Monday, August 22, 2011

Pearl Jam Twenty

It's hard to believe but it really has been twenty years since Pearl Jam's awesome debut album, 10, was released. As a lead-in to the band's 20th Anniversary, and starting with the first album, their vast, entire back catalogue has been remastered and re-released in 'Legacy Editions'. As much I often view such exercises as cynical attempts to make fans part with their hard-earned for albums they already own, the remastered version of 10, released in 2009, improves upon the original and is definitely worth investing in.

Getting to the point, long time fan and friend of the band Cameron Crowe (director of Singles and Jerry Maguire) has fashioned a documentary, featuring archival material, live performances and new interviews with the band, which is due for release in September. If you live in the Southampton/Portsmouth area and want to see the film then your best option at the moment is to point your browser to the Vue website; their Gunwharf cinema has one screening planned, on Tuesday 20th September (the day of release), and is selling advanced tickets already. Other local cinemas may have screenings in the pipeline, but their websites aren't saying as much at the moment (I'll add details of other local cinemas showing the film as soon I know of any).


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