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Beatles as tans ol trie band nave ye! another notch lot their coffectib&B bedpost Regardless of the opinions and some ?0 plus years after the quartet officially caned it quits it cou rt be argued that Beatles tans are eft with one of the band s best most honest reteases yet Make nomstake, this <s no fkfvotvbtor Abbey Road f urthermore (t ■<> s not to be confused with rocket sc*enco T’-s record succeeds, but not m <r terms of the technctogfcai advances the band would eventuafty be known tor It also i$ not meant as some sod ot final tribute to the band's undying status as the real kings of rock n* row That's the beauty of I ve at the BBC it's none of the above Lrve af!he SBCs mam appeal is its Simplicity It can be argued that none of the Beatles was the best at what he d«d on an individual basis in fact, as far as musicianship goes. Chuck Berry, bite Richard and EMs Pressey boned the quartet one on one Bui iS is (ho Beaties innate ability to moki the 'ckc ab , sounds of Buddy Hotly. the bluesy twang ot Berry and the freewheeling antes of Little Richard into a tight intelligent sound that served " ■ ■ .■ -:!.>• 1 • w ,r w.i'. :■ !»'* •' ■- ’ important musto o* the gone ration S ' -t*f f Va' .tan ,V’-d (> .”')<• Rub* s Cubes, parachute pants and twisted Sister are a the evidence one needs to dig up to g «-ss the tate o' the mega < on sound o' the early 1990s Don't look tor Pea' Jam to go down with the pack though Just as me Beaties rode the wave ot the inno cent boy-meets white gloved-gm genre of romantic images eventuatty grow-ng into a mature, techni cally unique style of play. Peart Jam makes the . <mp tram Grunge poster boys to a logical answer to the Beat^ n the 1960s. I nelwood Mac • the 1970s and the king ot the 80s ■ U2 With Vitaiogy, the bands thud release. Pear) Jam makes headway into the future ot rock wth a Mirvy nvaied by ‘ew m recent years But doni took tor "Jeremy It" on this record Much i «-o Soundgarden succeeded m domg with its last release. Pean Jam confronts the listen ers wJh a o>Herent aspect ot as e-w-gru* -g mus cat person, t ty apparently with mixed rev-ows from those that p>eie>?ed the Top 40. user • tr.entity totrf of Ten Proof is to the pudding. ktough In the 1990s. a band is orvy as good as its next release Per naps the greatest testament to the band is the anticipa tion mat awaits every new reiease And much tike the aforementioned artists, throw " REM tor good 'nt-us./e Pear jjo game's an amazing amount ot interest in nfy w Out on vmyi, but what a does 'or shits and giggles as weft )! weed f (v‘.i - •>■ be wrong to make wbotesate comparisons across the board between the Beat ies and Pear* Jam It's a totally dd*e>ent time and pace Wwn the Beanes came on to the scene them was no such th.ng as tap. industrial. hip-hop or punk In those days, unless you wore country, there were two nays o* playing rock music straight up or with a decided dash o! the Wues But then again, it % quite possibly the Beatles that created the bOundtV OS that e* St today Vitalogy fVa-i jam it it it I nt at the BBC ★ ★ ★ ★ I! is by this definition Inal me : . . . A e ■ one of, if nos tho most irnpor tan! bands ever And what the Beaties ana Pea- Jam have most in common s thea ability to budge musical gaps, flaw lessty fusing many, usually dis tinct. brands of muse mto a tight catalog On Vitalogy. Peart Jam opens up then sound, featur ing a 14-pack of varied songs that swim the vast rivers of the maturing sound of the band on its third release "Not For You' presents the piam old rock n' roll side of Pearl jam With a decided No Young guitar angst, lead vocals! Fddie Vedder carries the band through a testament to the band s wadded up intens-tv Once again Vedder s at his best wnen he can let it ait hang out. interrupting the band's manic tempo with his ultra-emotional .i% ',v •( .ifdutoy' a* d 'Better Man nvite Vedder to present his case as the best, most intense vocalist of his day wt e at the same time, not compromising the band s ability to display its ter Site melodies Although there's no equivalent to Pearl Jam's refined, yet gritty guitar power on Live at the BBC. the Reaves cn >ut:-e release showcases its own guitar pleasures The tr ng the Beaties did so well m their torn.iddb.e years was play the standards -e nobody (!:s« could from Chuck Berry's "Too Mu< ' M >» ney Bn1 ties' to Smokoy Rob« son and t- e M • es r'uu Rea y (k>! a Ho d on Me the Beaties kick out 1950s and t960s favorites m impress ve fashion Another component o! the record is trie unique sense ot humor, or some «v Hjid say tack of that sneaks m between songs trom time to timie Also included in tr s tarn-packed 69 song coi section are rare previously unreleased l" or V. 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