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194-529: In 2006, the festival sold over 44,000 tickets, the most in its history, due to the presence of Pearl Jam . Some other bands included Iggy & The Stooges , Wilco , Alice Cooper , Social Distortion , Tool , Queens of the Stone Age , Ray Davies , Bad Religion , Sex Pistols , Deep Purple , The Black Crowes , Hanoi Rocks , Fun Lovin Criminals , Kiss , Slash , Imelda May or Bad Brains . In 2011

388-578: A Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Hard Rock Performance . Vitalogy also included the songs " Not for You ", " Corduroy ", " Better Man ", and " Immortality ". "Better Man" ( sample ), a song originally written and performed by Vedder while in Bad Radio, reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart, spending a total of eight weeks there. Considered a "blatantly great pop song" by producer Brendan O'Brien, Pearl Jam

582-520: A Neil Young concert in which he extended his songs as improvisations (i.e. "jams") of 15–20 minutes in length. Pearl Jam entered Seattle's London Bridge Studios in March 1991 to record its debut album Ten . McCready said that " Ten was mostly Stone and Jeff; Eddie and I were along for the ride at that time." Krusen left the band in May 1991 after checking himself into rehabilitation for alcoholism; he

776-690: A Rolling Stones concert in Pittsburgh, then played two shows at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, then closed the tour with a concert in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The official bootlegs for the band's 2005 shows were distributed via Pearl Jam's official website in MP3 form. Pearl Jam also played a benefit concert to raise money for Hurricane Katrina relief on October 5, 2005, at

970-698: A 1993 Chicago Sun-Times article that Corgan's lyrics "too often sound like sophomoric poetry", although he viewed the lyrics of later albums Adore and Machina as an improvement. The band's songs have been described as "anguished, bruised reports from Billy Corgan's nightmare-land" by journalist William Shaw. The Smashing Pumpkins' music has explored alternative rock , grunge , psychedelic rock , heavy metal , shoegaze , synth-pop , art rock , electronic rock , gothic rock , dream pop , psychedelia , college rock , punk rock , and progressive rock . The band's distinctive sound up until Adore involved layering numerous guitar tracks onto

1164-582: A 44-track concept album, Teargarden by Kaleidyscope , for free over the Internet one track at a time. The first track, " A Song for a Son ", was released in December 2009 to moderate press acclaim. In March 2010 Ginger Reyes officially left the band, prompting an open call for auditions for a new bassist. In May, Nicole Fiorentino announced she had joined the band as bass player, and would be working on Teargarden by Kaleidyscope . The new lineup went on

1358-708: A CD box set in June 2007, titled Live at the Gorge 05/06 , that documents its shows at The Gorge Amphitheatre , and in September 2007 a concert DVD, titled Immagine in Cornice , which documents the band's Italian shows from its 2006 tour was released. In June 2008, Pearl Jam performed as the headline act at the Bonnaroo Music Festival . The Bonnaroo appearance took place amidst a twelve-date tour in

1552-604: A bill requiring full disclosure to prevent Ticketmaster from burying escalating service fees. Pearl Jam's manager said he was gratified that Congress recognized the problem as a national issue. The band eventually canceled its 1994 summer tour in protest. After the Justice Department dropped the case, Pearl Jam continued to boycott Ticketmaster, refusing to play venues that had contracts with the company. The band tried to work around Ticketmaster's exclusive contracts by hosting charities and benefits at major venues because

1746-433: A contract to rejoin the band but Corgan rescinded the offer soon after. Corgan released a statement denying the claims, stating "Ms. Wretzky has repeatedly been invited out to play with the group, participate in demo sessions, or at the very least, meet face-to-face, and in each and every instance she always deferred". Jack Bates (son of Joy Division bassist Peter Hook ) played bass on the tour. Bates previously toured with

1940-613: A deal with Target to be the exclusive big-box retailer for the album in the United States. The album also saw release through the band's official website, independent record stores, online retailers, and iTunes. In an interview in September 2009 McCready revealed that Pearl Jam was scheduled to finish the Backspacer outtakes within six months, and told San Diego radio station KBZT that the band may release an EP in 2010 consisting of those songs, and Vedder instead suggested that

2134-555: A double album to serve as a sequel to the overarching story of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and Machina: The Machines of God. The album was planned for release in 2021, however it wasn't until September 19, 2022, that the album's title, Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts , was revealed. Each act was released on its own, with the dates in order being November 15, 2022, January 31, 2023, and May 5, 2023. All of

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2328-400: A drama of experiment and strife." The band decided, beginning with the release of Vs. , to scale back its commercial efforts. The members declined to produce any more music videos after the massive success of "Jeremy" and opted for fewer interviews and television appearances. Industry insiders compared Pearl Jam's tour that year to the touring habits of Led Zeppelin in that the band "ignored

2522-402: A friend of Corgan's. Chamberlin knew little of alternative music and immediately changed the sound of the nascent band. As Corgan recalled of the period, "We were completely into the sad-rock, Cure kind of thing. It took about two or three practices before I realized that the power in his playing was something that enabled us to rock harder than we could ever have imagined." On October 5, 1988,

2716-608: A functioning band and go back to doing that". Corgan and Chamberlin continued to record as a duo, releasing the four-song EP American Gothic in January 2008 and the singles " Superchrist " and " G.L.O.W. " later that year. That November, the group released the DVD If All Goes Wrong , which chronicled the group's 2007 concert residences in Asheville, North Carolina and San Francisco, California. In late 2008,

2910-600: A label, as well as announcing recording was finished on the album. On February 15, 2018, founding members Iha and Chamberlin rejoined the band. They embarked on the Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour starting in July, with a focus on performing material from their first five studio albums. and sold over 350,000 tickets and sold-out arenas including The Forum, United Center , and Madison Square Garden. Original bassist D'arcy Wretzky claimed she had been offered

3104-476: A little bit of their say on the record... because of that, everybody feels like they're an integral part of the band". On February 3, 1998, Pearl Jam released Yield . The album was cited as a return to the band's early, straightforward rock sound. Tom Sinclair of Entertainment Weekly stated that the band has "turned in an intermittently affecting album that veers between fiery garage rock and rootsy, acoustic-based ruminations. Perhaps mindful of their position as

3298-406: A mix of live performances and behind-the-scenes footage. During 1995, Corgan wrote about 56 songs, following which the band went into the studio with producers Flood and Alan Moulder to work on what Corgan described as " The Wall for Generation X ", and which became Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness , a double album of twenty-eight songs, lasting over two hours (the vinyl version of

3492-579: A more subdued appearance. Although Adore received favorable reviews and was nominated for Best Alternative Performance at the Grammy Awards, the album had only sold about 830,000 copies in the United States by the end of the year. The album nonetheless debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200 and sold three times as many copies overseas. The band began a seventeen-date, fifteen-city charity North American tour in support of Adore . At each stop on

3686-423: A new album. On May 16, 2000, Pearl Jam released its sixth studio album, Binaural . It was drummer Matt Cameron's studio recording debut with the band. The title is a reference to the binaural recording techniques that were utilized on several tracks by producer Tchad Blake , known for his use of the technique. Binaural was the first album since the band's debut not produced by Brendan O'Brien, although O'Brien

3880-514: A pair of charity benefit shows in Chicago, it discovered that ticket vendor Ticketmaster had added a service charge to the tickets. Pearl Jam was committed to keeping their concert ticket prices down but Fred Rosen of Ticketmaster refused to waive the service charge. Because Ticketmaster controlled most major venues, the band was forced to create from scratch its own outdoor stadiums in rural areas in order to perform. Pearl Jam's efforts to organize

4074-640: A part of" the reunion. The Smashing Pumpkins performed live for the first time since 2000 on May 22, 2007, in Paris, France. There, the band unveiled new touring members: guitarist Jeff Schroeder , bassist Ginger Reyes , and keyboardist Lisa Harriton . That same month, " Tarantula " was released as the first single from the band's forthcoming album. On July 7, the band performed at the Live Earth concert in New Jersey . The band's new album, Zeitgeist ,

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4268-411: A photo of himself, Iha, and Chamberlin together in recording studio. In February 2018 Corgan announced that he was working with music producer Rick Rubin on a future Smashing Pumpkins album, that there were currently 26 songs he was actively working on, and that "the guitar feels once again like the preferred weapon of choice." Soon afterwards, Corgan shared a photo of sound equipment with Iha's name on

4462-412: A readers' poll by Rolling Stone magazine in its "Top Ten Live Acts of All Time" issue. Throughout its career, the band has also promoted wider social and political issues, such as abortion rights sentiments and opposition to George W. Bush's presidency . Vedder acts as the band's spokesman on these issues. Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament were members of Seattle-based grunge band Green River during

4656-419: A result of the incident. The Pumpkins chose to finish the tour, and hired drummer Matt Walker and keyboardist Dennis Flemion . Corgan later said the decision to continue touring was the worst decision the band had ever made, damaging both their music and their reputation. Chamberlin admitted in a 1994 Rolling Stone cover story that in the past he'd "gotten high in every city in this country and probably half

