LOVE REIGN O’ER ME - PEARL JAM
Pearl Jam has always taken its covers seriously, be they Victoria Williams’ “Crazy Mary” or Neil Young’s “Rockin’ in the Free World.” But it has ratcheted up its interpretive skills for this version of “Love Reign O’er Me” by frontman Eddie Vedder’s beloved Who. Vedder’s screams are positively goose-bump-inducing in what is among his most intense vocal performances ever. A full orchestral arrangement and a long piano intro, a la the original “Quadrophenia” album version, add heft to this gripping update, which is already garnering rock airplay. For now, the only other way to hear this potent reminder of Pearl Jam’s rock power is in the upcoming Adam Sandler film “Reign Over Me.” Billboard
