Article: The Courtship Of Eddie Vedder // Pearl Jam Rejects The Rock Star Hype

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Fans believe they're the most important rock group of the '90s. Detractors say they're alternative/punk poseurs. But everyone agrees on one thing:

Pearl Jam doesn't operate like any other band of its stature.

The Seattle quintet has sold 3.5 million copies of its second album, "Vs." But the group hasn't made a video or released a single, and band members have done only a handful of interviews.

Epic Records is still pushing the band to promote "Vs.," convinced that the album could be even bigger. But Pearl Jam is finishing work on its third album, and it plans to release that disc in the near ...

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