Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Bon Jovi, Poison, etc. The late 80s seemed to be a time when hard rock/hair metal with some pop leanings was more in favor in the charts. I didn’t like any of it, but it was a successful run. I couldn’t have cared less about them when they came back in 1987-89 but they had a fairly astonishing run of singles at or near the top of charts during that time. Within a year I’d put Def Leppard far behind me. Pyromania was one of the first tapes I ever bought (Along with Billy Joel… I was an odd kid), in the very year we’re discussing. Like a lot of hard rock/metal bands at that time they had more album success than hit singles. The trio recorded a 5-track demo with Soundgarden drummer, Matt Cameron, which was then used to shop around for vocalists. Following the death of Mother Love Bone lead vocalist, Andrew Wood, Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard joined up with guitarist, Mike McCready. Not a big chart presence, but some fine records.ĭef Leppard had a big album with Pyromania and scored a few hit singles, but didn’t have a top 10 single until the late 80s. ‘Ten,’ Pearl Jam’s debut record, is my favourite album of theirs. Colin Hay’s gone on to have fine solo career. I was surprised to find, looking them up, they only had one more album after that (in 1985). top 40 hit (“It’s a Mistake, #6).Īfter that, they faded pretty quickly.

And to be honest, there have been numerous times where simply the sound of Eddie’s voice on this album made a shit day a little better, though the songs are great, of course. Their debut album was in 1981, was huge, and while their follow up (Cargo, 1983) was pretty successful by June of that year they’d already had their final U.S. From the moment I first heard this album, I put Eddie Vedder in my holy trinity of rock voices: Bruce, Bono, Eddie. Click to expand.Well, Men at Work had been big for a couple of years before then.

Pearl jam albums of 1983