Pearl Jam was one of the most popular bands of the grunge music era in the early 1990s. Pearl Jam became a
key member of the Seattle grunge explosion, along with Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden. Ten, their
first album, collects 11 songs possessed of a singular vision and sound. The preoccupation with death and
serial killers is intriguing; "Jeremy," about a boy shooting himself in front of his classmates, and based on a
true story, is especially fascinating, given the events of Columbine nearly a decade later. It seems another
example of a culture's artists being able to put their finger on the nation's pulse, and implore change years
before authorities and institutions become aware of the real issues and discontent bubbling under the surface.
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