Pearl Jam - 02 - Sonic Reducer (New Year's Eve 1992)

[sorceles6969]

Punk never die, Thank you Pearl Jam!!

[tArchStantont]

I'm glad Stiv Bators didn't live to see this. This probably sent Cheetah on a 2-week bender though. 

[jul7254]

i love this song

[MinecraftNYC]

lol more people know this from Saves The Day then the dead boys

[mjkelly86]

15 year old music fans are gay. This is a great live cover end of!!! It's just music you either like particular songs/covers/performances and that is simply it.

[FLONICE1]

this is the best cover of this song ever. it even sounds better then the original. Anytime PJ does a cover they mke it better. period. if you think im wrong.l your wrong.

[Scrotemeister]

I like a lot of Pearl Jam but they shouldn't have gone near this. This sucks the chrome off a trailer hitch.

[bucketsofclass]

i'm a huge punk fan, i don't like Pearl Jam too much, but i can respect this and actually think it's pretty cool.

[docbohr]

Pearl Jam sucks!

[ludwigsixpiece]

they was just a couple of kids....

[fortoate]

horrible!

[tArchStantont]

Never trust a West Coaster to do a Cleveland song.

[turkeypantz]

Actually it was a Rocket From The Tombs song first. I believe Cheetah was in that band. Its debut as a recording was by Dead Boys. .....and Pearl Jam sucks

[starrdogchamp]

i hate pearl jam but i like this

[cpdrivere]

Wow, how lame.

[adanaspor]

dave is one of the rock gods!

[northcountrydylan]

the marky mark bit should really be in front of this video, not at the end of the speed wash vid. just my opinion.

[ultamatebeatlefan]

Eddie ain't a Stiv Bator, but he's damn good

[chicoetereo]

yeah, probably they were all drunk but...c'mon! it was New Year's Eve!!!!!! (and probably you all were drunk too ;-)))))))

[fireblast111]

not me, I got straight edge!

[notchjohnson1]

fag

[Sceptile89]

OVerkill is much better

[panterastang]

agreed! of course thrash and punk grew up together, works better than 90's alternative, although this is a good cover too

[twowheeelnation]

wow. way to fuck up the lyrics eddie. dead boys over pearl jam any day of the week.

[Balinas123]

You know, I may sound like an ass. But so sick of people like you judging LIVE shows of bands. Think about it, they are having fun with a cover and rocking it. Yet your dumb ass judged a mistake in the lyrics...got judge yourself and relax...mr. perfect. Enjoy the music and the energy and stfu. Yeah.

[ellroy28]

hell yeahhh stop discussing and try to enjoy the music...

Peace!!

[mikehowton707]

@twowheeelnation douche.

[sunvoltage]

Pearl Jam lost it when Eddie axed Abruzzi.

[MultiDreamState]

@sunvoltage

Abruzzi (sp?) is my friend's stepdad. Haha

He used to send my high school "metal" band drum parts!

[sunvoltage]

Abruzzi kicks ass and he plays accordingly. He is a frickin' cement mixer! Eddie needed band mates who play below the radar so he could insure his domination of the band.

[MultiDreamState]

Yeah he's a really great guy.

I've never met him in person but I talked to him on the phone once. Haha it was kind of awkward because it's like, what do you say? you know?

[harkgoodsir]

@sunvoltage Dude, Dave had a monkey on his back. They didn't want to lose him, but what can you do? They stayed at my cousin's place over here (NZ) '93 I think it was? I remember him telling me "Good blokes, but the drummer's got a problem and they're gonna have to lose him soon if he doesn't sort it."

[crackrocksteadyman]

Great cover of a great Dead Boys song. I think people need to chill out on Eddie screwing up the lyrics in the beginning. It was for fun. Plus, this cover made a chill go up my spine. In a good way of course :-) Pearl Jam will always be a good "grunge" band.

[LeConor]

this is blow your brains out good

[gardenleach]

While it has taken some time for me to even acknowledge the fact that PJ was a band- grunge was a sad state- this version of The DEAD BOYS Great song, is truly ... sad.

[rszdemon]

well, pearl jam is a great band. and they did a cover of it, of course it wont be the same, but they did a great job, but eddie was supposably drunk when he sang this.

[CourtyardPigeon]

Pearl Jam is my favorite band...but I think they were all too drunk this night to pull the song off well

[robgoalie1234]

is tht eddie?

[micmore007a]

my favorite poser band...

