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.
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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)
Red Dot
Pearl Jam Lyrics
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We're all crazy and we're --
We're all crazy
We're all crazy and we're --
We're all crazy
We're all crazy and we're --
We're all crazy
We're all crazy and we're --
We're all crazy
We're all crazy and we're --
We're all crazy
We're all crazy and we're --
The repeating chorus of "We're all crazy" in Pearl Jam's song "The Color Red" speaks to the human condition of feeling like we're all a little bit insane at times. This feeling could be brought on by the chaos and confusion of the world around us, or it could come from the inner turmoil of our own minds. The song reflects on the idea that everyone has their own unique struggles and battles, which can sometimes make us feel like we're losing our minds. However, the repetition of the phrase suggests that this craziness is something that we all share, and it's a part of what makes us human.
The imagery of the color red is also present in the song, with lines like "I see the color red in my head" and "Life comes in hues of black and white, red is all I see." This could be interpreted as a metaphor for intense emotions, such as anger or passion, which can sometimes feel overwhelming and all-consuming. The final lines of the song suggest a desire to escape this madness: "Drifting away, away, away, you're gone, but the madness stays," indicating that even when we try to distance ourselves from our problems, they can still haunt us.
Line by Line Meaning
We're all crazy
Everyone has their own madness
We're all crazy and we're --
We may show it differently, but we all have our own form of madness
We're all crazy
No one is truly sane, we all have our own inner demons
We're all crazy and we're --
Our madness may not always show, but it is always there
We're all crazy
The human mind is complex and can't always be understood
We're all crazy and we're --
Our quirks and oddities make us unique and are part of our madness
Contributed by Tristan I. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@WhyDoIKeepFuckinUp
I just realized that they opened a show with this in 2014. I would have killed to see that.
@cainmd69
songs awesome
@afa78djd
I didnt think this would be up on you tube.
@WhyDoIKeepFuckinUp
They opened a show with it in 2014. I wish I was there.
@URSSband
Pearl Jam - Red Dot (Chili Peppers with Jack Irons)
@jjmah7
What the fuck are they saying??
@yieldinhiding
I always thought it was "War, all crazy. We're all crazy at war." Or just "We're all crazy...."
@jjmah7
@@yieldinhiding haha that’s as good a guess as any. I thought it sounded like “lord, I’m crazy, but lord I’m crazy ‘bout what?”
@zakman246
@@jjmah7 We're.... all crazy.... we're all crazy and we're.... (repeat). At least according to PJ's official lyrics.
@jjmah7
@@zakman246 that’s probably it then! lol such a weird ‘song’ and it sucks. It’s the kinda track you hear once then skip every other time 😂