ON THIS DATE IN 1991 A DEBUT ALBUM DROPPED FROM A RAG TAG BUNCH OF MUSICIANS OUT OF THE SEATTLE GRUNGE SCENE AND THE BAND CONSISTED OF KEY PLAYERS FROM THE UP AND COMING SEATTLE BAND MOTHER LOVE BONE, WHO’S FRONTMAN, ANDREW WOOD DIED IN 1990 FROM A DRUG OVERDOSE LEAVING REMAINING BANDMEMBERS TO FIND THEIR WAY WITH A NEW VOCALIST BY THE NAME OF EDDIE VEDDER…THE BAND OF COURSE IS PEARL JAM AND THE DEBUT ALBUM IS TEN. THAT ALBUM PUT THE GRIEVING ARTISTS AT THE TOP OF THE CHARTS AND LAUNCHED THEM INTO STARDOM WITH DARK AND BROODING SUBJECT MATTER LIKE HOMELESSNESS AND SUICIDE. BUT DESPITE THE DARK SUBJECT MATTER, IT CONNECTS WITH THE GRUNGEY GEN X’ERS…AND IS STILL ROCKING TODAY! PEARL JAM’S TEN IS AN ALBUM YOU CAN LISTEN TO FORWARD AND BACK AND IT’S HARD TO PICK A FAVORITE, BUT I KNEW THE MINUTE I HEARD THE 2ND SINGLE RELEASED FROM TEN THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE A CLASSIC…THAT SINGLE…”EVEN FLOW”…IT’S TODAY’S ROXY’S ROCK REWIND ON 105.7 THE X IN THE FIVE OCLOCK FREAK OUT SPONSORED BY SIREN TATTOO STUDIO!
