An Ode to Pearl Jam
As I was catching up on the music world last week, I found myself reading an article with the published results of a survey. This survey polled American music fans, asking them who they felt the greatest rock band in American music history was. You might be surprised by the fact that more people voted Pearl Jam than any other band.
It might be one thing if they were referring to the best alternative band, or if they polled people 30 years old and younger, asking them who the best American rock band of their lifetimes was. It wasn’t that though.
From there, I was determined to make a long list of American bands who were better than Pearl Jam. As I began thinking about it, I realized that everyone I had in mind was a solo artist. I tried coming up with bands that many would agree were better, and they didn’t make the cut because of where they came from.
Then I realized that I genuinely couldn’t come up with a better American rock band than Pearl Jam. I tried, but I saw their point.
There are recent bands like Wilco and the White Stripes, but they haven’t been around for long enough. There are bands like Journey and Bon Jovi, but they don’t have as many hits. There were guys like Bob Dylan and Billy Joel, but they were solo artists and not bands. No one was able to best Pearl Jam.
I was truly stumped. Was there really no one better than Pearl Jam when it came to American rock history?
At this point in time, I’m ready to agree with the masses in claiming the fact that Pearl Jam is the greatest American rock band of all-time. I’m surprised to be saying this, but I can’t think of anyone better.
Eddie Vedder and the rest of the band pioneered an alternative rock movement in the early 90s with their Seattle brand of the genre, but they’ve evolved with the times, staying true to their sound at the same time. It’s no wonder they still have so many devoted fans.
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