Pearl Jam's third album, Vitalogy -- now celebrating its 25th birthday -- is a dividing line for the Seattle band, as both the five-piece and general pop culture settled their debts with the early… By ...

"They were rehearsing a lot during soundchecks," Brett Eliason — who has worked as an engineer, producer and mixer for countless bands — told Loudwire Nights host Chuck Armstrong on Friday (Dec. 6).

Pearl Jam recorded Vitalogy while on tour in support of Vs. The album was considered a bit of a departure from the band’s grunge sound, as it featured more punk and hardcore influences, as well as ...

They took that attitude seriously, made it their raison d’être. They made it clear that chart success wasn’t important to them (despite the fact that it kept coming). They fired drummer Dave ...

Nirvana leader Kurt Cobain took his own life in April 1994 – and many people saw the tragedy as a death knell for grunge, the Seattle-based phenomenon that had dominated and determined musical trends ...

How would you like a Pearl Jam prize package largely centered around the 30th anniversary of the band's Vitalogy release? This truly is a special package that Loudwire Nights has put together for you ...

The Vs. deluxe editions will contain a remastered version of the 1993 disc, alongside a previously unreleased acoustic version of “Hold On,” a cover of Victoria Williams’ “Crazy Mary” (with Williams ...

They wanted to call it “Life,” and by the time Pearl Jam began recording their third album, their lives seemed pretty charmed. Despite ignoring nearly every dictate of the music business, they had ...

To celebrate its 20th anniversary on Saturday (Nov. 22), here's a track-by-track look back at Pearl Jam's classic 1994 album, "Vitalogy." By Jessica Letkemann It was an undeniably tumultuous year for ...