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“Eddie Vedder” by Local H
From the album As Good as Dead (1996)
“Eddie Vedder” by Local H appears on 3 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1997 and 2005. It was first released in 1996 on the album As Good as Dead. Its best result is #22 on the WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #416 alternative song of 1997 and #5,383 alternative song of all time.
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"Eddie Vedder" turns up on As Good as Dead, the second Local H album, released in April 1996 while the band was scrambling to follow a debut, Ham Fisted, that had sold too slowly for Island Records' liking. They hurried back into the studio and came out with a concept record about going nowhere in a small town, drawn from their own roots in Zion, Illinois, and this track became one of its singles, alongside "Bound for the Floor", "High-Fiving MF" and "Fritz's Corner".
The credits are lean: Scott Lucas on guitar and vocals, Joe Daniels on drums, the two of them sharing the songwriting. Steve Haigler engineered it and produced it with the band, and Tom Lord-Alge mixed it, which helps explain how so few hands make such a racket.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 98 | WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997 | 100 |
| 1997 | 22 | WRCX Rock 103.5 Chicago, IL | WRCX Top 103 Songs of 1997 | 103 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 519 | 99X | 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) | 1000 |
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