1 comments about Pearl Jam: Dark Corners.

1. This book I thought was very good but not great. It talks about Pearl Jam and what they had to go through to be the band that they are today. I highly recommend purchasing it.

1 comments about Pearl Jam: Live.

1. Pearl Jam Live is all the basics, from Eddie's days of gas station attendant, to how they felt about Cobain's early passing, to Mother Love Bone. It is filled with good and interesting information, and overflowing with unique pictures of live performances. Although written early-on in their career, this 34 page must-have is worth looking into if you are a hardcore fan. Also includes large poster (but it's only of Eddie, not the whole group).

No comments about Pearl Jam.

3 comments about Pearl Jam.

1. This is a wondeful book for PJ fans. It concentrates on the events before Pearl Jam with Green River and Mother Love Bone. A must



2. This book was really interesting if you are a Pearl Jam maniac such as myself. It has a lot of history involved including the Green River and Mother Love Bone eras. If you want to find out the amazing story of how Pearl Jam came to be, this is a definite read.



3. filled with inaccuracies, seemed like a quick way to make a buck. will satisfy only the fan who has to constantly read about them, even if the info is wrong. reading this after "five against one" is almost comical. do not waste hard earned money.

No comments about Vitalogy - Letras.

2 comments about The Story of Pearl Jam.

1. Simmer down little homm



2. "The story of Pearl Jam" by Brad Morrel, is less a reading book than a photo album. The "history" contained within appears to be just a summary of the highlights in the actual history of PJ up to the release of "No Code." ... I think that most of the info here are cliffnotes from other more insightful and developed books like "None to Fragile" or "Five Against One."

   But on the other hand, the pictures contained within are colour, bigger than a letter sized paper, and spread out through 64 pages mostly from the pre-ten, ten, vs, and pre-vitalogy era.

   If you are a fan, and do not like reading long books, this is an ideal book for you.
   If you are a fan, and dont want text, but want some great early PJ pics, this is a good book for you. And if you want text, get one of the books i mentioned above.
   In my case, i own this book for the pictures and "none too fragile" for the text. This suits me well.

1 comments about The Hermans: Stalking America: The Journal of an Unknown Rock and Roll Band.

1. Wow, from the hand-written forward by Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam to the way they talk to the Journal to some of the hysterical things that happen to this band, this is a very creative, original work of art!!!
   
   I am surprised the Journal has not sued the Hermans for defamation of character!!!
   
   Buy this book for anyone who plays a musical instrument, and they will love you for it...

5 comments about Pearl Jam: Place/Date.

1. We have all, in time, waited for Pearl Jam, just for once, to bow to the demands of being a rock and roll band. Eddie Vedder, after Kurt Cobain died, assumed this role, although reluctantly. So many photographs, so many magazines chronicled the band's struggles--from the zenith of their power to the nadir of their performance, to sheer obscurity. Peterson and Mercer's photographs embodied the character, the emotion, the mood, the camarederie of a band that started as a seed, then as a plant and then as a towering tree. One endearing scene is the bond between Mike and Eddie onstage, in which the former was having the hard time to connect in ``those days,'' from the ``VS.'' to ``Vitalogy'' days. The singer, albeit the melodrama and almost Shakespearean life, became an enigma to Mike and to others. And this I applaud Place/Date for its work. And how many times the band members change their hairstyle, their musical style, Place/Date remains as one proof that Pearl Jam is band and not a one-man show.



2. This book is great for any Pearl Jam fan. It has various pictures of all the band members. I got my copy of this book free from Best Buy when I bought the latest Pearl Jam album Binaural (that was back in May). However, if you buy it it would be worth the money. The book's photos are creative and they are from different years. Great photography. It would be an awesome gift for a Pearl Jam fan.



3. Mercer and Peterson have collaborated with the band to offer a glimpse into the on and off-stage lives of Stone, Jeff, Ed, Mike, and (insert drummers' names here). The photographs alternate between B&W and color and integrate a variety of vantage points, camera angles, and photography techniques, not to mention an intruiging array of subjects, including drummer Jack Iron's son, Vedder's wife Beth Leibling, and many captures of fans. It is a lovely addition to the library of any Jammer.



4. Pearl Jam has made a career of hiding from the press and keeping a deliberately low profile. But they are known for giving goodies to their hardcore fans. I would have thought that PJ never allowed anyone to take pictures of them, but apparently Mercer and Peterson have had free range to take any pictures they wanted with the band on tour. There are only a few "publicity" shots where the band is clearly posing for the camera. The majority are onstage action shots and candid moments which provide a lot of insight into the band's personalities. There are also many great shots of the fans. Each of the four core members seems to be showcased equally, with some shots of their various temporary drummers. The funnest aspect of the book is watching the guys' image change over time - from overdressed, long-haired alt-rockers in the early days to their current scruffy low-maintenance "regular guy" look.



