PEARL JAM FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - PJ FAQ
  
   Ver. 2.1
   Saturday, November 23, 1996
   
   
   This file contains questions that have shown up repeatedly on the Garden
   of Stone mailing list and other Pearl Jam sites around the Net.
   
   How did it get started and where do I submit to?
   
   This FAQ was initiated by Chris Smith (the GoS list manager) and to
   him we owe a lot (he started this whole darn thing). Chris did most of
   the questions and answers.
        ------Now that was nice to see!  People remebered me for my work with
              the beginnings of Garden of Stone.  Thank you to those that
              have kept up this Faq in my absence and were kind enough to
              credit me.  ----Chris
   Since Chris no longer has NET access,
        ------I AM NOW BACK AND CAN BE REACHED AT CSMITH@BENTLEY.EDU
  
   we decided to revamp the FAQ! Grace added new questions and brought the
   FAQ list back to our attention (we were tired of answering the same
   questions on the list). Michael edited the FAQ, formatted it, and
   added many new questions and comments. Many participants on the GoS
   list gave answers and,unknowingly, some of the questions that appear
   here. To them - mucho thanks. Special thanks also to Caleb Lavergne
   for his songlist compilation.
        ------I sincerely offer my thanks to those mentioned above for
              maintaining the faq in my net absence.  Now that I am back,
              I have taken the liberty of bringing this faq up to date (as
              of 8/1/96) and I will continue to do so as events merit.
                 ----Chris
   
   
   Disclaimer
   
   Please bear in mind that when this FAQ was started, we were not trying
   to insult anyone's intelligence about PJ or how much they like the
   band. Rather it is just what it should be, questions that find
   themselves always being asked. Also, it might help those users who
   fear being flamed or just too shy to ask certain PJ related questions
   (everyone here on the GoS list is pretty down to Earth about questions
   and inquiries - which is cool).
   
   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. These items either are
   readily available or will very soon be available and you can request them
   from csmith@bentley.edu
   
   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.
   
   
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  SECTION 1.0 - HISTORY AND MEMBERS
  
   1.1 Who is in Pearl Jam?
   1.2 What drummers have been in Pearl Jam?
   1.3 Where is the band from?
   1.4 When did they get together?
   1.5 Who is that Krusen guy that I have heard about?
   1.6 Who is Matt Chamberlain?
   1.7 Why was Dave Abbruzzese fired?
   1.8 How did Pearl Jam come together?
   1.9 What does the name Pearl Jam come from?
   1.10 Do the members of Pearl Jam do drugs?
   1.11 I've heard of Bad Radio. What is it?
   1.12 What the hell is Eddie Vedder's real name?
   1.13 Does Eddie Vedder have any siblings?
   1.14 What's that weird tattoo on Eddie's right calf?
   1.15 Do the members of Pearl Jam make music outside the band?
   1.16 What are the band's influences?
   1.17 Any word on the next tour?
   1.18 What this Ticketmaster controversy all about?
   1.19 What is the marital status of the band members?
   1.20 Do any of them have children?
   1.21 What are the birthdays of the band members?
   1.22 Did any of the band members go to college?
   1.23  What do we know about Eddie Vedder's wife, Beth?
   
   
  SECTION 2.0 - ALBUMS AND SONGS
  
   2.1 What albums have the band released?
   2.2 When was (FILL IN ALBUM NAME) released?
   2.3 How many copies did (FILL IN ALBUM NAME) sell?
   2.4 What was the first song released by the band?
   2.5 What album can I find (FILL IN SONG) on?
   2.6 But I know I have heard other Pearl Jam songs. What gives?
   2.7 How come Even Flow sounds different on the radio than on my CD?
   2.8 What does Eddie mumble in the song ONCE (almost near the end)?
   2.9 What does Eddie whisper in the beginning of RELEASE?
   2.10 Are there any live audio Pearl Jam songs available commercially?
   2.11 I have an extra unlisted instrumental on my copy of Ten. Is this
        rare? What is Master/Slave?
   2.12 Why does Footsteps sound almost exactly like Temple of the Dog's
        Times of Trouble?
   2.13 Why was the first album called Ten?
   2.14 What is about and what's the inspiration?
   2.15 Yeah, yeah..but, what does Yellow Ledbetter REALLY mean? And
        where can I find this recording?
   2.16 Does Pearl Jam play live?
   2.17 Where can I find the Pearl Jam songbook?
   2.18  What is Eddie mumbling at the end of CORDUROY?
   2.19  In the song RATS, who the heck is Ben?
   2.20  Who is Dirty Frank?
   2.21 Is IMMORTALITY about Kurt Cobain?
   2.22 I'm confused about this whole trading card thing!
   2.23 A couple of the lyric cards I got with No Code are blacked out. What
        gives?
   2.24 Who is that playing the harmonica on Smile?
   2.25 Who is that on the cover of the Who You Are single?
   2.26 My local radio station plays Hail, Hail all the time and I heard that
	it was a single but I'll be damned if I've been able to find it....why?
   2.27 What the hell is a Lukin?
   2.28 I like the song "Mankind" but Eddie sounds wierd on it, why?
   2.29 ok, ok, so Stone sings "Mankind" but what does "Bachannal" mean in the
        lyrics for this song?
   2.30 I have the European pressing of Ten.  In the liner notes it credits 
        somone named "Abrellesse " on the songs Wash, Dirty Frank, and Alive
        (live).  Who is this?
   2.31 I have heard other names such as "Monkeywrench", "Checkpoint Charlie" 
        etc.  are these albums?  Where can I find them?

