When вЂњTenвЂќ was released in August 1991, it wasnвЂ™t immediately clear that Pearl Jam was in it for the longest haul, but maybe it should have been. (We donвЂ™t count the heavily revamped Smashing Pumpkins as вЂњstill around,вЂќ for obvious reasons.) Of their contemporaries, only Soundgarden is still around, and those guys took more than a decade off between then and now.

In the early 1990s, Pearl Jam rose to the forefront of a burgeoning alternative rock movement that included Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, the Smashing Pumpkins and more. They have a few more gray hairs now - lead singer Eddie Vedder turns 50 two days before Christmas - but otherwise theyвЂ™re the same Seattle outfit thatвЂ™s been pumping out a steady blast of raw rock for nearly 25 years. Pearl Jam has put out two studio albums since, 2009вЂ™s вЂњBackspacerвЂќ and last yearвЂ™s вЂњLightning Bolt,вЂќ but not much else has changed in the world of Pearl Jam in the last few years. ItвЂ™s been a while since Pearl Jam has been around these parts, since 2006 to be exact, when it rolled through The Palace of Auburn Hills supporting its self-titled album, the one with the avocado on the cover. Yes, Pearl Jam - good olвЂ™ Pearl Jam: stalwarts of 1990s alt-rock, grunge godfathers, the guys keeping the lights on for American rock and roll. You can tune in anytime, from anywhere right hereВ or by downloadingВ the Loudwire app.Pearl Jam plays Joe Louis Arena on Thursday. Loudwire Nights with Toni Gonzalez airs nightly starting at 7PM ET. Head below to vote for your favorite Pearl JamВ album, and tune into Loudwire Nights nextВ Monday at 7PM ET to find out which recordВ prevailed.В During tonightвЂ™s show, youвЂ™ll get to find out which Ozzy OsbourneВ album was voted the best, and hear three songs from the winner. TheyвЂ™re truly one of the biggest rock вЂnвЂ™ roll bands on the planet, and theyвЂ™ve stood the test of time after all these years. As they gear up to head out on tour in support of their latest album, 2020вЂ™s Gigaton,В theyвЂ™re still selling out stadiums and arenas, and still have a cult-like following. 1 on the Billboard 200, and every record theyвЂ™ve released since has landed in the Top 10. The two successors to Vs.,В 1994вЂ™s VitalogyВ and 1996вЂ™s No CodeВ also peaked at No. 1 on the album charts, but it alsoВ set a record for the most copies of an album sold in the first week of its release when it sold over 950,000 units in the first five days. Vs.В came out in October of 1993 and debuted at No. 2.Дue to the massive success of TenВ and the following they amassed from touring in support of it, Pearl JamвЂ™s sophomore effort was highly-anticipated. It took about a year for TenВ to make its way into the Top 10 of the Billboard 200, and then it peaked at No. Once NirvanaвЂ™s NevermindВ began making waves in early 1992, radio stations and MTV started putting more bands from the Pacific Northwest into their regular rotation, and Pearl Jam were really one of the bandвЂ™s to benefit from the shift.

Pearl JamвЂ™s very first album TenВ came out in August of 1991, just a few months before the spotlight was shone on Seattle. WeвЂ™ll then play the threeВ tracks from the album with the most votes during Loudwire NightsвЂ™ Album of the Week block to start the following MondayвЂ™s show! YouвЂ™ll have until Friday at 12N ET to cast your votes. But which of their 11 studio albums is the best? ThatвЂ™s what we want to hear from you in this weekвЂ™s Loudwire Nights Album of the Week poll! Of all of the rock bands from Seattle that became massive in the early 1990s, Pearl Jam undoubtedly have the largest discography.

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