Pearl Jam Frequently Asked Questions - PJ FAQVer. 1.7Tuesday, January 24, 1995 |
This file contains questions that crop up frequently on the newsgroup, alt.music.pearl-jam and other sources on the NET.
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Disclaimer
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The FAQ
Here is what we have so far. Send in your corrections, comments and other stuff you think should be in the FAQ as it is far from complete. It is helpful when supplying information to have documentation or other items to support your theories. We'd appreciate those that submit questions supply anything they know about possible answers, since we don't know it all. Keep in mind, this is a FAQ about Pearl Jam and their fans, not an obscure PJ trivia file. This FAQ is also meant to accompany other Pearl Jam info accumulated through GoS, stuff like the Discography, Family Tree, Songbook, etc. Most of these items can be found in the Archives, kept by our librarian, Dawn Hendricks.
Common Sense
An additional thing to consider is that many questions are answered in, of all places, the liner notes on the album (he says 'sear' in 'Black', its in the liner notes!). Please look there before posting a question. Also, there are numerous versions of certain songs, please be specific about a song's origin (live, single, EP, album, boot, etc...) when referring to it.
Section 1.0 - History and Members |
Pearl Jam are:
| Eddie Vedder: | Lead Vocals, rhythm guitar |
| Stone Gossard: | Rhythm guitar, backing vocals |
| Mike McCready: | Lead Guitar, backing vocals |
| Jeff Ament: | Bass Guitar, backing vocals |
| Jack Irons: | Drums, percussion |
Pearl Jam officially announced on 1/8/95 that their new drummer is Jack Irons.
1.2 What drummers have been in Pearl Jam?
The drummers of Pearl Jam have been: Dave Krusen Matt Chamberlain Dave Abbruzzese Jack Irons
The band as a whole is from Seattle, Washington, although originally Eddie Vedder is from Evanston, Illinois and later, San Diego, California. Jeff Ament originally hails from the state of Montana.
1.4 When did the band get together?
Pearl Jam formed in late 1990 after the demise of Seattle singer Andrew Wood which broke up his band, Mother Love Bone of which Ament and Gossard were members.
1.5 Who is this Krusen guy that I have heard about?
Dave Krusen was the original drummer for Pearl Jam. It is him that you hear on the skins on the album Ten. Dave left the band in 1991 to attend to personal problems at the time.
1.6 Wh>
1.7 Why was Dave Abbruzzese fired?
No-one knows the exact story yet behind the firing of Dave A. All that
is known so far is that he was fired by Stone around Aug. 1994. The
story released to the media, at first, said that it was an amicable split and
that Dave A. left the band to study music. Then Dave A. later released to
the press his version of the story. According to Dave A., he was fired by
the band for reasons that are still unclear to him. Why the band released
the first statement that Dave left the band is still unknown. Jack Irons
is now the official drummer for the band.
1.8 How did Pearl Jam come together?
This question has a long answer. Briefly, it begins with early Seattle bands
such as Stone Gossard's March of Crimes and The Ducky Boys, Ament's
Deranged Diction, and Mark Arm's Mr. Epp. These early bands boiled
down into Green River with Stone Gossard and Steve Turner on guitar,
Ament on Bass and Arm on vocals (again see the family tree for complete
representation). After a couple personnel changes, Green River parted
ways with Arm and Turner going on to form Mudhoney and Ament and
Gossard going through a couple bands and finally settling down in Mother
Love Bone with ex-Malfunkshun vocalist Andrew Wood. MLB started to
gain some momentum commercially with a record deal in the works with a
major label some airplay on Mtv, after being "discovered" by Kiss
bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons. Unfortunately, Andrew Wood passed away
due to a heroin overdose stopping Mother Love Bone in their tracks.
