It was still an improvement from the '80s. But yeah, when thongs and low-cut jeans came into fashion a few years ago it pained me that this hadn't happened when I was in college.

"Tremor Christ" and "Last Exit" definitely date from late 1993. "Satan's Bed" was first played at that Atlanta show (which is available here: http://tinyurl.com/2a28bpb).

Better than "One More Minute"? Heresy.

I have the original U.S. release of 'Ten,' plus a European version with four bonus tracks, label advance copies of the reissue and remix, and the box set version with CD and vinyl versions of each. I'm not proud, but there we are. I have only one copy of 'Vs.' so far, but when I interviewed him a couple of years ago…

10 great Pearl Jam songs from the 2000s
"Rival"
"Grievance"
"You Are"
"Can't Keep"
"Down"
"Life Wasted"
"Worldwide Suicide"
"The Fixer"
"Amongst the Waves"
"Of the Earth"

See? It's wrecked your hearing already.

"Oh yeah, and … Steve, don't cum yet."

"Me and Eddie Vedder" by the Rugburns.

My work is done here.

I read it EVERY DAMN DAY!

Say what you will, it's the biggest hit to espouse the merits of socialism since "This Land is Your Land."

There's a funny story in Lonn Friend's book 'Life on Planet Rock' where he plays Sebastian Bach (of Skid Row) an advance of 'Nevermind' and Bach immediately goes nuts for it and says how much he'd love to get Nirvana to open for Skid Row. Poor guy didn't see it coming.

Yet it's mastered so loudly that I cannot stand to listen to it.

Pearl Jam IS "one of those bands whose setlists change completely from one show to the next." If they've ever played two shows with the same setlist it was probably by accident.

The Atlanta show was April 2, 1994; Cobain died three days later.

Got some if you need it: http://spreadingthejam.blog…

"A compliment for us is a compliment for you."

I've been watching since the 1985-86 season, when Michaels returned and put on what was at the time reviled as the worst season ever. Maybe that's why I tend to be overly forgiving of SNL — when things get bad, there's usually a major turnaround within a year or two. But sweet merciful Zeus, they are truly testing my…

The 'Road House' commentary is very much like SModcast — they use the action onscreen as an excuse to talk about whatever the hell they want. It was recorded in 2006, and now kinda sounds like a dry run for SModcast.

'Tideland' is underrated. 'Brothers Grimm,' alas, is not.