GRUNGE AT ITS FINEST! Pearl Jam - Black

[@FeelItRising]

People used to be able to sing without autotune

[@ryanlinton2663]

Good one 👍! Thanks 😊

[@Damien_D1977]

@FeelItRising crazy right

[@scaf5363]

People still do that they just don’t get enough recognition lmao

[@TylerIsaMetaphor]

every band i see is rock and metal. none use autotune. listen to better more powerful music i guess

[@azraelcales]

This is one of those rare times when the live version surpassed the studio recording. So much raw emotion that you can't help but feel it even if you may not be in that particular place at the moment.

[@nikolah.8472]

The studio version doesnt catch so hard because its too polished on every edge. The unplugged give it more life and emoiton.

[@MrDBikerBoy]

Not that rare tho.

[@psillycybin8361]

The Unplugged shows were great!

[@kolonelfranz31]

Same goes for Alice in Chains, Chris Isaak, Neil Young and more.. The MTV Unplugged shows were legendary.. And I fucking miss Beavis&Butthead, fuck MTV, they lost their mojo

[@DanielRamirez-qq3tj]

Agree. This is the best version hands down:

[@Cadinho93]

When Eddie Vedder sings, "I know one day you'll have a beautiful life. I know you'll be a star. In somebody else's sky. But why, why, why can't it be. Oh, can't it be mine?" I just tear up! We have all had that ONE person we loved so much and thought that it would be forever, sometimes it just doesn't work out that way. To listen to this song always reminds me of that one who I thought I'd be spending my life with. Also, Ten is a masterpiece album start to finish! So many great songs that hit from multiple directions.

[@MaddyReactions]

Ooohh

[@thannaske5371]

"The '90s Voice" has been referred to as the "Yarl." And yes, Eddie DID originate the style!

[@dominicscott9145]

Yes, there were some who tried to imitate (Creed etc) but Eddie was the original.

[@matthewgoodA1206]

I’ve always felt like Eddie Vedder, the lead singer, is so true to himself as an artist. And this performance is truly from his heart.

[@Stanley5551234]

One of the most lyrically beautiful songs from Pearl Jam's catalog. The words are pure poetry. Eddie's performance is out of this world. And all we hear about is the drummer and the resonator guitar. Totally missed the beauty of this song.

[@esdrasmanrique6457]

Yupp…

[@2424Lars]

Exactly!

[@johncurtis7186]

I respect your appreciation for the drummer and backup instrumentals, but this performance, is all about Eddie Vedder’s powerful vocal performance. Just amazing!!

[@esdrasmanrique6457]

Tbh I don’t think she listened to the lyrics.. first and last time reacting to her lol no disrespect just not for me

[@troikaness]

I agree, I've never seen someone react to this song with a smile on their face like it's chill (under the sea?). It's such a sad, emotional and raw song! No offence meant, I know everything is subjective.

[@jeremykothe2847]

@@esdrasmanrique6457yeah I mean cut her some slack. Lots of people listen to music not words, others the other way around. For a first listen, it's okay to miss the meaning of a song.

[@RichardLawhorn-ms2cb]

She enjoyed the music but I don’t think she connected with the lyrics. No disrespect. She did enjoy and called it epic which is so true. This performance always brings an emotional reaction to me. The pain that Eddie is experiencing in this performance is apparent. Probably one of the best performances I’ve seen from him. He sings from the heart and is a master of his craft.

[@aaronandelise]

I know someday you’ll have a beautiful life, I know you’ll be a star, in somebody’s else’s sky, but why, why, why can’t it be, can’t it be in mine. Painful beautiful poetry!

[@Parker--]

The album Ten was basically this for every song. Some albums are so stacked that they become iconic and this is certainly one of them. It's basically Eddie Vedder pouring his heart out every track.

[@sharonstonts]

Eddie is amazing. I can't get enough of this song and this performance. It's timeless.

[@KayyyyJ]

The 90’s voice is Eddie Vedder. After Pearl Jam came on the scene, everyone tried to sound like him.

