what age did you get into the band

brock05

15 in 1992, my school work suffered badly that year

vonnegutnaked2

Kind of a gradual thing with me...as I had a couple of the old albums, but bought Yield when I was like 14, so I think that was a big step.

Then, I really got into the boots and everything around my first year in college. But still didn't see them live until I was 23...now, try to see them at every opportunity.

stillalivejlp

19 in '91. I remember being at a party in college and "Alive" was playing and I was loving it. Dancing around like a fool with my flannel shirt flying.

mr orion

I was 16 when I first heard Pearl Jam, and remember listening to porch and thought what the f#*k is this. I had been listening to alot of stadium rock, so I was suprised when I heard something I could relate to.I didn't buy ten, but really got into the band during the vs era, and still think vs is a better record.

BinGnarly

around 5. My brother bought Alive and played it all the time.

bwright

age 14, 8th grade, 1992

blondieblue227

13

pretty rare for a young teen girl huh?

i kick ass!

gibbits

All of 7 in 92 and rocking since

mariposa

14... back in 1998

My older sis was into PJ back then (when PJ started)...so I've always heard PJ's music around the house but didn't get into them until Yield was released.

jwoodcock

At 16 ten came out and it played at every party or cruising around trip we went on. We also listened to Dr. Dre equally. When Vs. came out it was a workout tape. When vitology came out it was the college party scene. I was still a fan from 96-2000, but I listened mostly to bootlegs I obtained from seattle clubs from a member on my lacrosse team who fished on a boat in Seattle during the early days to get over a lost love. I really became fired up when I signed up for tenclub and started checking out five horizons and this site. 17 years as a fan. I think I was more fanatical about AIC and Soundgarden though.

Im still here

when Ten hit

1992

bought every cd since, and any and all i can get my hands on

i was 22

Capstoner

25 in 1992

Kegzy05

5 or 6 in '91

Obviously didnt have any money of my own then so i spent every afternoon in my brothers room listening to "Ten" on cd over and over.

rockpants

I was 9 in 1991. My brother, 2 years older than I, introduced me to PJ.

knitted

Oxxys wrote:

man some of you guys are old

man some of you guys are young






i love these threads (not the first one on this subject obviously) i always end up reading them the whole way thru and being astonished how everyone's experience of becoming a pj fan is so different...but so the same. whether you're 4 or 40, in 1991 or 2001... it's a funny thing.

MerkingBoy

1996, I stole sum punk's CD's kases and saw Vs. inside. Den, stole a CD playr frum a nerd & play'd the CD. I was a big man on campus in high school!

lephty

in 91 i was 11! wasn't as hardcore of a fan till VS. came out. its amazing that it's been 17 years! never really thought of that till now. i wish i could have a "played count" for all the songs/albums that they have. would be interesting to see how many times i obsessively listened to VS and Yield

ozsmalltowngirl

I was 20 years old and it was 1991. It was the first time JJJ (an Aussie radio station) played Alive. I was hooked from that very first listen and was immediately trying to find out all I could about PJ Have been obsessed every minute of my life since then

FinsburyParkCarrots

19. I am now 904.

bword

30 in 1993

Ricsard

billyshears wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rRkBcPgv3c&feature=related

(he beats us all)

age 14 1992 alive friend's older brother (senior at the time) was playing it upstaits, WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT i said. had already got nevermind as this was nirvana's year (song of the year) and the next year would be PJ's

same here - I mean at aged 14 one of my classmates showed me Alive and the Ten album...and the rest is just history for me:) Ten is still my favourite album ever made.

FrankieJ

11 in 2001

Anon

saw this thread and put on "When You Were Young" by the Killers...

i was 11 in 91. once i saw the "Alive" video i said to myself, "this is important". this is pre-Jermey vid FYI. been a fan ever since.

the Killers are fucking amazing FYI.

Lukin66

12 in 2000

righteousbabe

14 in 1991. Good times.

given2fly10

7-alive video-jeff with the funky hat

EddiesGuitarGirl

when i was 15

NeverNamed068

I got into PJ when I was 14 in 2005. Listened to some PJ here and there, then decided to go and buy RVM GH.

cd21miller

after graduating from college, i took a year off and went back to get another degree. can vividly remember lying in my bed on a late summer evening with the radio on, windows open and a toledo radio station played a new music thing that spotlighted new songs. i had heard jeremy, alive and even flow, but when the opening of "black" began, i was hooked for life.

pretty sure there is no other song in their catalog (world?) with that much emotion. to this day, that song will always take me back to a great time in my life.

listened to it a few times today while doing yard work...still gives me chills.

ozarkcoolchic

I was 19 and it was 1991. I remember Ten and Nevermind being played over and over a my birthday party that year.