It was a tough call on a couple tracks this time around. "Brother" is technically a Ten-era outtake...but did not get a full release until the Ten Remaster from this year. So where does it belong? The 90s or 00s? I was going to leave it in the 90s...but it had no effect on the 90s and didn't get the proper mastering until just this year...and actually received some decent radio play. Tons
MTV.com News — Guitarist Mike McCready explains why the new album has only 11 songs.By Kyle Anderson
Pearl Jam's Mike McCready
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Pearl Jam's Backspacer,
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VH1 News — Pearl Jam's Backspacer is only 11 tracks long, but guitarist Mike McCready says the songs that didn't make the cut will be released eventually. more info
Chicago Tribune — Pearl Jam, a band known more for bombast than brevity, plays it tight, short and fast on its ninth studio album, "Backspacer" (Monkeywrench). The Seattle quintet's first ... more info
Undercover, Australia — Pearl Jam often put together their setlist 30 minutes before a show. They once got down to 10 minutes before a show before they knew what they were going to play. more info
The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — With the Beatles Rock Band and Pearl Jam's exclusive deal at Target...the term "sell-out" is getting thrown around way too much. "Sell-out" should really be the term tha... more info
Silent Uproar — Mike McCready revealed to MTV that Pearl Jame whittled "17 to 20 ideas" down the 11 songs for the new Pearl Jam album, Backspacer. The b-sides aren't banished to vault ne... more info
The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — It was a tough call on a couple tracks this time around. "Brother" is technically a Ten-era outtake...but did not get a full release until the Ten Remaster from this yea... more info