Single Video Theory

Infobox Album
Name = Single Video Theory
Type = video
Artist = Pearl Jam


Released = August 4, 1998 (VHS) November 24, 1998 (DVD)
Recorded = November 7, 1997 – November 10, 1997, The Warehouse, Seattle, Washington
Length = 45 minutes
Label = Epic
Director = Mark Pellington
Producer = Tom Gorai, Bill Roare
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:7vu1z82a2yv2 link]
Last album =
This album = "Single Video Theory" (1998)
Next album = "Touring Band 2000" (2001)

"Single Video Theory" is a music documentary directed by Mark Pellington that follows the making of "Yield", the fifth album by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam. It was released first on VHS on August 4, 1998, and then on DVD on November 24, 1998.

Overview

The film was shot in 16mm film over three days in November 1997 in downtown Seattle, Washington. It features interviews with the band members and behind-the-scenes footage of the band's rehearsal sessions for its shows opening for The Rolling Stones. The term "single video theory" is a play on the "single bullet theory," involving the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

The documentary illustrates how the band began to widen the songwriting responsibilities of its members, with bassist Jeff Ament credited with writing "Pilate" and "Low Light", and guitarist Mike McCready taking part in writing "Given to Fly" with frontman Eddie Vedder. It was the first insight into the band's inner workings of its recording sessions, which had previously been shielded from the public.

Track listing

#"All Those Yesterdays"
#"Faithfull"
#"Brain of J."
#"Given to Fly"
#"No Way"
#"MFC"
#"Wishlist"
#"In Hiding"
#"Low Light"
#"Do the Evolution"

Personnel

* Jeff Ament – bass
* Stone Gossard – guitar
* Jack Irons – drums
* Mike McCready – guitar
* Eddie Vedder – vocals, guitar
* Mark Pellington – direction
* Kelly Curtis, Cameron Crowe – executive production
* Tom Gorai, Bill Roare – production
* Ellen Dux, Lisa Stewart – associate production
* Adam Schwartz – associate production, editing
* Brendan O'Brien – song mixing

Chart positions

References

External links

* [http://pearljam.com/releases/release.php?release=SingleVideoTheory&type=DVD "Single Video Theory" information at pearljam.com]
*imdb title|id=0216214|title=Pearl Jam: Single Video Theory
*amg title|id=1:177170|title=Pearl Jam: Single Video Theory