Pearl Jam's latest video for the track "Just Breathe" (Live at Austin City Limits) is now available online and in iTunes.
Pearl Jam's Austin City Limits performance airs next week Saturday, November 21. Check your local listings or austincitylimits.org for times.
For a band that doesn't care about chart position, Pearl Jam's newest album, "Backspacer," has done surprisingly well. Although the band has kept a strong presence on the charts through the years, it hasn't had a number one album in 13 years. They last reached the top of the Billboard Top 200 in 1996, when "No Code" debuted at #1.
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Backspacer" sold 189,000 units in its first week when it hit the top, but "
No Code" managed to sell nearly 400,000 in its first week.
As for their most recent surprising chart success, any number of reasons could be cited. Many have pointed to the successful return of long time producer Brendan O'Brien (he was their producer for their previous #1s). Perhaps its their exclusive deal with target. Or perhaps it is due in part to an aggressive marketing campaign which included a stop on Conan O'Brien, playing snippets of the first single "The Fixer" during the MLB All-Star game, and a TV commercial. It also could be due to the Cameron Crowe directed music video for the aforementioned single. Or, maybe it's just the band's ability to connect to a younger crowd.
