March 4, 1993.
(Okay, so "Go" is actually off their second album, Vs., which came out in Late '93, but sue me- the title's good)
Speaking of overserious... Pearl Jam's frontman, Eddie Vedder. Couldn't tell you where I found the reference for it, but it was one of my better attempts at drawing a 'real' person. Hell, it's better than half the stuff I try drawing now.
Pearl Jam was THE band for me back then. They were the ones who really opened up my ears, musically, to all the different types of music out there, going beyond my limited interest in music back then (limited to B94- a top40/pop station). Through them, I found my way to all different types of music, and as so many teens do, started charting my own course in terms of musical tastes and, to an extent, helping me find my own way socially, as well.
The funny thing was, I'd gotten the Nirvana tape, not the Pearl Jam. I mean, I'd just started hearing PJ, but Nirvana was awesome. Then one day Joey came over with his Pearl Jam tape (sorry folks, this predates our owning CDs) and we listened to both tapes. By the end of the night, I'd decided Pearl Jam was more to my liking, and Joey ended up a bigger fan of Nirvana. Both were amazing, of course. I imagine every generation of kids comes of age with a particular group or type of music, one that really helps influence their formative years, or serves as a touchstone for them as they look back and remember. For me, and probably for a lot of my friends, it was bands like Pearl Jam and Nirvana.
Wow- God help the kids who grew up in the early 2000's...
And yes, I wore the flannels, the ripped jeans with thermals underneath, and the kickers. It was the thing to do.
Music: "Release" - Pearl Jam
2 comments:
A trip down memory lane...holy cow. I can't believe I wore some of the stuff I did too. Dear God.
Joe
I have a very nice photo taken of Steve, doing his best to out-dour Eddie, in front of one of Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroes. I think I need to find that and feed it to the scanner.
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