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}} ''Vs.'' is the second studio album by the American rock band Pearl Jam, released on October 19, 1993 through Epic Records.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vs. )〕 After a relentless touring schedule in support of their 1991 debut album ''Ten'', Pearl Jam headed into the studio in early 1993 facing the challenge of following up the commercial success of its debut. The resulting album, ''Vs.'', featured a rawer and more aggressive sound compared with the band's previous release. It was the band's first collaboration with producer Brendan O'Brien. Pearl Jam decided to scale back its commercial efforts for ''Vs.'', including declining to produce music videos for any of the album’s singles. Upon its release, ''Vs.'' set the record for most copies of an album sold in its first week, a record it held for five years. ''Vs.'' occupied the number one spot on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart for five weeks, the longest duration for a Pearl Jam album. The album has been certified seven times platinum by the RIAA in the United States. ==Recording== For its second album, Pearl Jam felt the pressures of trying to match the success of its debut album, ''Ten''. In a 2002 interview, guitarist Mike McCready said, "The band was blown up pretty big and everything was pretty crazy."〔"Interview with Stone Gossard and Mike McCready". ''Total Guitar''. November 2002.〕 ''Vs.'' was the first Pearl Jam album to have production duties handled by producer Brendan O'Brien. It was also the band's first album with drummer Dave Abbruzzese, who had joined the band in August 1991 and toured for the album ''Ten''. Rehearsals for ''Vs.'' began in February 1993 at Potatohead Studio in Seattle, Washington. The band then moved to The Site in Nicasio, California in March 1993 to begin recording. Abbruzzese called the tranquil recording site "paradise" while lead vocalist Eddie Vedder said, "I fucking hate it here...I've had a hard time...How do you make a rock record here?" The band took the approach of recording one song at a time, and agreed with O'Brien to mix the songs as each one was finished. O'Brien had the band members set up much as they do live,〔Rotondi, James. "Blood On the Tracks". ''Guitar Player''. January 1994.〕 and most of the songs were developed out of jam sessions. Guitarist Stone Gossard said, "I think we allowed things to develop in a more natural, band-oriented sort of way, rather than me bringing in a bunch of stuff that was already arranged." Gossard added that most of the songs were arranged once Vedder joined in and started singing, elaborating, "You could tell when the music wanted to change just by the way he was singing."〔Garbarini, Vic. "Spit Fire". ''Guitar World''. February 1995.〕 In a 2009 interview, Gossard stated, "() was probably where it felt better recording wise. I saw how it could change and evolve which gave me a lot of inspiration to go we can do ballads, we can do fast stuff, we can do slow stuff, we can do punk stuff. That was where I realized there were gonna be a lot of places to go with Ed."〔Quinn, Bryan. ("Q+A session with Pearl Jam" ). ''Daily Record''. March 9, 2009.〕 The first week of recording produced "Go", "Blood", "Rats", and "Leash" before the band hit a lull.〔 In order to keep up his intensity, Vedder traveled into San Francisco and began sleeping in his truck,〔 as well as the sauna at the recording studio.〔 Bassist Jeff Ament said, "Recording ''Vs.'', there was a lot more pressure on Ed. The whole follow-up. I thought we were playing so well as a band that it would take care of itself...He was having a hard time finishing up the songs; the pressure, and not being comfortable being in such a nice place." Ament added that "toward the end it got fairly intense" and that the band "tried to make it as uncomfortable for () as we could."〔Weisbard, Eric, et al. "Ten Past Ten". ''Spin''. August 2001.〕 Eventually the band was able to get "back on track" according to Ament as Vedder was allowed "to get in the space of his songs."〔 The album was finished in May 1993. Vedder later said, "The second record, that was the one I enjoyed making the least...I just didn't feel comfortable in the place we were at because it was very comfortable. I didn't like that at all."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vs. (Pearl Jam album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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