Wood's roommate, vocalist/guitarist Chris Cornell of Soundgarden, hit
hard by the death of Wood wrote the songs Say Hello To Heaven, and
Reach Down about his deceased roommate and decided to record them as a
tribute to Wood. This project developed into an entire album entitled
Temple of the Dog after a line in the Mother Love Bone song Man of
Golden Words. This project included Cornell on vocals and guitar, Stone
Gossard on guitar, Jeff Ament on bass, Soundgarden drummer Matt
Cameron, and recent Gossard/Ament recruit Mike McCready also on
guitar. At the same time that Temple was being designed/written Gossard,
Ament, and McCready had just finished a three song instrumental demo
with Matt Cameron helping them out on drums. The demo was driven by
the Gossard creation Dollar Short that would eventually evolve into the
AOR anthem Alive. This tape made it into the hands of a young San
Diego gas station attendant named Eddie Vedder through friend and ex-Red
Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons at a game of one on one at a local
basketball hoop. According to Vedder, after listening to the tape several
times and then went surfing with the music playing in his head over and
over. It was then that he put some of his lyrics to the music. Vedder
dubbed his vocals onto the tape and titled the tape Mamasan ....it
consisted of Part 1--Alive, Part 2--Once and part 3--Footsteps. He
sometimes refers to this in interviews as his little Mini-Opera. Ament,
Gossard and McCready were impressed and eventually arranged a jam
session to test the waters of a possible band formation. Things went well
and Vedder joined in on the Temple of the Dog project with backing
vocals and co-lead vocals on Hunger Strike. With Temple in the can, the
band Mookie Blaylock was born with the addition of Dave Krusen on
drums. The band took their name in reference the then New Jersey Nets
point guard of the same name. This name was changed in favor of Pearl
Jam (after briefly considering the name Reenk Roink) and the band was
solidified.
1.9 What does the name Pearl Jam come from?
Vedder's grandmother's name was Pearl and she was married to a Native
American that influe>
1.10 Do the members of Pearl Jam do drugs?
This is the type of question that won't get you too far with the band or
with their true fans. You might get some opinions and idle banter about
the topic, but it really has nothing to do with their music, so who really
cares, right? Next question please....
1.11 I've heard of Bad Radio. What is it?
Bad Radio is the San Diego band that Eddie Vedder was in prior to Pearl
v Jam. You might have heard of Bad Radio since there are bootlegs
available now with Eddie's stuff with his old band. Plus, Betterman,
one of the songs off of VITALOGY is an old Bad Radio song. There is a
video bootleg of Eddie in Bad Radio floating around somewhere.
1.12 What the hell is Eddie Vedder's real name?
Eddie Vedder. His biological name is Edward Louis Severson III. He
was adopted by the man he not so fondly calls "that lawyer fuck" and had
the name Edward Mueller. After his mother divorced, he took her maiden
name, Vedder.
1.13 Does Eddie Vedder have any siblings?
One is named Jason, and one is named Chris.
His third half-brother's name is either Brian or Mike.(??) Jason
is the one that played with Pearl Jam in Den Haag, 1992. Eddie wished Chris
Happy Birthday during the dj segment of their Atlanta broadcast.
Also, in the liner notes of TEN, Eddie thanks (amongst others) his
brothers Mueller and also sister Parish. Anyone out there know if this is
another half-sibling he has?
1.14 What's that weird tattoo on Eddie's right calf?
Eddie sports a tattoo of a crossed tomahawk and a wrench on his right calf.
(YEOUCH!) This tattoo is the logo of Earth First, a radical environmental
group. BTW, former Pearl Jam member Dave Abbruzesse also sported a
tattoo, the famous Pearl Jam stickman logo, on his arm, below his shoulder.
1.15 Do the members of Pearl Jam make any music outside of the band?
Eddie has done guest spots with the remaining members of The Doors for
their induction in the rock and roll hall of fame,and has appeared on the
Bad Religion album, Recipe For Hate. Vedder and McCready played at
the Bob Dylan 30th anniversary and Vedder played at the Daltrey sings
Townsend Who special. Stone Gossard has released an album called
Shame with his side band Brad. Dave Abbruzzese plays drums on God's
Jig by Course of Empire. Jeff and Mike also appear as M.A.C.C. in "Stone
Free: A tribute to Jimi Hendrix". And also some of the members are featured
along with Cypress Hill on "Real Thing" on the Judgment Night soundtrack.
