YELLOW LEDBETTER

BAND PEARL JAM

SONGWRITERS: VEDDER EDDIE JEROME; MC CREADY MICHAEL DAVIS & AMENT JEFFREY ALLEN

COUNTRY: u. s. a.

ALBUM: YELLOW LEDBETTER

LABEL: EPIC RECORDS

GENRE: GRUNGE

YEAR: 1992

 

          "Yellow Ledbetter" is a song by the American grunge band Pearl Jam. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music co-written by bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Mike McCready, "Yellow Ledbetter" was an outtake from the band's debut album, Ten(1991). "Yellow Ledbetter" was selected by the band to be on the B-side of the 1992 single "Jeremy", where it was first released. The song eventually found its way onto radio, peaking at number 21 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was also included on Pearl Jam's 2003 B-sides and rarities album Lost Dogs, and on their 2004 greatest hits album Rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003).

Unsealed on a porch a letter sat

Then you said I wanna leave it again

Once I saw her on a beach of weathered sand

And on the sand I wanna leave it again, yeah

 

On a weekend wanna wish it all away

And they called and I said that I want what I said

And then I call out again

And the reason oughtta leave her calm, I know

I said I don't know whether I'm the boxer or the bag

 

Oh yeah, can you see them

Out on the porch

Yeah but they don't wave

I see them

'Round the front way, yeah

And I know and I know I don't want to stay

Make me cry

 

I see

I don't know, there's something else

I wanna drum it all away

Oh, I said I don't, I don't know whether I'm the boxer or the bag

 

Oh yeah, can you see them

Out on the porch

Yeah but they don't wave

I see them

'Round the front way, yeah

And I know and I know I don't want to stay

I don't wanna stay

I don't wanna stay

I don't wanna stay, oh no

Yeah

 

Oh!, oh!

Oh!, oh!

SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT

NIRVANA

SONGWRITERS: DAVE GROHL; KRIST NOVOSELIC & KURT COBAIN

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: NEVERMIND

LABEL: DGC

GENRE: GRUNGE

YEAR: 1991

 

      Nevermind is the second studio album by American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991 by DGC Records. Produced by Butch Vig, it was Nirvana's first release on the DGC label, and the first to feature drummer Dave Grohl. Characterized by its polished and cleaner sound, the album was a departure from the band's rawer debut álbum Bleach. Nirvana recorded the album at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, and Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin in May and June 1991 and it was mastered on the afternoon of August 2 at The Mastering Lab in Hollywood, California.

            Frontman Kurt Cobain wrote a number of songs influenced by bands such as the Melvins, R.E.M., the Smithereens, and the Pixies. He fashioned chord sequences using power chords and combined pop hooks with dissonant guitar riffs. According to Cobain, he aimed for the album to sound like a fusion between pop acts like the Knack and the Bay City Rollers and heavier acts like Black Flag and Black Sabbath. While Nevermind is widely associated with grunge, the album features the acoustic ballad "Polly; the hard rock song "Stay Away"; and the cellist-incorporated "Something in the Way". The album cover, which shows a naked baby swimming with a U.S. dollar bill on a fishhook just out of his reach, is one of the most famous album covers in popular music.

        Nevermind became an unexpected critical and commercial success. In January 1992, it reached number one on the US Billboard 200; during this time it was selling approximately 300,000 copies a week. The lead single "Smells Like Teen Spirit" peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100, and its video was heavily rotated on MTV. Three other successful singles were produced: "Come as You Are", "Lithium", and "In Bloom". Nevermind was voted the best album of the year in Pazz & Jop critics' poll, while "Smells Like Teen Spirit" also topped the single of the year and video of the year polls.

             Nevermind was hugely significant for Gen Xers in the United States and United Kingdom, causing a resurgence in punk culture among teenagers and young adults of the time. In addition, it was responsible in part for bringing both grunge and alternative rock music to a mainstream audience and ending the dominance of hair metal. The album has sold over 30 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time. In March 1999, it was certified Diamond by the RIAA. Among the most acclaimed albums in the history of music, in 2004 the Library of Congress added it to the National Recording Registry, which collects "culturally, historically or aesthetically important" sound recordings.

