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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeff Ament Jeff Ament Jeff Ament Biography Early life Jeff Ament was born in Havre, Montana and grew up in the town of Big Sandy, Montana, a town with a population of less than 700. Ament’s father was mayor of Big Sandy for fifteen years, as well as a school bus driver.[1] Ament described his family growing up as "pretty poor"[2] and "hard-core Catholic."[3] Ament has one brother, Barry. He began playing the bass guitar as a teenager, often playing along with Ramones, The Clash, and The Police records. Ament participated in basketball, football, and track at Big Sandy High School, from which he graduated in 1981.[4] He then went on to college at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana, where he studied art and played basketball.[5][6] Ament quit college in the middle of his sophomore year after the university told him they were no longer going to continue its graphic design program.[7] Ament then relocated to Seattle, Washington in 1983 with his band Deranged Diction. While in Seattle Ament got a job working at a coffee shop in Belltown.[7] Jeff Ament on stage with Pearl Jam in Bologna, Italy on September 14, 2006 Background information Birth name Also known as Born Genre(s) Occupation(s) Instrument(s) Years active Label(s) Jeffrey Allen Ament Al Nostreet March 10, 1963 (1963-03-10) Havre, Montana, U.S. Alternative rock, grunge, hard rock Musician Bass, vocals 1982–present Homestead, Sub Pop, Stardog, Mercury, A&M, Epic, J, Monkey Wrench Pearl Jam, Green River, Mother Love Bone, War Babies, Temple of the Dog, Three Fish Associated acts Green River Ament became acquainted with fellow Seattle musicians Mark Arm and Steve Turner, and he was asked to join their new band Green River in 1984. The band also included drummer Alex Vincent, with guitarist Stone Gossard eventually being added to the line-up. By the time the band finished the recording of its debut EP, Come on Down, Turner decided to leave the group, citing his distaste with Ament and Gossard’s heavy metal leanings.[8] He was replaced by Ament’s former Deranged Diction bandmate, Bruce Fairweather. The band released the EP Come on Down in 1985 and followed it up with Dry As a Bone in 1987, the first release on Sub Pop records.[9] The band’s only full-length studio album, Rehab Doll, was released in 1988.[9] Infighting within the band lead to the group’s break-up during the recording of Rehab Doll. A stylistic division had developed between Jeffrey Allen Ament (born March 10, 1963 in Havre, Montana) is an American musician who serves as the bassist for the American rock band Pearl Jam. Along with Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, and Eddie Vedder, he is one of the founding members of Pearl Jam. Ament is also known for his work prior to Pearl Jam with the 1980s Seattle, Washington-based grunge rock bands Green River and Mother Love Bone, and is particularly notable for his work with the fretless bass, upright bass and twelve-string bass guitar. Ament was also a member of the side project band Three Fish. In 2008, Ament released his first solo album, Tone. 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ament and Gossard on one side, and Arm on the other.[10] Ament and Gossard wanted to pursue a major-label deal, while Arm wanted to remain independent, viewing the duo as being too careerist.[8] Regarding the accusation, Ament later said that during his time with the band he had to work at a restaurant in order to pay his rent, while the other members were supported by their parents. He said, "Did I want to play music and have my rent paid for? Hell yeah."[11] The band achieved a considerable local reputation in Seattle and had a significant influence on the genre later known as grunge, with Green River being described as "arguably the first grunge band."[8] Jeff Ament time" for him and Gossard that put them into a "band situation where we could play and make music."[12] The band’s lineup was completed by the addition of Soundgarden drummer Matt Cameron. The band started rehearsing songs that Cornell had written on tour prior to Wood’s death, as well as re-working some existing material from demos written by Gossard and Ament.[13] This project eventually featured vocalist Eddie Vedder, who had arrived in Seattle to audition to be the singer for Ament and Gossard’s next band, which later became Pearl Jam. Vedder sang a duet with Cornell on the song "Hunger Strike" and provided background vocals on several other songs. The band decided that it had enough material for an entire album and, in April 1991, Temple of the Dog was released through A&M Records. Mother Love Bone Following Green River’s dissolution, Ament established Mother Love Bone in 1988 along with former Green River members Gossard and Fairweather, former Malfunkshun frontman Andrew Wood, and former Ten Minute Warning and Skin Yard drummer Greg Gilmore. The band quickly worked on recording and performing locally