Glorified G
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| Song by Pearl Jam | |||||
| Album | Vs. | ||||
| Released | October 19, 1993 | ||||
| Recorded | March 1993 - May 1993 at The Site, Nicasio, California | ||||
| Genre | Grunge | ||||
| Length | 3:26 | ||||
| Label | Epic | ||||
| Writer | Dave Abbruzzese, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder | ||||
| Producer | Brendan O'Brien, Pearl Jam | ||||
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"Glorified G" is a song by Pearl Jam that appears on their 1993 album Vs. The song's music is made up of a combination of a country-influenced guitar riff written by guitarist Mike McCready and a discordant guitar riff written by guitarist Stone Gossard.[1][2] Despite not being released as a single, the song managed to reach #39 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
Lyrical meaning
"Glorified G" is an anti-gun song with lyrics mocking gun enthusiasts. The song was inspired by an incident in which drummer Dave Abbruzzese told the band he had just bought two guns which sparked a conversation about guns within the band.
Eddie Vedder about "Glorified G":
| “ | I didn't actually write that song...I was at a band rehearsal and just started writing down these things the guys were talking about. The band were having this conversation and I just took down the dialogue. One of the band members had just bought a gun. It was the drummer, actually. Ask him about it.[3] | ” |
Dave Abbruzzese about "Glorified G":
| “ | I told our manager that I just bought a coupla guns and he told Jeff, and at rehearsal Jeff kinda blurted it out. And Eddie went, 'Whaaaat, you bought a GUN?' And I said, 'In fact, I bought two,' which ended up as the opening line of the song. I think it's fair to say Eddie was pretty outraged.[3] | ” |
Chart positions
All information taken from various sources.[4][5]
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1994 | US Mainstream Rock Tracks | 39 |
References
- ^ Garbarini, Vic. "Spit Fire". Guitar World. February 1995.
- ^ Gilbert, Jeff. "Prime Cuts: Mike McCready - The Best of Pearl Jam!" Guitar School. May 1995.
- ^ a b Jones, Allan. Pearl Jam - The Illustrated Story, A Melody Maker Book. Hal Leonard Corp, 1995. ISBN 0793540356
- ^ Pearl Jam Artist Chart History. Billboard. Retrieved on 2007-04-28.
- ^ Pearl Jam – Billboard Singles. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
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