[guitarrock4life]

eddie is intense

[junior6982]

What the hell is that on Eddie's head? lol

[guitarrock4life]

a hat

[CourtyardPigeon]

OMG.............brilliant.

[famousdave134]

tragedy.

they ruined a classic.

[JohnnyBanco]

They ruin EVERYTHING they touch!

Eddie V. is worse than Styx!

[CourtyardPigeon]

Well....at least they had good enough taste to try...Eddie always said he liked just doing this song because he loved the band

[jcowell1977]

@famousdave134 you are an idiot.

[christoffeeer]

According to jeff they are a "grunge" band.

[littlegreengamer]

fuck yeah!!! i like pearl jam even more now than ever before because of this video. 5 out of 5!

[annodominator]

ha ha fuck yea two great bands pearl jam and dead boys, a great grunge band coverin a great punk song.

[Crzysex]

pearl jam is NOT GRUNGE

WTF are you thinking?

[TheBallCockBarrage]

they so are grunge, lol

[Crzysex]

maybe in this time (1992)

but hardly anymore

[anarchistthought77]

yea they are.

WTF are you thinking?

[poolpig]

theyre grunge lol ha ha!!!!!!!!!!!

[vitalogy]

Pearl Jam weren't grunge from their second album onwards. They didn't follow the loud quiet song structure like on smells like teen spirit or gigantic (pixies). By Vs they were clearly a hard rock band and demonstrated completely different influences like The Who and The Ramones.

[jcowell1977]

@vitalogy Hell's yes!!! Finally I met someone who feels the same as me!

[Veddersavedmylife]

Oh, frick! They snuck in a little riff of Beast of Burden from the Rolling Stones at the end!!! Not surprisingly alot of websites and stuff haven't caught that!

[b00mhauer]

Bators and Laughner are rolling in their graves.

[oldphoque]

It`s nice to see a musician of that respected callibur bother with the Dead Boys. Vetter will always be Pearl Jam same as Stiv will forever be a Ded Boy

[punkrockxzz]

While pearl jam is amazing, that was not that good. Eddie just doesnt have in the right voice for it. Stiv's is more rough.

[GrungeWerner]

Terrible cover ? Its silly! Its cover -not copy man...

For me -nicely done

[AllApologiesMike]

I think that despite Eddie getting the lyrics wrong, this is a good cover. They became famous because they actually had talent. "Talent" would be a nice trait for bands to have now.

[hotshot43]

Jeeeezus punk "fans" are so elitist. So a singer was drunk on NY eve and mixed up the words, settle down. No one even knows the Dead Boys, so for PJ to draw fans to them should be commended. PJ almost killed rock? Then please tell me who saved it, I would love to know. As for boring, punk is 3chords of fraudulent musicianship. Punk artists respect PJ, but a couple jealous douche bags on youtube dont, guess who's opinion I heed? Go listen to your Good Charlotte and leave PJ alone.

[bajsbarncp]

Uhm...

No one even knows the dead boys?

My friend, if you dont i cant call you true ;)

good point though ;)

[jcowell1977]

@hotshot43 I agree!  Funny comment my bro!

[HannyD67]

@hotshot43 Who are the Dead Boys?

[TeenageShutdown01]

@hotshot "punk is 3chords of fraudulent musicianship" Most verses, regardless of genre, are 1-4 chords. There is 4 in this one. Guess how many there are in Pearl Jam's Release? 3 the entire song.

You don't like punk, yet you like a band who draws huge influence from it? You are walking contradiction. Go to your local record shop bargain bin & pick up Vitalogy or Yield & listen to Spin The Black Circle or Brain Of J & get a clue.

Fraudulent = Pearl Jam back to using Ticketmaster venues.

[EthanJaBlowMe]

@TeenageShutdown01 Or go to target and buy a pearl jam shirt and the target exclusive "Backspacer" .

[EthanJaBlowMe]

@hotshot43 No truly "Punk" artists respects Pearl Jam... They make commercials for Target. They're no less of a marketing scheme than Good Charlotte.

[hotshot43]

@EthanJaBlowMe You would be totally right except for the fact that Eddie has played with the Ramones, and the Buzzcocks have played with Pearl Jam, other than that, you are totally right. Wow, an exclusive deal with Target to sell their albums, how dare they try to sell their music. I'm sure Good Charlotte will be selling out stadiums 20 years after their debut album.

[SludgePunkGrunge]

@hotshot43 wow you sound like a total dick haha. I'll wait to see if you respond before I waste time to actually attack your 3 year old ignorant comment.

