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Ink 19 :: Pearl Jam

Sometimes it’s hard to accept the fact that a band can’t get its gears to shift anymore. Pearl Jam were carpenters, they built open spaces into the world of rock, and laid new track where only dirt roads had previously existed. They were important because they were the first rock band to succeed at rejecting the modus operandi of stardom, by actively sabotaging their own success in order to retain artistic vitality and longevity. The Pearl Jam myth is locked into its authenticity: what hasn’t…

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