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Best Pearl Jam Book?

Murderers.Murderers. Posts: 1,382
edited April 2008 in The Porch
I've just been looking on amazon, and there's a hell of a lot of PJ books on there.

I was just wondering what people would recommend, as they all have mixed reviews.

Thanks.
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  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    I've yet to find one :(


    I read Five Against One, but it only goes up to Yield, and hardly touches on anything interesting past the whole ticketmaster thing (which personally i find a drag to read about).
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  • Murderers.Murderers. Posts: 1,382
    Aww, that's a shame.

    What about 'Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder: None Too Fragile'

    it has mixed reviews though...
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  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    Murderers wrote:
    Aww, that's a shame.

    What about 'Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder: None Too Fragile'

    it has mixed reviews though...


    I've never read that one, but will take a look for sure.....


    I think an up to date book on the band is long overdue, preferably one that focuses more on the band post Yield.....
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  • annenomiesannenomies Posts: 165
    I enjoyed "Five Against One"
  • 12345AGNST112345AGNST1 Posts: 4,906
    there are books about PJ? where have i been? the only one i knew of was the one they were selling on the site.
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  • soclosesoclose Posts: 628
    I would recommend being cautious when it comes to buying any of these books. Keep in mind that there isn't an authorized biography out there.

    I read Five Against One (or most of it) years ago and came to regret my decision. I'd love an authorized book about the band and the music, but I really didn't need to read about Eddie's high school girlfriend or his relationship with his family. I prefer NOT to know about that kind of stuff.
  • pjalive21pjalive21 St. Louis, MO Posts: 2,818
    Murderers wrote:
    Aww, that's a shame.

    What about 'Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder: None Too Fragile'

    it has mixed reviews though...

    its the best book by far...tells alot of truth, some that people dont wanna hear
  • Cropduster84Cropduster84 Posts: 1,283
    soclose wrote:
    I read Five Against One (or most of it) years ago and came to regret my decision. I'd love an authorized book about the band and the music, but I really didn't need to read about Eddie's high school girlfriend or his relationship with his family. I prefer NOT to know about that kind of stuff.


    Same here, would love to read a book about them and their music more.....


    especially recent stuff.....
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  • fuckfuck Posts: 4,069
    pjalive21 wrote:
    its the best book by far...tells alot of truth, some that people dont wanna hear
    like what
  • darthvedderdarthvedder Posts: 2,574
    The best Pearl Jam book is...

    Place/Date

    no, it's...

    5x1: Pearl Jam Through The Eye of Lance Mercer

    I can't decide between the two.
  • ZAPPERZAPPER Posts: 252
    NOT the $200.00 book thats for sure......
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  • threefish10threefish10 Posts: 7,392
    i think the author of Five Against One seem to have a lot of hostility towards Ed and the band. seemed to focus a lot on negatives and yeah a lot of it was about stuff that really has not a lot to do with the band, like Ed's childhood and all that.


    i will say the chapters on the early history of the seattle music scene was interesting though.
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  • knittedknitted Posts: 244
    ZAPPER wrote:
    NOT the $200.00 book thats for sure......

    that one's my favourite til the official autobiography comes out.

    five against one and none too fragile are both kinda lame imho.

    that big spin article they did a few years ago was good.

    my advice is, if you're a fan you'll find the books hard to resist, don't spend too much on them though - buy secondhand.

    i highly reccommend the two gina arnold books - route 666 : on the road to nirvana and kiss this : punk in the present tense - both have pearl jam mentions that are worth reading the rest of the books for. in kiss this she follows part of the no code tour, in route 666 she works up to the 'birth of grunge' - i think she's a great rock writer, it's just like being there.
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  • Murderers.Murderers. Posts: 1,382
    Okay, thanks for the advice. I probably wont get one yet.
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  • DanimalDanimal Posts: 2,000
    No Code: Chronicles
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