   
   
  SECTION 3.0 - VIDEOS AND AWARDS
  
   3.1 What videos have the band done?
   3.2 What awards have the band received?
   3.3 I was watching Singles and I thought I saw Pearl Jam. Are they in
       it?
   3.4 Are any video tapes of the band available?
   3.5 What does Eddie Vedder say at the end of the Even Flow video?
   3.6 Where was (FILL IN VIDEO) shot?
   
   
  SECTION 4.0 - TECHNICAL, MUSICAL AND BOOKS
  
   4.1 What instruments do the band members endorse/use?
   4.2 What magazines are good for Pearl Jam music?
   4.3 Where else can I get a hold of some Pearl Jam guitar tabs?
   4.4 How come the words in the Pearl Jam music book are wrong?
   4.5 Have any books been written about the band?
   
   
  SECTION 5.0 - BOOTLEGS
  
   5.1 What is the Hallucinogenic Recipe?
   5.2 On the Mookie Blaylock bootleg, there are 2 songs (Hold your Head
       Up and Mystery) that doesn't sound like Pearl Jam. What gives?
   5.3 I am looking for a good boot, where do I go? Any recommendations?
   5.4 Where can I get a hold of the Bootleg discography?
   
   
  SECTION 6.0 - FAN CLUBS AND MAGAZINES
  
   6.1 Does Pearl Jam have a fan club?
   6.2 What do I get for my $5?
   6.3 Are there any other Pearl Jam fan organizations besides the Ten
       Club?
   6.4 Are there other places on the NET that I can find other Pearl Jam
       stuff/info?
   6.5 Why are there multiple addresses to the Ten Club?
   6.6 What's the difference between the Ten Club and the Vitalogy Health
       Club?
   6.7 Is there a phone number or hot line for the Ten Club?
   
   
  SECTION 1.0 - HISTORY AND MEMBERS
  
   1.1 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.
   
   1.2 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!
   
   1.3 Where is the band from?
   
   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.
   Jack Irons is from Los Angeles. Mike McCready was born in Pensacola, Fla but 
   raised in Seattle.


   
   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 Who is Matt Chamberlain?
   
   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.  He is now fronting a band called Critters Buggin, which 
   includes saxophonist Skerik formerly of Sadhappy and bassist Brad Houser.    

   They play largely instrumental jazzy alternative music which is difficult to 
   describe but excellent to listen to. They have a cd out, named "Guest" which 
   was co-produced by Stone Gossard and they are playing under Stone's    
   Loosegroove label.

   
   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 influencer her cooking style. She had a recipe for
   preserves that included a Native American hallucinogenic substance,
   hence, Pearl Jam.
   
   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 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.  Jack Irons also sports several tattoos, which of course
   is a requirement of anyone that is or ever was a member of The Red Hot Chili
   Peppers  ;-)
   
   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. Vedder also lends his services on the Mike Watt album
   Ballhog or Tugboat, singing lead vocals on "Against the 70's" and playing
   guitar on "Big Train".  Stone Gossard has released an album called Shame
   with his side band Brad. Stone also appears in another side project called
   Thermadore with an album called Monkey on Rico.  Other members on the album
   include Chad Smith of the Chili Peppers on drums and the guitar player from
   Mary's Danish. 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 done an album with Layne Staley of Alice
   in Chains under the name Mad Season (they were earlier called Gacy
   Bunch). Mcready also appears in the band $10,000 Gold Chain on The Cable
   Guy motion picture soundtrack.  Jeff Ament has an album out called "Three
   Fish" with is side band of the same name.  Ament has been the most active
   person in the side project area as he has been touring with Three Fish in
   spring/summer of 1996.  Mcready's Mad Season has also played out a few times
   but has not had any kind of a structured tour.  There have been confirmations
   of a second Mad Season double-album as I write this (11/96).  Also,
   as a side note (no pun intended), Pearl Jam also released an album in 1995
   with Neil Young, entitled "Mirror Ball".  I myself don't really consider
   this a side project since it is a Pearl Jam album and also a Neil Young
   album.  I like to think that for 1995, Neil Young was a member of Pearl Jam.
   Or maybe, with proper respect to the elder musician and living legend, I
   should say that Pearl Jam joined up with Neil Young in 1995 as his backing
   band.  Either way, I consider them a united entity when I think of 1995. 
   Jack Irons is credited on the Reality Bites Soundtrack.  Eddie Vedder has 
   worked on the Dead Man Walking soundtracks. PJ as a whole also appear on the
   soundtrack of The Basketball Diaries. Eddie has also be involved with his    
   wife's band, Hovercraft.  As of late 1996, Mike Mcready, in an effort to
   simultaneously belong to as many bands at one time as humanly possible is 
   said to be recording a jazz styled album in a band called Tuatara that also
   includes Peter Buck of R.E.M.  Actor Kevin Bacon  has been quoted as saying
   that he fears that Mike Mccready will replace him as the center of all human
   contact (just kidding of course!)
   
   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. Former drummer, Dave
   A. sights John Henry Bonham of Led Zeppelin as his biggest influence.
   
   1.17 Any word on the next tour?
   
   Well by now, I'm sure you are all more than aware that PJ finished a Fall'96
   limited American Tour and has more or less wound down a Fall '96 European 
   tour as well.  December is said to be an off month for them although it has
   been RUMOURED that they may do a couple localized shows in Dec. in the 
   Seattle area.  Also, Stone and Mike will be involved in side projects in the
   month of December.  No 1997 tour dates have been announced as of this 
   writing.
   
   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, 1994
   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."

        *Post-Script: Attorney General Janet Reno has since dropped the
                        investigation against Ticketmaster and Pearl Jam is
                        using non-Ticketmaster venues and alternative ticketing
                        agencies (such as FT&T) for their tour.



