Glorified G
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| “Glorified G” | |||||
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| Song by Pearl Jam | |||||
| Album | Vs. | ||||
| Released | October 19, 1993 | ||||
| Recorded | March 1993–May 1993 at The Site, Nicasio, California | ||||
| Genre | Grunge | ||||
| Length | 3:26 | ||||
| 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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"Glorified G" is a song by Pearl Jam that appears on the band's 1993 album Vs. It is the fourth track on the album. Despite not being released as a single, the song managed to reach number 39 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
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[edit] Origin and recording
Mike McCready on the song:
I wrote part of that one. I had this Gretsch Country Gentleman and I started jamming on this little thing in D (sings riff); the riff just came out of that. Stone came up with his weird part. There are all these strange, disjointed parts that kind of turned into a song. Stone's doing something weird, Jeff's doing something weird and offbeat, but for some reason it works, I really don't know why.[1]
[edit] Composition
The song's music is made up of a combination of a country-influenced guitar riff written by guitarist Mike McCready and a discordant guitar riff written by guitarist Stone Gossard.[2][1]
[edit] Reception
Without being released as a single, the song peaked at number 39 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1994.
[edit] Lyrical meaning
"Glorified G" is an anti-gun song with lyrics mocking gun enthusiasts. The song was inspired by an incident in which drummer Dave Abbruzzese told the band he had just bought two guns which sparked a conversation about guns within the band.
Eddie Vedder about "Glorified G":
I didn't actually write that song...I was at a band rehearsal and just started writing down these things the guys were talking about. The band were having this conversation and I just took down the dialogue. One of the band members had just bought a gun. It was the drummer, actually. Ask him about it.[3]
Dave Abbruzzese about "Glorified G":
I told our manager that I just bought a coupla guns and he told Jeff, and at rehearsal Jeff kinda blurted it out. And Eddie went, 'Whaaaat, you bought a GUN?' And I said, 'In fact, I bought two,' which ended up as the opening line of the song. I think it's fair to say Eddie was pretty outraged.[3]
[edit] Live performances
The song was premiered live at the band's June 16, 1993 concert in Missoula, Montana.[4] The song was played live from its debut in 1993 up until 1996 when it was dropped. The song made a return appearance at the band's 2003 show in West Palm Beach, Florida.[4] The song has since returned to Pearl Jam set lists. A live performance of the song appears on the "Dissident"/Live in Atlanta box set.
[edit] Chart positions
Information taken from various sources.[5][6]
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1994 | US Mainstream Rock Tracks | 39 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Gilbert, Jeff. "Prime Cuts: Mike McCready - The Best of Pearl Jam!" Guitar School. May 1995.
- ^ Garbarini, Vic. "Spit Fire". Guitar World. February 1995.
- ^ a b Jones, Allan. Pearl Jam - The Illustrated Story, A Melody Maker Book. Hal Leonard Corp, 1995. ISBN 0793540356
- ^ a b "Pearl Jam Songs: "Glorified G"". pearljam.com.
- ^ Pearl Jam Artist Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ Pearl Jam – Billboard Singles. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
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