Pearl Jam

Short biography of Pearl Jam: Formed from the ashes of Jeff and Stone's previous band [a=Mother Love Bone] and the [a=Temple of the Dog] tribute project (featuring a young Eddie Vedder on a number of tracks), Pearl Jam were catapulted straight to international superstardom with the release of the album "Ten" and the single 'Alive'. One of the Seattle grunge scene a-list bands, their star faded considerably when that scene fell out of fashion.

This appears to have suited the band fine as they've continued to record increasingly experimental music with their line-up almost intact (they have had a number of drummers over the years - Dave Krusen, Dave Abbruzzese, Jack Irons and, now, the drummer who played on their original demos and with Temple of the Dog - Matt Cameron, formerly of [a=Soundgarden] and [a=Smashing Pumpkins, The]). In 1995, they played as the backing band on [a=Neil Young]'s "[m=38666]" album and the subsequent tour.

Among the band members' many side projects over the years are [a=Brad] (Stone Gossard); [a=Mad Season] & [a=Rockfords, The] (Mike McCready); [a=Three Fish] (Jeff Ament); [a=Wellwater Conspiracy, The] (Matt Cameron).

1. http://www.pearljam.com/
2. http://www.tenclub.net/
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Jam