   1.19 What is the marital status of the bands?
   
   Eddie Vedder married Beth Liebling in Rome on June 3, 1994. Jack is also
   married. The other band members are presently unmarried.
   
   1.20 Do any of them have children?
   
   Jack does and as far as the others, No. (not that they've publicly admitted 
   anyway. :) )
   
   1.21 What are the birthdays of the band members?
   
     * Eddie:   12/23/64
     * Jeff:    03/10/63
     * Stone:   07/20/66
     * Mike:    04/05/65
     * Jack:    07/18/62

**sidenote** Eddie's birth year has always been a source of
controversy. This is why we state that his b-day is 12/23/64.  In many 
publications, it has been printed as being 1964, 1965 or 1966.  When I started
reading/collecting Pearl Jam interviews in early 1992, Eddie was always
described as being 27 years old..(which would make his birth year to be
1964 or 1965).. After that, different sources listed his birth year
differently each time.  In fall of 1994, Rolling Stone published a
special issue that had a mini-biography of several musical bands and
listed each band members birthdate.  It listed Eddie's birthday as 12/23/64. 
Also in the Jan. 1995 issue of SPIN magazine (which was available to the public 
in December 1994), Eddie was described as "on the verge of turning 30".. Hence 
we come to the conclusion using these two sources that Eddie's birth year
is indeed 1964.


   1.22  Did any of the band members go to college?

   Jeff Ament went to University of Montana to study art (he also played
   basketball there) and dropped out before he could graduate.  Mike also
   went to community college but not straight out of high school.  As far
   as we know, Stone and Jack graduated from high school but never went to
   college.  Eddie dropped out of high school but later received his GED
   and briefly went to community college in Chicago before returning to San
   Diego.

   1.23  What do we know about Eddie Vedder's wife Beth?

   Eddie has always maintained a pretty private life and not much is known
   about her.  It has been mentioned in interviews that they met in Chicago
   in 1984 and have been together since.  They married in 1994.  She is
   described as a writer and as of late, she is in the band Hovercraft.
   Hovercraft occasionally tours and Eddie has been seen (disguised in a
   wig) playing drums for them during some gigs. Former Pearl Jam Dave Krusen
   plays drums for Hovercraft as of late.


       
   
   
  SECTION 2.0 - ALBUMS AND SONGS
  
   2.1 What albums have the band released?
   
     * Ten Epic ZK 47857
     * VS Epic ZK 53136
     * Live in Atlanta Epic         - Actually a grouping of singles, but an
                                      album, nonetheless.
     * Vitalogy Epic EK 66900
     * No Code  Epic EK 67500
       
   
   
   2.2 When was ??? released?
   
     * Ten              08/27/91
     * VS               10/19/93 (on CD)
     * Live in Atlanta (1994 and 1995)
     * Vitalogy         12/6/94 (on CD)
     * No Code          08/27/96 (on CD)

***please note that as with all dates in this FAQ, I use the AMERCIAN date 
   notation.  So, for example, Vitalogy was released on Dec. 6 1994 and NOT
   on June 12, 1994.  That may or may note have been obvious, but it is worth
   noting.
       
   
   
   2.3 How many copies did sell?
   
   As of January, 1995 :
     * Ten : 8 million copies in the US
     * Vs. : 5 million copies in the US
     * Vitalogy : 877,000 copies during its first official week 2.4
       million copies in the US
       
   Also, Vs. has set the record for selling more copies (950,000) in its
   opening week than any other album since SoundScan started keeping
   track in 1991. Vitalogy also debuted at No. 55 in the Billboard top
   200 when it was released as a VINYL, the first vinyl record release to
   chart since the inception of Cd's.
** I don't have the latest numbers on the sales of the albums as of Jan. 1996. 
If anyone else does, by all means send it to me and it will be in the next 
version.

   2.4 What was the first song released by the band?
   
   Alive
   
   2.5 What album can I find ??? on?
   
   On Pearl Jam's official albums the tracks are as follows:
   
   Ten
     * Once
     * Evenflow
     * Alive
     * Why Go
     * Black
     * Jeremy
     * Oceans
     * Porch
     * Garden
     * Deep
     * Release
     * Wash (European pressings)
     * Dirty Frank (European Pressings)
     * Alive (live) (European Pressings)
     * I Got A Feeling (Japenese Pressings)
     * Master/Slave
       
   VS.
     * Go
     * Animal
     * Daughter
     * Glorified G
     * Dissident
     * W.M.A.
     * Blood
     * RearviewMirror
     * Rats
     * Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
     * Leash
     * Indifference
       
   Vitalogy
     * Last Exit
     * Spin the Black Circle
     * Not For You
     * Tremor Christ
     * Nothingman
     * Whipping
     * Pry, To
     * Corduroy
     * Bugs
     * Satan's Bed (already in love)
     * Betterman
     * Aye Davanita
     * Immortality
     * Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's me  (a.k.a. Stupid Mop)
       
   Live in Atlanta
     *Release
     *Rearviewmirror
     *Dissident
     *Evenflow
     *Why go
     *Deep
     *Jeremy
     *Glorified G
     *Daughter
     *Go
     *Animal
     *Garden
     *StateoL&T
     *Black
     *Alive
     *Blood
     *WMA
     *Elderly..
     *Rats
     *Once
     *Porch
     *Indifference

   No Code
     *Sometimes
     *Hail, Hail
     *Who You Are
     *In My Tree
     *Smile
     *Off He Goes
     *Habit
     *Red Mosquito
     *Lukin
     *Present Tense
     *Mankind
     *I'm Open
     *Around the Bend
   
   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:

