Ament in the early ’90s decided to take both approaches.įollowing Simmons’s example, Ament took to wearing tams-also known as rastacaps-onstage. Simmons did it with his loud, brash sartorial choices, and Entwistle did it with his loud, brash bass tones. Entwistle, for one, is perhaps the most technically gifted bass player in rock history Gene Simmons, on the other hand, is not.īut upon closer examination, there is one essential attribute linking Simmons and Entwistle to Ament-they were all players who demanded the audience’s attention, in a manner that isn’t typical for bass players. At first glance, it’s hard to imagine two musicians-one quiet and stoic onstage, the other bombastic and blood-spitting-who are more different. When Pearl Jam’s bassist started playing his instrument in 1981, the year he turned 18, his musical role models were the Who’s John Entwistle and Kiss’s Gene Simmons. Naturally, we’ll begin by discussing Jeff Ament’s collection of floppy hats. Below is an excerpt of the chapter on the song “Jeremy.” To purchase a copy of Long Road, click here.īefore we examine “Jeremy”-unquestionably one of Pearl Jam’s most famous and iconic songs-as a piece of music, a music video, and a signifier of social problems, we must first discuss it as a metaphor for shifting power dynamics inside Pearl Jam in the early ’90s. On Tuesday, author Steven Hyden will release his new book, Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation, from Hachette Books.
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