Pearl Jam

Released: October 15, 2013

Songwriter: Eddie Vedder Jeff Ament

Producer: Brendan O’Brien

[Verse 1]
Here, far away
One could feel the earth vibrate
Moon, changing shape and shade
As we all do under its gaze

[Chorus]
Yellow Moon on the rise [x2]

[Verse 2]
Around we go
Where we stop, yeah no one knows
So tonight, the moon I go

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
An echo that rings
A bullet unchained
One life, one grave
Joins the parade
The sky grows dark
With fallen stars
Who'd come so far
A headstone engraved
The colors turn gray
The black and white fades

[Chorus x2]

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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