[hotshot43]

@SludgePunkGrunge I am a total dick. :) 

[SludgePunkGrunge]

@hotshot43 thanks for saving me some time haha.

[Bushwacked487]

This is a mockery. How did these guys get famous?

[oskorei123]

terrible cover..Pearl Jam should stick to what they know best..manufactured corporate rock. Dead Boys they aint

[ledzephead]

how the fuck are they "manufactured corporate rock?"

[TheDoctorPezz]

Pearl Jam The BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

[bohunky]

Wasn't this a Rocket From The Tombs song before it was a Dead Boys song?

[jefferystuart]

"mabey if he knew the lyrics? wtf"

Dude, you're expecting too much out of Pearl Jam, those boring poser hacks!

Those fags almost killed rock and roll with their tedium!

[fedeman2]

i don't even want to torture myself imagining what crap you must listen to.

[MattRaunchola]

great answer

[ANARCHIST5]

mabey if he knew the lyrics? wtf

[jtbln]

pj blah crap

[jocorocket]

Why not? are u the cover police? They like to play it and I like the way they do.

[Suspecto63]

you're right... let them do it and by the way i like this version too

[unseengbh16]

this cover is shit

the band doesnt suck but they shouldnt be trying to play an old punk song

[jocorocket]

Well said man, PJ has more credibility than many. So suck a big(or little ) one DickVain41.

[condemaltese]

yeah because pure punk bands dont pose at all LOL sex pistols, ramones, dead boys, dead kennedys, they dont pose...grow up kid you talk like you just discovered punk or something. music is pose and there's nothing bad about that. music elitism makes me sick

[DickVain41]

This is shit!!! He didn't even get the lyrics right!!! How many people at this show even know who originally done this??? How about no one!!! I hate when pussy bands like this think they can get some cred from doing a punk song!!! Fuck Eddie Vedder poser!!!

[porkypine664]

If I may ask how old are you? Are you new to punk music/scene. The original, I believe was by the dead boys. I think we can probably both agree that Pearl Jam more than likely could care less if they receive any cred for covering this song. They have obviously proved that they can produce great music(in my oppinion) w/o old punk covers. Your narrow minded comments are a disrespect to music in general, Punk included.

[DickVain41]

Shut the fuck up!!!

[swimmertantan]

why's your name dick vein, that's weird.

[jhroepke47]

Thankfully Stiv didn't have to witness the crap I just viewed.

[dmp78]

or he just effed up. eddie's known to do that. he even screws up even flow half the time. doesn't matter though. pj is the greatest band in the history of earth.

[unseenpunk41]

wow.... pearl jam covering a punk song?

and not just any punk song..... DEAD BOYS!?

i know pearl jam is like a somewhat metal band from like the 80's but wow..... Dead boys is like a underground(kinda) crazy punk band. never would of thought of this!! wow. it aint toooo bad

[billycarmichael4]

more like alternative band from the 90s.

[unseenpunk41]

o, i just rememebr playing them in Guitar hero legends.... and it soudned metal... my bad.

[elementdude77]

pearl jam is awsome but this sucked

[richardnixon17]

This is predictably horrible. Im surprised they dont have faux-gospel backing singers...But, it still aint as bad as the Red Hot Chili Peppers cover of Raw Power. That is an even bigger fucking disgrace. That idiot Flea deserved to have his home in Malibu burnt to the ground for that piece of shit effort. God works in mysterious ways...

[amputateacrobats]

he messes up the first verse. he starts off saying " i dont need no mom or dad" when the real song starts by saying "i dont need anyone" and then the mom and dad part

[gossardX]

Anybody can cover any song they want to.  I do have a problem with groups or artists who gain positive notoriety for covering an already mega-successful song. This is not one of those cases, so..it ok

[crispsv]

Long live to pearl jam. Eddie is god and rocks.

[pjwatty33]

hmm, are you all watching the same video as me? I admit the video quality isn't great but the performance it's too bad. Of course the Dead Boys will be better.

[patman5961]

2 thumbs WAY DOWN! bad very bad........

[knowdice]

This makes me laugh.

[giventofly1]

Kick ass band doing not so kick ass job of this kick ass song, but give em a break they're a great band, at least Eddie knows the lyrics now lol

[repelghosts]

yOU AHOLES SUCK ANYWAY,BUT WE WOULD HAVE SHOT YOU IF WE WERE THERE TO HERE YOU FUCK THE dEAD bOY'S SHIT UP LIKE THIS, YOU F-ING yANK FUCKS...

[misflag]

its weird because each time i hear this song, in my head i hear something...its saying...'POSEUR!!!'

