Great read! I have clear memories of listening to this one a ton when it came out. I had somehow skipped over No Code but this one got me back into them.
Beautiful breakdown of how Yield represented a power rebalance in Pearl Jam's creative process. That colaborative shift really comes through in tracks like Pilate where Jeff's spirituality gets room to breathe. The fact you caught them playing the entire album on the first night they did it is wild, specialy right after your birthday. Sometimes concert timing just lines up perfectly.
God so many good songs. I love “No Way” so much. Had to grow on me as well
I’m so glad it did for me. One of Stone’s best creations.
Agree
Love this write up. Good mention on Going to California. Hadn’t realized the connection to PJ. Btw Joe P does a swell cover of that song!
The first time I heard GTF I thought it was ripped off of CTC. First words out of my mouth when I heard the main riff was “what is this CTC?”
Great read! I have clear memories of listening to this one a ton when it came out. I had somehow skipped over No Code but this one got me back into them.
Thanks Garry! I’ve had to constrain myself on Yield from turning into 12 essays!
That show brought me back into the fold (as it were) and got me to love Yield. Before that, I'd been big on only liking the first 3 records.
I’m glad you got that opportunity. It was kind of funny he dedicated Given To Fly to Aaron Rodgers. “Threw for hundreds of yards!”
lol. F’in Aaron Rodger’s, man…
One more. Ed disclosing his first beer was Old Milwaukee.
Beautiful breakdown of how Yield represented a power rebalance in Pearl Jam's creative process. That colaborative shift really comes through in tracks like Pilate where Jeff's spirituality gets room to breathe. The fact you caught them playing the entire album on the first night they did it is wild, specialy right after your birthday. Sometimes concert timing just lines up perfectly.
What’s so great about this album is almost every song has an elaborate story. Just wait for Side B when I get to “In Hiding.”