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Pearl Jam Is An American Grunge/alternative 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. Keyboardist Boom Gaspar Has Also Been A Touring/session Member With The Band Since 2002. Drummers Jack Irons Dave Krusen Matt Chamberlain And Dave Abbruzzese Are Former Members Of The Band. Pearl Jam Outsold Many Of Their Contemporaries From The Early 1990s And Are Considered One Of The Most Influential Bands Of The Decade Being Dubbed As "the Most Popular American Rock And Roll Band Of The '90s". Formed After The Demise Of Gossard And Ament's Previous Band Mother Love Bone Pearl Jam Broke Into The Mainstream With Their Debut Album Ten In 1991. Ten Stayed On The Billboard 200 Chart For Nearly Five Years And Has Gone On To Become One Of The Highest-Selling Rock Records Ever Going 13× Platinum In The United States. Released In 1993 Pearl Jam's Second Album Vs. Sold Over 950 000 Copies In Its First Week Of Release Setting The Record For Most Copies Of An Album Sold In Its First Week Of Release At The Time. Their Third Album Vitalogy 1994 Became The Second-Fastest-Selling CD In History At The Time With More Than 877 000 Units Sold In Its First Week. One Of The Key Bands In The Grunge Movement Of The Early 1990s Pearl Jam's Members Often Shunned Popular Music Industry Practices Such As Making Music Videos Or Participating In Interviews. The Band Also Sued Ticketmaster Claiming It Had Monopolized The Concert-Ticket Market. In 2006 Rolling Stone Described The Band As Having "spent Much Of The Past Decade Deliberately Tearing Apart Their Own Fame." Pearl Jam Had Sold More Than 85 Million Albums Worldwide By 2018 Including Nearly 32 Million Albums In The United States By 2012 Making Them One Of The Best-Selling Bands Of All Time. Pearl Jam Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2017 In Its First Year Of Eligibility. They Were Ranked Eighth In A Readers' Poll By Rolling Stone Magazine In Its "Top Ten Live Acts Of All Time" Issue. Throughout Its Career The Band Has Also Promoted Wider Social And Political Issues From Pro-Abortion Rights Sentiments To Opposition To George W. Bush's Presidency. Vedder Acts As The Band's Spokesman On These Issues. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Pearl_Jam Studio Albums
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"Glorified G" Is A Song By The American Rock Band Pearl Jam. The Song Is The Fourth Track On The Band's Second Studio Album Vs. 1993 . Despite Not Being Released As A Single The Song Managed To Reach Number 39 On The Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart. The Song Was Premiered Live At The Band's June 16 1993 Concert In Missoula Montana At The University Of Montana-Missoula's University Theatre. The Song Was Played Live From Its Debut In 1993 Up Until 1996 When It Was Dropped. The Song Made A Return Appearance At The Band's April 11 2003 Show In West Palm Beach Florida At The Sound Advice Amphitheatre. The Song Has Since Returned To Pearl Jam Set Lists. A Live Performance Of The Song Appears On The "Dissident"/Live In Atlanta Box Set. Eddie Tells Jones About 'Glorified G' ' I Didn't Actually Write That Song ' He Told Me. 'I Was At A Band Rehearsal And Just Started Writing Down These Things The Guys Were Talking About. The Band Were Having This Conversation And I Just Took Down The Dialogue. One Of The Band Members Had Just Bought A Gun. It Was The Drummer Actually. Ask Him About It.' I Did And This Is What He Had To Say 'I Told Our Manager That I Just Bought A Coupla Guns And He Told Jeff And At Rehearsal Jeff Kinda Blurted It Out. And Eddie Went 'Whaaaat You Bought A GUN?' And I Said 'In Fact I Bought Two ' Which Ended Up As The Opening Line Of The Song. 'I Think It's Fair To Say Eddie Was Pretty Outraged. But Like I Told Him Where I Come From In Texas People Have A Very Different Attitude Towards Guns Than They Do In California Where He's From. Same With Jeff. He's From Montana. And That's Where You Have A Gun On The Back Of The Pick-Up Truck With A Bullet In It Ready To Go. Like Jeff's Dad Says 'The Best Way To Be Safe With A Gun Is To Allways Keep It Loaded.' 'In Texas People Have Guns To Defend Their Land. Hell I've Had Guns In My Stomach A Buncha Times. But In California Because There's So Much Violence With Guns And There Are All These Gangs It's A Completely Different Trip. I Giggle My Ass Off When We Play It Live.' 'That's Because You're A Country Freak Asshole.' Said Stone. 'That Song Is A Borderline Nutso ' Said Mike McCready. 'That Song Is A Borderline Not Working At All ' Said Stone. 'It's Very Eddie.
