Despite coming out of the Grunge Era, Pearl Jam sure know how to instill both the elements of punk rock with those of how the Grateful Dead used to approach shows.
They’re punk not in sound or style, but ethos. Many of the traditional ways of doing a rock tour are often thrown out the window with the Seattle veterans hit the road. One of them is: you have no idea what they’re going to play.
Which is a trait The Dead mastered.
Pearl Jam are touring with a hot new album that is clearly popular, solid, and road-ready. While some bands dole out sample-sized tastes of the new material, PJ seems to love Dark Matter and have been performing good chunks of it on the first leg of their world tour.
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