5. I like Pearl Jam. Really.

   And I like this book. Really.

   It's just that ... well ... let me be honest here: great photography, interesting camera angles, and the B&W/color shifts are stellar and create a lasting effect; I just wish that once --just once -- the focus could shift to the viewpoint(s) of every OTHER member of the band besides Ed Vedder (the only time you really see it is in the photos of the fans -- for that, the book loses a star. Sorry, folks!). Maybe a sequel would be nice -- call it "Those OTHER Guys" and make them the subject matter.

   Still, this is a book worth having. Very recommended.

5 comments about Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder: None Too Fragile.

1. I loved the way he put into words the emotions spent by the group through out the ordeal with Nirvana. He gave me something more to look for in thier music. Something personal and unique, that devides them from other groups.



2. I have read this and find it very good. I am a pearl jam fan and recommend this book to any and all who are interested in Vedder and crew. He's the last true anti-hero.



3. A slim 160-page volume packed with black and white photos chronicling the rise of an underdog staying power of a band Kurt Cobain once criticized (and later reversed his sentiments) for creating corporate grunge. Through public disagreements with Nirvana, boycotts of Ticketmaster, and changing band members, Clarke covers all the bases.



4. I'm a huge Pearl Jam fan so I read this book a while ago hoping for some insight into the band. I was sadly dissappointed. While the book has lots of nice photographs, it's hardly worth reading. This book is full of misquotes and distorted facts. If you really like Pearl Jam I suggest you read the book "Five Against One" instead. It's a lot longer but well worth your time.



5. I was excited to get this and start reading - hopefully find some insight into some things that I didn't previously know about one of favorite bands. Unfortunately, however, this book was little more than regurgitated facts easily found on the internet and quotes from other articles. I picked up a few unknown tidbits here and there, but nothing extraordinary. The author took a rather detached stance and didn't really ever allow the reader to know whether or not he actually LIKED Pearl Jam. The drummer history and early band history were both fairly interesting, but you can find out everything in those sections over at lukin.com. The most fun part of reading the book was coming across references to specific shows, then running to my bootleg folder to listen to the show. It's always cool to have some background to put the thing you're listening to in perspective. Except that, even this, is easily available on the web at Five Horizons. It's a decent "refresher-course", but I was looking for something that, when I was done, would make me want other people to read it. When I finished this, I was, instead, just rather ho-hum about the whole thing.

   but... PEARL JAM ROCKS

5 comments about Pearl Jam - Ten (Guitar Recorded Versions).

1. I bought this because I spend lots of time listening to Pearl Jam, and lots of time trying to learn how to play songs (especially PJ!). After buying this book and playing along with the album for a couple of hours I realised it was missing some! stuff. In Evenflow, it's missing a riff or two, and in Alive, its missing the riff right before Ed sings "oh, I, I, I'm still alive...". And, the authors of the book left out a whole lot of Alive, come to think of it. Lots of little cool things Mike and Stone do are missing, and its up to me, the inexperienced, to figure it out. And (SIGH) they make it rather hard to figure who's doing what. Instead of clearly demarcating the roles of the guitarists, they rather mishmash it all together. All in all, regardless of the many slight mistakes, this book ...still... gave me a giant step forward in my understanding of how to play Ten. Which is a very good thing!



2. Good for some of the notes missed by sounding out, some lyrics are incorrect. Overall pretty good.



3. This book is very accurate, now I can play, and sing along to pearl jam with no hesitation. Brilliant



4. So speaks the bard, and so it is written. Pearl Jam is truly one of the greatest band of the 90's if not the century. This book helps give the band the honor they desevre buy going into detail on one of their first and greatest albumbs; TEN. Buy this book, and you won't be dissapointed. Peace.



5. Frankly, this book is somewhat of a joke to me (and should be to anyone who isn't completely tone deaf). There are omitted riffs and all sorts of inconsistencies throughout the entire book. Somehow the transcriber managed to BS his way through every song, completely overlooking the fact that Stone Gossard employs several open and altered tunings. Some of the leads aren't too bad, but there are some transcribed in completely the wrong position (IE 'Even Flow', which is transcribed in E when it should be D). And what's up with that transcription to 'Deep'? What an incoherent mess! Don't waste your money. This TAB book isn't worth the paper it's printed on.