Its combination of upbeat, jangly melody and dark lyrics hark back to the Vitalogy era, and it sounds like a seamless bridge from vintage to modern-era Pearl Jam. It’s also the first time guitarist Mike McCready wrote lyrics for the band, and the assertion on Inside Job that “life comes from within” is an uplifting sentiment to end a sometimes downbeat album.ĭespite being one of the tracks on Lost Dogs without an interesting backstory, this I Am Mine b-side is a song that perfectly captures Pearl Jam’s identity. The measured, melancholic intro of the last track on PJ’s self-titled is the perfect opportunity to lie back, close your eyes and contemplate the topics that have been touched on throughout the previous 11 songs. On this emotional ballad from that one with the avocado on the front, Eddie Vedder deals with loss and loneliness, and it’s a fitting penultimate track to an introspective record that also draws on poverty, the Iraq War and Johnny Ramone’s death as inspiration. Come Back might be the most Yellow Ledbetter-esque song Pearl Jam have released since Yellow Ledbetter.
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