Avocado week 2020 #3

by Henrik Tuxen

I kind of came a bit backwards into Pearl Jam. When grunge appeared, it was all Nirvana for me. I realized that Rearviewmirror from Vs was awesome, but totally fell in love with Soundgarden’s Superunknown at time of Kurt Cobain’s death.

When a friend a year later enthusiastically played me Vitalogy …

Avocado week 2020 #2

by Henrik Tuxen

As I have experienced both before and earlier. It can be seriously difficult to get access to Fort Pearl Jam, but once you do, the door and hospitality is wide open.

Although 2006 marked the 10-year scratch for my first meeting and serious hangout with Pearl Jam and especially Eddie Vedder, this was my first at the band's private residence so to speak, The Pearl Jam HQ Warehouse in Seattle. March 1st 2006.

Avocado week 2020 #1

by Henrik Tuxen

Here’s an ode to the Pearl Jam album, also known as ‘The Avocado’ due to the iconic cover. On May 1st it has been 14 years ago since this album saw the light of day. A well-received album by both and fans overall and in many ways a return to the classic rocking style of the early 90s, whereas the successors Binaural (1999) and Riot Act (2002) still stands out as the bands most alternative outputs.