Pierre Delecto said what, now?

  I should have thought of that...

April 24, 2024
Blue state departures hit the coffers hard, so progressive Democrats devise a creative new way to tourniquet the revenue bleed
By Olivia Murray

When does the tarring and feathering start?

You didn’t vote for this garbage, but your useful idiot neighbors did, so now you’ve decided to pack up and head to a state with lighter tax burdens (still a burden, but nonetheless more doable), where the government isn’t prioritizing “trans-ing” your child behind your back and threatening to sever the parental relationship if you get in the way; where prosecutors won’t come after you if you’re forced to defend yourself (or others, as in the case of Daniel Penny) against the aggression of a violent criminal; and where illegal invaders aren’t treated like royalty, all on your dime. Well, now there’s a fine for that. Introducing… the “Exit Tax.”

You think you’re just going to emancipate yourself from the tyranny of Democrat-run jurisdictions and flee to a friendlier locale? Bless your heart. Here’s the story, from a new report out at Fox News just this morning:

    Ready to pick up and move to another state? Well, you might have to think twice because broke blue states are coming up with a new, creative way to tax you when you cross the border: the EXIT TAX.

This policy is already established in one state—if you guessed California, you’d be correct— but other debt-saddled Democrat states are looking to follow suit. (If you weren’t up to speed, California is facing a historic deficit in the tens of billions.) Now, while the government calls this a “tax” it’s obviously not a tax at all, but a fine, penalizing a producer for rejecting the policies of the progressive Democrat party, the same ones turning everything they touch into a dystopian and apocalyptic landfill.

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Pierre Delecto said what, now?

Classic Rock Album of the Day- Pearl Jam- Ten (1991) ***

Pearl Jam is a text book example of the sudden fame, them flame out story.  Early Pearl Jam was one of the progenitors of Seattle's Grunge scene with Nirvana. Rounding out the Seattle pioneers included Soundgarden and Alice in Chains.  But it was these first two that helped define what Grunge was, what it stood for, and how it was to progress. 

Nirvana  flamed out for the reasons of excess, including of course most sadly, Kurt Kobain's suicide.  Pearl Jam faded for drastically different reasons.  Their debut was very very good, as they took a more rocking edged sound to Alternative.  And I repeat this is a good album in any era, and how huge was it?  Try 13X platinum.  And from there to today, and yes they are still recording, the descent from grace has been a slow downward ride.  Here are sales of their 12 studio albums in chronological order....   13XP, 7XP, 5XP, 1XP, 1XP, Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold, Nothing, Nothing,  So what happened?  I have a few theories including first and most of all, that front man Eddie Vedder is extremely difficult to work with. In fact when you read the credits for the album he is listed as vocals and  "additional art".  How pretentious is that? I also think this may be something like "The Boston" syndrome, where a band ultimately shoots it's wad on a debut, and never finds those creative juices ever again.  And 3rd, by 2000, Grunge was dying under its own weight of silly imitiators.  That seems to happen with any new fad of musical genre. 

With all the negative, I still want to state that this album is def. worth a listen though.  And IMO as far as content, the best Grunge album ever made.  But sampling subsequent LP's I found that the band was either  rehashing old licks, or trying new stuff that came off as parody.  Thus, why I am shocked that they are still recording.

The focal points of the band are of course, is Vedder who sucks the spotlight like a Dyson on 'roids.  I also think highly of their guitaritst Mike McCready.  Though not flashy, his ability to fill the expanse , gives PJ a unique sound that sound markedly often not Grungey.  Even if abstract failure, I do have to give props to the band by keeping 3/4 members intact during their 30 year career.  In true Spinal Tap fashion, only the drummers have been changed (All still alive though)

Fun Fact:  Pearl Jam served as Neil Young's back up band in Young's 1995 album "Mirror Ball"

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1. Once- Starts with a Phil Collins like intro, that then rocks more like a 1970's / Grunge Blended effort.  Maybe this morphed effort helped differentiate themselves from Nirvanna, who took a more punk slanted approach.  Good intro to the band, and even better to come.  6

2. Evenflow- The crown jewel of the PJ catalog.  This is a top 5 staple of any Grunge fan, and deservedly so.  So well metered, delivered. and I really enjoy the sublimjnal like blues like guitar undertows that includes an almost Hendrix/SRV like style.  1


3. Alive-  What an excellent followup to Evenflow. Comes across as kind of a grunge ballad, but is much more heavier.  And despite disturbing content (incest) has that perfect level of hook, musicanship, and grunginess to make it a hit.  More McCready ax work helps too.  2

4. Why Go- You'd kind of swear that this was an '80's hair band number.  Before grunge, I have an idea that this was what most of the Grunge group was jamming to at the time.  As far as an add to the album?  Meidocre. 8

5. Black- Somewhat of a semi-sleeper.  Nothing hooked in this, but the most heartfelt aspects of the album.  Nothing particuarly outstanding, but hearing the entire band at half speed was an interesting approach that I liked  5

6. Jeremy- What is it with the darkness of early 1990's music?  NIN, Metallica, et. al.  I don't remember things being that dank and depressing back then, but a lot of the music sure was.  It was still an good way for Vedder and company to get their message across.  Which the left took and bended the narrative from suicide to school shootings.  Wasn't the first or last time our left wing enemies have jaded the message for their own benefit.  3

7. Oceans- Didn't say the album was perfect.  Honestly, this is awful  11

8. Porch- Another effort out of Grunge-isphere.  Outside some good guitar licks, nothing really much to report here. 7

9. Garden- CD seems to be tailing off into drivelous Vedder ramblings.  No content, No direction, Nope.  10

10. Deep- Latter CD surprise.  Interesting phrasing, bash-a-minute instrumentals, off-key leaning that sounds more like a touch of industrial infused mash.  Song has a real improv feel to almost jam mode, that comes across strongly.  4

11. Release- Eastern Morrison like feel sang in a Vedder mono-tome.  This is really like a Van Halen album.  2 or 3 great songs, surrounded by filler. 9


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-cRKgcTFfI

Could even be a legitimate ignorance. They will be sequestered in a waiting room or chair for a known period, and the stash could be hidden without their knowledge, to be recovered from a known address in the States.

Or they might just be mules...