Mike has also has done an album with Layne Staley of Alice in Chains under
the name Mad Season (they were earlier called Gacy Bunch). Their efforts
will be released in March 1995.
1.16 What are Pearl Jam's influences?
Stop, think hard for the name of a band, and you'll have probably just
picked one of Pearl Jam's influences. The band claims many punk ,
classic rock and blues oriented bands as influences as well as many of
there contemporaries such as Soundgarden and Mudhoney. Dave sights
John Henry Bonham of Led Zeppelin as his biggest influence.
1.17 Any word on the next tour?
Well, your guess is as good as mine. Sometime in the spring of 1995?
1.18 What is the Ticketmaster controversy all about?
Taken from one of many articles on the subject:
"While Springsteen and U2 have taken action to keep scalpers from turning
the expense of concertgoing into a fan's nightmare, it took Pearl Jam to
say enough's enough and take up the long-overdue fight to bring down the
cost of a concert ticket being bought via legitimate means. On June 30th,
bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Stone Gossard gave three hours of
testimony before government subcommittee on Capitol Hill about the
ever-escalating expense involved in purchasing tickets to entertainment
events, singling out Ticketmaster and charging that the computerized ticket
service prices its tickets for rock concerts far higher that the band's young
fans can afford. When Pearl Jam and the ticket conglomerate could reach
no agreement on the specific issue of pricing tickets for their summer tour
(the band proposed charging a face value of $18 plus a 10% service
charge, which falls well below the usual service charge on concert
tickets), PJ filed an antitrust suit with the Justice Department claiming they
were forced to cancel their summer tour because Ticketmaster had
prompted a national boycott against the band be members of a national
association of concert promoters; and that Ticketmaster has a virtual
monopoly on the national distribution of concert tickets since no competing
ticket service exists as an alternative for fans. Ticketmaster has denied all
of Pearl Jam's allegations. The band has garnered support of artists such as
R.E.M., Garth Brooks, Neil Young, Grateful Dead, and Aerosmith, whose
manager Tim Collins testified at the House hearings and read a statement
that Aerosmith had issued from Italy where they were on tour, quoting
Steven Tyler's view of how Ticketmaster relates to the music industry:
"Mussolini may have made trains run on time but not everyone could get a
seat on those trains." The Justice Department continues its investigations
into the matter."
1.19 What is the marital status of the bands?
Eddie Vedder married Beth Liebling in Rome on June 3, 1994.
The other band members are presently unmarried.
1.20 Do any of them have children?
No. (not that they've publicly admitted anyway. :) )
1.21 What are the birthdays of the band members?
Transfer interrupted!
Matt Chamberlain was Dave Krusen's replacement as the drummer for
Pearl Jam. Matt can be seen in the earliest of Pearl Jam MTV videos such
as Alive. Matt later left Pearl Jam to join the Saturday Night Live band,
suggesting as he left that Pearl Jam check out a drummer named Dave
Abbruzzese in the Texas funk band, Dr. Tongue. Chamberlain's previous
efforts include Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
Transfer interrupted!
cipe for preserves
that included a Native American hallucinogenic substance, hence, Pearl Jam.
Section 2.0 - Albums and Songs
As of January, 1995 :
>From Billboard's book of Gold and Platinum Records (1993): Release Date Certified Date of Cert. Chart Peak Title From Billboard's Book of Top 40 Albums (1993): Date Peak Weeks Cert. Title
2.4 What was the first song released by the band?
Alive
2.5 What album can I find ??? on?
On Pearl Jam's two official albums the tracks are as follows:
