Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American alternative rock band from Seattle, Washington. They formed in 1990. They were an important part of the grunge (or "Seattle sound") movement of the early 1990s, along with bands like Nirvana, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, and Alice in Chains. Pearl Jam has sold around 85 million records worldwide in 2018 and are usually named one of the greatest bands of the 90's.
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 Pearl Jam in 2006, left to right: Mike McCready, Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Eddie Vedder and Stone Gossard | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative rock, grunge, hard rock |
| Years active | 1990 - present |
| Labels | Epic, J, Monkeywrench |
| Associated acts | Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, Wellwater Conspiracy |
| Website | Pearl Jam Homepage |
| Members | Jeff Ament Stone Gossard Mike McCready Eddie Vedder Matt Cameron |
| Past members | Dave Krusen Matt Chamberlain Dave Abbruzzese Jack Irons |
After fellow Seattle band Mother Love Bone's lead singer, Andrew Wood, died in 1990, remaining members Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament went to look for a singer and a drummer for a new band. They came across Jack Irons which he soon passed on to Eddie Vedder, who worked at a gas station in California and occasionally surfed. He then recorded vocals for the songs "Alive", "Once", and "Footsteps". After he sent the demo to the members, Eddie flew to Seattle and joined the band.
The band is made up of lead singer Eddie Vedder, guitarists Mike McCready and Stone Gossard, bassist Jeff Ament, and drummer Matt Cameron. Along with keyboardist Boom Gaspar and guitarist Josh Klinghoffer as touring members. The band had five drummers, which were Dave Krusen, Matt Chamberlain, Dave Abbruzzese, and Jack Irons. Matt Cameron has been Pearl Jam's drummer since 1998.
List of albums
Studio albums
- 1991 - Ten
- 1993 - Vs.
- 1994 - Vitalogy
- 1996 - No Code
- 1998 - Yield
- 2000 - Binaural
- 2002 - Riot Act
- 2006 - Pearl Jam
- 2009 - Backspacer
- 2013 - Lightning Bolt
- 2020 - Gigaton
Compilation albums
- 2003 - Lost Dogs
- 2004 - Rearviewmirror: Greatest Hits 1991-2003
- 2011 - Pearl Jam Twenty
Live albums
- 1998 - Live on Two Legs
- 2004 - Live at Benaroya Hall
- 2006 - Live in NYC 12/31/92
- 2006 - Live at Easy Street
- 2007 - Live at the Gorge 05/06
- 2007 - Live at Lollapalooza 2007
- 2011 - Live on Ten Legs
- 2011 - 9.11.2011 Toronto, Canada
- 2011 - Vault #1 Moore Theatre 1992
- 2012 - Vault #2 Vic Theatre, Chicago 2007
- 2013 - Vault #3 Constitution Hall, Washington D.C. 9/19/1998
- 2015 - Vault #4 Mount Baker Theatre, Bellingham, WA 5/10/2000
- 2015 - Vault #5 Alladin Theatre, Las Vegas 11/30/1993
- 2016 - Vault #6 Great Western Forum 7/13/1998
- 2016 - Live at Third Man Records
- 2017 - Let's Play Two
Pearl Jam Media
Pearl Jam with President Bill Clinton in the White House in 1994
Lead guitarist Mike McCready in Columbia, Maryland on September 18, 1998
Pearl Jam in Columbia, Maryland on September 4, 2000
Frontman Eddie Vedder in Pistoia, Italy on September 20, 2006
Pearl Jam onstage at Madison Square Garden on May 2, 2016
Pearl Jam onstage at BST Hyde Park on July 9, 2022
