Alternative Rock (Modern Rock) band from Seattle, Washington (USA). Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
Formed from the ashes of Jeff and Stone's previous band and the tribute project (featuring on a number of tracks), Pearl Jam were catapulted straight to international superstardom with the release of the album "Ten" and the single 'Alive'. One of the Seattle grunge scene a-list bands, their star faded considerably when that scene fell out of fashion.
This appears to have suited the band fine as they've continued to record increasingly experimental music with their line-up almost intact (they have had a number of drummers over the years - , , and, now, the drummer who played on their original demos and with Temple of the Dog - , who also plays drums for . In 1995, they played as the backing band on 's "" album and the subsequent tour.
Among the band members' many side projects over the years are (); & (); & (); ().
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Name Vars
- Peal Jam
- Pearl
- The Pearl Jam
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Aliases
- Mookie Blaylock
- Gossman Project
- Some Grunge Band
Members
- Eddie Vedder
- Mike McCready
- Matt Cameron
- Matt Chamberlain
- Jack Irons
- Jeff Ament
- Stone Gossard
- David Abbruzzese
- Dave Krusen