Ten
2.6 But I know I have heard other Pearl Jam songs, what gives?
Pearl Jam has always been fond of releasing extra songs as b-sides on their CD-singles (How can a CD have sides anyway?) and also, foreign copies of Ten have extra songs. So, these are the B-sides as follows:
Wash Alive singles and EP's
Dirty Frank Evenflow singles and EP's
Oceans (remix) Evenflow singles and EP's
Footsteps Austrian Jeremy single
Yellow Ledbetter Jeremy singles
Alive (live in Seattle) U.K. Jeremy single
Why Go (live at Pink Pop) Oceans single
Deep (live at Pink Pop) Oceans single
Alive (live at Pink Pop) Oceans single
Alone Go single
Elderly Woman (acoustic) Go single
Animal (live at Mtv awards) U.K. Go single as an extra
bonus cassette
Blood (live at Indio) Daughter single
Yellow Ledbetter (live) Daughter single
Let Me Sleep (it's xmastime) 1992 Ten Club xmas single
Sonic Reducer 1992 Ten Club xmas single
Angel 1993 Ten Club xmas single
Ramblings parts 1,2 and 3 '91,'92,and '93 xmas singles
respectively
I've got a Feeling Japanese pressings of Ten
Dirty Frank Euorpean Pressing of Ten
Wash European pressings of Ten
Alive (live) European Pressings of Ten
State of Love and Trust Singles Movie soundtrack
Breath Singles Movie soundtrack
Crazy Mary Sweet Relief benefit CD for
Victoria Williams
Release (live--Atlanta) Dissident single I
Rearviewmirror (") Dissident single I
Dissident (") Dissident single I
Evenflow (") Dissident single I
Why go (") Dissident single I
Deep (") Dissident single I
Jeremy (") Dissident single 2
Glorified G (") Dissident single 2
Daughter (") Dissident single 2
Go (") Dissident single 2
Animal (") Dissident single 2
Garden (") Dissident single 2
StateoL&T (") Dissident single 2
Black (") Dissident single 2
Alive (") Dissident single 3
Blood (") Dissident single 3
WMA (") Dissident single 3
Elderly.. (") Dissident single 3
Rats (") Dissident single 3
Once (") Dissident single 3
Porch (") Dissident single 3
Indifference (") Dissident single 3
Animal (live) Animal single 1
Jeremy (live) Animal single 1
Alive (live) Animal single 2
Epic has also released a compilation of Pearl Jam singles called PEARL JAM
SINGLES--LIMITED EDITION. It retails about $95 and contains these CD maxi
singles:
CD1 ALIVE (Alive, Once, Wash)
CD2 EVENFLOW (Evenflow, Dirty Frank, Oceans)
CD3 JEREMY (Jeremy, Footsteps, Yellow Ledbetter)
CD4 OCEANS (Oceans, Why Go [live], Deep [live], Alive [live])
CD5 GO (Go, Elderly..[acoustic])
CD6 DAUGHTER (Daughter, Blood [live], Yellow Ledbetter [live])
CD7 ANIMAL (Animal, Animal [live], Jeremy [live])
CD8 DISSIDENT (Dissident, Release[live], Rearviewmirror[live], Evenflow[live]
Dissident[live], Why go[live], Deep[live])
We also have a complete songlist of all (or almost all!) the songs
(covers/originals) that Pearl Jam has ever done. They were compiled
through bootlegs and other unofficial/official sources. (Thanks Caleb!)
PEARL JAM SONGLIST
compiled by Caleb LaVergne
Pearl Jam Songs
Alive (Ten)
Alone (Go CD single)
Angel (1993 Ten Club single)
Animal (Vs.)
Aye Davanita (Vitalogy)
Bee Girl (Rockline - 10/18/93)
Better Man (Vitalogy)
Black (Ten)
Blood (Vs.)
Breath (Singles soundtrack)
Brother (Ten outtake)
Bugs (Vitalogy)
Corduroy (Vitalogy)
Daughter (Vs.)
Deep (Ten)
Dirty Frank (Even Flow CD single)
Dissident (Vs.)
Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town (Vs.)
Even Flow (Ten)
Footsteps (Jeremy CD single)
Garden (Ten)
Glorified G (Vs.)
Go (Vs.)
Hard to Imagine (Vs. outtake)
Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me/Stupid Mop (Vitalogy)
Immortality (Vitalogy)
Indifference (Vs.)
Jeremy (Ten)
Just a Girl (Ten outtake)
Last Exit (Vitalogy)
Leash (Vs.)
