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[[Pearl Jam]] is an [[United States|American]] [[Rock music|rock]] band that formed in [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[Washington]] in 1990.<ref name="timeline">{{cite web | url=http://www.pearljam.com/timeline/ | title=Pearl Jam: Timeline | accessdate=2007-06-27 | publisher=Pearljam.com}}</ref> Since its inception, the band's line-up has included [[Eddie Vedder]] (lead vocals, guitar), [[Jeff Ament]] (bass guitar), [[Stone Gossard]] (rhythm guitar), and [[Mike McCready]] (lead guitar).
[[Pearl Jam]] is an American [[alternative rock]] band that formed in [[Seattle]], [[Washington]] in 1990.<ref name="timeline">{{cite web | url=http://web.archive.org/web/20080109033804/http://www.pearljam.com/timeline/ | title=Pearl Jam: Timeline | accessdate=2007-06-27 | publisher=Pearljam.com}}</ref> The original incarnation of Pearl Jam included bassist [[Jeff Ament]], guitarists [[Stone Gossard]] and [[Mike McCready]], vocalist [[Eddie Vedder]], and drummer [[Dave Krusen]].<ref name="crowe">{{cite web | last = Crowe | first = Cameron | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10560431/five_against_the_world | title = Five Against the World | work = [[Rolling Stone]] | date = 1993-10-28 | accessdate = 2007-06-23 }}</ref> This line-up recorded Pearl Jam's debut studio album, ''[[Ten (Pearl Jam album)|Ten]]''. After the recording sessions for ''Ten'' were completed, Krusen left Pearl Jam in May 1991.<ref name="secrethistory">Greene, Jo-Ann. "Pearl Jam and the Secret History of Seattle Part 2". ''[[Goldmine (magazine)|Goldmine]]''. ''August 1993''</ref>


Krusen was replaced by [[Matt Chamberlain]], who had previously played with [[Edie Brickell & New Bohemians]]. After playing only a handful of shows, one of which was filmed for the "[[Alive (Pearl Jam song)|Alive]]" video, Chamberlain left to join the ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' band.<ref name="peiken">{{cite web | url=http://pearljamhistory.no.sapo.pt/PJArticles_Interviews_12-xx-93_-_modern_drummer.htm | title=Dave Abbruzzese of Pearl Jam | accessdate=2007-07-01 | author=Peiken, Matt | publisher=''[[Modern Drummer]]'' | date=1993-12}}</ref> As his replacement, Chamberlain suggested [[Dave Abbruzzese]], who joined the group and played the rest of Pearl Jam's live shows supporting the ''Ten'' album. The band then recorded the studio albums ''[[Vs. (album)|Vs.]]'', released in 1993, and ''[[Vitalogy]]'', released in 1994. Although Abbruzzese performed on the album ''Vitalogy'', he was fired in August 1994, four months before the album was released.<ref name="tenpast">Weisbard, Eric, et al. "Ten Past Ten". [[Spin (magazine)|''Spin'']]. August 2001.</ref> The band cited political differences between Abbruzzese and the other members; for example, he disagreed with the [[Ticketmaster]] boycott.<ref name="tenpast" /> He was replaced by [[Jack Irons]], a close friend of Vedder and the former and original drummer of the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]].<ref name="secrethistory"/>
Pearl Jam was formed in 1990 by bassist [[Jeff Ament]], guitarist [[Stone Gossard]], and guitarist [[Mike McCready]],<ref>{{cite web | last = Crowe | first = Cameron | url = http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10560431/five_against_the_world | title = Five Against the World | work = [[Rolling Stone]] | date = [[1993-10-28]] | accessdate = 2007-06-23 }}</ref> who then recruited vocalist [[Eddie Vedder]] and drummer [[Dave Krusen]]. The band signed to [[Epic Records]] in 1991. Drummer [[Dave Abbruzzese]] joined the band a few months following the completion of its debut studio album, ''[[Ten (Pearl Jam album)|Ten]]''. ''Ten'' broke Pearl Jam into the mainstream, and became one of the best-selling alternative albums of the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTop100| title=Top 100 Albums| publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]]| accessdate=2007-07-25}}</ref> Following an intense touring schedule, the band went into the studio to record what would become its second studio album, ''[[Vs. (album)|Vs.]]'' Upon its release, ''Vs.'' set the record for most copies of an album sold in a week,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,308749,00.html | title=Pearl's Jam | accessdate=2007-08-31 | publisher=''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' | date=[[1993-11-19]]}}</ref> and spent five weeks at the top of the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. Burdened by the pressures of success, Pearl Jam decided to decrease the level of promotion for its albums, including refusing to release music videos.<ref>Ashare, Matt. "The Sweet Smell of (Moderate) Success". [[College Music Journal|CMJ]]. July 2000.</ref> In 1994, the band released its third studio album, ''[[Vitalogy]]'', which became the band's third straight album to reach multi-platinum status.


