Pearl Jam - 1991-11-14 - Tower Records, Yonkers, NY

[@benvalle8253]

Just watched the most epic concert in Melbourne 18/11/24.

[@oscarpicon7164]

A band 33 years together. Incredible.

[@seanmulvey1324]

I was at their first show in Seattle

[@ascosta]

I love how Eddie clearly doesn't even need a microphone to sing. Hero 🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@devinlandry2999]

Can we please all give a thumbs up for the dude in 1991 video’ing this shit better than dudes filming in 2020...

[@jordantsvetanov9920]

👍👌

[@Gernansky]

True

[@edsambucci9564]

Thank you - I did my best :-)

[@caj5549]

I wonder if everyone who was there realised how friggen lucky they were to witness this amazing event

[@Gernansky]

I guess not. How wonderful. Thank You to whoever filmed this🙏🏻

[@Bec53004]

I lived in Yonkers, the Tower Records was on this main strip named Central Ave. I was heavily into metal and then went thru a freestyle era, so imagine my chagrin looking back…my friends had begged me to go. Begged me! I said, ewww grunge? No way, have fun! And they did. And I can never say I saw Pearl Jam when they were first starting out 😭

[@BriannaSaba]

I consider footage like this gold! Absolutely genius performers and musicians. I love how Mike is wearing a Soundgarden shirt- showing their support as always!!!

[@shonuff4323]

I met Ed a few years ago and he was super nice. I told him how much his music had helped me over the years and he just gave me a big hug and kept saying 'thank you'. He is a good dude.

[@sues3466]

I miss “record” stores so much! What an exciting time of life.

[@RyanCrase1]

The best!!

[@MrBrokentowels]

It was always a mini music festival for me. People enjoying music in a public place with different stations. I miss it too.

[@Rippersauc3]

Record stores are still around.

[@Rippersauc3]

But shows like these being thrown in them? Idk about that.

[@RyanCrase1]

Jace Viets hahaha!!

[@tonyz7189]

I’m 47 and was 19 when Ten came out. I watch this video every few years. I appreciate it more and see it a different way every time. Oh, how I wish I was there.

[@Hiergibtesnixzusehen]

16 not 19 😉

[@wrii2034]

This album came from out of nowhere, its a masterpiece of the 90's.

[@OktoberRayne2211]

I was 7 when this was filmed, I discovered pearl jam when I was 10 years old, The first album I ever bought myself with my own money was Vs. and I have been a fan of this band ever since. Eddie Vedder has one of the best voices ever in my opinion, he has been and always will be such an inspiration to me. I thank him and the band for such amazing music and getting me through life, no matter the situation I was always able to turn to their music.

[@AlphaMachina]

I was 8, and I discovered them around the same time. The first CD I bought with my own money was The Doors, but the second CD I bought was Ten. I jammed that CD every night for weeks.

[@laurawatters914]

Eddie Vedder has always been a inspiration in my life through good times and some of the bad times and my worst times and whenever I'd listen to him singing it would lift my spirits higher, I LOVE PEARL JAM FOREVER ❤️🤘🎶

[@a.graham7979]

My wife and I are both huge fans, and now our daughter is starting to get into the band as well. So that's three Pearl Jammers in our house. Four if you count our dog Jeremy.

[@sabatino1977]

Jeremy pooped in...the house todaaaaay.... Sorry, I couldn't resist. MY 7 yr old son is starting to get into PJ as well. Isn't it fun to pass on that kind of music? :)

[@me2nmineme243]

@@sabatino1977 my 12 yr old grandson is getting n2 PJ. Soo cool. (His dad's name?? Yep. Jeremy.) Ps that Was funny...

[@sabatino1977]

Ronci Rounds - thanks!

[@me2nmineme243]

@@sabatino1977 ubw!😆

[@me2nmineme243]

@@sabatino1977 ubw😆

[@the_grunge_legends]

Eddie’s voice.... without a microphone!!! Freaking amazing 😉!!! Love these guys

[@spaghettiopizza8686]

there’s a microphone

[@BakedNConfused]

@@spaghettiopizza8686 11:11

[@laurawatters914]

@@spaghettiopizza8686 keep watching, he drops the mic and sings so powerful!!