Let Me Sleep (1991 Ten Club single)
Master/Slave (Ten instrumental)
Not for You (Vitalogy)
Nothingman (Vitalogy)
Oceans (Ten)
Once (Ten)
Porch (Ten)
Pry, To (Vitalogy)
Rats (Vs.)
Rearviewmirror (Vs.)
Release (Ten)
Satan's Bed (Vitalogy)
Saying No (3/2/92)
Spin the Black Circle (Vitalogy)
State of Love and Trust (Singles soundtrack)
The Whipping (Vitalogy)
Tremor Christ (Vitalogy)
W.M.A. (Vs.)
Wash (Alive CD single)
Why Go? (Ten)
Yellow Ledbetter (Jeremy CD single)
Pearl Jam covers
Angie {Rolling Stones} (07/17/93)
Baba O'Riley {The Who} (Many)
Beast of Burden {Rolling Stones} (07/14/93)
Brass in Pocket {Chrissie Hynde} (06/18/92)
Crazy Mary {Victoria Williams} (11/17/93)
Dirty Deeds {AC/DC} (05/13/93)
Dock of the Bay {Otis Redding} (03/31/94)
Driven to Tears {Police} (06/25/92)
Fuck Me in the Brain {Black Flag} (11/05/93)
Fuckin' Up {Neil Young} (07/14/93)
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun {Cyndi Lauper} (05/13/93)
Hey Hey, My My {Neil Young} (04/16/94)
Hold Me (11/03/93)
Homeless {Paul Simon} (05/15/92)
Hunger Strike {Temple of the Dog} (03/04/92)
I Am a Patriot {Jackson Brown} (11/01/92)
I Only Play for Money{Frogs} (03/13/94)
I Won't Back Down {Tom Petty} (03/09/94)
I've Got a Feeling {Beatles} (Many)
Keep Going (03/10/92)
Masters of War {Bob Dylan} (10/16/92)
MLK {U2} (07/07/93)
Mum & Dad {Talking Heads} (06/08/92)
My Generation {The Who} (Many)
My Way {Elvis} (12/01/93)
Out of Mind
Outshined {Soundgarden} (03/13/92)
Rain {Beatles} (06/08/92)
Reach Down {Temple of the Dog} (09/13/92)
Rockin' in the Free World {Neil Young} (Many)
Sheraton Gibson {The Who} (03/22/94)
Smells Like Teen Spirit{Nirvana} (??/??/??)
Sonic Reducer {Dead Boys} (Many)
Strange Hold {Ted Nugent} (12/31/92)
Street Fightin' Man {Rolling Stones} (03/25/94)
Suggestion {Fugazi} (06/25/92)
Sweet Emotion {Aerosmith} (04/10/92)
Sympathy for the Devil{Rolling Stones} (03/04/92)
The Kids are Alright {The Who} (08/19/93)
Three Little Birds {Bob Marley} (03/20/94)
Throw Your Arms Around Me {Hunters and Collectors} (06/26/92)
Walkaway {James Gang} (09/20/92)
Walking the Cow {Richard Thompson} (10/01/94)
We're Not Gonna Take It{The Who} (03/10/94)
Window Pane {Smashing Pumpkins} (02/22/92)
2.7 How come Evenflow sounds different on the radio than on my CD?
Evenflow was re-recorded for the release of the Alive EP. Many stations play this version....it is very similar but at the beginning you hear Vedder yell "Haah!" as the riff kicks in and in the end he says.."I died, I died..." This version is also the one they use for the video (see question 3.5)
2.8 What does Eddie mumble in the the song ONCE (almost near the end) ?
"You think I've got my eyes closed, but I'm looking at you the whole fucking time."
2.9 What does Eddie whisper in the beginning of RELEASE?
Well, put your headphones on, and turn up the volume WAY UP and you can hear Eddie whisper "Oh father" before he starts moaning and the song starts.