[@Kilo80Kilo]

It's a great thing to experience a great song, and an even greater thing to experience a great song you personally relate too. I find it quite astonishing how a song like this that I related to in the early 90s can trigger a feeling in me that is practically as real as the day I first felt it. I guess that's nostalgia.

[@Brett_Nebraska]

Just saw pearl jam live in St Paul Minnesota...if you can go to a concert...i suggest absolutely 100% go... it's absolutely a must see and they're so, sooo good live. Its unreal.

[@MaddyReactions]

Bet it was awesome!

[@Mohizzie]

She completely missed it. Talking about the drummer. Eddie’s raw Emotions make the song.

[@sweetp8050]

Missed it completely Lol

[@Anonymous-yy9li]

Dang she was so focused on the drums she missed the 💔

[@MaddyReactions]

🤍

[@larrydavis3270]

Yes, the drummer is "in the pocket", he IS indeed doing a lot. All of those cool accents on the hi hats and China cymbals make it beautiful.

[@cousincraig653]

So glad you mentioned the drummer !!! I’ve watched soo many of of reactions to this but , that drummer is killing it on accenting everyone. You’re the only one that took the time to mention it

[@MaddyReactions]

He did an awesome job!!!

[@joseesparza7488]

He got greedy and erratic and self admitted by him, he wanted to maximize their new found fame, which the rest of the band wasn’t focused on. But I do admit I really dug Dave’s drumming and well, he did it to himself

[@firebugjohnnypyro]

You should listen to this again and focus on the lyrics and on Eddies vocals. This song is too heartbreaking to listen to it with a constant smile on your face

[@candacemay7187]

I agree. It didn't seem she was paying any attention to the lyrics.

[@matthewhawkins1472]

The round metal thing you’re seeing on the one guitar is a resonator chamber. That guitar is called a dobro. Back before amplification they were much more common as they can project their sound quite well. You see them more often in bluegrass and country music. Eddie wrote this during the failing marriage and divorce process and you can really feel how painful and personal the song is….. a masterpiece

[@mooniejohnson]

There's still nothing like a good National dobro. Speaking as someone who inherited one and plays it constantly.

[@dbsagacious]

I dont know if anyone has mentioned it, but that guitar you were noticing is called a resonator guitar. They have a metal insert and what is essentially a speaker cone inside that is used to amplify the sound. There is a specific type of resonator called a Dobro that you will commonly see used in folk and bluegrass music that can indeed sound quite a bit like a banjo or mandolin.

[@TerryT324]

Chill about the guitar. Damn

[@ericsukiennik6287]

I love that you recognized the drummer. They are so often overlooked

[@MaddyReactions]

AGREED!

[@dh2392]

The guitar is a Dobro guitar, also known as a resonator guitar.

[@MaddyReactions]

So cool

[@Parker--]

It's grunge, it's just that grunge became such a nebulous genre that related more to feeling than any actual sound. Many artists of the time hated the term, and to be fair, if you consider the most famous grunge acts, Nirvana, PJ, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, they really don't sound much of anything alike, MTV unplugged setting aside, you can see why they didn't care for the term. In another era some of those would be called punk, some metal, some arena rock, etc. and wouldn't be compared at all. Grunge is really more of an adjective than a subgenre itself, eg. grunge metal. That said, I would argue the best grunge song is Hunger Strike by Temple of the Dog. It has that definitive grunge vibe and anguish that permeates the term. If you like Eddie Vedder, you're gonna like Temple of the Dog. 😉

[@Lets_RC]

This is Ed’s real voice. Everyone else copied it. The OG right. Incredible drummer. Wish he still played with them.

[@Matjo7588dk]

The MTV unplugged concerts are the best thing to come from MTV. Its a gift to the world. And considering what MTV became, and how it just a waste of time now. Its good to remember they used to give the world things like this. Also the style of these "90" bands is called Grunge.

[@stevenhardman8579]

To me, grunge was an energetic but melancholy look in the mirror

[@jamesdalton8539]

it's a resonator guitar, also known as a dobro, mostly played with a slide. delta blues players used this guitar. i play 2, a steel body one and a wood body exactly like eric clapton's in his mtv unplugged.

