![]() ![]() The break? “If I could wish, wish it away I would bleed out my knees and pray. The next song, “BROTHER THE CLOUD”, invaded my bloodstream with its lyrics: “I had a brother…and now my brother is gone.” In this song, Vedder laments the loss of his brother with an emotional, yet compelling upbeat ballad. Furthermore, and undeniably true is this…the timing of it couldn’t be more ideal with a world dying for collective inspiration.Ī waitress dropped off my Pad Thai, but I listened to the rest of the album instead. What can I say, I was besotted with this combination (consistent throughout the album), and came to the quick conclusion that INVINCIBLE may be “a best yet” song for Vedder. Also Andrew Watt (the producer) plays bass, guitar, and keyboards. The ensemble for INVINCIBLE is guitarist Josh Klinghoffer and drummer Chad Smith – – both from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. My veggie spring rolls arrived, but I read on. ![]() I guess there’s something to be said about chocolate-shaped hearts, lovers, champagne, and music. And here’s some crazy trivia, David Bowie’s 1997 album (also named EARTHLING) released just before Valentine’s day as well. Release date? February 11, 2022, just before Valentine’s day. It was produced by Republic Records (Andrew Watt) and Seattle Surf. This song was called, “INVINCIBLE”, and was the first on Vedder’s third studio solo album, EARTHLING. Right away I checked out the song on my phone and learned a few things. Few voices sound like his, few fire up like his. The song shifted with a chorus which cut into my reverie: “Ah-ah-ah…invincible…when we love.” The baritone vocalist sang with lyrics that grabbed my soul: “Now there’s smoke on the horizon and the clouds are looking violent…” The singer was, lo and behold, Pearl Jam’s frontman – – Eddie Vedder. I sipped my Thai Iced Tea and continued to listen to the music overhead. I had a flashback to a concert almost thirty years ago where I danced with wild abandon, high on the birth of Pearl Jam. The pop song overhead ended and within seconds a high-pitched drone dialed me in as a gravelly male voice shouted out: “Can you hear?” A guitar joined as the voice asked… “Are we clear? Cleared for lift off, takeoff…” And then entered the drums, an unshakable beat supporting the vibe of the vocalist. and I was the only customer seated at a Thai restaurant. 25 and 27, respectively.Written and posted with the consent of guest writer Anne Marie Cummings Shows at L.A.’s new YouTube Theatre and San Diego’s Magnolia that were to have transpired last week were postponed due to positive COVID tests in the touring team they are now slated as tour-enders on Feb. ![]() Vedder’s short tour behind his new solo album, “Earthling,” was to have climaxed with this homecoming show, but he still has two dates left on the agenda after all. The locale was cause for some joy, too, as the singer said, “It’s Seattle…so I know a lot of you,” the Pearl Jam frontman said, in an understatement. It was, of course, pure coincidence that the tour schedule led Vedder to be in the hometown he shared with a fallen hero to the city’s rock community on the day of his death. Lanegan, the frontman for Screaming Trees and a one-time member of Queens of the Stone Age as well as prolific solo artist, died Tuesday at age 57. “So I just wanted to process it and put it out there (and) let his wife and loved ones know that people in his old stomping grounds are thinking about him and love him.” In fan-shot video that has been posted online, he continues, “It’s hard to come to terms, at least at this point, that, yeah, he’s going to be deeply missed, and at least we will always have his voice to listen to, and his words and his books to read - he wrote two incredible books in the last few years.” (Vedder was referring to the memoirs “Sing Backwards and Weep” and “Devil in a Coma.”) ![]()
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