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Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 1:21 pm
by Jorge
There are a few famous ones, like how Scott Weiland hits some of Early Ed's vocal tics on "Plush," but what are some other less obvious ones?
I always felt that the instrumental jam on Radiohead's "2+2=5" (at around 2:25) had a real mid-period Pearl Jam vibe
Re: Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 1:52 pm
by VinylGuy
i think the answer is Creed. They got everything wrong tough.
Lock this one mods.
Re: Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 2:18 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 2:32 pm
by EJ
Jorge wrote:There are a few famous ones, like how Scott Weiland hits some of Early Ed's vocal tics on "Plush," but what are some other less obvious ones?
I always felt that the instrumental jam on Radiohead's "2+2=5" (at around 2:25) had a real mid-period Pearl Jam vibe
Which are the famous ones? The one that immediately stands out is Cumbersome by Seven Mary Three.
Re: Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 2:33 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
I think most of the replies in here will be songs where the singer sounds like early Eddie Vedder. Scott Stapp, etc. I'm interested in the ones that are similar musically. Following.
Re: Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 2:37 pm
by Habitman
VinylGuy wrote:i think the answer is Creed. They got everything wrong tough.
Lock this one mods.
Creed's first two albums have better guitar riffs than Pearl Jam entire catalog so in that vain, yes they got it wrong.
Re: Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 2:38 pm
by Jorge
tragabigzanda wrote:I don’t think it’s fair to say that Weiland sounded like Ed. STP were already doing their thing around the time PJ got started. And to Weiland’s credit, he pivoted to something more his own after all the Ed/Scott comparisons became so widespread.
You could just as easily say that Ed sounded like Scott.
I didn't really say Weiland was imitating Ed, but it really doesn't matter if it's intentional or not for the purposes of this thread. In fact, I'd say it's more interesting if it
isn't intentional
Re: Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 2:44 pm
by Habitman
Jorge wrote:There are a few famous ones, like how Scott Weiland hits some of Early Ed's vocal tics on "Plush," but what are some other less obvious ones?
I always felt that the instrumental jam on Radiohead's "2+2=5" (at around 2:25) had a real mid-period Pearl Jam vibe
PJ has a few songs that have an
MC5 vibe.
Gaslight Anthem and
Kings of Leon both have some elements of PJ musically.
Silverchair and
Mudhoney also come to mind
Re: Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 2:45 pm
by Jorge
WHICH SONGS HABITMAN
Re: Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 2:49 pm
by VinylGuy
Habitman wrote:VinylGuy wrote:i think the answer is Creed. They got everything wrong tough.
Lock this one mods.
Creed's first two albums have better guitar riffs than Pearl Jam entire catalog so in that vain, yes they got it wrong.
Re: Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 2:52 pm
by Habitman
Jorge wrote:WHICH SONGS HABITMAN
Right sorry:
MC5: Kick out the Jams (Of course), Shaking Street - A PJ song like STBC is basically a MC5 song.
Silverchair: Anything off their first album
Kings: Slow Night So Long, The Bucket
Gaslight Anthem: 59' Sound, American Slang
Re: Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 2:58 pm
by Habitman
VinylGuy wrote:Habitman wrote:VinylGuy wrote:i think the answer is Creed. They got everything wrong tough.
Lock this one mods.
Creed's first two albums have better guitar riffs than Pearl Jam entire catalog so in that vain, yes they got it wrong.
Tremonti is one of the best guitarists of his generation. I didn't think that was controversial. PJ is the better band by a healthy margin but in terms of guitar playing ,CREED (Tremonti) is better.
Re: Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 3:24 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 3:28 pm
by EJ
tragabigzanda wrote:Jorge wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:I don’t think it’s fair to say that Weiland sounded like Ed. STP were already doing their thing around the time PJ got started. And to Weiland’s credit, he pivoted to something more his own after all the Ed/Scott comparisons became so widespread.
You could just as easily say that Ed sounded like Scott.
I didn't really say Weiland was imitating Ed, but it really doesn't matter if it's intentional or not for the purposes of this thread. In fact, I'd say it's more interesting if it
isn't intentional
Sure, and I wasn't trying to attack your post specifically. It just seems like there's long been a popular narrative that Weiland was aping Ed, and that's never sat well with me.
I don't think he was either. Though Plush is very similar sounding, coincident or not. I actually thought he veered closer to an Alice in Chains type of vocal on that first album.
Re: Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 3:29 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 3:30 pm
by EJ
tragabigzanda wrote:EJ wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:Jorge wrote:tragabigzanda wrote:I don’t think it’s fair to say that Weiland sounded like Ed. STP were already doing their thing around the time PJ got started. And to Weiland’s credit, he pivoted to something more his own after all the Ed/Scott comparisons became so widespread.
You could just as easily say that Ed sounded like Scott.
I didn't really say Weiland was imitating Ed, but it really doesn't matter if it's intentional or not for the purposes of this thread. In fact, I'd say it's more interesting if it
isn't intentional
Sure, and I wasn't trying to attack your post specifically. It just seems like there's long been a popular narrative that Weiland was aping Ed, and that's never sat well with me.
I don't think he was either. Though Plush is very similar sounding, coincident or not. I actually thought he veered closer to an Alice in Chains type of vocal on that first album.
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now, that's aping Kurt Cobain
Re: Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 3:52 pm
by Jorge
Very Aping
Re: Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 4:04 pm
by tragabigzanda
Re: Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 4:05 pm
by Juvenal
Jorge wrote:I always felt that the instrumental jam on Radiohead's "2+2=5" (at around 2:25) had a real mid-period Pearl Jam vibe
Wow no kidding
Re: Songs by other artists that sound like Pearl Jam
Posted: Fri August 07, 2020 4:48 pm
by Leatherhead
Habitman wrote:VinylGuy wrote:Habitman wrote:VinylGuy wrote:i think the answer is Creed. They got everything wrong tough.
Lock this one mods.
Creed's first two albums have better guitar riffs than Pearl Jam entire catalog so in that vain, yes they got it wrong.
Tremonti is one of the best guitarists of his generation. I didn't think that was controversial. PJ is the better band by a healthy margin but in terms of guitar playing ,CREED (Tremonti) is better.
Only if you like that kind of sound. I'd take the guitars from DTE over any Tremonti riff.