Formed after the demise of Gossard and Ament's previous band, Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam broke into the mainstream with their debut album, Ten, in 1991. Ten stayed on the Billboard 200 chart for nearly five years, and has gone on to become one of the highest-selling rock records ever, going 13× platinum in the United States. Released in 1993, Pearl Jam's second album, Vs., sold over 950,000 copies in its first week of release, setting the record for most copies of an album sold in its first week of release at the time. Their third album, Vitalogy (1994), became the second-fastest-selling CD in history at the time, with more than 877,000 units sold in its first week.
One of the key bands in the grunge movement of the early 1990s, Pearl Jam's members often shunned popular music industry practices such as making music videos or participating in interviews. The band also sued Ticketmaster, claiming it had monopolized the concert-ticket market. In 2006, Rolling Stone described the band as having "spent much of the past decade deliberately tearing apart their own fame."
Pearl Jam had sold more than 85 million albums worldwide by 2018, including nearly 32 million albums in the United States by 2012, making them one of the best-selling bands of all time. Pearl Jam was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017 in its first year of eligibility. They were ranked eighth in a readers' poll by Rolling Stone magazine in its "Top Ten Live Acts of All Time" issue. Throughout its career, the band has also promoted wider social and political issues, from pro-abortion rights sentiments to opposition to George W. Bush's presidency. Vedder acts as the band's spokesman on these issues.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Jam
Studio albums
Ten (1991)
Vs. (1993)
Vitalogy (1994)
No Code (1996)
Yield (1998)
Binaural (2000)
Riot Act (2002)
Pearl Jam (2006)
Backspacer (2009)
Lightning Bolt (2013)
Gigaton (2020)
Another Brick in the Wall
Pearl Jam Lyrics
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We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teacher leave them kids alone
Hey teacher, leave them kids alone
All in all it's just another brick in the wall
All in all you're just another brick in the wall
We don't need no education
We don't need no thought control
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
Teachers leave them kids alone
Hey teacher, leave us kids alone
All in all you're just another brick in the wall
All in all you're just another brick in the wall
Wrong! Do it again. Wrong! Do it again.
If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat?
You! Yes, you behind the bike sheds, stand still, laddy!
The lyrics of Pearl Jam's song Another Brick in the Wall express a rebellion against the education system and the oppression of individuality and creativity. The song talks about the lack of freedom that students experience in schools, where education is simply another brick in the wall of conformity. The lines "we don't need no education, we don't need no thought control" are repeated throughout the song, emphasizing the need for personal freedom and the right to self-expression. The teachers are often portrayed as oppressors, with their sarcasm and control over the students' lives being criticized in the song.
The song also references the consequences of not conforming to the system, highlighted in the lyrics "wrong! Do it again, wrong! Do it again. If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?" The repetition of these lines further emphasizes the lack of freedom experienced by the students and the importance of following the rules and conforming to the system.
In conclusion, Another Brick in the Wall by Pearl Jam is a powerful commentary on the education system and its effects on individuality and creativity. The song calls for more freedom and less thought control and oppression.
Line by Line Meaning
We don't need no education
We would prefer not to have formal education imposed upon us.
We don't need no thought control
We reject any attempts to manipulate or control our thoughts, beliefs or actions through education systems.
No dark sarcasm in the classroom
We do not appreciate teachers using cruel humor, or belittling us in front of the class to prove a point.
Teacher leave them kids alone
We request that teachers stop intervening in our personal lives outside of the classroom.
Hey teacher, leave them kids alone
We strongly urge teachers to refrain from micromanaging our lives, and focus only on imparting knowledge and skills.
All in all it's just another brick in the wall
Education systems treat students as an assembly of identical elements and ignore any unique attributes.
All in all you're just another brick in the wall
The system is designed to produce identical products (students), making them replaceable, and easily disposable.
Wrong! Do it again. Wrong! Do it again.
Failure is not an option, originality is not encouraged, and learning is not the priority.
If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat yer meat?
'We' control the system, and if one wants to reap the benefits, they must adhere to our strict rules and follow orders without question.
You! Yes, you behind the bike sheds, stand still, laddy!
Even going to the limited places that offer escape from the classroom serve no purpose, as it is still an institution in which one is to comply.
Contributed by Annabelle P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@26Publicitaria
Já entendi porque os caras gostam de tocar no Brasil, nos outros países a platéia parece não esboçar reação, enquanto aqui é uma loucura a gente grita e canta junto. Pearl Jam, melhor banda do mundo!!!
@lethe2008
i love it...keep on rolling...bushshit you're time's up...one last breath...one more to go!!!
@snakeweirdo
Pearl Jam is the shit! lol
@MarkusAntony
"George Bush leave this world alone...", "George Bush go home!...." ROFL! Go Eddie!
@cbennett196631
Needs to be modernized
Biden and Trump leave this world alone….
@Bymagu
O que acontece Suzana, e que la eles sao respeitados e civilizados, e uma cultura diferente, sem falar que eles no Brasil, todos, sao tratados como Deuses, devido a nos darmos valor so o que e de fora, e la fora existe outras tantas bandas iguais ou melhor que eles, que os brasileiros nao conhecem. E como somos carentes de idolos, tudo e uma loucura. Amo MPB, Bossa Nova, Rock Brasileiro, Samba de Raiz, Moda... la fora dao valor na verdadeira musica brasileira, aqui reina a putaria local...
@vidadura869
+Bymagu Verdade pura
@augustooliver912
2021