       Song:                           First release appearance:
        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)    1991 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
        History Never Repeats (live)    1994/1995 Ten Club xmas single
        Swallow My Pride (live)         1994/1995 Ten Club xmas single
        My Way (live)                   1994/1995 Ten Club xmas single
        I've got a Feeling              Japanese pressings of Ten
        Alive (live)                    European Pressings of Ten
        State of Love and Trust         Singles Movie soundtrack
        Breath                          Singles Movie soundtrack
        Black, Red, Yellow              Hail, Hail Single
        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
        Out of My Mind                  Not for You single
        Rearview Mirror (Frogs)         Immortality single
        Leaving Here                    Home Alive Benefit CD
        Gremmie Out of Control          MOM Surfrider Benefit CD
        I Got ID                        Merkinball single
        Long Road                       Merkinball single

   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
   Originally compiled by Caleb LaVergne - calebl@skypoint.com
   with modifications by Chris Smith - csmith@bentley.edu to bring
   up to date.

Pearl Jam Songs                 Original Release Appearance

        Alive                    (Ten)
        Alone                    (Go CD single)
        Angel                    (1993 Ten Club single)
        Animal                   (Vs.)
        Around The Bend          (No Code)
        Aye Davanita             (Vitalogy)
        Bee Girl                 (Rockline - 10/18/93)
        Better Man               (Vitalogy)
        Black                    (Ten)
        Black, Red  and Yellow   (Hail, Hail single)
        Blood                    (Vs.)
        Brain of J.F.K.          (1995 Concert work in progress)
        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.)
        Gremmie Out of Control   (MOM Surfrider Benefit)
        Habit                    (No Code)
        Hail, Hail               (No Code)
        Hard to Imagine          (Vs. outtake)
        Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me/Stupid Mop     (Vitalogy)
        I Got ID                 (Merkinball single)
        I'm Open                 (No Code)
        Immortality              (Vitalogy)
        Indifference             (Vs.)
        In My Tree               (No Code)
        Jeremy                   (Ten)
        Just a Girl              (Ten outtake)
        Last Exit                (Vitalogy)
        Leash                    (Vs.)
        Leaving Here             (Home Alive Benefit)
        Let Me Sleep             (1991 Ten Club single)
        Long Road                (Merkinball single)
        Lukin                    (No Code)
        Mankind                  (No Code)
        Master/Slave             (Ten instrumental)
        Not for You              (Vitalogy)
        Nothingman               (Vitalogy)
        Oceans                   (Ten)
        Off He Goes              (No Code)
        Once                     (Ten)
        Out of My Mind           (Not For You Single)
        Porch                    (Ten)
        Present Tense            (No Code)
        Pry, To                  (Vitalogy)
        Rats                     (Vs.)
        Rearviewmirror           (Vs.)
        Red Mosquito             (No Code)
        Release                  (Ten)
        Satan's Bed              (Vitalogy)
        Saying No                (3/2/92)
        Smile                    (No Code)
        Sometimes                (No Code)
        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)
        Who You Are              (No Code)
        Why Go?                  (Ten)
        Yellow Ledbetter         (Jeremy CD single)

Pearl Jam covers

*****please bear in mind that this list could change on a daily basis if the
band is on tour.  I present this only as a partial list.

        Act of Love          {Neil Young}                            (multiple)
        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)
        History Never Repeats {Neil Finn}                            (1995)
        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)
        Swallow My Pride     {Green River}                           (12/93)
        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...etc" This version is also the one they use for
   the video (see question 3.5) It is worth noting that someone submitted to    
   me (without an exact page number) that the phrase that Eddie
   mumbles is a quote from the book "A Prayer For Owen Meany" by John Irving.  
   Well, after doing some digging, I found the quote in question. In Evenflow,
   Eddie mumbles "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'.".  Now, on 
   page 21 of "A Prayer for Owen Meany" the character says "YOU LET ME DROWN!
   YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! YOU JUST WATCHED ME DROWN! I'M ALREADY DEAD!
   REMEMBER THAT: YOU LET ME DIE."  Now, I might agree that perhaps the quotes
   might be
   related in some fashion, but obviously it is not an exact quote as this 
   person stated it was.  So judge for yourself because I'm not convinced that
   the quote came from this source.

   
   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.  Some people also claim that they hear Eddie mistakenly begin
   to sing the first line from the song Oceans, but I myself have never been
   able to hear that.
   
   2.10 Are there any live audio Pearl Jam available commercially?
   
   Officially, only those released as b-sides and on the Live In Atlanta album.
   Unofficially,there are
   tons of live and unreleased Pearl Jam available on both CD and on tape
   from stores and traders throughout the world. Former drummer Dave Abbruzzese 
   was 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.  Also, try to refrain from purchasing boot CD's.
   I'm not preaching (I own a couple myself) but PJ has a very liberal policy 
   about their live music that allows fans to record their shows more or less
   freely and uninhibited and also allows these tapes to be traded freely. The
   key word here is "FREELY".  This is a privelige and if people BUY this 
   material from people that sell it, then that privelage will become
   endangered
   and potentially taken away.  PJ doesn't get any money when you buy a boot cd
   or tape and yet they own the rights to the performances as well as the
   right to sell or distribute them as THEY see fit, not how ANYONE else sees 
   fit.  If they want it sold, they will sell it.  Until then enjoy the taping 
   policy and trade as much as you want.
   
   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.  While this title appears nowhere
   on the packaging, you can see that it is the official name if you look
   the copyright information for Ten up in the Library of Congress.
   
   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.
   
