Never listened to Pearl Jam until today - Black REACTION

[@KyleShulman-d5t]

When I hear this unplugged version I always feel like he is not performing, but remembering. Perfection

[@boki1693]

How many people hold their breath when a content creator does this song as they hope they picked the right version?

[@jameslewis9292]

To be honest, there's no bad version of this song...

[@stephengiannone5449]

Its always this version.

[@davidkillion7775]

Every time. And then you get people like this who have no idea about music trying to opine on things that they just don't understand.

[@Randomstuf5]

LMAO so true

[@IratePuffin]

😂 I skipped ahead to see which version it was to decide if I was gonna watch the whole video or not.

[@steves.6519]

Some of the most heartfelt lyrics ever written. 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 Oh, can't it be mine?

[@alanbarger7712]

Love this part.

[@JasonBrossa]

You forgot in this version at the end he says "we belong together"

[@brianhurt3271]

A lot of people think he is being "dirty" in the first half of the first verse. He really isn't. "sheets of empty canvass, untouched sheets of clay, lay spread out before me, as her body once did." There's a suggestiveness sure, but it's not what many think.

[@LG-vw6ux]

it is pure poetry

[@clh35]

Yeah, I think that's because a lot of people misinterpret the line as "legs spread out before me," which would be much more suggestive. 🤣

[@brianhurt3271]

@@clh35 that’s exactly it.

[@barryhall5125]

Beautiful indeed. It implies she was his Muse, and without her he has no inspiration, no ability to create even as he stands before the canvas and clay.

[@EBBE-uf2wp]

I think people hear legs wide open

[@cal88usa]

This is a very powerful and sad song. It hits home deep in my heart and soul. 🙏🏼❤️

[@adenauerlemos7926]

Man I was 16 when the 'Ten' album came out. I already liked classic rock and played guitar since I was young and then Grunge came exactly when I was a teenager. It was incredible! When I heard 'Nevermind' for the first time with my brother, who also loves rock music, we were totally mesmerized. What was that sound?! Lots of distortion on the guitar, the bass is always at a high volume. And Eddie and Cris Cornell's lyrics!

[@ricksundberg5659]

"The love gone bad, turned my world to black, tattooed all I see, all that I am, all that I'll be". The relationship is over, she has left him and he is having a hard time coming to terms with it, but he knows she'll be ok "I know someday you'll have a beautiful life, I know you'll be a star...in somebody else's sky, but why, why can't it be mine?".

[@DanielTreadwell-x3m]

What’s even more awesome is that he was sick in this video and still sounded amazing!!

[@DeanAlbenze]

Awesome video! Thank you and keep up the great work!

[@JesseLJohnson]

Grunge was about a 5 year period around 90-95 and Pearl Jam is one of the big 4 of grunge

[@jpvrfiles5423]

I’m 47 so I was exactly a teenager during the grunge days,and I witness the beginning of Pearl Jam,my favourite band as a teenager and for life❤

[@IratePuffin]

@@jpvrfiles5423me too! It was an awesome era!

[@aliciasavage6801]

actually the era is late 80s-mid 90's - that's the grunge era, which Pearl Jam is one of the founding bands or, along with nirvana, sound garden, Alice in chains, mudhoney, sonic youth, etc. Thats my era. I will always love it. Gen X!

[@somestupidname3266]

How do you not mention The Pixies? Christ, even Cobain himself said "Hey, we are all just trying to sound like The Pixies" when he was asked where his sound came from.

[@SheldoFett]

Mother Love Bone.

[@rorybisson756]

when we bring people into the fandom, this is the song and the version of the song we show them. this is the first impression we want to give people.

[@IgorBzovski]

Pearl Jam is one of my favorite bands. For me, they are all about storytelling. Lyrics...Oh man...Eddie Vedder... Pearl Jam's first album("Ten") rock my world! They still very much alive! I strongly recommend you to react on "Dark Matter"! Anyway, i am from Serbia 🇷🇸, and i love your reaction!💓💓💓

[@babylonkid]

I dont care what anyone says. This is the greatest song of all time. Either this stripped down, acoustic version or the studio version. Eddie is the greatest song writer of all time.

[@abrahamesparza01]

This is grunge

[@johnleeshute]

Glad for the reaction

[@slothcuda3966]

Eddy Vedar, smashing it. Awsome

[@Guinevere99]

It's Vedder, but I agree with you, he was awesome. Still is

[@mitchellbeston1033]

Magic! Great performance and he even managed to stuff up a verse and it wasn't that noticeable but he noticed, hence the head shake as he realised he had sung the wrong lyric.

[@Holborovv]

'Jeremy' by Pearl Jam from the same live performance as this is also an amazing watch. I would look up the context of the song quickly before hand though.

[@jimmybright7579]

I was there...u can't explain the vibe of the 90s ..kind of 60s but different...he was a great time to believe.its sad that younger people will never know what they gave up for iPhone...

[@tornadohunter-mu4wy]

" laid spread out before me" lol. It does sound like some else but not what you think.

[@EdwardCurl]

I always thought it was her legs spread out before me..😂😂😂😂

[@RmsTitanicagaming1912]

@@EdwardCurlsame ! Until i read the lyrics lmao

[@seandobson6221]

I am a 30+ card carrying member of the Grunge Era! I was 16 years old when Grunge hit the scene. I can remember where I was when I heard Pearl Jam for the first time. Honestly it was like a religious experience. I heard Eddie sing and it just struck me. You can’t go wrong with any of the Grunge bands. Try Alive in Chains, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, Soul Asylum, Hole. Unfortunately all the front men for the Grunge bands except for Eddie have all died. I still rock these guys and it literally takes me back to the parking lot in Hugh school. My buddy called me over to his 280ZX and played Evenflow and it was crazy.

