Comments on: Basement Songs: Eddie Vedder, “Hard Sun”

By: Cfg

Cfg — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:13:00 +0000

Eddie Vedder didn’t write “Hard Sun”, Indio did.

By: Cfg

Cfg — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:13:00 +0000

Eddie Vedder didn’t write “Hard Sun”, Indio did.

By: games

games — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:02:00 +0000

This article I so true, keep on writing like this, enjoyment to read 506

By: JonCummings

JonCummings — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:20:14 +0000

Publishing world, listen up–it's time to give Scott Malchus a contract for a Basement Songs compilation.

If friggin' Mitch Albom makes millions for the sentimental shite he writes, you should make a mint for these brilliant columns.

You're a good man. Or at least you do a good job posing as one–I'd still like to hear what Julie has to say about all this.

By: DwDunphy

DwDunphy — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:54:53 +0000

I heard on the radio this morning that doctors created a transplant windpipe for a patient out of stemcells. Keep your hopes up that this finally is the year research gets its due and untold numbers of ailments and diseases meet their overdue end.

By: JonCummings

JonCummings — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:20:14 +0000

Publishing world, listen up–it's time to give Scott Malchus a contract for a Basement Songs compilation.

If friggin' Mitch Albom makes millions for the sentimental shite he writes, you should make a mint for these brilliant columns.

You're a good man. Or at least you do a good job posing as one–I'd still like to hear what Julie has to say about all this.

By: JonCummings

JonCummings — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:20:14 +0000

Publishing world, listen up–it's time to give Scott Malchus a contract for a Basement Songs compilation.

If friggin' Mitch Albom makes millions for the sentimental shite he writes, you should make a mint for these brilliant columns.

You're a good man. Or at least you do a good job posing as one–I'd still like to hear what Julie has to say about all this.

By: DwDunphy

DwDunphy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:54:53 +0000

By: bvladika

bvladika — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:27:44 +0000

Regardless of the origins of the song, as I too have heard that it was a cover, Eddie's ethereal and sub-surface voice do transcend the lyrics. You can feel the harshness and truth of him realizing his own limitations and how he is better through being a part of another. Truly stunning recording.

By: Malchus

Malchus — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:10:43 +0000

A friend of mine who used to work at William Morris wrote me this:

” It was actually written and recorded by Gordon Peterson, of his band Indio. If you go onto Youtube, you can actually pull the song up under “Hard Sun Indio.” When I was at William Morris, they signed Indio to the agency. I saw Indio play at this small club on the Sunset Strip. One of the most spiritual, amazing, transcendent experiences of my life. And they played this song. Prime example of music taking a person to a higher level. And it wasn't just me – the entire crowd of people went there with me. Indio was that kind of below-the radar-band that had such a buzz on them because of their album and their live performances (and they refused to “play the game” of the industry). Being at William Morris, I was able to get any of their artist's tapes. So I took one of Indio's for me, and I use to play it over and over and over. I will try to find it and lend it to you. If you love this song, you will love the album.”