   2.15 Yeah, yeah.. but, what does Yellow Ledbetter REALLY mean? Also,
   where can I find this recording?
   
   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.  One exception
   to this last statement may be some of the more experimental songs on
   Vitalogy like Bugs and Pry to, and Stupid Mop, although they may have
   slipped in portions of them live here and there.
   
   2.17 Where can I find the Pearl Jam Songbook?
   
   Previously, The keeper of the songbook has been Joe Danziger
   (danziger@eden.rutgers.edu). He was up to version 1.7, I believe. It
   was regularly posted on several archives on the NET. I have been unable
   to locate this person, so I will be reconstructing my own songbook unless
   Joe or someone that knows the location of his songbook can see this and get
   me a copy.  The song lyrics can be found on many web sites including my own
   at http://www.tiac.net/users/modyfish/pjam.html  and on many other sites as
   well.  Please bear in mind that non of the sites that have lyrics are 
   "officially" sponsored by the band or their organization and as such non 
   one's interpretation of the lyrics are "official".

   2.18  What is he mumbling at the end of CORDUROY?

   "It's your move now...I thought you were a friend, but I guess I, I guess I  
    hate you..."

   2.19  In the song RATS, who the heck is Ben?

   THIS is one of the most often asked question as of late.  Ben is in
   reference to the Michael Jackson song  "Ben".  "Ben" was a song from
   the 70's movie also named "Ben" which was a sequel to the movie "Willard".
    Willard was a movie were about a young loner who befriends a rat named Ben.
   Ben turns into a killer rat that leads other rats into harming others, etc.
   The killer rat returns in the movie sequel called "Ben".  Eddie Vedder has
   always said that he was a big Motown fan and a big Jackson 5 fan when he was
   a young boy. He has said that one of the first records he ever listened to
   was "ABC" by the Jackson 5 and he gets "chills" when he sees the Motown
   logo.  And yes, in the Atlanta 4/3/94 show, when Eddie says "Michael Jackson
   is innocent", it IS in reference to Michael Jackson and the molestation
   charges  against him at the time.

   2.20  Who is Dirty Frank?

   The inspiration for Dirty Frank was Pearl Jam's tour bus driver in the
   early days.  In an early interview, members of PJ described him as being
   just a bit odd.  They would be driving all night to some gig and would find
   several empty cans of beer under the driver seat.  The band members had
   an inside joke that he was probably some serial killer and psycho that
   ate people.. and thus the song Dirty Frank was born.  This written around
   the same time they were on tour with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, hence
   the funky feel to the song as a sort of tribute to them..(This was explained
   during an interview with Guitar Player Mag in 1992).

**sidenote** One of the lines in Dirty Frank, "Dirty Frank was a bad mutha..shut
yer mouth..etc.." was "copied" from the "Theme from Shaft", a song from another 
70's movie called "Shaft", about a detective named John Shaft.

   2.21 Is IMMORTALITY about Kurt Cobain?

   In an interview with the LA times in Nov. 1994, Eddie has said that
   Immortality was not about Kurt Cobain.  The song did have different
   lyrics when PJ started playing it during the spring 94 tour than the final
   version on Vitalogy.  And yes during the Atlanta 4/3/94 show (the live
   broadcast one) Eddie did mention that he hoped Kurt was ok. (this was the
   period after KC's overdose in Rome and when he was missing) Sadly enough,
   Kurt Cobain died a few days after this broadcast.
   
   2.22 I'm confused about this whole trading card thing!
   
   With the release of No Code, came the existance of PJ No Code trading cards.
   There are 4 sets of 9 trading cards, series C,O,D,AND E (yes you guessed it,
   that spells "Code"). The pictures on the cards are from the panel artwork on
   the No Code album.  If that wasn't specific enough for you, here is the
   list of the cards that are out there:
	Set C
		23615106091-1C - Hail Hail
		23615106091-2C - Smile 
		23615106091-3C - Off He Goes
		23615106091-4C - Mankind 
		23615106091-5C - Around The Bend
		23615106091-6C - Sometimes 
		23615106091-7C - Red Mosquito
		23615106091-8C - Present Tense
		23615106091-9C - Habit 

	Set O
		23615106091-1O - Hail Hail 
		23615106091-2O - Smile 
		23615106091-3O - Off He Goes
		23615106091-4O - Mankind
		23615106091-5O - Around The Bend
		23615106091-6O - Sometimes 
		23615106091-7O - Red Mosquito 
		23615106091-8O - Present Tense 
		23615106091-9O - Habit

	Set D
		23615106091-1D - Hail Hail 
		23615106091-2D - Smile
		23615106091-3D - Off He Goes 
		23615106091-4D - Mankind 
		23615106091-5D - Around The Bend
		23615106091-6D - Who You Are 
		23615106091-7D - I'm Open 
		23615106091-8D - In My Tree [copyright card]
		23615106091-9D - Habit

	Set E
		23615106091-1E - Hail Hail
		23615106091-2E - Smile 
		23615106091-3E - Off He Goes 
		23615106091-4E - Mankind 
		23615106091-5E - Around The Bend
		23615106091-6E - Who You Are
		23615106091-7E - I'm Open 
		23615106091-8E - In My Tree 
		23615106091-9E - Lukin

   2.23 A couple of the lyric cards I got with No Code are blacked out. What
        gives?

   The cards for the songs "In My Tree" & "Present Tense" are not supplied with
   lyrics.  Presumably, that would be because of the band's long standing 
   position that listeners should "feel" the songs and interpret (not translate)
   their own meanings.  These songs appear to be introspective to Eddie and 
   perhaps he feels to personally attached to share the lyrics with the world in
   printed form.  This was the case with Release and you can't find those lyrics
   in any official song or tab book. If I see this
   topic brought up in an interview, I'll be sure to update this with an 
   official reason.
  
