing. ![]() On Earthling, his third solo album, loss again meanders through the music, but this time the emphasis is on what inevitably takes its place.Įarthling sets off with “Invincible”, an empathetic, soft rocker that ensures everyone is on board for the ride. Penn sought out Vedder specifically to do the score, and Vedder agreed to do it, feeling a strong but eerie connection to Christopher’s character, quest, and fate. Based on the John Krakauer novel, the film follows real-life hobo-by-choice Christopher McCandless, who in pursuit of authenticity, sets out on a spiritual pilgrimage that ultimately ends up costing his life. Finally, losing close friend and fellow musician Chris Cornell from Seattle grunge act, Soundgarden, to suicide in 2017 left an equally devastating mark.Īuthenticity, loss, and especially perseverance are also at the center of Into the Wild (2007), Vedder’s debut solo album and soundtrack to the Sean Penn-directed film of the same name. This incident made Vedder and the rest of Pearl Jam question if they would ever play live again. Loss would later define Vedder and Pearl Jam during that tragic night at the Roskilde Festival in 2000 when nine people were trampled to death. On the foundations of this cathartic experience, Pearl Jam was formed. The music was originally written by guitarist Stone Gossard, and Vedder wrote the now-famous lyrics for it as an audition for the band. “Alive” was the song that established Pearl Jam as a band. “While you were sittin’ home alone at age thirteen / your real daddy was dyin’, sorry you didn’t see him ‘ but I’m glad we talked”. A song about loss and losing one’s bearings in life. From the detonation that was Pearl Jam’s Ten (1991), “Alive” became the first song to deliver the band to the world. The experience of loss has long been with Vedder. We are also attracted to how he deals with loss in his music, and we pour our own loss into our listening. We gravitate towards Eddie Vedder‘s music because of his integrity and authenticity. ![]()
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