Pearl Jam First Gig & MTV Unplugged Reissue
Updated: Oct 22
On October 22, 1990, "Pearl Jam" made its debut live show, then still under the name "Mookie Blaylock".
(Photo: Karen Mason Blair)
The first performance of "Mookie Blaylock" was held at the "Off Ramp Cafe" in Seattle before a small club audience.
By the way, their first round of performances was performed by "Mookie Blaylock" as a warm-up band for another Seattle band called "Alice In Chains". Alice took them under their wing and promoted them during the tour.
The short setlist included the songs "Even Flow (Sound Check)", "Release", "Alone", "Alive", "Once", "Even Flow", "Black", "Breath", "Girl".
This historic moment is captured on camera and anyone who listens and watches will learn that the songs are performed in different and slower versions than those familiar to us from the band's debut album "Ten", while the songs "Release", "Once" and "Black" include different lyrics from the album versions.
To mark the band's 30th anniversary in 2020, "Pearl Jam" released, for the first time, its "MTV Unplugged" appearance for streaming services.
The performance was recorded in New York on March 16, 1992. The official album contains seven tracks: six from "Ten" and "State Of Love And Trust" from the "Singles" soundtrack. It was officially released: first on limited vinyl in 2019, then digitally and on CD in 2020. This is a later release of a 1992 live recording, not a new studio album.
On the occasion of the band's 30th anniversary celebrations, the album first became available on all streaming platforms as well as in a CD version.
For Listening: Spotify, Apple Music
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