Alternative Rock Legend - Pearl Jam
rowena on Apr 3rd 2008
Pearl Jam is an American alternative rock, grunge, hard rock, rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. Since the band started, the band’s line-up has consisted of Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guitar), Jeff Ament (bass), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), and Mike McCready (lead guitar). The band’s current drummer is Matt Cameron, formerly of Soundgarden, who has been with the band since 1998.
Pearl Jam has sold an estimated 30 million records in the U.S.,and more than 60 million albums worldwide. Pearl Jam has triumphed over a lot of their contemporaries from the alternative rock breakthrough of the early 1990s, and is considered one of the most influential bands of the decade, and “the most popular American rock band of the 1990s”. Pearl Jam continues to generate hit albums, tour successfully, and garner critical acclaim into the 21st century.
Watch Pearl Jam live singing “Last Kiss”.
Pearl Jam quickly outsold Nirvana, eventhough the latter brought grunge into the media attention, and became not only the most popular alternative rock band, but the most popular American rock band of the decade. Pearl Jam has been described as “modern rock radio’s most influential stylists – the workmanlike midtempo chug of songs like “Alive” and “Even Flow” just melodic enough to get moshers singing along.” The band inspired and influenced a number of bands, ranging from Silverchair to Puddle of Mudd and even The Strokes. Pearl Jam has outlasted many of its contemporaries in the grunge scene like Nirvana and Soundgarden, and even bands it has influenced such as Creed.
Check out Pearl Jam concert schedules below:
Wed 06/11/08 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
Thu 06/12/08 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
Mon 06/16/08 Columbia, SC The Colonial Center
Tue 06/17/08 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
Thu 06/19/08 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Sun 06/22/08 Washington, DC Verizon Center
Tue 06/24/08 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
Wed 06/25/08 New York, NY Madison Square Garden Arena
Fri 06/27/08 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Music Center
Mon 06/30/08 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center For The Perf. Arts
