Jamily Matters

A bump in the road? For Pearl Jam, Binaural could be considered a bump in the road...or a warning sign that the band was entering their post peak phase. For Billie Jean and Roche, it's the first episode where their rankings diverge so severely that it causes some friction between the hosts. Either way, this episode of Jamily Matters is when the gloves come off and the passion inflames. 

According to Roche, "No Code is the bouncer at the door of Pearl Jam fandom." It's the album that signaled a change of direction for the previously grunge band and it always ranks high on lists for "hardcore" fans. After discussing the importance of No Code (17:50), Roche and Billie Jean give their rankings of the songs on this career changing album.  

Pearl Jam dropped a ton of news over the last week so an emergency edition of Jamily Matters was called. Roche and Billie Jean break down all the news, analyze the Gigaton roll out, what they loved about it and what could have been done better, and give their expectations for the new album. Then, they reveal what shows they are hoping to hit up on the tour. 

Is Vs. the most important Pearl Jam album? You can make a strong case that it is and on this episode of Jamily Matters, Roche and Billie Jean discuss why (12:22) then give their rankings of the album that solidified the band's place in rock music.  

After a string of solid but unspectacular efforts, Backspacer showed the world that Pearl Jam still had "it." On this episode of Jamily Matters, Roche and Billie Jean discuss the band's ninth studio album and its importance to the PJ catalog (5:36) before ranking the songs on this underrated album.

Passion has to start somewhere and in this episode of Jamily Matters, Billie Jean and Roche share the origins of their passion for Pearl Jam. They'll also break down what you can expect from the podcast and what the first series of episodes will be about.