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"Rival" is a song by the rock group Pearl Jam off of their 2000 album, Binaural. It was written by guitarist Stone Gossard and recorded using binaural recording techniques. The song's intro is an audio recording of producer Tchad Blake's dog, Dakota. According to the lyric page in the album's liner notes the song's subtitle is "Growing Up Gay in Littleton". Pearl Jam - Binaural album cover File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... [[ For other uses, see Song (disambiguation). ... Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, and is considered one of the most influential bands of the 1990s. ... Binaural is Pearl Jams sixth studio album, released on May 16, 2000. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County King County Incorporated December 2 1869 - Mayor Greg Nickels Area - City 142. ... â€œWashington Stateâ€ redirects here. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Alternative rock (also called alternative music[1] or simply alternative) is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Epic Records is an American record label, and subsidiary of Sony BMG. // Epic was launched originally as a jazz and classical music label in 1953 by CBS. Its bright-yellow, black and blue logo became a familiar trademark for many jazz and classical releases. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Stone Carpenter Gossard (born July 20, 1966, Seattle, Washington) is the rhythm guitarist and founding member for American rock band Pearl Jam. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Tchad Blake (sometimes referred to as Tchad Blak) is a record producer, engineer and mixer who has worked with Crowded House, the Finn Brothers, Elvis Costello, Peter Gabriel, Travis, Pearl Jam, Sheryl Crow, Los Lobos, Suzanne Vega, Stina Nordenstam, Phish, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Waits, Al Green, Tracy Chapman, Phantom Planet... Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, and is considered one of the most influential bands of the 1990s. ... Binaural is Pearl Jams sixth studio album, released on May 16, 2000. ... Grievance is a song by the rock group Pearl Jam off of their 2000 album, Binaural. ... Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, and is considered one of the most influential bands of the 1990s. ... Binaural is Pearl Jams sixth studio album, released on May 16, 2000. ... Stone Carpenter Gossard (born July 20, 1966, Seattle, Washington) is the rhythm guitarist and founding member for American rock band Pearl Jam. ... Dummy head being used for binaural recording; the second microphone is obscured. ... Tchad Blake (sometimes referred to as Tchad Blak) is a record producer, engineer and mixer who has worked with Crowded House, the Finn Brothers, Elvis Costello, Peter Gabriel, Travis, Pearl Jam, Sheryl Crow, Los Lobos, Suzanne Vega, Stina Nordenstam, Phish, Bonnie Raitt, Tom Waits, Al Green, Tracy Chapman, Phantom Planet...

Lyrical meaning

"Rival" is about the massacre that occurred at Columbine High School. When speaking about the song in an interview Stone Gossard stated: The Columbine High School massacre occurred on Tuesday, April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in unincorporated Jefferson County, Colorado, near Denver and Littleton. ... Address 6201 S. Pierce Street City Columbine CDP, Jefferson County, Colorado 80123 Established 1973 Type Public Secondary Superintendent Dr. Cindy Stevenson Principal Dr. Frank D. DeAngelis Grades 9 to 12 District Jefferson County Public Schools Mascot Rebels (American Revolution) Colors Navy Blue and Silver School website Columbine Home Page Columbine...

