Pearl Jam - Karma Chameleon

I’m old. Probably too old to be blogging in any way shape or form. When I was younger there were the two big pillars of grunge: Nirvana and Pearl Jam. Some people liked both, but no one in my circle of friends. In a decision that was born in part of intense and unadulterated hatred for a kid wearing a Pearl Jam shirt, I dove head first into Nirvana and never looked back. Looking back now, I think I made the right choice.
Tonight on SNL Lindsay Lohan guest hosted, with musical guest Pearl Jam. I’ve been out of touch with Pearl Jam for quite some time, and only hear their latest music on accident. Tonight, I made the effort to actually pay attention to the music, without my usual bad attitude.
Pearl Jam listen to way too many Who albums.
Don’t get my wrong, I like The Who, I think they’re an amazing band. It’s just that I like it when The Who does their music, not their music as re-interpreted by Eddie Vedder and company.
This actually comes as no surprise to me, as NME gave us a heads up to The Who/Pearl Jam comparison almost a month ago. But then again how many times have you read an article pre-release where there are claims a band is going back to form, or they’re getting heavier or in the case of St. Anger that they’re getting “darker and scarier” only to be horribly disappointed/terribly amused. So, good looking out NME, you’re proving to be much more reliable than those toads over at Pitchfork.
Anyhow, that’s my old man rant for the night. Tomorrow’s plans include yelling at kids to get off my damn lawn, and offering people hard candy. Also I’ll start sentences with “You know, when I was young, ________ only cost ______”.