Seattle band Pearl Jam have recorded 11 studio albums, sold 85 million+ albums, played over 1000 shows and had 5 albums reach number one. But after over thirty years of success, biographer Ronen Givony asks: Why are Pearl Jam not thought of as fondly as other bands like Nirvana?

Music 101 revisits this interview ahead of the band's New Zealand shows. 
<a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/music-101-interviews?share=0dbc3157-c1a9-40c6-942f-de6998a168c1">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a>

Seattle band Pearl Jam have recorded 11 studio albums, sold 85 million+ albums, played over 1000 shows and had 5 albums reach number one. But after over thirty years of success, biographer Ronen Givony asks: Why are Pearl Jam not thought of as fondly as other bands like Nirvana? Music 101 revisits this interview ahead of the band's New Zealand shows. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Seattle band Pearl Jam have recorded 11 studio albums, sold 85 million+ albums, played over 1000 shows and had 5 albums reach number one. But after over thirty years of success, biographer Ronen Givony asks: Why are Pearl Jam not thought of as fondly as other bands like Nirvana?

Music 101 revisits this interview ahead of the band's New Zealand shows. 
<a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/music-101-interviews?share=0dbc3157-c1a9-40c6-942f-de6998a168c1" rel="noopener noreferrer">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a>

Why Pearl Jam have become such a polarising band?

The biggest stars. The best musicians. Local NZ talent and global chart-toppers. They all share their stories from the road and the studio, and the tales behind the song, with Charlotte Ryan.

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