Band History   One of the most complex and successful bands to have escaped the confines of the Seattle music scene, often hailed the sullen and brooding saviours of American rock, to this day, Pearl Jam still remain a passionate enigma, some years later, travelling their often troubled path of growth and discovery. Experiencing phenomenal success, selling millions of albums world-wide, and playing to sold out concerts all over the world, they have also been plagued with many critics, but seemed to be unfazed by both their extreme success and harsh criticism.  They have overcome many obstacles on the way.  They have always come and gone as they pleased, played by their own rules, been unafraid to go out on a limb to support their cause, always believing in what they are doing, with their music always remaining a focal point. Such dedication is hard to find thesedays, but such is Pearl Jam. The history of the Pearl Jam began with Stone Gossard, who teamed up with Jeff Ament to form the band - Green River.  After splitting they joined Andrew Wood to form Mother Love Bone, and after Wood’s untimely death, worked with Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell and Mike McCready to make the Temple of the Dog album, before recording their own instrumental demo tapes with drummer Dave Krusen (Stone Gossard demos 1990).  Needing a singer, friend Jack Irons passed the tape on to one Eddie Vedder, who joined them in late 1990 to form Mookie Blaylock (Jeff’s favourite basketball player). Requiring a new name in order to be taken seriously by record companies,  Eddie came up with the suggestion.  His great grandmother Pearl, was married to an Indian Chief, and made jam that had been passed down for generations, but who added (the Indian part to it) like peyote and hallucinogenics, therefore it was a hallucinogenic jam, hence the name Pearl Jam, one that would become all too familiar in the music world, and from then on they continued to grow. Their 3-track demo featuring soon to be classics, ‘Alive’, ‘Once’ and ‘Footseps’, showed potential, so l less than 6 months after their formation they secured a record deal with Epic Records.  They did a local club tour in support of Alice In Chains in February 1991. The response to this was impressive, so they began capturing their talent on record.  They entered recording studios in March 1991, and in the space of just 2 short months, had recorded their debut album, Ten, one of their most well known and biggest selling albums.