2.10 Are there any live audio Pearl Jam available commercially?
Officially, only those released as b-sides. Unofficially,there are tons of live and unreleased Pearl Jam available on both CD and on tape from stores and traders throughout the world. Dave Abbruzzese is a fellow collector of live Pearl Jam. Don't pay money for tapes though...if you want a special CD that is one thing, but for tapes, just ask around and you'll find a network of traders will to share the wealth for mutual benefit.
2.11 I have an extra unlisted instrumental on my copy of Ten, is this rare? What is Master/Slave?
No, The track is called Master/Slave and is used to introduce the album Ten before the song Once and is developed more completely after the song Release to close the album.
2.12 Why does Footsteps sound almost exactly like Temple of the Dog's Times of Trouble?
Footsteps was written by Vedder as part 3 of the Mini-Opera at the same time that Chris Cornell was putting his Times of Trouble lyrics to the same Stone Gossard riff. So both songs eventually emerged. Technically speaking, Vedder's came first. As Vedder says, "Chris has his version and I have mine..."
2.13 Why was the first album called Ten?
After changing their name from Mookie Blaylock to Pearl Jam the band named their album after Blaylock's number, 10.
2.14 What is ??? about and what's the inspiration?
This question is most often asked about Alive and about the Mini-Opera in general, but is also asked about all others too. Well, all I, like the band can say is that if you listen hard to the songs, you will develop your own interpretations and special meanings that will be ten times more valuable to you than knowing the cut and dried story behind the song. For the record, since it is the most often asked question about song meanings, the basic structure of the mini-opera is about A young teen that is told that the man he thought was his father is actually his step father and that his real father has died. He is further plagued by the fact that he is the spitting image of his true father. This leads to an incestuous act conducted by the boys mother and much anger and confusion by the boy afterwards. This is the Alive portion...Part 2, Once finds the youth, grown up and very violent taking out his anger on his fellow human raping and killing them. Part 3, finds the man on death row (Footsteps) and making his final statements on his feelings towards his Mother, blaming her for what happened. (BTW, the trilogy was performed in order, complete with explanations, in Zurich, 6/18/92.)
Again, listen, absorb and develop your own interpretations, that is what music is all about. People say the Mini-Opera and especially Alive is about Vedder, but as with all good writers, it most likely developed from a grain of truth that was character sketched fictitiously into a story.
Yellow Ledbetter, that now famous B-side, is written by Mike (can you hear the Jimi Hendrix tribute?), Jeff, and Eddie. It can be found on the JEREMY maxi-single and the live version can be found on the DAUGHTER single. This is another song that people ask what its meaning is and what the heck the lyrics are. NO ONE but the band really knows what the meaning of this song is or what the title refers to. Heck, we don't even know what Eddie is mumbling on it! Like a lot of Pearl Jam songs, it's pretty much open to your own interpretation. The songbook has what we think is a good guess to the lyrics but again who knows? The Japanese cd single with YL also has some lyrics on it but they don't seem to jibe with what he's saying. All we know is there's a porch where people don't wave, someone doesn't want to stay and there's a box or a bag somewhere....Eddie also tend to improvise this song's lyrics when Pearl Jam plays it live. So again, the best thing to do is sit back, absorb and enjoy the beautiful, haunting music...Don't drive yourself crazy by analyzing it for its true meaning.
2.16 Does Pearl Jam ??? play live?
Simply put, yes. They have at one time or another played out every song they have recorded for release and many they haven't.
2.17 Where can I find the Pearl Jam Songbook?
The keeper of the songbook is Joe Danziger. He's up to version 1.7, I believe. It is regularly posted on several archives on the NET.
Section 3.0 - Videos and Awards |
3.1 What videos have the band done?
3.2 What awards have the band received?
1993 MTV Video Awards for JEREMY
3.3 I was watching Singles and I thought I saw Pearl Jam. Are they in it?
Yes, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, and "Drummer" Eddie Vedder make up Matt Dillon's backing band Citizen Dick.
3.4 Are their any commercial video tapes of bands available?
No, not yet. But there are tons of video bootlegs out there of live stuff.
3.5 What does Eddie Vedder say at the end of the Evenflow video?
"I died, I died and you just stood there. I died and you watched me. I died and you walked by and said, 'No, I'm dead'."
