Pearl Jam's Vs.

Clint Brownlee (Freelance Journalist, USA)

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Bloomsbury Academic USA
03 June 2021

Music reviews & criticism; Rock & Pop music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups

Series: 33 1/3

Vs. is the sound of a band on fire. The same confluence of talent, passion, timing, and fate that made “grunge” the world’s soundtrack also lit a short fuse beneath Pearl Jam. The band combusted between late 1992 and mid-1994, the span during which they planned, recorded, and supported their sophomore record. The spotlight, the pressure, the pace—it all nearly turned the thriving act to ash. Eddie Vedder, the reluctant public face of the band, responded by lashing out lyrically. Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, and Stone Gossard, who beheld success with varying degrees of anxious satisfaction, attacked their instruments in solidarity. Dave Abbruzzese welcomed the rock-star lifestyle, and left his mark on the record with more than just potent percussion. Vs. roils with fury—and at times, gently steams—over the trappings of fame, human faults, and societal injustice. The record is a thrashing testament to Pearl Jam’s urgent creativity and greater-good interests, and the band’s logistical calculations behind it drew a career-defining line in the sand. It promised the world that Pearl Jam would neither burn out nor fade away. This book weaves research, little-known details, and band members’ memories into a definitive account of how Vs. set them on a path toward enduring integrity and relevance.

By: Clint Brownlee (Freelance Journalist USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 165mm, Width: 121mm,
Weight: 156g
ISBN: 9781501355301
ISBN 10: 1501355309
Series: 33 1/3
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 03 June 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: My Generation Loved Their Town BAND VS. FAME 1. Grunge Glory & Growing Pains 2. Vedder Under Pressure BAND VS. WORLD 3. Five Against One: “Go” / “Leash” 4 Seeds of Activism: “Animal” / “Rats” / “Daughter” / “Dissident” / “W.M.A.” 5. Taking (and Throwing) Punches: “Blood” / “Indifference” BAND VS. SELF 6. The Once and Future Producer: “Rearviewmirror” / “Better Man” / “Crazy Mary” 7. Rhythm and Blues: “Glorified G” BAND VS. FUTURE 8. Not Changing at All: “Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town” 9. The Means to Make Amends Thanks Notes

Clint Brownlee is a copywriter, sometime music journalist, and would-be novelist. He has lived in the Seattle area for over two decades and written for Seattle Weekly, Sound Magazine, Northwest Music Scene, Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, and other outlets. His '90s hair is history, but he still wears flannel every day.

Reviews for Pearl Jam's Vs.

[Pearl Jam's Vs.] reminds the reader of the genius of the album. Those of a certain age will be taken back to their youth in its revisiting. And it brings to light some facts one might have missed or not been privy to at the time, creating a fuller, more perspective-full view of the album looking back. * Under the Radar Magazine *