Eddie Vedder on Writing Pearl Jam’s Sophomore Album “Vs.” (2020)

[@howardstern]

Stream the FULL interview now on SiriusXM: sxm.app.link/HSEddieVedder

[@dank.6942]

Vs. is massive. What a phenomenal album. Just push play and let it run start to finish. Animal, Rearviewmirror, Leash, Elderly Woman, Dissident, and on and on. Damn near perfect.

[@Kainebadonmusic]

Truly. Damn near. If not perfect. Such a talented bunch

[@MrNb22]

There are maybe 5 albums i own where I can do that, VS is one of them

[@criticaljacques2237]

Leash

[@quicklicks5963]

Rats, even iiiiits myyyyyy bloooooood is cool

[@flipjupiter1]

Dont forget "Go" and "Indifference". My 2 favorites.

[@BelleTolles]

His speaking voice is like audible honey. Is just mesmerizing.

[@anabltc]

Ikr damn 😍

[@mikeblaz]

Smoking...deep voice.

[@BrianScott1111]

So true

[@JonBobben]

Dave Abbruzzese was a huge and underestimated part of VS. His contribution to the songwriting and also the super tight drumming elevated that album to the most powerful PJ record in my opinion.

[@jjmah7]

100%

[@TheKosmikid]

I always felt the percussion on VS to be so underrated. It's so amazing!

[@markreyes2354]

I totally agree with you. When they kick Dave out, I stop buying their album…

[@OutOnTheTiles]

I concur. Their best album.

[@Jason-TheChad-Muska_circa1995]

Absolutely.

[@molangel50]

Love listening to Eddie being interviewed. He’s so honest and unpretentious. Seeing Pearl Jam is on my bucket list. Hopefully one day🤞🤞🙏🙏

[@pianoekket]

I've seen them twice! You won't regret it. Vedders voice is amazing!

[@bobabooey4537]

I saw them once and what I remember most was the crowd singing. The show was one big sing along, it was awesome.

[@joshajcip]

Eddie Vedder has subwoofers for vocal chords

[@GR_BackingTracks]

...with ripped speakers.

[@travzimmerman1340]

Smoker

[@dtmcbride]

Pump that bass

[@hideous9]

Lol

[@tyguy84]

😂

[@billkeaveney1526]

Vs is an amazing album thanks Eddie thanks Howard

[@danwarzecho6901]

Vs. Is not only my favorite pearl jam album. But its what got me into drums. Very inspiring album for me.

[@wrldchamps04]

I LOVED vs. ....the variety of sounds was great, AND RVM is flawless!!

[@Havanorange]

I remember being in my college dorm lounge watching SNL and just feeling amazed by Pearl Jam in 1992. That was 30 years ago but somehow the memory of that inspiring feeling has stayed with me. Probably the memory is reinforced when I hear those songs again, as that happens with songs and memories. I went to buy Ten at the time, probably the next day or that week and it was sold out. Had to go back to the store a few times to buy it. Definitely got my money's worth on that one! Still have the CD and play it occasionally. Anyway, great album and it's always a pleasure to listen Pearl Jam. Thank you for all of the good music Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam.

[@ashleyd1379]

I remember that and when they did unplugged was so killer!

[@MrXavierdasilva]

Awesome album! Abbruzzese on drums 🤟

[@sebastianalex7900]

David was incredible in those two first albums

[@jessejameskaine]

@@sebastianalex7900 he wasn’t on Ten.

[@ananditagangwar9988]

​@@sebastianalex7900TEN had a different Dave on drums. Hes an OK drummer

[@phaze29]

Favorite grunge band of all time. Thank you for the flannel 🙏

[@aztro187]

I gotta go for Alice in chains

[@aztro187]

If thats grunge... Like pearl

[@phaze29]

@@aztro187 they are amazing too!

[@travzimmerman1340]

@@aztro187 Oh good god, here we go.....

[@aztro187]

@@travzimmerman1340 hahahaha what happened hombre??? What happened 🤣

[@xviphoenix69]

Glorified G was the song that when I had heard it the first time, a feeling I knew was saying this record was going to be great before you even finish listening to the whole album. Dissident was like a jaw drop.. my favorite is leash. Leash is one of the most electrifying songs.

[@Fakename70]

First time I heard “Glorified G” was on the radio and during the ending with the guitar solo. I thought it was the Spin Doctors.

[@lorenzodelre7001]

we are older and the shows are getting longer.... LOVE U Eddy!!!

[@farewellfortuneofficial]

Go and Animal are amazing tracks to open an album.

[@guybrushthreepwood8174]

Guitar tone in glorified g is one of a kind

[@freddiesoverbite6162]

I feel like vs. is hands down their best album.

[@LudvikM]

Absolutely

[@FeelItRising]

I agree a bit. it was better than Ten. so f'ing good, but then Vitalogy and No Code and Yield! No Code and Yield are brilliance.

