Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder: None Too Fragile - Couverture souple

Clarke, Martin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0859654443 ISBN 13 : 9780859654449

Editeur : Plexus Publishing Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

This detailed biography tracks the meteoric rise and tumultuous history of this seminal group and its enigmatic leader, Eddie Vedder. Noted rock chronicler Martin Clarke explores Pearl Jam's reaction to its massive popularity, its triumphs at the MTV and Grammy awards, its notorious rift with Nirvana, its creative rebirth with the acclaimed album No Code, and its recent chart-topping return to form Backspacer. Extraordinary successes are counterpointed with scandals, personnel changes, band tensions, and substance abuse, all punctuated with revealing photographs. In Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder: None Too Fragile, the author brings to life the band's captivating story: they're traced from their beginnings amidst Seattle's grunge underground through the excesses and pressures of superstardom, to the their current incarnation as mature rock heavyweights. Fully revised, this edition features previously unpublished facts and stories as well as an updated, comprehensive discography.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Revised and updated

In this major biography Martin Clarke investigates one of the most popular and influential bands of our time and paints a detailed portrait of its enigmatic leader, Eddie Vedder.

Pearl Jam exploded onto the world stage in 1991, captivating a generation with their inspirational live shows and being hailed as the 'kings of grunge'. Their first album, Ten, went multi-platinum and won four MTV awards.

Yet this massive popularity brought problems. In a rivalry fanned by the media, Kurt Cobain condemned Pearl Jam's popularisation of grunge, calling them a 'corporate' group. He later apologised, but the remark damaged the band's reputation. They won it back with multi-million sales and critical acclaim. Vs. became the fastest-selling American album of all time (a record it held for five years) and its follow-up, Vitalogy, was equally successful. By this stage, however, the pressures of fame on the band, and on the fragile Vedder in particular, began to take their toll.

In Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder: None Too Fragile, Martin Clarke brings to life the band's tumultuous history: from their beginnings amidst Seattle's grunge underground, through the excesses and pressures of superstardom, to their current incarnation as mature rock heavyweights.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Exploding onto the world stage in 1991 with their multi-platinum first album, Ten, Pearl Jam courted controversy and conflict. They won credibility with their astounding second album, Vs., in 1993, which became the fastest-selling American album of all time. In Pearl Jam and Eddie Vedder: None Too Fragile, Martin Clarke brings to life the band s tumultuous history; from their beginnings amidst Seattle s grunge underground, through the excesses and pressures of superstardom, to their current incarnation as mature rock heavyweights.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Plexus Publishing Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0859654443
• ISBN 13: 9780859654449
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 200
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible