Hey Metallicat, Glad to hear of another PJ fan here!
Pearl Jam is my alltime favorite rock band... rearviewmirror is my favorite song...
as an 80's metalhead, I hated everything grunge stood for in the early 90's... it took until Vs. album '94ish to really give them their due... but after hearing Vs. it was done, I have only appreciated PJ more and more ever since... it is also cool that they are fans and cover of some of the rock bands that I like, ie The Who, The Doors, Neil Young, The Clash etc.
saw PJ 3 times on the Riot Act tour... whenever they tour I try to go to as many shows as possible... saw them in Vegas at MGM at the show that commemorated their 10th year together a few years back...
Just for kicks:
Iron Maiden is my alltime favorite HM band...
Metallica is my alltime favorite skull-crushing HM band...
Neil Young is my alltime favorite musician...
...well probably boring you now.
Cheers!