Blood (Pearl Jam song)
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| “Blood” | |||||
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| Song by Pearl Jam | |||||
| Album | Vs. | ||||
| Released | October 19, 1993 | ||||
| Recorded | March 1993 at The Site, Nicasio, California | ||||
| Genre | Grunge | ||||
| Length | 2:50 | ||||
| Label | Epic | ||||
| Writer | Dave Abbruzzese, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder | ||||
| Producer | Brendan O'Brien, Pearl Jam | ||||
| Vs. track listing | |||||
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"Blood" is a song by Pearl Jam that appears on the band's 1993 album Vs. It is the seventh track on the album.
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[edit] Origin and recording
"Blood" was one of the songs the band produced during the first week of recording for Vs.[1] Frontman Eddie Vedder decided to keep his reference vocal take for the finished version.[2]
[edit] Composition
It is one of the most aggressive songs on the album and includes elements of funk. At one point in the song lead singer Eddie Vedder lets out a 12-second scream.[3]
[edit] Reception
"Blood" was described as a song "of a kind of ritual passion, tapping into something truly wild" in Rolling Stone magazine's review of Vs.[4]
[edit] Lyrical meaning
The lyrics of the song protest media exploitation. It is believed that the line "Spin me round, roll me over, fuckin' circus" references the music magazines Spin, Rolling Stone, and Circus.
[edit] Live performances
The song was premiered live at the band's May 13, 1993 concert in San Francisco, California.[5] Live performances of "Blood" can be found on the "Daughter" single, the "Dissident"/Live in Atlanta box set, and the Live at the Gorge 05/06 box set. A performance of the song is also included on the DVD Immagine In Cornice. On numerous occasions when performing "Blood" live, Pearl Jam has tagged George Clinton's "Atomic Dog" on to the song.
[edit] References
- ^ Crowe, Cameron. "Five Against the World". Rolling Stone. October 28, 1993.
- ^ Coryat, Karl. "Godfather of the "G" Word". Bass Player Magazine. April 1994.
- ^ Browne, David. "The Courtship of Eddie". Entertainment Weekly. October 22, 1993.
- ^ "Pearl Jam: Vs.". Rolling Stone. July 17, 1997.
- ^ "Pearl Jam Songs: "Blood"". pearljam.com.
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