At first considered the pariahs of Seattle’s grunge scene because songs like “Alive,” “Even Flow” and “Jeremy,” though dark and often disturbing, sounded great in arenas and helped sell millions of albums, Pearl Jam proved to be the standard-bearers for a genre formed as a reaction to rock-star excess and rooted in the ideal of not selling out. Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard and Mike McCready earned respect by refusing to make videos for years, by capping ticket prices and by eventually boycotting Ticketmaster and taking the behemoth agency to court (nearly killing the band’s career in the process). Fiercely political, they’ve also supported too many causes to list (Vote for Change, reproductive choice and Habitat for Humanity, to name a few), covered songs by their heroes and paid proper homage when they could, recording, for instance, with “Godfather of Grunge” Neil Young. Preferring to give fans high-quality versions of their performances rather than letting sub-par bootlegs suffice, they released copies of every concert from their Binaural tour — 72 in all, and still offer recordings of concerts deemed worthy. Back with longtime producer Brendan O’Brien, Pearl Jam is recording its ninth studio album. In March, it released a commemorative edition of its debut album, Ten, marking the first in a series of re-releases in advance of the band’s 20th anniversary in 2011. Among their more notable side projects was Vedder’s first solo album, the soundtrack for director Sean Penn’s 2007 film, Into the Wild.
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The best mood and mu I’ve ever seen.
about 1 month agoPJ rocks!
Quani Stani?
3 months agoI’m listening to PJ again for the first time since ACL and all the memories are flooding back… standing in the mud, feeling great, & that beautiful moon (got pic of)… Awww…wish I could go back in time!!!
4 months agoDriving from Mexico, hours in the road…well worth it…Lob ya Vedder
4 months agothey didnt play Jeremy :(
4 months agoExcellent Bands. I wish I could have been there to see Pearl Jam and Ghostland Observatory.
5 months agounforgettable show!!!
5 months agoamazing show with a great setlist…thanks
5 months agopretty fantastic
5 months agoKiller!!!
5 months agoI loved ACL, my first time ever!! PJ is number one, now and allways….Love you Eddie
5 months agoThe setlist needs to be corrected… before red mosquito they played “jazz odyssey” a spontanious jam while Ben was getting his amp set up! This was an awesome show! Brought back memories of the first time I saw them in Austin 14yrs ago!!! And right up there with there Bonnaroo ’08 performance!!!
5 months agoI wasn’t too terribly excited about PJ. I used to be a die-hard groupy fan, but that was 10+ years ago. I did set out to see them, and got pretty close to the stage to do it, for nostalgia. Dude, seriously glad I did. AWESOME show (doesn’t really cover it)!!!!!!!!!
5 months agothe best show I have ever been to and will ever go to
5 months agoNo Better Man, Black, or Yellow Ledbetter…definitely not my favorite PJ set. I think Perry and Ben Harper saved their set.
5 months agothis performance was the best ever! it was well worth the 13 hrs i spent standing in line and saving my spot in the front!
5 months agoPearl Jam ROCKED ACL!!!
5 months agoThis show was the most amazing Pearl Jam show I have ever seen. The first time I saw PJ was at South Park Meadows with The Ramones in 1995. This is the 5th time I have seen them and by far the best. New album is kick ass as well
5 months agoJeff is my Hero!
5 months agoEddie is the Man!!!
5 months ago5 months ago
I can’t wait to see them again in San Diego Oct.9th:)!!Yay, I love PJ
5 months agoThe waiting drove me mad…you’re finally here and I’m a mess.
5 months agoThe waiting drove me mad…you’re finally here and I’m a mess.
5 months agowow
5 months ago