'And that, actually is what the whole album talks about.' Loudwire Original Series: '30 Years of Grunge' - Ep. 'All I really believe in is this f-in' moment, like right now,' Vedder stated of his songwriting approach. Me and Eddie were along for the ride at that time.' But there was little doubt that Vedder's songwriting expertise helped bring the Gossard and Ament songs to life. Reflecting on that period, McCready told Spin, ' Ten was mostly Stone and Jeff. Only ' Porch,' ' Deep,' ' Why Go' and ' Garden' were penned during their monthlong stay at London Bridge. Even before they hit the studio, a majority of the record was already written. The songs were flowing and shortly after Vedder's arrival in Seattle, the band signed a record deal with Epic and entered London Bridge Studio to record their debut disc with producer Rick Parasher. Within a week, the fivesome of Vedder, Gossard, Ament, McCready and Krusen were fully clicking.

Vedder was invited to Seattle and by the time he arrived in town, he also had the song 'Black' that would become a future Pearl Jam favorite, as well. Not long after Vedder wrote the songs and recorded over the demo, the tape made its way back to Gossard and Ament, who were blown away by what they heard. 'It's a modern way of dealing with a bad life,' Vedder told Rolling Stone, before smiling and adding, 'I'm just glad I became a songwriter.' The other two songs in the mini-opera derived from Gossard's demos were ' Once,' a track detailing how the son couldn't deal with the betrayal and became a serial killer, and ' Footsteps,' a track about his eventual execution.

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