Pearl Jam

Oh, tonight began with anything
Shadows, a light, a warm breath and a scream, oh yeah
Oh, tamper if you like between the doors, oh yeah
Oh, can't expect to go out, to go out
With anything, anything more
Oh, reach the door, a breath and a scar
Oh reach the door and a nada lada yeah
Life ain't what it's worth, a breath and a scar
Oh, reach the door
All these reaching hands out grabbin' things, grabbin' me
Day in, day out, accumulating, oh yeah
I suggest you step out on your porch, oh yeah, yeah
Run away my son to see it all oh, see the world
Oh reach the door and a nada lada yeah
Life ain't what it's worth, a breath and a scar
Oh, reach the door
Come here it comes there it goes when it comes
Where it goes where it comes, can't see through the faith
Oh, come here it goes, there it goes, grasp what you can
Don't you know there's something inside your hand, yeah
Oh, if I knew where it was I would take you there
There's much more than this, oh much more than this
Oh, see the world much more than, oh
Much more than, why?

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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