Pearl Jam: Frequently Asked Questions
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 their contemporaries such as Soundgarden and Mudhoney. Former drummer Dave A. cites John Henry Bonham of Led Zeppelin as his biggest influence.
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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.
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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 and classic rock bands as influences (The Who, Neil Young, KISS, The Ramones, Fugazi, Neil Finn, The Beatles, Sonic Youth, The Fastbacks, etc.) as well as blues oriented artists and many of their contemporaries such as Soundgarden and Mudhoney.
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Who is in Pearl Jam?
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 was Jack Irons.
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Pearl Jam is: Eddie Vedder - Lead Vocals, rhythm guitar Stone Gossard - Rhythm guitar, backing vocals Mike McCready - Lead Guitar, backing vocals Jeff Ament - Bass Guitar, backing vocals Matt Cameron- Drums, percussion
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What drummers have been in Pearl Jam?
The drummers of Pearl Jam have been: Dave Krusen Matt Chamberlain Dave Abbruzzese Jack Irons This almost seems like the guitar player situation from Spinal Tap!
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The drummers of Pearl Jam have been: Dave Krusen, Matt Chamberlain, Dave Abbruzzese, Jack Irons.
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The drummers of Pearl Jam have been: Dave Krusen Matt Chamberlain Dave Abbruzzese Jack Irons Matt Cameron
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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
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Why yes they do! You can find out all you need to know about the fabulous "Ten Club" at their website ( http://www.tenclub.net ).
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Yes, it is called Ten Club or Vitalogy Health Club. Information is as follows, and please note THAT AS OF 01/01/97, THE MEMBERSHIP DUES HAVE INCREASED: For a one-year membership in the Pearl Jam fan club just send $10 check or money order, or send $12 (U.S. dollars) if you live outside the U.S. Please remember to send a self-addressed, stamped envelope (SASE) if you wish membership confirmation. There are no membership cards. ...
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What are some of the issues Pearl Jam are activists for?
Actually that's not such an easy question either. Pearl Jam is active both directly and indirectly in a lot of different charitable causes and organizations. From building houses for Native Americans, to donating large sums of money to Seattle school libraries, to their fight with Ticketmaster, to playing a variety of benefit concerts and contributing to benefit albums, their activism is truly broad. They seem to be most vocal about environmental issues and womens rights, which you will also find reflected in the music. ...
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What does the name Pearl Jam come from?
Vedder's grandmother's name was Pearl and she was married to a Native American that influenced her cooking style. She had a recipe for preserves that included a Native American hallucinogenic substance, hence, Pearl Jam.
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Vedder's grandmother's name was Pearl and she was married to a Native American that influencer her cooking style. She had a recipe for preserves that included a Native American hallucinogenic substance, hence, Pearl Jam.
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Where can I find the Pearl Jam Songbook?
Previously, the keeper of the songbook was Joe Danziger (danziger@eden.rutgers.edu). He was up to version 1.7. It was regularly posted on several archives on the NET. A newer text version now exists, 2.0, and the songbook is posted all over the web. A good place to access it is at the Porch website. Please bear in mind, however, that none of the sites that have lyrics are "officially" sponsored by the band or their organization and as such no one's interpretation of the lyrics are "official".
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The latest covers, improvs, and releases can be found under the Song Menu on this site.
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What is Pearl Jams connection with Shannen Doherty?
Doherty reportedly had a crush on Ed and wanted to get a date with him. She had her assistants get his hotel room number and tried to get backstage passes to a show. She was quite snotty about it too, apparently.
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What is Pearl Jams connection with Kurt Cobain?
Cobain was the lead singer of Nirvana, as Im sure you know, but the media made this big rivalry between PJ and Nirvana. At first Kurt went along with the rivalry openly insulting the band, but he later reconciled and admitted to liking Ed as a friend. The media made the rivalry out to be much more than it was, and there was actually a lot of mutual respect. After Cobain committed suicide Ed was very shaken up, as you could see from the live performances after Cobains death. ...
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What is Pearl Jams connection with Gloria Steinem?
Gloria is a pro-choice, womens rights activist who is a good friend of Ed/the band. Their relationship goes way back, and started presumably through Pearl Jams participation in the "Voters for Choice" organization. She emceed the "Voters for Choice" benefit concerts that Pearl Jam has played and she also made a speech on their Monkey Wrench Radio show in 98. If you would like to find out more info about Gloria Steinem, you can visit this website ( http://www.greatwomen.org/stnem.htm ). ...
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What is Pearl Jam's connection with Ralph Nader? the Green Party?
Before the 2000 presidential election, Ed expressed interest in the Green Party and their presidential candidate Ralph Nader on numerous occassions, even during quite a few concerts. Ed also appeared at Ralph Nader "super-rally" benefits in Seattle (9/23/00), Chicago (10/10/00), and New York (10/13/00) to show his support. Apparently Ed and three other band members made individual contributions to the Green Party as well. Top SECTION 7 - MEMORABLE EVENTS
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Does Pearl Jam play [insert song] live?
Pearl Jam has played almost every song they have released live at one time or another. There are a few exceptions though. As far as we know, they have never played Gremmie Out of Control, Bugs, Pry To, Master/Slave, Hummus, Aye Davanita, Happy When I'm Crying, Olympic Platinum, or Strangest Tribe, and maybe a few others live.
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What is Pearl Jams connection with Dennis Rodman?
Dennis is a friend of Eds and he has appeared at a couple shows, carrying Ed around on his shoulders and generally causing trouble. He appeared at Augusta, ME 9/26/96, Dallas, TX 7/5/98, and Lisbon, Portugal 5/23/00. There are also several pictures of Dennis facial features that can be found on the cover of No Code, and on the cover of the "Hail, Hail" single. The song "Black, Red, Yellow" is widely believed to be about Dennis, and thats him you hear on the answering machine in that song. ...
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Quem está no Pearl Jam?
O Pearl Jam é: Eddie Vedder: Vocais, guitarra Stone Gossard: Guitarras, vocais (backing) Mike McCready: Guitarras, vocais (backing) Jeff Ament: Baixo, vocais (backing) Jack Irons: Bateria, percussão
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O Pearl Jam é: Eddie Vedder: Vocais, guitarra Stone Gossard: Guitarras, vocais (backing) Mike McCready: Guitarras, vocais (backing) Jeff Ament: Baixo, vocais (backing) Matt Cameron: Bateria, percussão
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A-6-b ...Pearl Jam?
Rage opened for them on several dates in 1992, thanked the group on their first album, and Brad Wilk played drums for them during a tour of Europe before joining Rage.
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Where else can I get a hold of some Pearl Jam guitar tabs?
A tab book has been compiled by Scott Minder (sminder@engin.umich.edu). The tab book can be directly accessed at: http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~sminder/PJTabs/tab.html
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Just Here TABS A tab book has been compiled by Scott Minder ( sminder@engin.umich.edu ). The Tab book can be accesed through the Pearl Jam WWW site: http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~galvin/pearljam.html . The tab book can also be directly accessed at: http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~sminder/PJTabs/tab.html
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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....
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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.
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How long will it take to download a 2 hour Pearl Jam show?
Download time will vary depending on your connection speed. Here are some estimates based on connections speeds (keep in mind that your local ISP will often limit your maximum download speed):512k per second will take approximately one hour to download the MP3 version, approximately 4.5 hours to download the FLAC version.
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