Irons' first recording with the band was "Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me" for ''Vitalogy''. He drummed on the Pearl Jam/[[Neil Young]] collaborations ''[[Mirror Ball (Neil Young album)|Mirror Ball]]'' and ''[[Merkin Ball]]'', both released in 1995, and the Pearl Jam studio albums ''[[No Code]]'', released in 1996, and ''[[Yield (album)|Yield]]'', released in 1998. In 1998, prior to Pearl Jam's U.S. [[Yield Tour]], Irons left the band due to dissatisfaction with touring.<ref name="offhegoes">{{cite web | url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pearljam/articles/story/5928493/off_he_goes | title=Off He Goes | accessdate=2007-06-28 | author=Fischer, Blair R | publisher=''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | date=1998-04-17}}</ref> Pearl Jam enlisted former [[Soundgarden]] drummer [[Matt Cameron]] as Irons' replacement on an initially temporary basis,<ref name="offhegoes"/> but he soon became a permanent replacement for Irons. With Cameron, Pearl Jam has released the studio albums ''[[Binaural (album)|Binaural]]'' in 2000, ''[[Riot Act (album)|Riot Act]]'' in 2002, ''[[Pearl Jam (album)|Pearl Jam]]'' in 2006, and ''[[Backspacer (Pearl Jam album)|Backspacer]]'' in 2009. In 2002, the band brought in organist [[Boom Gaspar]] as an additional member. Gaspar has appeared on the studio albums ''Riot Act'' and ''Pearl Jam'' in addition to touring with the band.
Following the firing of Abbruzzese in 1994, drummer [[Jack Irons]] joined the band. Pearl Jam subsequently released ''[[No Code]]'' in 1996 and ''[[Yield (album)|Yield]]'' in 1998. The band once again changed drummers in 1998, with Irons being replaced by former Soundgarden drummer [[Matt Cameron]], who had previously worked with the members of Pearl Jam in the Temple of the Dog project. Cameron has remained as Pearl Jam's drummer ever since. In 1998, Pearl Jam released "[[Last Kiss]]" as a fan club single; by popular demand the song was released to the general public as a single in 1999. "Last Kiss" became the band's highest-charting single, peaking at number two on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. In 2000, Pearl Jam released its sixth studio album ''[[Binaural (album)|Binaural]]'' and initiated a series of "[[Pearl Jam Official Bootlegs|official bootlegs]]" of live albums. The band released seventy-two such live albums in 2000 and 2001, and set a record for most albums to debut in the ''Billboard'' 200 at the same time.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12055527 | title=Pearl Jam Breaks Its Own Chart Record | accessdate=2007-06-28 | author=Davis, Darren | publisher=[[Yahoo!|Yahoo! Music]] | date=[[2001-03-07]]}}</ref> In 2002, the band released its seventh studio album ''[[Riot Act (album)|Riot Act]]'', and in 2006 its eighth studio album, the eponymous ''[[Pearl Jam (album)|Pearl Jam]]''. Since its inception, Pearl Jam has sold thirty million records in the US,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTopArt | title = Top Selling Artists | accessdate = 2007-07-15 | work = [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]}}</ref> and an estimated sixty million albums worldwide.<ref name="creativecommons">{{cite web | url= http://creativecommons.org/press-releases/entry/5912 | title = Pearl Jam Releases Its First Music Video In Eight Years Under a Creative Commons License | date = [[May 19]], [[2006]] | accessdate = 2007-07-15 | author = Steuer, Eric | work = [[Creative Commons|CreativeCommons.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2006/03/0208.cfm | title = Self-Titled Pearl Jam Album Gets Release Date | date = [[March 2]], [[2006]] | accessdate = 2007-08-16 | author = Lampert, Eva | publisher = [[Chart (magazine)|ChartAttack.com]]}}</ref>


