I'm a Pearl Jam fan so i love this version but the studio version is infinitely better. The studio version is a high energy rocker with a brilliant guitar outro, and is the song that made us all fall in love with Pearl Jam. It is also one of those songs you never get sick of. You need to hear the studio version.
I recommend oceans from unplugged as well from them, whole unplugged concert is amazing no matter what track u choose, cheers 🍻 n hopefully another day for everyone.
I remember well the day I came home from the record store with "Ten", because it left a huge mark on my life. I loved them, I love them and I will always love them, Eddie is my shaman.
Eddie once said in an interview that for a long time singing this song was a curse, but when the audience sang 'I'm still alive' as a way of demonstrating the happiness of being alive, then the curse was broken and he stopped feeling this in music.
Great reaction! This is my favorite song of all time. It evokes a physical and emotional reaction from me every time I’ve listened to it. It evokes a longing for hope and redemption in life, no matter how much or how little time we have left.
I've been listening to this song for years never heard the story behind it before thanks for the video explaining the background behind it. I totally understand what you're saying about not feeling so upbeat about the song considering the meaning behind it so yes good on Eddie for being able to put a positive spin on it thanks to the fans reaction when they would play it .Great reaction Nikki!
Thank you! And yeah, Eddie Vedder seems just like a really chill and genuine guy. I keep getting interview recommendations since I'm doing these songs and I click them when I have the time. He seems like a sweet soul.
This is THE song that broke them big from their unbelievable debut album, Ten. You absolutely MUST check out the original studio release! It’s SO great.
This was the first CD I ever bought. It took me a long time to switch from vinal and cassette tapes. Lol I loved every song on it. I thought it was extremely dark when I heard it. What a mind fu... To lay on a kid. But like he says he made it through and this song and many others from the grunge era got me through some of the hardest times of my life. Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and Nirvana to name just a few of them. It was a great time to be a music fan.
That's great that the music helped you out. I think a lot of people can relate to that feeling. 🖤 And I can feel ya on the media switch struggles. For me it was mostly CDs to digital (though the first music I listed to was on cassette). I still burn myself cds from time to time cause I just enjoy it haha. I haven't hopped on the vinyl train myself yet but it seems like that's making quite the comeback!
One of the first albums I ever got, and I didn't know for years what it was about until one day I sat and really listened to the lyrics and I remember thinking that they don't fit the song but yet they do.
You really must react to Pearl Jam's song, "Black," from the Unplugged show. I looked through your page, and I don't see it. You're gonna love it. As usual, your reaction was perfect.
Thank you! And yep, I've already reacted to that one! I don't know if you saw the other person's comment but I'll link it here for you as well in case you didn't! 😊 ruclips.net/video/SvKcbsLg6Xs/видео.html I know it's a bit of a spoiler.. but I haven't heard a bad Pearl Jam song yet! 😜😁
NIKKI, YOUR THE COOLEST!! THE REASON I SAY THAT IS YOU ALWAYS GO A STEP FUTHER BEHIND THE SONG LIKE JEREMY AND ALIVE. THAT PEARL JAM'S VH1 STORYTELLERS SET IS AMAZING ALSO. EDDIE IS GORGEOUS AND THAT BEAUTIFUL BARITONE VOICE!! THEIR 1ST ALBUM TEN AND 2ND ALBUM VS AND THEIR 3RD ALBUM VITALOGY HAS MANY SONGS ABOUT EDDIE'S LIFE. I LOVE YOUR PJ REACTIONS. MORE PEARL JAM PLEASE!! I'M SORRY FOR ALL CAPS BUT I CAN'T SEE VERY WELL SO I APOLOGIZE. ROCK ON NIKKI!! THANK YOU!! 😊💓🔥🤘✌️
AW WELL THANK YOU! I'M GLAD YOU'RE ENJOYING THE PEARL JAM REACTIONS! I AM AS WELL. THEY REALLY ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE BANDS I'VE DISCOVERED ON THIS CHANNEL AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU GUYS TELLING ME ABOUT THEM! 💛
Saw them in concert Monday night. They played this, Black, Even Flow, and Porch...no Jeremy. For a bunch of guys in their late 50s, they still get after it!