References

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External links

Categories: 2000 songs | Pearl Jam songs | Protest songs Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, and is considered one of the most influential bands of the 1990s. ... Jeff Ament (born March 10, 1963 in Big Sandy, Montana), is an American Rock bassist and one of the founding members of Pearl Jam. ... Stone Carpenter Gossard (born July 20, 1966, Seattle, Washington) is the rhythm guitarist and founding member for American rock band Pearl Jam. ... Michael Mike McCready (born April 5, 1966) is the lead guitarist and, along with Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard a founding member of the American rock band Pearl Jam. ... Eddie Vedder (born Edward Louis Severson III on December 23, 1964) is the lead singer, and one of three guitar players, for the rock band Pearl Jam. ... Matt Cameron (born Matthew D. Cameron, November 28, 1962, in San Diego, California) is an American musician renowned for playing drums in the grunge rock bands Soundgarden (1986-1997) and Pearl Jam (1998-present). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Dave Krusen (March 10, 1966, Tacoma, Washington) is an American rock drummer who is best known for his work with Pearl Jam on their hit CDs, Ten. ... Matt Chamberlain, born April 17, 1967 in San Pedro, California, is one of the worlds least-prominent, yet widely-heard session drummers. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jack Irons (c. ... The following is a discography listing of all of Pearl Jams officially-released works to date. ... Ten is Pearl Jams first album, released on August 27, 1991 through Epic Records. ... Vs. ... Vitalogy is a loose concept album by the band Pearl Jam, released on December 6, 1994 (see 1994 in music). ... 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An limited edition CD by Pearl Jam, sent out to those who pre-ordered the 2006 album Pearl Jam before a certain date. ... Live at Easy Street is an EP by Pearl Jam which includes songs taken from a surprise in-store performance at Easy Street records in Seattle on April 29, 2005. ... Single Video Theory (1998) is a music documentary directed by Mark Pellington that follows the making of Pearl Jams 5th album, Yield. ... Touring Band 2000 is Pearl Jams second live DVD, culled from peformances on the American leg of their 2000 Binaural Tour. ... Live at the Showbox is Pearl Jams third DVD release, the first of a complete show. ... Live at the Garden is Pearl Jams third live DVD, recorded July 8, 2003 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, released in November 11, 2003. ... For the S Club 7 song, see Alive (S Club 7 song). ... Even Flow is the first hit for the grunge band Pearl Jam, in 1991. ... Jeremy is a song by Seattle grunge band Pearl Jam, from their debut album Ten. ... Oceans appeared on Pearl Jams debut album Ten, track 7 of 11 on the American version. ... Tracklist: Go Elderly Woman Behind The Counter In A Small Town Alone Released: 1993 worldwide, not in U.S. Re-released in U.S. June 27, 1995 (Not to be confused with more expensive import version) For Studio Album: Vs. ... Animal is a song by Pearl Jam on their sophomore album Vs. ... Daughter remains one of rock group Pearl Jams preeminent songs. ... Dissident is a song by rock band Pearl Jam from their second album Vs. ... Spin the Black Circle is a song on Pearl Jams third album, Vitalogy. ... Immortality Rearviewmirror Released: 1995 For Studio Album: Vitalogy Tracks: 1. ... Not For You is a song by Pearl Jam on their third album, Vitalogy. ... Mirror Ball and Merkin Ball are two releases by Neil Young and Pearl Jam. ... Who You Are Habit Released: 1996 For Studio Album: No Code Tracks: 1. ... Off He Goes Dead Man Walking Released: 1996 For Studio Album: No Code Tracks: 1. ... Hail, Hail is the second track off of Pearl Jams 1996 studio album, No Code. ... Given to Fly is the first single from Pearl Jams fifth album Yield. ... Wishlist is the second single released from Pearl Jams fifth record Yield. ... Last Kiss is a song written by Wayne Cochran in 1962 and originally performed by Wayne Cochran & the C.C. Riders. ... Nothing As It Seems was a single by the rock group Pearl Jam off their 2000 album Binaural. ... Light Years was the second single by the rock group Pearl Jam off their 2000 album Binaural. ... I Am Mine was the first single from Pearl Jams 2002 album Riot Act. ... Save You was the second single from Pearl Jams 2002 album Riot Act. ... Love Boat Captain is a song off of Pearl Jams 2002 album, Riot Act. ... Man of the Hour is a song by Pearl Jam written for the film Big Fish. ... World Wide Suicide is the first single by the grunge band Pearl Jam from their self-titled album, which will be released on May 2, 2006. ... Life Wasted is the first song on Pearl Jams self-titled eighth studio album, and the bands second single promoting the album. ... Green River Circa 1987 Green River was an influential Seattle band in the 1980s, named after a river in Washington. ... Grunge music (sometimes referred to as the Seattle Sound) is a genre of alternative rock inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock. ... Mother Love Bone was a band established in 1988 in the Seattle area by ex-Green River members Stone Gossard, Jeff Ament and Bruce Fairweather. ... Bad Radio Bad Radio was a four piece, progressive funk rock band from San Diego, California. ... Temple of the Dog is the only album from the grunge supergroup of the same name. ... Soundgarden was an influential Seattle rock band who helped to define the sound that came to be called grunge. ... Singles (1992) is a film set in Seattle, written and directed by Cameron Crowe. ... Brad is a group of friends from the Seattle area who are musicians, including Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam fame. ... Above (1995) Mad Season was a grunge supergroup formed in late 1994 by members of three popular Seattle based bands, as well as a friend of one of the members. ... Neil Percival Young[1] OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director. ... Three Fish is a band that was formed in 1996 by Pearl Jams Jeff Ament. ... Wellwater Conspiracy is a music band featuring Matt Cameron, Ben Shepherd, and John McBain. ...