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Book SynopsisVs. is the sound of a band on fire. The same confluence of talent, passion, timing, and fate that made grunge the world's soundtrack also lit a short fuse beneath Pearl Jam. The band combusted between late 1992 and mid-1994, the span during which they planned, recorded, and supported their sophomore record. The spotlight, the pressure, the paceit all nearly turned the thriving act to ash.Eddie Vedder, the reluctant public face of the band, responded by lashing out lyrically. Jeff Ament, Mike McCready, and Stone Gossard, who beheld success with varying degrees of anxious satisfaction, attacked their instruments in solidarity. Dave Abbruzzese welcomed the rock-star lifestyle, and left his mark on the record with more than just potent percussion.
Vs. roils with furyand at times, gently steamsover the trappings of fame, human faults, and societal injustice. The record is a thrashing testament to Pearl Jam's urgent creativity and greater-good interests, and the band's logistica
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reminds the reader of the genius of the album. Those of a certain age will be taken back to their youth in its revisiting. And it brings to light some facts one might have missed or not been privy to at the time, creating a fuller, more perspective-full view of the album looking back. * Under the Radar Magazine *
Table of ContentsIntroduction: My Generation Loved Their Town BAND VS. FAME 1. Grunge Glory & Growing Pains 2. Vedder Under Pressure BAND VS. WORLD 3. Five Against One: “Go” / “Leash” 4 Seeds of Activism: “Animal” / “Rats” / “Daughter” / “Dissident” / “W.M.A.” 5. Taking (and Throwing) Punches: “Blood” / “Indifference” BAND VS. SELF 6. The Once and Future Producer: “Rearviewmirror” / “Better Man” / “Crazy Mary” 7. Rhythm and Blues: “Glorified G” BAND VS. FUTURE 8. Not Changing at All: “Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town” 9. The Means to Make Amends
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