By FITSNews || The first single from Pearl Jam’s debut album, Ten, “Alive” is one of the founding anthems of the “grunge” movement, a gritty reaction to the over-glammed hair metal of the 1980s.
It is also includes the first guitar solo our founding editor ever learned how to play …
The version of the song we selected for today’s tunage comes from Pearl Jam’s 1992 appearance at Pinkpop in Holland. We think it captures the band at its best, but if you’re into album versions of songs you can listen to that here.
Previously …
U2 – “Where The Streets Have No Name”
B.O.B. – “Nothing On You”
Led Zeppelin – “Misty Mountain Hop”
Weezer – “Put Me Back Together”
Smashing Pumpkins – “Geek, U.S.A.”
Monster Magnet – “Negasonic Teenage Warhead”
Yeasayer – “Ambling Alp”
Owl City – “Hot Air Balloon”
LL Cool J – “Mama Said Knock You Out”
