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“Grunge was a much-needed break from the corporate ’80s sound. It literally put electric guitar rock back on the map”: Nancy Wilson explains why Seattle has produced so many guitar heroes

The Heart legend looks back at the prolific musical legacy of her hometown in this exclusive excerpt from new book The Sound of Seattle

Guitar World

Can the relic'ing on a Mike McCready Fender Road Worn Strat be 'improved'? This video finds out

It turns out that one of the key ingredients is a relic wax made by one of the UK's top pickup builders

MusicRadar

Pearl Jam review – Manchester audience rescues a stricken Eddie Vedder

The Seattle band have settled handsomely into classic rock, and Vedder’s vocal struggles scarcely matter amid a set full of surprises, singalongs and showboating guitar

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From Dylan to Prince, The Stooges to The La's: the 10 best covers by Pearl Jam

Eddie Vedder & co. have done a truckload of cover versions across their career - here's ten of the best

Louder

“Jimmy Page said, ‘Wow, I love the way you play that song.’ I was like, ‘God, I could die now’”: Heart’s Nancy Wilson on their long road to the top, grunge friends – and that cover of Stairway to Heaven

The band might have landed in the ’70s, but Nancy Wilson is inspiring more players than ever in 2024 –just glance at Instagram

Guitar World

These 15 pioneering Fender Stratocaster players made the model their own – and learning their trailblazing approaches shows why the Strat is still one of the most versatile electric guitars

Learn the signature styles of 15 Strat-wielding icons – including Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Nile Rodgers, H.E.R., Mark Knopfler and more

Guitar World

“Back to being 12 years old, going to a show and holding a sign that said, ‘Can I play the guitar solo for Alive?’” Pearl Jam producer Andrew Watt joins Mike McCready to share one of the all-time great guitar solos

Pearl Jam have treated their fans to surprise guests, deep cuts and covers on the US leg of their ‘Dark Matter’ tour

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Pearl Jam producer Andrew Watt guests onstage with the band on Alive in Las Vegas – and Mike McCready lets him share the guitar solo

Son, she said, have I got a little solo for you

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“That was one hell of a fall”: Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready falls off stage mid-solo – but doesn’t miss a note

The Pearl Jam guitarist disappeared on the first night of the grunge heroes’ tour in Vancouver, but not even falling off stage could stop his shred-fest

Guitar World

“I’ve typically been afraid of Strats just because they carry so much baggage”: How a gift from Mike McCready helped change St. Vincent’s relationship with the Stratocaster

Listen to the song that St. Vincent reveals begged for a Strat moment

Guitar World

“When Van Halen came out, I thought it was the greatest sound I’d ever heard. Eddie was like, ‘Nah, I never really liked the sound of that record’”: Mike McCready recalls meeting Eddie Van Halen – and tries his hand at playing Eruption off the cuff

The Pearl Jam guitarist has opened up about his encounter with the guitar legend on Howard Stern, before showing off a few two-hand tapping licks

Guitar World

“Kurt said some stuff about us that was a real bummer. I thought Nirvana were a good band. Our response to their criticism was, Dude, why are you being such a dick?” Pearl Jam look back on their 'feud' with Nirvana

Back in the early '90s, Nirvana's Kurt Cobain had a bone to pick with fellow grunge superstars Pearl Jam, much to Pearl Jam's bemusement

Metal Hammer

"A guy named Alexander Dumble made the amps": Andrew Watt reveals the gear behind Pearl Jam's new album

"I have Marshalls, Fenders, Voxes, Oranges, Supros – all different kinds of amps. But since the day we got this amp I've not plugged into anything else," he said of his favourite Dumble modded amp

MusicRadar

"We referenced The Cure a lot while making it": Stone Gossard reveals Pearl Jam's shared inspiration, and why he feels more heard as a guitarist on new album, Dark Matter

"You could be the greatest guitar player in the world but a ten-year-old could learn to play that in an hour", he says of the "magic" melodic moments he loves to discover in songwriting

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"They've gone out of their way to turn up the dial and make things as heavy as possible": Pearl Jam sweep the pretenders away on Dark Matter

There’s vim and vigour aplenty from Seattle survivors Pearl Jam on album number 12, Dark Matter

Guitar World

“Is it just me, or is that Stone Gossard and/or Mike McCready doing The Gojira Pick Scrape™?” March 2024 Guitar World editors’ picks

From indie folk, full-throttle blues rock and flamenco-meets-fusion to the guitar crossover episode you never knew you needed – here are our standout guitar tracks from the past 30 days

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"A mesmerising snapshot of the nihilistic grunge age": Mad Season's only album may forever be associated with tragedy and loss, but the musicians sound liberated

With members of Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains and Screaming Trees on board, Mad Season's 1995 album Above was gut-wrenching but transfixing

Louder

The 20 greatest rock supergroups ever

From Cream and ELP to Temple Of The Dog and Velvet Revolver, these are history’s greatest supergroups

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“This song presents a kind of revisionist history where guitar solos were cool after all in the early noughties”: February 2024 Guitar World editors' picks

From neoclassical tapping clinics to cosmic, spaghetti western-esque guitar soundscapes, this month has provided an embarrassment of six-string riches

MusicRadar

"No hyperbole, I think this is our best work" – Eddie Vedder claims Pearl Jam raised the bar on new album Dark Matter, but their 2024 tour ticket prices are soaring too

Opinion: Reports of £160+ per ticket for early fan club access to the band's UK tour dates don't bode well for some fans

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Pearl Jam Unleashes Hard-Hitting Album, Show No Signs of Mellowing

Pearl Jam's upcoming album, played for the first time at the Troubadour, shows the band's relentless energy and their best work yet.

Guitar World

“Playability is where this guitar shines. This Strat is a player”: Fender Mike McCready Stratocaster review

With its Road Worn finish and easy neck, the Pearl Jam guitarist's new signature Strat feels like it's had a few decades under its belt, and is just warming up

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“For better or worse, you’re gonna hear a lot more lead guitar from me… I went crazy”: Mike McCready offers update on “heavier” new Pearl Jam album

McCready says it is heavier, it has the “melody and energy” of Ten and Vs, and we all might just hear it this year

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"It's a lot heavier than you'd expect": Mike McCready on Pearl Jam's next album, working with Andrew Watt, and the state of the US

Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready talks smashed Stratocasters, screaming solos, and why his band need their "asses kicked"

Guitar World

“I loved Hendrix – he was my first guitar hero... But seeing Stevie Ray Vaughan was transcendent. He made me understand Hendrix better”: Mike McCready says SRV helped him make sense of this Hendrix technique

“When he [Vaughan] did Voodoo Child, it was so bad-ass," McCready says. “He changed how I wanted to play, and if you listen to Even Flow, you can hear me trying to emulate his stuff”

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