Mirrorball saved the band?
2-feign-reluctance
TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,345
by what i've read on here it sounds like neil young helped glue pearl jam back together and that the mirrorball record was an important time for the band. listening to his record i get the sense that it was healing for them in alot of ways. of course reading what i read probably colours my viewpoint a bit as i listen to these songs, but still, what a fucking fantastic record!
in a time where everything is being re-released in expanded editions and whatnot, why the hell isn't there a re-release of this in the works? i wonder if neil will re-release it as part of his archives deal?
in a time where everything is being re-released in expanded editions and whatnot, why the hell isn't there a re-release of this in the works? i wonder if neil will re-release it as part of his archives deal?
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i don't know where this talk of neil young saving the band came from, :?.
Sammi: Wanna just break up?
EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
is mirrorball all neil?
is merkinball only two tracks ....done by pj?
is it on one cd?
mirrorball = neil plus pj with only a little EV
merkinball = PJ + neil
yes
The album's recording sessions took place in January 1995 and February 1995 at Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington. The album was produced by Brendan O'Brien, who had previously worked on Pearl Jam's 1993 album, Vs., and 1994 album, Vitalogy.
Neil Young joined Pearl Jam in the studio in Seattle in January 1995, eleven days after performing with the band at an abortion-rights benefit in Washington, D.C.[9] The album was recorded in four days' studio time (January 26, January 27, February 7, and February 10).[10][11] Young took the approach of recording the songs live in the studio. Young brought "Song X", "Act of Love", and five other songs into the studio to record for the first session in January.[9][11] For the second session in February, he brought in two more songs.[11] Young also wrote two new songs during the February recording sessions, and one song from the January sessions was re-recorded.[11] Young said that all of the songs, with the exception of "Song X" and "Act of Love", were written in the four-day time period in which the album was recorded.[11]
Young said he traveled to Seattle to record the record for a "challenge."[11] He said, "Recording Mirror Ball was like audio vérité, just a snapshot of what's happening. Sometimes I didn't know who was playing. I was just conscious of this big smouldering mass of sound."[11] Young called Pearl Jam drummer Jack Irons "unbelievable."[11] He stated that he "played his ass off on every take at every session," and added, "I can't say enough good things about him."[11] Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder was not around much for the recording sessions.[12] Vedder explained that he was "in the midst of a pretty intense stalker problem," adding that "leaving the house wasn't the easiest thing to do."[12] Vedder would refer to the issue in the song "Lukin" from Pearl Jam's 1996 album, No Code.[13] Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard said that Mirror Ball "came at a time when we needed it, that Neil thought we were a band that would be good to make a record with. He probably felt sorry for us. He made it all right for us to be who we were. He's not taking his career so seriously that he can't take chances. Suddenly, our band seemed too serious."[12]
The tracks on Merkin Ball were recorded at the tail end of the Mirror Ball sessions in February 1995.[1] The songs were produced and mixed by Pearl Jam sound engineer Brett Eliason.
Pearl Jam vocalist Eddie Vedder was not around much for the Mirror Ball recording sessions due to what he called a "pretty intense stalker problem."[3] Vedder said that "leaving the house wasn't the easiest thing to do."[3] Vedder would refer to the issue in the song "Lukin" from Pearl Jam's 1996 album, No Code.[4]
Vedder wrote and performed vocals and guitar on the songs "I Got Id" and "Long Road" which were left off of Mirror Ball.[5] Neil Young contributed lead guitar to "I Got Id" and pump organ to "Long Road". Mirror Ball producer Brendan O'Brien plays bass on "I Got Id" while Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament plays bass on "Long Road". Pearl Jam drummer Jack Irons plays drums on both tracks.
thank you.
now i'll try to file that in my brain in the pj area. when ever this subject comes up i forget. ... i hope not anymore.
i'm glad neil helped him(them) thru whatever crap that was happening then.