[@MaddyReactions]

Oooh

[@jacobs2734]

As a drummer myself I have to agree that this drummer is indeed so skilled that he puts in ostinados, hits every tom, uses his crash cymbals as his time signature. Which is very common at a live rock concert, but difficult in an acoustic setting because of the noise that cymbal makes. It's an emphasizing cymbal, not a hi-hat or ride cymbal. Kudos to this guy. And Eddie of course, as always

[@aj-uo3uh]

Eckhart Tolle: one can have a phd in trees but still don't know the tree.

[@AppStateSpanky]

The guitar you are referring to being cool is a resonator guitar. It gives a more "tune pan" sound to the guitar. Bluegrass uses a version of it called a dobro.

[@joseesparza7488]

What you’re hearing from his mouth is the very definition of the grunge 90’s sound. It’s after him that it was named so. Because lots of vocalists wanted to emulate his sound and was very prevalent.

[@lawrencekoprowski6480]

I think they was all on point. Put together live for a performance that was fire 🔥 Thank you for your reaction...

[@KeepinItRealAlways]

You hit the nail on the head … in this unplugged version, the drums are everything; song pace, transition, and flow!!

[@bruno3778]

Such an amazing, raw performance by Pearl Jam which definitely surpasses the studio version, imo. And yes, this is grunge at its finest! If you want to be blown away by one of the greatest grunge bands ever, then you should check out the MTV unplugged version of Down in A Hole by Alice In Chains or Love Hate Love live at the Moore. They’re one of my favorite bands ever and truly embody “grunge”. Their singer, Layne Staley (RIP😢) had one of the greatest and most haunting voices ever. Check them out please!

[@jeremykothe2847]

"The 90s voice" is Eddie fucking Vedder.

[@NoblePhantasm23]

The guitar you're questioning about is called resophonic guitar or Dobro named after its creators. It's more often used in bluegrass and deep southern blues. It's designed to be louder than the typical acoustic and has a bright metallic tone to it.

[@nategarduno9468]

Back when vocalists didn't need Autotune.

[@richardrobin5837]

It's called pure talent.

[@MaddyReactions]

Agreed

[@manumitx]

90s voice kinda came from the Alice an Chains then Peral Jam then Stone temple Pilots style, which got cheesed out later in the 90s

[@raulp9171]

I know you'll be a star In somebody else's sky but why can't it be mine... Awesome lyrics.

[@MaddyReactions]

Oooh

[@Stanley5551234]

Yeah, she paid no attention to the lyrics. Disappointing.

[@raulp9171]

@@Stanley5551234 I like her reactions overall though. Love how she gave props to the best drummer Pearl Jam has ever had...

[@Efferri]

The grunge vocals you were referring to is called "knurl".

[@MaddyReactions]

OHHH! Thank you!

[@nathanwaibel454]

Who said that?

[@SeanMccarthy-h5y]

What's nice is when they were inducted in to the rock and roll hall of fame they invited all the drummers that played in the band

[@Onnabote]

That vocal inflection is called "yarling" and Eddie Vedder is the king and emperor of yarl.

[@williamharris7357]

It's called a resonator guitar that's very popular in Mississippi Blues music usually played like a lap steel with the action set very high for slide playing, American Standard and dobro or just a couple that makes these resonator guitars

[@MaddyReactions]

Oooh cool!

[@unklebacon44]

Vedder's voice they call a Yarl. Not sure if I ever heard anyone else called that style

[@dipsydoodle7988]

It's called Eddie Vedder style. You have no idea how many wannabes spawned in the 90s because if his singing style. Some of them were accused of being copy cats but were actually quite talented. Check out some Stone Temple Pilots.

[@MaddyReactions]

🤗

[@flipjupiter1]

Greatest song of all time. And the best Mtv Unplugged performance of all time.

[@caligkontra]

*most emotional song in 40 yrs * "hey that's a cool looking guitar" 😂

[@MaddyReactions]

🥲

[@dvsreed]

The guitar is a resonator guitar.....it's design makes it louder than a regular acoustic

[@dvsreed]

It's usually used in bluegrass style music

[@nikolah.8472]

Yeah very rare seen today because with Electric guitars these type get not used so often.

