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Pearl Jam is an American rock band from Seattle, formed in 1990. At the time, the band's music was labeled "grunge", just as other Seattle bands such as Nirvana, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden were associated with grunge. More

Pearl Jam is an American rock band from Seattle, formed in 1990. At the time, the band's music was labeled "grunge", just like other Seattle bands like "Nirvana", "Alice in Chains" and "Soundgarden" described grunge. were linked. Later, Pearl Jam became more and more associated with classic rock, alternative rock and mainstream rock. Five of the band's albums reached number one on the US Billboard 200. It is estimated that Pearl Jam has sold more than 60 million albums worldwide. This makes Pearl Jam one of the best-selling rock bands in the world of all time. Pearl Jam is the best-selling rock band formed after 1990.

Pearl Jam 's most famous musician is vocalist and guitarist Eddie Vedder, who is also known for his highly successful soundtrack to the movie "Into the Wild". He was there from the beginning in 1990, along with bassist Jeff Ament and guitarists Stone Gossard and Mike McCready. Drummer Matt Cameron joined the band in 1998. Since 2002, Pearl Jam has expanded to include a keyboardist, known by his nickname Kenneth 'Boom' Gaspar.

The band was best known for their first three albums. Ten (1991) includes songs such as " Alive ", " Jeremy ", " Even Flow " and " Black ". The American music magazine Rolling Stone wrote about this: "They will never make such a big record again. No rock band will do that". The second album Vs. (1993) was the fastest-selling album in the United States at the time with one million sales within its first week, seven million total sales and five weeks at the top of the charts, featuring songs such as " Daughter ", " Go ", " Animal " and " dissident ". The best known songs from the third album Vitalogy (1994) are " Spin the Black Circle ", " Corduroy ", " Better Man " and " Immortality ".

The albums after Vitalogy received less publicity, partly at the request of the band itself, and were sold less. The most famous songs from this period are Off He Goes , Given To Fly , Love Boat Captain , I Am Mine , Save You , Life Wasted , World Wide Suicide , The Fixer , Just Breathe , Sirens and Future Days .

Their most recent album Lightning Bolt is dated October 2013.

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Pearl Jam is een Amerikaanse rockband uit Seattle, opgericht in 1990. In die tijd werd de muziek van de band als 'grunge' bestempeld, zoals ook andere bands uit Seattle als "Nirvana", "Alice in Chains" en "Soundgarden" aan grunge werden gekoppeld. Later werd Pearl Jam steeds vaker geassocieerd met classic rock, alternatieve rock en mainstream rock. Vijf albums van de band bereikten de eerste plaats in de Amerikaanse Billboard 200. Geschat wordt dat Pearl Jam wereldwijd meer dan 60 miljoen albums heeft verkocht. Hiermee behoort Pearl Jam tot de bestverkopende rockbands ter wereld allertijden. Pearl Jam is de best verkopende rockband die na 1990 is opgericht.

De bekendste musicus van Pearl Jam is zanger en gitarist Eddie Vedder, die ook bekend staat om zijn zeer succesvolle soundtrack voor de film "Into the Wild". Hij was er vanaf het begin in 1990 bij, net als bassist Jeff Ament en de gitaristen Stone Gossard en Mike McCready. Drummer Matt Cameron sloot zich in 1998 bij de band aan. Sinds 2002 is Pearl Jam uitgebreid met een toetsenist, bekend onder zijn bijnaam Kenneth 'Boom' Gaspar.

De band werd vooral bekend door de eerste drie albums. Ten (1991) bevat nummers als "Alive", "Jeremy", "Even Flow" en "Black". Het Amerikaanse muziekblad Rolling Stone schreef hierover: "Ze zullen nooit meer zo'n grote plaat maken. Geen enkele rockband zal dat doen". Het tweede album Vs. (1993) was destijds het snelstverkopende album in de Verenigde Staten met een miljoen verkopen binnen de eerste week, zeven miljoen verkopen in totaal en vijf weken bovenaan de charts, met daarop nummers als "Daughter", "Go", "Animal" en "Dissident". De bekendste nummers van het derde album Vitalogy (1994) zijn "Spin the Black Circle", "Corduroy", "Better Man" en "Immortality".

De albums ná Vitalogy hebben minder publiciteit gekregen, mede op verzoek van de band zelf, en werden minder verkocht. De meest bekende nummers uit deze periode zijn Off He Goes, Given To Fly, Love Boat Captain, I Am Mine, Save You, Life Wasted, World Wide Suicide, The Fixer, Just Breathe, Sirens en Future Days.

Hun meest recente album Lightning Bolt dateert van oktober 2013.

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Ten (1991)