| Song Lyrics
last exit
spin the black circle
not for you
tremor christ
nothingman
whipping
pry to
corduroy
bugs
satan's bed
better man
aye davanita
immortality
hey foxymophandlemama, that's me
Vitalogy is a grunge album by the band Pearl Jam,
released on December 6, 1994 (see 1994 in music). Varied and
idiosyncratic, the album, was another big hit for Pearl Jam.
Sparse productions and often bizarre lyrics (such as on
"Bugs") made the album inaccessible without repeated
listens. Eddie Vedder's hooks are a primary draw, built
around furious guitar riffs and arrhythmic drum beats.
The album is packaged in a booklet which features what seem
to be Victorian era articles on health. The lyrics to
"Whipping" are written on a copy of a petition to Bill
Clinton against Pro-Life killings of abortionists, and many
think that the lyrics of "Immortality" describe the scene of
Kurt Cobain's suicide: "Scrawl dissolved, cigar box on the
floor" (although Vedder himself has vehemently denied this).
Many of the other songs on the album seem to based on the
pressures of fame. "Better Man" is a song from Eddie's
previous band, Bad Radio.
Vitalogy was a #1 hit on Billboard's Top 200 album chart.
The album was first released on vinyl on November 22, 1994,
and debuted at number 55 on the Billboard Top 200 album
chart. It was the first vinyl album to be listed on this
chart since the introduction of compact discs. |
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