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| | Eddie Vedder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Vedder wrote the song lyrics as a "mini-opera" about a young man scarred by both the death of his father and a sexually abusive mother ("Alive"). | | | Vedder recorded vocals for three of the songs, which later became Pearl Jam's "Alive", "Once", and "Footsteps". | | | It was at this point that Eddie, who had received a guitar from his mother on his 12th birthday, began turning to music as a source of comfort. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Vedder
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| | Pearl Jam - Eddie Vedder Interview by KNDD |
| | Eddie: Um, when I go back and listen to the records, those are the ones I kinda like putting on, just the strange sounding things. | | | Eddie: Usually what I listen for, is I try to remember some of the shows where either something was kind of written on the spot or the crowds were particularly good, and were singing louder than us, or me. That's always gonna be good. | | | Eddie: Yeah, I think the main concern is that the focus of a tour or the focus of what you do isn't about playing music, it becomes about how you sell tickets or how you organize your [tour]. |
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http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/PearlJam/echoes/evkndd1.html
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| | Blogcritics.org: Eddie Vedder, thoughtful statesman |
| | Vedder seriously, even about his music, would be a mistake and if he has his fans on a string then maybe we should take a good listen to his current music for any kind of subliminal brain washing tactics because they obviously aren't listening to his crap for any real substance. | | | Eddie Vedder is hot shit and so is his band pearl jam. | | | Eddie Vedder's a rambling pothead, but he's always sort of been on the right track and he means well. |
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http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/04/06/033120.php
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| | Eddie Vedder |
| | Vedder dubbed his vocals over the instrumental tracks and sent it to the duo in Seattle; they were impressed enough with the results that they immediately invited the singer to fly out for a visit. | | | Through his friend and sometime Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Jack Irons, Vedder (who been using his mother's maiden name since learning about his real father) was exposed to a demo tape put together by guitarists Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament, both formerly of the band Mother Love Bone. | | | The three individuals meshed well on a personal level, and within days Vedder had made a permanent move to Seattle to begin work on the new band in earnest. |
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http://www.nndb.com/people/693/000025618
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| | Alive- The Story Of Eddie Vedder |
| | HOST Eddie, you brought up the thing about putting the three songs together, of which, I believe, Footsteps was the final part of that story. | | | One night at the Bacchanal club, Eddie worked as a casual roadie for Joe Strummer, the former Clash singer and guitar player who'd be recording a solo album called 'Earthquake Weather' in Los Angeles and was then doing a series of club dates to help knock the matirerial for the new record into shape. | | | Eddie played in a lot of bands during the next few years as the Eighties rolled into the Ninties. |
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http://www.korat.co.il/pearljam/Ibook/Ten/ev_bio.html
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| | Pearl Jam and Neil Young |
| | It is believed that this is when Neil and Eddie Vedder first met and possibly Neil invited Pearl Jam to play at the Bridge School Benefit concert. | | | At a concert at The Catalyst Club in Santa Cruz, CA (11/12/97), just before the encore of "Immortality", Eddie Vedder calls Neil Young on a cellphone and has the crowd sing him "Happy Birthday" (his 51st). | | | On September 21, 2001, Eddie Vedder and Neil Young performed together on the 9/11 benefit telecast "America: A Tribute to Heroes" during which they played "Long Road". |
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http://www.thrasherswheat.org/jammin/pj.htm
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| | Five Horizons: Articles: Melody Maker, 6/20/92 |
| | Bollocks to that, say the Stud Brothers, reporting from Seattle, where they found the band and their inspirational singer, Eddie Vedder, preparing to take on the dark forces of right-wing America... | | | He's come to the not-too-difficult conclusion that being the focal point of a top-selling rock band is an immensely powerful position, and one that should be used, not abused. | | | Ten, led by incendiary guitars, intricate, seductive melodies and Vedder's deep, soulful vocals, revealed a group steeped in American rock mythology. |