Load up on guns, bring your friends

It's fun to lose and to pretend

She's over-bored and self-assured

Oh, no, I know a dirty word

 

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello, hello

 

With the lights out, it's less dangerous

Here we are now, entertain us

I feel stupid and contagious

Here we are now, entertain us

A mulatto, an albino

A mosquito, my libido

Yeah, hey, yay

 

I'm worse at what I do best

And for this gift I feel blessed

Our little group has always been

And always will until the end

 

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello, hello

 

With the lights out, it's less dangerous

Here we are now, entertain us

I feel stupid and contagious

Here we are now, entertain us

A mulatto, an albino

A mosquito, my libido

Yeah, hey, yay

 

And I forget just why I taste

Oh yeah, I guess it makes me smile

I found it hard, it's hard to find

Well, whatever, nevermind

 

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello, hello, how low

Hello, hello, hello

 

With the lights out, it's less dangerous

Here we are now, entertain us

I feel stupid and contagious

Here we are now, entertain us

A mulatto, an albino

A mosquito, my libido

A denial, a denial, a denial, a denial, a denial

A denial, a denial, a denial, a denial.

BLACK

PEARL JAM

SONGWRITERS: EDDIE VEDDER & STONE GOSSARD

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: TEN

LABEL: EPIC RECORDS

GENRE: GRUNGE

YEAR: 1991

Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Seattle, Washington. The band's lineup consists of founding members Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), Mike McCready (lead guitar), and Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guitar), as well as Matt Cameron (drums), who joined in 1998. Keyboardist Boom Gaspar has also been a touring/session member with the band since 2002. Drummers Jack Irons, Dave Krusen, Matt Chamberlain, and Dave Abbruzzese are former members of the band.

Formed after the demise of Gossard and Ament's previous band, Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam broke into the mainstream with its debut album, Ten, in 1991. One of the key bands in the grunge movement of the early 1990s, its members often shunned popular music industry practices such as making music videos or giving interviews. The band also sued Ticketmaster, claiming it had monopolized the concert-ticket market. In 2006, Rolling Stone described the band as having "spent much of the past decade deliberately tearing apart their own fame."

The band sold nearly 32 million albums in the United States by 2012, and by 2018, they had sold more than 85 million albums worldwide. Pearl Jam outsold many of its contemporary alternative rock bands from the early 1990s, and is considered one of the most influential bands of the decade. AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine referred to Pearl Jam as "the most popular American rock & roll band of the '90s". Pearl Jam was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 7, 2017, in its first year of eligibility. They were ranked at no. 8 in a reader poll by Rolling Stone magazine in its "Top Ten Live Acts of All Time" issue.

"Black" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. The song is the fifth track on the band's debut album, Ten (1991). Featuring lyrics written by vocalista Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard.

After Ten became a commercial success in 1992, Pearl Jam's record label Epic Records urged the group to release the song as a single. The band refused, citing the song's personal nature. Despite the lack of a commercial single release, the song managed to reach number three on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Remixed versions of the song were included on Pearl Jam's 2004 greatest hits album, Rearviewmirror, and the 2009 Ten reissue. It has gone on to become one of the band's most popular songs, as well as a fan favorite.

The song originated as an instrumental demo under the name "E Ballad" that was written by guitarist Stone Gossard in 1990. It was one of five songs compiled onto a tape called Stone Gossard Demos '91 that was circulated in the hopes of finding a singer and drummer for Pearl Jam. The tape made its way into the hands of vocalist Eddie Vedder, who was working as a San Diego gas station attendant at the time. Vedder recorded vocals for three of the songs on the demo tape ("Alive", "Once", and "Footsteps"), and mailed the tape back to Seattle. Upon hearing the tape, the band invited Vedder to come to Seattle. On his way to Seattle, Vedder wrote lyrics for "E Ballad", which he called "Black".

Sheets of empty canvas

Untouched sheets of clay

Were laid spread out before me

As her body once did

All five horizons

Revolved around her soul

As the earth to the sun

Now the air I tasted and breathed

Has taken a turn

Oh, and all I taught her was everything

Oh, I know she gave me all that she wore

And now my bitter hands

Chafe beneath the clouds

Of what was everything

Oh, the pictures have

All been washed in black

Tattooed everything

I take a walk outside

I'm surrounded by some kids at play

I can feel their laughter

So, why do I sear?

Oh, and twisted thoughts that spin round my head

I'm spinning, oh, I'm spinning

How quick the sun can drop away?

And now my bitter hands

Cradle broken glass

Of what was everything

All the pictures have

All been washed in black

Tattooed everything

All the love gone bad

Turned my world to black

Tattooed all I see

All that I am

All that I'll be, yeah

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?