4850-597: A rotating lineup of musicians entitled Teargarden by Kaleidyscope , which encompassed stand-alone singles, EP releases, and two full albums that also fell under the project's scope— Oceania in 2012 and Monuments to an Elegy in 2014. Chamberlin became a touring member in 2015, before officially rejoining with Iha in 2018. The reunited lineup then released the albums Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. (2018) and Cyr (2020), in addition to Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts across three increments between 2022 and 2023. Schroeder departed from

5044-441: A scathing letter in response to an article praising the band, derisively comparing them to REO Speedwagon ("by, of and for the mainstream") and concluding their ultimate insignificance. Fred Armisen said the band simply "flew past us" in the 90s Chicago music scene after his own band Trenchmouth had produced five albums. The opening track and lead single of Siamese Dream , " Cherub Rock ", directly addresses Corgan's feud with

5238-460: A second track titled "The Colour of Love" from their album Cyr , which was released through their new record label Sumerian Records on November 27, 2020. It serves as the second part of the Shiny and Oh So Bright series. On September 25, 2020, the band released another single from Cyr that included the songs "Confessions of a Dopamine Addict" and "Wrath". On October 9, 2020, the band released

5432-546: A show by the Dan Reed Network where they argued the merits of a band. After finding out that Wretzky played bass guitar, Corgan got her to join the band and the trio played a show at the Avalon Nightclub. After the show, Cabaret Metro owner Joe Shanahan agreed to book the band on the condition that they replace the drum machine with a live drummer. Jazz drummer Jimmy Chamberlin was recommended by

5626-532: A slot on that summer's Lollapalooza tour with Ministry , Red Hot Chili Peppers , and Soundgarden, among others. The band contributed two songs to the soundtrack of the 1992 Cameron Crowe film Singles : " State of Love and Trust " and " Breath ". Ament, Gossard and Vedder appeared in Singles under the name Citizen Dick; their parts were filmed when Pearl Jam was known as Mookie Blaylock. The band members grew uncomfortable with their success, with much of

5820-401: A song during the recording process, a tactic that Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness co-producer Flood called the "Pumpkin guitar overdub army." Although there were a lot of overdubbed parts on Gish , Corgan began to really explore the possibilities of overdubbing with Siamese Dream ; Corgan has stated that "Soma" alone contains up to 40 overdubbed guitar parts. While Corgan knew many of

6014-424: A third single for Cyr that featured the tracks "Anno Satana" and "Birch Grove". On October 29, the band released "Ramona" and "Wyttch" as the fourth pair of singles. On November 20, 2020, the songs "Purple Blood" and "Dulcet in E" were released as the fifth and final single for Cyr. The following week, on November 27, 2020, the band released Cyr. In late 2020, Corgan announced that the band had begun work on

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6208-810: A tour of Oceania took place afterwards. In May 2010, the band embarked on a month-long tour starting with the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival . The tour headed to the East Coast and ended May 21, 2010 at Madison Square Garden in New York. A European tour took place in June and July 2010, where the band performed in Northern Ireland for the first time at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast. In late October 2010, Pearl Jam performed at

6402-488: A tour without the ticket giant collapsed, which Pearl Jam said was evidence of Ticketmaster's monopoly. An analysis of journalist Chuck Philips' investigative series in a well known legal monograph concluded that it was hard to imagine a legitimate reason for Ticketmaster's exclusive contracts with venues and contracts to cover such a lengthy period of time. The authors wrote: "The pervasiveness of Ticketmaster's exclusive agreements, coupled with their excessive duration and

6596-526: A true story in which a high school student shot himself in front of his classmates. Ten stayed on the Billboard charts for nearly five years, going 13× platinum . With the success of Ten , Pearl Jam became a key member of the Seattle grunge explosion, along with Alice in Chains , Nirvana , and Soundgarden . The band was criticized in the music press; British music magazine NME wrote that Pearl Jam

6790-692: A week, Vedder had joined the band. With the addition of Dave Krusen on drums, the band took the name Mookie Blaylock, in reference to the then-active basketball player . The band played its first official show at the Off Ramp Café in Seattle on October 22, 1990. They opened for Alice in Chains at the Moore Theatre in Seattle on December 22, 1990, and served as the opening act for the band's Facelift tour in 1991. Mookie Blaylock soon signed to Epic Records and renamed themselves Pearl Jam. In an early promotional interview, Vedder said that

6984-409: A while, the trio sent out a five-song demo tape in order to find a singer and a drummer. They gave former Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons the demo to see if he would be interested in joining the band and to distribute the demo to anyone he felt might fit the lead vocal position. Irons passed on the invitation but gave the demo to his friend Eddie Vedder . Vedder was the lead vocalist for

7178-593: A world tour through to the end of 2010. One of the first shows with the new lineup was a concert to benefit Matthew Leone , bassist for the rock band Madina Lake , at the Metro on July 27, 2010. In late 2010 all four members contributed to the sessions for the third volume of Teargarden . On April 26, 2011, Corgan announced that the Smashing Pumpkins would be releasing a new album titled Oceania , which he labeled as "an album within an album" in regards to

7372-477: A year-long break after its full-scale tour in support of Binaural . McCready described the recording environment as "a pretty positive one" and "very intense and spiritual". Regarding the time period when the lyrics were being written, Vedder said: "There's been a lot of mortality... It's a weird time to be writing. Roskilde changed the shape of us as people, and our filter for seeing the world changed." Pearl Jam released Riot Act on November 12, 2002. It included

7566-582: Is an American rock band formed in Seattle , Washington, in 1990. The band's lineup consists of founding members Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), Mike McCready (lead guitar), and Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guitar), as well as Matt Cameron (drums), who joined in 1998. Keyboardist Boom Gaspar has also been a touring/session member with the band since 2002. Former members include Dave Krusen (an original member), Matt Chamberlain , Dave Abbruzzese , and Jack Irons , all of whom were

7760-457: Is lyrically darker than the band's previous album Yield , with Gossard describing the lyrics as "pretty sombre". Binaural included the singles " Nothing as It Seems ", one of the songs featuring binaural recording, and " Light Years ". The album sold just over 700,000 copies and became the first Pearl Jam studio album to fail to reach platinum status. Pearl Jam decided to record every show on its 2000 Binaural Tour professionally, after noting

7954-401: Is part of Sony Music Entertainment (then known as Sony BMG ), though J has since folded into RCA Records . The album Pearl Jam was released on May 2, 2006. A number of critics cited Pearl Jam as a return to the band's early sound, and McCready compared the material to Vs. in a 2005 interview. Ament said: "The band playing in a room—that came across. There's a kind of immediacy to

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8148-471: The Billboard 200 chart for nearly five years, and has gone on to become one of the highest-selling rock records ever, going 13× Platinum in the United States. Released in 1993, Pearl Jam's second album, Vs. , sold over 950,000 copies in its first week of release, setting the record for most copies of an album sold in its first week of release at the time. Their third album, Vitalogy (1994), became

8342-609: The Billboard Modern Rock chart; it was Pearl Jam's first number one on that chart since " Who You Are " in 1996, and first number one on any chart in the United States since 1998 when " Given to Fly " reached number one on the Mainstream Rock chart. Pearl Jam also included the singles " Life Wasted " and " Gone ". To support Pearl Jam , the band embarked on its 2006 world tour . It toured North America, Australia and notably Europe; Pearl Jam had not toured

8536-666: The Ayuntamiento of Vitoria-Gastiz made an effort and paid €500,000 so it would last three days. The first groups were known before the local government had given approval to do the Azkena for these days. The headliner was Dinosaur Jr. and that was the reason why many people attended this year. In 2009 the Azkena Rock again gaining strength with one of his best posters in years thanks to the introduction of big-name legends like The Black Crowes or Alice Cooper. The performance of

8730-503: The Electric Light Orchestra , as well as shoegaze , a British alternative rock style of the late 1980s and early 1990s that relied on swirling layers of guitar noise for effect. Mellon Collie coproducer Alan Moulder was originally hired to mix Siamese Dream because Corgan was a fan of his work producing shoegaze bands such as My Bloody Valentine , Ride , and Slowdive . Like many contemporary alternative bands,

8924-649: The House of Blues in Chicago. On November 22, 2005, Pearl Jam began its first Latin American tour. The work for Pearl Jam's follow-up to Riot Act began after its appearance on the 2004 Vote for Change tour. The time period between the two albums was the longest gap between Pearl Jam's studio albums to date and the new album was its first release for a new label. Clive Davis announced in February 2006 that Pearl Jam had signed with his label J Records , which like Epic,

9118-538: The New York Dolls were coming and this made the festival even more attractive. This was confirmed in the news and newspapers. The festival took place over four days rather than the previous two. The first day was 9 September, with performances by the New York Dolls, Five Horse Johnson and Urge Overkill . This year was considered to be a transition year because of the many rumors of the abolishment of

9312-517: The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and received various critical plaudits. After the release of Adore (1998) and a two-part project in 2000— Machina and Machina II —the group disbanded due to internal conflicts, drug use, and diminishing sales by the end of the 1990s. With 30 million albums sold worldwide, the Smashing Pumpkins were among the most critically and commercially successful bands of

9506-556: The Teargarden by Kaleidyscope project, in the fall. As with the previous recording sessions, all four band members contributed to the project. Also, the entire album catalog was to be remastered and reissued with bonus tracks, starting with Gish and Siamese Dream in November 2011. The pre- Gish demos, Pisces Iscariot , and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness were released in 2012, with The Aeroplane Flies High released