Food for thought, Eddie Vedder first solo album, 2007 “into the wild”, also the movie title. 1983, Violent Femmes, “Violent Femmes”album. 1985, The Dead Milkmen, “ Big Lizard in My Backyard” album. “
You need to check out the studio version. Not the music video. It's good but different from the studio version. Love the solo from the studio version better
Maybe it's coincidence or good planning by you. But today is the 33rd anniversary of Ten and 28th of No Code. Alive was the very first single they released
The verse you described implies an incestuous relation between mother and son. He said that's fiction but that her mother used to get lost looking at him probably seeing the similarities between him and his real father.
as someone from the PNW who has been a fan of PJ since before their first album released, I can wholeheartedly tell you that you are missing out on a giant catalogue of amazing PJ songs, my personal favorite is Wash
a lesser known pearl jam song with powerful lyrics is 'i got id' also known as 'i got sh*t' ... would also highly recommend the bands Portugal The man and Awolnation they have some very good lyrics
@@nikkireviews yeah they are lesser known but great... they basically have songs for all type of moods... take for example Portugal The man... they have cheerful songs like 'live in the moment' - 'so young' - 'share with me the sun'... but also have songs with darker themes like.. -once was one... -sleep forever ... or -noise pollution.. that one is about a tragedy that happened in france, thats why a couple of lyrics on that one are in french.
Catch a concert version of this song. The audience understands the meaning but ‘I’m still alive’ is defiant declaration. We have all been hurt down to our soul but it didn’t kill us ‘We are still alive’ despite the tragedies that befall us. There are several interviews when Eddie would discuss this song. He often just lets the crowd handle the chorus. It helped him heal like he helped us deal with the wounds that scar our souls. Grunge was special because they were authentic humans with flaws not Rock Gods above their fans. Pearl Jam & Metallica the fans and bands are family check out Battery by Metallica.
Oh Battery is a good one as well! And yeah, that's what I really like about Pearl Jam is that they DO seem authentic.. and how Eddie sings with such passion and emotion.. every single time. It just really is felt in the music. 💛 I will definitely have to check out another live performance. 😊
THAT'S RIGHT IN THE COMMENTS IT IS 33 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR ALBUM TEN 🤯 TOTALLY AWESOME ALBUM START TO FINISH!! I LOVE ALL THEIR ALBUMS. I STILL HAVE MY TEN C.D. ❤
@@nikkireviews GREAT TIMING NIKKI!! 👍 I HOPE YOUR DOING WELL, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME FOR TEXTING ALL CAPS, IT MEANS ALOT! YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL HEART ❤️ 🤗
Honestly, you should listen to every album. Song by song with lyrics.. there's no fluff with PJ.. there are no fillers. Every song is worth a listen. Especially if you're into lyrics
I plan on doing just that. I wanna list to them all..and it's been so fun doing it this way and learning along with you guys. People who are already fans of the band and know them the best!
It was part of a trilogy called Momma-Son. Alive where the son found out his real father died. Then he grows up and starts reminding her of the father and she seduces the son. "Once". The son grows up and becomes a serial killer. And " Footsteps" he's on deathrow. You should definitely check those songs out. There's a version of Footsteps with a harmonica. That was added later on the Lost Dogs album of their unreleased and b-sides.
I love your Pearl Jam reactions! About that second verse that you spoke of. It is my understanding that Eddie had a strong physical resemblance to his biological father. So when Eddie's mother says "but, you're still alive" it is because she sees Eddie's father when she looks at Eddie. There seems to be some incestual inuendo, perhaps an attraction to the man she sees when she looks at Eddie. That last part may just be a misinterpretation on my part. It is definitely the darkest and most confusing section of this song for both the singer and the listener to sort out. It boils down to, his father is gone, but he is still alive. Eddie is his own person, yet he is also a reflection of a man he barely got to know. Now, he has to live with this burden of information that was laid out to him.
Thank you! And yeah, that's what it seems like from some of the research I did about the song. I definitely didn't pick that up from the first listen though. 👀
I checked out a live version of Yellow Ledbetter here: ruclips.net/video/Ku0HlHJIpdo/видео.html And Better Man (two version actually! 😅) here: ruclips.net/video/-sduoLOGNeg/видео.html Just in case you wanna check em out! 😁
i am sorry... but if you are a lyrical anything... you really should have listened to almost all of Eddie's songs. ESPECIALLY HIS TOP ONES!!!! He is different and special, And you can't be anyone who's opinion means anything if you have not!!!! It would be like an art expert saying... "lets look at some of Monet's classic works... i have never seen them before." WELL THEN YOU ARE NOT AN EXPERT !!!!
Mike McCready playing one of the best solos of all time acoustically is the real treat.
personally I think the Yellow Ledbetter solo is the best, but we can agree that Mike is the shit
100% listen to PearL Jam - Release (Live Holland 1992). Eddies voice is crazy. I get goosebumps every time I hear it
I love the fact that this song Alive became an anthem to celebrate life rather than questioning it.