and by late 1988 had become one of Seattle’s more promising bands. In early 1989 the band signed to PolyGram subsidiary Mercury Records. In March of that year the group issued its debut EP, Shine. In late 1989 the group returned to the studio to record its debut studio album, Apple. It was planned for a March 1990 release. Only days before the release of Apple, however, frontman Wood, who had a long history with drug problems, overdosed on heroin. After spending a few days in the hospital in a coma, Wood died, effectively bringing Mother Love Bone to an end. Apple would see release later that year. Pearl Jam Pearl Jam was formed in 1990 by Ament, Gossard, and McCready,[14] who then recruited Vedder and drummer Dave Krusen. The band signed to Epic Records in 1991. After the recording sessions for Ten were completed, Krusen left Pearl Jam in May 1991.[15] Krusen was replaced by Matt Chamberlain, who had previously played with Edie Brickell & New Bohemians. After playing only a handful of shows, one of which was filmed for the "Alive" video, Chamberlain left to join the Saturday Night Live band.[16] As his replacement, Chamberlain suggested Dave Abbruzzese, who joined the group and played the rest of Pearl Jam’s live shows supporting the Ten album. Ten broke the band into the mainstream, and became one of the best selling alternative albums of the 1990s. The band found itself amidst the sudden popularity and attention given to the Seattle music scene and the genre known as grunge. The single "Jeremy" received Grammy Award nominations for Best Rock Song and Best Hard Rock Performance in 1993.[17] Pearl Jam received four awards at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards for its music video for "Jeremy", including Video of the Year and Best Group Video.[18] Ten was ranked number 207 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time,[19] and "Jeremy" was ranked number 11 on VH1’s list of the 100 greatest songs of the ’90s.[20] Temple of the Dog Following Wood’s death, Ament and Gossard almost parted company. Ament briefly spent time in the band War Babies, but he eventually got back together with Gossard and a childhood friend of Gossard’s named Mike McCready. The trio were attempting to form their own band when they were invited to be part of the Temple of the Dog project founded by Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell as a musical tribute to Andrew Wood. Cornell had been Wood’s roommate. Ament described the collaboration as "a really good thing at the 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Following an intense touring schedule, the band went into the studio to record what would become its second studio album, Vs., released in 1993. Upon its release, Vs. set at the time the record for most copies of an album sold in a week,[21] and spent five weeks at number one on the Billboard 200. Vs. was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 1995.[22] From Vs., the song "Daughter" received a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and the song "Go" received a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance.[23] Feeling the pressures of success, the band decided to decrease the level of promotion for its albums, including refusing to release music videos.[24] "Ten years from now," Ament said, "I don’t want people to remember our songs as videos."[14] In 1994, the band began a much-publicized boycott of Ticketmaster, which lasted for three years and limited the band’s ability to tour in the United States.[25] Ament took an active role during Pearl Jam’s dispute with Ticketmaster in 1994 over prices and surcharges. Along with Gossard, Ament testified before a congressional subcommittee, arguing that Ticketmaster’s practices were anti-competitive.[26] Later that same year the band released its third studio album, Vitalogy, which became the band’s third straight album to reach multi-platinum status. The album received Grammy nominations for Album of the Year and Best Rock Album in 1996.[27] Vitalogy was ranked number 492 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.[19] The lead single "Spin the Black Circle" won a Grammy Award in 1996 for Best Hard Rock Performance.[22] Although Abbruzzese performed on the album Vitalogy, he was fired in August 1994, four months before the album was released.[28] The band cited political differences between Abbruzzese and the other members; for example, he disagreed with the Ticketmaster boycott.[28] He was replaced by Jack Irons, a close friend of Vedder and the former and original drummer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.[15] The band subsequently released No Code in 1996 and Yield in 1998. In 1998, prior to Pearl Jam’s U.S. Yield Tour, Irons left the band due to dissatisfaction with touring.[29] Pearl Jam enlisted former Soundgarden Jeff Ament drummer Matt Cameron as Irons’ replacement on an initially temporary basis,[29] but he soon became a permanent replacement for Irons. "Do the Evolution" (from Yield) received a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance.