Pearl Jam

Released: August 27, 1996

Songwriter: Stone Gossard Jack Irons Eddie Vedder

Producer: Pearl Jam Brendan O’Brien

[Verse 1]
Come to send. Not condescend
Transcendent to consequences
To transcend where we are
Who are we? Who we are

[Verse 2]
Trampled moss on your souls
Changes, all you're a part
Seen it all. Not at all
Can't defend fucked up men

[Chorus]
Take me for a ride before we leave

[Verse 3]
Circumstance. Clapping hands
A driving winds. Happenstance
Off the track, in the mud
That's the moss in the aforementioned verse

[Bridge]
And a little... Wow... And a little...
Just a little time before we leave

[Verse 4]
Stop light plays its part
So I would say you've got a part
What's your part? Who you are
You are who who you are

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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