The band took Ticketmaster to the Justice Department for unfair business practices while fighting Ticketmaster, they recorded a new album during the spring and summer of 1994. Pearl Jam canceled their 1994 summer tour, claiming they couldn't keep ticket prices below 20 dollars because Ticketmaster was pressuring promoters to charge a higher price. On their spring 1994 American tour, the band decided not to play the conventional stadiums, choosing to play smaller arenas, including several shows on college campuses. Nevertheless, it was another multi-platinum success, debuting at number one and selling nearly a million copies in its first week of release. The group refused to release any videos or singles from their second album, 1993's Vs. Meanwhile, Temple of the Dog's self-titled album became a platinum-selling hit, thanks to renewed interest in the project (which, in addition to Pearl Jam, featured grunge heavyweight Chris Cornell) and strong radio support for the single "Hunger Strike." Stone Gossard also embarked on a side project called Brad, which released the album Shame in early 1993.ĭespite their status as rock & roll superstars, Pearl Jam refused to succumb to the accepted conventions of the music industry.
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Pearl Jam's audience continued to grow during 1992, thanks to a series of radio and MTV hits, as well as successful appearances on the second Lollapalooza tour and the Singles soundtrack.
After all, Pearl Jam fused the riff-heavy stadium rock of the '70s with the grit and anger of '80s post-punk, without ever neglecting hooks and choruses "Jeremy," "Evenflow," and "Alive" fit perfectly onto album rock radio stations looking for new blood. Soon, Pearl Jam outsold Nirvana, which wasn't surprising. Ten didn't begin selling in significant numbers until early 1992, after Nirvana made mainstream rock radio receptive to alternative rock acts. Krusen left the band shortly after the release of Ten he was replaced by Dave Abbruzzese. Renaming themselves Pearl Jam, the band recorded their debut album, Ten, in the beginning of 1991, although it wasn't released until August in the meantime, the majority of the group appeared on the Andrew Wood tribute project Temple of the Dog. Dave Krusen was hired as the full-time drummer shortly thereafter, completing the original lineup. Thanks to future Pearl Jam drummer Jack Irons, the demo found its way to a 25-year-old San Diego surfer named Eddie Vedder, who overdubbed vocals and original lyrics and was subsequently invited to join the group (then christened Mookie Blaylock after the NBA player). After Mother Love Bone's vocalist, Andrew Wood, overdosed on heroin in 1990, guitarist Stone Gossard and bassist Jeff Ament assembled a new band, bringing in Mike McCready on lead guitar and recording a demo with Soundgarden's Matt Cameron on drums. Pearl Jam emerged from the ashes of Mother Love Bone, a hard rock band who missed their shot at the big time. The group's inclination to follow a winding path meant that by the time Pearl Jam left the 1990s, they were no longer ruling rock music the way they did at the start of the decade - a period when Ten, Vs., and Vitalogy sat at the top of the charts as they racked up millions of sales - but were left with an enormous and devoted cult that allowed the band the freedom to experiment while remaining true to their rock & roll ideals. Vedder's emotional acuity remained a touchstone for Pearl Jam throughout the years, giving the band's unpredictable business moves, such as their mid-'90s battle with Ticketmaster, and embrace of controversial causes genuine heft.
Much of this earnestness stemmed from Eddie Vedder, a lead singer of uncommon charisma and passion who helped the group's arena rock moves seem intimate.
Unlike many of their Seattle brethren, Pearl Jam, as a collective, were never signed or affiliated with an indie label - founding members Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament both were veterans of Green River, one of the first major bands on Sub Pop, though - and in an age defined by irony, they were unflaggingly sincere. Pearl Jam rose above the legions of grungy alt-rockers littering the early '90s to become the most popular and enduring American rock & roll band of their time.
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