Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town — Vinyl Style (sort of)
This is one of the all time best Pearl Jam songs in my opinion. I love many of their albums but have a nice history with this one song. Pearl Jam is not from the 60s or 70s obviously. Well, the band was but they were likely chilling with Captain Kangaroo not so much jamming back then. However, there’s a lot about this band that relates to the hippie music era both in terms of words and music.
This particular video is very dull. Nothing happens. However, this particular version of this song is very cool because whoever recorded it did a total crap job. They had something going on with the camera or the recording that scratched it up some. The result is a version of Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town that sounds like an old school LP. There are little tweaks and crackles that sound really vinyl-like. If you’re just joining us; that’s a good thing around these parts. Crackly vinyl = good. Crispy CD = not so good.
Enjoy.
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3 opinions for Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town — Vinyl Style (sort of)
Albert Costill
Dec 30, 2007 at 11:26 am
Well, you had to know that I would comment on this : )
This is a cool version of Small Town, I’ve never seen it before. It’s probably one of my favorite Pearl Jam songs because it’s simple and true.
Speaking of Pearl Jam and vinyl…I love the fact that they release all of their albums on vinyl, it’s very cool.
Jennifer
Dec 30, 2007 at 12:27 pm
I was on some weird Doors / Pearl Jam craze yesterday… hence the tune before I’m out of here.
New vinyl never quite sounds the same since they changed formatting (well, on some of them). Still, I agree, I like it when bands release on vinyl. New or not it’s still a better choice to have than disc.
Albert Costill
Dec 31, 2007 at 12:05 pm
It’s always good to get on a Doors and/or Pearl Jam kick; which for me is about everyday : )
I like vinyl, but I’m no expert, so I did not know that they changed the formatting on some of them. I do believe that cd’s will be a thing of the past and the only hard copies of albums will be vinyl. So, a band like Pearl Jam is ahead in the game.
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