   2.24 Who is that playing the harmonica on Smile? 

   Eddie Vedder

   2.25 Who is that on the cover of the Who You Are single?

   Stone (left) and Mike (right)

   2.26 My local radio station plays Hail, Hail all the time and I heard that
   it was a single but I'll be damned if I've been able to find it....why?
    
   If you are asking this, you probably live in North America.  Hail, Hail
   is indeed the second No Code single but as of this writing has been released
   in Germany, Holland, Austrailia, and England.  Some stores in the U.S. will
   inevitably carry the import version and in all likelyhood, the single will
   be officially released in the U.S., just be patient.  The single is backed 
   with the song, "Black, Red, and Yellow".

   2.27 What the hell is a Lukin?

   This refers to Matt Lukin, a bandmember in the history of the band Mudhoney.

   2.28 I like the song "Mankind" but Eddie sounds wierd on it, why?

   Mainly because it's not Eddie that sings lead on this song!  Eddie does do 
   some backing vocals but the lead vocals on this song are done by Stone 
   Gossard.

   2.29 ok, ok, so Stone sings "Mankind" but what does "Bachannal" mean in the
        lyrics for this song?

   The dictionary lists this word as refering to a drunken celebration initially
   in the honor of Bacchus or a person that goes to such an event, a reveler.
   In addition, in a recent article it was written that "Bacchanal" is the name
   of a club in San Diego that Eddie frequently played in with his former band,
   Bad Radio.
 
   2.30 I have the European pressing of Ten.  In the liner notes it credits 
        somone named "Abrellesse " on the songs Wash, Dirty Frank, and Alive
        (live).  Who is this?
 
   I have no "official" answer here, but it would appear that this is simply a 
   mispelling of the name "Abruzzesse", as in Dave.  I have seen that this isn't
   on every copy of the European Ten so it must have been corrected at some 
   point.
  
   2.31 I have heard other names such as "Monkeywrench", "Checkpoint Charlie" 
        etc.  are these albums?  Where can I find them?

   These are PJ sponsored radio broadcasts.  Sometimes they get catchy names 
   associated with them that would make them sound like albums.  Monkeywrench
   radio is actually the name of the pirate radio organization that broadcasted
   PJ's 7/11/95 Chicago show.  Checkpoint Charlie was the pet name of the 
   11/03/96 Berlin, Germany show.  Other radio shows include 04/03/94 in Atlanta
   and 11/95 shows from San Diego and San Jose.  As with other live shows, you
   can get them from tape traders.  Also, listen to your local radio stations,
   as sometimes they are rebroadcast occasionaly.  Finally, some stations such
   as WBCN 104.1 in Boston press CD's of the shows to give away as promo items.
   The only one that ever was released commercially by the band was the "Live
   in Atlanta" album that is actually 3 cd singles that make up one live album.
   This version of the Atlanta show is missing a few songs though (Better Man,
   Sonic Reducer, Whipping, Satan's Bed ).

  SECTION 3.0 - VIDEOS AND AWARDS
  
   
   
   3.1 What videos have the band done?
   
     * Alive
     * Evenflow
     * Jeremy
     * Oceans (Europe only)
       
   
   
   3.2 What awards have the band received?
   
   1993 MTV Video Awards for JEREMY
     * Best Group Video
     * Best Hard Rock/ Heavy Metal
     * Best Director
     * Video of the Year
       
   American Music Awards 1993
     * Favorite New Artist Pop/Rock
     * Favorite New Artist Heavy Metal/Hard Rock
       
   American Music Awards 1996  
     * Best Alternative Band


   Grammy Awayds 1996                    
     * Best Hard Rock performance, Spin the Black Circle


   
   
   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. There is an excellent listing of these unofficial live videos called
   the Concert Video Guide (Video Discography) that can be found on the
   Pearl Jam web pages. It has ratings on camera work, set lists, etc.,
   location, running time of several of the bootleg live videos that are traded
   between Pearl Jam fans.  Remember, TRADE, DON'T PAY!!!


   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'."
   
   3.6 Where was ??? shot?
   
     * Alive RCKCANDY, Seattle
     * Evenflow Moore Theater, Seattle
     * Oceans (Europe only) Hawaii
     * Jeremy  London, England --shot in a warehouse in Kings Cross (an
       area of  central London - famed for it's prostitutes actually!!) in
       early 92. In an old interview at the time of the British tour,
       the interviewer went to this warehouse to interview Eddie.
       
   
   
  SECTION 4.0 - TECHNICAL, MUSICAL AND BOOKS
  
   
   
   4.1 What instruments do the band members endorse?
   
     * Jeff Ament: Hamer 12 string, 8 string and fretless basses
     * Stone Gossard: Gibson Les Paul
     * Mike McCready: Fender Stratocaster
       
   
   
   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
   (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
   
   4.4 How come the words in the music books 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.

   Loser: The Real Seattle Music Story by Clark Humphrey (another
          excellent book about the Seattle music scene)



   
  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. This 5 cd box set retails ~$95-$125.  It also contains
   a booklet with pictures and brief bio of the band. The sound quality of
   this boot is good except for the Eddie Vedder home demos.  For more
   information on track listings, etc.. Please consult the CD Boot
   Discography found in many of the Pearl Jam web pages.

   
   5.2 On the Mookie Blaylock bootleg, there are 2 songs (Mystery and
   Hold your Head Up) that doesn't sound like Pearl Jam. What gives?
   