9700-476: The "indie-world". In spite of the backlash, Siamese Dream is often regarded as one of the greatest albums of the alternative rock genre, and one of the best albums of the 1990s. In 1994 Virgin released the B-sides /rarities compilation Pisces Iscariot which charted higher than Siamese Dream by reaching number four on the Billboard 200. Also released was a VHS cassette titled Vieuphoria featuring

9894-418: The 1990s, often cited as a cultural touchstone of Generation X and an important act in the popularization of alternative rock. In 2006, Corgan and Chamberlin reconvened to record the band's seventh album, Zeitgeist . After touring throughout 2007 and 2008 with a lineup including new guitarist Jeff Schroeder , Chamberlin left the band in early 2009. Later that year, Corgan began a new recording series with

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10088-400: The 1995 tour. Had to prove we could tour on our own, and it pretty much killed us, killed our career." In the same year, Pearl Jam backed Neil Young , whom the band had noted as an influence, on his album Mirror Ball . Contractual obligations prevented the use of the band's name anywhere on the album, but the members were all credited individually in the album's liner notes. Two songs from

10282-548: The 2003 North American tour, Vedder performed Riot Act' s "Bu$ hleaguer", a commentary on President George W. Bush , with a rubber mask of Bush, wearing it at the beginning of the song and then hanging it on a mic stand to allow him to sing. The band made news when it was reported that several fans left after Vedder had "impaled" the Bush mask on his mic stand at the band's show in Denver, Colorado. In June 2003, Pearl Jam announced it

10476-572: The 24th Annual Bridge School Benefit Concert at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. A live album, titled Live on Ten Legs , was released on January 17, 2011. It is a compilation of live tracks from their 2003 to 2010 world tours, and is a follow-up to Live on Two Legs , which consisted of songs recorded during their 1998 North American tour. In March 2011, bassist Jeff Ament told Billboard that

10670-511: The Banshees saying it was important to point back to bands that influenced them. Psychedelic rock was also referenced often in the band's early recordings; according to Corgan, "In typical Pumpkins fashion, no one at that point really liked loud guitars or psychedelic music so, of course, that's exactly what we had to do." Corgan felt that the band's guitars "are a mixture of heavy metal and 80s alternative rock. I think of Cure and Siouxsie and

10864-622: The Banshees". Corgan acknowledged that a chord he jokingly claimed as "the Pumpkin chord" (a G# octave chord at the eleventh fret of a guitar with the low E string played under it), used as the basis for "Cherub Rock", " Drown ", and other songs, was in fact previously used by Jimi Hendrix . Other early influences cited by Corgan include Cream , the Stooges , and Blue Cheer . Regarding the band's influence upon other groups, Greg Kot wrote in 2001, "Whereas Nirvana spawned countless mini-Nirvanas,

11058-568: The Barclays Center, where they recorded Oceania: Live in NYC , which was released on September 24, 2013. On March 25, 2014, Corgan announced he had signed a new record deal with BMG , for two new albums, titled Monuments to an Elegy and Day for Night , respectively. In June, it was revealed that Mike Byrne was no longer in the band, to be replaced by Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe on the new album, and Fiorentino would not be recording on

11252-555: The Bear . In July 2009 Billy Corgan formed a new group called Spirits in the Sky, initially as a tribute band to Sky Saxon of the Seeds , who had recently died. The following month Corgan confirmed on the band's website that 19-year-old Spirits in the Sky drummer Mike Byrne had replaced Chamberlin and that the pair was working on new Pumpkins recordings. The group announced plans to release

11446-587: The Billboard 200 and at No. 1 on the Billboard Independent . The album spawned two singles, " The Celestials " and " Panopticon ". The band proceeded to tour in support of the album, including a US tour involving playing the album in its entirety. By September 2012, Corgan stated that the band had already begun work on their next album. However, despite this, the band concentrated on touring, playing at Glastonbury Festival , Dour Festival and

11640-614: The Billboard 200. At the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in February 2015, the album won the award for Best Recording Package . In November 2015 the band played a nine-date tour of Latin America . In January 2016, the band announced a tour of the United States and Canada , including appearances at the New Orleans Jazz Festival and Bonnaroo . In April 2017, Pearl Jam was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. At

11834-753: The Crypt Los Enemigos Walking Papers JJ Grey & Mofro Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats Troubled Horse Heaven's Basement Los Zigarros The Stranglers Seasick Steve Unida Turbowolf Marah Hudson Taylor Monster Truck Bombus 13 Left to Die Attikus Finch Bourbon The Midnight Travellers Vucaque Violent Femmes Wolfmother Joe Bonamassa The Strypes Deap Vally Kadavar Royal Thunder The Temperance Movement Niña Coyote eta Chico Tornado The Soulbreaker Company Pearl Jam Pearl Jam

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12028-583: The East . The song "Zero", which reminded Iha of Judas Priest, is an example of what the band dubbed "cybermetal". Other bands Corgan cited as influences are Rainbow , Accept , Mercyful Fate , Dokken , Metallica , Slayer and Myrkur . Post-punk and gothic rock bands like Joy Division / New Order , Bauhaus , the Cure , and Depeche Mode were formative influences on the band, which covered such artists in concert and on record. Corgan also cited Siouxsie and

12222-630: The Eastern United States. In July 2008, the band performed at the VH1 tribute to the Who with Foo Fighters , Incubus and the Flaming Lips . In the days prior to Election Day 2008 , Pearl Jam digitally released through its official website a free documentary film, titled Vote for Change? 2004 , which follows the band's time spent on the 2004 Vote for Change tour. In March 2009, Ten

12416-685: The North American leg was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the aim to reschedule them for a later date. In September 2020, the band confirmed that their MTV Unplugged live set would be released on vinyl and CD for the first time the following month. The Smashing Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins (also simply known as Smashing Pumpkins ) is an American alternative rock band from Chicago . Formed in 1988 by frontman and guitarist Billy Corgan , guitarist James Iha , bassist D'arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin ,

12610-591: The North American legs of the tour. Following the events of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks , Vedder and McCready were joined by Neil Young to perform the song "Long Road" from the EP Merkin Ball at the America: A Tribute to Heroes benefit concert. The concert, which aired on September 21, 2001, raised money for the victims and their families. Pearl Jam commenced work on a new album following

12804-606: The Pumpkins remain an island unto themselves." Still, some artists and bands have been influenced by the Pumpkins, such as Nelly Furtado , Marilyn Manson , Deftones , Evanescence , Third Eye Blind , Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 , Tegan and Sara , Fall Out Boy , Rivers Cuomo , M83 , Panic! at the Disco , Silversun Pickups , Vision Eternel , My Chemical Romance , and Code Orange . My Chemical Romance vocalist Gerard Way has said that they pattern their career upon

12998-426: The Pumpkins undertook an extended world tour in support of Mellon Collie . Corgan's look during this period—a shaved head, a long-sleeve black shirt with the word "Zero" printed on it, and silver pants—became iconic. That year, the band also made a guest appearance in an episode of The Simpsons , " Homerpalooza ". With considerable video rotation on MTV, major industry awards, and "Zero" shirts selling in many malls,

13192-596: The Pumpkins were considered one of the most popular bands of the time. In May, the Smashing Pumpkins played a gig at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Despite the band's repeated requests for moshing to stop, a seventeen-year-old fan named Bernadette O'Brien was crushed to death. The concert ended early and the following night's performance in Belfast was cancelled out of respect for her. However, while Corgan maintained that moshing's "time [had] come and gone",

13386-450: The Pumpkins', including music videos. The members of fellow Chicago band Kill Hannah are friends with Corgan, and lead singer Mat Devine has compared his group to the Pumpkins. The group has sold over 30 million albums worldwide as of October 2012, and sales in the United States alone reaching 19.75 million. Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness have both appeared in Rolling Stone magazine's list of

13580-455: The San Diego band Bad Radio and worked part-time at a gas station. He listened to the tape shortly before going surfing, where lyrics came to him. He then recorded the vocals to three of the songs (" Alive ", " Once ", and "Footsteps") in what he later described as a "mini-opera" titled Mamasan . Vedder sent the tape with his vocals back to the three Seattle musicians, who were impressed enough to fly Vedder up to Seattle for an audition. Within

13774-434: The Sea , was released in 2003. After cancelling a few festival appearances, Corgan announced the demise of the band in 2003. During 2001 Corgan also toured as part of New Order and provided vocals on their comeback album Get Ready . In October 2004 Corgan released his first book, Blinking with Fists , a collection of poetry. In June 2005, he released a solo album, TheFutureEmbrace , which he described as "(picking) up

13968-634: The Smashing Pumpkins in 16 years. Iha also played at the second of the two Smashing Pumpkins shows at the Ace Hotel the following day, which was Easter Sunday. Iha joined the Pumpkins for a third time at their concert of April 14 at the Civic Opera House in Chicago. In July, Corgan began hinting of the possibility of reuniting the band original lineup, of himself, Iha, Wretzky, and Chamberlin, and in August, he stated he had begun reaching out to

