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BabaLoverBabaLover Posts: 455
edited December 2011 in The Porch
Does anyone recommend any other books besides the PJ20 book that are about PJ? I saw the Five Against One book on Amazon. Any books that might have information not in the PJ20 book?

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  • EraserheadEraserhead Posts: 2,926
    Hi BL,

    Check this one out:
    http://www.amazon.com/This-All-Encompas ... 0578068850

    And a happy holidays to you, too. :)
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  • PapPap Posts: 28,789
    http://www.amazon.com/None-Too-Fragile-Pearl-Vedder/dp/0859652572

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  • Grandmas JamGrandmas Jam Posts: 1,860
    5 x 1 is a really good book too for the early years of PJ
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  • DM43807DM43807 Posts: 76
    Five against One is probably the best Pearl Jam book i ever read.
    It ends around the time of No Code but a good book non the less.

    http://www.amazon.com/Five-against-One- ... 921&sr=1-5
  • drummerboy_73drummerboy_73 Posts: 2,011
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  • Indifference71Indifference71 Posts: 14,824
    Eraserhead wrote:
    Hi BL,

    Check this one out:
    http://www.amazon.com/This-All-Encompas ... 0578068850

    And a happy holidays to you, too. :)


    +1. Awesome book.
  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    DM43807 wrote:
    Five against One is probably the best Pearl Jam book i ever read.
    It ends around the time of No Code but a good book non the less.

    http://www.amazon.com/Five-against-One- ... 921&sr=1-5

    i'll triple bump 5vs1
    kim neely nailed that shit.

    Try finding the old comic book too.
    :D:D:D
    it was funny, if nothing else.
    I recall a section in there with Ed sitting down with "Gramma Pearl" and eating the jam, or some bullshit.
    lol.
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  • jlj_swejlj_swe Posts: 175
    I just re-read "Five Against One" and realize why Kim Neely chose that title. It's obviously Five (Eddie Vedder, Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament, Mike McCready and Kelly Curtis) against One (Dave Abbruzzese).

    I didn't react this much when I read it the first time, many years ago, but now I got the feeling Dave and his gf sat next to Kim Neely when the book was written. Neely chose side and she failed to disguise it when writing the book.

    Also the part about Eddie's parents could easily have been cut down by 75 pages or so. Too much non relevant info in a book that's supposed to be about a band.
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  • PapPap Posts: 28,789
    1) Grunge Is Dead by Greg Prato
    2) Everybody Loves Our Town by Mark Yarm
    3) Picture In A Frame by Jennifer Sando
    4) Pearl Jam Live by Joey Lorenzo
    5) None Too Fragile by Martin Clarke
    6) This All Encompassing Trip by Jason Leung
    7) Still Moving by Danny Clinch
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  • jlj_swejlj_swe Posts: 175
    edited August 2017
    Pap said:
    1) Grunge Is Dead by Greg Prato
    2) Everybody Loves Our Town by Mark Yarm
    3) Picture In A Frame by Jennifer Sando
    4) Pearl Jam Live by Joey Lorenzo
    5) None Too Fragile by Martin Clarke
    6) This All Encompassing Trip by Jason Leung
    7) Still Moving by Danny Clinch
    I also just read Mark Yarm's book Everybody Loves Our Town which was really good. Without knowing more I get the feeling that Grunge Is Dead is quite smiliar...are they different enough so it's worth to read both?

    Seven mins later: It doesn't matter...I just ordered it :-)
    Post edited by jlj_swe on
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  • PapPap Posts: 28,789
    ^ True, but you're definitely going to read something that you didn't know before in there. So, good call! :plus_one:
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  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,432
    I just found one in my local bookstore called Pearl Jam FAQ.  It was co-written by a 10 club member.  It goes through each record and song by song and has a section about who they've covered and bands that have opened for them and they have opened for.  talks about some shows and seems a little slanted towards New York shows but all in all i thought it was good. For the hard core there isn't anything new in it though.
  • green_girlgreen_girl Posts: 931
    edited August 2017
    Everybody Loves Our Town was really informative and well-written. The multi-perspective style was very cool. Five Against One was a quick read -- I enjoy good gossip like the next dude -- but I felt guilty after reading it, like I was betraying the band I love.


  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 41,812
    100 Things Pearl Jam Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die by Greg Prato
    Just got it today (Friend sent it to me in the mail)
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  • PJWGIIIPJWGIII Posts: 810
    eeriepadave said:
    100 Things Pearl Jam Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die by Greg Prato
    Just got it today (Friend sent it to me in the mail)
    Image may contain 5 people including Antonia Milesi text
    Now I want to purposefully get spoiled. What are the 100 things?
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  • eeriepadaveeeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 41,812
    PJWGIII said:
    eeriepadave said:
    100 Things Pearl Jam Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die by Greg Prato
    Just got it today (Friend sent it to me in the mail)
    Image may contain 5 people including Antonia Milesi text
    Now I want to purposefully get spoiled. What are the 100 things?
    haven't had a chance to look at it yet.
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    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
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    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
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    4/29/16- Philly, PA
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    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
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    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
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  • kaseylilykaseylily Posts: 259
    I just got this book too a couple weeks ago. I like it so far  :)
  • PapPap Posts: 28,789
    edited July 2018
    Pap said:
    1) Grunge Is Dead by Greg Prato
    2) Everybody Loves Our Town by Mark Yarm
    3) Picture In A Frame by Jennifer Sando
    4) Pearl Jam Live by Joey Lorenzo
    5) None Too Fragile by Martin Clarke
    6) This All Encompassing Trip by Jason Leung
    7) Still Moving by Danny Clinch
    8) Pearl Jam: The More You Need - The Less You Get by Henrik Tuxen
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