SUICIDAL DREAM

SILVERCHAIR

SONGWRITER: DANIEL JHONS

COUNTRY: AUSTRALIA

ALBUM: FROGSTOMP

LABEL: MURMUR RECORDS

GENRE: GRUNGE

YEAR: 1995

Silverchair were an Australian rock band, which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales with Ben Gillies on drums, Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars, and Chris Joannou on bass guitar. The group got their big break in mid-1994 when they won a national demo competition conducted by SBS TV show Nomad and ABC radio station, Triple J. The band was signed by Murmur, and were successful in Australia and internationally.

Silverchair won more ARIA Music Awards than any other artist in history with 21 wins from 49 nominations. They also received six APRA Awards, with Johns winning three songwriting awards in 2008. All five of their studio albums debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart: Frogstomp (1995), Freak Show (1997), Neon Ballroom (1999), Diorama (2002), and Young Modern (2007). Three singles reached number-one on the related ARIA Singles Chart: "Tomorrow" (1994), "Freak" (1997), and "Straight Lines" (2007).

Silverchair's alternative rock sound evolved throughout their career, differing styles on specific albums growing more ambitious over the years, from grunge on their debut to more recent work displaying orchestral and art rock influences. The songwriting and singing of Johns had evolved steadily while the band had developed an increased element of complexity.

In 2003, following the release of Diorama, the band announced a hiatus, during which time members recorded with side projects the Dissociatives, the Mess Hall, and Tambalane. Silverchair reunited at the 2005 Wave Aid concerts. In 2007, they released their fifth album, Young Modern, and played the Across the Great Divide tour with contemporaries Powderfinger. In May 2011, Silverchair announced an indefinite hiatus. As of January 2019, Silverchair have sold over 10 million albums worldwide.

In 100 Best Australian Albums (2010) their third album, Neon Ballroom, was placed at Nº. 25 according to its authors. Entertainment Weekly approved of the further advancement in Neon Ballroom, commenting on "plush strings on these adult arrangements". There were once again significant advancements in songwriting; Johns was described as "furious, motivated, and all grown up". However, Rolling Stone said the album seemed confused, commenting that Silverchair "can't decide what they want to do" with their music. Meanwhile, Diorama was seen as an extension of the band's originality, with its "[h]eavy orchestration, unpredictable melodic shifts and a whimsical pop sensibility". According to PopMatters' Nikki Tranter, the album stood out in an otherwise dull Australian music market.

In July 2009, "Tomorrow" was voted number 33 by the Australian public in Triple J's Hottest 100 of all time. As of January 2018, the group have sold 9 million albums worldwide. At the annual ARIA Music Awards, Silverchair holds the record for the most nominated artist, with 49, and the most number of awards won, with 21. Their breakthrough year was in 1995, when they won five out of nine nominations, including 'Best New Talent', and 'Breakthrough Artist' for both album and single categories. Their most successful year was at the 2007 ceremony when they won six of eight nominations.

Frogstomp is the debut studio album by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair. It was released on 27 March 1995, when the band members were only 15 years of age, by record label Murmur. The album features the band's most successful single, "Tomorrow".

In 2015, James Rose of the Daily Review wrote of the album, "As an album in its own right, it's pretty good. As a debut by three 15 year olds, it's about as good as it gets. There are still kids out there today listening to Frogstomp and shitting themselves. And so they should."

The album was ranked #25 on Double J's list of Top 50 Australian Albums of the '90s.

Mixdown listed the album as among the seven best Australian grunge albums.

The Amity Affliction member Ahren Stringer said of the album: "I was obsessed with Frogstomp as a 12 year-old boy. I wanted to be Daniel Johns."

I dream about, how it's going to end,

Approaching me quickly,

Leaving a life of fear,

I only want my mind to be clear,

People, making fun of me,

For no reason but jealousy,

I fantasise about my death,

I'll kill myself from holding my breath,

My suicidal dream,

Voices telling me what to do,

My suicidal dream,

I'm sure you will get yours too,

Help me, comfort me,

Stop me from feeling what I'm feeling now,

The rope is here,

Now I'll find a use,

I'll kill myself,

I'll put my head in a noose,

My suicidal dream,

Voices telling me what to do,

My suicidal dream,

I'm sure you will get yours too,

Dreamin' about my death, dream,

Suicidal, suicidal, suicidal dream,

I'm suicidal,

Suicidal dream.

SOMEBODY TO SHOVE

SOUL ASYLUM

SONGWRITER: DAVID ANTHONY PIRNER

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: "GRAVE DANCER'S UNION"

LABEL: COLUMBIA RECORDS

GENRE: GRUNGE

YEAR: 1992

"Somebody to Shove" is a song by the Minneapolis alternative rock band Soul Asylum, released in 1992. Issued as a single from the álbum Grave Dancers Union(1992), it reached number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart and number nine on the Mainstream Rock Tracks in the US.

