20th ANNIVERSARY VINYL + POSTER etc. FREE - WINNER

dimitrispearljam

Given To DragonFly wrote:

Under my tongue... Pearl Jam's like a tab...
They give me what... I'm not sposed to have...

CantKeepMeHere

I would not be here today, yesterday or tomorrow if not for Pearl Jam

awang_vedder

i cant say anything more. little bit confuse why i love pearl jam. i can not explain in simple words. pearl jam is too much words in my life. too deep in my heart. like the air fully in my lung. i love pearl jam for music and the band!

JP Lakers Fan

first thanks for the contest Dimitri and then love PJ because they are the extension of my soul

the only band who always touched me deep in my heart last 20 years

the only band that can play all different styles of rock music while still staying faithfull to their roots

when I listen to PJ I feel it's authentic, it's true, it's strong, it's fragile, it's human; it's like us and no matter if we live in France, Poland, US, Brazil we all feel the same....

My life wouldn't be the same without them, I love music but nothing compares to PEARL JAM!!!

I really need them for my spiritual balance.

So thanks a lot for the Best band EVER !!!! Happy Bday !!!

JP

tallman72

As well as my two children and partner pearl jam is the other love of my life there music inspires me in every way there music is an anthem to my life and it is the one constant that has been with me through the bad times as well as good.happy anniversary and thanks dimi and thankyou everyone for being apart of such a great loving community.

starmap3333

n a very general sense I've evolved just as they have in mind, body, and spirit. Pearl Jam, to me, signifies human growth... of mind, body, and spirit. They are the only thing that has remained constant in my life for the last 20 years and their music has been there for me in good times and bad. I thank the fuck out of them for "being there" throughout more than half my life... I honestly believe my life would be different (who knows how or better/worse) without having ever had become enamored with them. I am trying to pass their gift to the world onto my 5 month old... so far so good. Here's to the next generation of Pearl Jam fans...

Thank you Pearl Jam.

thebrig

I'm sure this is a common theme, but I can't imagine where I'd be without thier music. Hailing from Seattle like the band, I always took pride that the music of my life/generation was from my hometown. I was turned onto them back in the summer of 1993 when I was 13, and haven't looked back. There are many moments and occasions that thier music has intersected my life at critical times, and helped me get through those stages in life that are difficult, sad, or joyous. From breakups to weddings, tests to graduations, work failures to successes, they've been there for me. And they will continue to be....hopefully making music for another 20 or so years.

i shit and i stink

Pearl Jam (and 10C) is all that is good in the world for me. It is for everyone. It is considered, measured, non-judgemental and hopeful. It can be energetic or muted. It is always full of love.

satansbed

pearl jam's music is a place for me to go to, escaping reality

FrankBauer

always had a deep appreciation for music and the arts....and PJ is the one band that has been somewhat of a constant year in and year out, never tires out...for escape, for jams, for release, for just chilling....always a song for whatever mood....

pedalbreak

A marriage of beautiful lyrics and phenomenal musicianship are why I started listening to PJ. And the community, PJ's loyalty to the fans, and their contributions to various charity's are the cherry's on the 100ft tall sundae!

righteousbabe

I love pearl jams music for many reasons, its integrity, longevity and quality. A soundtrack to my life since the first time I heard alive. The setlists that change every night and are amongst the longest of any band. The emotional and political standpoint. The evolution of the music rather than putting out the same stuff over and over. Their music is real, done for love and it comes through on every album and every show.

veddertown

I've really enjoyed reading all the replies on this thread and it's hard to reply with something not already said because most of what I feel has already been summed up beautifully here. Pearl Jam came to light for me watching Headbangers Ball on MTV with Alive and the same nights' playlist showed Hunger Strike too which at the time blew me away more than Alive I must admit. By the time I'd heard Alive a few more times followed by Even Flow it wasn't long before the Ten vinyl was gracing my decks and by the time I was halfway through Black I knew this album was going to be with me for a long time. It was only when Vs came out that I realised how much I loved the band and it's music and I've probably never been so excited about an album release as I was when Vitalogy (still my favourite) came out. You can discuss the albums and songs to death as we frequently do here, likewise the best shows/setlists etc but the main thing is that we as fans have a piece of this band running through our core and always will. I've never been so deeply affected by any band in 31 years of listening to and buying music and nobody in the last 20 years comes close to attaining the same classic rock band status that for me puts Pearl Jam in the same bracket as The Doors, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, The Grateful Dead, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin. They will truly deserve a place in the Rock 'n Roll hall of fame when it comes and I don't think they're anywhere near the end of the road yet. The best live band I have watched by a mile and the best fans I have ever associated myself with. Pearl Jam is about music but it's also about fans, community, love, companionship and whatever the spirit that lives on these boards is. You can't explain this stuff to a non PJ fan! I simply love PJ, they are my shining light and I never want it to go out! Dimitris you are one of the nicest people I've ever had the good fortune to meet, as you say, love as much as you can..

morello

I'm only recently(Nov last year) back into PJ after a long hiatus, it was EV's Into the Wild, Backspacer & then seeing them live that got me back into them & now they have surpassed all other music that used to be my fav, I barely listen to those anymore & go WEEHEEE whenever a PJ track comes up on shuffle on my ipod which is pretty often considering they number over a third of what I have on there. Anyway their music is fab, the lyrics the guitaring, the drumming.... everything; their ethics are fab; 10C is fab + the people I've met through 10c(you know who you are )are fab; live PJ are AMAZING & hell they're way sexy too. So, yep I'm a sworn PJ devotee now. PJ FOREVER!!!!

Hawk123

I have been a fan since I was 11 when ten came out. Didn't get a chance to see my first show until 2005 but I have been hooked ever since and make the effort to see a show each year as long as they are touring.

dimitrispearljam

veddertown wrote:

love as much as you can..

mickeyrat

wow, where to start. I suppose it can be summed up like this, this is the ONLY band who's music has zeroed in on that one spot deep inside me. Felt and still does , like they were writing and playing what was on my mind and in my heart. I can apply and identify with the majority of the catalouge. To sum up it's PJ, whats not to like!!

WhyNotSweden

Me you, you me, it's all related


Thanks D

Given To DragonFly

dimitrispearljam wrote:

Given To DragonFly wrote:

Under my tongue... Pearl Jam's like a tab...
They give me what... I'm not sposed to have...

:oops:

pije

thanks for the contest dimitrios! Only eddie words can describe what PJ means to me:

...do you see the way that tree bends? does it, inspire? Lean and out to catch the sunrays, a lesson to be aplied...

there so much meaning put in to the above words, and its been my fav quote since 1996 when no code out. I often decide much journey of my life based on that lyric, mostly on the part that everything you do has a motive and could attract reaction from other individuals, while doing so you may get more experience to decide better next time. And there's only one band that can wrote deep lyrics like that, PEARL JAM. And they really INSPIRE us all in the last 20 years, may they have another long years more ahead!