14162-729: The Smashing Pumpkins in 2015. Multi-instrumentalist Katie Cole rejoined the band for the tour as well, singing backup vocals and playing keyboards and guitar. In March 2018, Corgan mentioned the band planned to release two EPs in 2018, with the first tentatively planned for May. On June 8, 2018, the first single from the set of music, " Solara ", was released. On August 2, 2018, the band celebrated their 30th anniversary by performing in Holmdel, New Jersey. with several notable special guests including Courtney Love, Chino Moreno, Davey Havok, Peter Hook, Mark McGrath, and Dave Keuning and Mark Stoermer of The Killers. In September 2018, they announced

14356-435: The Smashing Pumpkins utilized shifts in song dynamics, going from quiet to loud and vice versa. Hüsker Dü's seminal album Zen Arcade demonstrated to the band how they could place gentler material against more aggressive fare, and Corgan made such shifts in dynamics central to the pursuit of his grand musical ambitions. Corgan said he liked the idea of creating his own alternative universe through sound that essentially tells

14550-408: The Smashing Pumpkins. That was never the plan." On February 17, 2004, Corgan posted a message on his personal blog calling Wretzky a "mean-spirited drug addict" and blaming Iha for the breakup of the Smashing Pumpkins. On June 3, 2004, he added that "the depth of my hurt [from Iha] is only matched with the depth of my gratitude". Iha responded to Corgan's claims in 2005, saying, "No, I didn't break up

14744-538: The U.S. alone. Alongside the band's mounting mainstream recognition, the band's reputation as careerists among their former peers in the independent music community was worsened. Indie rock band Pavement's 1994 song "Range Life" directly mocks the band in its lyrics, although Stephen Malkmus , lead singer of Pavement, has stated, "I never dissed their music. I just dissed their status." Former Hüsker Dü frontman Bob Mould called them "the grunge Monkees ", and fellow Chicago musician/producer Steve Albini wrote

14938-532: The United States and became the best-selling double album of the decade. It also garnered seven 1997 Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year. The band won only the Best Hard Rock Performance award, for the album's lead single " Bullet with Butterfly Wings ". The album spawned five singles—"Bullet with Butterfly Wings", " 1979 ", " Zero ", " Tonight, Tonight " which Corgan stated

15132-445: The United States and Canada as a summer tour across amphitheaters, indoor theaters, and one arena. The tour featured support from Stone Temple Pilots , Interpol, and Rival Sons , as well as select appearances by Corgan's National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) wrestlers along with tapings for NWA Powerrr . On October 19, 2023, Green Day played a small club show and handed out physical flyers that revealed in 2024 they would be touring

15326-606: The United States and Canada in stadiums with The Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid , and The Linda Lindas . This tour was officially announced by all four bands on November 2, 2023, as The Saviors Tour . On October 24, 2023, it was announced in a statement posted on the band's social media that longtime guitarist Jeff Schroeder had decided to leave the band "to explore a slightly different path". Following Schroeder's departure, on January 5, 2024, Smashing Pumpkins announced via their social media channels that they were accepting applications via email for an additional guitarist. By January 17,

15520-589: The acts, along with ten extra songs, were compiled into a vinyl box set that was released the same day as the third grouping of songs. On February 22, 2022, the band announced on social media the Rock Invasion 2 Tour, which had previously been set to take place in spring 2020, postponed to fall 2020, and subsequently canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The newly announced incarnation of the tour had entirely new locations spanning eleven US cities accompanying

15714-441: The advent of alternative rock's mainstream breakthrough, their second album Siamese Dream (1993) established the band's popularity. Despite a tumultuous recording process, the album received acclaim and has been lauded as one of the best albums in the genre. Their third album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995), furthered the band's popularity; it debuted atop the Billboard 200 , received diamond certification by

15908-557: The aid of refugees of the Kosovo War . The band also decided to include the song on the 1999 charity compilation album, No Boundaries: A Benefit for the Kosovar Refugees . "Last Kiss" peaked at number two on the Billboard charts and became the band's highest-charting single. Following its full-scale tour in support of Yield , the band took a short break, but then reconvened toward the end of 1999 and commenced work on

16102-413: The album Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. , released via Napalm Records on November 16, 2018, which debuted at number 54 on the Billboard 200 chart. After touring through much of 2019, Corgan noted in January 2020 that the band was currently working on 21 songs for a future album release. On August 28, 2020, the band released the single and video for "Cyr", along with

16296-483: The album as "one of the strongest of their career", noted that the stalled sales for Machina in comparison to teen pop ascendant at the time "seems like concrete proof that a new wave of young pop fans has turned a deaf ear toward alternative rock." On May 23, 2000, in a live radio interview on KROQ-FM (Los Angeles), Billy Corgan announced the band's decision to break up at the end of that year following additional touring and recording. The group's final album before

16490-479: The album contained three records, two extra songs, and an alternate track listing). The songs were intended to hang together conceptually as a symbol of the cycle of life and death. Praised by Time as "the group's most ambitious and accomplished work yet", Mellon Collie debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 in October 1995. Even more successful than Siamese Dream , it was certified ten times platinum in

16684-471: The album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts, it quickly fell down the charts. No Code included the singles " Who You Are " ( sample ), " Hail, Hail ", and " Off He Goes ". As with Vitalogy , very little touring was done to promote No Code because of the band's refusal to play in Ticketmaster's venue areas. A European tour took place in the fall of 1996. Gossard stated that there

16878-545: The album either. Monuments to an Elegy was released on December 5, 2014, to generally positive reviews. The band toured in support of the album starting on November 26, with Rage Against the Machine 's Brad Wilk filling in on drums and the Killers ' Mark Stoermer filling in on bass. The follow-up proposed album Day For Night was cited for delayed late 2015 or early 2016 release. Later in 2015 Corgan announced that

17072-554: The albums in record stores as well as through its fan club. The band released 72 live albums in 2000 and 2001, and twice set a record for most albums to debut in the Billboard 200 at the same time. Pearl Jam's 2000 European tour ended in tragedy on June 30, with an accident at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Nine fans were crushed underfoot and suffocated as the crowd rushed to the front. After numerous requests for

17266-492: The band announced that they would be bringing The World Is A Vampire Festival to Australia as a 10-date tour during the month of April. The lineup featured Jane's Addiction, Amyl & The Sniffers, Redhook , and Battlesnake, in addition to the wrestling matches similar to the singular date in Mexico. In between the band's time in Mexico and Australia, they announced on March 28, 2023, that they would bring The World Is A Vampire to

17460-480: The band as having "spent much of the past decade deliberately tearing apart their own fame". Pearl Jam had sold more than 85   million albums worldwide by 2018, including nearly 32   million albums in the United States by 2012, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time . Pearl Jam was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 in its first year of eligibility. They were ranked eighth in

17654-409: The band asked Virgin to offer Machina II as a free download to anyone who bought Machina . When the record label declined, Corgan opted to release the material independently. On December 2, 2000, Smashing Pumpkins played a farewell concert at The Metro, the same Chicago club where their career had effectively started twelve years earlier. The four-and-a-half-hour-long show featured 35 songs spanning

17848-435: The band at Neil Young's 1994 Bridge School Benefit , but he was not announced as the band's new drummer until its 1995 Self-Pollution satellite radio broadcast, a four-and-a-half-hour-long pirate broadcast out of Seattle which was available to any radio stations that wanted to carry it. Vitalogy was released first on November 21, 1994, on vinyl and then two weeks later on December 6, 1994, on CD and cassette. The CD became

18042-438: The band commenced on a controversy-riddled 20th Anniversary Tour. Around this time, Corgan said the group will make no more full-length records in order to focus exclusively on singles, explaining, "The listening patterns have changed, so why are we killing ourselves to do albums, to create balance, and do the arty track to set up the single? It's done." In March 2009 Corgan announced on the band's website that Chamberlin had left

18236-482: The band due to dissatisfaction with touring and was replaced with former Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron on a temporary basis, but he soon became a permanent replacement for Irons. Pearl Jam's 1998 Yield Tour in North America marked the band's return to full-scale touring. The band's anti-trust lawsuit against Ticketmaster had proven to be unsuccessful and hindered live tours. Many fans had complained about

18430-540: The band formally signed with Virgin Records , which was affiliated with Caroline. The band supported the album with a tour that included opening for bands such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers , Jane's Addiction , and Guns N' Roses . During the tour, Iha and Wretzky went through a messy breakup, Chamberlin became addicted to narcotics and alcohol, and Corgan entered a deep depression, writing some songs for

18624-752: The band had 25 songs and they'd be heading into the studio in April to begin recording the follow-up to Backspacer . On May 16, 2011, the band confirmed that they would play the Labor Day weekend at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin, followed by ten shows in Canada . On September 8, 2011, the band released a new song titled "Olé". On November 18, the band released Toronto 9.11.11 —a free live album available through

18818-450: The band had received over 10,000 submissions and employed eight people full-time to review each one. On April 26, the band announced that they had chosen Kiki Wong as their new touring guitarist, with Billy Corgan noting that he was a fan of hers "before she submitted her name to be considered." In June 2024, Corgan stated that the band had been spending the last 2 years working on a guitar-driven new studio album, partially in response to

