response 1 of 28:

Dec 13 19:56 UTC 1994

        Whope corporate rock at it's finest...Happy, happy, joy, joy...

response 3 of 28:

Dec 13 22:36 UTC 1994

Corporate rock my ass!..You want overated..Nine Inch Nails, Nirvana, ect..
Pearl Jam is as pure as the music gets!!!!!!!!!
You must not listen to much P-jam, anything besides the 3 studio releases, or
maybe you just know nothing about them..so keep your ignorance to yourself!!!
                                PEACE   -ben-

response 5 of 28:

Dec 14 16:18 UTC 1994

How can you say that Pearl Jam is corporate rock?  They haven't relesed a vidoe
since there first album.  They are never on MTV...they just make music and put
it out.  They can help that they signed with a hype machine like SONY..but they
 don't let it get to them...Like I said, they are the greatest most pure music
that there is today. BUt I will check item 137, and get back to you. -Ben-

response 7 of 28:

Dec 14 20:48 UTC 1994

Just because Pearl Jam aren't starving doesn't mean that the music doesn't
sound like it.  It has always had that edge to it.  YOu should definately check
out some P-Jam LIve or old bootlegs (before they *Made it*), and you will see
that t the hunger/anger is still there...Have you heard all of Vitalogy yet? If
not definatley check it out.  It just pisses me off when people think a band is
comrporate, or has sold out just because they has a record deal. -Ben-

response 9 of 28:

Dec 16 17:39 UTC 1994

I think that people should be happy that great musican like P-Jam and the great
Neil YOung are allowed to play on mainstreme events like that , It introduces
the masses to music that is reawl, they should be called sell outs for it...The
m media realized that P-Jam was a great vehicle to ride on, it isn't P-Jam's
fault..Exposer should be a crime..P-Jam, greenday, and weezer are all great
bands, you must look at them before and after there success, you will see no
change in the music, that  is the sing of not seeling out..going commercial by
the way, I love this kind of conv.  I will make a believer out of you yet over
christmas che3ck out some P_jam (old P-kjam, not studio recordings, I'm sure
you will be impressed..then we can talk more.....See you all next year (Jan
15).  Merry Christmas   Happy Newyear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

response 11 of 28:

Dec 17 10:21 UTC 1994

Trivia Question:

Does anyone know how Pearl Jam chose their name?

response 13 of 28:

Dec 18 23:58 UTC 1994

Raven....YOujust love all credibility in this conv.  Pearl Jam is in no
possible way three chord rock..McCreddy and Gossard are two of the best
guitarists of over generation, and will go on to be some of the best ever.. GET
A CLUE!!!!!

response 15 of 28:

Dec 19 15:30 UTC 1994

Actually, cornhlio, according to a newsgroup that I read, Eddie Vedder said 
in a later interview that the grandmother thing was just a joke.  He said 
that, at one time his band was going to call itself 'Mookie Blaylock' after 
its favorite basketball player, but their label thought that the name was
not marketable enough and refused to use it.  So instead, the band decided 
to name itself after Mookie's favorite drink--the pearl jam.  Incidentally,
the name of their first album, 'ten', was Mookie's number.  

response 17 of 28:

Dec 20 02:09 UTC 1994

        This from someone who doesn't know how to use a text editor...:-)
I most certainly do know quite a bit about music from going to Oberlin
College that has one of the biggest conservatories in the country.
        Plus I spend way too much money on tapes, perhaps it's you
who should get out of the p-jam ghetto and open up your ears to
the WORLD of music.

response 19 of 28:

Dec 20 20:14 UTC 1994

        Re #18 if it was a reply to #18 alas that's went to Oberlin
back in the day :-)

response 21 of 28:

Dec 21 05:41 UTC 1994

Actually, I was referring to #16.  You would just have to have seen that 
episode of B&B to understand it.  

response 23 of 28:

Apr 1 02:54 UTC 1995

Pearl Jam rules!!  The only problem is that the music on an individual CD tends
to become stagnant after a while. Then again, all you have to do is swithch to
a different CD. No one can call them sell-outs, even though they go out of
their way to appear that way.  They want to be able to play their music without
any restrictions, including widespread acceptance.  There are other bands out
there though. Live is also awesome, and each CD is such a menagerie of musical
styles that they do not become stagnant like PJ. A little defense for cornhlio:
PJ is not the only band he listens to. Although most of his messages appear to
contradict this, he has a larger range of musical tastes than you do, Raven.