Article: Blood on the tracks: Pearl Jam cut their deepest grooves yet on 'Vs.' Mike McCready dissects. (includes related article on the origin of Pearl Jam) (Cover Story) (Interview)

Whhuummpp! The entire stack has been pushed over, and electrical smoke is beginning to pour out. Standing ankle-deep inside his fallen Marshall cabinet, Pearl Jam's Mike McCready raises his Gibson Black Beauty above his head and smashes its charcoal body down against the ripped grille cloth and splintered wood. But except for a few bruises and a missing tone pot, the Beauty refuses to die. A possessed McCready tries again, then tosses the tortured instrument aside and walks offstage as feedback continues to wail through the hall. [paragraph] The 27-year-old Seattle native has been described as "explosive" and "unpredictable," both for his ability to inject instant juice ...

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