Pearl Jam

Released: February 27, 2001

Songwriter: Eddie Vedder

Producer: John Burton Brett Eliason

[Spoken Word: Eddie Vedder]
I have to say, you'll have to check all the bootlegs to make sure I've never said this before, but I think this is the liveliest crowd since Europe. No, no, no, thank you, thank you. I've got some friends in the front. That's nice. Keep trying on that one. Um, and I'd hate to take advantage of being irresponsible with the attention you've given us, but it's getting difficult as we come up on this- it could be - an interesting election year, if people were to get involved. It's hard not to say anything about it, and I hope you don't mind, we do. Just to let you know, I spoke with someone last night on a porch out in North Hampton or something. And they weren't aware there was another choice besides the boring Republicans, and the getting-more-boring-everyday Democrats. And I was talking to another friend in New York who's voting for the Green Party. But this friend of mine, he knew who Ralph Nader was, and he loved who he was, but he wasn't aware that he was running, so like to let you know that. But also, it's not really voting for him. It's that if you gave him some support at this point, there might be some chance we could get him into the debate. Which then we'd have a more interesting debate than just two people who are very similar. And one of the reasons we talk about it here is because I know you're highly intelligent and educated crowd. We won't even bring it up in Philadelphia. Well, we might. So, this one is kind of in my head, but hopefully I'll get through 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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