[@brooke8567]

Everything is miked or it wouldn't sound this good

[@hareubanghodling]

Eddie's vocals are amazing...

[@of_the_how_or_why_of_me__t8685]

"Who needs a mic , I am my own mic , I don't need electronics to amplify me, I am the power ," drops the mic, ", yep , better without the mic. .. proceeds to hypnotize and mesmerize the crowd...Mr. Vedder , is an amazing being .

[@christopher4992]

He didn’t say that

[@zerofret4207]

It's hard to find a singer that puts that much emotion into his songs.

[@ettydavis]

Yep CACAINE

[@flynt1977]

Marvin Gaye, Al Green and Joe Cocker. Eddie was one of the greats.

[@flynt1977]

@@ladyz2291 sorry didn't mean "was" lol

[@1pearljamfan498]

I am a late bloomer when it comes to the guys of Pearl Jam, 51yrs old a fan for 2yrs now it saddens me that because I became a new mother of my amazing son in 1993 that I missed looking deeper and buying albums to enjoy their awesome talent, and didn't experience their music when it came out(I am enjoying it now immensely), and because I haven't seen them live, I'm praying for just one more tour, they had to cancel my concert May of this year due to Cameron and Ament being Covid positive. I absolutely favor these musicians to any and all music I've heard before.

[@shonuff4323]

Heh, I felt like a late bloomer and didn't get into them until 1998. I knew of them and heard their stuff, but I didn't like them at all. It all changed when I went to a concert in 1998. After seeing them live, I became obsessed. I had to have every song they ever did. I ended up going to as many shows they did as humanly possible. I don't really know how to explain it.

[@brooke8567]

Welcome aboard!

[@jojojeep1]

Even without a microphone the man sounds like he’s cutting the studio track

[@killanacho]

From around middle school trough the beginnings of college I lived about 5-10 minutes from this Tower Records.... moved there just 2-3 years, I think, after this happened. Just missed it. Damn. RIP Tower Records and the 90's and CD's and cassettes and youth and innocence...

[@ChrisS-nj3ye]

Great somebody recorded this.

[@KarnageKollectibles]

15:55 when he drops the mic and you dont even notice!!!! God damn his voice is amazingly powerful. Also the improv "I have no voice she said" is amazing. I watch this every time I'm drunk. I LOVE IT>

[@aaronandleeazza01]

He can't sing

[@davewalden3001]

@@aaronandleeazza01 I'd say their 100 million+ album sales, plus millions of concert attendees over the last 33 years would disagree with you

[@vaska1999]

​@aaronandleeazza01 😂

[@karentaylor211]

Incredible without a microphone!!! Love Eddie, what a voice...

[@brooke8567]

He's holding a microphone!!!

[@bkehlin]

I love hearing Wash live.

[@christopheryasus3666]

When I play wash I secretly feel like I'm a superfan !!!

[@1pearljamfan498]

Agreed, what an awesome song, instruments and let's not forget the best vocals ever before and ever again!

[@MsGechi77]

30 years later & still amazing! 💜

[@calpokid13]

i do not need... he does not need.. a microphone...a microphone...my voice is f^^%&^ing powerful!

[@Teppi9076]

The D!

[@truthtruth9056]

🎤🎶💪👍

[@flipjupiter1]

I'm from Yonkers and Pearl Jam is my favorite band of all time. What an event this was. Unfortunately I was 11 and had no idea. But when I was 15 I discovered them, probably listening to the radio, and I never stopped loving their music. Now I'm 37 and flew from Los Angeles to Chicago and saw their Wrigley Field show 2016. It was the shit! Had such a great time. Love PJ 4 life! 🤘 Edit* Looking forward to the new album Dark Matter! Few more weeks until it's released. 🤘

[@ericahbenton2451]

This makes me want to go back in time.