==Current members==
==Current members==
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:Instruments: [[Bass guitar|bass]]
:Instruments: [[Bass guitar|bass]]
:Release contributions: all Pearl Jam releases
:Release contributions: all Pearl Jam releases
:Jeff Ament was a member of the original band formed in 1990.<ref name="allmusic">Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:aifqxqr5ldhe~T1 "Pearl Jam"]. [[Allmusic]]. Retrieved on [[2008-09-18]].</ref>
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;[[Stone Gossard]]
;[[Stone Gossard]]
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:Instruments: [[guitar]]
:Instruments: [[guitar]]
:Release contributions: all Pearl Jam releases
:Release contributions: all Pearl Jam releases
:Stone Gossard was a member of the original band formed in 1990.<ref name="allmusic"/>
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;[[Mike McCready]]
;[[Mike McCready]]
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:Instruments: guitar
:Instruments: guitar
:Release contributions: all Pearl Jam releases
:Release contributions: all Pearl Jam releases
:Mike McCready was a member of the original band formed in 1990.<ref name="allmusic"/>
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;[[Eddie Vedder]]
;[[Eddie Vedder]]
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:Instruments: [[Singing|vocals]], guitar
:Instruments: [[Singing|vocals]], guitar
:Release contributions: all Pearl Jam releases
:Release contributions: all Pearl Jam releases
:Eddie Vedder was a member of the original band formed in 1990.<ref name="allmusic"/>
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;[[Matt Cameron]]
;[[Matt Cameron]]
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:Instruments: [[Drum kit|drums]]
:Instruments: [[Drum kit|drums]]
:Release contributions: all Pearl Jam releases from ''[[Live on Two Legs]]'' (1998) to present
:Release contributions: all Pearl Jam releases from ''[[Live on Two Legs]]'' (1998) to present
:Matt Cameron had worked with members of the band before on the [[Temple of the Dog]] project, which was conceived by [[Chris Cornell]] of [[Soundgarden]] as a tribute to [[Andrew Wood]] of [[Mother Love Bone]], and had helped them record some early instrumental demos in 1990.<ref name="secrethistory"/> He joined Pearl Jam as a replacement for Jack Irons following the band's 1998 tour of Australia and before its 1998 summer tour of North America began. Cameron said, "I got a phone call out of the blue, from Mr. Ed Ved, Stoney and Kelly. I was ambushed. It was really short notice. He called and said 'hey what are you doing this summer?'"<ref name="tenpast"/> McCready said, "We knew him from being around the same scene and seeing him on tour. It had a lot to do with it. We knew he was a normal cat too, a normal guy."<ref name="cartwright">Cartwright, Keith Ryan. [http://www.theywillrockyou.com/index.php/interviews/mike_mccready_of_pearl_jam/ "Mike McCready of Pearl Jam"]. theywillrockyou.com. March 2003. Retrieved on [[2008-09-18]].</ref> Cameron stated, "The guys made me feel real welcome and it wasn't a struggle to get it musically, but my style was a little bit different, I think, than what they were used to. And they've been through so many different drummers, I don't even know if they knew what they wanted. So, I just kind of played the way I played and then eventually we kind of figured out what worked best for the band."<ref name="pop">{{cite news | first = Tim | last = Slowikowski | title = From Mookie Blaylock to Pearl Jam: The Matt Cameron Interview | url = http://www.popmatters.com/music/interviews/pearljam-030624.shtml | work = [[PopMatters]] | date = June 24, 2003 | accessdate = 2007-05-23}}</ref> McCready stated that Cameron has made Pearl Jam "into a way better band."<ref name="cartwright"/>
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Image:Jeff Ament.jpg|Bassist Jeff Ament in 2006 in Bologna, Italy
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Image:Stone Gossard.jpg|Guitarist Stone Gossard in 2007 in Madrid, Spain
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Image:MMcCready06.jpg|Guitarist Mike McCready in 2006 in Albany, New York
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Image:PearlJam-6-17-08.jpg|Frontman Eddie Vedder in 2008 in Virginia Beach, Virginia
