![]() “THE HAVES” played and I was swept away by Vedder’s low, soothing resonance. So as I packed it all up, I kept on listening. We love, we hate, we forgive, we give, we punish, and then repeat.īy this point I hadn’t even touched my food, the music just took me over. After seconds of soft empathy, he dives right back into hard rage, and no matter what the root of his is, listening to him wail will be cathartic in this song about human duplicity. Do we earthlings forgive? Not Vedder for too long. Yet even with vocals that verge on shouting, Vedder slips in a glimmer of hope when he breaks into higher notes: “And I wake up with forgiveness every day in my heart…” Forgiveness. After years of the pandemic and a world that’s turned upside down, Vedder channels the voices (and spirits) of the late Kurt Cobain and Chris Cornell: “I wish you well, I wish you Hell, I wish you were bygone! But in your dreams, die in your dreams, so you have a wake-up!” ![]() The aggressive, fast-paced, angry rage of all the collaborators in this song let loose. This took me back to the album TEN (specifically the song, ONCE), but with the aching pains of time and many bittersweet years gone by. ![]() The years they go by, the hurt I still hide. Everything he sang, I could feel: “I can’t feign indifference, can’t look away. This is Vedder’s tears and I related since a dear friend of mine recently passed away. This moving song about death (where Smith on drums truly blows away), could easily be labeled the universal poem of our post pandemic times. If I could give all that I have to bring him back today…” 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. ![]() Written and posted with the consent of guest writer Anne Marie Cummings ![]()
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