The Seattle-based band formed in 1990 and quickly found success with their debut album, "Ten," with non-charting hits like "Alive," "Even Flow," and "Black." Strongly resistant to making music videos, they did make a phenomenal one for "Jeremy," which climbed to #70 in 1993. The song is a R&R Hall of Fame winner and the video won a ton of awards and haunts people to this day.
For a band of its popularity, Top 40 appearances have been scarce. Their most notable ones include "Better Man" (#13), "I Got Id" (#7), "Given To Fly" (#21), and "Last Kiss." "Last Kiss" went all the way to #2 in 1999, but ironically was not written by the band (it was penned by Wayne Cochran).
"The Fixer" is Pearl Jam at their best: energetic, gritty, and smart, but also melodic and memorable. The song can be found on their brilliant 2009 record, "Backspacer." Amazingly, the tune only went to a shocking #56.
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