[@shonuff4323]

I miss the 90s so much. I don't know how to explain it to someone who wasn't alive then. Everything just seemed exciting. Everything seemed so fresh and new. The Seattle sound had just emerged and Rap/Hip Hop was in its golden age. Everyone got along. The country(USA) was doing great. We had just come out of the Gulf War, Soviet Union had just collapsed, and the economy was starting to do really well. It felt like the peak. People just seemed happier. It is such a stark contrast to today(2024). I do very much believe the internet ruined a lot of things. As great as the internet is, it has a ton of negatives.

[@darkhorse1985]

Me too

[@DrufusTheDufus]

‎

[@BTaylor3444]

The way Eddie interacts with fans at the end, he really seems like a genuinely nice person.

[@shonuff4323]

He is. I mentioned in the comments above how I met him a few years ago. He was super nice. You can tell he genuinely appreciates his fans.

[@erikcox8749]

Man what a voice ☮️

[@mikemantha5407]

you can feel they are on the cusp of greatness here.....and EV is mesmerizing

[@kinneyclausnitzer2791]

1992 pinkpop festival is a true career highlight concert for them also checkout the mtv unplugged they did amazing with headphones

[@laurawatters914]

Yesss headphones 🎧 totally awesome, if anyone has some decent headphones you should used them, it really makes a difference.

[@lukeddmservices]

haha, I wonder who them little kids are near the stage and if they realise what they were lucky enough to see. Awesome video..

[@pjman-yy2kd]

What I wouldn't give to be at Tower Records on that day,to meet Ed,Jeff,Stone,Mike and Dave and get an autographed copy of Ten!! CLASSIC!!!

[@carlosmaldonado5411]

Almost 7 minutes into this video, when I realized, Eddie is performing without a mic.............!!!! True musicians, the world needs more.................! Pearl Jam define's an era, Pearl Jam you ARE a era!

[@Derp009]

He is using a mic, he’s just sitting with it in his hand

[@whyhatestrangers]

No, really guys it's true. He's not using a mic. No amplification needed. Eddie is just that powerful.

[@jecapeca]

@@Derp009 And sometimes... not even that! 😉😁

[@Aggrofool]

Modern musicians: need mic with autotune software

[@greygod8141]

4:18 I promise things don't normally go over my head lol but if most of the people commenting are being sarcastic I can't tell, probably its really obvious but I seen some other comments besides this thread saying he's singing without a mic and its painfully obvious he is lmao have a good one though.

[@smarterthanyou5688]

Can you can't get more raw and powerful than this... You could hear than and knew they would become one of the biggest bands in the world... You could see in Stones smile he was like...we got us an amazing singer....

[@laurawatters914]

Everyone in the band is awesome ☺️ Stone, Jeff, Mike and Dave A. And of course Eddie Vedder, he is such a sweetheart, look how he responds to the little kids!! ❤️🤘 love Pearl Jam ❤️ such a powerful and passionate voice sometimes without a 🎤.

[@mariemarquez2480]

The fact that this was 30 years ago is just mind blowing. I was lucky enough to see Pearl Jam in the hay day 91 and 92 I've never seen them since. They have been through my town several times I just never had the chance to see them live again. But I'm glad I was able to see them before they became the big huge mega stars that they are now. I'm so happy for all of their success and I thank God that they are still here with us today. Their music changed our world tremendously. Those little kids were so lucky to sit there and converse with Eddie and the guys so they have to be probably in their 30s by now, so cool so freaking cool!! ❤️

[@laurawatters914]

@@mariemarquez2480 I totally agree!! I love these concerts before they because huge, I've seen videos when Eddie was in another band called Bad Radio where he sings Betterman and to watched Eddie sing it in Pearl Jam is amazing, I cried each time he sings it because thinking back to his first band, he must of been thinking am I ever going anywhere? I'm just really proud of them all. 😊💓🤘✌️Really, your comment is lovely!!

[@needachange]

Mike on the right stone on the left I can’t remember seeing this before

[@ellenphillips1723]

I thought the same thing!

[@scottsoltani3203]

You’re right it’s usually the other way around and Jeff is in wrong spot too.

