New PJ book....

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  • cp3iverson
    cp3iverson Posts: 8,702
    I feel like i know everything and at this point it's more about the author's journey.  Nothing wrong with that at all, but we just know too much lol
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,795
    edited May 2020
    i can't imagine any book that comes out will tell me anything i don't already know. unless ed writes a book called "Drummers and Waffles: The Saga Behind The Kit". 
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,853
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    i can't imagine any book that comes out will tell me anything i don't already know. unless ed writes a book called "Drummers and Waffles: The Saga Behind The Kit". 

    I would read that.
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,853

    This title will be released on October 15, 2020.



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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,853
    Win a copy of ‘Not for You: Pearl Jam and the Present Tense’ https://tonedeaf.thebrag.com/pearl-jam-book/

    If you’re the kind of person that spends their life wishing that they were there to witness the golden era of Seattle grunge, this book is for you. Not for You: Pearl Jam & The Present Tense is the full-length biography of Pearl Jam and set to arrive on the 30th anniversary of the band’s inception.

    The biography is penned by author Ronan Givony, a self-professed Pearl Jam tragic and total music nerd. He penned the very excellent dissection Jawbreaker’s 24 Hour Revenge Therapy.

    “As far as Pearl Jam people go, I’m fairly middle of the road… it’s almost common: meeting otherwise sensible people, who have seen 100 Pearl Jam shows; who take entire months off work, to catch every show, anywhere in the world; who can tell you what the band performed, and where, on any given day,” explains Givony.

    The book is a tribute to the Seattle grunge legends cult fan base. It’s part social history, part autobiography.”Not for You is the first full-length treatment of Pearl Jam’s odyssey and importance in the culture, from the ’90s to the present.”

    To celebrate the release of the book, we’re giving away 10 copies to ten lucky readers. All you need to do is let us know in 25 words or less what your favourite Pearl Jam song is and why.

    Let us know what your favourite Pearl Jam song is and why to win a copy of Not for You: Pearl Jam & The Present Tense?

    Competition runs from September 21 2020 12pm AEST to November 30 2020 12pm AEST. Only Australian residents are eligible.

  • Jed
    Jed New York City Posts: 1,207
    Only Australian residents are eligible!  

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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,853

    Ronen Givony Interview


    How did you come to this subject for a book? What made the topic so interesting to you?

    Speaking as a child of the '90s: I grew up, as many did, listening to Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and their peers. Unlikely and embarrassing as it now sounds, my worldview was very much shaped by watching MTV in the early '90s, and seeing Eddie Vedder, writing "PRO-CHOICE!!!" on his arm, during MTV Unplugged; performing "Rockin' in the Free World" with Neil Young, on the Video Music Awards; or offering, perversely, "Not for You," on Saturday Night Live, with a K on his t-shirt, in 1994.

    It always seemed a bit unusual to me that there were something like fifteen different books about Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, and a dozen or so books about Metallica, and even a handful about Green Day, and Jane's Addiction—but, aside from a controversial biography from the late '90s, and a coffee table book, from 2011, there was next to nothing about Pearl Jam, and their unique contribution to history over the last thirty years.




  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,853
    Chapters .. https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/not-for-you-pearl-jam/9781501360695-item.html
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  • TheBeardedFellow
    TheBeardedFellow Posts: 329
    Dude couldn't fit a third song title in??
  • Sobelberg8
    Sobelberg8 Posts: 1,002
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    i can't imagine any book that comes out will tell me anything i don't already know. unless ed writes a book called "Drummers and Waffles: The Saga Behind The Kit". 
    You would probably be surprised
    Hi, I host a Pearl Jam Podcast. We go back to some of the classic shows in their history and break down the entire setlist front to back. From historic perspective, to performances, to setlist construction, to fan stories. We do our best to capture the magic that is their live act and help you relive those memories, or if you weren't there, maybe turn you on to a show you've never heard before.

    Live On 4 Legs can be found on Apple Podcast, Spotify and any other major podcast platform. But please support our website and check out the episodes archived there. Oh, and the Concertpedia as well (for you Five Horizons and Two Feet Thick fans, we've picked up where they've left off)

    http://liveon4legs.com
  • demetrios
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  • Y.Y.
    Y.Y. Posts: 5
    Friends, here's a question: would any of you read a Pearl Jam book written by a fan that was not about band history but instead about personal anecdotes and philosophies within the context of the band's albums (including album and concert reviews)?
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  • Sobelberg8
    Sobelberg8 Posts: 1,002
    Tomorrow the author is going to be on Live On 4 Legs and will answer a ton of specific questions about the book. If you are excited to read this, I suggest you take a listen. Links will be posted
    Hi, I host a Pearl Jam Podcast. We go back to some of the classic shows in their history and break down the entire setlist front to back. From historic perspective, to performances, to setlist construction, to fan stories. We do our best to capture the magic that is their live act and help you relive those memories, or if you weren't there, maybe turn you on to a show you've never heard before.

    Live On 4 Legs can be found on Apple Podcast, Spotify and any other major podcast platform. But please support our website and check out the episodes archived there. Oh, and the Concertpedia as well (for you Five Horizons and Two Feet Thick fans, we've picked up where they've left off)

    http://liveon4legs.com
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,853
    Sobelberg8 said:
    Tomorrow the author is going to be on Live On 4 Legs and will answer a ton of specific questions about the book. If you are excited to read this, I suggest you take a listen. Links will be posted
    Cool.  :)
  • Sobelberg8
    Sobelberg8 Posts: 1,002


    preview of the book with the author
    Hi, I host a Pearl Jam Podcast. We go back to some of the classic shows in their history and break down the entire setlist front to back. From historic perspective, to performances, to setlist construction, to fan stories. We do our best to capture the magic that is their live act and help you relive those memories, or if you weren't there, maybe turn you on to a show you've never heard before.

    Live On 4 Legs can be found on Apple Podcast, Spotify and any other major podcast platform. But please support our website and check out the episodes archived there. Oh, and the Concertpedia as well (for you Five Horizons and Two Feet Thick fans, we've picked up where they've left off)

    http://liveon4legs.com
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,853
    Thanks!

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