[@C0CKYp0ps]

They are on the “mt Rushmore” of grunge.

[@nathanlawson313]

"The song is about letting go. It's very rare for a relationship to withstand the Earth's gravitational pull and where it's going to take people and how they're going to grow. I've heard it said that you can't really have a true love unless it was a love unrequited. It's a harsh one, because then your truest one is the one you can't have forever." -Eddie Vedder (he later married the girl this song was about, but then they divorced 6 years later)

[@alanbarger7712]

Anytime you react to these guys, pull up the lyrics. They are 2nd to none.

[@troymolloy9442]

I love how your Mrs looks at u

[@ginafragata2947]

Ooooh please amazing band love forever ❤

[@robinlabouche2230]

A fantastic voice !!!!!

[@WildAlaskan911]

You two should check out Pearl Jam’s song Yellow Ledbetter.

[@daveys_gaming_corner]

Lmao they already can’t tell what he is saying

[@robbob5302]

In the early nineties, four bands emerged from the obscure Seattle underground, and shook the world to it’s knees. They were: Alice in Chains Nirvana Pearl Jam Soundgarden Together, they were known as “Grunge.” And there were many others, of course. But that list is a starting point.

[@jasong.5165]

Alice in Chains wasn’t grunge. They were “rebranded” by their label as grunge when it became popular just to take advantage of it.

[@robbob5302]

@@jasong.5165 Not only were they Grunge, they were literally part of the definition of “Grunge.” To ask “Does this band sound like they are Grunge?” we need to ask “Does this band sound like Alice In Chains?” If AiC had released the Hokey Pokey, then the Hokey Pokey would have been Grunge. AiC was one of the band who decided what Grunge was. But on a more serious note, I will present Layne Staley’s vocal as my evidence. Forward placed. Nasal. “Twang.” Like we hear in Country or Grunge. As opposed to “Dome.” Like we hear in opera or metal. And yes, many of these bands say they really weren’t “Grunge.” Just like many heroes claim they are really not “heroes.” But both are still out there, regardless.

[@sanchopancho2145]

You do know you can click on the close caption and the lyrics will pop up right very important. We do reaction video.

[@Bluedreamflying]

Eddie flubbed the first verse. It’s supposed to be hands shake beneath the clouds, the second verse is hands cradle broken glass. I think the we belong together at the end should’ve have also been in the studio track.

[@bobbyscarfo2544]

God Loves Grunge

[@JamesLechon]

Hello everyone 😊 I'm an old guy 50yrs. I love when I see young kids react to my generations shit! You like babies I have a son 21 and daughter 15 and they like it too! 😊 sorry don't mean any harm or disrespect calling you babies sorry!

[@tjstokes5489]

Read the lyrics nothing dirty at all

[@russwr4946]

checkin in...

[@RobertPhillipssaysisiapiand]

A little research goes a long way, you're not listening to the song or anything but researching it is not cheating you out of the sound or the first listen either

[@KayaMag]

Eddie is unique❤

[@kevincowan1913]

That's all

[@colinjames7569]

Imma wiza I wannna wish what I wanna and wiz away what I wanna say 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@toohighstrung]

The sheets are still messed up like they were when he would see her sleeping there before she left

[@sharonstonts]

3:55 It's grunge. You can't understand a word in the studio version either 😂

[@andrewscanlon7823]

And we couldn't look up the lyrics back when this came out. We were just making up nonsense to sing along.

[@sharonstonts]

@@andrewscanlon7823 we had the lyrics if we bought the CD 🙂

[@artsilva]

What you Thought he said in the beginning isn't what you thought it was. This is when you might want to read the lyrics to make sure.

[@PK01234]

didn't say legs, he said layers

[@daz97]

Yesh it's grunge music Theyball donthis type of mumble its part of the genre really So its understandable Obviously your ears adjust if you listen a lot and it all sounds clearer

[@melanieheathbeasley133]

He hears it > you listen to it

[@steamingdeuce868]

Alice in Chains with Layne Staley. There is no better Hard Rock vocalist.

[@HEELMACHINE]

Grunge rock was early nineties

[@kellimcintire1017]

You have to read the lyrics!

[@countbang1305]

Why not pull up the lyrics? Did someone tell you not to?

[@iiitzHimmy]

The saddest song ever written

[@lloydnickerson3012]

You need to get back on the tREN WAGON "Fred again"

[@zacharywood6138]

Sooooooiiiiii, good luck with your reaction videos, you need to know, 😜😅 l guess if you got the time.

[@ryanparsons403]

Need to check the lyrics. It's not legs spread out before me.

[@daveparker839]

Maybe consider googling the lyrics instead of wondering what he’s saying?

[@TheGalwayjoyce]

You can hear his heart breaking. Btw, incubus came along like 13 years later. Eddie is a legend.

[@redpill4145]

I liked your reaction but please for the love of god get rid of the video game car crash footage in the middle of the screen as you talk! other than that react awn !

[@JJLovesMusic87]

Revelation 16:1 Then I heard a loud voice from the temple saying to the seven angels, “Go, pour out the seven bowls of God’s wrath on the earth.”

[@ydoucare55]

Is it really necessary to have a beamng video playing when you're talking? This adhd society is pathetic.

[@bluefoxhiking]

Not sure if it was your ad in the beginning or your lack of preparation , however I wont be be back. But thanks for trying.

[@petersanders3812]

Dude is to high to hear the lyrics properly , biggest tell is his mouth movements

[@ronduffield1939]

Check out Alice in Chains down in a hole mtv unplugged

[@SpunkyJ77]

This is grunge