We got a chance to talk with him about the band's decision to release a staggering number of live shows from their 2000 tour, what makes a band jam, and where live albums fit into a musician's discography.ĪllMusic: In your book Long Road, you devote a good section of a chapter on the 72 live albums that Pearl Jam released almost as "Official Bootlegs" from the Binaural tour. In Long Road, Hyden gives almost an autobiographical history of Pearl Jam from the fan's perspective, from the early albums, to their shying away from the spotlight, through their embrace of playing unforgettable live shows in front of their increasingly fanatical fanbase.
While each of the books offers thorough analysis, they each read like the best kinds of dorm room conversations, full of asides, personal anecdotes and deep connections. Author and music critic Steven Hyden has written a number of terrific rock books: Your Favorite Band is Killing Me which looks at the rivalries between bands and pop stars, the in-depth look at the death of classic rock Twilight of the Gods, the Radiohead analysis This Isn't Happening: Radiohead's "Kid A" and the Beginning of the 21st Century, and his newest publication Long Road: Pearl Jam and the Soundtrack of a Generation.
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