Yeah, I love that it switched and it seemed like it really impacted Eddie Vedder too. 💛
Oceans from unplugged is beautiful - Eddie calls it a love song to his surfboard
Amazing song for sure
I think that's the one I'm gonna listen to next! 😁🌊
Can't wait to see them on Saturday in Chicago....50th show.
Oh my gosh! How was it?
I'm a Pearl Jam fan so i love this version but the studio version is infinitely better. The studio version is a high energy rocker with a brilliant guitar outro, and is the song that made us all fall in love with Pearl Jam. It is also one of those songs you never get sick of. You need to hear the studio version.
Couldn't agree more!
Agreed.
I will check out that one as well!
Footsteps and once are must listens. They are so goood.
It's on the list! Thanks! 😁🎵
I recommend oceans from unplugged as well from them, whole unplugged concert is amazing no matter what track u choose, cheers 🍻 n hopefully another day for everyone.
Oceans is gonna be coming up soon! Might be the next Pearl Jam one I do. 😊
pleeeaseeeee
I remember well the day I came home from the record store with "Ten", because it left a huge mark on my life. I loved them, I love them and I will always love them, Eddie is my shaman.
Both him and Pearl Jam really do seem amazing from what I know so far. 💛🎵
I loooove this one! I saw this those days when this was released and it was something amazing!
Oh wow, to get to enjoy them back in the day must have been something! 🤩
‘State of Love and Trust’ unplugged - amazing yet somehow underrated song, you won’t regret it!
I will be sure to check it out! I'm loving these unplugged versions, so I plan to check them all out over time! 😊
Eddie once said in an interview that for a long time singing this song was a curse, but when the audience sang 'I'm still alive' as a way of demonstrating the happiness of being alive, then the curse was broken and he stopped feeling this in music.
Yeah! I actually added that clip in the video! 😂 At 7:00
Great reaction! This is my favorite song of all time. It evokes a physical and emotional reaction from me every time I’ve listened to it. It evokes a longing for hope and redemption in life, no matter how much or how little time we have left.
It seems like it evokes that kinda feeling for a lot of people. 😊
I've been listening to this song for years never heard the story behind it before thanks for the video explaining the background behind it.
I totally understand what you're saying about not feeling so upbeat about the song considering the meaning behind it so yes good on Eddie for being able to put a positive spin on it thanks to the fans reaction when they would play it .Great reaction Nikki!
Thank you! And yeah, Eddie Vedder seems just like a really chill and genuine guy. I keep getting interview recommendations since I'm doing these songs and I click them when I have the time. He seems like a sweet soul.
Such a powerful story coming from Eddie himself. Another example of how compelling the relationships between artists and fans can be. Thanks Nikki!🙌
A powerful story indeed. 💛 Thank you for watching! 😊
One of my favorites !
The first grunge band I heard, played "Even Flow" a lot on Guitar Hero
This is THE song that broke them big from their unbelievable debut album, Ten. You absolutely MUST check out the original studio release! It’s SO great.
I will do that!
This was the first CD I ever bought. It took me a long time to switch from vinal and cassette tapes. Lol
I loved every song on it. I thought it was extremely dark when I heard it. What a mind fu... To lay on a kid. But like he says he made it through and this song and many others from the grunge era got me through some of the hardest times of my life. Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, and Nirvana to name just a few of them. It was a great time to be a music fan.
That's great that the music helped you out. I think a lot of people can relate to that feeling. 🖤 And I can feel ya on the media switch struggles. For me it was mostly CDs to digital (though the first music I listed to was on cassette). I still burn myself cds from time to time cause I just enjoy it haha. I haven't hopped on the vinyl train myself yet but it seems like that's making quite the comeback!
One of the first albums I ever got, and I didn't know for years what it was about until one day I sat and really listened to the lyrics and I remember thinking that they don't fit the song but yet they do.
Yeah, that's really how it is - the lyrics don't add up yet they also kinda do at the same time. 🤷🏻♀
Such a thoughtful reaction! Great stuff!
You really must react to Pearl Jam's song, "Black," from the Unplugged show. I looked through your page, and I don't see it. You're gonna love it.
As usual, your reaction was perfect.
She already has reacted to Black Unplugged, here it is - ruclips.net/video/SvKcbsLg6Xs/видео.html
Thank you! And yep, I've already reacted to that one! I don't know if you saw the other person's comment but I'll link it here for you as well in case you didn't! 😊
ruclips.net/video/SvKcbsLg6Xs/видео.html
I know it's a bit of a spoiler.. but I haven't heard a bad Pearl Jam song yet! 😜😁
@@Casey-zp9kv Thank you! 😊💛
@@nikkireviews Thank you! I saw them in 1992 at the polo grounds in Indio, California. They are phenomenal. I love your reactions.