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Pearl Jam Is An American Grunge/alternative 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. Keyboardist Boom Gaspar Has Also Been A Touring/session Member With The Band Since 2002. Drummers Jack Irons Dave Krusen Matt Chamberlain And Dave Abbruzzese Are Former Members Of The Band. Pearl Jam Outsold Many Of Their Contemporaries From The Early 1990s And Are Considered One Of The Most Influential Bands Of The Decade Being Dubbed As "the Most Popular American Rock And Roll Band Of The '90s". Formed After The Demise Of Gossard And Ament's Previous Band Mother Love Bone Pearl Jam Broke Into The Mainstream With Their Debut Album Ten In 1991. Ten Stayed On The Billboard 200 Chart For Nearly Five Years And Has Gone On To Become One Of The Highest-Selling Rock Records Ever Going 13× Platinum In The United States. Released In 1993 Pearl Jam's Second Album Vs. Sold Over 950 000 Copies In Its First Week Of Release Setting The Record For Most Copies Of An Album Sold In Its First Week Of Release At The Time. Their Third Album Vitalogy 1994 Became The Second-Fastest-Selling CD In History At The Time With More Than 877 000 Units Sold In Its First Week. One Of The Key Bands In The Grunge Movement Of The Early 1990s Pearl Jam's Members Often Shunned Popular Music Industry Practices Such As Making Music Videos Or Participating In Interviews. The Band Also Sued Ticketmaster Claiming It Had Monopolized The Concert-Ticket Market. In 2006 Rolling Stone Described The Band As Having "spent Much Of The Past Decade Deliberately Tearing Apart Their Own Fame." Pearl Jam Had Sold More Than 85 Million Albums Worldwide By 2018 Including Nearly 32 Million Albums In The United States By 2012 Making Them One Of The Best-Selling Bands Of All Time. Pearl Jam Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2017 In Its First Year Of Eligibility. They Were Ranked Eighth In A Readers' Poll By Rolling Stone Magazine In Its "Top Ten Live Acts Of All Time" Issue. Throughout Its Career The Band Has Also Promoted Wider Social And Political Issues From Pro-Abortion Rights Sentiments To Opposition To George W. Bush's Presidency. Vedder Acts As The Band's Spokesman On These Issues. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/Pearl_Jam Studio Albums
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"Glorified G" is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam. The song is the fourth track on the band's second studio album, Vs. (1993). Despite not being released as a single, the song managed to reach number 39 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
The song was premiered live at the band's June 16, 1993 concert in Missoula, Montana at the University of Montana-Missoula's University Theatre. The song was played live from its debut in 1993 up until 1996 when it was dropped. The song made a return appearance at the band's April 11, 2003 show in West Palm Beach, Florida at the Sound Advice Amphitheatre. The song has since returned to Pearl Jam set lists. A live performance of the song appears on the "Dissident"/Live in Atlanta box set.
Eddie tells Jones about 'Glorified G':
' I didn't actually write that song,' he told me.
'I was at a band rehearsal and just started writing down these things the guys were talking about. The band were having this conversation and I just took down the dialogue. One of the band members had just bought a gun. It was the drummer, actually. Ask him about it.'
I did, and this is what he had to say:
'I told our manager that I just bought a coupla guns and he told Jeff, and at rehearsal Jeff kinda blurted it out.
And Eddie went, 'Whaaaat, you bought a GUN?' And I said, 'In fact, I bought two,' which ended up as the opening line of the song.
'I think it's fair to say Eddie was pretty outraged.
But like I told him, where I come from in Texas people have a very different
attitude towards guns than they do in California, where he's from.
Same with Jeff. He's from Montana. And that's where you have a gun on the back of the pick-up truck with a bullet in it, ready to go. Like Jeff's dad
says, 'The best way to be safe with a gun is to allways keep it loaded.'
'In Texas, people have guns to defend their land. Hell, I've had guns in my stomach a buncha times. But in California, because there's so much violence with guns and there are all these gangs, it's a completely different trip. I giggle my ass off when we play it live.'
'That's because you're a country freak asshole.' said Stone.
'That song is a borderline nutso,' said Mike McCready. 'That song is a borderline not working at all,' said Stone. 'It's very Eddie. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.