Rearviewmirror (song)
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| “Rearviewmirror” | |||||
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| Song by Pearl Jam | |||||
| Album | Vs. | ||||
| Released | October 19, 1993 | ||||
| Recorded | May 1993 at The Site, Nicasio, California | ||||
| Genre | Grunge | ||||
| Length | 4:44 | ||||
| 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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"Rearviewmirror" is a song by Pearl Jam that appears on the band's 1993 album Vs. It is the eighth track on the album. It was included on the band's greatest hits album, rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991–2003.
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[edit] Origin and recording
It was one of the first songs to feature lead singer Eddie Vedder on guitar. Vedder wrote the song's main guitar riff.[1]
At the end of the studio cut drummer Dave Abbruzzese can be heard throwing his drum sticks against the wall in frustration. This was in response to the pressure that was placed on him by producer Brendan O'Brien during the recording of the track.[2]
Vedder finished recording the vocals for the song on the last day of recording for Vs. Vedder had an issue with the song being too "catchy."[3]
[edit] Reception
Regarding "Rearviewmirror", David Browne of Entertainment Weekly said, "For once, those rippling guitar chords wrap themselves around a real hook, and Eddie's clenched delivery is perfect for a song about the pain of leaving behind a hopeless relationship and moving on."[4] Paul Evans of Rolling Stone said that "when Vedder roars, 'Saw things...clearer.../Once you were in my rearviewmirror,' it seems that it's not only some personal sorrow that he's willing himself to tear beyond but the entire weight of the past itself."[5]
[edit] Lyrical meaning
Eddie Vedder about "Rearviewmirror":
We start off with the music and it kinds of propels the lyrics. It made me feel like I was in a car, leaving something, a bad situation. There's an emotion there. I remembered all the times I wanted to leave...[6]
[edit] Live performances
The song was premiered live at the band's May 13, 1993 concert in San Francisco, California.[7] The song was performed on Saturday Night Live in April 1994 in support of Vs. Live performances of "Rearviewmirror" can be found on the "Dissident" single and the Live at the Gorge 05/06 box set. Performances of the song are also included on the DVDs Touring Band 2000, Live at the Showbox, and Live at the Garden.
[edit] Cover versions
An acoustic version performed by The Frogs appears on Pearl Jam's "Immortality" single.
[edit] Accolades
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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| Q | United Kingdom | "The Ultimate Music Collection"[8] | 2005 | * |
* denotes an unordered list
[edit] References
- ^ Rotondi, James. "Blood On the Tracks". Guitar Player. January 1994.
- ^ "Vs.: Song Meanings/Album concept/Art Work/Technical Stuff". PearlJam10YearsAgo.no.sapo.pt. April 7, 2002.
- ^ Crowe, Cameron. "Five Against the World". Rolling Stone. October 28, 1993.
- ^ Browne, David. "The Courtship of Eddie". Entertainment Weekly. October 22, 1993.
- ^ Evans, Paul. "Pearl Jam: Vs.". Rolling Stone. December 23, 1993.
- ^ Hilburn, Robert. "He Didn't Ask for All This". Los Angeles Times. May 1, 1994.
- ^ "Pearl Jam Songs: "Rearviewmirror"". pearljam.com.
- ^ The Ultimate Music Collection. Q. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
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