[30] In 1998, Pearl Jam recorded "Last Kiss", a cover of a 1960s ballad made famous by J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers. It was released on the band’s 1998 fan club Christmas single; however, by popular demand, the cover was released to the public as a single in 1999. "Last Kiss" peaked at number two on the Billboard charts and became the band’s highest-charting single. In 2000, the band released its sixth studio album, Binaural, and initiated a successful and ongoing series of official bootlegs. The band released seventy-two such live albums in 2000 and 2001, and set a record for most albums to debut in the Billboard 200 at the same time.[31] "Grievance" (from Binaural) received a Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock Performance.[32] The band released its seventh studio album, Riot Act, in 2002. Pearl Jam’s contribution to the 2003 film, Big Fish, "Man of the Hour", was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2004.[33] The band’s eighth studio album, the eponymous Pearl Jam, was released in 2006. The band has begun work on its ninth studio album, set to be released in 2009.[34] Aside from his musical contributions for the band, Ament has made significant contributions to the band’s album artwork. His photography can be found throughout the majority of the band’s releases. Other musical projects Three Fish Ament had a side project band named Three Fish, which he formed in 1994 with Robbi Robb of Tribe After Tribe and Richard Stuverud of the Fastbacks. Three Fish released two albums, Three Fish (1996) and The Quiet Table (1999). Mirror Ball Ament performed with other members of Pearl Jam on Neil Young’s 1995 album, Mirror Ball, and subsequently took part in an eleven-date tour in Europe as part of Young’s backing band. This tour proved very successful with Young’s manager Elliot Roberts 3 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia calling it "One of the greatest tours we ever had in our whole lives."[35] Jeff Ament to make sure that when you play our records on your stereo, you can feel the bass. You might not necessarily be able to hear it all the time, but if you turn it up you can feel the movement in the low end — that it’s moving the song. And when it’s not there, it should be creating a dynamic.[42] Ament makes a major songwriting contribution to Pearl Jam. He wrote the music for one of the band’s biggest hits, "Jeremy", as well as "Nothingman" (from Vitalogy). His contributions to Pearl Jam’s songs have not been limited to music with Ament having written the lyrics for the Yield songs "Pilate" and "Low Light", the Binaural songs "Gods’ Dice" and "Nothing as It Seems", "Help Help" (from Riot Act), "Other Side" (from the "Save You" single), and "Sweet Lew" (from Lost Dogs). As well as bass contributions, Ament has often provided backing vocals and has played guitar on two of the Pearl Jam songs he had written musically: "Smile" (from No Code) and "Bee Girl" (from Lost Dogs). He performs lead vocal duties on "Sweet Lew". Tone On September 16, 2008, Ament released his first solo album, Tone, through Monkey Wrench Records. The album features ten songs written over a span of 12 years.[36] The album’s songs feature a raw, experimental sound. 3,000 copies of Tone were pressed and were distributed through independent record stores across the United States as well as through Pearl Jam’s official website.[37] The album has also been made available as a digital download via Pearl Jam’s official website for US$4.99. Other work Ament had a brief acting cameo in the 1992 movie, Singles, along with Stone Gossard and Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam. He appeared as himself, playing bass in lead actor Matt Dillon’s backing band, Citizen Dick.[38] Most of Matt Dillon’s wardrobe in the movie actually belonged to Ament.[39] During the making of the film Ament produced a list of song titles for the fictional band.[40] Chris Cornell took it as a challenge to write songs for the film using those titles, and "Spoonman" was one of them.[40] The title of "Spoonman" is credited to Ament in the liner notes for Soundgarden’s 1994 album, Superunknown.[41] Ament was also interviewed for the 2001 skateboarding documentary, Dogtown and Z-Boys. With his brother Barry, Ament founded Ames Bros., an art production company that produces tour posters and album artwork for many bands, including Pearl Jam. Ament is credited with the opening music for Mayne Street, a webisodic comedy series airing on ESPN.com, starring Kenny Mayne. Personal life Ament currently lives in Seattle, Washington and Missoula, Montana. Aside from music, Ament’s interests include skateboarding, basketball, graphic design, snowboarding, and wakeboarding. He was a fan and season ticket holder of the NBA’s Seattle SuperSonics. Ament assisted in financing the construction of Missoula’s Mobash Skatepark.[44] He and his partner, Pandora, climbed Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro in support of Save the Children.