Pearl Jam: Grunge Music

Due to the explosion of the grunge scene and their exhaustive touring schedule, Ten was certified Gold and reached number two on the Billboard charts by July of the next year. Like Nirvana, the band was uncomfortable with the sudden exposure to fame, and after receiving four MTV Video Music awards, the band refused to make a video for their single, “Black”. (“Pearl Jam Stops Making Videos, Refuses To Work With Ticketmaster”). Over the past twenty years, Pearl Jam has gone on to release nine albums, and won 11 out of 37 total awards, including five American Music Awards and a Grammy. Pearl Jam has gained a reputation in the music industry for their refusal to conform to music industry demands, and sticking up for causes they believe in, such as their now infamous boycott of Ticketmaster. (“Pearl Jam: Still A Touring Force”)

Grunge music originated in Seattle, Washington and can be described as dirty guitar, strong guitar riffs with distortion. They had dark lyrics and expressed the emotions of teenagers. Punk rock is the most popular genre with young rebellious teens that talked about they hated listening to their parents. These genres didn’t become mainstream until the world discovered the rock and roll band “Green Day” in the mid 90’s. The style of the time consisted of cut off T-shirts and tight, ripped jeans. Bands like a “Aerosmith” and “Guns and Roses” played a big fashion roll during this

Yesterday, Pearl Jam were (rightfully) nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame next year, in their first year of eligibility.

Teenage Rebellion is a major influence on the popularity of rock and roll in the 60’s. Society as a whole was well reserved and private about their personal and sexual lives. A struggling economy left most families spending the majority of income on basic living needs. Few households had disposable income.

For my final papers, I decided to write about the band Pearl Jam. I wanted to write about them because they are my favorite band, but they came from a time period in music where there is a lot going on and a lot to learn.

The Motley Crue is a heavy metal band, with carefree lifestyle, that they spread throughout the world through their music. The members of the band were not only memorable on the stage, but off stage as well. They lived a lifestyle most would not deem socially correct, though it seemed to benefit their career. Selling over 100 million albums worldwide, Motley Crue helped spread the heavy metal brand of music around the world. All of these factors contributed to making them one of the best selling bands of all time. Their style, their life outside of music, and the spread of their music has lead Motley Crue to the top of Rock and Roll.

The Grateful Dead debuted in 1965 in Palo Alto, CA. It was known for its eclectic, psychedelic rock style, which was sculpted amid the San Franciscan countercultural movement of the 1960s. The movement gained speed alongside the civil rights movement and hippie culture. The Grateful Dead embraced these new beliefs in their songwriting, rejecting common structure by adopting the “jam” genre, which is based off of live improvisation.

The Grateful Dead was a cult band founded by Jerry Garcia as the singer , Bob Weir as the guitarist , and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan as the keyboardist, however the band's name was originally Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champion. The band was formed following Jerry Garcia's move to Palo Alto, California in the 1960s. The band's name evolved into the Warlocks following the addition of Bill Kreutzmann on drums and Phil Lesh on bass. They frequently played at Ken Kesey's famous Acid Test. At the end of 1965 they changed their name to The Grateful Dead drawing influence from a folktale. The band has gone through the death of multiple members during their active years including of Ron McKernan who was then replaced by Keith Godchaux, who was replaced

Pearl Jam’s Ten (named after NBA player Mookie Blaylock's jersey number) contained tracks dealing with macabre themes including depression, suicide and loneliness. One of the bands considered part of the “Seattle grunge” movement, Ten was homage to classic rock. The album eventually reached number two on the Billboard charts and has been certified 13x platinum - making it one of the best-selling albums

However, grunge music was not appreciated by everyone. Most adults or elders at that time thought it was too loud, or that it was devilish music. Even metal and rock bands disapproved of grunge, including some bands that helped build the genre’s popularity. Grunge bands fought for popularity, which made matters worse. Nirvana’s late frontman, Kurt Cobain, made a cruel statement about Pearl Jam in an interview. He hated the band with a passion. Not because of their popularity, but the style of their

Matt McMullen was a grunge band enthusiast, but for a paying job he made Halloween masks. His hobby was sculpting the female body. He began making molds in his garage in 1997 of dolls about a foot or two foot tall when they sold quickly he moved up to more life size styles and has been improving his dolls ever since. He’s a creepy looking dude not your normal looking entrepreneur. Full sleeve tats, black hair and piercings. Walking into his office is like a scene from Dexter there are body parts everywhere. McMullen didn’t consider this a profit making business he was just playing around, a hobby, art work. But there more they sold the more he would make, also improve he’s changed his different styles and techniques. Making the dolls lighter

Cream, arguably one of the most influential bands of the late 1960s. Captivating their fans with their revolutionary Blues tinged Rock ‘n’ Roll. Even Jimi Hendrix said they had a “harder” sound than him which at that point in time Creams “hard” style of music was unmatched, but many artists after their time used their hard style as their inspiration. Even though Cream was only around for 3 years does not mean that they did not have enough time to make their mark on music forever. They were also one of the first bands where all of the members were already famous before Creams conception.

Since the creation of ‘rock,’ there has always been those artists and bands that embody the genre. Some of the most notable have taken the ‘rock’ genre to its pinnacle by creating ingenious sounds and songs. A few of the greatest artists and bands have truly lasted for multi-generations. When thinking of those ‘greats’ immediately Elvis, The Beatles, Queen, The Who, Kiss, Aerosmith, and a lot more.

The Beatles are known to many as one of the greatest bands of all time. Their music has

The Pearl is a unique story due to some of the special elements that can only be found within few stories in our time. Those elements gave the story a sense of excitement and enjoyment. Without those elements, this story would’ve been like any other story. The most unique element of them is the music heard by Kino in the story. This essay is to discuss the music heard by Kino in “The Pearl”.