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Harmonix, the world’s premier music video game development company,
and MTV Games, a part of Viacom’s MTV Networks, today confirmed that
Ten, the debut album that sold
 twelve
million copies and introduced the world to Pearl Jam in 1991, will
be offered for download in the Rock Band Music Store day-and-date
with the re-issue of the album in stores on March 24th,
2009.
Paul DeGooyer, Senior Vice President of Electronic Games and Music
for MTV Networks Music/Logo Group, added, “Just hearing the first
few notes of Jeremy or Alive brings back all the raw
emotion of this incredible, hugely important album. We are honored
to be working with Pearl Jam to deliver Ten as it is
re-issued.”
In addition to the track Alive that is already available on
the Rock Band 2 game disc, the Pearl Jam Ten Download Pack
will include the additional ten songs from the album:
1. Once
2. Even Flow
3. Why Go
4. Black
5. Jeremy
6. Oceans
7. Porch
8. Garden
9. Deep
10. Release
Pearl Jam released Ten on August 27th, 1991. The
album reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, sold over twelve
million copies and became one of the cultural touchstones of the
1990’s. Songs such as Alive, Black, Even Flow
and Jeremy became staples of rock radio, and still make
frequent appearances on the band’s ever-changing concert setlists.
The album was produced by Rick Parasher. Pearl Jam’s 1991 lineup was
Jeff Ament (bass), Stone Gossard (guitar), Dave Krusen (drums), Mike
McCready (guitar) and Eddie Vedder (vocals). |