@@charleswharmbyiii8401 Thank you! And wow, you got to see them live?? That's so awesome! 🤩
In my opinion their best song !! The album"TEN" is perfekt from start to end !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Was my first CD i bought when i was 13 Years old :)
Oh wow, what a great pick for a first CD! 😁💿
Love Perl Jam forever ❤😂
Another extremely emotional song Ed wrote about his father (also from the Ten album) is “Release”. Highly recommend you react to it.
Thank you, I will! I feel like I'm gonna wanna react to all the Pearl Jam songs. 😂🎵
NIKKI, YOUR THE COOLEST!! THE REASON I SAY THAT IS YOU ALWAYS GO A STEP FUTHER BEHIND THE SONG LIKE JEREMY AND ALIVE. THAT PEARL JAM'S VH1 STORYTELLERS SET IS AMAZING ALSO. EDDIE IS GORGEOUS AND THAT BEAUTIFUL BARITONE VOICE!! THEIR 1ST ALBUM TEN AND 2ND ALBUM VS AND THEIR 3RD ALBUM VITALOGY HAS MANY SONGS ABOUT EDDIE'S LIFE.
I LOVE YOUR PJ REACTIONS. MORE PEARL JAM PLEASE!!
I'M SORRY FOR ALL CAPS BUT I CAN'T SEE VERY WELL SO I APOLOGIZE. ROCK ON NIKKI!! THANK YOU!! 😊💓🔥🤘✌️
AW WELL THANK YOU! I'M GLAD YOU'RE ENJOYING THE PEARL JAM REACTIONS! I AM AS WELL. THEY REALLY ARE ONE OF MY FAVORITE BANDS I'VE DISCOVERED ON THIS CHANNEL AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU GUYS TELLING ME ABOUT THEM! 💛
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
😁🔥
Saw them in concert Monday night. They played this, Black, Even Flow, and Porch...no Jeremy. For a bunch of guys in their late 50s, they still get after it!
Oh that's awesome you got to see them live! No Jeremy though?? I'd be devastated. 😅
@@nikkireviews First time they've been to my city since 2011... I'll take what I can get!
Food for thought, Eddie Vedder first solo album, 2007 “into the wild”, also the movie title. 1983, Violent Femmes, “Violent Femmes”album. 1985, The Dead Milkmen, “ Big Lizard in My Backyard” album. “
You need to check out the studio version. Not the music video. It's good but different from the studio version. Love the solo from the studio version better
I will do that, thanks!
Unplugged track "Black" always gets amazing reactions.
I checked that one out a couple months ago! 😊 I'll link it here if you wanna check it out:
ruclips.net/video/SvKcbsLg6Xs/видео.html
Maybe it's coincidence or good planning by you. But today is the 33rd anniversary of Ten and 28th of No Code. Alive was the very first single they released
This makes me feel old! Lol. I still think of PJ as a new band. Lol
I had no idea. 😱
🖤🖤🖤
🖤🖤
Now that you've heard the story about his father, check out the song release, live in Holland
I will do that! Thanks!
Once is a good song, yeah check it out. They're all good IMO. Another one is called Better man.
Yeah, I've done Better Man before, a live one, and you're right - so far they've all been really good. 😂
@@nikkireviews Cool I'll watch your reaction to it.
The verse you described implies an incestuous relation between mother and son. He said that's fiction but that her mother used to get lost looking at him probably seeing the similarities between him and his real father.
as someone from the PNW who has been a fan of PJ since before their first album released, I can wholeheartedly tell you that you are missing out on a giant catalogue of amazing PJ songs, my personal favorite is Wash
I remember when the world got hit by first, Smells Like Teen Spirit, then Alive and knocked the rock world off their axis.
I can believe it!
I was a sinking boat, I'm still alive.
Find the Pearl Jam's lost dogs... that's where the secret gems are hidden!! :*
I highly advice you to check out Soundgarden's performance of Beyond the wheel from 1990 in germany
I'll add it to my list! Thank you! ☺
@@nikkireviews Chris has amazing live performances and that's one of my favorites among of many others you won't regret it
a lesser known pearl jam song with powerful lyrics is 'i got id' also known as 'i got sh*t' ... would also highly recommend the bands Portugal The man and Awolnation they have some very good lyrics
Hm I will have to check those out. And thanks for the other band suggestions as well. I don't know much from either one if I'm being honest!