[@dtmcbride]

@@FeelItRisingdon’t sleep on Riot Act. It’s perfect too

[@rickstalentedtongue910]

@@FeelItRising Yes and no, Ten as a piece, is superior. The opening and closing musical interludes and the mysterious echo sound throughout the album puts it over the top.

[@davidmorris9719]

Coz it is.

[@keithgordon3823]

My pops introduced me to some amazing music: Bob Dylan, Richie Havens, Arthur Lee & the Love, Procol-Harum, etc... He only liked two of the bands I listened to. Counting Crows....and Pearl Jam. Whenever I'd listen to them, he'd come in my room, and tell me: "That Eddie kid has some pipes!!!" 🎙️🎵!!!! Damn right he does, dad!!!! 🤘 PEARL JAM!!!!!

[@wnerko7484]

Love was pretty good.a few good tunes.kinda invented punk with 7and7is

[@keithgordon3823]

@@wnerko7484 good call !!! They kept it inspired, unclean, and a bit fanatic... while being poetic & pure!!!

[@alelectric2767]

VS was awesome!! Remember when it came out

[@znellett]

Rearviewmirror is by far the best song on Vs.

[@TheHSIHP]

Absolutely

[@colinpee]

Indifference is fuming right now

[@booski1865]

Elderly Woman ain't bad neither

[@abellopez.]

Animal

[@synthhero1347]

Great tune, mines is leash

[@bakstabbath]

Always keep it loaded.

[@MarkTulloch]

Go, Animal and Leash capture the angst of the era well.

[@jcdemp7513]

I love my Eddie Vedder!!!

[@TheTruthKiwi]

Absolute legend. PJ is such a mood, well, all music is really and playing/listening to it puts you back in the same mood. It must be comforting, and kind of tiring having to reproduce that mood for 30+ years. Lucky it's a good mood and Eddie and his team have stuck to it. Nothing beats their original albums though.

[@OutOnTheTiles]

Vs is a killer album! Every song kicks. My fav from them.

[@ttheway2life157]

I saw Pearl Jam when they were about to blow up, for some reason I liked them more than Nirvana. I still feel that way.

[@Orieus]

A rock and roll Masterpiece, sounds as amazing now as it does now.

[@hinjurock70]

I love that album.

[@johnfredmurray]

Glorified G is my favorite track on VS. Brings back so many memories

[@Geolaw1]

IT'S.....MY......BLOOOOOOOOD!

[@CasksnQue]

What a treasure of an interview!

[@Driver8takeabreak]

"If I'd have known then, what I know now" That's a good lyric, he should trying putting that in a song.

[@OlyStereomaid]

Listen to ooh lala! By the Faces.

[@tylerhackner9731]

Great album

[@livecoilarchive1458]

One word: Rearviewmirror. Excellent song.

[@alanwashstuff216]

Leash is probably their best song from this album. It represents the whole grunge era so well, it has everything, the raw, laud and rebel vibe.

[@darraghdoherty9946]

Agree

[@DETROIT1948]

Long Live Rock and Roll.

[@dhammaboy1203]

Few people notice this but a I think Eddie has an awesome speaking voice. If music ever stops paying the bills he could do Google map as or read audiobooks! (I don’t think that will happen any time soon of course)

[@leinonibishop9480]

he has an audible podcast called 'I Am Mine' and it's amazing to listen to his voice and his stories.

[@dhammaboy1203]

@@leinonibishop9480 I didn't know that but will have a listen - cheers!

[@annaminogue1324]

I’d just spend forever in my car….

[@rock90753]

So vs live at the opheum in Boston. They open with oceans. Great set

[@justingutube]

Awesome album, legendary dude!

[@peachbottom2010]

Eddie Vedder and that voice...someone give me an aspirin.

[@mcgreggers99]

Still my personal favorite PJ record.

[@wilhelmfink7633]

Vs. is the greatest PJ album, and Abbruzzese was their best drummer.

[@globalnova]

Vs is as good as Ten to me, and Glorified G is so much fun to play .

[@YRKSTX]

Great Interview 🏁

[@worthigirl2946]

The best!!💕💕Laughing at not knowing wth he's saying in "Yellow Ledbetter" 🤪🤣🤣

[@murfdog19]

Indifference is my favorite Pearl Jam song.

[@God1stForever]

Vs is my favorite Pearl Jam album, every song is great, a great listen start to finish, where none of the songs are reminiscent each other

[@toddstein74]

VS. is my favorite PJ album

[@AGoodJoe]

Easily my favorite PJ album

[@covers_girl]

Eddie needs to be the MovieTone voice for coming attractions trailers. Such drama!

[@lowligh]

Yield, my fav album of PJ!

[@markm2048]

Ten was EPIC!!!!! Vs was incredible... everything else after that was way too relaxed for me.... Pearl Jam would always be remembered for TEN... what an album! Iconic

[@sunnyd6019]

LOL that was too funny, Howard you rock.

