And not even just that! It's a great story about a perfect storm that brewed 20 years ago (29 in 2019) and has stood the test of time.Made me appreciate some of the songs from the middle year’s a lot more. I really enjoyed the beginning of the book, reading about how the band came together. Read 73 reviews from the world's largest community for readers.
Published in celebration of Pearl Jam’s twentieth anniversary and in conjunction with Cameron Crowe’s definitive documentary film and soundtrack of the same name, PEARL JAM TWENTY is an aesthetically stunning and definitive chronicle of their two decades as a band—by the band itself. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account.
Compiled from interviews both recent and past, Pearl Jam Twenty ably chronicles the life of a band that has managed to remain together while making good music for two decades. Check out the lineup of new movies and shows streaming on Netflix this month, including Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Sixteen years of the band's history comes to life in this documentary, from their demo ... This book is heavy. This definitely isn't a book you can sit down and consume all at once.
Highly recommended.
Pretty remarkable.
The pictures are neat, but it's not necessary to do such a play-by-play Started skimming this once I got to 1992.
I'm not a fan club member and haven't seen them in concert, but am a fan. Only by going back in time, becoming a roadie and touring with the band could you get a more complete understanding & backstory about songs, reasons for events, changes to the line up, concerts and personal challenges Eddie, Mike, Jeff, Stone, Matt and all the other drummers have faced and dealt with over the past 20+ years. I found this book to be nostalgic (I'm thrilled that several shows that I have attended over the years are mentioned throughout, and this book often took me back to my high school years....it really dug up a bunch of lost memories.....good memories), informative, entertaining, insightful, and wildly inspirational. It's about the kind of clear-eyed spirit that comes from believing in people and music and its power to change a shitty day into a great one, or looking at an injustice and feeling less alone about facing it. I'd take some time every day to read another chapter or two and it was as satisfying and pleasurable as sitting down in a favourite chair with a glass of good red and a box of dark chocolates. A documentary on the band Pearl Jam that marks their 20th anniversary in the year 2011. If punk equaled Black Sabbath, then did anything really change?This is one of those obligatory coffee-table books that you purchase if you are a fan of a band; whether or not you read it is immaterial. I never thought I would say such a thing, but even Pearl Jam is getting older, hence the 20 year celebration.Given that Pearl Jam's such a private band, it's great to see an authorised biography and so many rare pictures from the past 20 years. (Full disclosure: I paid half-price the day after Christmas.) At one time Pearl Jam was really important and so was this kind of music, so it was nice to revisit that feeling even if I no longer listen to Pearl Jam at all.
Whatever that is. I already knew much of the information, but there was not a page without some interesting tidbit, or quote from PJ and friends, that was newI loved this book. Page turner to say the least. A fantastic marriage to Crowe's documentary on film. I was sorry to finish it... but I know I'll pick it up again in a few months' time and read it all again! I bought this book 3 days ago and i couldn't stop reading it.
Without question this is the greatest rock n roll book I've ever read. It's more of a coffee table book with awesome pictures. Fantastic gift for PJ fan #favouriteband A must read for any die hard Pearl Jam fan like myself.This is a ridiculously detailed log of Pearl Jam's first 20 years. Pretty remarkable. My wife and daughters got this for me for Father's Day, awesome gift and I really enjoyed it. Granted, I'm an avid PJ fan, 'have been since the mid 90's, hell, I'm even in the fan club, and due to my long allegiance I get phenomenal tickets/seats, but I digress the book is put together exceptionally well. It is focused almost completely on the band's music and politics/philanthropy, giving very few details about the personal lives of the different band members.
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