19012-540: The band has undergone several line-up changes since their reunion in 2006, with Corgan being the primary songwriter and sole constant member since its inception. The current lineup consists of Corgan, Chamberlin, and Iha. The band has a diverse, densely layered sound, which evolved throughout their career and has contained elements of gothic rock , heavy metal , grunge , psychedelic rock , progressive rock , shoegaze , dream pop , and electronica . The band's first album, Gish (1991), became an underground success. In

19206-514: The band in 1999. On January 25, 2000, she was arrested after she allegedly purchased three bags of cocaine , but after successfully completing a court-ordered drug education program, the charges were dropped. Corgan insisted during this period that the band would not reform, although when Zwan broke up he announced, "I think my heart was in Smashing Pumpkins [...] I think it was naive of me to think that I could find something that would mean as much to me." Corgan said in 2005, "I never wanted to leave

19400-419: The band in October 2023. Following Schroeder's departure, the band's remaining members released Aghori Mhori Mei (2024). After the breakup of his gothic rock and metal band The Marked, singer and guitarist Billy Corgan left St. Petersburg, Florida returning to his native city of Chicago, where he took a job in a record store and had the idea to start a band called the Smashing Pumpkins. While working at

19594-573: The band in early 1989. Mother Love Bone's debut album, Apple , was released in July 1990, four months after Wood died of a heroin overdose . Ament and Gossard were devastated by the death of Wood and the resulting demise of Mother Love Bone. Gossard spent his time afterwards writing material that was harder-edged than what he had been doing previously. After a few months, Gossard started practicing with fellow Seattle guitarist Mike McCready, whose band, Shadow, had broken up; McCready in turn encouraged Gossard to reconnect with Ament. After practicing for

19788-516: The band of brothers Robinson was one of the most anticipated and did not disappoint, giving a real lesson in excellence. Electric Eel Shock were perhaps the only band that could have followed such a show and close the main stage in outstanding fashion. Alice Cooper's concert was full of old tricks and classic, leaving a big smile on her fans old and new. The Smashing Pumpkins M Clan Alberta Cross The Sword The Sheepdogs Horisont Sex Museum The Socks Quaoar Gov't Mule Rocket from

19982-622: The band played the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, celebrating the tenth anniversary of its first live performance as a band. Vedder took the opportunity to thank the many people who had helped the band come together and make it to ten years. He noted that "I would never do this accepting a Grammy or something." After concluding the Binaural Tour, the band released Touring Band 2000 the following year. The DVD featured select performances from

20176-432: The band surprised fans by reuniting with a rehabilitated Jimmy Chamberlin for a brief tour dubbed "The Arising", which showcased both new and classic material. The lineup was short-lived, however, as the band announced the departure of Wretzky in September during work on the album Machina/The Machines of God , and the band was subsequently dropped by Sharon Osbourne Management . Former Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur

20370-473: The band to break through to widespread popularity, the band relocated to Marietta, Georgia , in late 1992 to begin work on their second album, with Butch Vig returning as producer. The decision to record so far away from their hometown was motivated partly by the band's desire to avoid friends and distractions during the recording, but largely as a desperate attempt to cut Chamberlin off from his known drug connections. The recording environment for Siamese Dream

20564-468: The band would continue to request open-floor concerts throughout the rest of the tour. The band suffered a personal tragedy on the night of July 11, 1996, when touring keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin and Chamberlin overdosed on heroin in a hotel room in New York City. Melvoin died, and Chamberlin was arrested for drug possession. A few days later, the band announced that Chamberlin had been fired as

20758-428: The band would embark on a co-headlining tour of North America with Marilyn Manson , " The End Times Tour ", across July and August 2015. Prior to the co-headlining dates, the band performed a series of acoustic shows with drum machines and tapes for percussion. When the time came for the co-headlining tour, plans for a drummer fell through and Corgan recruited Chamberlin to reunite for the shows. On February 1, 2016, it

20952-515: The band's decision to play a festival for the first time after Roskilde had nothing to do with "guts" but with trust in the audience. In 2007, Pearl Jam recorded a cover of the Who's " Love, Reign o'er Me " for the film Reign Over Me ; it was later made available as a music download on the iTunes Music Store. The band embarked on a 13-date European tour , and headlined Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Chicago on August 5, 2007. The band released

21146-459: The band's drummers from 1990 to 1998. Pearl Jam has outsold and outlasted many of its contemporaries from the early 1990s, and is considered one of the most influential bands from that decade, dubbed "the most popular American rock and roll band of the '90s". Formed after the demise of Gossard and Ament's previous bands, Green River and Mother Love Bone , Pearl Jam broke into the mainstream with their debut album, Ten , in 1991. Ten stayed on

21340-481: The band's hometown of Seattle. Prior to the first shows of the tour, Pearl Jam released the song " Can't Deny Me ". In December 2019, Pearl Jam confirmed that they would be touring Europe in the summer of 2020. On January 13, 2020, the band announced that their album Gigaton would be released on March 27, 2020. In conjunction with the release of their eleventh studio album, the band also announced tour dates in North America during March and April 2020. However,

21534-414: The band's sound since Ten , favoring experimental ballads and noisy garage rockers . David Browne of Entertainment Weekly stated that " No Code displays a wider range of moods and instrumentation than on any previous Pearl Jam album." The lyrical themes on the album deal with issues of self-examination, with Ament stating: "In some ways, it's like the band's story. It's about growing up." Although

21728-482: The band's spring festival appearances, and four performances in Mexico, their first since 2013. In May 2022, the band announced plans for the Spirits on Fire tour with Jane's Addiction . In November 2022, The World is A Vampire Festival was announced for March 2023. The festival's lineup included Interpol , Turnstile , Peter Hook & The Light , Deafheaven , The Warning , and several others. In February 2023,

21922-406: The band's third album Vitalogy was completed by early 1994, but that either a forced delay by Epic or the battle with Ticketmaster was to blame for the delay. Pearl Jam wrote and recorded while touring behind Vs. and the majority of the tracks for Vitalogy were recorded during breaks on the tour. Tensions within the band had increased by this time. Producer Brendan O'Brien said: " Vitalogy

22116-481: The band. The only person who could have done that is Billy." On June 21, 2005, the day of the release of his first solo album TheFutureEmbrace , Corgan took out full-page advertisements in the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times to announce that he planned to reunite the band. "For a year now", Corgan wrote, "I have walked around with a secret, a secret I chose to keep. But now I want you to be among

22310-443: The biological father. In this lyric, even though Vedder originally looked at "being alive as a curse", as the sadness the speaker in the song suggests, "But as fans quickly turned the title phrase into a self-empowering anthem", particularly at Pearl Jam concerts, Vedder said: "they lifted the curse. The audience changed the meaning for me", he told VH1 Storytellers in 2006. The song "Jeremy" and its accompanying video were inspired by

22504-568: The break-up, Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music , was released in September 2000 in a limited pressing on vinyl with permission and instructions for free redistribution on the Internet by fans. Only twenty-five copies were cut, each of which was hand numbered and given to friends of the band along with band members themselves. The album, released under the Constantinople Records label created by Corgan, consisted of one double LP and three ten-inch EPs. Originally,

22698-399: The burden of Pearl Jam's popularity falling on frontman Vedder. While Pearl Jam received four awards at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards for its video for "Jeremy", including Video of the Year and Best Group Video , the band refused to make a video for " Black " in spite of pressure from the label. This action began a trend of the band refusing to make videos for its songs. Vedder felt that

22892-737: The ceremony they were inducted by comedian David Letterman . In August 2017, the band announced the release of the live album and concert film Let's Play Two from the band's shows at Wrigley Field in Chicago the previous year. The band launched a 2018 tour with shows in South America in March 2018, including shows at the Lollapalooza festival events in Brazil and Chile. followed by performances in Europe and North America. The tour included two shows for homelessness-related charities in

23086-475: The charts. It included the singles " Given to Fly " and " Wishlist ". The band hired comic book artist Todd McFarlane to create an animated video for the song " Do the Evolution " from the album, its first music video since 1992. A documentary detailing the making of Yield , Single Video Theory , was released on VHS and DVD later that year. In April 1998, Pearl Jam again changed drummers. Jack Irons left

23280-399: The cities in Europe." But in recent years, he had reportedly been clean. On July 17, the Pumpkins issued a statement in which they said, "For nine years we have battled with Jimmy's struggles with the insidious disease of drug and alcohol addiction. It has nearly destroyed everything we are and stand for. … We wish [him] the best we have to offer". Meanwhile, the band had given interviews since

23474-748: The complete band took the stage for the first time at the Cabaret Metro. In 1989, the Smashing Pumpkins made their first appearance on record with the compilation album Light Into Dark , which featured several Chicago alternative bands. The group released its first single, " I Am One ", in 1990 on the local Chicago label Limited Potential. The single sold out and they released a follow-up, " Tristessa ", on Sub Pop ; then they signed to Caroline Records . The band recorded their 1991 debut studio album Gish with producer Butch Vig at his Smart Studios in Madison , Wisconsin, for $ 20,000 . In order to gain

23668-595: The concept of music videos robbed listeners from creating their own interpretations of the song, stating that "Before music videos first came out, you'd listen to a song with headphones on, sitting in a beanbag chair with your eyes closed, and you'd come up with your own visions, these things that came from within. Then all of a sudden, sometimes even the first time you heard a song, it was with these visual images attached, and it robbed you of any form of self-expression." "Ten years from now", Ament said, "I don't want people to remember our songs as videos." Pearl Jam headed into