[@marcelopeteli2326]

This is the most extraordinary thing I've ever seen

[@laurawatters914]

Some really lucky people seeing this for real WOW!! Wish I had a time machine. ❤️🤘

[@jdawg4237]

What I would give to have been there! Shit they were and still are so good!

[@hernancruz5523]

This footage Is a jewel...

[@sabrinadurando4498]

I was 21 when Ten came out.I loved them from their beginning and still love Pearl jam!

[@dbstrozier]

Ed you beautiful human..this takes my breath away everytime

[@pamraposo1203]

what a voice he was blessed with... damn

[@diegocarvalho8461]

Black is one of favorite songs ever for me.

[@slando4848]

Oceans will always blow my doors off and this is no exception. So raw, just perfect.

[@manu9629]

Things like this are gold

[@layneinchains5655]

Amazing. I used to go to that same tower records and wait outside in line whenever a new album was coming out... the good old days...

[@Grandizer8989]

LayneInChains what’s an album? Lol

[@stevelally2754]

I'd love to imagine what the guy was thinking when he was filming this. It sure wasnt, holy shit, I HAVE GOLD HERE. Amazing performance, amazing band.

[@edsambucci9564]

My main focus was to try and capture the feeling of the room really. It was such a special and intimate performance. Being pretty familiar with the material already really helped too because I had some ideas about when to zoom and when to stay wide. Wanna laugh? I always feel bad watching this back that I didn't shake his hand when he extended his. lol

[@dannymarshburn2807]

It was an awesome time to be a teenager.

[@laurawatters914]

Remember records stores??? Used to be my favorite place to go, used to spend hours there, used to have quite a collection.

[@emilyreeves4942]

I knew as soon as he stood up that Porch would be next 👏🤘

[@coldcrush9]

Amazing rare footage of the greatest band ever

[@ninera11]

SETLIST Wash 3:17 Black 7:13 Alive 12:46 Oceans 20:26 Porch 24:49

[@bethanymanning737]

did they ever record Wash?

[@kaispoke9913]

@@bethanymanning737 sim

[@Peaches.bee92]

@@bethanymanning737 yes. Lost dogs

[@warborn_inc.]

@Bethany Manning Yes it was a B side to a CD single back in the day and it came out on Lost Dogs later

[@tomlambertson9749]

Great video of them as they were starting out. I love that there is so much live coverage of this band. I like how each member pours his heart and soul into every song and every performance. I hope to see them on tour one of these days.

[@scottytc]

Recorded through a 1990s era camcorder and his voice sounds almost like a studio cut.

[@davidwright873]

I couldn't even imagine having that on my resume of life events!! how cool is that?

[@terrypoe7274]

What a Gem to see on KZbin. Would have been cool to be there early on. Second best video next to the unplugged MTV show. Love the album, but acoustic really shows how talented they are!

[@WandaWooten]

OMG!!! Excellent

[@Mysterywhiteboy78]

Such a lovely guy he says to that fan ' you look great , really handsome , healthy'

[@cecilependu1836]

Mysterywhiteboy78 in what sec does he say that?

[@clarabarros6722]

@@cecilependu1836 35:15

[@bethanymanning737]

this video makes me feel like i’m THERE. and oh i wish i was.

[@fernandovazquez7550]

De la época que se grabó éste video, en Argentina había muy poco o casi nulo material visual de PJ. Algunos pocos, muy pocos, tenían acceso a imágenes de cómo era PJ en vivo. Los demás...muchos más, sospechábamos, especulábamos, imaginábamos cómo era PJ en vivo, sólo con el dato del sonido de su primer cd. Está bien, ya habíamos visto el video de "Alive"...eso hacía que la espera de tener esas imágenes fuese casi insoportable. Yo tenía la certeza que era algo grande...MUY GRANDE! A fines de los 90's, en mi trabajo, conocí un tipo que era tanto o más fanático de PJ que yo. Fue él quién me confirmó: "Si, en vivo son DEMOLEDORES"...creo que ya circulaba, de mano en mano el "PinkPop 92".

