Legacy Podcasts

Mike McCready, archivist Tim Bierman and crew member Kevin Shuss discuss the band's live shows, the bootleg album series and the 4/12/94 show at Boston's Orpheum included in the deluxe 3CD Vs/Vitalogy box. The featured track is "Alone" from the live disc. Host: Matt Cord (WMMR - Philadelphia). Producer: Joyride Media.

Episode 6 of the Vs/Vitalogy podcasts includes the newly available alternate take of "Cordury." Journalist Jonathan Cohen talks about how Eddie Vedder wrote the song in response to the commercialization of the band's image.

Brendan O'Brien and Jeff Ament are back to reflect on how much the Vs. & Vitology recording sessions bled into each other, leading to two albums within a year of each other. The featured track is the "Nothingman" demo on the new Vitalogy reissue. Host: Matt Cord (WMMR Philadelphia). Producer: Joyride Media.

Jonathan Cohen and Brendan O'Brien talk about the more personal direction Eddie took with lyrics on Vs. & Vitalogy. A great example is "Better Man," heard here as a demo, backed only by guitar and organ. Host: Matt Cord (WMMR - Philadelphia). Producer: Joyride Media.

Our third Pearl Jam Vs + Vitalogy podcast features "Crazy Mary," originally from the Victoria Williams tribute album, Sweet Relief. Journalist Jonathan Cohen and Ten Club fanclub manager, Tim Bierman, setup the track by discussing the band's philanthropic activities. Host - Matt Cord (WMMR - Philadelphia). Producer - Joyride Media.

Jeff Ament and producer Brendan O'Brien look back on the frantic 1994 Vs. recording sessions. Journalist Jonathan Cohen introduces the "Cready Stomp" instrumental outtake included on the new reissue. Host - Matt Cord (WMMR - Philadelphia). Producer - Joyride Media.

The popular Pearl Jam - Ten Code podcast series returns with an acoustic take on "Hold On" - the first of 10 previously unreleased tracks featured from the expanded "Vs. + Vitalogy" reissues in stores on 3/29. Jeff Ament, producer Brendan O'Brien and Mudhoney's Mark Arm talk about the the pressure on Pearl Jam to follow-up "Ten." Host - Matt Cord (WMMR - Philadelphia). Producer - Joyride Media.