Pearl Jam are ready to return to the mainstream after being out in the music wilderness for so long.
The Seattle rockers made a self sacrificial exile from the music media in the mid-ninties after the monumental successes of debut album 'Ten', and follow-up 'Vs'.
The band have since gone on to release six further albums which have seen the band maintain a core of hardcore loyal fans, but the successes of their earlier releases could not be maintained on more recent offerings such as 'Yield', 'Binaural' or 2002's previous album 'Riot Act'.
The anti-trust case with ticket operators Ticketmaster in the mid-ninties also saw the band disappear from the major touring venues at the height of their popularity, and the decision to not appear in music videos only went on to cement the bands eventual decline, but now they are ready to return to the spotlight.
Now lead guitarist Mike McCready says the band wants to be on the radio, and want to be back in the press.
He says, "Early on, we just got too huge too fast, in our minds - certainly for Ed, we made a conscious effort to pull back, concentrate on the music, and try to live normal lives."
"That was good to a point, because it helped us survive as a band. But bands have a want and a need to be heard on the radio, to be seen in the press. You want people to know that your music is out there."
And of the bands rediscovery of mainstream success McCready says, "Dude, we're stoked. Believe me. It's a feeling of elation and gratitude that we're still doing it after 15 years."
"There's a new energy to it: The record label seems to be into it a lot. People are keying into the songs. Radio is picking it up. We honestly didn't think we'd be at this point again, and it's a pleasant, pleasant surprise."
The band are currently riding high on the success of their self titled new album, which is said to be comparable musically to the earlier successes of the band's early ninties hey day.
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Pearl Jam are ready to return to the mainstream after being out in the music wilderness for so long.
