1990: The Making of Pearl Jam [A TFT Mini-Book]

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  • youngster
    youngster Boston Posts: 6,576
    I just printed this out last night and just looking at some of the quotes on the pages, this looks to be as comprehensive as it gets. I can't wait to dig into this one. Thanks in advance.
    He who forgets will be destined to remember.

    9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
    5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
    8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
    EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
  • pretext
    pretext Posts: 1,294
    Phenomenal. Distracted me from the Phils losing last night. Great job!
  • HeavyHands
    HeavyHands Posts: 2,131
    This is, bar-none, the best research anyone has done on this band's history since the Ten Past Ten article that Spin magazine put out 10 years ago. Quite frankly, I would say this is even better.

    Congratulations on some superb research and presenting amazing details which even a 20 year fan hadn't heard before. :)

    It's great that the band and their management have been cooperating with you so that you could produce this. Especially since the only other sources of information are so poorly written or contain fictitious and/or dubious claims for, what I would deem to be, purposes of pure sensationalism (Neely's book to be sure).


    MLB really played Dollar Short live once?! I would love to hear this some time...
    "A lot more people are capable of being big out there that just don't give themselves a chance." -Stone Gossard
  • JL19851
    JL19851 Posts: 209
    Agreed with everyone here. Now, can some publishing firm give you a fat advance to complete the rest of the story?

    That was easiy the finest piece of journalism I've ever seen surrounding Pearl Jam.
  • Red Mosquito75
    Red Mosquito75 Moline IL Posts: 1,038
    I just printed it out at work and once I started reading i had to read it all. It was really great. You did an awesome more.
    This is Not For You
  • craigb
    craigb Posts: 806
    Great work!!

    Beats the shit out of my readings for my English class.
    :D:D
    "Speak clearly if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall"

    Los Angeles 10.7.2009
  • JessicaTwoFeetThick
    JessicaTwoFeetThick Posts: 38
    Thanks again, HeavyHands and everyone. As you can tell, the figuring out the exact story of how my favorite band formed is a subject I have been really really interested in for a long time.

    a. I would love to hear that "Dollar Short" by MLB also. I can't even imagine.

    b. I was also one of the authors on the "Ten Past Ten" article in Spin in 2001. Good times. :)

    c. yay, now I go to Bridge and rock out on their Anniversary.

    -Jessica
    HeavyHands wrote:
    This is, bar-none, the best research anyone has done on this band's history since the Ten Past Ten article that Spin magazine put out 10 years ago. Quite frankly, I would say this is even better.

    Congratulations on some superb research and presenting amazing details which even a 20 year fan hadn't heard before. :)

    It's great that the band and their management have been cooperating with you so that you could produce this. Especially since the only other sources of information are so poorly written or contain fictitious and/or dubious claims for, what I would deem to be, purposes of pure sensationalism (Neely's book to be sure).


    MLB really played Dollar Short live once?! I would love to hear this some time...
  • youngster
    youngster Boston Posts: 6,576
    Fantastic article Jessica, I read it this afternoon and couldn't put it down. It also answered a lot of questions. I was always unsure of how Mike McCready came into the band. I never knew he went to Jr. High with Stone.

    Great research and an even better read. Thanks for all you're hard work over the years and all the great work you do at Two Feet Thick.
    He who forgets will be destined to remember.

    9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
    5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
    8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
    EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,292
    i too printed this out.....

    cant wait to fully read it

    Thank you Jessica,

    from my brief experiences the vandenberg team are great. and i noted Jessica worked for spin - so she probably also did the last great piece when spin did theirs
  • theserialthrilla
    theserialthrilla Posts: 15,760
    dont know if i was one of the lucky 50 to ask for a printed out version...as i dont have a printer...can someone be kind enough to send it to me if im not on the 50 list .....as ive not had a email im guessing im not . :(

    in the uk so someone from here might make postage cheaper which i will pay for

    thanks
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  • CantKeepmedown
    CantKeepmedown Portland, Maine Posts: 3,127
    Love the part where Ed is telling the story of how when they were recording/rehearsing he went out to go the bathroom. Was really missing Beth. He locked himself out of the studio by mistake, and knew that Jeff and Stone wouldn't hear him knocking. So, he sat down and came up with the lyrics to Oceans.