   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 side
   band, Brad and also in the band Satchel.
   	To further deepen the mystery behind "Mystery", someone also has
   posted awhile back  in alt.music.pearl.jam that the song was by Nirvana
   playing an old Velvet Underground song. The name of the song was not
   posted but the  album it is from is one of a series called "Heaven and
   Hell - A tribute to the Velvet Underground". There are two or three
   volumes and it is the one Nirvana is on.
     Any of these are plausible explanations to "Mystery".  All we know for
   sure that it is probably not sung by Eddie Vedder.


   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 COMPACTDISC@delphi.com 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. To access his list:
   http://cs.brandeis.edu/USER/UGRAD/mikeb/dealers.boot
   
   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!  And as always, TRADE rather than buying. I have provided the
   information for your own use but remember, the sale of these discs harms
   PJ in a way because they are not getting compensated for their work that
   is being sold on these discs.  This could eventually lead to the end of
   PJ's very liberal policy on taping and trading!
   
   5.4 Where can I get a hold of the Bootleg Discography?
   
   The PJ discography (bootlegs included) can be obtained by emailing me
   at csmith@bentley.edu and requesting it.  Also, Current copies of the PJ CD  

   Boot List can be found by... : (WWW) on any of the Pearl Jam web pages
                               OR

          (email) calebl@cco.caltech.edu (subject) Send CD Discog

                               OR

    (FTP) anonymous FTP to : pearljam.caltech.edu filename :
    bootdisc.txt



   
  SECTION 6.0 - FAN CLUBS AND MAGAZINES
  
   
   
   6.1 Does Pearl Jam have a fan club?
   
   Yes, it is called Ten Club or Vitalogy Health Club. Informations 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. Your
     current membership expiration date is printed next to your name on the
     address label of your fanclub newsletter.

   To write:
 	Ten/Vitalogy Health Club
	P.O. Box 4570 (fan mail)
	P.O. Box 4590 (membership, renewals and address changes)
	P.O. Box 4841 (merchandise info)
	Seattle, WA 98104
	Ten/Vitalogy Health Club Hotline - (206)728-7078 (recorded messages)

	If you have specific questions about your Ten/VHC membership or
	merchandise, or if you have an address change to send in, you can write
	to the Ten/Vitalogy Health Club at tenclub1@aol.com.
   You can also visit them on the web at 
   http://www.sony.com/Music/ArtistInfoPearlJam/tenclub/tenclub.html
   
   
   6.2 What do I get for my $10?
   
   You get two newsletters, a yearly holiday single and as of late,
   first shot at tickets to shows in your area. And yes, you must renew
   each year with another $10.  Please note that none of these things are
   guarenteed or promised to any strict time frame.  As of 11/19/96 it is
   unknown whether the "first shot at tickets" policy will remain intact in
   its current form.  People seem to holding the Ten Club accountable when they
   don't get "fantastic" seats even though they are fan club members.  As such,
   it is another perk that may be taken away.  Remember people that these 
   features are privleges and can be taken away if abused!
   
   6.3 Are there any other Pearl Jam fan organizations besides the Ten
       Club?

   *The Pearl Jam Rumor Pit is a good source of getting information if you
    cannot get a hold of the TEN CLUB.  You can e-mail them specific
    questions,  rumors you've heard (appearances, tours, etc) or questions
    (not personal) about the band to the Pearl Jam Rumor Pit at:  
    DigitalKat@aol.com  or  OfTheSea@aol.com
    They collect the questions and forward them to the TEN CLUB and they
    publish a newsletter called The Pearl Jam Rumor PiT that addresses
    questions that they have received.  The Rumor Pit newsleters can be
    found at their web site at:
		http://members.aol.com/pjrumorpit/rumorpit.html
    (you can also e-mail them to receive it)

   *On the Internet, there is a newsgroup called alt.music.pearl-jam, and
    also several mailing lists. (the former Pearl Jam mailing list, Oceans  
    died.. RIP)  Current mailing lists include Garden of Stone, Bugs, Release,
    and 5 Against 1.  I'm going to defer now to a recent post from Garden of 
    Stone that Mirella wrote that breaks these lists down very well and has
    instructions on how to join:

	Subscribers at this moment (for what I know now):

	Release   :  227
	Bugs      :  273 (38 on newsletter, 201 direct, 34 digest)
	GOS       :  110 (of whom many are on Bugs as well)
	5against1 :  244 (including many addresses that do not even exist 
			  anymore)

	It's hard to describe the content of the lists for people who are not on
        them, but in short, this is my impression:

	* Release: very open list, and many messages a day. Most of them Pearl 
	  Jam content. International, but more people from the USA and Canada.

	* Bugs: same as Release, but European based, and nowadays with many 	
	reviews. There is a digest version and a newsletter, for those who 
	cannot receive a lot of mail.

	* GOS: Garden Of Stone. Follow-up to one of the first, and 'legendary' 	
	Pearl Jam mailinglists with the same name. This one was started anew 	
	recently by the original owner/administrator of the old GOS, so there 
	are not as many people as on the other lists, yet.  There is also a 
	digest available for this list.

	* 5against1: Talk about goats, cookies, beer or sex, but don't mention 
	the PJ band ;) This is normally a sleeping mailinglist, but in case of 
	trouble (non-working other mailinglists or tour)it generates many messages. You 
	can subscribe, but once you're in it, it's very hard to get out ;)

	Here some info about SUBSCRIPTION to the lists:

	Bugs: send an email to me, with your name, email-address, country,
		city and birth date (we like to keep it personal)and the list
		of your
		choice: direct, digest or newsletter. Or fill in the form at
               .

	Release: send a message without a subject and without a signature to
		 with the following
	   	command
           	in the body of your email message: subscribe dstenfte_release

	5against1: same to , with in the body: subscribe
		5against1

	GOS: send an email to  (not a machine!;))

	I hope I just gave the right information.... Please correct me if I'm 
	wrong. And keep in mind, mailinglists are taken care of by people 
	(except  for 5a1), so things (like subscription) can take some time,
	sometimes...