[DaikyojuGappa]

stiv spins in his grave

[slaptasticdave21]

this isnt horrible however i definately prefer the original version

[meatman80]

this is fucking shit!!! fuck pearl jam and ANYONE that likes this bullshit! FUCK YOU!!!

[negromore]

muy bueno

[derekjeter443]

fuck you assholes hes so good

[punkrocker74]

they fucking ruined the best damn song ever!!

[swimmertantan]

you know what's a better song? anything by pearl jam!

[LeeRatbag]

Shit version of a brilliant song.

[corymundt]

FUCK EDDIE AND FUCK PEARL JAM RIGHT IN THERE ASS!!!!!!!! these guys could never touch Dead Boys! this shit is retarded!!!

[swimmertantan]

dead boys probably love pearl jam, they certainly haven't stopped them playing sonic reducer. did you ever think that the dead boys like this cover?

[deronhubbard]

do you guys expect a cover to always replicate a song 100%?  That would make things boring...just like punk rock.

[krzysztofmol]

YUCKY COVER, SLOW & WEAKLY

[lmsixx]

Eddie Vedder sucks! These guys don't know how to make a good punk song even when they're covering one of the best ever written...and I know what I'm saying:I play in a band...

[JCopeland21]

so does eddie vedder, and im guessing his is alot better then yours...good luck

[lmsixx]

just ask to this question...How the hell do you know that?

[JCopeland21]

well you're right, i dont know. but chances are you dont play in a hall of fame caliber band or are revered in the music community the way that eddie and PJ are. That is to say I dont think paul hewson, bruce springsteen, neil young, keith richards, bob dylan, pete townshend, and the like are likely to be counted among your fan base. if you tell me the name of your band id be interested to find out, especially if youre better then PJ considered among the best in american history

[lmsixx]

considered by who? not by me,of course!I love Springsteen,Petty,Young,Dylan,­Presley and much others...Pearl Jam is just a very boring and overvalued band...this is what I think,you can think whatever you want,bye

[swimmertantan]

like JCopeland over there, i don't think neil young wants to make some records with you, who the fuck are you to say you know music because you "play in a band" that doesn't even mean anything, you could be playing in a band because you think having a band makes you rebellious or that it it adds some character to you "shit yeah, i'm in a band, we rock!" man, go play some of your music cos i just can't get enough. what's that song you wrote that i love so much? quick JCopeland gimme a high-five!

[lmsixx]

what a stupid reply!!!what makes my opinion better than yours is that you are a reatard!!!

and yes,I play in a band,I'm not saying that I know everything about rock'n'roll but I know that these boring band don't know how to cover a punk song,they're just a pain in the ass of real rockers,bye

[swimmertantan]

dude, too bad i'm not retarded, shit that's embarrassing for you! and like i said you identify yourself as a "real rocker", but you're not and pearl jam are, and neil young is, they're legendary rockers, you're just some dick telling me you're a "real rocker". you can't just tell people you're a rocker, just as i can't call myself a millionaire, now have eddie vedder or bob dylan tell me you're such a mad rocker and i'll believe them.

[lmsixx]

Have you read the other comments around?maybe you should think for once in your live before saying such stupid things,baby...Pearl Jam are a very boring band,overvalued for people who don't really know the history of rock'n'roll and assholes like you

[swimmertantan]

not an asshole, you don't even know me. i've read the other comments, you seem to be the only one calling pearl jam boring, and what the fuck do these people matter anyway? as a rule i don't usually comment on youtube, i made an account just to have a go at you, i know the history of rock, dickhead, who doesn't? everyone does so you're not alone

[lmsixx]

oh,you opened your account for me? that's so nice but I'm not that kind of guy,honey..make yourself a favour and listen to other bands instead of writing replies to some spanish guy who don't care a fuck about you and your opinion

[swimmertantan]

you care enough to reply, and you're not what type of guy? i mean you called me 'honey' whoa! hey, my opinions have got you going "loco" right? i'm spanish too, my name's enrico, have we met? cos i'm gonna MAKE myself a favour right now and listen to some other bands 'honey' wicked, right? are you actually six? what's the deal, what's your favourite band? Santana? sorry, i don't know any spanish bands, too bad for me, they must be exciting!

[lmsixx]

no,my favourite band is AC/DC and Ramones.. and there are some really good bands here in Spain,look for them here and feel how they kick your lilly ass unless you'd prefere keep on in your defence of those boring grungy shits,of course...this is really funny!!!

