Pearl Jam

Released: June 26, 2007

Songwriter: Pete Townshend

Out here in the fields, I fight for my meals
I get my back into my living
I don't need to fight, to prove I'm right
I don't need to be forgiven, no no no no

Don't cry, don't raise your eye
It's only teenage wasteland

Sally, take my hand, travel South, 'cross land
Put out the fire and don't look past my shoulder
The Exodus is here, the happy ones are near
Let's get together before we get much older

Teenage wasteland
Teenage wasteland
Teenage wasteland
Teenage wasteland
They're all wasted

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.

more tracks from the album

Live at the Gorge 05/06

From the album

Live at the Gorge 05/06 (2007)

Pearl Jam popular songs

Baba O Riley [Sept. 1st 2005]Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam

Live at the Gorge 05/06