what age did you get into the band

I was 16 in 91,they used to play the alive video on mtv about 6am every morning,seems like yesteday.

45 in 1998 living on Hokkaido in Japan I didnt even know they existed until Yield was released!!! How I wish I could have seen them from the beginning!!
Still !! Ive seen them live on 3 different occasions in 3 different countries --always waiting forr the next time!!!!

11 in 1992, saw the buzz clip videos on MTV and bought TEN

I was 35 in 1992...I think - whenever that free concert (Atlanta) was on the radio.

And that kid in the video should be outside playing with other kids.

25 in 1993

12 in 1991

14 in 1999

I was 9 years old in '92, which was when I most likely first heard them. I remember listening to the radio and watching MTV a lot back then (oh, how things have changed!) and hearing/seeing Jeremy a lot and being vaguely familiar with the songs Alive and Even Flow. I was young and hadn't made my big rush into music yet, so although I liked what I heard, I wasn't quite ready to get into it. I remember hearing the other singles as Vs. and Vitalogy came out and enjoying them, but it wasn't until '95 or '96 that I finally started buying albums and listening to the band closely. I bought Vitalogy first at age 13 and was blown away by how fucking weird and awesome it was. By the time Yield came out in February '98, I was at the record store bright and early to pick it up, raced home and blasted it all the way through. Do the Evolution and In Hiding just lambasted my brain. Incredible.

As the next couple of years went on and I got older I got deeper and deeper into drugs and started losing interest in most of my passions and became more and more depressed. Unfortunately, PJ fell by the wayside. I went to rehab in Summer of 2000 and was at the facility for two years. When I graduated in 2002, I enrolled at Butler University here in Indianapolis.

My freshman year R.A. was (and still is) a HUGE PJ fan. Thus, my passion was reignited. He helped my fandom move to another dimension. I finally went to my first show in Noblesville on June 22, 2003 and it changed my life forever, more than any of their albums ever did, have, or could. They went from one of my favorite bands of the 90's (I had always ranked them 2nd behind Rage) to the ultimate band of their generation and easily the finest rock band since Led Zeppelin. Then in 2006 that same R.A. took me with him to five east coast shows (Camden 1 & 2, D.C., and E. Rutherford 1 & 2) and after that it's been complete and utter obsession.

He and I are trekking to Madison Square Garden for both shows in June and I'm trying to work out a way to afford to get to Bonnaroo. I am so grateful to have this band in my life and to have discovered how spiritual and intensely powerful their live shows are. Thank you Pearl Jam.

I got Ten on tape the Christmas after it came out (Dec. 1991).

I was 2 months away from being 9 years old.

But don't think I was cool for a 9 year old... I got other tapes that would make some people on here cringe (myself included) but I was new to music at the time.

while sitting home alone at age 13 listening to Alive, true story