Lukin (song)
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| Song by Pearl Jam | |||||
| Album | No Code | ||||
| Released | August 27, 1996 | ||||
| Recorded | July 12, 1995–May 1996 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock | ||||
| Length | 1:02 | ||||
| Label | Epic | ||||
| Writer | Eddie Vedder | ||||
| Producer | Brendan O'Brien, Pearl Jam | ||||
| No Code track listing | |||||
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"Lukin" is a song by Pearl Jam that appears on the band's 1996 album, No Code. It is the ninth track on the album.
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[edit] Origin and recording
It was written by frontman Eddie Vedder. The song is named after former Melvins and Mudhoney bassist Matt Lukin.
[edit] Reception
David Fricke of Rolling Stone said "Vedder rips into the 62-second blitz "Lukin"...with such blurred agitation that the words just come out like bloody spittle."[1] Christopher John Farley of Time called "Lukin" a "vocal-chord-stripping song."[2]
[edit] Lyrical meaning
The song is about Matt Lukin's house and how Eddie Vedder found refuge there. Before a performance of the song at Pearl Jam's September 16, 1996 show in Seattle, Washington, Vedder stated, "I'm okay because in two hours I'll be sitting in somebody's kitchen with a beer, laughing about it all. I can even tell you whose kitchen."[3]
The lyrics "I find my wife, I call the cops, this day's work's never done/The last I heard that freak was purchasing a fucking gun" refer to Vedder's fears of a female stalker.[4]
[edit] Live performances
The song was premiered live at the band's February 20, 1995 concert in Tokyo, Japan.[5] Live performances of "Lukin" can be found on the live albums Live at Benaroya Hall and Live at Easy Street. Performances of the song are also included on the DVDs Touring Band 2000 and Live at the Garden.
[edit] References
- ^ Fricke, David. "Pearl Jam: No Code". Rolling Stone. September 5, 1996.
- ^ Farley, Christopher John. "Identity Crisis". Time. September 2, 1996.
- ^ Sakamoto, John. "Pearl Jam Tour Blasts Off in Seattle". Canoe.ca. September 16, 1996.
- ^ Hiatt, Brian. "The Second Coming of Pearl Jam". Rolling Stone. June 29, 2006.
- ^ "Pearl Jam Songs: "Lukin"". pearljam.com.
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