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                   Pearl Jam Frequently Asked Questions - PJ FAQ
                                Version 1.8
                                   1/19/96
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This file contains questions that crop up frequently on the newsgroup,
alt.music.pearl-jam and other sources on the NET.

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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  Did any of the band members go to college?
          1.16  Do the members of Pearl Jam make music outside the
                band?
          1.17  Pearl Jam has collaborated with other artists.. What is the
                history behind that?
          1.18  What are the band's influences?
          1.19  Any word on the next tour/next album?
          1.20  What this Ticketmaster controversy all about?
          1.21  What is the marital status of the band members?
          1.22  What do we know about Eddie Vedder's wife Beth?
          1.23  Do any of them have children?
          1.24  What are the birthdays of the band members?

Section 2.0 - Albums and Songs
          2.1   What albums have the band released?
          2.2   When was <album> released?
          2.3   How many copies did <album> sell?
          2.4   What was the first song released by the band?
          2.5   What album can I find <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  What is Eddie mumbling at the end of CORDUROY?
          2.11  In the song RATS, who the heck is Ben?
          2.12  Who is Dirty Frank?
          2.13  Are there any live audio Pearl Jam songs available
                commercially?
          2.14   I have an extra unlisted instrumental on my copy of Ten. Is
                this rare? What is Master/Slave?
          2.15  Why does Footsteps sound almost exactly like Temple of
                the Dog's Times of Trouble?
          2.16  Why was the first album called Ten?
          2.17  What is <song> about and what's the inspiration?
          2.18  Yeah, yeah..but, what does Yellow Ledbetter REALLY mean?
                And where can I find this recording?
          2.19 Is IMMORTALITY about Kurt Cobain?
          2.20  Does Pearl Jam play <song> live?
          2.21  Where can I find the Pearl Jam songbook?

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 <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 the <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 doesn'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 $5?
          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?

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1.0  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

1.2  What drummers have been in Pearl Jam?

  The drummers of Pearl Jam have been:
                Dave Krusen
                Matt Chamberlain
                Dave Abbruzzese
                Jack Irons

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 a cd out, 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 Hello To 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 to Vedder, 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 Part 1--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.

1.15  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.  As far as we
  know, Mike, 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.

1.16  Do the members of Pearl Jam make any music outside of the band?

  The band members have done various other side projects away from Pearl Jam.
  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.  Vedder and McCready played at
  the Bob Dylan 30th anniversary and Vedder played at the Daltrey sings
  Townsend Who special.  Stone Gossard has released an album called
  Shame with his side band Brad, produces music for other bands, and has
  his own  label, Loosegrove. Jack is credited as playing in the "Reality
  Bites" soundtrack.  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 has done an album with Layne Staley of Alice in Chains
  under the name Mad Season (they were earlier called Gacy Bunch). Mike
  also has been involved in a project called Bumrush.  Eddie has also
  appeared on Mike Watt's album Ballhog or Tugboat and supported him on
  tour.  He also occasionally appears in wife Beth's band Hovercraft when
  they play.  And in 1996, Eddie contributed to the soundtrack of the movie
  "Dead Man Walking".  The band as a whole has also supported Victoria
  Williams in "Sweet Relief" and also the "Home Alive" project and appeared
  in the Singles soundtrack and supported the "Basketball Diaries"
  soundtrack. In addition, they also appeared in Neil Young's "Mirror Ball"
  album (some of the band members also supported him during his tour of
  Europe in 1995.)

1.17  Pearl Jam has collaborated with other artists.. What is the history
      behind that?

  The artist most closely associated with Pearl Jam is Neil Young. PJ first
  started covering his song "Rocking in the Free World" during their early
  days of touring.  Neil subsequently asked them to play for his Bridge
  School Benefit in 1992. Then he also asked them to open for him during part
  of his tour in 1993.  After that, they appeared during MTV's video award
  show together.  PJ also played during Bridge School 1994 and Neil played
  with them during the Voters for Choice concert in 1995.  They did a
  collaborative recording (Mirror Ball) in 1995, Neil stood in for Eddie
  during the botched concert in San Francisco in 1995 and some of PJ played
  with Neil during his European tour.

