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Elliott Smith's XO should not be one of them

" led by renowned researchers on the phenomenon of the voice in punk

working with founding members Angus and Malcolm Young

supported by bands like REM and playing with the likes of the Police

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Pearl Jam's Vs. patti smith Elliott Smith's XO should notis the sound of a band on fire. The same confluence of talent, passion, timing, and fate that made grunge the world's soundtrack also read a short fuse beneath Pearl Jam. The band combusted between late 1992 and mid 1994, the span during which they planned, recorded, and supported their sophomore record. The spotlight, the pressure, the pace it all nearly turned the thriving act to ash. Eddie Vedder, the reluctant public face of the band, responded by