Eddie Jerome Vedder is an American singer,musician,and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist,primary lyricist,and one of three guitarists for the rock band Pearl Jam. He was previously a guest vocalist for supergroup Temple of the Dog,a tribute band dedicated to the late singer Andrew Wood.
Ten is the debut studio album by the American rock band Pearl Jam,released on August 27,1991,through Epic Records. Following the dissolution of their previous band Mother Love Bone in 1990,bassist Jeff Ament and guitarist Stone Gossard began rehearsing with new guitarist Mike McCready. The group recorded a five-song instrumental demo tape which included contributions from Matt Cameron on drums. Copies of the demo were eventually given to drummer Dave Krusen and vocalist Eddie Vedder,both of whom were invited to audition for the band in Seattle. Many of the songs on Ten were instrumental jams or reworked Mother Love Bone songs for which Vedder provided lyrics.
Temple of the Dog was an American rock band that formed in Seattle,Washington,in 1990. It was conceived by vocalist Chris Cornell of Soundgarden as a tribute to his friend,the late Andrew Wood,lead singer of the bands Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone. The lineup included Stone Gossard on rhythm guitar,Jeff Ament on bass guitar,Mike McCready on lead guitar,and Matt Cameron on drums. Eddie Vedder appeared as a guest to provide some lead and backing vocals and later became lead vocalist of Pearl Jam. Pearl Jam's debut album,Ten,was released four months after Temple of the Dog's only studio album.
Yield is the fifth studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam,released on February 3,1998. Following a short promotional tour for its previous album,No Code (1996),Pearl Jam recorded Yield throughout 1997 at Studio Litho and Studio X in Seattle,Washington. The album was hailed as a return to the band's early,straightforward rock sound,and marked a more collaborative effort from the band as opposed to relying heavily on frontman Eddie Vedder to compose the song lyrics.
Lost Dogs is a two-disc compilation album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam,released on November 11,2003 through Epic Records. The album has been certified gold by the RIAA in the United States.
Stone Carpenter Gossard is an American musician who serves as a guitarist for the rock band Pearl Jam. Along with Jeff Ament,Mike McCready,and Eddie Vedder,he is one of the founding members of the band.
"Alive" is the debut single by American rock band Pearl Jam. It was released on July 7,1991,51 days before the release of the band's debut album,Ten,on which "Alive" appears. Written by guitarist Stone Gossard,the song originated as an instrumental titled "Dollar Short" and was included on a demo tape circulated in hopes of finding a singer for the group. Vocalist Eddie Vedder obtained a copy of the tape and wrote lyrics that describe a somewhat fictionalized account of the time when he was told that the man he thought was his father was not actually his biological parent.
"Jeremy" is a song by American rock band Pearl Jam,with lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music composed by bassist Jeff Ament. "Jeremy" was released in August 1992 as the third single from Pearl Jam's debut album,Ten (1991). The song was inspired by a newspaper article Vedder read about Jeremy Wade Delle,a high school student who shot himself in front of his English class on January 8,1991. It reached the number 5 spot on both the Album and Modern Rock Billboard charts. It did not originally chart on the regular Billboard Hot 100 singles chart since it was not released as a commercial single in the US at the time,but a re-release in July 1995 brought it up to number 79.
"Black" is a song by American rock band Pearl Jam. The song is the fifth track on their 1991 debut album,Ten,and features lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard.
"Even Flow" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard,it was released in 1992 as the second single from the band's debut album,Ten (1991). The song peaked at number three on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was included in Pearl Jam's 2004 greatest hits album,rearviewmirror. A remixed version of the song was included on the 2009 Ten reissue.
Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle,Washington,in 1990. The band's lineup consists of founding members Jeff Ament,Stone Gossard,Mike McCready,and Eddie Vedder,as well as Matt Cameron (drums),who joined in 1998. Keyboardist Boom Gaspar has also been a touring/session member with the band since 2002. Jack Irons,Dave Krusen,Matt Chamberlain and Dave Abbruzzese are all former drummers for the band. Pearl Jam have outsold and outlasted many of their contemporaries from the early 1990s,and are considered one of the most influential bands from that decade,dubbed "the most popular American rock and roll band of the '90s".
"Animal" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam,released in 1994 as the third single from the band's second studio album,Vs. (1993). Although credited to all members of Pearl Jam,it features lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music primarily written by guitarist Stone Gossard. The song peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was included on Pearl Jam's 2004 greatest hits album,rearviewmirror.
"Life Wasted" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard,"Life Wasted" was released on August 28,2006 as the second single from the band's eighth studio album,Pearl Jam (2006). The song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart. On Pearl Jam,"Life Wasted" is reprised as a modified version on the album's tenth track,"Wasted Reprise".
"Light Years" is a song by American rock band Pearl Jam. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music co-written by Vedder and guitarists Mike McCready and Stone Gossard,"Light Years" was released on July 10,2000,as the second and final single from the band's sixth studio album,Binaural (2000). The song peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. The song was included on Pearl Jam's 2004 greatest hits album,rearviewmirror.
"Hail,Hail" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music co-written by guitarist Stone Gossard,bassist Jeff Ament,and guitarist Mike McCready. "Hail,Hail" was released in October 1996 as the second single from the band's fourth studio album,No Code (1996). The song managed to reach the number nine spot on both the Mainstream Rock and Modern Rock Billboard charts. The song was included on Pearl Jam's 2004 greatest hits album,rearviewmirror.
"Brother" is a song by American rock band Pearl Jam. Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard,"Brother" was an outtake from the band's debut album,Ten. An instrumental version of the song was included on the 2003 B-sides and rarities album,Lost Dogs. The version of "Brother" with vocals appears on the 2009 Ten reissue. The version of the song with vocals was released to radio in 2009;however,a commercial single was not released. The song topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart,where it spent two weeks at number one.
Backspacer is the ninth studio album by the American rock band Pearl Jam,released on September 20,2009. The band members started writing instrumental and demo tracks in 2007,and got together the following year to work on an album. It was recorded from February through April 2009 with producer Brendan O'Brien,who had worked on every Pearl Jam album except their 1991 debut Ten and 2006's self-titled record—although this was his first production credit since 1998's Yield. Material was recorded at Henson Recording Studios in Los Angeles,California,and O'Brien's own Southern Tracks Recording in Atlanta,Georgia. The album—the shortest of the band's career—features lyrics with a more optimistic look than the politically infused predecessors Riot Act and Pearl Jam,something frontman Eddie Vedder attributed to the election of Barack Obama.
"Amongst the Waves" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. Featuring music written by guitarist Stone Gossard and lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder,"Amongst the Waves" was released on June 21,2010,as the third single from the band's ninth studio album,Backspacer (2009). It was released on May 17,2010,to radio. The song reached number seventeen on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. A music video for the track was released in July 2010.
Lightning Bolt is the tenth studio album by the American rock band Pearl Jam. Produced by long-time Pearl Jam collaborator Brendan O'Brien,the album was released in the United States on October 15,2013,through the band's own Monkeywrench Records,with Republic Records handling the international release one day earlier.
"Sirens" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. It was released on September 18,2013 as a digital download as the second single from their tenth studio album Lightning Bolt. In its first week of release,the single sold 13,000 downloads in the US. Guitarist Mike McCready said the song was inspired by Roger Waters's The Wall Live Tour,when after attending a concert in 2011,he "wanted to write something that would have a Pink Floyd type feel". The lyrics by singer Eddie Vedder concern his worries on mortality and what the future holds for the next generation.
