Pearl Jam

Released: September 26, 2000

Songwriter: Stone Gossard Eddie Vedder

Producer: John Burton Brett Eliason

[Intro]
One, two, three, four, five against one
Five, five, five against one
Said one, two, three, four, five against one
Five, five, five against

[Verse 1]
Torture from you to me, yeah
Abducted from the street

[Chorus]
I'd rather be
I'd rather be with
I'd rather be with an animal

[Verse 2]
Why would you want to hurt me
Oh, so frightened of your pain, yeah

[Chorus]
I'd rather be
I'd rather be with
I'd rather be with an animal
I'd rather be
I'd rather be with
I'd rather be with an animal

Woof. Five, five against one, said

[Chorus]
I'd rather be
I'd rather be with
I'd rather be with an animal

[Outro]
Said one, two, three, four, five against one
Five-five, five, five; five against, five against
One, two, three, four, five against one
Five-five, five, five; five against one, said

Founded in 1990 in Seattle, Pearl Jam is one of the most successful bands out of the grunge movement, if not of the whole alternative rock scene from the early 90s. The group started with Stone Gossard (guitar) and Jeff Ament (bass), veterans of the proto-grunge scene, recording a demo along with local guitarist Mike McCready. Once the tape passed along, it attracted a San Diego-based singer, Eddie Vedder. Along with drummer Dave Krusen, they signed with Epic Records and released Ten in 1991, which by the following year was becoming one of the most successful debut albums ever.

Growing uncomfortable with success, the following albums went for a more anguished and experimental sound, and the band’s notorious activism had its most prominent case once they boycotted Ticketmaster, accusing them of price-gouging fans. In the meantime, various drummers passed through the band, with percussion only settling once Soundgarden’s Matt Cameron joined them in the tour for 1998’s Yield.

With 10 studio albums and various live recordings (including “Official Bootlegs” of basically every concert the band performed since 2000), Pearl Jam has sold nearly 32 million records in the U.S. and an estimated 60 million worldwide.

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