The band’s roots can be traced deep into the Seattle underground of the 80s. Revered for their integrity and passionate live performances, Pearl Jam remain one of rock’s most successful modern rock acts and their ten studio albums have collectively moved around 60 million copies worldwide. Lesser bands could easily have folded under the pressure, but Eddie Vedder and company hung on in there, outstripping their plaid-clad contemporaries and carving out their own highly individualistic niche. Their initial rise to prominence was truly astronomical, with the 15 million sales from the band’s first two albums rapidly catapulting them from obscurity to superstardom. He also contributed to the soundtrack for the actor/director's 2007 movie Into The Wild, which inspired his solo debut album of the same name and won him a Golden Globe for Best Song Motion Picture.Along with fellow Seattleites Nirvana and Soundgarden, Pearl Jam will forever be synonymous with grunge, the heavy, revolutionary rock’n’roll sound from the Pacific north-west which thrust alt.rock onto the world stage on the cusp of the 90s. This isn't the first time Eddie and Sean have teamed up. The film and soundtrack are both came out on August 20. 'It became just the perfect cherry on top of the sundae.”įlag Day stars Penn and his son, Dylan Penn, as well as Josh Brolin, Norbert Leo Butz, Dale Dickey, Eddie Marsan, Bailey Noble, Hopper Jack Penn, and Katheryn Winnick. “After this flood of gorgeous songs from Cat Power, Glen Hansard, and Eddie Vedder, we were just about to do a final mix on the film when Ed sent me Olivia singing ‘My Father’s Daughter,’' Penn explained in a statement. His daughter Olivia Vedder also recorded her first song for the project, aptly titled 'My Father's Daughter,' which was written by Eddie and Glen Hansard. Listen to Eddie's cover of 'Drive' above.

The band responded to Vedder's cover on Instagram saying they 'really love Eddie’s take on' the song and their 'psyched' for its inclusion in the film, which was directed by. The Pearl Jam frontman's version stays true to the original, though his raspy vocals make it undeniably his. Eddie Vedder contributed 10 songs to the Flag Day soundtrack, including a cover of R.E.M.'s 'Drive.'

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