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Man Of The HourPearl Jam

Released: November 26, 2003

Songwriter: Eddie Vedder

Producer: Adam Kasper

[Verse 1]
Tidal waves don't beg forgiveness
Crashed and on their way
Father he enjoyed collisions; others walked away
A snowflake falls in may
And the doors are open now as the bells are ringing out

[Chorus]
Cause the man of the hour is taking his final bow
Goodbye for now

[Verse 2]
Nature has its own religion; gospel from the land
Father ruled by long division, young men they pretend
Old men comprehend
And the sky breaks at dawn; shedding light upon this town
They'll all come around

[Chorus]
Cause the man of the hour is taking his final bow
Goodbye for now

[Verse 3]
And the road
The old man paved
The broken seams along the way
The rusted signs, left just for me
He was guiding me, love, his own way

[Chorus]
Now the man of the hour is taking his final bow
As the curtain comes down
I feel that this is just g'bye for now

Pearl Jam

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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