It's amazing that a song about a guy losing love can avoid too much cliche, sound fresh, and remain uniquely moving. This is what Pearl Jam have done with Black. It's certainly not the most catchy song from Ten, but it's one of the most powerful, one of my favourite slower Pearl Jam songs. The ending is so raw and passionate, as Vedder's vocals become absolutely heartbreaking as he sings 'I know someday you'll have a beautiful life/I know you'll be a sun, in somebody else's sky.' The motif of blackened photographs, the way all his memories of this girl will be tinged with the death of their relationship is specifically haunting. Vedder has one of the best rock voices around, and it's songs like this where he can just let go where it's most impressive.
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