The song was written by Soul Asylum's lead Singer Dave Pirner. It was the first single from their album (see Soul Asylum discography).

Soul Asylum is an American alternative rock band formed in 1981 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The band began using their official name in 1983.

The band originally formed in 1981 under the name Loud Fast Rules, with a lineup consisting of Dave Pirner, Dan Murphy, Karl Mueller, and Pat Morley. Morley was replaced by Grant Young in 1984. The band recorded three albums with = Twin/Tone Records and two with A&M Records, with little commercial success. In 1992, they released the triple-platinum álbum Grave Dancers Union, featuring their Grammy Award–winning single "Runaway Train". The band played at the inauguration of President Bill Clinton early the next year. They also scored a platinum record with the álbum Let Your Dim Light Shine three years later.

Grandfather watches the grandfather clock

And the phone hasn't rang for so long

And the time flys by, like a vulture in the sky

Suddenly he breaks into song

I'm waiting by the phone

Waiting for you to call me up and tell me I'm not alone

I'm waiting by the phone

Waiting for you to call me up and tell me I'm not alone

Hello, speak up, is there somebody there?

These hang ups are getting me down

In a world frozen over with over exposure

Let's talk it over, let's go out and paint the town

Cause I'm waiting by the phone

Waiting for you to call me up and tell me I'm not alone

Cause I want somebody to shove

I need somebody to shove

I want somebody to shove me

You're a dream for insomniacs, prize in the Cracker Jack

All the difference in the world is just a call away

And I'm waiting by the phone

Waiting for you to call me up and tell me I'm not alone

Yes I'm waiting by the phone

I'm waiting for you to call me, call me

and tell me I'm, tell me I'm not alone

Cause I want somebody to shove

I need somebody shove

I want somebody to shove me

Yes I want somebody to shove

I need somebody shove

I want somebody to shove me.

EVEN FLOW

PEARL JAM

SONGWRITERS: Eddie Vedder & Stone Gossard

COUNTRY: U.S.A.

ALBUM: TEN

LABEL: EPIC RECORDS

GENRE: GRUNGE

YEAR: 1991

Ten é o álbum de estreia da banda grunge estadunidense Pearl Jam, lançado em 27 de agosto de 1991 através da Epic Records. Após a saída do baixista Jeff Ament e do guitarrista Stone Gossard de seu grupo anterior Mother Love Bone, os dois recrutaram o vocalista Eddie Vedder, o guitarrista Mike McCready e o baterista Dave Krusen para formar o Pearl Jam em 1990. A maioria de suas canções começaram como jams instrumentais, a que Vedder adiciona letras sobre temas como depressão, desabrigados e abuso.

Ten não foi um sucesso imediato, mas no final de 1992 ele tinha alcançado o 2º lugar na parada Billboard 200. O álbum produziu três singles de sucesso: "Alive", "Even Flow" e "Jeremy", além da canção "Black", que não foi um single, mas também teve sucesso. Enquanto o Pearl Jam foi acusado de saltar para o grunge na época, Ten foi fundamental na popularização do rock alternativo no mainstream. O álbum foi certificado treze vezes platina pela RIAA nos Estados Unidos, vendendo cerca de 13.500.000 cópias, e permanece como o álbum mais bem sucedido do Pearl Jam.

Freezin', rests his head on a pillow

Made of concrete, again

Oh, Feelin' maybe he'll see a little better,

Set a days, ooh yeah

Oh, hand out, faces that he sees time again

Ain't that familiar, oh yeah

Oh, dark grin, he can't help,

When he's happy looks insane, oh yeah

Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies

Oh, he don't know, so he chases them away

Someday yet, he'll begin his life again

Life again, life again...

Kneelin', looking through the paper

Though he doesn't know to read,

ooh yeah

Oh, prayin', out to something

that has never showed him anything

Oh, feelin', understands the weather of the winters on its way

Oh, ceilings,

few and far between all illegal halls of shame, yeah

Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies

Oh, he don't know, so he chases them away

Someday yet, he'll begin his life again

Whispering hands, gently lead him away

Him away, him away...

Yeah!

Woo...ah yeah...fuck it up...

Even flow, thoughts arrive like butterflies

Oh, he don't know, so he chases them away

Someday yet, he'll begin his life again, yeah

Oh, whispering hands, gently lead him away

Him away, him away...

Yeah!

Woo...uh huh...yeah, yeah, mommy, mommy...