Section 4.0 - Technical, Musical and Books |
4.1 What instruments do the band members endorse?
4.2 What magazines are good for Pearl Jam music?
Guitar for the Practicing Musician, Guitar World
4.3 Where else can I get a hold of some Pearl Jam guitar tabs?
A tab book has been compiled by Scott Minder. Go here to get the tab book.
4.4 How come the words in the are wrong?
Well, Eddie Vedder's lyrics are hard to decipher, and like everyone, music books get them wrong. The tab is usually correct, but lyrics, use your best judgement. Also, keep in mind that the band improvises a lot during their live performances. Eddie sometimes changes lyrics to songs (i.e. Yellow Ledbetter) So, if you do try and transcribe lyrics yourself, you should try to transcribe the studio version if you want transcribe "official" lyrics.
4.5 Have any books been written about the band?
Pearl Jam, the illustrated biography by Brad Morrell. (very cool pics and brief bio of band)
Pearl Jam - The Illustrated Story by Allan Jones, published by Melody Maker books (I think) it costs UK pounds 7.99, though there is a marketing war between big bookstores and some are selling for 5.99) I don't know if this is available in the US and how much it would cost here.
Also, someone has posted this info:
I received a copy of the Pearl Jam biography written by Mick Wall. It
was imported from the UK. The price was rather steep at $32 and there
is nothing "new" in it, but it explained the history of the Seattle
music scene very well, including a family tree of the bands directly
related to Pearl Jam. If anyone wants a copy here`s the info:
Music Machine
11459 Cronhill Dr. Suite 0
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Phone: 410-356-4567
Fax: 410-356-4693
Other books available from Music Machine :
The Illustrated Biography by Brad Morrell,
and a tear out photo book.
And for other interesting readings, check out:
Route 666: On the Road to Nirvana by Gina Arnold
This book isn't exclusively about the band, but talks about the
Seattle 'scene', and chronicles some of Pearl Jam's early days.
Section 5.0 - Bootlegs |
5.1 What is the Hallucinogenic Recipe?
It is a huge 5 CD compilation of unreleased and demo tracks by various members of PJ. Thanks to Bill Crean for the info and track listings:
The sound is top quality on everything except EV home demos. These are poor quality, although I've heard worse. But those songs are so great you won't care. Note that track #5 is what we now call Betterman...Bill
This 5 cd box set retails ~$95-$125. It also contains a booklet with pictures and brief bio of the band.
1) Eddie Vedder solo home demos:
just wanted you to know
what do you want
believe
live
stand by (Betterman!)
it's just a book
just wanted you to know (version 2)
what the fuck is up
i'm alive, how's that
broken down
what the fuck is up (version 2)
believe (version 2)
i'm alive, how's that (version 2)
i don't know
with the Doors at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:
roadhouse blues
break on through
light my fire
with Mike at Bob Dylan tribute:
master of war
2) Green River demos:
new god
tunnel of love
untitled
leech
twist
fear
baby, help me...
33 rps
Stone Gossard:
new god (alive)
richard e. (alone)
e ballad (black)
wreck
weird a (animal)
pushin' forward back
the king (e-flow)
3) MLB studio master demos:
thru fade away
savoy fare slide
waiting for you (show down)
stardog champion
chloe dancer
half ass monkey boy
dream come true
gentle groove
greasy (she's so)
heartshine
untitled
ever kissed a lady
holy roller
these r no blues
playground
savoy fare slide
country shmoe and the fist
rhapsody in chartreuse
4) Pearl Jam, It's Christmas Time:
let me sleep
ramblings I
Ten out-takes:
wash
dirty frank
oceans
footsteps
yellow ledbetter
release
alive
breath
state
Vs. out-takes:
the whipping \
don't need /same song
hard to imagine
girl
alone
mystery
5) Las Vegas--Aladdin 12/1/93
animal
why go
jeremy
glorified g
daughter
e-flow
garden
blood
state
porch
RVM
alone
rockin' in the free world (with Urge Overkill and Mudhoney)
indifference
Live somewhere else:
leash San Franciso 10/28/94
crazy mary (with Victoria Williams) New Orleans 11/17/93
Well, it's because the lead vocals are by other people. Hold your Head up is a Mother Love Bone cover. Mystery is by Blind Horse (according to the Release 'zine). Some people have also maintained that the lead vocals on Mystery is Shawn Smith, who is in Stone Gossard's other side band, Brad and also in the band Satchel.