23862-468: The consistency he desired, Corgan often played all instruments excluding drums, which created tension in the band. The music fused heavy metal guitars, psychedelia , and dream pop , garnering them comparisons to Jane's Addiction . Gish became a minor success, with the single " Rhinoceros " receiving some airplay on modern rock radio. After releasing the Lull EP in October 1991 on Caroline Records,

24056-576: The continent for six years. The North American tour included three two-night stands opening for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers . The band served as the headliners for the Leeds and Reading festivals, despite having vowed to never play at a festival again after Roskilde . Vedder started both concerts with an emotional plea to the crowd to look after each other. He commented during the Leeds set that

24250-645: The crowd to step back, the band stopped playing and tried to calm the crowd when the musicians realized what was happening, but it was already too late. The two remaining dates of the tour were canceled and members of the band contemplated retiring after this event. A month after the European tour concluded, the band embarked on its two-leg 2000 North American tour. On performing after the Roskilde tragedy, Vedder said that "playing, facing crowds, being together—it enabled us to start processing it". On October 22, 2000,

24444-426: The death of Corgan's mother and his divorce, 1998's Adore represented a significant change of style from the Pumpkins' previous guitar-based rock, veering into electronica. The record, cut with assistance from drum machines and studio drummers including Matt Walker, was infused with a darker aesthetic than much of the band's earlier work. The group also modified its public image, shedding its alternative rock look for

24638-459: The desire of fans to own a copy of the shows they attended and the popularity of bootleg recordings . The band had been open in the past about allowing fans to make amateur recordings, and these "official bootlegs" were an attempt to provide a more affordable and better quality product for fans. Pearl Jam originally intended to release them to only fan club members, but the band's record contract prevented it from doing so. Pearl Jam released all of

24832-412: The difficulty in obtaining tickets and the use of non-Ticketmaster venues, which were judged to be out-of-the-way and impersonal. For this tour and future tours, Pearl Jam again began using Ticketmaster in order to "better accommodate concertgoers". The 1998 summer tour was a big success, and after it was completed the band released Live on Two Legs , a live album which featured select performances from

25026-608: The end of Pearl Jam's contractual agreement with Epic Records. Pearl Jam played a show at Easy Street Records in Seattle in April 2005; recordings from the show were compiled for the album Live at Easy Street and released exclusively to independent record stores in June 2006. The band embarked on a Canadian cross-country tour in September 2005, kicking off the tour with a fundraising concert in Missoula, Montana for Democratic politician Jon Tester and playing The Gorge Amphitheatre . After touring Canada, Pearl Jam proceeded to open

25220-443: The exclusive contracts often contained a clause allowing charity event promoters to sell their own tickets. Music critic Jim DeRogatis noted that, along with the Ticketmaster debacle, "the band has refused to release singles or make videos; it has demanded that its albums be released on vinyl ; and it wants to be more like its 1960s heroes, the Who , releasing two or three albums a year". He also stated that sources said that most of

25414-484: The festival a great rock place where people could enjoy very different things always with this rock music. The first one was that took plaze in Mendizorroza , Vitoria-Gasteiz . The best point of that year was that there were two different stages and all the concerts took place one after other with little gap between performances. The Stooges were chosen as the headline act that year. In total 12,000 fans attended to

25608-527: The festival celebrated the 10th anniversary with the "rocker" topic: Las Vegas . The inaugural festival was celebrated in the Azkena Gasteiz and was organized by Muskerra (an organization of the Basque Country ). The duration was of three days:12–14 September 2002. The second edition of the festival was the big jump it needed to become as good as it was planned to be. Three new things made

25802-405: The festival. But finally 40,000 people attended over the three days duration. It was not until summer that it was decided that the headline act was Tool . It was not as successful as it was supposed it was going to be. This year was again rumored that the Azkena was lost because the bad organization of the festival and also because of the constant changes they made with the choices. But this year

25996-442: The film Batman & Robin . With Matt Walker on drums, the song featured a heavy sound similar to "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" while still having strong electronic influences. The song later won the 1998 Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance. Though Corgan announced that the song represented the sound people could expect from the band in the future, the band's next album would feature few guitar-driven songs. Recorded following

26190-528: The film, Pearl Jam recorded the song for him. "Man of the Hour", which was later nominated for a Golden Globe Award , can be heard in the closing credits of Big Fish . The band released Lost Dogs , a two-disc collection of rarities and B-sides , and Live at the Garden , a DVD featuring the band's July 8, 2003 concert at Madison Square Garden through Epic Records in November 2003. In 2004, Pearl Jam released

26384-471: The first to know that I have made plans to renew and revive the Smashing Pumpkins. I want my band back, and my songs, and my dreams". Corgan and Chamberlin were verified as participants in the reunion, but there was question as to whether other former members of the band would participate. In April 2007 Iha and Auf der Maur separately confirmed that they were not taking part in the reunion. Chamberlin would later state that Iha and Wretzky "didn't want to be

26578-505: The following year. Adore was released in 2014. Machina/The Machines of God and the yet commercially unreleased Machina II/Friends and Enemies of Modern Music were expected to be combined, remixed, and released in the same year but were not released due to label hang-ups. The band did a thirteen-city US tour in October 2011 followed by a European tour in November and December. Oceania was released on June 19, 2012, and received generally positive reviews. The album debuted at No. 4 on

26772-460: The group and would be replaced. Chamberlin subsequently stated that his departure from the band was "a positive move forward for me. I can no longer commit all of my energy into something that I don't fully possess." Chamberlin stressed that the split was amicable, commenting, "I am glad [Corgan] has chosen to continue under the name. It is his right." Chamberlin soon formed the band Skysaw , which has released an album and toured in support of Minus

26966-456: The group's career, and attendees were given a recording of the band's first concert at The Metro, Live at Cabaret Metro 10-5-88 . The single " Untitled " was released commercially to coincide with the farewell show. In 2001 the compilation Rotten Apples was released. The double-disc version of the album, released as a limited edition, included a collection of B-sides and rarities called Judas O . The Greatest Hits Video Collection DVD

27160-579: The group's reunion, "Everyone knows Billy doesn't need too many people to make a Pumpkins record, other than Jimmy [Chamberlin]—who he has on board." In a 2015 interview Corgan himself referred to the current iteration of the band "as sort of an open source collective" noting that "It's whoever feels right at the time." Many of Corgan's lyrics for the Pumpkins are cathartic expressions of emotion, full of personal musings and strong indictments of himself and those close to him. Music critics were not often fans of Corgan's angst-filled lyrics. Jim DeRogatis wrote in

27354-402: The last alt-rock ambassadors with any degree of clout, they've come up with their most cohesive album since their 1991 debut, Ten ." Lyrically, Yield continued with the more contemplative type of writing found on No Code , with Vedder saying: "What was rage in the past has become reflection." Yield debuted at number two on the Billboard charts, but like No Code soon began dropping down

27548-492: The launch of Google Music. On November 21, 2011, as part of their PJ20 World Tour, Pearl Jam visited Costa Rica for the first time to a 30,000 crowd of fans at the National Stadium . The following month, the band announced a tour of Europe , which started in June 2012. On July 11, 2013, the band announced that their tenth studio album Lightning Bolt would be released internationally on October 14, 2013, and on

27742-541: The listener, "Welcome to Pumpkin Land, this is what it sounds like on Planet Pumpkin." This emphasis on atmosphere carried through to Adore (described as "arcane night music" in prerelease promotion) and the Machina albums (concept records that tell the story of a fictional rock band). The Pumpkins drew inspiration from a variety of other genres, some unfashionable during the 1990s among music critics. Corgan in particular

27936-500: The little city of Vitoria so they could enjoy the Azkena Rock Festival. This made money and they used that for the next editions. This was the most accidented edition in the history of the festival. Some names were known in May 2004 that were: Urge Overkill , Redd Kross , The Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies , Turbonegro , The Soundtrack Of Our Lives , Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart, Josh Rouse Band , Hoodoo Gurus . In

28130-429: The live album Live at Benaroya Hall through a one-album deal with BMG . 2004 marked the first time that Pearl Jam licensed a song for usage in a television show; a snippet of the song " Yellow Ledbetter " was used in the final episode of the television series Friends . Later that year, Epic released rearviewmirror (Greatest Hits 1991–2003) , a greatest-hits collection spanning 1991 to 2003. This release marked

28324-407: The lyrics, Vedder said: "I've tried, over the years, to be hopeful in the lyrics, and I think that's going to be easier now." " The Fixer " was chosen as the album's first single. Pearl Jam did not re-sign its record deal with J Records, and the band released the album through its own label Monkeywrench Records in the United States and through Universal Music Group internationally. Pearl Jam reached

28518-743: The manner in which they are procured, supported a finding that Ticketmaster had engaged in anticompetitive conduct under section 2 of the Sherman Act." The United States Department of Justice was investigating the company's practices at the time and asked the band to create a memorandum of its experiences with the company. Band members Gossard and Ament testified at a subcommittee investigation on June 30, 1994, in Washington, D.C. Pearl Jam alleged that Ticketmaster used anti-competitive and monopolistic practices to gouge fans. After Pearl Jam's testimony before Congress, Congressman Dingell (D-Mich.) wrote

