When the words finally start, Vedder sounds a bit demented. A third bridge takes it into an aggressive, pounding rhythm. The anticipation begins with a light, airy sound before the drums and more guitars kick in for a second bridge. So much happens before the first words are even sung, building to a trademark Pearl Jam crescendo. Seeing the band perform ?Severed Hand? on SNL opened my eyes to the greatness of this song. With a McCready solo that borders on metal and Vedder?s style of singing through clenched teeth for which he is famous, it is hard to sit still while listening to this song. ?Comatose? has a raw, punk-rock energy and is awesome performed live. Vedder seems to mock his younger, angrier self that spurned a fame that was built on angst: ?Darkness comes in waves/Tell me, why invite it to stay?/You?’re one with negativity/Yes, comfort is an energy/But why let the sad song play.? The video for ?Life Wasted? came out in May of 2006 and was the band?s first official video since 1998?s ?Do the Evolution.?Worldwide Suicide? is Pearl Jam at its best, with an immediate hook, driving rhythm section and lyrical imagery of the effects of war. The lyrics show the maturity that has come with age and experience. The album starts with the powerful one-two-three punch of ?Life Wasted,?WWS? and ?Comatose.? The first track features the battling guitars of Stone Gossard and Mike McCready, mixed with Eddie Vedder?s primal intensity on vocals.
The first single debuted at number one on Billboard?s modern rock chart. And if ?Worldwide Suicide? is any indication, the rest of the world will be giving them credit, too. The band is now doing interviews, making appearances on Letterman and SNL, and giving themselves the credit that is long overdue. This album is their debut release with J Records and is their first full-length studio release in four years. Every concert promises to be something different, with set lists varied nightly, rarities and covers of their rock idols, as well as encores that are longer than most bands? main sets. Despite being considered out of the ?mainstream,? they managed to stay relevant to fans, selling out major arenas around the country and moving millions of records and official concert bootlegs. Pearl Jam shunned endorsements, interviews and videos in the age of MTV.
However, Pearl Jam’s eighth album, which is untitled (but becoming known as the ?Avocado? album), may be the one that brings back the casual fan and thrusts them into the spotlight that they have shied away from for so long. I hate to use a term like ?comeback album? for a band that never really left the music scene.
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