@@nikkireviews yeah they are lesser known but great... they basically have songs for all type of moods... take for example Portugal The man... they have cheerful songs like 'live in the moment' - 'so young' - 'share with me the sun'... but also have songs with darker themes like.. -once was one... -sleep forever ... or -noise pollution.. that one is about a tragedy that happened in france, thats why a couple of lyrics on that one are in french.
Catch a concert version of this song. The audience understands the meaning but ‘I’m still alive’ is defiant declaration. We have all been hurt down to our soul but it didn’t kill us ‘We are still alive’ despite the tragedies that befall us. There are several interviews when Eddie would discuss this song. He often just lets the crowd handle the chorus. It helped him heal like he helped us deal with the wounds that scar our souls. Grunge was special because they were authentic humans with flaws not Rock Gods above their fans. Pearl Jam & Metallica the fans and bands are family check out Battery by Metallica.
Oh Battery is a good one as well! And yeah, that's what I really like about Pearl Jam is that they DO seem authentic.. and how Eddie sings with such passion and emotion.. every single time. It just really is felt in the music. 💛 I will definitely have to check out another live performance. 😊
@@nikkireviews ruclips.net/video/nssw7O_MXbA/видео.htmlsi=s3IjlsJUub9VRAZG
THAT'S RIGHT IN THE COMMENTS IT IS 33 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR ALBUM TEN 🤯 TOTALLY AWESOME ALBUM START TO FINISH!! I LOVE ALL THEIR ALBUMS. I STILL HAVE MY TEN C.D. ❤
YEAH! I HAD NO IDEA WHEN I RECORDED THIS THAT IT WAS GONNA LINE UP WITH THAT. WHAT TIMING!
@@nikkireviews GREAT TIMING NIKKI!! 👍 I HOPE YOUR DOING WELL, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME FOR TEXTING ALL CAPS, IT MEANS ALOT! YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL HEART ❤️ 🤗
Honestly, you should listen to every album. Song by song with lyrics.. there's no fluff with PJ.. there are no fillers. Every song is worth a listen. Especially if you're into lyrics
I plan on doing just that. I wanna list to them all..and it's been so fun doing it this way and learning along with you guys. People who are already fans of the band and know them the best!
Have you checked out Hunger Strike by Temple of The Dog? Collaboration between Vedder, Cornell and Pearl Jam members pre Pearl Jam
Yep, I have! You can check it out here if you want:
ruclips.net/video/jHr9NiClPZQ/видео.html
What a collab! 👏🏻
It was part of a trilogy called Momma-Son. Alive where the son found out his real father died. Then he grows up and starts reminding her of the father and she seduces the son. "Once". The son grows up and becomes a serial killer. And " Footsteps" he's on deathrow.
You should definitely check those songs out. There's a version of Footsteps with a harmonica. That was added later on the Lost Dogs album of their unreleased and b-sides.
What
Yeah I definitely need to hear how this story unfolds. 👀
I love your Pearl Jam reactions! About that second verse that you spoke of. It is my understanding that Eddie had a strong physical resemblance to his biological father. So when Eddie's mother says "but, you're still alive" it is because she sees Eddie's father when she looks at Eddie. There seems to be some incestual inuendo, perhaps an attraction to the man she sees when she looks at Eddie. That last part may just be a misinterpretation on my part. It is definitely the darkest and most confusing section of this song for both the singer and the listener to sort out. It boils down to, his father is gone, but he is still alive. Eddie is his own person, yet he is also a reflection of a man he barely got to know. Now, he has to live with this burden of information that was laid out to him.
Thank you! And yeah, that's what it seems like from some of the research I did about the song. I definitely didn't pick that up from the first listen though. 👀
ten is a great album.
I've been enjoying what I know so far!
Dorks
😦 Pearl Jam? Me? Both of us? 😂
React to " Indifference"
"Immortality" " oceans" " rearviewmirror"
Thank you. I think Oceans is the one I'm gonna do next when I do my next one by them.
Footsteps
yellow ledbetter, betterman
I checked out a live version of Yellow Ledbetter here:
ruclips.net/video/Ku0HlHJIpdo/видео.html
And Better Man (two version actually! 😅) here:
ruclips.net/video/-sduoLOGNeg/видео.html
Just in case you wanna check em out! 😁
black unplugged most see
Still as home fdviu
i am sorry... but if you are a lyrical anything... you really should have listened to almost all of Eddie's songs. ESPECIALLY HIS TOP ONES!!!! He is different and special, And you can't be anyone who's opinion means anything if you have not!!!! It would be like an art expert saying... "lets look at some of Monet's classic works... i have never seen them before." WELL THEN YOU ARE NOT AN EXPERT !!!!