Such was the case with “I’ll Be Waiting,” the song that Vedder and Hansard contributed to the soundtrack of “Flag Day,” which begs for the pair to do more duets. But when the group got their footing, they showed true chemistry. Being a fly on the wall in this setting felt just as special, even though the two-and-a-half-hour set was a bit slow to start, coming out of the gates with four covers that were maybe too much of a prolonged jam session. And this night’s show quickly took on that persona, akin to watching the sextet jam together out of their garage. “Watching these guys create and perform in the studio together, we had to get it out on the road,” Vedder said at one point. Perhaps the most evocative, though, was the alt rock in memoriam, “Brother The Cloud,” which many have assumed was written about his late Seattle comrade Chris Cornell, though Vedder has yet to confirm it. Standouts included the album’s lead-off track “Invincible” with its cosmic lo-fi sheen, the winding Americana ballad “Long Way,” and the fast-paced surf rock number “Try” (with Stevie Wonder supplying harmonica on the album version). Though the wide-spanning performance on this night was bookended by a curated assortment of covers, Vedder devoted the meaty midsection to previewing nine of the 13 new tracks that show his ever-growing range. The rare appearance sans the members of Pearl Jam, served as a sounding board for Vedder’s latest solo material, before his new record “Earthling” hits streets on Friday. There’s been the unhinged banshee that made early Lollapalooza appearances look like stunt double tryouts the eager Cubs fan who got to live out his field of dreams headlining Wrigley Field and the emotional wild card that flipped the script on “MTV Unplugged.” Yet, on Wednesday night at the Auditorium Theatre - the first of two nights in a short run of solo shows - Vedder was simply a singer-songwriter in his element. Check it out below.In the 30-plus years that Eddie Vedder has been a part of the rock music pantheon, he’s played a full cast of characters on stage. He hits some truly pristine high notes in there. It’s a little weird to hear Vedder singing over that ultra-clean Andrew Watt-style production, but the song really gives his voice a workout. “The Haves” is a searching, heartfelt ballad about personal connection, and it addresses the increasing divide between rich and poor in an almost offhand way. We knew this album was coming, and Vedder already shared the early single “ Long Way,” but now we have the details and another new single.Įarthling is coming early next year, and Vedder has just shared “The Haves,” the second single from the LP. Vedder recorded the entire album with Andrew Watt, the Post Malone/Justin Bieber collaborator who recently won the Grammy for Producer Of The Year. Vedder hasn’t released a solo album since Ukulele Songs in 2011, but next year, he’ll return with the grander-scale LP Earthling. (The same soundtrack also featured the on-record debut of Vedder’s daughter Olivia.) Vedder has done some big collaborations, too - with Elton John on a song from John’s The Lockdown Sessions and with Tom Morello and Bruce Springsteen on a cover of AC/DC’s “Highway To Hell.” Now, finally, Eddie Vedder has a solo album of his own to announce. Vedder also contributed a bunch of songs to the soundtrack of Sean Penn’s film Flag Day, including an R.E.M. A couple of months ago, Vedder, with and without Pearl Jam, headlined all three days of his own Ohana Festival. These days, Pearl Jam leader Eddie Vedder is keeping himself plenty busy.
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