Before the grunge explosion, members of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam joined forces to pay tribute to a fallen friend. It was only in retrospect that the album became a hit.
For a band that named its very first release ‘Ten,’ it’s somewhat ironic that Pearl Jam needed to record all of ten studio albums before they once again started sounding comfortable in their own skins (emphasis on the plural), as evidenced by 2013’s ‘Lightning Bolt.’