ONCE
Energetic riffs and heavy vibes
of grunge sounds.....a powerful performance of PJ's music. Excellent solo
done by McCready. Once is the second song in the "Mamason" trilogy. It
is about an individual who goes on a killing spree because he has basically
gone insane. He was able to control himself but now he can't. He is executed
in the third song, "Footsteps."
EVENFLOW
Great riffs. A masterpiece of Pearl
Jam's music. Eddie talks about the despair of the homeless.
ALIVE
A Pearl Jam classic...Alive it
the first song in the "Mamason" trilogy. It is about a son who finds out
that the man he called dad all those years isn't really his dad. His real
dad was dying when he was only 13 years old. [NOTE: that supposedly really
happened to Eddie. The next part is where he add fiction to his story.]
The son then grows up and ends up looking just like his real dad (who the
mother still loves) so, the mother makes love to her son. He can't remember
anything except the look of her private part and all he can think is that
he is still alive. This leads up to the next song where he goes insane
and starts killing people (which is the song "Once").
WHY GO
Why go home? According to the liner
notes this song is for "Heather." Rumor has it that she was put into an
insane hospital because her mom caught her smoking pot. She knows that
there is nothing wrong with her but to get out she has to admit to something.
Even though she has become stronger they want her to be a week, obedient,
individual. Someone who agrees with, and follows every rule of, society.
Whatever they want to hear, she will tell them. She wonders why she should
go home to the person who put her there....great bass by Ament and cool
solo.
BLACK
One of the favourites..a beautiful
song and nice melody..piano played by Rick Parashar... talks about the
frustration of someone in love.
JEREMY
Jeremy is based on the true story
about a kid who shot himself in front of his class. The kids were always
making fun of him, and his parents neglected him so, he decided to mess
them up for life. He succeeded
OCEANS
A different approach of music...neatly
done. Nice video shot in Hawaii.
PORCH
Energetic and powerful...should
be one of the best songs in the album..
GARDEN
Eddie talks about our modern world..."I
just question our existence.."
DEEP
A great number....Deep is about
a man (out on the ledge of a building) who tries drugs to cope with live.
When that doesn't work he tries to hide his feelings inside of him. When
that doesn't work, he jumps off the building committing suicide in front
of at least one innocent individual (which probably messes her up continuing
the cycle).
RELEASE
Another tune about Eddie's father....