Grungedown No. 3 - You Knew It Was Coming
No. 3. Pearl Jam, Porch.
Absolutely and unequivocally Pearl Jam’s greatest song. In fact, what more can I actually write about this, except to include it as the No. 3 Grunge Rock song of all time. As a personal favor to you, the reader, I humbly include a list of the 10 best performances of Porch of all time. Before delving into that, however, it’s best to mention that Porch is Pearl Jam’s most explosive song, with perhaps its most intense lyrics, and a furious guitar bridge that often swirls into gentle exposition, furious bursts, or lengthy, improvisational guitar tags. It’s a crowd-pleaser, a show-stopper, and at its core, it reveals a person finally, ultimately, defiantly confident in their own skin. And, if you’ve never spent five minutes on this blog or in person avec moi, you know that it’s a personal favorite song of mine, forever entrenched as a track on the soundtrack to my life. So there.
10. Porch/Dancin’ Around, Sports Palace, Barcelona, Spain, 1996.
9. Porch/Catholic Boys, Kosei Nenkin Kaikan, Osaka, Japan, 1995.
8. Porch, The Gorge, George, Washington, 2005.
7. FunkyPorch, Bridge School Benefit, Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 1996.
6. Porch/Time to Realign Your Mind, Sports Arena, San Diego, 1995.
5. Porch, The Academy, New York City, 1992. (Live in NY 12/31/92)
4. My Generation (Favorite Station)/Porch, Riverside, Newcastle, England, 1992.
3. Porch, Astoria Studios, Queens, NY (MTV Unplugged) 1992.
2. Porch, Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland, 1992.
1. My Generation Blues/Porch, Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1998.