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Image:Matt Cameron Pearl Jam.jpg|Drummer Matt Cameron in 2006 playing with Pearl Jam in Bologna, Italy
Image:Matt Cameron Pearl Jam.jpg|Drummer Matt Cameron in 2006 in Bologna, Italy
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:Active: 2002–present
:Active: 2002–present
:Instruments: [[organ (music)|organ]], [[piano]], [[Electronic keyboard|keyboards]]
:Instruments: [[organ (music)|organ]], [[piano]], [[Electronic keyboard|keyboards]]
:Release contributions: all Pearl Jam releases from ''[[Riot Act (album)|Riot Act]]'' (2002) to present
:Release contributions: ''[[Riot Act (album)|Riot Act]]'' (2002), ''[[Pearl Jam (album)|Pearl Jam]]'' (2006)
:Boom Gaspar first became acquainted with Vedder while he was in Hawaii.<ref>Mills, Fred. [http://www.seattleweekly.com/2002-11-06/music/yield-not/ "Yield Not"]. ''[[Seattle Weekly]]''. November 6, 2002. Retrieved on [[2008-09-18]].</ref> Gaspar was introduced to Vedder through [[C. J. Ramone]].<ref name="Burlingame">Burlingame, Burl. [http://archives.starbulletin.com/2007/04/20/features/story02.html "Way to go Boom!"] ''[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]]''. April 20, 2007. Retrieved on [[2008-09-18]].</ref> He has a songwriting credit for the song "Love Boat Captain" which is on ''Riot Act''. According to Gaspar, the song initially developed out of a jam session he had with Vedder shortly after the two first met. When they were done, Vedder asked Gaspar if he was "ready to go to Seattle."<ref>Paiva, Derek. [http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2006/Dec/01/il/FP612010330.html "Friendship takes stage at Pearl Jam concert"]. ''[[The Honolulu Advertiser]]''. December 1, 2006. Retrieved on [[2008-09-18]].</ref>
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Image:Boom Gaspar.jpg|Organist Boom Gaspar in 2006 in Bologna, Italy
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:Instruments: drums
:Instruments: drums
:Release contributions: ''[[Ten (Pearl Jam album)|Ten]]'' (1991)
:Release contributions: ''[[Ten (Pearl Jam album)|Ten]]'' (1991)
:Dave Krusen was a member of the original band formed in 1990.<ref name="allmusic"/> Krusen was asked to join Pearl Jam after auditioning with the band.<ref name="secrethistory"/> Krusen left the band following the completion of the recording sessions for ''Ten'' and checked himself into rehabilitation.<ref name="secrethistory"/> According to Krusen, he was suffering from personal problems at the time.<ref name="secrethistory"/> Krusen said, "It was a great experience. I felt from the beginning of that band that it was something special," and added, "They had to let me go. I couldn't stop drinking, and it was causing problems. They gave me many chances, but I couldn't get it together."<ref>Acrylic, Kim. [http://www.punkglobe.com/kingsroyaldavekrusen109.html "Interview with Dave Krusen of The Kings Royal"]. ''[[Punk Globe]]''. January 2009.</ref> Vedder said, "Krusen was a real hero...He was going through a lot, but he had something really special."<ref>Hiatt, Brian. "Pearl Jam Revisit Their Early Days". ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. April 2, 2009.</ref>
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;[[Matt Chamberlain]]
;[[Matt Chamberlain]]
:Active: 1991
:Active: 1991
:Instruments: drums
:Instruments: drums
:Release contributions:
:Release contributions: "[[Alive (Pearl Jam song)|Alive]]" (live), from the UK/German release of ''Ten'' (1991)
:Matt Chamberlain briefly joined Pearl Jam following the departure of Dave Krusen and toured with the band in the summer of 1991 before the release of the band's debut album, ''Ten''. Chamberlain left the band following this tour and the filming of the "Alive" video on August 3, 1991 to join the ''Saturday Night Live'' band.<ref name="peiken"/> For his replacement, Chamberlain suggested drummer Dave Abbruzzese, who joined the group and played the rest of Pearl Jam's live shows supporting the ''Ten'' album. Chamberlain said, "I toured in the van with them, played a bunch of clubs—I had a good time, definitely had a good time. They wanted me to join the band, but [Edie Brickell & New Bohemians] had just broke up, I had just got off the road after touring for four years straight—I could not imagine doing it again."<ref>Scanlon, Tom. [http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20030724&slug=chamb24 "Drummer to the stars calls Seattle home"]. ''[[The Seattle Times]]''. July 24, 2003. Retrieved on [[2008-09-18]].</ref>
