“Some early advertising slogans for PJ: “”this is your brain on toast”” and “”Cultivate the Pearl””
“In 1998, the group recorded a cover of J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers’ 1964 No. 2 hit ‘Last Kiss’ for its annual Christmas fan-club single”
” Vedder sports the Earth First logo as a tattoo on his leg, which can seen in many live stills. Do not go see a PJ cover band unless their fake Eddie has this tattooed on their leg.”
“At last September’s Global Citizen Festival, Vedder performed a duet with Beyonce on Bob Marley’s “Redemption Song””
“Pearl Jam were Neil Young’s backing band on his 1995 album ‘Mirror Ball.”
“Elderly Woman was written 30 minutes”
“In April 2006, Pearl Jam was awarded the prize for “”Best Live Act”” in Esquire’s Esky Music Awards”
“Vedder has inducted four icons into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: the Doors in 1993, Neil Young in 1995, the Ramones in 2002, and the recently departed R.E.M in 2007. For the Doors induction he sang three songs with the band at the ceremony”
“The band’s song “Wishlist” contains 15 wishes, including “I wish I was the verb ‘to trust’ and never let you down” and “I wish I was the full moon shining off your Camaro’s hood””
“In 2016, Pearl Jam were selected to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, in their first year of eligibility.
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“Before they settled on Pearl Jam, the group was calling itself Mookie Blaylock, named after the New Jersey Nets All-Star”
“Eddie Vedder was the last member to join Pearl Jam”
“This is the girl Eddie wrote Black about as reported in a 1992 interview.”
“At the 1992 MTV Video Music Awards, Cobain and Vedder slow-danced to Eric Clapton performing “”Tears in Heaven”
“Eddie Vedder came to the band via a tip from the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ drummer in 1990”
“In a 2005 USA Today reader’s poll, Pearl Jam was voted the greatest American rock band of all time”
“Somewhere between 60-70 songs were written for Avocado.”
“Vedder has given the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction speeches for the Ramones, Neil Young, the Doors and REM. Pearl Jam will be eligible for induction next year.”
“The final mix of “Oceans” features some very unusual percussion instruments.”
“Mike McCready suffers from the digestive illness Crohn’s disease”
“Before Dave Abbruzzese’s departure, the band started recording Vitalogy with a drum machine.”
“Epic wanted to release “Black” as a single, but the band refused”
“Pearl Jam has cited many punk rock and classic rock bands as influences, including The Who, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Kiss and the Ramones”
“Vedder had a bunch of low-paying jobs before he became a rock star. He was a gas station attendant, security guard at the La Valencia hotel, and a waiter before joining Pearl Jam. Vedder was fired from his security guard gig for neglecting his duties in favor of playing the guitar”
“The song Lightning Bolt is actually about the brand of surfboards Eddie frequently uses called, you guessed it, Lightning Bolt.”
“The song Go is actually about Eddie’s pickup truck. Mike, and particularly Dave, wrote the riff at a campfir”
“Mike McCready’s “Alive” solo was inspired by Ace Frehley.”
“While Nirvana had brought grunge to the mainstream in the early 1990s with Nevermind, Pearl Jam’s debut Ten outsold it in the United States, and the band became “”the most popular American rock & roll band of the ’90s”” according to AllMusic”
“The first three songs Eddie Vedder recorded for Pearl Jam were part of a mini-opera”
“The first name for the band was Mookie Blaylock, after the basketball player who was with the New Jersey Nets at the time”
“while McCready’s lead guitar style, influenced by artists such as Jimi Hendrix, has been described as “”feel-oriented”” and “”rootsy”
“After ‘Ten’ became a hit, Nirvana’s frontman called Pearl Jam sellouts, claiming that it wasn’t a real indie-rock record because of all the guitar solos that were on it”
“Pearl Jam were ranked at number 8 by Rolling Stone magazine in its “”Top Ten Live Acts of all Time”” issue”
““Even Flow” was recorded nearly 70 times – and still isn’t perfect”
“Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament were members of pioneering grunge band Green River during the mid-1980s”
“Gossard, Vedder, and McCready appeared in the 1992 movie Singles. In the movie, they backed up Matt Dillon in the band Citizen Dick.”
“The band had sold nearly 32 million albums in the United States by 2012”
“Early in their career, Vedder would often climb lighting rigs, camera mounts, and just about anything high and dangerous where he could then leap into the crowd”
“Vedder was the lead vocalist for a San Diego band, Bad Radio, and worked part-time at a gas station
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“In 1993 Pearl Jam decided to downscale their participation in commercialism and refused to release music new videos on MTV”
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