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September 22, 2006
They're Still Alive
Oh, you knew this was coming. Well, if you knew me personally you’d know.
So we’re in our second month of blogging here and now I find myself making my first big Pearl Jam post.
You remember Pearl Jam, the only band to survive and thrive from the early 1990s Seattle grunge scene.
Eddie and the boys were recently nominated for favorite artist in the alternative music category of the 2006 American Music Awards. They are up against Nickelback and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Pearl Jam doesn’t belong in this category. They are hardly alternative anymore, considering the band sounds more and more like Led Zeppelin and The Who these days. You know — classic rock, which is hard to find.
PJ won’t win (although they probably deserve it) because “music fans� vote and decide who wins. Judging recent album sales, unfortunately, the bet here is that Nickelback takes the crown.
Oh well, at least Pearl Jam was nominated.
The award show airs Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
Posted by Andy Ravens at September 22, 2006 2:50 PM
Comments
I'm actually shocked it has taken this long for a PJ reference on the blog! :-) While I agree with you that PJ won't win (and doesn't even belong in this category), I'll take the fact that they actually received a nomination. At least their terrific work on the new album isn't going unnoticed.
When do we see a category like "Best Live performance"? Now that's something PJ could and should win.
Posted by: Craig Sutliff at September 25, 2006 1:58 PM
And I thought Eddie Vedder couldn't look rattier. (JK!...)They are great live though, considering most bands that win awards nowadays look like untrained monkeys on stage. They are considered outdated already :( Whatever. And somehow MTV doesn't even live up to their name, literally! How can you have a music awards show if your station doesn't even play music anymore?
Posted by: Music? Television: MTV renamed. at September 25, 2006 2:03 PM
They would defintely win "Best Live Performance," if there was such a category.
Posted by: Andy at September 27, 2006 11:58 AM
Pearljam would win best live performance as along as the greatest live act in the world wasn't nominated!!! Oh by the way... that is U2.
Posted by: The Joe at October 1, 2006 9:53 PM
Both bands, Pearl Jam and U2, share the same stage this December in Hawaii. Perhaps then we'll see who delivers.
Too bad Bono and Eddie Vedder are such good friends. They would be make great rivals.
Posted by: Andy at October 2, 2006 12:44 PM