[@The76Drum]

Love this song for the emotion.. whether it be soul, blues, rap, funk, grunge, rock, metal or folk.. its all about the delivery of the message, and this song has it. Great performance.

[@trex9263]

Try rap jumping without the rope next time and you'll get to meet your namesake quicker.

[@The76Drum]

@trex9263 relevance?

[@DefinitelyNotBender]

@@The76Drumyour @ triggered his fragile ego.

[@woodyheywood8792]

Just the love the way he completely gives himself to the. music

[@thedarkotter2295]

That's called a resonator guitar. It has a cone inside the body that acts like it own speaker. Though it's still an acoustic instrument, It's typically louder than a standard acoustic guitar.

[@buzzbomb67]

Hello from Olympia, WA! That “90s voice”… you can kinda thank Kurt Cobain for that, though many more singers emulated Eddie than Kurt. They called it the “mouthful of marbles” lol Eddie Vedder’s style was very similar, and while Kurt was VERY influential, there were a LOT of singers who came after Pearl Jam, who were accused of ripping off Eddie’s style. Specifically Scott Stapp from Creed, took the full brunt of that.

[@AndyLee-m8q]

nice to see dave getting recognsed for his work!

[@nizamkeman]

Finally someone credited Dave👍

[@Meine.Postma]

The 90s sound is Nirvana. But Pearl Jam were a close second

[@jvnbrk]

Steel Guitar yo,kinda a banjo guitar combo. Used a lot in country music,sometimes rock. Very unique sound

[@airfawkies2]

watching people who react to this song without lyrics really bothers me..i know for a fact they don't understand a damn word hes saying becuz i was well into my 30s before i read any pearl jam song lyrics even though I was a fan from the jump..when I read the lyrics "I know someday you'll have a beautiful life I know you'll be a star In somebody else's sky But why Why Why can't it be Why can't it be mine" i couldn't believe he wrote something so beautiful

[@MaddyReactions]

Oh wow!

[@airfawkies2]

@@MaddyReactions no offense of course

[@jmitr]

You're not hearing the song. You hear the song... you're just not hearing it.

[@Meine.Postma]

Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-Maddy!

[@wickedPrints3256]

The voice of the 90's was said to have come from Cher. The singers stylized their vocals after her signature sound.

[@HyperBali]

He’s one of the best guitar player in the world😂

[@adamclair7983]

This style of music was called grunge and was prevalent throughout the 90s.

[@maximilianoadl]

4:25 it's called singing takent without autotune.

[@Ghoulstille]

Yarling is the term for the vocal style. whether is derogatory or not depends on how it's used.

[@nicholasn6698]

I miss those days so much. Andrew Wood , Layne , Starr, Cornell......

[@adamdunbar8260]

Someone probably mentioned but it's a Dobro guitar. Has a distinct sound due to the resonator coil and the amount of steel in the guitar. Used a lot in blues, old school country. Buffalo Nichols has some sweet Dobros.

[@MaddyReactions]

Ooooh

[@adamdunbar8260]

@MaddyReactions yeah, he is featured in playing for chane When The Levee Breaks (Song Around The World) Playing For Change is an amazing organization, and their songs feature artists from all over the world recording in their home countries. Makes you realize music can bring the world together and have us all experience unity and joy.

[@inspectorquaalude714]

That style of singing came out of Seattle and is linked with grunge music. Orher singers throughout the country recognized its popularity at the time and mimicked it. So not everyone who did this from the 90s is from Seattle but thats its origin

[@craigC3406]

That guitar is called a Resonator Acoustic guitar. 👍🏼

[@emenem6131]

Oh yeah great live performance. 👍

[@stratusmind]

I think he's playing a Dobro (guitar). They tend to brighten up the treble parts of guitar notes vs a normal acoustic guitar or a dreadnought guitar that tend to have more mellow or bassy tones.

[@sassyslsgrl]

Me and my man are gen x and thoroughly enjoyed the trip down memory lane.well done

[@MaddyReactions]

💖💖💖

[@jimdunagan4180]

A few singers and groups taught me to sing...Eddie is one. Bad ass song.