[swimmertantan]

it's not funny, no, not really AC/DC are from my neck of the woods, and pearl jam aren't just grunge, they're all sorts of things but if you could please not reply to this cos i'm a bit over it, truth be told, ramones are pretty boring, don't you think so?

[spoonieluv123]

Eddie vedder and Johnny Ramone were best friends...They sang together plenty of times and there are a few videos on youtube of them doing so....So you can't claim Pearl Jam sucks and Ramones rules..?!

[lmsixx]

I will claim it every single day of my fucking whole life,man...what if they were friends?that's not a reason for screwing other's songs...

[alansready]

thjis guy is just not Stiv bator.. stiv was the best

[theminusscalekid]

This cover was soooooo bad. Pearljam sucks my asshole.

[redrooster6996]

well you get a band an cover it an see how shitty you sound ass fuck- don't hate bitch pussy ass punk motherfucker

[theminusscalekid]

Actually it is a pretty easy cover to pull off. The band Saves the day actually covered it really well. Also redrooster your a fucking idiot.

[redrooster6996]

ha ha did i touch a nerve, relax just don't knock my band

[theminusscalekid]

I am just saying the cover was horrible and they suck.

[redrooster6996]

we agree to dissagree leave me alone obviously you have no taste in good music

[canfield92]

SWEET! Eddie Vedder never lost his tone of voice :) Pearl Jam rocks better than all those other bands you guys were talking about... just my opinion

[derekjeter443]

its ok its not terrible ya know they tryed

[chrisx2008]

well that was terrible.

[maiifiiz]

bueniisiimo ete cover!!suena miil veces mejor qe el oriigiian de los dead boys siiempr me guto ete tema ,, i siempre me enamoe de ete tema cada vez qe lo escuche!! aguante pearl jam locooo :P

[nomorefinals]

Overkills version is the best.

[SonicReducer1]

influnced youth who can be so simply brainwashed by the corporate scum!

[unemployable18]

dead boys original version in comparison to this sounds like gay

[swimmertantan]

i bet you're pretty corporate yourself, and listening to old punk rock about as "non-corporate" as you get. plus dead boys probably make some money off this great anthem, they didn't release the album to be rebellious.

[spoonieluv123]

Sonicreducer I wish you even knew who eddie vedder was. Just because your a huge DEad Boys Fan and PJ does a cover you can hate them and call them corporate rock is ludacris. You need to realize Pearl Jam has and never been corporate rock ever in their existence. And If you ever listened to there music deeply than you would realize this. Listen to there lyrics. They are deep and amazingly written

[spoonieluv123]

Sonic Reducer are you retarded? Pearl Jam is not Corporate Rock whatsoever,. you obviously have no idea what you are even talking about. Its completely what Eddie vedder is all about. Eddie Vedder is a true musician. They tried to make PJ a corprate rock band with "ten" but pearl jam escaped it. Pearl Jam is a "cult followoing" band. You obviously know shit

[SonicReducer1]

Geeze...why even try to remake a perfect song? The Dead Boys said it best in "Third Generation Nation"...they'd rather live in hock then play corporate rock. It's ironic that the bland corporate rockers like Pearl Jam would choose to do a half ass version of one of punk rock's greatest anthems.

[spoonieluv123]

you make me laugh calling pearl jam corporate rock

[Dillbon1]

your a fukin fag i listoned ti the dead boys sing this song once and pj is much better

[sidthewriter]

I can't read your comment, I have a fag filter.

[bobbiellen]

they'd rather live in hock then play corporate rock what the HELL are you talkin about man go post that shit on a goo goo dolls site dumbass

[speedcrayzy]

loo loo perfect reply sonic reducer!

for those who care ... there was a cover version

by overkill in the late '80's that was well known

in the circuit

[unemployable18]

pearl jam is one of the best rock n' roll bands ever, and much of it's because it ins't corporate. you might don't even listen an album from them. Dead Boys: punk rock basic band, that's tells everything...

[twostepasdf]

bland corporate rockers? How many times have u even seen them play you tool

[RoundEcliptic]

Mmm, i think the Overkill cover its mutch better hahahaha

[spoonieluv123]

Pearl Jam does this song justice...Dead boys even though its their song dont sound as good as PJ does with this song

[ffranzos]

Pussy-ant version of a killer Dead Boys song. So sad. Find the Dictators one if you want to hear a good cover of it. Or find the Dead Boys live at CBGBs here on YouTube to hear what it's supposed to sound like.

[DuctTapeMan]

they fucked up some of the lyrics...but still not too bad