  PJ has also collaborated with other artists such as Victoria Williams
  (Sweet Relief--she also sang one song during a PJ concert in 1993), Mike
  Watt (he has appeared with them in one concert in San Diego 1993, and Eddie
  guested on his album and toured with him), Jim Carroll (Basketball Diaries).

1.18  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
  there contemporaries such as Soundgarden and Mudhoney.  Dave sights
  John Henry Bonham of Led Zeppelin as his biggest influence.

1.19  Any word on the next tour/next album?

  Well, your guess is as good as mine. :)

1.20  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,
  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."

1.21  What is the marital status of the bands?

  Eddie Vedder married Beth Liebling in Rome on June 3, 1994.
  Jack Irons is also married.  The other band members are
  presently unmarried.

1.22  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.

1.23  Do any of them have children?

   Jack has a child and the answer for the others is NO.  (not that they've
   publicly admitted anyway.  :)   )

1.24  What are the birthdays of the band members?

   Eddie:  12/23/64
   Jeff:    3/10/63
   Stone:   7/20/66
   Mike:    4/5/65
   Jack:    7/18/62

**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.


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2.1  What albums have the band released?

  Ten            Epic      ZK 47857
  VS             Epic      ZK 53136
  Vitalogy       Epic      EK 66900

2.2  When was <album> released?

  Ten  8/27/91
  VS   10/19/93       (on CD)
  Vitalogy  12/6/94   (on CD)

2.3  How many copies did <album> 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.

** I don't have the latest numbers on the sales of the albums as of Jan. 1996

2.4  What was the first song released by the band?

  Alive

2.5  What album can I find <song> on?

        On Pearl Jam's two official albums the tracks are as follows:

        *Ten*

        Once

        Evenflow
        Alive
        Why Go
        Black
        Jeremy
        Oceans
        Porch
        Garden
        Deep
        Release
        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                           Pry, To
        Spin the Black Circle               Corduroy
        Not For You                         Bugs
        Tremor Christ                       Satan's Bed  (already in love)
        Nothingman                          Betterman
        Whipping                            Aye Davanita
                                            Immortality
                                            Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's me



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.  Listings of
        tracks and CD singles can be found on the Official Discography
        (which in turn can be found in the many Pearl Jam WWW pages..URLS
        will be listed later on this FAQ).  Most recently, in 1995, Pearl
        Jam have released "Immortality" (B-side "Rearviewmirror" by the
        FROGS) and MERKIN BALL (containing "I got ID" and "Long Road").

        There is also a complete songlist of covers that Pearl Jam has done
        over the past few years. The SONGLIST compiled by John Procopio can
        also be found via WWW pages.

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..." This version is also the one they use for the video (see
  question 3.5)

2.8   What does Eddie mumble in the 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.

2.10  What is he mumbling at the end of CORDUROY?

  From the Songbook:  "It's your move now...I thought you were a friend, but
  I guess I, I guess I hate you..."

2.11  In the song RATS, who the heck is Ben?

  THIS is one of the most often asked question as of late.  Ben is in
  reference to the Jackson 5 song "Ben".  "Ben" was a song from the 70's
  movie also named "Ben" which was a sequel to the movie "Willard".  These
  movies were about a young loner (who was named Willard in the first movie),
  who befriends a rat named Ben.  Ben turns into a killer rat that leads
  other rats into harming others, etc.  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 is innocent", it IS in
  reference to Michael Jackson.

2.12  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 an African-American detective named John Shaft.

2.13  Are there any live audio Pearl Jam available commercially?

  Officially, only those released as b-sides.  Unofficially,there are tons of
  live and unreleased Pearl Jam available on both CD and on tape from stores
  and traders throughout the world.  Dave Abbruzzese is 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.