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;[[Dave Abbruzzese]]
;[[Dave Abbruzzese]]
:Active: 1991–1994
:Active: 1991–1994
:Instruments: drums
:Instruments: drums
:Release contributions:
:Release contributions: ''[[Vs. (album)|Vs.]]'' (1993), ''[[Vitalogy]]'' (1994)
:Dave Abbruzzese joined Pearl Jam after being recommended by friend Matt Chamberlain, whom Abbruzzese knew through the Texas music scene.<ref name="peiken"/> Months after the band finished the initial recording sessions for ''Vitalogy'', Abbruzzese was fired in August 1994 due to personality conflicts with the band members.<ref name="tenpast"/> Ament stated, "Dave was a different egg for sure. There were a lot of things, personality wise, where I didn't see eye to eye with him. He was more comfortable being a rock star than the rest of us. Partying, girls, cars. I don't know if anyone was in the same space."<ref name="tenpast"/> Gossard said, "It was the nature of how the politics worked in our band: It was up to me to say, 'Hey, we tried, it's not working; time to move on.' On a superficial level, it was a political struggle: For whatever reason his ability to communicate with Ed and Jeff was very stifled. I certainly don't think it was all Dave Abbruzzese's fault that it was stifled."<ref name="tenpast"/> Abbruzzese stated, "I didn't really agree with what was going on. I didn't agree with the Ticketmaster stuff at all. But I don't blame anyone or harbor any hard feelings. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't furious and hurt for a long time. But now I just wish there was more music from the band I was a part of."<ref name="tenpast"/>
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;[[Jack Irons]]
;[[Jack Irons]]
:Active: 1994–1998
:Active: 1994–1998
:Instruments: drums
:Instruments: drums
:Release contributions: ''Vitalogy'' (1994), ''[[Merkin Ball]]'' (1995), ''[[No Code]]'' (1996), ''[[Yield (album)|Yield]]'' (1998)
:Release contributions:
:Jack Irons was asked by Ament and Gossard to join Mookie Blaylock, the band that would become Pearl Jam, in 1990, when the band was first forming and still looking for a singer and a drummer.<ref name="crowe"/> Although he didn't join the band at that time because he was committed to his own band, [[Eleven (band)|Eleven]], he did pass on a cassette of the band's work to Vedder, with whom Irons had formed a friendship.<ref>Wall, Mick. "Alive". ''Nirvana and the Story of Grunge''. ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' p. 95</ref> Vedder joined the band and Irons had no more to do with the project for the time being. Irons became the official drummer for the band in late 1994 following the firing of Dave Abbruzzese. Gossard said, "Jack entered the band right at the end of making ''Vitalogy''. Jack's a breath of fresh air, a family man. Everybody had a strong sense of friendship with him immediately. He was just there to play drums and help out."<ref name="tenpast"/> In 1998, prior to Pearl Jam's U.S. Yield Tour, Irons left the band due to dissatisfaction with touring.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/pearljam/articles/story/5928493/off_he_goes | title=Off He Goes | accessdate=2007-06-28 | author=Fischer, Blair R | publisher=''[[Rolling Stone]]'' | date=[[1998-04-17]]}}</ref> Pearl Jam's sound engineer Brett Eliason stated, "We went and did Hawaii and Australia with Jack. When we came back, Jack wasn't in a position to carry on. He made that decision more or less by himself. He can be a really great drummer but he had difficulty on tour putting out the energy for the length of shows they were doing. I don't know if he thought they'd put things on hold for him."<ref name="tenpast"/> Vedder said, "I think that him deciding that he wasn't going to be in the band really hurt."<ref name="tenpast"/>
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==References==
==References==
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List of Pearl Jam band members

