Producer Andrew Watt, 31 and a Pearl Jam super-fan, helps his own musical father figure add some worthy deep cuts to a long catalogue. MillsвЂ™ вЂ“ may veer into pastiche, but they work brilliantly because Vedder, 57, is audibly enamoured with his collaborators. If you could, wouldnвЂ™t you bring in Stevie Wonder, Elton John, and Ringo Starr to guest on your record? Their guest spots вЂ“ on, respectively, the frenetic вЂTryвЂ™, instant singalong вЂPictureвЂ™ and the poignant вЂMrs. Dismiss this as uninspired вЂњdad rockвЂќ, or embrace it as a dad making the music heвЂ™d want to hear. Vitalogy was, admittedly, the end of Pearl JamвЂ™s reign as top rock act and itвЂ™s because of songs like Better Man that they were able to stay there without succumbing to all the traps of stardom and shameless marketing. The synth-driven вЂInvincibleвЂ™ offers an ethereal dose of U2, вЂLong WayвЂ™ is a deliberate Tom Petty imitation (featuring PettyвЂ™s keyboardist Benmont Tench) and вЂThe DarkвЂ™ could be a вЂBorn in the USAвЂ™ B-side. Traversing musical styles, the recordвЂ™s through-line is its allegiance to fatherhood itself most of these tunes sound less like classic Vedder, and more like the music that raised him. вЂEarthlingвЂ™, his third solo album and first in 11 years, represents the end of that chase. ItвЂ™s a tale as old as time, told anew through вЂAliveвЂ™, вЂReleaseвЂ™, вЂBetter ManвЂ™ and more Pearl Jam standards. Vedder was the forsaken son, haunted by the father he never knew. He couldnвЂ™t even accept the bandвЂ™s Best Hard Rock Performance Grammy without deriding the event in 1996. With Pearl Jam, the frontman mourned for the bullied (JeremyвЂ™), seethed with the oppressed (вЂW.M.A.вЂ™) and defended the abused (вЂDaughterвЂ™). She feeds him, yeah.ItвЂ™s a clichГ© to call Eddie Vedder вЂњangstyвЂќ, but it made a lot of sense for a long time. She lies and says she still loves him, can't find a better man Swears she knew it, now she swears he's gone Memories back when she was bold and strong Talkin' to herself, there's no one else who needs to know she tells herself She dreams in color, she dreams in red, can't find a better man She lies and says she's in love with him, can't find a better man Tell him, take no more, she practices her speech Waitin', watchin' the clock, it's four o'clock, it's got to stop In the end, it is implied that the story continues over and over because of the weakness of a suffering woman. The main chorus leads to believe she always lost her courage of putting and end in this story, and more than that, lies saying she's in love with her partner and that she couldn't find someone better than him.

She remembers the time when she was strong and believed she would have a good future, even recalling the times when he was a good man, but she is sure that man is gone. The woman gets worried and thinks to herself that no one must know what she's passing through. She seems to lost courage of breaking up with him, the reason is not specified but is highly possible she suffers physical and/or psychological violence.

Suddenly, the man opens the door and enters the room while she quickly pretends to sleep. The song is a little tale about a woman who waits is lying on her bed apprehensive for her partner to arrive home, and while waiting, she pratices what to say to manifest her desire for breaking up with him. Despite the rythm, the lyrics tells the story of an abusive relationship, and according to Vedder: 'it's dedicated to the bastard that married my Momma'. It was intended for the song to be in Vs., but the band chose to put it on Vitalogy.Д«ecoming a ballad, 'Better Man' starts with a sad melody but then goes on a crescendo of active guitar chords. For this influence, the song was pretty much different from what it would become when Pearl Jam recorded it. Written long before Vedder enter on Pearl Jam, 'Better Man' was first played when he was the vocalist of Bad Radio, a funk rock group influenced by Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Besides, the song changed its style to fit on Pearl Jam's way. The song was written by Eddie VedderВ beforeВ his entry in the band, and was released first when the vocalist was in the same role for his former band Bad Radio. 'Better Man' is the eleventh song of Vitalogy, the third album of Pearl Jam. Better Man lyrics handwritten by Eddie Vedder as seen on Vitalogy.

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