Pearl Jam

Released: February 3, 1998

Songwriter: Jeff Ament

Producer: Brendan O’Brien Pearl Jam

[Verse 1]
Clouds roll by
Reeling is what they say
Or is it just my way?
Wind blows by

[Chorus]
Low light
Side-tracked
Low light
Can't see my tracks, your scent-way back

[Verse 2]
Can I be here all alone?
Clear a path to my home
Blood runs dry
Books and jealousy tell me wrong
All I feel, calm
Voice blows by

[Chorus]
Low light
Car crash
Low light
Can't wear my mask, your first, my last

[Solo]

[Verse 3]
Voice goes by
Two birds is what they'll see
Getting lost upon their way
Wind rolls by

[Chorus]
Low light
Eye sight
Low light

[Bridge]
I need the light
I'll find my way from wrong, what's real?
The dream I see

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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Yield (1998)

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