   *Also, other publications of interest:
    A.  Footsteps
      The fanzine Footsteps comes highly recommended and is read by the
      band frequently. It is run by Randy and Kathy.  They ask for
      $20 for a 4 issue subscription (inside US) or $24 (outside US).
      Make check or money order (U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank)
      payable to "Randy Osenenko/Footsteps" and send to:
          Footsteps
          P.O. Box 77554
          Baton Rouge, LA  70879
          USA
      For payment outside the U.S. registered mail is recommended. Can
      send cash in U.S. funds but it is at your own risk.

    B.  Release
      Another Pearl Jam Fanzine is Release, run by Arie-Jan, Ramon, and
      Markus. For a 4 issue subscription, send $24 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. USA 77801-3407
          or you can e-mail him --> m0w9907@acs.tamu.edu
             release@tamu.edu
      Head Office: (Ramon and Arie-Jan)
      PO BOX 392
      3440 AJ Woerden   Holland
       e-mail: giorgi@xs4all.nl  (Ramon Giorgi)

      Australian Office:
      1/30 MacPherson St
      Waverly NSW 2024   Australia

      The RELEASE WWW page can also be accessed at:
       http://shinbone.psych.brown.edu/pj/zine/release
       http://www.xs4all/~giorgi

   C.  Paper Jam
     Dutch Pearl Jam fan club which releases a 'zine 4 times a year (for
     f25).  This is in Dutch only. It's run by Mirella.  For info write:
     P.O. Box 4156-3130 KD
     Vlaardingen-Holland

     **Mirella also started the European Pearl Jam webpage (along with
       Jose Manuel)  The address for the WWW page is: 
        http://alfa.ist.utl.pt/~l36281/euro  (el 3 6 2 8 one)
       There is also an accompanying mailinglist, Bugs. They try to keep it as
       an addition to the existing mailing lists, just for those who plan to
       see PJ in Europe. You can e-mail Mirella for more info:
       pearljam@inter.nl.net

   D.  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 5to "B" (CP1428)
         Buenos Aires, Argentina

  E.  The Dissident
    Fanzine created for Pearl Jam fans to release their creative Pearl Jam 
    energy.
        P.O. Box 161
        Morris, Il, USA 60450

  F.  Tickle My Nausea
    Pearl Jam zine that includes stuff from Monkeywrench radio, Bumrush
    (Mike's side project), reviews, pictures, news, etc.  For a copy or a
    copy of previous issue, send $1 for each plus a 9x12 SASE w/ $1.01
    postage to:
       Jessica Letkemann
       320 57th St. #4b
       Brooklyn, NY 11220


   6.4 Are there other places on the Net that I can find Pearl Jam
       stuff/info? (thanks to Cyndi Vatour and Indifference for these info)

   1.  FTP sites
       -cs.uwp.edu
       -ftp.netcom.com (at netcom there is a directory called pearl-jam, and a
                        file called 'songbook', which has lyrics to all the    
                        covers and b-sides. It also has info about Pearl Jam,  
                        too.)
       -ftp.luth.se pub/sounds/.2/pearl_jam. This is supposed to be a 
                        Scandinavian site, where they have tored the audio
			files of Daughter, Alive, Even Flow and Jeremy 
			(about 2MB  each)
       -ftp.uwp.edu  (This one is for all bands not just PJ , I think)  Lots of
                      lyrics, they are listed alphabetically under /pub/music/  
                      lyrics

    2.  WEB sites

        This was the very first Pearl Jam web page and still contains some
        very cool stuff like MPEGS, picures, discographies, other links..Check
        it out at:
              http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~galvin/pearljam.html
        (maintained by Michael VanderPloeg <)

        Another very cool site came aboard recentely as Five Horizons visit it
        at:  http://www1.ixa.net/horizons

	The Porch has tons of pics, sound clips and a news page at:
             http://www.jemmco.com/porch

        My web site can be found at
	http://www.tiac.net/users/modyfish/pjam.html

        And as of late, Sony has an official web page for Pearl Jam that
        can be found at:
              http://www.sony.com/Music/AI/PearlJam

        There are also many other Net enthusiasts out there who have
        lovingly created Pearl Jam pages of their own. Many of these sights
        are very good and recently many have been linked by an initiative
        called the Pearl Jam Web Ring.  The theory behind this is that you 
        visit a member site and click on their web ring link and get to the
        "next" site in the ring.  You can keep repeating this and if you do it
        enough you will end up back where you started.  Each new site is 
        reviewed by the members of the ring and accepted if everyone agrees
        the site is good.  To get your site on the ring, just visit a member
        and follow the on-screen instructions to get the site's owner to 
        "sponsor" you. Many new ones are
        created each day so rather than list them all, a good way to search
        for them is use NET search engines such as:
              http://www.yahoo.com

     3.  Other Related WEB Sites
            Alphabetical listing of all bands can be found at:
            http://american.recordings.com/wwwofmusic/alp_reg.html
            http://american.recordings.com/wwwofmusic/index.html

            Another source for lyrics:
                   http://vivarin.pc.cc.cmu.edu/lyrics.html

         Monkey Wrench Radio (they broadcasted the pirate radio shows for  PJ)
                  http://bahh.internet.com:80/mwrench/
                323 Broadway E  #715
                Seattle, WA 98102, USA
                e-mail: zerowork@aol.com

          ATN (Music News) http://www.addict.com/
 
          Mad Season Page (Mike's side project)
          http://www.peak.org/~mikec/madseason.htm