Pearl Jam Covers John Lennon, Neil Young at ACL Fest 2014
It's been a year since Pearl Jam released Lightning Bolt, and the Seattle grunge gods chose to squeeze one more festival into the twelve months they've spent touring internationally behind their tenth record with a comfortable, intimate and immensely satisfying set at Austin City Limits Festival.
This isn't to say Pearl Jam's ACL Fest set was predictable or stale by any stretch. As anyone who's seen Pearl Jam live can attest, the terms "dad rock" or "tired" can't be thrown their way at all. After 20 years of climbing light rigs, hurling guitars and screaming into microphones until they're on the verge of giving themselves tinnitus with their own voices, Pearl Jam are very much on top of their game. They throw now-perfected covers into the mix while handing over "Jeremy" to a dedicated fan base that rivals Eddie Vedder on his delivery and intensity. Vedder's been playing "Imagine" out lately, and the solemn, acoustic take on John Lennon's classic was a welcome contrast to the rugged, roaring frontman we've come to know as the Gospel of Grunge.
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