[45] Ament is a supporter of organic farmer and United States Senator Jon Tester. Tester grew up near Big Sandy and Ament knew of Tester before either were famous. Ament campaigned for Tester in 2006. In April 2009, Ament was attacked at knifepoint by a gang of muggers. According to Rolling Stone, Ament had just pulled up outside the Southern Tracks recording studio in Atlanta, Georgia, when his rented jeep was attacked by several men, who smashed the vehicle’s windows and demanded money. The magazine also reports that Ament was knocked to the ground, sustaining a head injury, whilst trying to escape the robbers. His Musical style and influences Ament has cited The Who, The Beatles, Aerosmith, Kiss, AC/DC, Sex Pistols, Ramones, The Clash, and Black Flag among his influences.[2][7][42][43] In an interview, Ament stated: I have to be able to feel the bass. I’ve worked hard with our producers 4 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Year Title 1985 Come on Down 1986 Deep Six 1987 Dry As a Bone 1988 Motor City Madness Rehab Doll Sub Pop 200 1989 This House is Not a Motel Sub Pop Rock City Another Pyrrhic Victory: The Only Compilation of Dead Seattle God Bands 1990 Endangered Species Dry As a Bone/Rehab Doll 1992 Afternoon Delight: Love Songs from Sub Pop 1996 Hype!: The Motion Picture Soundtrack 2000 Wild and Wooly: The Northwest Rock Collection 2006 Sleepless in Seattle: The Birth of Grunge Year Title 1989 Shine 1990 Apple 1992 Singles: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Mother Love Bone 1993 Thrash and Burn: The Metal Alternative The Best of Grunge Rock 1995 Alterno-Daze: Natural 90s Selection 1997 Proud to Be Loud 2001 Alternative Moments Label Homestead C/Z Sub Pop Track(s) All Jeff Ament "10,000 Things" and "Your Own Best Friend" All Glitterhouse "Searchin’ (Good Things Come)" Sub Pop Sub Pop All "Hangin’ Tree" Glitterhouse "Swallow My Pride" Glitterhouse "Hangin’ Tree" C/Z "Bazaar" and "Away In Manger" All "Baby Takes" "Swallow My Pride" (1987 demo) "This Town" "Come on Down" Track(s) All All "Chloe Dancer/ Crown of Thorns" All "Capricorn Sister" "Stardog Champion" "Stardog Champion" "Bone China" Glitterhouse "Ain’t Nothing to Do" Sub Pop Sub Pop Sub Pop Sub Pop Livewire Label Stardog/Mercury Stardog/Mercury Epic Stardog/Mercury Sony Music Special Products Priority MCA Debutante Sony Music Media "Chloe Dancer/ Crown of Thorns" "Chloe Dancer/ Crown of Thorns" Label A&M 2007 The Road Mix: Music from the Television Ser- Maverick ies One Tree Hill, Volume 3 Year 1991 Title Temple of the Dog Blackberry and passport, as well as a sum of cash, were stolen.[46] Green River discography Mother Love Bone discography Temple of the Dog discography 5 Discography From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Year 1996 1999 Year 2008 Year 2009 Year Group Title Three Fish The Quiet Table Title Tone Title Deranged Diction Title Label Reprise/WEA Label Monkey Wrench Label Feedback Label Epic Epic Jeff Ament Track(s) "Hey Baby (Land of the New Rising Sun)" All Some "Café Joli" and "900 Miles" "Dunes" "Manic Depression" 1993 M.A.C.C. (Mike McCready, Jeff Stone Free: A Ament, Matt Cameron, and Chris Tribute to Jimi Cornell) Hendrix 1995 Neil Young 1997 Tribe After Tribe 1998 Clodhopper 2004 Jack Irons King’s X Mirror Ball Pearls Before Swine Red’s Recovery Room Attention Dimension Reprise Bulletproof My Own Planet Breaching Whale Live All Over the Brop! RePlace cords/Metal Blade Pearl Jam discography Three Fish discography Solo discography Deranged Diction discography Contributions and collaborations References [1] Chaney, Rob. "Pearl Jam to play benefit in Missoula". Missoulian. July 14, 2005. [2] ^ Vaziri, Aidin. "Q & A With Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament". San Francisco Chronicle. October 29, 2000. [3] Weisel, Al. "Jeff Ament of Pearl Jam". Rolling Stone. August 8, 1996. [4] "Interview with Jeff Ament, Bassist for Pearl Jam". digital-noise.net. May 25, 2003. [5] "The Unofficial Pearl Jam FAQ". vitalogy.de. [6] Heaney, John. "Meet: Jeff Ament: Pearl Jam’s Ament Plays for Love of Game". Missoulian. January 6, 2008. 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Jeff Ament External links • • • • • Pearl Jam official website Ames Bros Jeff Ament at Allmusic Jeff Ament at Last.fm Jeff Ament at the Internet Movie Database Persondata NAME ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Ament, Jeff Ament, Jeffrey Allen Musician, Songwriter March 10, 1963 (1963-03-10) Havre, Montana, U.S. Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Ament" Categories: 1963 births, American rock bass guitarists, American vegetarians, Green River members, Grunge musicians, Living people, Mother Love Bone members, Musicians from Montana, Pearl Jam members, University of Montana alumni This page was last modified on 22 May 2009, at 11:45 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a U.S. registered 501(c)(3) taxdeductible nonprofit charity. 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