Pearl Jam is an American alternative rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990.[1] The original incarnation of Pearl Jam included bassist Jeff Ament, guitarists Stone Gossard and Mike McCready, vocalist Eddie Vedder, and drummer Dave Krusen.[2] This line-up recorded Pearl Jam's debut studio album, Ten. After the recording sessions for Ten were completed, Krusen left Pearl Jam in May 1991.[3]

Krusen was replaced by Matt Chamberlain, who had 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 Saturday Night Live band.[4] As his replacement, Chamberlain suggested Dave Abbruzzese, who joined the group and played the rest of Pearl Jam's live shows supporting the Ten album. The band then recorded the studio albums Vs., released in 1993, and Vitalogy, released in 1994. Although Abbruzzese performed on the album Vitalogy, he was fired in August 1994, four months before the album was released.[5] The band cited political differences between Abbruzzese and the other members; for example, he disagreed with the Ticketmaster boycott.[5] He was replaced by Jack Irons, a close friend of Vedder and the former and original drummer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.[3]

Irons' first recording with the band was "Hey Foxymophandlemama, That's Me" for Vitalogy. He drummed on the Pearl Jam/Neil Young collaborations Mirror Ball and Merkin Ball, both released in 1995, and the Pearl Jam studio albums No Code, released in 1996, and Yield, released in 1998. In 1998, prior to Pearl Jam's U.S. Yield Tour, Irons left the band due to dissatisfaction with touring.[6] Pearl Jam enlisted former Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron as Irons' replacement on an initially temporary basis,[6] but he soon became a permanent replacement for Irons. With Cameron, Pearl Jam has released the studio albums Binaural in 2000, Riot Act in 2002, Pearl Jam in 2006, and Backspacer in 2009. In 2002, the band brought in organist Boom Gaspar as an additional member. Gaspar has appeared on the studio albums Riot Act and Pearl Jam in addition to touring with the band.

Current members

Jeff Ament
Active: 1990–present
Instruments: bass
Release contributions: all Pearl Jam releases
Jeff Ament was a member of the original band formed in 1990.[7]
Stone Gossard
Active: 1990–present
Instruments: guitar
Release contributions: all Pearl Jam releases
Stone Gossard was a member of the original band formed in 1990.[7]
Mike McCready
Active: 1990–present
Instruments: guitar
Release contributions: all Pearl Jam releases
Mike McCready was a member of the original band formed in 1990.[7]
Eddie Vedder
Active: 1990–present
Instruments: vocals, guitar
Release contributions: all Pearl Jam releases
Eddie Vedder was a member of the original band formed in 1990.[7]
Matt Cameron
Active: 1998–present
Instruments: drums
Release contributions: all Pearl Jam releases from Live on Two Legs (1998) to present
Matt Cameron had worked with members of the band before on the Temple of the Dog project, which was conceived by Chris Cornell of Soundgarden as a tribute to Andrew Wood of Mother Love Bone, and had helped them record some early instrumental demos in 1990.[3] He joined Pearl Jam as a replacement for Jack Irons following the band's 1998 tour of Australia and before its 1998 summer tour of North America began. Cameron said, "I got a phone call out of the blue, from Mr. Ed Ved, Stoney and Kelly. I was ambushed. It was really short notice. He called and said 'hey what are you doing this summer?'"[5] McCready said, "We knew him from being around the same scene and seeing him on tour. It had a lot to do with it. We knew he was a normal cat too, a normal guy."[8] Cameron stated, "The guys made me feel real welcome and it wasn't a struggle to get it musically, but my style was a little bit different, I think, than what they were used to. And they've been through so many different drummers, I don't even know if they knew what they wanted. So, I just kind of played the way I played and then eventually we kind of figured out what worked best for the band."[9] McCready stated that Cameron has made Pearl Jam "into a way better band."[8]
  • Bassist Jeff Ament in 2006 in Bologna, Italy
    Bassist Jeff Ament in 2006 in Bologna, Italy
  • Guitarist Stone Gossard in 2007 in Madrid, Spain
    Guitarist Stone Gossard in 2007 in Madrid, Spain
  • Guitarist Mike McCready in 2006 in Albany, New York
    Guitarist Mike McCready in 2006 in Albany, New York
  • Frontman Eddie Vedder in 2008 in Virginia Beach, Virginia
    Frontman Eddie Vedder in 2008 in Virginia Beach, Virginia
  • Drummer Matt Cameron in 2006 in Bologna, Italy
    Drummer Matt Cameron in 2006 in Bologna, Italy

