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"Jeremy" was released in August 1992 as the third single from Pearl Jam's debut album, Ten (1991). The song was inspired by a newspaper article Vedder read about Jeremy Wade Delle, a high school student who shot himself in front of his English class on January 8, 1991. [3]
Pearl Jam 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.
In Canada, the song reached the number 16 on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart. In Europe, the song was a top-five success in Ireland, becoming Pearl Jam's highest-charting song by peaking at number four; it was their second top-10 hit there, after "Jeremy". In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 18, while in the Netherlands, it reached ...
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder opens up about the "spiritual energy" of his late father, being friends with his rock star heroes (including Bruce Springsteen), and navigating a "terrifying" COVID-19 ...
The story has been told thousands of times, but it bears repeating: Pearl Jam should never have happened. The '90s had just begun. In March 1990, the promising Seattle rock band Mother Love Bone ...
Vedder described Pearl Jam's approach in 1998, saying "We've had the luxury of writing our own job description...and that description has basically been cut down to just one line: make music." [44] In 1998, Pearl Jam recorded "Last Kiss", a cover of a 1960s ballad made famous by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers. It was released on the band's ...
The wistful song is a young man saying farewell to his father: "The man of the hour has taken his final bow/Goodbye for now." [2] According to Billboard magazine, the "acoustic-tinged track is accented by wistful slide guitar work, with lyrics reflecting how the father/son bond can be rocked by what seem like insurmountable obstacles." [3]
Eddie Vedder took a moment last night (Aug. 26) during Pearl Jam‘s sold-out show outside Indianapolis to salute an ailing longtime fan with a performance in tandem with opening act Glen Hansard ...