The Garden of Stone FAQ:
Frequently Asked Questions
Version 2.2 - October 1997
This file contains some of the most common questions asked about Pearl Jam, its members, its music and its history, and was created to accompany the original Garden of Stone mailing list. What follows here is an extensive resource, initiated by Chris Smith, a former GoS list administrator. GoS has been recently brought back to life by Greg Van Bastelaar, and the FAQ has been updated as a part of our rebirth. We owe the concept of this document, and most of its content, to Chris Smith, and we thank him immensely for starting it all.
The old GoS members played a big part in keeping the FAQ up to date; they had this to say about Version 2.1:
"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."
We’re hoping to keep this original piece of GoS history updated, and since we are revitalized as a mailing list, the FAQ has also been revitalized to the best of our ability.
And now, on with the questions . . .
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 weird on it, why?
2.29 ok, ok, so Stone sings "Mankind" but what does "Bacchanal" mean in the
lyrics for this song?
2.30 I have the European pressing of Ten. In the liner notes it credits
someone 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 don'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 $10?
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 an album 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 HelloTo 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 toVedder, 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 Part1--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 influenced 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. He recorded a spoken track on the recent Jack Kerouac tribute album, "Kerouac -- kicks joy darkness." The track read by Vedder was set to music by Hovercraft, his wife’s band, and was the first Hovercraft recording with vocal. Vedder read the poem "Hymn." 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’s successful side band Brad has released two albums, "Shame" and "Interiors," and has toured widely. Stone also appeared 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 his side band of the same name, and did a large tour in the spring/summer of 1996. McCready's Mad Season has also played out a few times but has not had any kind of a structured tour.
Also, as a side note (no pun intended), Pearl Jam also released an album in 1995 with Neil Young, entitled "Mirror Ball". [Note from Chris: 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 been involved with his wife's band, Hovercraft. Mike McCready, in an effort to simultaneously belong to as many bands at one time as humanly possible, has played with 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 their contemporaries such as Soundgarden and Mudhoney. Former drummer Dave A. cites John Henry Bonham of Led Zeppelin as his biggest influence.
1.17 Any word on the next tour?
As of the Oct. ‘97 update of this FAQ, Pearl Jam is wrapping up a new album, said to be released in January or February of 1998. No official word has been presented regarding a new tour. Of course the rumors are spreading all over the Net and among PJ fans; the most popular idea seems to be that PJ will first tour Australia, then come back to the States in the spring or summer. No one really knows, outside of the band itself and its management.
Rolling Stones fans who are so inclined, however, will be able to catch PJ live this fall; they are confirmed as the opener for three Rolling Stones concerts in mid-October.
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 tours.
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, the AMERICAN date notation is used. 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.
** We don't have the latest numbers on the sales of the albums as of Jan. 1996.
If anyone else does, by all means send them and they 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 (Japanese 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
Olympic Platinum 1996 Ten Club xmas single
Smile (live) 1996 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
Dead Man Off He Goes single
Crazy Mary Sweet Relief benefit CD for
Victoria Williams
Release (live--Atlanta) Dissident single I
Rearviewmirror (") Dissident single I
Dissident (") 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
***note: Pearl Jam is also slated to appear on the Tibetan Freedom compilation with Ed & Mike’s live version of Yellow Ledbetter; PJ’s live Nothingman from the ‘96 Bridge School Benefit concert will appear on a Bridge Benefit compilation.
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 recorded. 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)
Olympic Platinum (1996 Ten Club single)
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. This is presented 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. -Chris]
2.8 What does Eddie mumble in 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. 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 privilege and if people BUY this material from people that sell it, then that privilege 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 we, 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 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 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".
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 a popular question that tends to resurface a lot, so here’s what seems to be the story. 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 existence 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 too 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.
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, Australia, and England. Some stores in the U.S. will inevitably carry the import version and in all likelihood, 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 weird 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 "Bacchanal" mean in the lyrics for this song?
The dictionary lists this word as referring 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 someone named "Abrellesse " on the songs Wash, Dirty Frank, and Alive (live). Who is this?
We have no "official" answer here, but it would appear that this is simply a misspelling 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 broadcast 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 occasionally. 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 Awards 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 there 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 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 judgment. 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 to 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. It costs UK pounds 7.99, though there is a marketing war between big bookstores and some are selling for 5.99) Chris supplied this title and didn’t know if this is available in the US.
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)
Another great source of info about Seattle and how the scene exploded is the recent documentary Hype!, which has been released on video. It contains lots of interesting footage, interviews, and live stuff (Not For You was PJ’s contribution to the soundtrack; a live version)
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 bookstores. 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!
Just remember when purchasing cd’s that 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! Proceed with caution . . .
As far as trading is concerned, Ryan Chavez, a GoS member, has teamed up with Jessica Gates and Jeremy Korchak to put the PJ Traders’ Page back online. It’s now known as Pass It Around, and it can be accessed at: http://www.geocities.com/~pjtrades
There are a ton of PJ fans out there who will be more than happy to trade and share with you; ask around and see who’s willing to cooperate.
5.4 Where can I get a hold of the Bootleg Discography?
Current copies of the PJ CD Boot List can be found by... : (WWW) on any of the Pearl Jam web pages, or by email to calebl@cco.caltech.edu with this subject: Send CD Discog; or by 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. 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. 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 guaranteed or promised to any strict time frame. 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 privileges 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 newsletters 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. The following is a post from Garden of Stone that Mirella wrote that breaks these lists down very well and has instructions on how to join:
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 mailing lists 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.
[note - GoS is now run by Greg Van Bastelaar, as of Oct. ‘97]
* 5against1: Talk about goats, cookies, beer or sex, but don't mention
the PJ band ;) This is normally a sleeping mailing list, but in case of
trouble (non-working other mailing lists 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
<http://alfa.ist.utl.pt/~l36281/euro>.
Release: send a message without a subject and without a signature to
<Majordomo@majordomo.ucs.indiana.edu> with the following
command in the body of your email message: subscribe dstenfte_release
5against1: same to <listserv@netcom.com>, with in the body: subscribe
5against1
GOS: send an email to <gregoryj@primeline.net> (not a machine!;))
I hope I just gave the right information.... Please correct me if I'm
wrong. And keep in mind, mailing lists 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 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 stored 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 <<galvin@ENGIN.UMICH.EDU>)
Another very cool site came aboard over a year ago as Five Horizons; visit it at: http://www1.ixa.net/horizons
The Porch has tons of pics, sound clips and a news page, and is run by a GoS member; it’s found at http://www.jemmco.com/porch
Chris Smith’s 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, called Synergy, 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 sites 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 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