    Such a great read about the history of our favorite band. Well done, TFT. Bravo!
  • Spags
    Spags Leigh-on-Sea, UK Posts: 3,062
    Loved this! Thanks so much.
    Nature drunk and High
  • chimpat
    chimpat Posts: 590
    CantKeepmedown- That was one of my favorite parts too.

    Two other favorite parts:

    The Eddie/Jack Irons connection with Jack being Joe Strummer's touring drummer, never knew that.

    Cornell's pushing McCready during the TOTD recording sessions, thought that was real cool.

    Overall just a great job. Printed this out on Monday and took me a few days to get through but kept it in my back pocket and read parts at any chance I got. Thanks for putting the time into such a great piece of history, really enjoyed this.
    "This is about as perfect a crowd as you can get. I hate to placate, I ain't placating...." - EV, 9/29/96


  • pdalowsky
    pdalowsky Doncaster,UK Posts: 15,292
    theserialthrilla wrote:
    dont know if i was one of the lucky 50 to ask for a printed out version...as i dont have a printer...can someone be kind enough to send it to me if im not on the 50 list .....as ive not had a email im guessing im not . :(

    in the uk so someone from here might make postage cheaper which i will pay for

    thanks

    no probs mate
  • PJFAN13
    PJFAN13 Posts: 1,422
    Fantastic effort here, Jessica...thanks so much for investing the time and sharing...
    loved the fact that Dollar Short was played by MLB - hope that surfaces...and the story of Ed doing Oceans to Jeff's baseline out in the damp alley was priceless...

    It's fun to invest so much love, time and $$$ into this band...and it's more fun to know there are peeps like you Jess helping support the habit :)

    Awesome job kiddo! (Loved your work in Spin in 01 also :))

    Enjoy Bridge...
    11.30.93~10.2.96~9.13.98~9.1.00~8.25.00~7.3.03~7.5.03
    7.9.03~9.28.04~10.1.05~5.12.06~5.13.06~5.27.06~5.28.06
    8.5.08(EV)~10.9.09~5.21.10~6.20.11(EV)~7.5.11(EV)~7.9.11(EV)
    11.21.13~8.27.16(EV)~11.14.16(TOTD)~4.13.20~9.27.20~9.26.21~10.2.21
    2.15.22 (EV)~2.25.22 (EV)~2.27.22 (EV)~5.3.22~5.7.22~9.17.24~9.29.24
  • theserialthrilla
    theserialthrilla Posts: 15,760
    pdalowsky wrote:
    theserialthrilla wrote:
    dont know if i was one of the lucky 50 to ask for a printed out version...as i dont have a printer...can someone be kind enough to send it to me if im not on the 50 list .....as ive not had a email im guessing im not . :(

    in the uk so someone from here might make postage cheaper which i will pay for

    thanks

    no probs mate


    what would i do without you ....well be richer for one but apart from that :lol::lol:
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  • gecko
    gecko Posts: 1,712
    I also liked the parts about evolution of the songs, especially about Release and Oceans, and Cornell's interviews. It's PJ birthday, and we are getting presents. Thanks.
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,327
    Superfly bump! :D
  • YoullseeDragons
    YoullseeDragons Posts: 2,144
    theserialthrilla wrote:
    dont know if i was one of the lucky 50 to ask for a printed out version...as i dont have a printer...can someone be kind enough to send it to me if im not on the 50 list .....as ive not had a email im guessing im not . :(

    in the uk so someone from here might make postage cheaper which i will pay for

    thanks

    Did anyone get an email? I was wondering if one of the 50 has surfaced. Can't wait to see if I made the cut. :D What a great effort.
  • YoullseeDragons
    YoullseeDragons Posts: 2,144
    Jessica posted this over on TFT:

    The response has been amazing. We got 50 requests for the print version in the first HOUR after posting this, and they have flooded in by the hundreds since then. So by popular demand, we’ll be sending out print copies to the first 300 of you who requested them. We’ll send an email when it’s on its way to you. Thank you everyone for reading! -Jessica

    THANK YOU JESSICA :D and everyone over at TFT, GREAT job again! :mrgreen:

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