![]() ![]() His deliveries on aggressive songs often came across akin to jabs to the chest or punches to the gut on meditative tunes, his signature moans, murmurs and rasp dominated.īack in his old stomping grounds, Vedder and his band were all alright, they were alive. In excellent form, he strategically picked spots where to save his voice by bypassing certain parts or letting the audience serenade the band. Sporting a goatee and neck-length hair, Vedder still possesses a fair amount of his range, though age intruded on his falsetto. Vedder leaped off monitors, executed twirling jumps and managed impressions of Who mainstays Roger Daltrey (microphone cord twirl) and Pete Townshend (windmill guitar chords) - and held everything and everyone together. ![]() Despite muddy sonics that robbed detail and caused massed crescendos to become mush, Pearl Jam interacted like guys who still like being in the same room together. There’s nothing amiss, however, with the band’s enthusiasm or chemistry. The ensemble tapped spiritual veins (the otherworldly drone of “Release”), disguised frightening reality as adventurous sci-fi (a howling “Quick Escape”), veered into electro-funk realms (the pulsing “Dance of the Clairvoyants”) and entertained punk fixations (a rattling “Gods’ Dice,” the urgent “Comatose”). Largely bypassing divisive topics, Pearl Jam focused on staying resolute in the face of challenges and refusing to back down or apologize. An off-the-cuff rendition of Cheap Trick’s “Surrender” - punctuated with lead guitarist Mike McCready donning a jacket featuring the Rockford-based band’s logo - gave one of the area’s music legends its due. Yet like bygone local writer-historian Studs Terkel, the Chicago-set TV series “The Bear,” the “L” and the Cubs “W” flag, the former defenseman warranted a shoutout. Cue the photos of Vedder and his new pals on the screens, and an apropos solo cover of “Throw Your Arms Around Me.” As for a European fan who recently died that had traveled with fellow Pearl Jam die-hards? Feted like a beloved relative via a homage and spirited run through “Rearviewmirror.”Ĭhicago Blackhawks icon Chris Chelios, who inexplicably trod on stage in Evil Knievel attire, didn’t land a tribute. He allotted more time to praising his grandmother and her apartment, which he drove past Monday and, upon stopping, met families that currently reside at the building. Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam addresses the audience during a concert at the United Center on Sept.
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