Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Pearl Jam played at Red Rocks, a sacred place for rock bands, in the early nineties. In 2017, they were not overly enthusiastic about returning to Colorado. -> Pearl Jam's second drummer, Matt Chamberlain, once likened playing with the band to boxing with Mike Tyson. The band members carried out a metal folding chair and placed it next to the others in a semicircle near the stage's edge. Eddie Vedder sat down and forgot his guitar. #2 In 1995, Pearl Jam was more popular than Led Zeppelin was in 1972. #3 Pearl Jam was an extremely popular rock band in the 1990s, with the most emulated singer in the world. #4 In the 1990s, Pearl Jam was extremely popular, but they were also extremely controversial. They were accused of being sellouts and irrelevant poseurs.