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Vs

album by Pearl Jam

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The album Vs., released in 1993, is the second album by the American grunge band Pearl Jam. Characterized by stadium-style rock and Eddie Vedder's powerful baritone vocals, the album solidified Pearl Jam's status as a voice for Generation X. Vs. achieved significant commercial success, selling five million copies within three months of its release and spending five weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart. The single "Daughter" reached number one on the mainstream rock chart. Notably, Pearl Jam resisted mainstream music industry practices by refusing to create music videos for Vs. and by canceling a tour due to a dispute over ticket prices.12

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…on the band’s second album, Vs. (1993), and canceling a tour in 1994 as a result of a heated battle over ticket prices. Instead, the band scheduled concerts at venues that were much smaller than the stadiums the group usually played and experimented with unorthodox ticket distribution techniques.
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…on the band’s second album, Vs. (1993), and canceling a tour in 1994 as a result of a heated battle over ticket prices. Instead, the band scheduled concerts at venues that were much smaller than the stadiums the group usually played and experimented with unorthodox ticket distribution techniques.
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