Song · Pearl Jam
“Porch” by Pearl Jam
From the album Ten (1991)
“Porch” by Pearl Jam appears on 4 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1999 and 2005. It was first released in 1991 on the album Ten. Its best result is #14 on The End Top 77 Pearl Jam Songs of All-Time (September 2005). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,897 alternative song of all time.
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"Porch" sits on Ten, the debut album Pearl Jam released through Epic on August 27, 1991, and it stands apart from much of that record. Many of Ten's songs started life as instrumental jams or old Mother Love Bone songs that Eddie Vedder dressed up with new melodies and words; "Porch" is credited to Vedder alone, music and lyrics both.
The band hits it hard anyway. Stone Gossard and Mike McCready's guitars churn, Jeff Ament's bass and Dave Krusen's drums shove from underneath, and Vedder sounds like a man shouting through a screen door. Rick Parashar produced it with the band and Tim Palmer mixed it, on a debut whose big, anthemic roar owed as much to Hendrix and Led Zeppelin as to the grunge scene around it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 435 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1077 |
| 2002 | 1454 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2004 | 354 | 107.7 The End | The End Original Alternative 500 (May 2004) | 500 |
| 2005 | 14 | 107.7 The End | The End Top 77 Pearl Jam Songs of All-Time (September 2005) | 77 |
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