[@thelene4172]

Era la misma cosa en Francia. No MTV en la casa de mis parentes 😞

[@cloroxbleach3838]

33:28 it's cute how Eddie gave the marker to the fan next to him to get it open since his hand was fucked up xD

[@israx3825]

UFF, Iove so much the 90s. All that we lived was great and new, all the changes in Tech, TV and music

[@hamsamick4002]

I've come to accept that it's Eddie's world and we just live in it.

[@maximusmeridius3106]

Fuck that.

[@josiahherrera6120]

@maximusmeridius3106 go fuck around, no one is forcing you to listen this real music

[@Gernansky]

HaHa! Well - overstated, but, what a gift he has. And had the guts to put it out there. And his band-mates put their faith in him. So give it up to them. His voice was so completely obscure then. But so incredible at the same time. Guts and faith to do it. Great admiration for them 👊🏻

[@tamijusttami637]

Damn. So powerful. The Vedder Voice.

[@darkhorse1985]

I'm trying to learn Even Flow with my vocal coach Eddie's voice is intimidating to a singer

[@michaelatcheson4816]

Videos like these are proof that time travel either will NEVER be invented, or if it is possible to travel back in time and witness a sweet historic show, you enter another dimension completely. Or, 90’s videos are permanent relics and aren’t affected by time travel, and this show is actually crammed with time-travelling Pearl Jam fans. This is a tough kind of show to play. Gotta watch your dynamics and volume and still bring out the best of the tune.

[@cutterpillow9]

I am glad that I am a 90s kid.

[@scottsoltani3203]

There something special about this band when they had Dave A in it. I bought everything up to Yield. I know Krusen played drums on Ten, but the way Dave A played live with this band was magic. Those first two records are great, and some of Vitalogy is hit or miss. This was a great time for the band.

[@warborn_inc.]

Agree completely. They were definitely magic with Dave A. behind the kit

[@lunamontoya5613]

Eddie es fantástico esa voz sin igual, sin micrófono, lo amo Pearl Jam

[@rodhall1868]

I can't believe how young edved looks. Pure Awesomeness right here just some boys on the road to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.

[@ettydavis]

He's fucked up

[@laurawatters914]

This is such a treasure in my eyes ooohhh my goodness!!! I LOVE PEARL JAM ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@BD-xn2dp]

Pure magic! And how cool is it that Mike is on Ed's left instead of right and vice versa for Stone. I'm so used to seeing it the other way around.

[@cymaddux3131]

I haven't ever seen anyone sing without a mic as powerful as Vedder in this set

[@kylehill9653]

he has a mic tho

[@cymaddux3131]

@@kylehill9653 he puts it down at 12:58 and does the rest without it.

[@kylehill9653]

oh shit u right my b

[@sabrinadurando4498]

Eddie was and Is fantastic😊

[@jasonpeters9716]

Best things bout ALL those great Early-mid 90s bands? At they're best live! Most those 60s bands? (ESPECIALLY the British bands? ) Sucked live. Except The Who. The Doors, CSNY, Hendrix, Black Sabbath, MC5, CCR, Stooges, Velvet Underground were great live tho. Mostly the American bands. Sabbath prob best live British band then. They're drummer Beatles/Led Zeppelin/Pink Floyd/Stones? Yawn 🥱 😫 😦 🥱

[@shooterjam]

I always notice how shy Eddie is in the early years.

[@jecapeca]

You mean - high? 😁

[@fhatheadproductions]

Didn’t appear all that shy when performing with his first band Bad Radio. He even a Kiedis vibe. The clips are on youtube.

[@PS2542]

Yeah, he wasn’t famous in the slightest when he was with Bad Radio, no reason to hide.

[@leinonibishop9480]

@@fhatheadproductions he also had been living in San Diego for several years when he was in bad radio and his friends were at the shows. Seattle was a whole new thing and he didn’t know anyone. Going on tour would also be a whole new thing with strangers everywhere.

[@edvedder7835]

Amazing footage. Thank you. Vedder appears high as hell, but he sounds Amazing! Dave was easily their best drummer. Would give my left nut to get this in high quality audio/video. I so miss the 1990's.

[@davidlyon3185]

This was my Tower Records for my college years in Bronxville! Shame I was 3 years too late!!