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http://www.fivehorizons.com/archive/articles/mm062092.shtml
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| | Pearl Jam - 1/95 Spin Article |
| | Eddie Vedder hoped that Pearl Jam's first record would sell 40,000 copies. | | | Eddie Vedder: All this stuff about popularity and public recognition, I can deal with it theoretically. | | | On the album's somber bookends, "Nothingman" and "Befter Man," Vedder, over plaintive strums and hushed keyboard, scribes the sad scenes of failed love and empty dreams like a would-be Raymond Carver. |
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http://www.pearl-jam.com/articles/pjspnsrt.html
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| | KLUDGE MAGAZINE - Eddie Vedder: Westwood, CA - Concert Review |
| | Well rehearsed is the pair as the violin's melodies intertwine beautifully with Eddie's guitar and ukulele, and while no Pearl Jam songs are heard through the set, the crowd is definitely pleased as Eddie exits as gracefully as he enters. | | | Everyone quietly listens, and applauds with great enthusiasm as Vedder finishes the tune. | | | More love songs continue through his set as Eddie also takes the time to tell several stories. |
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http://www.kludgemagazine.com/concert.php?id=101
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| | Rolling Stone : Eddie Vedder: Addicted to Rock |
| | On songs like the laid-back acoustic beauty "Parachutes" (music written by Stone Gossard), the eight-minute trip "Inside Job" (lyrics by Mike McCready) and the first single, "World Wide Suicide" (which is killing at radio), PJ brought a live feel to the studio, laying down tracks that showcase tasty guitar interplay and a heavy backbeat. | | | Home : Music News : Q&A : Eddie Vedder: Addicted to Rock | | | "There's so much information in the songs and the lyrics that it felt like one more title was almost pretentious," says Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder. |
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http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/9961927/eddie_vedder
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| | SALON: Something in the Way |
| | Indeed, the few worthwhile cuts on this release -- "Sometimes," "Off He Goes" and "Around the Bend" -- are the simplest; not surprisingly, sole songwriting credit for those tracks goes to Vedder. | | | The "Harvest Moon"-inspired country swings of "Off He Goes" and "Around the Bend" are given a similar soft touch, and it works, because like Neil Young (his mentor), Vedder soars when unfocused jamming takes a back seat to rangy and distinctive solo vocals. | | | The punk tempos that drive both songs seem forced in the hands of show off-y hacks like Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament and Mike McReady. |
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http://www.salon.com/weekly/pearljam960826.html
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| | Eddie Vedder is My Hero! |
| | Eddie Vedder feels the music and the poetryhe writes. | | | Eddie vedder is a great musical talent with a great warm deep voice that'll convince you of anything! | | | In his songs eddie is totally emotional and intense... |
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http://www.korat.co.il/pearljam/aboutme/meaningofpj.html
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| | Amazon.com: Yield: Music: Pearl Jam |
| | That leaves the ballads, especially the lovely lilt of "Low Light" and the clear-eyed lament of "Wishlist." On the latter song, Ed Vedder (as he now calls himself) yearns to be many different things, from a neutron bomb to a souvenir key chain. | | | i seem to remember that the fans were mad at the band for not touring, and eddie vedder said "we can either tour or create new music." listening to this garbage, it's obvious he should have TOURED! | | | And certainly little on this or any other record can compare to the ecstatic power of "Do the Evolution"-- lyrically and musically one of the most (if not THE most) satisfying songs in Pearl Jam's catalog. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002BYD?v=glance
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| | Eddie Vedder brings down the head of George Dubya |
| | Eddie Vedder impaled a mask of George Dubya on his microphone. | | | Get Undercover Music News headlines FREE in your inbox every day. | | | To unsubscribe from Undercover Music News click here |
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http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2003/20030404_pearljam.html
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| | The Believer - Interview with Eddie Vedder |
