![]() ![]() ![]() The controversial video was based around an actual incident that occurred in a Texas elementary school where a young boy shot himself in front of his classmates. The success was due in large part to the song’s music video and the heavy air play it received on MTV. With its signature 12-string bass intro, this song became one of Pearl Jam’s most commercially successful songs. These are my Top Ten Pearl Jam songs spanning the band’s 15 year career. The songs from their recent self-titled release contain a sense of urgency seldom heard from the bands that saturate the airwaves today.Ī Pearl Jam fan since 1992, the band’s music will always hold a Top Ten spot in my music collection. Six studio albums later, the band has remained intact and still manages to be a vital part of the music community. The pressure associated with being the world’s most popular band almost caused the group to self-destruct. The media blitz that ensued after the release of the “Versus” album became more of a burden and less a blessing for the members of the band. ![]() During the early 90’s when Seattle, Washington became synonymous with the word “Grunge” and the musical genre that word represented produced bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Alice in Chains, only one of the original Grunge-era bands still remains in pop culture: Pearl Jam.Īn immensely popular band during the first half of the 1990’s, Pearl Jam managed to set a temporary album sales record by selling more than 950 thousand copies of their sophomore album, “Versus,” in only a week’s time. ![]()
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