PEARL JAM FAQ v1.6 2/2
Grace Mendoza
SINGLES--LIMITED EDITION. It retails about $95 and contains these CD maxi
singles:
CD1 ALIVE (Alive, Once, Wash)
CD2 EVENFLOW (Evenflow, Dirty Frank, Oceans)
CD3 JEREMY (Jeremy, Footsteps, Yellow Ledbetter)
CD4 OCEANS (Oceans, Why Go [live], Deep [live], Alive [live])
CD5 GO (Go, Elderly..[acoustic])
CD6 DAUGHTER (Daughter, Blood [live], Yellow Ledbetter [live])
CD7 ANIMAL (Animal, Animal [live], Jeremy [live])
CD8 DISSIDENT (Dissident, Release[live], Rearviewmirror[live],
Evenflow[live]
Dissident[live], Why go[live], Deep[live])
We also have a complete songlist of all (or almost all!) the songs
(covers/originals) that Pearl Jam has ever done. They were compiled
through bootlegs and other unofficial/official sources. (Thanks Caleb!)
PEARL JAM SONGLIST
compiled by Caleb LaVergne - cal...@skypoint.com
Pearl Jam Songs
Alive (Ten)
Alone (Go CD single)
Angel (1993 Ten Club single)
Animal (Vs.)
Aye Davanita (Vitalogy)
Bee Girl (Rockline - 10/18/93)
Better Man (Vitalogy)
Black (Ten)
Blood (Vs.)
Breath (Singles soundtrack)
Brother (Ten outtake)
Bugs (Vitalogy)
Corduroy (Vitalogy)
Daughter (Vs.)
Deep (Ten)
Dirty Frank (Even Flow CD single)
Dissident (Vs.)
Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town (Vs.)
Even Flow (Ten)
Footsteps (Jeremy CD single)
Garden (Ten)
Glorified G (Vs.)
Go (Vs.)
Hard to Imagine (Vs. outtake)
Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me/Stupid Mop (Vitalogy)
Immortality (Vitalogy)
Indifference (Vs.)
Jeremy (Ten)
Just a Girl (Ten outtake)
Last Exit (Vitalogy)
Leash (Vs.)
Let Me Sleep (1991 Ten Club single)
Master/Slave (Ten instrumental)
Not for You (Vitalogy)
Nothingman (Vitalogy)
Oceans (Ten)
Once (Ten)
Porch (Ten)
Pry, To (Vitalogy)
Rats (Vs.)
Rearviewmirror (Vs.)
Release (Ten)
Satan's Bed (Vitalogy)
Saying No (3/2/92)
Spin the Black Circle (Vitalogy)
State of Love and Trust (Singles soundtrack)
The Whipping (Vitalogy)
Tremor Christ (Vitalogy)
W.M.A. (Vs.)
Wash (Alive CD single)
Why Go? (Ten)
Yellow Ledbetter (Jeremy CD single)
Pearl Jam covers
Angie {Rolling Stones}
(07/17/93)
Baba O'Riley {The Who} (Many)
Beast of Burden {Rolling Stones}
(07/14/93)
Brass in Pocket {Chrissie Hynde}
(06/18/92)
Crazy Mary {Victoria Williams}
(11/17/93)
Dirty Deeds {AC/DC}
(05/13/93)
Dock of the Bay {Otis Redding}
(03/31/94)
Driven to Tears {Police}
(06/25/92)
Fuck Me in the Brain {Black Flag}
(11/05/93)
Fuckin' Up {Neil Young}
(07/14/93)
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun {Cyndi Lauper}
(05/13/93)
Hey Hey, My My {Neil Young}
(04/16/94)
Hold Me
(11/03/93)
Homeless {Paul Simon}
(05/15/92)
Hunger Strike {Temple of the Dog}
(03/04/92)
I Am a Patriot {Jackson Brown}
(11/01/92)
I Only Play for Money{Frogs}
(03/13/94)
I Won't Back Down {Tom Petty}
(03/09/94)
I've Got a Feeling {Beatles} (Many)
Keep Going
(03/10/92)
Masters of War {Bob Dylan}
(10/16/92)
MLK {U2}
(07/07/93)
Mum & Dad {Talking Heads}
(06/08/92)
My Generation {The Who} (Many)
My Way {Elvis}
(12/01/93)
Out of Mind
Outshined {Soundgarden}
(03/13/92)
Rain {Beatles}
(06/08/92)
Reach Down {Temple of the Dog}
(09/13/92)
Rockin' in the Free World {Neil Young} (Many)
Sheraton Gibson {The Who}
(03/22/94)
Smells Like Teen Spirit{Nirvana}
(??/??/??)
Sonic Reducer {Dead Boys} (Many)
Strange Hold {Ted Nugent}
(12/31/92)
Street Fightin' Man {Rolling Stones}
(03/25/94)
Suggestion {Fugazi}
(06/25/92)
Sweet Emotion {Aerosmith}
(04/10/92)
Sympathy for the Devil{Rolling Stones}
(03/04/92)
The Kids are Alright {The Who}
(08/19/93)
Three Little Birds {Bob Marley}
(03/20/94)
Throw Your Arms Around Me {Hunters and Collectors}
(06/26/92)
Walkaway {James Gang}
(09/20/92)
Walking the Cow {Richard Thompson}
(10/01/94)
We're Not Gonna Take It{The Who}
(03/10/94)
Window Pane {Smashing Pumpkins}
(02/22/92)
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 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.
2.11 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.
2.12 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..."
2.13 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.