| | EDDIE VEDDER: Yeah, you know, I talked to someone who was making music during the sixties, and they felt that even then it didn’t do any good, and that it was only the body bags coming back from Vietnam that ultimately stopped this thing. | | | Whether he’s bringing the Buzzcocks along on tour to introduce his audience to some English punks who were there at the beginning, or playing a cover of the Clash’s “Know Your Rights,” doing a pretty good job of imitating Joe Strummer’s hoarse and plaintive cry, Vedder is all about sharing. | | | CARRIE BROWNSTEIN: Do you think that music still has the capability of being political, spearheading political movements, or bringing people together? |
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http://www.believermag.com/issues/200406?read=interview_vedder
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| | Eddie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Eddie the Head, the mascot of the British heavy metal band Iron Maiden | | | Eddie Vedder, frontman of the band Pearl Jam | | | This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. |
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| | Eddie Vedder |
| | Pearl Jam: Touring Band 2000 (2001) (V) (as Ed Vedder).... | | | Chicago Cab (1998) (songs "Who Are You&; and Hard To Imagine") (as E. Vedder) | | | Find where Eddie Vedder is credited alongside another name |
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| | Salon.com Arts & Entertainment Vedder on Nader: The better man |
| | Vedder picked up a guitar for a stirring acoustic performance of Steven Van Zandt's "Patriot." | | | In a July interview in George, Vedder and his band mates said that lending political sponsorship to a candidate was an inappropriate activity for a rock band. | | | Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder made an unexpected appearance at a crowded political rally here Saturday night, declaring his public support for Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader and performing a short, solo acoustic set for the mostly young audience. |
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http://archive.salon.com/ent/log/2000/09/26/vedder
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| | Pearl Jam Reads Reporter Riot Act - Apr 04, 2003 - E! Online News |
| | Although Pearl Jam is not nearly as commercially successful as during the grunge glory days, neither the band nor its label, Sony's Epic Records, wants to deal with the backlash--especially after seeing what's happened to another Sony act, the Dixie Chicks. | | | "ED's political oppinion [sic] is tottally [sic] right and to all those who hadn't figured it all yet....Pearl Jam and Eddie ALWAYS talked about politics and human rights, and their music is a polittical [sic] statement of justice and freedom, u [sic] can't separate music from your vision of the world," writes one fan. | | | Pearl Jam concluded its 24-song set with a rousing cover of Neil Young's classic, "Rockin' in the Free World," a pointed criticism of the first President Bush's tenure in the White House. |
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| | Pearl Jam Riot Act Political Activism news : ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY |
| | Vedder had worn the mask while performing ''Bushleaguer,'' an anti-Bush track from the band's latest album ''Riot Act.'' Pearl Jam's label, Epic Records, told EW.com they had no comment regarding Vedder's actions. | | | At a Tuesday night concert in Denver, lead singer Eddie Vedder gave his pro-peace sentiments some extra oomph by impaling a mask of President Bush on a microphone stand, then slamming it to the stage, according to the Rocky Mountain News. | | | Earlier in the show, Vedder had lost his cool when a fan screamed ''Shut up!'' in the middle of the singer's story about a Vietnam veteran who had concerns about the war in Iraq. |
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http://ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,440563~10~0~pearljammakevividantiwar,00.html
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| | Eddie Vedder's Speech: VH1.com |
| | Going back to that time at CBGB and the New York scene, Patti Smith said it was a reclamation of rock 'n' roll, but we created it and we're gonna take it back. | | | By now most rock fans have probably heard about Eddie Vedder's extended tribute to the Ramones during this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremonies on March 20. | | | It may have to happen again, because Thurston and I were talking, and now it's Disney kids singing songs written by old men and being marketed to six and seven year olds. |
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http://www.vh1.com/news/rants_and_raves/macnie/eddie_vedder_speech.jhtml
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| | Ralph Nader Rocks the Garden! 10/14/00 (NY Rock) |
