Jan. 27, 2010 - Issue #745: AGA
Eddie Vedder
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Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder performed this Bruce Springsteen song off
of The Rising for the Boss himself at the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors.
While the original was dense and atmospheric as played by the E Street Band,
Vedder re-envisions the song as a quiet acoustic piece, his voice often just
a whisper in the beginning. A choir joins gradually, voices drifting in and
out as Vedder gets louder and his strumming gets harder. The song is
well-served by the sparseness of this version, and while it doesn't surpass
the original in emotional impact, it at least stands shoulder to shoulder
with it. The song is available on pearljam.com and iTunes, with proceeds
going to Artists for Peace and Justice for Haiti relief efforts.Eddie Vedder
"My City of Ruins"
(Monkeywrench)
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