28712-411: The mid-1980s. Green River toured and recorded to moderate success, but disbanded in 1987 due to a stylistic division between the pair and bandmates Mark Arm and Steve Turner . In late 1987, Gossard and Ament began playing with Malfunkshun vocalist Andrew Wood , eventually organizing the band Mother Love Bone . In 1988 and 1989, the band recorded and toured to increasing interest. PolyGram signed

28906-452: The most important or the heads was the group from NY , DKT/MC which were the heads of the first edition in Spain. In late June it was confirmed the rest groups which were: Velvet Revolver , Bide Ertzean , Five Horse Johnson , Jonny Kaplan & The Lazy Stars , Mark Lanegan Band , Matthew Sweet , The Mooney Suzuki which finally did not attend. On 12 July it was said on the radio that

29100-435: The name "Pearl Jam" was a reference to his great-grandmother Pearl, who was married to a Native American and had a special recipe for peyote -laced jam. In a 2006 cover story for Rolling Stone , Vedder admitted that this story was "total bullshit", but added that he did have a great-grandmother named Pearl. Ament and McCready explained that Ament came up with "pearl", and that the band later settled on Pearl Jam after attending

29294-454: The negative reception of the emphasis of synthesizers on the Atum releases. The following month, the band announced their thirteenth album, Aghori Mhori Mei , would be released on August 2. The album would only be released digitally at first, before physical editions follow later. The Smashing Pumpkins have been regarded as a cultural touchstone of Generation X and contributed greatly to

29488-602: The new songs for the upcoming album to be released after the In Plainsong tour. The tour began in Portland, Oregon, on March 22, 2016. On his birthday on March 26, 2016, original guitarist James Iha joined Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, and Jeff Schroeder on stage unannounced at the Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. He performed a few songs, including "Mayonaise", "Soma" and "Today" marking his first appearance with

29682-516: The next day in the United States, along with releasing the first single " Mind Your Manners ". The band played a two-leg tour in North America during October and November, followed by headlining the final Big Day Out festival in Australia and New Zealand in 2014. The second single, " Sirens ", was released on September 18, 2013. After selling 166,000 copies in its first week, Lightning Bolt became Pearl Jam's fifth album to reach number one on

29876-420: The original lineup about the feasibility of a reunion, including speaking to Wretzky for the first time in sixteen years. Despite the comments, Corgan would spend much of 2017 working on solo material – recording and releasing the solo album Ogilala and beginning work on another solo album for 2018. In June 2017 Chamberlin also mentioned the possibility of a reunion tour in 2018. In January 2018 Corgan shared

30070-451: The press and took its music directly to the fans". During the Vs. Tour , the band set a cap on ticket prices in an attempt to thwart scalpers . By 1994, Pearl Jam was "fighting on all fronts" as its manager described the band at the time. Reporter Chuck Philips broke a series of stories showing that Ticketmaster was gouging Pearl Jam's customers. Pearl Jam was outraged when, after it played

30264-454: The record, and that's what we were going for." Chris Willman of Entertainment Weekly wrote that "in a world full of boys sent to do a man's job of rocking, Pearl Jam can still pull off gravitas". Current socio-political issues in the United States are addressed on the album. " World Wide Suicide ", a song criticizing the Iraq War and U.S. foreign policy, was released as a single and topped

30458-411: The release of Mellon Collie stating that it would be the last conventional Pumpkins record, and that rock was becoming stale. James Iha said at the end of 1996, "The future is in electronic music. It really seems boring just to play rock music." After the release of Mellon Collie , the Pumpkins contributed many songs to various compilations. Released in early 1997, the song " Eye ", which appeared on

30652-646: The rise of the generation's prevalence in Western popular culture . The direction of the band is dominated by lead guitarist, lead vocalist, keyboardist, bassist and primary songwriter Billy Corgan, who has been the band's sole constant member since its inception. Journalist Greg Kot wrote, "The music [of the Smashing Pumpkins] would not be what it is without his ambition and vision, and his famously fractured relationships with his family, friends, and bandmembers." Melissa Auf der Maur commented upon news of

30846-430: The second-fastest-selling CD in history at the time, with more than 877,000 units sold in its first week. One of the key bands in the grunge movement of the early 1990s, Pearl Jam's members often shunned popular music industry practices such as making music videos or participating in interviews. The band had also sued Ticketmaster , claiming it had monopolized the concert-ticket market. In 2006, Rolling Stone described

31040-473: The second-fastest-selling in history, with more than 877,000 units sold in its first week. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic stated that "thanks to its stripped-down, lean production, Vitalogy stands as Pearl Jam's most original and uncompromising album". Many of the songs on the album appear to be inspired by the pressures of fame. The song " Spin the Black Circle ", an homage to vinyl records, won

31234-455: The sessions were left off Mirror Ball : " I Got Id " and "Long Road". These two tracks were released separately by Pearl Jam in the form of the 1995 EP Merkin Ball . Following the round of touring for Vitalogy , the band went into the studio to record No Code . Vedder said: "Making No Code was all about gaining perspective." Released in 1996, No Code was seen as a deliberate break from

31428-439: The singles " Go ", " Daughter ", " Animal ", and " Dissident ". Paul Evans of Rolling Stone stated: "Few American bands have arrived more clearly talented than this one did with Ten ; and Vs. tops even that debut." He added: "Like Jim Morrison and Pete Townshend , Vedder makes a forte of his psychological-mythic explorations... As guitarists Stone Gossard and Mike McCready paint dense and slashing backdrops, he invites us into

31622-467: The singles " I Am Mine " and " Save You ". The album featured a much more folk -based and experimental sound, evident in the presence of B3 organist Boom Gaspar on songs such as " Love Boat Captain ". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote: " Riot Act is the album that Pearl Jam has been wanting to make since Vitalogy —a muscular art rock record, one that still hits hard but that is filled with ragged edges and odd detours." The track titled "Arc"

31816-749: The songs may be used for the band's next studio album. In August 2009, Pearl Jam headlined the Virgin Festival , the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival , and played five shows in Europe and three in North America. In October 2009, Pearl Jam headlined the Austin City Limits Music Festival . Later in October on Halloween night, the band played in what was the last performance at the Philadelphia Spectrum. An additional leg consisting of

32010-518: The songs would be difficult or impossible to replicate from their recorded versions in concert (in fact, some songs were drastically altered for live performance), he has explained the use of overdubbing by posing the question "When you are faced with making a permanent recorded representation of a song, why not endow it with the grandest possible vision?" This use of multilayered sounds was inspired by Corgan's love of 1970s popular artists and bands such as David Bowie , Cheap Trick , Queen , Boston , and

32204-520: The soundtrack to David Lynch 's Lost Highway , relied almost exclusively on electronic instruments and signaled a drastic shift from the Pumpkins' previous musical styles. At the time, Corgan stated his "idea [was] to reconfigure the focus and get away from the classic guitars-bass-drum rock format." Later that year, the group contributed " The End Is the Beginning Is the End " to the soundtrack for

32398-516: The store he met guitarist James Iha . Adorning themselves with paisley and other psychedelic trappings, the two began writing songs (with the aid of a drum machine ) which were heavily influenced by the Cure and New Order . The duo performed live for the first time on July 9, 1988, at the Polish bar Chicago 21. This performance included only Corgan on bass and Iha on guitar with a drum machine. Shortly thereafter, Corgan met D'arcy Wretzky after

32592-557: The studio in early 1993 facing the challenge of following up the commercial success of its debut. McCready said: "The band was blown up pretty big and everything was pretty crazy." Released on October 19, 1993, Pearl Jam's second album, Vs. , sold 950,378 copies in its first week of release and outperformed all other entries in the Billboard top ten that week combined. The album set the record for most copies of an album sold in its first week of release, which it held until broken by Garth Brooks ' 1998 album Double Live . Vs. included

32786-429: The studio. Meanwhile, Chamberlin quickly managed to find new connections and was often absent without any contact for days at a time. In all, it took over four months to complete the record, with the budget exceeding $ 250,000 . Despite all the problems in its recording, Siamese Dream became the band's mainstream breakthrough, peaking at number ten on the Billboard 200 chart and selling over four million copies in

32980-521: The thread of the as-yet-unfinished work of the Smashing Pumpkins". Despite this, it was greeted with generally mixed reviews and lackluster sales. Only one single, "Walking Shade", was released in support of the album. In addition to drumming with Zwan, Jimmy Chamberlin also formed an alternative rock/ jazz fusion project band called Jimmy Chamberlin Complex . The group released an album in 2005 titled Life Begins Again . Corgan provided guest vocals on

33174-514: The tour, the band donated 100 percent of ticket sales to a local charity organization. The tour's expenses were entirely funded out of the band's own pockets. All told, the band donated over $ 2.8 million to charity as a result of the tour. On October 31, 1998, during Halloween, the band opened for Kiss at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles , dressed in costume as the Beatles . In 1999