| | I would rather have heard "Rock 'n' Roll Nigger" or better yet "Rock 'n' Roll Nader." Bill Murray, dressed in orange army fatigues, plugged his appearance as Bosley in the forthcoming Charlies Angels film and was dry to the point of self-parody. | | | Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam played the classic Bob Dylan protest song, "The Times They Are a Changing," with the author's consent so we were told, and even looked a lot like mid-seventies era Dylan in scruffy beard and army-style jacket. | | | Ralph Nader ended the evening with an hour-long assault on corporate America, the two-party system, the environment, civil rights and everything else he's been bitching about since the sixties. |
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| | Billboard Bits: Mos Def, Eddie Vedder, Tim Booth |
| | Vedder offered solo renditions of the Beatles' "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" and Cat Stevens' "Don't Be Shy" before being joined by McCready for a run through Bob Dylan's "Masters of War." | | | October 21, 2004, 4:00 PM ET Mos Def will next month return to famed New York jazz nightclub the Blue Note's Another Side Series, at which he performed last year. | | | On the acting front, Mos Def will next be seen in "A Confederacy of Dunces" and "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," both set to premiere in 2005. |
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| | VH1.com : Eddie Vedder : Artist Main |
| | Sign up now to receive every bit of juicy, up-to-the-minute news, album release info and much more delivered straight to your inbox! | | | Along with Kurt Cobain, Eddie Vedder reluctantly became a celebrity and an alt-rock spokesman when his band, Pearl Jam, hit the big time in the early-90's. | | | But things didn't come easy for Vedder, with a tumultuous homelife as a youngster, he turne... |
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| | The Seattle Times: Sports: Notebook: Band gets in the box |
| | Vedder didn't hit the ball far but made solid contact. | | | A gang of players, along with manager Bob Melvin and hitting coach Paul Molitor, arched around the cage to watch the rockers and some of their crew spray the field with balls. | | | Singer Eddie Vedder and lead guitarist Mike McCready took swings in the batting cage at Safeco Field several hours before the game. |
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| | Immortality: An Eddie Vedder FL |
| | This is Immortality - a fanlisting for Eddie Vedder. | | | This fanlisting was created on a 1200x800 screen resolution where it is also best viewed. | | | Immortality: An Eddie Vedder FL navigation » » » information |
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| | Life, Rights, and Rock 'n' Roll |
| | In June of 1999, the rock world heard a different take on the issue when Gary Cherone (at the time, lead singer of the band Van Halen, formerly of Extreme) penned an Open Letter to Vedder. | | | For some time now, Eddie Vedder, lead singer of Pearl Jam has spoken out in favor of abortion choice. | | | That pro-life letter caused a stir, and in November of 1999, Cherone discussed the matter on Fox TV's "O'Reilly Factor." Vedder has yet to respond, but the issue remains. |
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| | Eddie Vedder (vocals/guitar for Pearl Jam) - Reviews on RateItAll |
| | Now In: RateItAll.com » WebLists » People » Musicians » USA Supergroup » Eddie Vedder (vocals/guitar for Pearl Jam) | | | RateItAll is an online community where you can rate the people, places, and things that move you, meet folks who share your passions, and make a few bucks for your contributions. | | | Eddie Vedder is real, nothing fake about anything he does. |
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| | eddie vedder. - @forums |
| | well glad to hear that..i love eddie to death and didn't want that ruined by thinking he was some ignorant fuck...thanks babe! | | | ask almost anyone PJ fan and they'll claim Eddie is god..scary! | | | I don't think anyone in Pearl Jam has made a public statement on the attacks. |
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| | Sonority Texts Rock Star Stories Eddie Vedder |
| | Sonority > Texts > Rock Star Stories > Eddie Vedder | | | She was off chatting with people and finally she came to sit down. | | | We drank and talked some more, then, as always, we got up and moved around to mingle and share comradeship like one can only at the Comet Tavern. |
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| | Urban Legends Reference Pages: Inboxer Rebellion (Star Trek) |
| | So far Eddie [Vedder] has only got as far as Hawaii, where, his spokesman explains, he is commiserating by "catching a wave". | | | A strong proponent of abortion rights, Vedder says, "With three Supreme Court positions opening in the next administration, I'm frightened to think of a Republican in office, especially one raised by a father who was in the CIA. | | | And Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder was disappointed with the election results, but apparently not disappointed enough to make good on his boast: |
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| | Eddie Vedder |
| | The Words of Eddie Vedder and Pearl Jam |
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