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"The only thing I could hear coming through the window was the bass": Eddie Vedder recalls the Ten single he co-wrote while being locked out of a Pearl Jam rehearsal
But the timeline of the song remains somewhat confusing
"No hyperbole, I think this is our best work" – Eddie Vedder claims Pearl Jam raised the bar on new album Dark Matter, but their 2024 tour ticket prices are soaring too
Opinion: Reports of £160+ per ticket for early fan club access to the band's UK tour dates don't bode well for some fans
“For better or worse, you’re gonna hear a lot more lead guitar from me… I went crazy”: Mike McCready offers update on “heavier” new Pearl Jam album
McCready says it is heavier, it has the “melody and energy” of Ten and Vs, and we all might just hear it this year
Fender Mike McCready Stratocaster review
A new level for a Mexican Fender – both in relic'ing scale and asking price
"I can't wait to tell Stone that I've almost figured his riff out" – Mike McCready admits to Chris Shiflett he doesn't know how to play the famous guitar intro to Pearl Jam's Alive
But he can teach Chris Shiflett his legendary solo from it
See Mike McCready playing his new Mexican-made signature Fender Strat onstage with Pearl Jam
"The original sounds the best, I'm not gonna lie, because that's the original, but this one is right next to that"
Interview: Mike McCready on road testing his new signature Mexican Strat at Pearl Jam shows, their next album and why he's still learning Eddie Van Halen's Eruption
"I've played it on every record, except for our first one, and it's just my go-to guitar. So this is an example of that go-to guitar, I hope – it feels like it to me"
"It makes it sound more powerful than anything we've done in a long time" – Pearl Jam's new album isn't quite finished yet but Mike McCready just told us two very good reasons to get excited about it
If you want guitar leads, you got 'em!
