Pearl Jam’s third album on its 30th anniversary, Vitalogy was the most significant release in their long discography. The quintet had skyrocketed to fame with Ten and Vs. Disillusioned with the huge success of their first two albums, the non-descript, white label-ish cover design was the band’s sign of moving from the mainstream. A battle with Ticketmaster over concert pricing ensued as this thrusted Pearl Jam back in the spotlight. Vitalogy rejected the music industy’s demands. Despite staying true to their ideals, ‘Spin the Black Circle’, ‘Nothingman’, ‘Corduroy’, and ‘Better Man’ would become a staple of the Seattle sound. Vitalogy would sell 34,000 vinyl copies in a week, setting a Nielson Soundscan record that would stand for two decades.
Fresh off of 29 Days in 1991 and the radio series that defined a generation, on March 8th, we honoured Soundgarden’s Superunknown. A month later on April 8th, we paid homage to The Offspring’s Smash. Weezer’s self-titled album aired in its entirety on May 11th. On June 7th, Stone Temple Pilot’s Purple played from front-to-back. When Green Day performed Dookie in its entirety during their Saviors Tour, The Triple X Album Series was your soundtrack on August 1st. On the heels of an Oasis reunion that was 15 years in the making, it was 30 years in the making for Definitely Maybe on August 29th. The Tragically Hip’s Gord Sinclair went track-by-track with Day for Night on September 24th. Nirvana relived MTV Unplugged in New York on November 1st.
55 minutes and 9 seconds. In its entirety. In their own words. Eddie, Jeff, Stone, Mike, Dave, You.
Pearl Jam. Vitalogy. November 22nd. 7pm.
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