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pearl jam: name for eddie vedder's great grandmother pearl's famous homemade jam; pearl jam set a foundation in music that would simply become known as grunge. based in seattle, pearl jam led the pack along with nirvana and soundgarden in the race to bring alternative music to youth culture. releasing ten in 1991, pearl jam combined '70s stadium style rock with angry lyrics and heavy riffs. pearl jam, however, was not one to sell out and consider themselves mainstream. the gang painted dark pictures of depression, suicide and a bleak world in general. they became the voice of a new, angry generation of teenagers known as generation-x.
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"any generation that would pick kurt or me as its spokesman -- that must be a pretty fucked up generation, don't you think? i mean, that generation must be really fucked up, man, really fuckin' fucked up....."
- eddie vedder
pearl jam : who we are - part i: 'pearl jam' a quick bio. written by jeff ament in the early days of pearl jam (exact text):
to think all this started 7 years ago... the stone faction. (funny city rock guy with a marshall) meets the jeff faction (serious montana skate punk with a basketball). green river. 3 records. 3 tours. the seattle sound sub pop. loud. long hair. etc... mainly etc. one thing didnt lead to another and they left. mother love bone. 2 records. 1 tour... love rock. lots of promise. talk. hype. then, andy left to do his solo record. once again, the stone and jeff faction opt out to do a new thang. mookie blaylock... reeenk roink... pearl jam... 3 new guys. the kiss ass function. eddie... (master of words, earth guru). dave... (percussive God. the quiet one... watch out). mike... (king of coffee guitar colour, a blues man). pearl jam. fate. quickness. hard work. no talk. no hype. the coming together of 10. ...hands...eyes...ears... with coltus and gold-e and a deep bench in n.y. and l.a. the journey begins. like your favourite plan... just add water. watch pearl jam grow
 is there something wrong, she said
well of course there is.
you're still alive, she said.
oh, and do i deserve to be.
is that the question?
and if so... if so... who answers... who answers..?
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