One of the Seattle Four.
Pearl Jam is a Grammy Award-winning American Grunge band, formed in Seattle, Washington, and considered one of the most influential bands of the 1990s. Founded in 1990, Pearl Jam was one of the "Big Four" bands of the grunge movement, alongside Nirvana, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden. As of December 2006, Pearl Jam has sold over 31 million records in the U.S. alone. Pearl Jam is one of the few currently active bands from the alternative rock breakthrough of the early 1990s.
In a 2005 USA Today readers poll, Pearl Jam was voted the greatest American rock band of all time. In April 2006, Pearl Jam was awarded an Esky for best live act in Esquire's Esky Music Awards. The blurb called Pearl Jam "the rare superstars who still play as though each show could be their last." (Wikipedia, 2007)
Pearl Jam's newest album, Backspacer, was released in 2009 and reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200, with "The Fixer" reaching #2 in U.S. rock singles.
Contents at a Glance
Band Members
Current and Past Members
- Current Members
Jeff Ament - Bass Guitar
Stone Gossard - Rhythm Guitar
Mike McCready - Lead Guitar
Eddie Vedder - Lead Vocals, Guitar
Matt Cameron - Drums (1998-Present) - Past Members
Dave Krusen - Drums (1990-1991)
Matt Chamberlain - Drums (1991)
Dave Abbruzzese - Drums (1991-1994)
Jack Irons - Drums (1994-1998)
Boom Gaspar - (Touring Member) Hammond B3 and Keyboards (2002-?)
Official Bootlegs
Giving the Fans What They Want
Pearl Jam reportedly allowed fans to record live shows. Seeing a market for the official version of these bootlegged recordings, Pearl Jam offered fans recordings of concerts that they attended.The band offered fans "official bootleg" CD's with shows for the years 2000-2001, 2003, 2005-2006, and 2008-2009. 3.5 million of these bootlegs CD's have been sold since being offered in 2000.
In 2009, Pearl Jam announced it would support official bootlegs for mobile devices starting with the Blackberry Tour.
Discography
- Ten 1991
- Vs. 1993
- Vitalogy 1994
- No Code 1996
- Yield 1998
- Live on Two Legs 1998, live
- Biaural 2000
- Riot Act 2002
- Lost Dogs 2003, compilation
- Live at Benaroya Hall 2004, live
- Rearview Mirror: Greatest Hits 1991-2003 2004, compilation
- Pearl Jam 2006
- Live in NYC 12/31/92 2006, live
- Live at Easy Street 2006, live
- Official Bootlegs 2000-2001, 2003, 2005-2006, 2008-2009; live, unique to each show
- Backspacer 2009
Pearl Jam YouTube video
"Black"
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byPearl Jam Links
- Official Pearl Jam Site
- News, music, activism, and stuff.
- Pearl Jam on Wikipedia
- If it's not Wikified it shouldn't exist.
- Pearl Jam Synergy
- Sony's official PJ site. Not bad for a heartless, unimaginative, corporate money-machine.
- MySpace Ten Club
- Official MySpace profile for the band.
- Pearl Jam Live
- A flashy fan site.
- Rolling Stone: Pearl Jam
- RS's PJ page.
- Ablum Covers
- A nearly complete list of Pearl Jam covers.
Disclaimers
Legal Stuff
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