Additional personnel

Boom Gaspar
Active: 2002–present
Instruments: organ, piano, keyboards
Release contributions: Riot Act (2002), Pearl Jam (2006)
Boom Gaspar first became acquainted with Vedder while he was in Hawaii.[10] Gaspar was introduced to Vedder through C. J. Ramone.[11] He has a songwriting credit for the song "Love Boat Captain" which is on Riot Act. According to Gaspar, the song initially developed out of a jam session he had with Vedder shortly after the two first met. When they were done, Vedder asked Gaspar if he was "ready to go to Seattle."[12]
  • Organist Boom Gaspar in 2006 in Bologna, Italy
    Organist Boom Gaspar in 2006 in Bologna, Italy

Former members

Dave Krusen
Active: 1990–1991
Instruments: drums
Release contributions: Ten (1991)
Dave Krusen was a member of the original band formed in 1990.[7] Krusen was asked to join Pearl Jam after auditioning with the band.[3] Krusen left the band following the completion of the recording sessions for Ten and checked himself into rehabilitation.[3] According to Krusen, he was suffering from personal problems at the time.[3] Krusen said, "It was a great experience. I felt from the beginning of that band that it was something special," and added, "They had to let me go. I couldn't stop drinking, and it was causing problems. They gave me many chances, but I couldn't get it together."[13] Vedder said, "Krusen was a real hero...He was going through a lot, but he had something really special."[14]
Matt Chamberlain
Active: 1991
Instruments: drums
Release contributions: "Alive" (live), from the UK/German release of Ten (1991)
Matt Chamberlain briefly joined Pearl Jam following the departure of Dave Krusen and toured with the band in the summer of 1991 before the release of the band's debut album, Ten. Chamberlain left the band following this tour and the filming of the "Alive" video on August 3, 1991 to join the Saturday Night Live band.[4] For his replacement, Chamberlain suggested drummer Dave Abbruzzese, who joined the group and played the rest of Pearl Jam's live shows supporting the Ten album. Chamberlain said, "I toured in the van with them, played a bunch of clubs—I had a good time, definitely had a good time. They wanted me to join the band, but [Edie Brickell & New Bohemians] had just broke up, I had just got off the road after touring for four years straight—I could not imagine doing it again."[15]
Dave Abbruzzese
Active: 1991–1994
Instruments: drums
Release contributions: Vs. (1993), Vitalogy (1994)
Dave Abbruzzese joined Pearl Jam after being recommended by friend Matt Chamberlain, whom Abbruzzese knew through the Texas music scene.[4] Months after the band finished the initial recording sessions for Vitalogy, Abbruzzese was fired in August 1994 due to personality conflicts with the band members.[5] Ament stated, "Dave was a different egg for sure. There were a lot of things, personality wise, where I didn't see eye to eye with him. He was more comfortable being a rock star than the rest of us. Partying, girls, cars. I don't know if anyone was in the same space."[5] Gossard said, "It was the nature of how the politics worked in our band: It was up to me to say, 'Hey, we tried, it's not working; time to move on.' On a superficial level, it was a political struggle: For whatever reason his ability to communicate with Ed and Jeff was very stifled. I certainly don't think it was all Dave Abbruzzese's fault that it was stifled."[5] Abbruzzese stated, "I didn't really agree with what was going on. I didn't agree with the Ticketmaster stuff at all. But I don't blame anyone or harbor any hard feelings. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't furious and hurt for a long time. But now I just wish there was more music from the band I was a part of."[5]
Jack Irons
Active: 1994–1998
Instruments: drums
Release contributions: Vitalogy (1994), Merkin Ball (1995), No Code (1996), Yield (1998)
Jack Irons was asked by Ament and Gossard to join Mookie Blaylock, the band that would become Pearl Jam, in 1990, when the band was first forming and still looking for a singer and a drummer.[2] Although he didn't join the band at that time because he was committed to his own band, Eleven, he did pass on a cassette of the band's work to Vedder, with whom Irons had formed a friendship.[16] Vedder joined the band and Irons had no more to do with the project for the time being. Irons became the official drummer for the band in late 1994 following the firing of Dave Abbruzzese. Gossard said, "Jack entered the band right at the end of making Vitalogy. Jack's a breath of fresh air, a family man. Everybody had a strong sense of friendship with him immediately. He was just there to play drums and help out."[5] In 1998, prior to Pearl Jam's U.S. Yield Tour, Irons left the band due to dissatisfaction with touring.[17] Pearl Jam's sound engineer Brett Eliason stated, "We went and did Hawaii and Australia with Jack. When we came back, Jack wasn't in a position to carry on. He made that decision more or less by himself. He can be a really great drummer but he had difficulty on tour putting out the energy for the length of shows they were doing. I don't know if he thought they'd put things on hold for him."[5] Vedder said, "I think that him deciding that he wasn't going to be in the band really hurt."[5]