[@daveEmartin]

Eddie’s got that Coriky record. We’ll played 👏👏👏

[@Trinity12306]

Vs. was their finest album overall in my opinion...

[@emmanuelsalazar9424]

Vs is an infinitely better record than their first. Still my favorite Pearl Jam album.

[@dmitryowens]

Same here. I was totally into Soundgarden, Alice In Chains and Nirvana in 1991/92/93, but I didn't get into Pearl Jam until I bought Vs.

[@pooki903]

absolutely it is.

[@dmitryowens]

Two awesome Capricorns 🤘

[@RealMusicHype]

Good stuff.. We'd love to add you on our music blog!

[@ledzep9943]

Eddie hates Glorified G because it’s a Dave A song and about how Dave A bought a gun and Eddie is HEAVILY against guns and they got into a huge argument. “Glorified version of a pellet gun”

[@jeff7764]

I’m just learning how to play RVM, it’s pretty easy actually

[@jeff7764]

Love the Coriky Lp in the background

[@zakkjagneaux2600]

Easily my favorite PJ Record .. Vs or Five Against One . Got a gun , fact I got two ..

[@tastemaker_87]

Always keep it loaded!!

[@sstaners1234]

I can’t imagine the soft more slump. VS was killer when it came out. Still killer in a lot of ways.

[@chiefscheider]

soft more 😄

[@jvaish]

Bone apple tea

[@sashlipinski7034]

What did it sell......I think 985,000 in it's first week. It was unheard of at the time. Crazy good.

[@tiagocorreia5878]

Glorified G is great song!

[@paolo-n2000]

VS. is the best Pearl Jam record

[@jameskrieger2855]

I think Dave Abbruzzese said you should enjoy it…

[@filipecoutinho5706]

Doctor and leash are the best ones

[@leinonibishop9480]

doctor?

[@xxLonniExx]

Been listening to it three times in full but Vs. hasn't grown on me yet. Imma give it a few more chances.

[@tomlichnofsky.7048]

Pearl jam is Awesome! and really like His - there music! 😎👍✊👌👊🍊🎃🍁♈

[@chrisandrew6633]

("Try not to say 'you know' after every sentence.")

[@longish]

I saw them play this past Tuesday and they performed "Glorified G."

[@evenflowsteven]

I had a chuckle for some reason at 1:26. Billy Ray Cyrus. 😂

[@MrMdynamike]

The vaccine to the Billy Ray Virus was Pearl Jam

[@robertoe.germanjr.2631]

Dave Abruzzi is the best drummer of Pearl jam ❤️❤❤..... VS album is the best Eddie?

[@nic3286]

Favorite Pearl Jam record

[@thomatohi7784]

Vs. Timeless.......Ten was a good opener.

[@bryonholsten5798]

Just doesn't get Eddie vedder than this.

[@Dm-dk9zp]

That's 2/3's of a pun, P U

[@GR_BackingTracks]

I see what you did there...

[@bryonholsten5798]

@@GR_BackingTracks I'm kinda funny

[@balkee42]

That clip of ed singing glorified g. Still a great singer but back then damn. It was beautiful

[@JPC33]

❤

[@uriahfiiya]

Thought it was David Spade in the thumbnail

[@ashleyd1379]

Hahaha too funny!

[@68hoffman]

the best pearl jam song is " dirty frank " shoe the shoeless :)

[@freeecountryy]

Should've shown footage of Howard singing along to "Jeremy Spoke."

[@notanotherjamesmurphy5574]

Go is the best

[@mattakre2199]

Glorified G is money.

[@darthvader2812]

Vs. is the best Pearl Jam album

[@amberbailey8241]

Vitalogy is still their best album

[@dmitryowens]

Nah, Vs. is.

[@abcdefghijkl5408]

Yes!

[@kalaharikreef7371]

Ed destroyed the band a bit with 'If I'd only known...'. They could have churned out better albums after Yield.

[@joeano]

The glorified G story is the best part of this

[@jamesulrich5929]

A great sophomore album. I do not think praising someone makes a person a groupie.

[@tricyclejesus4572]

What, I'm crazy. What I'm crazy and what.

[@jlouis4407]

I thought it was just come dork narrating the story at first and it’s Eddie Vedder 😅

[@OttoByOgraffey]

Is Howard going to give him a hard time about his "pieces of vinyl?"

[@TheYoungJurks1]

Glorified G is good but WMA is the one Howard

[@willy565]

5 Against 1

[@thebourg]

Vs in many ways was superior to 10 but 10 is still my favorite

[@ajb-drums]

Ten has the atmosphere

[@michaeldevine2120]

Is that Jerry Garcia on the wall in the back ?

[@cidlopez]

Vs is a better album than Ten IMO.

[@idnintel]

remember when howard trashed him and his song "glorified G" ;)

[@tylerthompson1842]

I seriously thought it was David Spade

[@mike2636]

David spade

[@effdonahue6595]

Eddie Vedder✌️