Vitalogy

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Vitalogy is a loose concept album by the band Pearl Jam, released on December 6, 1994 (see 1994 in music). Varied and idiosyncratic, the album, was another big hit for Pearl Jam. Sparse productions and often bizarre lyrics (such as on "Bugs") made the album inaccessible without repeated listens. Eddie Vedder's hooks are a primary draw, built around furious guitar riffs and arrhythmic drum beats.

The album is packaged in a booklet which features clearly dated discussions of health and well-being, based on an early 20th Century book of the same name that Vedder found at a garage sale. The lyrics to "Whipping" are written on a copy of a petition to Bill Clinton against Pro-Life killings of abortionists, and many think that the lyrics of "Immortality" describe the scene of Kurt Cobain's suicide: "Scrawl dissolved, cigar box on the floor" (although Vedder himself has vehemently denied this, and many of the lyrics appeared in live versions of the song before Cobain's suicide). Many of the other songs on the album seem to based on the pressures of fame and dealing with the resulting loss of privacy.

"Better Man" is a song from Eddie's previous band, Bad Radio.

"Corduroy" became a live staple, and continues to be played at almost every show.

Vitalogy was a #1 hit on Billboard's Top 200 album chart. The album was first released on vinyl on November 22, 1994, and debuted at number 55 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart. It was the first vinyl album to be listed on this chart since the introduction of compact discs.

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1 Track listing
2 Personnel
3 Charting singles
4 External links

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Track listing

"Last Exit" (Pearl Jam) - 2:54
"Spin the Black Circle" (Pearl Jam) - 2:48
"Not for You" (Pearl Jam) - 5:52
"Tremor Christ" (Pearl Jam) - 4:12
"Nothingman" (Vedder/Ament) - 4:35
"Whipping" (Pearl Jam) - 2:35
"Pry, To" (Pearl Jam) - 1:03
"Corduroy" (Pearl Jam) - 4:37
"Bugs" (Pearl Jam) - 2:45
"Satan's Bed" (Vedder/Gossard) - 3:31
- Also known as "Already In Love".
"Better Man" (Vedder) - 4:28
"Aye Davanita" (Pearl Jam) - 2:58
"Immortality" (Pearl Jam) - 5:28
"Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me" (Pearl Jam) - 7:44
- Also known as "Stupid Mop".