I would love to see you react to Pearl Jam - Porch [Pinkpop 1992]. It is an incredible performance, and has a legendary stage dive.

What a broken heart sounds like, without Eddie's broken "Black" wouldn't have been made.

Not sure if it's been said already here, but Pearl Jam's record label urged the band to release this as a single, but Eddie refused as he considered the song to be too personal! 😭

Eddie oozes passion out of every pore in his body. Master musical storyteller. He's a national treasure and must be wrapped in bubble wrap and protected at all costs! I wish you did more PJ, you're really missing out. I can't remember what you've done, but try "Alive", "Evenflow", "Daughter", "Better Man", "Dissident", "Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town", "Why Go", "Given To Fly", "Breath", and of course "Porch" live at pinkpop for one of the most amazing performances ever!

TEN is a phenomenal debut album and I totally understand you using it as your starting point to explore PJ but they are so much more than TEN. They have 33 years worth of music to enjoy including their new record Dark Matter that was released in April 2024. Everyone will just suggest the PJ “hits” (Evenfow, Jeremy, Alive, Black etc, and with good reason) but don’t be afraid to stray off into the deep cuts from all their albums. Songs like Indifference from the VS album, Immortality from Vitalogy, Hail, Hail from No Code, Faithful from Yield, Of The Girl from Binaural, You Are from Riot Act, Gone from the 2006 self titled album Pearl Jam (Avocado), Amongst The Waves from Backspacer, Infallible from Lightning Bolt, Superblood Wolfmoon from Gigaton, Waiting For Stevie from Dark Matter…just to name a few 😉

It was not a single in the US but has gotten tons of airplay and charted at number 3 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts.

Eddie ascended into God mode in this performance

His body language in this particular performance speaks volumes. It is something that hurts him every time he sings it. It is raw in his soul. He covers his midsection, indicating injury (not physically), he becomes restless, almost at a breaking point, it's a painful song for him. Arguably one of the best live performances ever.

I can only imagine HOW GREAT ALICE IN CHAINS ⛓️ would have been if they'd have performed an UNPLUGGED 10 years earlier, while Layne was in his prime, EDDIE VEDDER us LEGENDARY, great live performer, I've seen them 4 times, EXCELLENT EVERY TIME

Pearl Jam is amazing. "Release" and "Breath" are 2 really good suggestions

"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"

One of the greatest live recordings ever made in my opinion.

What a shattered heart sounds like. Sometimes when a heart breaks it never truly heals.

I remember watching this live as a 19 year old. At the time, I didn't realize how I lucky was to watch and hear music this good!

I love Eddie’s voice. It is such a rich, deep baritone, as opposed to many lead singers who tend to have thinner, tenor voices (imo). And while he can’t reach the highest notes anymore, his voice has only gotten deeper and more resonant with age. Even his speaking voice is deep. I never get tired of it.

each time he stares off and reflects on what was, I know that feeling, these lyrics hit home...this is hands down my favorite song from any of the unplugged performances, however when it comes to just listening to this song, the album version sounds absolutely beautiful

A very emotional performance, drawing on past, be it a longing for, or a hurtful experience can be great tools to use, I believe that's why there's such passion and grit in his vocal, it's pure

This is the song of my life, thank you...

The "gritty" sound is Eddie expressing pain and passion in one sound. This was a very personal song for him. He lived this and you can sense that as you watch and hear his emotion expressed in the performance. This is what it's all about. Hey, you should also check out a song from the Unplugged video called "State of Love & Trust". Great song!

I would say this is their best song/performance ever, and maybe even best 90s grunge performance of all time.