Article: Pearl Jam-Love 'Em or Leave 'Em

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Pearl Jam-Love 'Em or Leave 'Em by Lisa Wood and Eric Grandy

Pearl Jam

Sat-Sun July 22-23, Gorge Amphitheatre, 7 pm, $49-$58.05, all ages.

PEARL JAM INSPIRE extreme love or extreme hate. Below we asked two writers to take sides on the Seattle grunge stalwarts' worth. Let the verbal fisticuffs begin!

THE LOVER

I came from Huntington Beach in 1986 to Issaquah High School and knew nothing of Seattle's music scene. At 14, I made some friends here, but music got me through. In 1991, while still listening to Metallica, Depeche Mode, and SoCal punk, I heard Pearl Jam's Ten.

Pearl Jam opened a musical floodgate. I had no idea there was such great music being made in Seattle, which led me to ...

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