„It’s the biggest song we’ve ever had… and it wasn’t even for sale”: the story of Pearl Jam’s unexpected smash hit Last Kiss

decembrie 20, 2023

By the end of the 90s, Pearl Jam were not a band interested in hits. They didn’t have hits, they didn’t make hits, they wouldn’t have known what a hit was if it came up and “Hi, my name is Jeremy, do you remember me?”. They had moved on into what now looks like a rock solid move of future-proofing, still playing arenas but tweaking their sound and exploring new territory with every record. One tradition that the band had upheld since their early days at the other end of the decade, though, was an annual Christmas single released to their fan club, and it was one of these that gave them one of their biggest ever chart successes.