[@russelldhaluschak6977]

Wow !!... Such a Awesome Raw Show ..Pearl Jam rocks anywhere ✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻

[@pamraposo1203]

amazing voice!

[@Aggrofool]

Oh man, this was before they hit the big time.

[@virginiaknighten4687]

Eddie and The Boys are so awesome looking here...Their long hair😍

[@lolapar9832]

This is my number one favorite video on all of KZbin. I cry every time that I wasn't born yet for everything in the Seattle scene. I live here, but being born in 1999 sucks man. It really sucks.

[@cloroxbleach3838]

I was born the same year. I fucking hate my life -.- you know my parents were around 20 during this time but they still to this day have no idea who pj is. The fuck. Is it that even possible xD

[@lolapar9832]

honestLY my dude

[@petethepirate730]

This was a good year to be 16. Fun times.

[@MattMuirhead]

Ledzep9620 if your folks were 20 in 91 and don’t know PJ, sorry dude - you were either adopted by aliens or they were living among the Amish. I was 16 in ‘91 and you couldn’t escape their music if you tried.

[@a.graham7979]

Pearl Jam and Nirvana were everywhere in the early 90's. It was a really awesome time for mainstream music. You could turn on MTV and actually see something cool. Technology has advanced so far since then that the life is totally different now. We couldn't have even imagined something like KZbin back then. An iPod would have blown our minds. An iPhone would have literally seemed like an impossible magical device. I miss the 90's, though.

[@TimmyJamesDafunnyMan]

Eddie is such a nice guy they all are

[@LucasAlves-gq9jj]

The same flannel he's wearing on Even Flow

[@troutmask9111]

Lucas he wore that flannel a lot in 1991-1992

[@justinthyme1199]

Autographed copy of ten. That would be awesome to have. Pearl Jam rocks.

[@rickboyer6676]

How can ANYONE "thumbs down"... this is so grassroots! Record shops, gd it! Such a moment in history for so many. I love the small convos in the bg. Very cool to see the beginnings of a true legendary rock band. Thank you for sharing.

[@JamieCarilli]

Bring back Tower Records

[@TheDam1776]

Just came across this video. Wow!! I lived in Westchester County in 1991 and had bought the Ten album and was crazy about PJ. How could I have not known about this?!!! Thank you dude for recording it.

[@marioriquelme1651]

Grandes momentos de la vida. PJ me acompaña desde que inició sus primeros acordes. La rabia, fuerza , sentir y todo lo que tienen sus canciones... Me salvaron

[@shawnbennet432]

Was living in Yonkers at the time, 13 great time in my life.

[@suniltailor5120]

THIS is Pearl Jam... absolutely love their old stuff. Great raw video

[@jaminwhite17]

Pretty sure this is the greatest thing ever captured on FILM.

[@heyitsme6067]

Ikr!!??!!

[@runfresno1]

Saw them multiple times over the years recently The Home Shows in Seattle and still brought tears to my eyes!!

[@laurawatters914]

@Em Dot~ you are Soo damn lucky!! 🤘✌️☺️

[@faizahsari1373]

I love this.

[@maguffintop2596]

Eddie singing Black- geez. Powerful.

[@marcoheckert889]

Que obra de arte. Tem que ser guardado com carinho.os novos e os velhos fãs agradecem . Obrigado!!!

[@chw14556]

I feel like people often overlook how good these musicians ALL are. Eddie is obviously incredible, but let’s not overlook the incredible talents around him.

[@laurawatters914]

Everyone is excellent Stone, Jeff, Mike McCready 🎸 and Matt🥁 I love Pearl Jam ❤️🤘🎶🎤 love Eddie very much!!

[@laurawatters914]

And of course Dave A. And all other drummers they were all awesome!! 🥁

[@rickstalentedtongue910]

@@laurawatters914 Dave A, Matt has the personality of a Drum Machine.

[@jacquihurt4843]

Better times. I miss those times.

[@branko210]

''...back to the clean form - to the pure form...'' without the mic = just fucking perfect ;)

[@whitecrow255]

Best band EVER!