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Article: Pearl Jam takes charge

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April 7, 1994
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It's a question asked repeatedly these days. Is Pearl Jam the new Led Zeppelin? In sound, in sales figures, in crowd mania, in mystique, in personality -- and in concert -- the answer is a resounding yes.

Seeing Pearl Jam in Miami last week was very similar, for this writer, to seeing Led Zeppelin in England in 1969. Pearl Jam played an outdoor park in downtown Miami. Led Zeppelin played an outdoor park in Bath, England. On both occasions, the bands were just hitting their peak, yet didn't fully comprehend how massively popular they were.

In Pearl Jam's case, the crowd got unruly in Miami. About 1,000 fans crashed through a makeshift metal fence, prompting 25 arrests. Pearl Jam was not at ...

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