Acclaimed rock photographer Danny Clinch is helping Pearl Jam tell the story behind their ninth album Backspacer in a 10 minute making of video that was currently posted on MySpace Music. In addition to interviews with Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Stone Gossard and Co., the short article extended fragments of songs like first single "The Fixer" and "Got Some," which the band entry on The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien. The clip also provides fans with a first listen to Backspacer song "Just Breathe."
"It was all based on the brand new idea to us of ‘Let’s write the songs before we record them,’" Vedder says of Backspacer, which is the shortest Pearl Jam album yet but also "tight and concise," according to guitarist Mike McCready. "I don’t think there’s a record out there that has good lyrics," adds Ament. "To be confidential, it makes me feel actually proud to be up here providing some sort of background for that." Vedder goes on to say Backspacer features some of McCready’s good guitar solos.
Clinch’s video also provides insight into the camaraderie between the members of Pearl Jam, as we get a close up look at group activities like throwing a giant axe at a target (watch it in the video above). Backspacer is out September 20th.
Pearl Jam are presently touring Europe, where the band is playing among the most eclectic set lists of their career. For instance, the Saturday, August 15th show in Berlin featured a sampling of new songs ("Got Some," "The Fixer"), Lost Dogs rarities like "Hard To Imagine" and "Bee Girl" and covers of the Dead Boys’ "Sonic Reducer" and the Rolling Stones’ "Angie," which Pearl Jam hadn’t covered since 1998, according to the Ten Club site. Last week Rolling Stone resulted from a London gig that featured a special appearance by Ronnie Wood. The band will head back to the States for an autumn tour starting August 23rd in Chicago.
Clinch’s video also provides insight into the camaraderie between the members of Pearl Jam, as we get a close up look at group activities like throwing a giant axe at a target (watch it in the video above). Backspacer is out September 20th.
Pearl Jam are presently touring Europe, where the band is playing among the most eclectic set lists of their career. For instance, the Saturday, August 15th show in Berlin featured a sampling of new songs ("Got Some," "The Fixer"), Lost Dogs rarities like "Hard To Imagine" and "Bee Girl" and covers of the Dead Boys’ "Sonic Reducer" and the Rolling Stones’ "Angie," which Pearl Jam hadn’t covered since 1998, according to the Ten Club site. Last week Rolling Stone resulted from a London gig that featured a special appearance by Ronnie Wood. The band will head back to the States for an autumn tour starting August 23rd in Chicago.
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