[@adenauerlemos7926]

The guitar you are interested in that Mike Mccready is playing, is a guitar commonly used in Blues. I think it's a Dobro Hound Dog.

[@MaddyReactions]

Oh awesome!

[@coolphil881]

Only because it’s assumed to be depressing songs and it’s not it’s more just calming and relaxing and just the voices and music goes so smooth and good

[@DanielPaast]

The guitar is a Dobro if i´m not mistaken

[@MaddyReactions]

Ooh! Thank you

[@stephenanastasiadis8137]

The guitar is a resonator steal guitar . Best Eddie Vedder rendition of this MTV unplugged was great in the day

[@joumasepoes88]

That guitar is called a resonator.

[@arnoldnickolas7607]

It is a steel guitar. And yes it is a mandolin sound.

[@MMMRATTY]

That guitar you doted over is a hybrid acoustic called a resonator. They're much louder and more "twangy" than regular acoustics. It's a very niche sound. The only other band and album I can think of that utilized that type of guitar is Collective Soul's Disciplined Breakdown track "Blame."

[@douglasanderson147]

Eddie's a great singer and he is surrounded by a great band

[@toddheywood8837]

I sort of got the impression she missed the content of the song. How beautifully woven the lyrics are put together, with heartbreak. Mayb this channel is about the over all experience.

[@DanielLake-xz8qi]

And Dave abbruzze a was and is a wonderful drummer. And wish he’d have stuck around but Jack irons came in. And now Matt Cameron is Pearl Jam Forever and is a great dude and drummer.

[@adjejeux73]

You are absolutely right about the drummer. Dave was the best Pear Jam drummer, ever. Unfortunately he was fired (apparently) because he didn’t share Eddie political views…

[@gerardofe2964]

The drummer in this unplugged is Dave Abbruzzese...old Pearl Jam drummer...for my opinion the best...

[@rampage2587]

The guitar is a resonator i think and i guess you could call it a 90s twang maybe

[@MaddyReactions]

Definitely!

[@platinumphazer]

Essentially everyone in the 90s waa trying to sing like this dude

[@xdaniedx]

I know someday you'll have a beautiful life I know you'll be a star In somebody else's sky But why Why Why can't it be Why can't it be mine.... That part always, ALWAYS gets to me.

[@MaddyReactions]

Oh wow

[@JasonBrossa]

That guitar is mostly known as a Dobro though that is a brand name of a resonator guitar

[@korpcounter01]

Crazy how a generation separated its self from the human emotions to artificial and material attachment. They disconnected themselves, that they aren't able to connect with others . They think connecting is by email or some cellphone substance. Though videos like this make me happy that ur soul is reaching out. Much luck.

[@frederickgramcko5758]

Back when MTV had a soul, and actually plaid music.... Great reaction

[@jordan0010]

Another solid reaction👍

[@MaddyReactions]

🤍🤍🤍

[@alexandermacneil4430]

It's called grunge rock sound.

[@hampuspersson6509]

This was a great reaction, I think all your comments about the musicians and the song are spot on! Oh, and the guitar you asked about is a resonator guitar, a very interresting instrument and you’re right, it does have a mandolin like sound.

[@MaddyReactions]

🩷

[@garyb7575]

The guitar you asked about it a "Resonator guitar" - a specific type of acoustic guitar 😃

[@patriziosailor]

Yes...the calm, the blanket, the musicality, along with those drums and guitars you are captivated by. But you didn't seem to realize that all of that represents the backdrop to the lyric. You mention NOTHING of the lyric, which all of the other tapestry is meant to only highlight. THAT is grunge...the story; and you missed it. Do you even know what the song was about??

[@Stanley5551234]

You're right. By ignoring the lyrics she missed the whole point of the song.

[@shonr.h.375]

That thing with the could you were wondering about if called the YARL. And that man is the inspiration from the beginning to all other yarlers.

[@davidedwards3838]

eddie is the 90s voice

[@olliegarland9469]

Good reaction,love this song