5.3 I am looking for a good boot, where do I go? Any recommendations?
Well, if you're looking for CD bootlegs, you can usually find them at smaller record stores that sell "rare, imported" cd's. Cd boots are usually released under labels like KTS (Kiss the Stone), Goregon, Cocomelos, Backstage, On Stage, Papercorn, etc. Be warned that these bootlegs are expensive! Single cd's cost ~$23.99-$29.99, Double cd's ~$40-$50, 5-cd box sets are ~95-$125. A good source to find bootlegs is a publication called GOLDMINE, a paper for record collectors. You can purchase GOLDMINE thru record stores (Tower Records) or book stores. Other sources for bootlegs are:
CDC Co.
618 S. Northwest Hwy
Suite #120
Barrington, Il 60010
(They'll send you a free catalog if you write them)
Motoring Music
Box 1096
Manhassett, NY 11030
(Send them $2 for their catalog)
CD Wherehouse
4779 Transit Road
Apt. 11-172
Depew, NY 14043 (Write them for a catalog)
The Right Choice
40-19 164th Street
Flushing, NY 11358 (Write them for a catalog)
You can also purchase bootlegs thru the Internet:
e-mail [email protected] and he'll e-mail you back his extensive catalog!
Also, Michael Burstin has a compiled list of boot dealers/ mail order places etc. on his WWW home page.
Last of all, there a TON of people out there on the Internet who would be glad to trade tapes with you..All you need is to ask around. Happy Hunting!
5.4 Where can I get a hold of the Bootleg Discography?
The PJ bootleg discography is maintained by Christopher Williams. The discography contains the CD title, date, venue, label, length, sound ratings, tracks and notes about the album.
Section 6.0 - Fan Clubs and Magazines |
6.1 Does Pearl Jam have a fan club?
Yes, and it can be joined by mailing $5 US (check or money order only, made out to the Ten Club) at:
Ten Club
P.O Box 4570
Seattle, Wa. 98104
You get two newsletters, a yearly Christmas single and as of late, first shot at tickets to shows in your area. And yes, you must renew each year with another $5.
6.3 Are there any other Pearl Jam fan organizations besides the Ten Club?
On the Internet, there is a newsgroup called alt.music.pearl-jam
Also other publications of interest:
Footsteps The fanzine Footsteps comes highly recommended and is read by the band frequently. They ask for $ 4.00 for a single issue and $15 for a 4-issue subscription. To subscribe, send a check made out to:
Footsteps
P.O. Box 77554
Baton Rouge, La. 70879
Release Another Pearl Jam Fanzine is Release. For a 4 issue subscription, send $21 to the address below. Individual issues are $6 each. Subscribers will also receive newsletters with the latest PJ info. To subscribe send cash or check made out to Markus Wawzyniak and mail to:
Markus Wawzyniak
Release
410 A Gilbert St.
Bryan Tx. 77801-3407
or you can e-mail him [email protected] or
[email protected]
Why? Another fanzine based in the UK.
Why?
c/o Karen Sutton
83 Burrage Road
London, SE187LN, UK
Indifference A fanzine through the Internet! The 'zines come in digest form every 3-4 months or so. E-mail Cyndi Vatour in order to subscribe.
Paper Jam Dutch Pearl Jam fan club which releases 'zine four times a year. It's run by Mirella, Karen and Marije. For info write:
P.O. Box 4156-3130KD
Vlaardingen-Holland
Five against One Fan club based in Argentina run by Paula, Maria Jose and Vivi. This 'zine is in Spanish only. For info write:
Arcos 1805 5B(CP1428)
Capital Federal Argentina