Timeline

References

  1. ^ "Pearl Jam: Timeline". Pearljam.com. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
  2. ^ a b Crowe, Cameron (1993-10-28). "Five Against the World". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Greene, Jo-Ann. "Pearl Jam and the Secret History of Seattle Part 2". Goldmine. August 1993
  4. ^ a b c Peiken, Matt (1993-12). "Dave Abbruzzese of Pearl Jam". Modern Drummer. Retrieved 2007-07-01. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Weisbard, Eric, et al. "Ten Past Ten". Spin. August 2001.
  6. ^ a b Fischer, Blair R (1998-04-17). "Off He Goes". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-06-28. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ a b c d e Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Pearl Jam". Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-09-18.
  8. ^ a b Cartwright, Keith Ryan. "Mike McCready of Pearl Jam". theywillrockyou.com. March 2003. Retrieved on 2008-09-18.
  9. ^ Slowikowski, Tim (June 24, 2003). "From Mookie Blaylock to Pearl Jam: The Matt Cameron Interview". PopMatters. Retrieved 2007-05-23.
  10. ^ Mills, Fred. "Yield Not". Seattle Weekly. November 6, 2002. Retrieved on 2008-09-18.
  11. ^ Burlingame, Burl. "Way to go Boom!" Honolulu Star-Bulletin. April 20, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-09-18.
  12. ^ Paiva, Derek. "Friendship takes stage at Pearl Jam concert". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 1, 2006. Retrieved on 2008-09-18.
  13. ^ Acrylic, Kim. "Interview with Dave Krusen of The Kings Royal". Punk Globe. January 2009.
  14. ^ Hiatt, Brian. "Pearl Jam Revisit Their Early Days". Rolling Stone. April 2, 2009.
  15. ^ Scanlon, Tom. "Drummer to the stars calls Seattle home". The Seattle Times. July 24, 2003. Retrieved on 2008-09-18.
  16. ^ Wall, Mick. "Alive". Nirvana and the Story of Grunge. Q p. 95
  17. ^ Fischer, Blair R (1998-04-17). "Off He Goes". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2007-06-28. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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