![]() ![]() The lyrics to the new songs are often dark and bleak, especially at the album’s start, but as it goes on, the determined hopefulness that has been central to the band from the beginning shines through. Vedder struggled to hide that he was (probably) joking as he said that last part, to laughs and boos. “Matt Cameron is just playing out of his skull, especially seeing as how it’s our last record.” “It’s one of the greatest drum records we’ve ever made,” Vedder said to cheers from a crowd that included Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. Pearl Jam debuted their upcoming 12th studio album today (Jan. His relentless pounding opens many of the 11 tracks and at times drowns out his bandmates’ playing and Vedder’s vocals. While Vedder remains the face and voice of the band, the star of this album is drummer Matt Cameron, who joined the Jam in 1998 after starting out with Soundgarden. It’s almost athletic in its speed, aggression and tenacity, sounding like it would make men of their age sore in the aftermath. “Gigaton” surprised many fans and critics with how hard-rocking it was. “We made this record like a year ago,” Ament told the audience. The title of the record and its songs – recorded by producer Andrew Watt at Rick Rubin’s Shangri-La studio in Malibu, California – are not yet being made public, nor is the date it drops. “No hyperbole, I think this is our best work.” Lyrically, the album is awash with references to trauma and discord. The title alone is an obvious indicator that the band was gunning for something or someone. “You all get together as a group as we’ve been doing for 30-plus years and you say, ‘Let’s try it again,'” Vedder said from the stage as he introduced the album. Happy 30th Anniversary to Pearl Jam’s second studio album Vs., originally released October 19, 1993. The Republic Records release will be the 12th studio album and first since 2020’s “Gigaton” for the saints of the 1990s Seattle scene, who have been plying their trade together for more than three decades. ![]() Singer Eddie Vedder, 59, lead guitarist Mike McCready, 57, and bassist Jeff Ament, 60, played the record for the first time for guests at the Troubadour, the legendary Los Angeles-area club where Elton John and many other Rock & Roll Hall of Famers first made their names. ![]()
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