Pearl Jam should absolutely get to perform at a Super Bowl halftime show.
I’m not saying theywillget to perform at a halftime show.
I think that opportunity has passed.
There was a time when rock bands performed nearly every year.
All of those groups played a Super Bowl from 2001 on.
If you grew up in the 1990’s, alternative music was the king of most the decade.
Sadly, most of them are all gone.
To be fair, the Chili Peppers was a featured guest during the great Bruno Mars performance in 2014.
But what the fuck are we talking about?
The fucking Black Eyed Peas got a halftime show.
Baby Boomers got what they wanted but they always do.
Us Gen Xers are the middle children of the world.
Don’t get me wrong.
Part of this is on us as Gen Xer’s.
It’s our fault by a lot of us building our identity on not caring or sarcasm.
That attitude is never going to get you in charge.
I think it’s good for finding inner peace but it’s an easy way to also get ignored.
I bet there are a couple people reading this that never even heard of Generation X.
They think it just goes from Boomers to Millennials.
Meanwhile, people born from 1965-82 just shrug their shoulders.
I’ve wanted Pearl Jam to get this halftime show for a few years now.
It’s more to me than just Pearl Jam.
I do love them a lot.
Other than the Beastie Boys, they are my favorite band from the 90’s and 00’s.
Most rock fans seem to love and/or appreciate Ten, Vs. and Vitalogy.
But I’d stack No Code, Yield and their self-titled album right there with them.
To be fair, I didn’t love Gigaton (their most recent album).
But that’s not my point.
Recent lack of greatness didn’t stop The Who and Rolling Stones getting the honor.
Like I said, this isn’t a Pearl Jam issue.
It’s about the 90’s getting some respect.
I guess that’s why I care about this.
Would Nirvana have gotten a shot had Kurt Cobain lived?
Foo Fighters has a better chance than Pearl Jam of getting on the Super Bowl stage.
But Foo Fighters were more of a product of the post-grunge era.
Maybe if that happened, Dave Grohl could bring Krist Novoselic up for a Nirvana tribute?
The 1990’s really were the best decade.
You had the internet but it didn’t control us yet.
I would spend hours in a Blockbuster Video just reading the backs of VHS tapes.
Millennials absolutely deserve that.
This isn’t the Boomers clutching everything they can with an iron grip until the end of time.
Until then, I’m left to imagine what PJ’s set list would be.
It’s not the biggest hit but starting with Breakerfall would be awesome.
Got to play Jeremy, Black, Corduroy and Elderly Woman somewhere in that set?
Finish with Yellow Ledbetter?