33368-473: The tour. In 1998, Pearl Jam recorded " Last Kiss ", a cover of a 1960s ballad made famous by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers . It was recorded during a soundcheck and released on the band's 1998 fan club Christmas single. The following year, the cover was put into heavy rotation across the country. By popular demand, the cover was released to the public as a single in 1999, with all of the proceeds going to

33562-481: The track "Lokicat". James Iha served as a guitarist in A Perfect Circle , appearing on their Thirteenth Step club tour and 2004 album, eMOTIVe . He has also been involved with other acts such as Chino Moreno 's Team Sleep and Vanessa and the O's . He continues to work with Scratchie Records , his own record label, as well. D'arcy Wretzky has, aside from one radio interview in 2009, not made any public statements or appearances nor given any interviews since leaving

33756-560: The upcoming album in the parking garage where he lived at the time. With the breakthrough of alternative rock into the American mainstream due to the popularity of grunge bands such as Nirvana and Pearl Jam , the Smashing Pumpkins were poised for major commercial success. At this time, the Smashing Pumpkins were routinely lumped in with the grunge movement, with Corgan protesting, "We've graduated now from 'the next Jane's Addiction' to 'the next Nirvana', now we're 'the next Pearl Jam'." Amid this environment of intense internal pressure for

33950-418: Was "a lot of stress associated with trying to tour at that time" and that "it was growing more and more difficult to be excited about being part of the band". Following the short tour for No Code , the band went into the studio in 1997 to record its follow-up. The sessions for the band's fifth album represented more of a team effort among all members of the group, with Ament stating that "everybody really got

34144-464: Was "trying to steal money from young alternative kids' pockets". Pearl Jam toured relentlessly in support of Ten . Ament stated that "essentially Ten was just an excuse to tour", adding: "We told the record company, 'We know we can be a great band, so let's just get the opportunity to get out and play.'" The band's manager Kelly Curtis stated: "Once people came and saw them live, this lightbulb would go on. Doing their first tour, you kind of knew it

34338-443: Was a little strained. I'm being polite—there was some imploding going on." After Pearl Jam finished the recording of Vitalogy , drummer Dave Abbruzzese was fired. The band cited political differences between Abbruzzese and the other members; for example, Abbruzzese disagreed with the Ticketmaster boycott. He was replaced by Jack Irons , who had connected Vedder to the rest of the band some four years prior. Irons made his debut with

34532-409: Was also planned to coincide with the anniversary. In 2011, Vs. and Vitalogy were reissued in the spring time in deluxe form. The rest of the bands catalog has yet to be reissued with no word on whether or not it will be. Pearl Jam began work for the follow-up to Pearl Jam in early 2008. In 2009, the band began to build on instrumental and demo tracks written during 2008. The album Backspacer

34726-457: Was also released at the same time. This was a compilation of all of the Pumpkins promo videos from Gish to Machina along with unreleased material. Vieuphoria was released on DVD in 2002, as was the soundtrack album Earphoria , previously released solely to radio stations in 1994. Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin reunited in 2001 as members of Corgan's next project, the short-lived supergroup Zwan . The group's only album, Mary Star of

34920-413: Was announced that the band would continue their In Plainsong acoustic tour with Jimmy Chamberlin on drums and were planning to head "straight to the studio after the dates to record a brand new album inspired by the sounds explored in the new acoustic setting". On February 25, 2016, Corgan posted a video from a Los Angeles studio on the band's Facebook account, giving an update on the writing process for

35114-400: Was called in later to remix several tracks. Gossard stated that the band members "were ready for a change". Jon Pareles of Rolling Stone wrote: "Apparently as tired of grunge as everyone except Creed fans, Pearl Jam delve elsewhere." He added: "The album reflects both Pearl Jam's longstanding curse of self-importance and a renewed willingness to be experimental or just plain odd." The album

35308-558: Was happening and there was no stopping it." Early on in Pearl Jam's career, the band became known for its intense live performances. Looking back at this time, Vedder said that "playing music and then getting a shot at making a record and at having an audience and stuff, it's just like an untamed force... But it didn't come from jock mentality. It came from just being let out of the gates." In 1992, Pearl Jam made television appearances on Saturday Night Live and MTV Unplugged and took

35502-621: Was inspired by the Cheap Trick song "I'll Be with You Tonight", and " Thirty-Three "—of which the first three were certified gold and all but "Zero" entered the Top 40. Many of the songs that did not make it onto Mellon Collie were released as B-sides to the singles, and were later compiled in The Aeroplane Flies High box set. The set was originally limited to 200,000 copies, but more were produced to meet demand. In 1996

35696-539: Was its first to be produced by Brendan O'Brien since Yield . Backspacer debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard music charts, the band's first album to do so since No Code in 1996, and has sold 635,000 copies as of July 2013, according to Nielsen SoundScan . The music on the record features a sound influenced by pop and new wave . Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic wrote that "prior to Backspacer , Pearl Jam wouldn't or couldn't have made music this unfettered, unapologetically assured, casual, and, yes, fun". Regarding

35890-407: Was leaving Epic Records following the end of its contract with the label. The band stated it had "no interest" in signing with another label. The band's first release without a label was the single for " Man of the Hour ", in partnership with Amazon.com. Director Tim Burton approached Pearl Jam to request an original song for the soundtrack of his film Big Fish . After screening an early print of

36084-498: Was open about his appreciation of heavy metal, citing Dimebag Darrell of Pantera as his favorite contemporary guitarist. When one interviewer commented to Corgan and Iha that "Smashing Pumpkins is one of the groups that relegitimized heavy metal" and that they "were among the first alternative rockers to mention people like Ozzy and Black Sabbath with anything other than contempt", Corgan went on to rave about Black Sabbath's Master of Reality and Judas Priest 's Unleashed in

36278-416: Was quickly marred by discord within the band. As was the case with Gish , Corgan and Vig decided that Corgan should play nearly all of the guitar and bass parts on the album, contributing to an air of resentment. The contemporary music press began to portray Corgan as a tyrant. Corgan's depression, meanwhile, had deepened to the point where he contemplated suicide, and he compensated by practically living in

36472-785: Was recorded as a vocal tribute to the nine people who died at the Roskilde Festival in June 2000. Vedder only performed this song nine times on the 2003 tour, and the band left the track off all released bootlegs. In 2003, the band embarked on its Riot Act Tour , which included tours in Australia and North America. The band continued its official bootleg program, making every concert from the tour available in CD form through its official website. A total of six bootlegs were made available in record stores: Perth, Western Australia; Tokyo; State College, Pennsylvania; two shows from Madison Square Garden; and Mansfield, Massachusetts. At many shows during

36666-467: Was recruited for the "Sacred and Profane" tour in support of the album and appeared in the videos accompanying its release. Released in 2000, Machina was initially promoted as the Pumpkins' return to a more traditional rock sound, after the more gothic, electronic-sounding Adore . The album debuted at number three on the Billboard charts, but quickly disappeared and as of 2007 had only been certified gold. Music journalist Jim DeRogatis , who described

36860-469: Was reissued in four editions, featuring such extras as a remastering and remix of the entire album by Brendan O'Brien, a DVD of the band's 1992 appearance on MTV Unplugged , and an LP of its concert of September 20, 1992 at Magnuson Park in Seattle. It was the first reissue in a planned re-release of Pearl Jam's entire catalog that led up to the band's 20th anniversary in 2011. A Pearl Jam retrospective film directed by Cameron Crowe titled Pearl Jam Twenty

37054-494: Was released that same month on Reprise Records , entering the Billboard charts at number two and selling 145,000 copies in its first week. Zeitgeist received mixed reviews, with much of the criticism targeted at the absence of half of the original lineup. The album divided the Pumpkins' fanbase. Corgan would later admit, "I know a lot of our fans are puzzled by Zeitgeist . I think they wanted this massive, grandiose work, but you don't just roll out of bed after seven years without

37248-467: Was reluctant to record it and initially rejected it from Vs. due to its accessibility. The band continued its boycott against Ticketmaster during its 1995 tour for Vitalogy , but was surprised that virtually no other bands joined. Pearl Jam's initiative to play only at non-Ticketmaster venues effectively, with a few exceptions, prevented it from playing shows in the United States for the next three years. Ament later said: "We were so hardheaded about

37442-713: Was replaced by Matt Chamberlain , who previously played with Edie Brickell & New Bohemians . After playing only a handful of shows, one of which was filmed for the "Alive" video, Chamberlain left to join the band for Saturday Night Live . Chamberlain suggested Dave Abbruzzese as his replacement. Abbruzzese joined the group and played the rest of Pearl Jam's live shows supporting Ten . Released on August 27, 1991, Ten (named after Mookie Blaylock's jersey number) contained 11 tracks dealing with dark subjects like depression, suicide, loneliness, and murder. Ten 's musical style, influenced by classic rock, combined an "expansive harmonic vocabulary" with an anthemic sound. The album

37636-494: Was slow to sell, but by the second half of 1992 it became a breakthrough success, being certified gold and reaching number two on the Billboard charts. Ten produced the hit singles "Alive", " Even Flow ", and " Jeremy ". Originally interpreted as an anthem by many, Vedder later revealed that "Alive" tells the semi-autobiographical tale of a son discovering that his father is actually his stepfather, and his mother's grief turns her to sexually embrace her son, who strongly resembles

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