Sat Eye Candy: Pearl Jam

WE LIGHT A CANDLE TO AN UNDER-SUNG MODERN GUITAR COWBOY Tomorrow is Mike McCready's 43rd birthday, and we're damn glad he's around. The Pearl Jam guitarist is a modern descendent of Hendrix, immersed in feel emboldened by technical flash with a dash of dumbstick '70s arena rock a la early influences Joe Perry (Aerosmith) and Ace Frehley (KISS). With the 1000 watt personality of Eddie Vedder front-and-center in PJ, it's sometimes easy to miss the really talented cats on stage with him. McCrea...

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