2.14  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.

2.15  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..."

2.16  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.

2.17  What is <song> 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 I, 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: Part 1, a young teen is told (by
  his mother) that the man he thought was his father is actually his
  stepfather 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 boy's 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, "Footsteps", finds
  the man  caught after his mudering spree and is on death row.  He is
  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 (especially since he himself did not know his stepfather was
  not his real father until he was in his teens.) But as with all good
  writers, it most likely developed from a grain of truth that was
  character-sketched fictitiously into a story.

2.18  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
  pretty much 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.

2.19 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.

2.20  Does Pearl Jam play <song> 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.

2.21  Where can I find the Pearl Jam Songbook?

  The keeper of the songbook is Joe Danziger (danziger@eden.rutgers.edu).
  it can be found on the Songbook Homepage (http://www.exit109.com/~danziger/)
  and is linked on many of the PJ web pages.

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       |             Section 3.0 - Videos and Awards                 |
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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

Pearl Jam has also been nominated a couple of times for Grammys, most
notably in 1996 for Album of the Year for VITALOGY.

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 their 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.

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 <video> 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.

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       |          Section 4.0 - Technical, Musical and Books         |
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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 v1.0 can be accesed through many of the Pearl Jam WWW sites.
  The tab book can also be directly accessed at:
         http://www.engin.umich.edu/~sminder/PJTabs/tab.html

4.4  How come the words in the <book> 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
  judgement.

  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 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 (I think) it costs UK pounds 7.99, though there is a marketing war
  between big bookstores and some are selling for 5.99) I don't know if this is
  available in the US and how much it would cost here.

  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)

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       |                  Section 5.0 - Bootlegs                     |
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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 other 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, live imported" cd's.  Cd boots are usually
  released under labels like KTS, Goregon, Cocomelos, Backstage, Hurricane,
  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 book stores.

  You can also purchase CD boots from mail order catalogs.. **IMPT NOTE** I,
  myself, have never ordered anything from these CD bootleg catalogs but
  others have ordered stuff with no problems..just be real cautious when
  dealing with mail-order stuff.. Also, ask around some of the newsgroups like
  alt.music.bootleg or alt.music.pearl-jam for recommendations of others..
  Anyway, with that warning aside, here are some mail order places that
  people have used:

                            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)


   You can also purchase bootlegs thru the Internet:

   -e-mail COMPACTDISC@delphi.com and he'll e-mail you back his extensive
   catalog
   - CDNOW! (You can order items through the web page)
       http://cdnow.com/  They also have a sanil mail address:

          CDnow!                          FAX - (215) 283-4965
          401 Old Penllyn Pike, Suite 5   Phone - (215) 654-8076 (*)
          Penllyn, PA 19422   USA         manager@cdnow.com
   -EMPIRE can also be accesed through the web
       http://empiremall.com/empire/media.html

  Last of all, there a TON of people out there on the Internet who would be
  glad to trade tapes with you..All you need is to ask around.. Happy Hunting!
  To see other people's bootlists, check out Jeremy Keehn's Trader page:
    http://www.ualberta.ca/~jkeehn/pjtrade.html

5.4  Where can I get a hold of the Bootleg Discography?

  The CD Bootleg discography contains the CD title, date, venue, label,
  length, sound ratings, tracks and notes about the cd boot.
  Current copies of the PJ CD Boot List can be found by... :
          (WWW) http://pearljam.caltech.edu/gos.htm
                               OR
          (email) calebl@cco.caltech.edu (subject) Send CD Discog
                               OR
    (FTP) anonymous FTP to : pearljam.caltech.edu filename : bootdisc.txt


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       |             Section 6.0 - Fan Clubs and Magazines           |
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6.1  Does Pearl Jam have a fan club?

