PEARL JAM HISTORY

There are two distinct entities that emerged from the shadows to form the band we all know and love, Pearl Jam.

The first was a Seattle-based grunge band known as Mother Love Bone. This consisted mainly of a lead singer, Andrew Wood, and the exceptionally talented gutarists of Pearl Jam. Andrew Wood later died of a Heroin overdose, prompting the two gutarists to team up with Soundgarden to do a memorial album known as Temple of the Dog. After that they decided to form their own band, and produced a demo tape with no lyrics. The stage was set for the birth of a great band, all they needed was a great lead singer.

Meanwhile in the sunny beaches of San Diego, a young and talented Eddie Vedder was off surfing. He had joined the band Bad Radio. A somewhat popular band at the time. Long time friend and Drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers Jack Irons relayed the demo tape of the Seattle instrumentals to Eddie, who was looking for another band to join, due to personality conflicts with the members of Bad Radio.

And as the fable goes, after a day of intense San Diego surfing, Eddie wrote three songs to go with the music he had gotten from Jack Irons. He wrote the so-called "mini-opera" of Pearl Jam that day. The songs were Once, Alive, and Footsteps. He quickly mailed the tape back to the waiting guitarists. Once they heard the sound, they knew who would be their lead singer. They could just tell....

And in 1991, one of the hottest albums of all times was released. It was called Ten. It was Pearl Jam's first album. The one that started it all. And since that time, the Pearl Jammin' hasn't stopped. With Three other albums out, another on it's way, bootlegs aplently, not to mention their tours with Neil Diamond. And all the Pearl Jam's side bands; such as Hovercraft Screaming Trees, and Mad Season (which is Alice and Chains and Pearl Jam).