March 31, 2019: Sonic Youth and Pearl Jam

Hi Brad and Brad,

Since listening to Episode 84 of Self Pollution Radio Part 1, I have been on a Sonic Youth binge. After hearing "Teenage Riot" for the first time in a while, I found myself listening to "Daydream Nation" a few times that week after hearing the podcast. I've always said that I have to be in the right mood to listen to Sonic Youth and for some reason that time is now. It's been about 9 years since the last time I was. Given that Eddie had played "Teenage Riot" on SPR, it made me look into any connection between Pearl Jam and Sonic Youth. I wasn't able to find a whole lot, other than that Sonic Youth had toured and opened for Pearl Jam twice, in 2000 and 2006. It's interesting to me, because I can't imagine what a contrast it must have been to show up to Sonic Youth playing live and then switching over your palette to Pearl Jam. Both bands have incredible musicians in their own respects, but two very different styles. I'm not sure how many other people than myself enjoy both Sonic Youth and Pearl Jam. BradB had mentioned he hadn't gotten into them during their pinnacle, however BradL digged them. I can definitely see Sonic Youth being fairly polarizing given how eclectic their style is. However, what I've found is, once you're in, you're in deep.

The other tidbit I found, while pretty minor, is that Jeff provided them a subtle shout-out during Pearl Jam's induction into the Rock and Roll HOF. Jeff wore a shirt that listed several bands who had not been inducted into the HOF yet. One of those bands was Sonic Youth. Lastly, one more thing I want to add is that Kim Gordon is an absolute bad-ass. She was revolutionary for her time and it wouldn't surprise me given Pearl Jam's stance on feminism that they may be intertwined on that front.

Forced to endure, what I could not forgive,

Chris

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