2.14 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 A young teen that is told that the
man
he thought was his father is actually his step father 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 boys
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,
finds the man on death row (Footsteps) and 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, but as with all good writers, it most likely developed from
a
grain of truth that was character sketched fictitiously into a story.
2.15 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.
2.16 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.
2.17 Where can I find the Pearl Jam Songbook?
The keeper of the songbook is Joe Danziger (danz...@eden.rutgers.edu).
He's up to version 1.6, I believe. It is regularly posted on several
archives on the NET.
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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
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.
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
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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 (smi...@engin.umich.edu).
The Tab book v1.0 can be accesed through the Pearl Jam WWW site:
http://engin.umich.edu/~galvin/pearljam.html. 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.
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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. Thanks to Bill Crean <BCR...@crlmsm.csc.ti.com>
for the info and track listings:
The sound is top quality on everything except EV home demos. These are
poor quality, although I've heard worse. But those songs are so great
you
won't care. Note that track #5 is what we now call Betterman...Bill
** This 5 cd box set retails ~$95-$125. It also contains a booklet with
pictures and brief bio of the band.
1) Eddie Vedder solo home demos:
just wanted you to know
what do you want
believe
live
stand by (Betterman!)
it's just a book
just wanted you to know (version 2)
what the fuck is up
i'm alive, how's that
broken down
what the fuck is up (version 2)
believe (version 2)
i'm alive, how's that (version 2)
i don't know
with the Doors at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:
roadhouse blues
break on through
light my fire
with Mike at Bob Dylan tribute:
master of war
2) Green River demos:
new god
tunnel of love
untitled
leech
twist
fear
baby, help me...
33 rps
Stone Gossard:
new god (alive)
richard e. (alone)
e ballad (black)
wreck
weird a (animal)
pushin' forward back
the king (e-flow)
3) MLB studio master demos:
thru fade away
savoy fare slide
waiting for you (show down)
stardog champion
chloe dancer
half ass monkey boy
dream come true
gentle groove
greasy (she's so)
heartshine
untitled
ever kissed a lady
holy roller
these r no blues
playground
savoy fare slide
country shmoe and the fist
rhapsody in chartreuse
4) Pearl Jam, It's Christmas Time:
let me sleep
ramblings I
Ten out-takes:
wash
dirty frank
oceans
footsteps
yellow ledbetter
release
alive
breath
state
Vs. out-takes:
the whipping \
don't need /same song
hard to imagine
girl
alone
mystery
5) Las Vegas--Aladdin 12/1/93
animal
why go
jeremy
glorified g
daughter
e-flow
garden
blood
state
porch
RVM
alone
rockin' in the free world (with Urge Overkill and Mudhoney)
indifference
Live somewhere else:
leash San Franciso 10/28/94
crazy mary (with Victoria Williams) New Orleans 11/17/93
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.
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, imported" cd's. Cd boots are usually
released
under labels like KTS (Kiss the Stone), Goregon, Cocomelos, Backstage,
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. Other sources for bootlegs
are:
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)
CD Wherehouse
4779 Transit Road
Apt. 11-172
Depew, NY 14043 (Write them for a catalog)
The Right Choice
40-19 164th Street
Flushing, NY 11358 (Write them for a catalog)
You can also purchase bootlegs thru the Internet:
e-mail COMPA...@delphi.com and he'll e-mail you back his
extensive
catalog!
Also, Michael Burstin has a compiled list of boot dealers/ mail order
places etc. on his WWW home page. To access his list:
http://cs.brandeis.edu/USER/UGRAD/mikeb/dealers.boot
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!
5.4 Where can I get a hold of the Bootleg Discography?
The PJ bootleg discography is maintained by Christopher Williams at
CL20...@hvcc.edu. The discography contains the CD title, date, venue,
label, length, sound ratings, tracks and notes about the album.
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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, and 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: TenC...@aol.com
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. And yes, you must renew each year with
another $5.
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
Also other publications of interest:
Footsteps
The fanzine Footsteps comes highly recommended and is read by the band
frequently. They ask for $ 4.00 for a single issue and $15 for a 4-issue
subscription. To subscribe, send a check made out to: Footsteps
Footsteps
P.O. Box 77554
Baton Rouge, La. 70879
Release
Another Pearl Jam Fanzine is Release. For a 4 issue subscription, send
$21
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. 77801-3407
or you can e-mail him --> m0w...@acs.tamu.edu
rel...@tamu.edu
Why?
Another fanzine based in the UK.
Why?
c/o Karen Sutton
83 Burrage Road
London, SE187LN, UK
Indifference
A fanzine through the Internet! The 'zines come in digest form every 3-4
months or so. E-mail Cyndi Vatour PJIN...@aol.com in order to
subscribe.
Paper Jam
Dutch Pearl Jam fan club which releases 'zine four times a year. It's
run
by Mirella, Karen and Marije. For info write:
P.O. Box 4156-3130KD
Vlaardingen-Holland
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 5B(CP1428)
Capital Federal Argentina
6.4 Are there other places on the Net that I can find Pearl Jam
stuff/info?
(thanks to Cyndi Vatour and Indifference for these info)
1. FTP sites
(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)
(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
The PJ WWW site has moved to:
http://engin.umich.edu/~galvin/pearljam.html
(maintained by Michael VanderPloeg <gal...@ENGIN.UMICH.EDU>)
The Pearl Jam tab book can also be accessed at:
http://www.engin.umich.edu/~sminder/PJtabs/tab.html
Also, alphabetical listing of all bands can be found at:
http://american.recordings.com/wwwofmusic/alp_reg.html
(this is a new address)