Pearl Jam

Released: February 27, 2001

Songwriter: Jeff Ament Eddie Vedder

Producer: John Burton Brett Eliason

[Verse 1]
Once divided, nothing left to subtract
Some words when spoken can't be taken back
Walks on his own with thoughts he can't help thinking
Future's above, but in the past he's slow and sinking

Caught a bolt of lightning, cursed the day he let it go

[Chorus]
Nothingman
Nothingman
Isn't it something, nothingman

[Verse 2]
She once believed in every story he had to tell
One day she stiffened, took the other side
Empty stares from each corner of a shared prison cell
One just escapes, one's left inside the well

And he who forgets will be destined to remember
Oh, oh, oh

[Chorus]
Nothingman
Nothingman
Isn't it something, nothingman

[Bridge]
Ooh, she don't want him (she don't want him)
Oh, She won't feed him after he's flown away

Oh, into the sun
Ah, into the sun
Burn (burn), burn, burn

[Chorus]
Nothingman
Nothingman
Isn't it something, nothingman
Nothingman
Nothingman
Coulda' been something, nothingman

[Outro]
Uh, uh oh oh oh
Uh oh oh oh

[Spoken Word: Eddie Vedder]
So that was "Better Man," "Nothingman." Tonight, Atlanta, for you, we will do the trilogy. Which the third song is a B-side called "Leatherman." It goes like this

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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