Eddie Vedder
Biography
Along with Kurt Cobain, Eddie Vedder reluctantly became a celebrity and an alt-rock spokesman when his band, Pearl Jam, hit the big time in the early '90s. But things didn't come easy for Vedder. With a tumultuous home life as a youngster, he turned to surfing and rock music as a teenager -- most notably such classic rockers as the Who, Neil Young, and the Doors, as well as such punk bands as the Clash and Minor Threat. His residence alternated between Chicago and San Diego, as he formed his first real band in his twenties, Bad Radio. With the band not breaking out of local status, Vedder befriended ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons, who in turn gave Eddie a demo tape some of his friends had given him (in hopes of finding a singer). Vedder quickly put lyrics and vocals to the tape, and mailed it back to Seattle (it turned out the band consisted of ex-members of the Seattle-based Mother Love Bone, guitarist Stone Gossard and bassist Jeff Ament).
Gossard and Ament were floored with the results, immediately inviting Vedder up to Seattle, where he soon landed the gig. Shortly after lead guitarist Mike McCready joined the band (plus a revolving door of assorted drummers), the band signed with Epic Records.
Selected Discography
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BEST VOCALIST EVER! I could listen to Pearl Jam and anything with his voice in it ALL day! Jeremy, Porch, Black, Even Flow, I'll admit, I'm a die hard Pearl Jam fan...... tehe......
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I would like to say that metal is in no way vedder's genre wolliw...
and as for any negative review of him, I must say that sometimes it takes an open-mind to accept PJ songs, but in all honesty I can't see anyone HATING EVERY SINGLE song on this album...it's very bare and minimalistic , nothing to conflict.... |
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I do not know how this guys garbage showed up on my station, I hope it never fuking does again. I would rather a Buffalo take a diarrhea dump in my ear before I listen to this BS again.
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how much that voice does for me. beautiful. with and without the band.talante d in so many musical ways. got to see him live before i die.
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The most honest singer today. I am an old guy and a friend turned me on to Pearl Jam early on. I think they saved rock in the day because of all the damn hair bands. Thanks Eddie, never stop.
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Eddie Vedder has raw natural talent. Like another said, if your not in to his or the type of music just leave the room and LEAVE your nasty unwarranted comments to yourself. If you really know music, you will know Vedder can bring all kinds of music at several different levels. Have a good night all, and to the haters too :)
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Someone posted a youtube link to Dead Man Walking, stating that he is neither Mexican nor Spanish. Well, the language of that post is portuguese, either from Portugal or Brazil.
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For the people that hate Pearl Jam so much you sure spend alot of time in this room, GET A LIFE!... Pearl Jam is communicatio n . . .
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Eddie was only supposed to do a song or two for the soundtrack, but when Sean Penn(the director of into the wild) heard them, he was blown away and asked Eddie to do the whole soundtrack and if you have seen the movie you can see why. Long live Eddie!
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Bill, theres a little button at the bottom of the review that says "continued." If you click on that and keep reading, you will answer your own question.
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This album is hilarious!! I love Fragelrock. But why the hell is Into the Wild on the cover?
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eddy-rection ! ! ! thats the most amazing thing i ever heard. and definitely the best way 2 put it. *~*~<3~~<3~* ~ ~
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I think Eddy-rection is the perfect way to describe the feelings I get from listening to this man. =)
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I absolutely love Eddie Vedder's voice. I loved the soundtrak so much I bought it. Signed by: Lover of all music who's over 50.
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Good Grief. The Hate Ringleader, Angel is over here bothering perfectly happy Eddie Vedder fans. Sean Penn will win an Oscar this year for his perfomance in Milk as well. But you already knew I was a Sean Penn fan. I've personally been to Alaska many times and Eddie captured the scene incredibly well. He won a Golden Globe for that soundtrack. But those guys are idiots as well right Angel?
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so sorry to read the young confuses talant with personality, i s s a c newton was the altimate a**hole but he's talent was undeniable
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it means he is a phony doing the bridge school benefits and he does soundtrack work for that knucklehead sean penn.
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he writes songs for another tuff guy sean penn who was tuff enuff to slap madonna around-then he does benefits with another knucklebunny - n e i l - e d d i e vedder is a hapless-hopl e s s - j o k e . !
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haha you brought your argument from the pearl jam page to here thats f**king funny
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Well I guess everbody has their own limits for how open they can be to music.
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Haha I guess its all subjective because I believe he made two great artistic pieces for both movies. And have you actually listened to the song for dead man walking?? It is more different then almost any of his songs and never once in it does he "howl". Here listen http://www.y o u t u b e . c o m / w a t c h ? v = c g S c l K R J l f g
(haha and no I'm not mexican/span i s h , it was just the best version of the studio version I could find) |
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Haha yes Sean Penn directed the movie and sorry about leaving soo many comments. Its just that I got a strong opinion and I back it up with how I think. Jay, I respect your opinion and views but there is always a counterpoint to a point so thats why I "trash" you. Oh and thanks for that little tidbit on Witch, they're pretty good! Haha oh and this is my only comment.
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You can not tell me that was a "plan sequence of events" because they lost more fans in that period of time and in that different style of music, then they ever have.
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The band's refusal to release singles or make videos, the Ticketmaster fight, Cobain’s parallel suicide, and the cancellation of Pearl Jam’s summer tour turned the band upside down. They too, had drug and other serious problems. They relaized that if they did not want to self implode on themselves that they had to withdraw from "the mainstream media" and revaluate themselves. And you can see this in much of their mid-career music
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Ummm wouldnt you think that you would have a fair chance at winning a lawsuit if the United States Department of Justice asks you to help them investigate the practices of a company that you believe are adding ridiculous surcharges to your events.. and you can testify to them. I mean using simple math, your odds have to be greater then 0. Right?
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Oh and about the whole Ticket Master lawsuit. The United States Department of Justice was investigatin g the company's practices at the time and asked the band to create a memorandum of its experiences with the company. Gossard and Ament soon testified at a subcommittee investigatio n in Washington, D.C. The band eventually canceled its 1994 summer tour in protest.
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Haha I really do love your opinion because it is, as stated, and opinion. Oh you can't watch "Into the Wild" because you THINK he sounds bad and ruined the movie if you heard his voice. Many people, including myself, the director of the movie Sean Penn, and the author of the book John Krakauer, felt that Eddie Vedder created the perfect soundtrack for the movie and set a perfect tone for the movie.
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