Moreover, Pearl Jam immediately capitalized on their surging momentum with the following year’s equally successful ‘Vs.’ and 1994’s ‘Vitalogy’ (both featuring drummer Dave Abbruzzese ...

Vedder said he bought his for $12. “Corduroy” appears on Pearl Jam’s third LP, Vitalogy. The song marks Vedder’s reaction to how youth culture had been co-opted and commercialized.

The Seattle giants were determined to show they had moved on from being the band that had made Ten and Vs., and this strange ...