Pearl Jam vs Ames Bros: 13 Years of Tour Posters (Hardcover)

~ Jeff Ament (Foreword), Pearl Jam (Author), Ames Bros (Author), Eddie Vedder (Author)

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Product Description

Pearl Jam and Ames Bros announce the release of Pearl Jam vs Ames Bros: 13 Years of Tour Posters - a chronology of Pearl Jam's celebrated concert posters spanning 1995 to 2007. Opening with a written forward by Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament and introduction by the Ames Bros, the 264-page hard cover book features 229 posters designed by Ames Bros and Pearl Jam artist Brad Klausen. Pearl Jam vs Ames Bros features over 80 comments on individual posters from all five members of Pearl Jam and running commentary from the poster designers -- offering insight into the inspiration, concepts and process of poster creation. Featured interviews in Pearl Jam vs Ames Bros include: brothers Jeff and Barry Ament discussing their upbringing in Montana, early artistic collaborations and their working relationship; Ames Bros' Coby Schultz and Barry Ament recounting their day to day life at Ames Bros, the process and inspiration behind the posters and early history preceding Ames Bros; and an interview between Joe Barela of Seribellum Press and Coby Schultz. The entire book was meticulously designed by Ames Bros and edited by Jacob McMurray, Senior Curator of the Experience Music Project (EMP) in Seattle.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 264 pages
• Publisher: Pearl Jam/Ames Bros; 1ST edition (2007)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B00132XABU
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #814,927 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oustanding work on behalf of Amesbros, January 29, 2008

By	J. Schultz (London, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I recently received my first copy of Pearl Jam vs Ames Bros and must admit, this book is incredible. The build quality is exceptional with sturdy canvas binding and exceptional print quality on each page. The work of Barry Ament and Coby Schultz is outstanding and the comments by both the artists and the band add great flavor to the creative process behind each design. As a long time collector of poster art, this book is a must have and truly demonstrates Ames Bros leadership in modern graphic design. A big thanks to Ames Bros for bringing together so many unique thoughts and images in a proper way, well done!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BEAUTIFUL book - a must for the hardcore Pearl Jam fan, July 28, 2008

By	T. Scarillo "music snob" (Studio City, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    (VINE VOICE)

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This book is awesome - tons of high-quality images of the unique posters created for many, many years worth of Pearl Jam shows. If you collect those posters, you'll definitely want this book, as some of them command very high prices on the collectors' market and if you can't afford them, this is a nice way to be able to view dozens and dozens of them. Quality binding, nice coffee table book - well worth the dough, in my opinion.

5.0 out of 5 stars pearl Jam Vs. Ames Bros., April 2, 2009

By	Colin C. Roberts "Salty48" (Jersey) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you like Pearl Jams tour posters(see eBay) then this the book for you. The book has the tour posters with captions written by the band.