PEARL JAM TWENTY
PEARL JAM
Published in celebration of Pearl Jam´s twentieth anniversary and in conjunction with Cameron Crowe´s definitive documentary film and soundtrack of the same name, PEARL JAM TWENTY is an aesthetically stunning and definitive chronicle of their two decades as a band by the band itself. In 1991, Pearl Jam´s debut album, Ten catapulted the little-known Seattle-based band into superstardom. Then, at the height of their popularity, the band shunned the spotlight, refusing to shoot videos or do interviews. Even as Pearl Jam´s studio albums continued to be critically acclaimed and commercially successful, selling over 60 million albums worldwide, the inner workings of the band their day-to-day routines, influences, and motivations remained unknown even to their diehard fans. Twenty years later, this is their story. PEARL JAM TWENTY is a treasure trove of behind-the-scenes anecdotes, rare archival memorabilia, and the band´s personal photos, tour notes, and drawings. Told with wit and insight in the band members´ own words, and assembled by veteran music writer Jonathan Cohen with Mark Wilkerson and including a foreword by Cameron Crowe along with original interviews with legends and contemporaries like Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, and Dave Grohl this intimate work provides an in-depth look at a group of musicians who through defying convention established themselves as "the greatest American rock band ever" (USA Today Readers´ Poll 2005).
