The Pearl Jam Ten Code podcast series concludes with Jeff Ament, wrapping up his thoughts on the path he has taken with his musical brothers. Speaking of which, the last piece of music in this series is “Brother” the TEN era outtake that is now available for the first time with vocals.
Pearl Jam Ten Code - Part 9
On March - 26 - 2009
Mike McCready continues his comments from last episode to working with Brendan O’Brien on the original TEN release, and his respect for O’Brien as a producer. A clip of one of O’Brien’s remixes, “Garden,” is featured in today’s episode.
Pearl Jam Ten Code - Part 8
On March - 25 - 2009
As we get near the end of the 10-part series, it’s time we finally hear from guitarist Mike McCready. Here in episode 8, Mike remembers when he and their unmaned, singer-less band first met Eddie, and how Eddie’s stage personna developed over their earliest live shows. Today’s track is “Porch” from the MTV Unplugged show features on the DVD from the TEN: Deluxe Edition in store now.
Pearl Jam Ten Code - Part 7
On March - 24 - 2009
March 24, 2009 is finally here - the day all the Pearl Jam TEN reissues hit the stores! More details on all the releases are online at www.pearljam.com.
Today’s show features one of the bonus tracks featured on all the configurations - “Just a Girl.” A very rare track from the early Pearl Jam demos that the band may have only performed live once or twice.
Eddie and Stone Gossard also take us back to their earliest days together when they were named “Mookie Blaylock,” and the strange encounters they had with the former NBA star who inspired them.
Pearl Jam Ten Code - Part 6
On March - 23 - 2009
Today, we continue the live music theme from Part 5 with more inside details about the 1992 “Drop in the Park” show included on the 4-LP Vinyl Edition release. Bassist Jeff Ament tells the story of how the show was planned, followed by a clip of their live take on the TEN classic “Alive.”
Pearl Jam Ten Code - Part 5
On March - 20 - 2009
Today’s Pearl Jam Ten Code episode goes back to the 1991 Eddie Vedder interview and his thoughts on stage diving and other antics he frequently performed on stage back then. It’s interesting to hear his perspective back then on how he didn’t plan to keep doing those things once fans became more familiar with their songs. We then launch into a high energy live performance from the TEN tour of “State of Love and Trust” from the 1992 “Drop in the Park” show featured in the 4-LP Vinyl Edition release.
Pearl Jam Ten Code - Part 4
On March - 19 - 2009
Bassist Jeff Ament speaks today about his role as art director of both the original release and the new reissue. He’s very excited about many of the new packaging elements in this new release, as well as Brendan O’Brien’s new remixes, like the new version of “Once” heard in this episode.
Pearl Jam Ten Code - Part 3
On March - 18 - 2009
Today’s Pearl Jam podcast kicks off with Eddie Vedder from a 1991 interview, discussing what influenced him to write the song, “Jeremy,” as well as that classic song as they performed on MTV Unplugged in 1992.
Pearl Jam Ten Code - Part 2
On March - 17 - 2009
In today’s Ten Code episode, we hear from TEN producer Brendan O’Brien, who came back to remix all the original album tracks for a bonus disc in this reissue. You’ll also hear a clip of “Why Go” - a great example of the more in-your-face sound O’Brien sought for these remixes.
Pearl Jam Ten Code - Part 1
On March - 16 - 2009
Welcome to The Ten Code - a 10 part series with the inside story of Pearl Jam’s debut album TEN as told by the band. Each piece will include band member interviews and a clip of a previously unreleased bonus track from the expanded TEN reissues in stores on March 24.
The first episode features a clip of “Black” from their 1992 MTV Unplugged performance - available now on DVD for the first time in the 3-disc Ten - Deluxe Edition. Jeff Ament adds how an early show in Europe helped give them the confidence to do acoustic shows.
More details on the TEN reissues are online at www.pearljam.com and www.pearljamtengame.com.
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