  Yes, it is called Ten Club or Vitalogy Health Club. It can be joined by
  mailing $5 US (check or money order only, made out to the Ten Club) at:
                Ten Club
                P.O Box 4570
                Seattle, Wa.  98104

  You can also e-mail them at:  TenClub1@aol.com
  You must renew each year with $5 to continue membership

6.2  What do I get for my $5?

  You get two newsletters, a yearly Christmas single and as of late, first shot
  at tickets to shows in your area.

6.3  Are there any other Pearl Jam fan organizations besides the Ten Club?

  On the Internet, there is a newsgroup called alt.music.pearl-jam, and also a
  mailing list called RELEASE. (the former Pearl Jam mailing lists Garden
  of Stone and Oceans died.. RIP)

  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 $4 per issue or
      $15 for a 4 issue subscription (U.S. prices). Canada, Mexico, and South
      America are $5 per issue and $20 subscription. Everywhere else (Europe,
      U.K., Australia, etc.) $6 per issue and $24 subscription.

      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:
        PO BOX 392
        3440 AJ Woerden Holland
        e-mail:  r.s.giorgi@inter.nl.net (Ramon Giorgi)

      The RELEASE WWW page can also be accessed at:
        http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/cgi/~calebl/counter/release/index.html

  C.  Paper Jam
      Dutch Pearl Jam fan club which releases a'zine 3 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 mailinglists, 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.  Restless Souls
      Australian Pearl Jam fanzine that comes out every 4-5 months.  They have
      a webpage you can check out:
        http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~s2154474/pj.html
        e-mail Nick at njandrew@acs.itd.uts.edu.au for more info, or write:

        2 Iraga Ave
        Peakhurst 2210
        NSW AUSTRALIA

        ph: (02) 53-9740   (Aussie code 61)
        fax : (2) 533-1531  (   "     )

  F.  The Dissident
      Fanzine created for Pearl Jam fans to release their creative Pearl
      Jam energy.
        P.O. Box 161
        Morris, Il, USA 60450

  G.  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 a
      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?

    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
        Two of the first Pearl Jam webpages created are these two.  They
        contain excellent information such as the discographies, songbooks,
        links to other PJ pages, cool pics, MPGs, reviews, bootlists, etc
        etc. In short.. VERY COOL STUFF! Please visit:

            A.  GARDEN OF STONE WEB PAGE
                 http://pearljam.caltech.edu/gos.html
                 (maintained by Caleb Lavergne <calebl@cco.caltech.edu>)

            B.   http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~galvin/pearljam.html
                 (maintained by Michael VanderPloeg <galvin@ENGIN.UMICH.EDU>)

       There are also many other Net enthusiasts out there who have
       lovingly created Pearl Jam pages of their own.. Here's a partial listing
       of some that I have visited. I apologize in advance if yours is not
       listed..New pages are created everyday and I can't possibly keep up with
       it all :) (Thanks to Judd Kuehne <jkuehne@d.umn.edu> for compiling
       some of these pages.)

            http://www.dsi.unimi.it/Users/Students/barbieri/home.html
            http://www.tiac.net/biz/applwood/vitalogy.html
            http://iris3.carb.nist.gov:8000/pub/ram/music/primus/primus.html
            http://www.mcs.net/~rune/home.html
            http://155.247.175.52/eta/pj/pj.html
            http://www.sccs.swarthmore.edu/~jason/pearl_jam.html
            http://alfa.ist.utl.pt/~l36281
            http//www.io.org/~cme/music/artists/livenice.html
            http://sdcc13.ucsd.edu/~twang/pj.html
            http://www.ualberta.ca/~jkeehn/pjtrade.html
            http://www.naples.net:80/~nfn04714/pj.html
            http://www.naples.net:80/~nfn04417/pj.html
            http://www.prairienet.org/~anthrax/pearl.htm
            http://www.eskimo.com/~clr/pj.html
            http://www2.hawaii.edu/usr-cgi/ssis/~tsukamot/pearljam.html

      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://atn.evolve.com/ATN/

            Mad Season Page (Mike's side project)
            http://www.peak.org/~mikec/madseason.html