Wow. This is quite possibly the most surprising and interesting thread I’ve ever read on stereogum. Absolutely expected to read 20 posts about why pearl jam sucks a la spacepunk82 above.

Anyway, as someone who grew up in the suburbs of Boston – pearl jam was huge (they still are. Before WBCN disbanded PJ seemingly always won their annual march madness battle of the bands).

When I go home now for weddings and the like, the many friends who never “escaped” still listen to Sublime, Dave Matthews, Pearl Jam, 311 and the like…. but I still never cringe when PJ comes on. They are the only band I still fall back upon every few months, and always will… though I’ve moved well on in my musical tastes, and I don’t love their new stuff.

anyways, since you asked:

what do I think now: it whiffs of cheese, definitely. and I prefer vs/vitalogy/no code but ten’s a for sure classic.
favorite song: black
favorite moment: I’m still a sucker for the “woo woo woo woo” on jeremy. anyone who’s been a part of 20,000 people doing it along with eddie know what I mean.
random memory: listening to the cassette tape while camping with my dad, who actually happens to be a huge fan (still. he’s 51)

yes!

I’ve never shit talked girl talk, never stuck up for it either. However, this just made my week. Consider me converted.

anyways

assuming everyone has seen this by now… but I don’t see a link to it anywhere. No need to download…

http://alldaysamples.com/