Gossard commented that there was more "contouring" and "honing" of demo material than on previous records. The band spent a large amount of time rehearsing the songs to get the best takes possible. Vedder said that the band was able to "team up" and have a "partnership" while the album was being recorded. Guitarist Mike McCready noticed a change in Vedder's attitude during the recording of Yield, stating, "I used to be afraid of him and not want to confront him on things. Ament also said that Vedder's reaction to the rest of the band's new material kept "everybody energized about their place in the band." Vedder worked with the other band members on their own material before work was started on his. Ament said that "everybody took that to heart," and O'Brien added that most of the songs came to the studio finished.
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Lead vocalist Eddie Vedder had made the final decisions for Vitalogy and No Code however, at the end of the No Code recording sessions, Vedder suggested to bassist Jeff Ament that it would be better for the other members to write and bring in more complete songs so Vedder would be under less pressure to finish the songs. Ĭompared with Vitalogy and No Code, Yield represented more of a team effort among all members of the group. The album would be the last collaboration with O'Brien for several years, until he was brought on board in 2008 to remix the band's debut album Ten and produce 2009's Backspacer. The album was then mixed by O'Brien at his mixing facility at Southern Tracks in Atlanta, Georgia. Yield was recorded throughout 1997 in Seattle, Washington at Studio X and Studio Litho, the latter of which is owned by guitarist Stone Gossard. He was replaced with Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron.įor its fifth album, Pearl Jam again worked with producer Brendan O'Brien, whom the band had worked with on its previous three records.
The album is Pearl Jam's last release with drummer Jack Irons, who left the band during the album's promotional tour. The record has been certified platinum by the RIAA in the United States. The band did more promotion for the album compared to No Code, including a return to full-scale touring and the release of a music video for the song " Do the Evolution". While like No Code, the album soon began dropping down the charts, Yield eventually outsold its predecessor. Yield received positive reviews and debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. The album was hailed as a return to the band's early, straightforward rock sound, and marked a more collaborative effort from the band as opposed to relying heavily on frontman Eddie Vedder to compose the song lyrics. Following a short promotional tour for its previous album, No Code (1996), Pearl Jam recorded Yield throughout 1997 at Studio Litho and Studio X in Seattle, Washington. Yield is the fifth studio album by American alternative rock band Pearl Jam, released on February 3, 1998.
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