It occurred to me that this had become my favorite PJ record. Not only was I listening to it every time I got into my car, I was learning every song on the guitar and pretending Stone or Mike got injured while visiting the city and I had to fill in. (That’s another story, unless you’ve lived anywhere near spaghetti junction) But that obsession that happens with certain albums started to take place. Songs like Corduroy and Last Exit served as the background to the Atlanta skyline as I sat in traffic. As the months went on I made friends and started to go out socially in the city. What does that mean, commuters? Music and coffee time, that’s what. But my drive to work was about 40 minutes away, so that left me with a lot of windshield time during the week. I just got down to Atlanta and don’t know a soul. But every time it seemed like I was ready to dive in and start obsessing over the third record, another epic album would drop. That’s not to say I didn’t like the singles that were out. By the time Vitalogy was released, there were so many great albums flowing through my headphones, it sort of got lost in the pack. had already been out and I couldn’t get enough of it. On top of that, Pearl Jam’s second record, Vs. I had at my disposal Dirt by Alice in Chains, Purple by Stone Temple Pilots, Superuknown by Soundgarden and In Utero by Nirvana, who also had just released their Unplugged disc. When the album first came out, us music fans were right in the middle of an era of unbelievable music. So ride with me and let’s talk about the legendary album that is Vitalogy, by Pearl Jam. This album is the soundtrack to the time right before that move. The reason why I bring that up is because I wrote about moving back to Detroit from Atlanta and that record being a huge part of the soundtrack to that time in my life. In fact, I just published a look back at the Incubus album, Make Yourself. I’ve written hundreds of album reviews, dozens of retrospective reviews but I’m not sure there are many albums that I’ve listened to more than Pearl Jam’s Vitalogy.
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