Conversation so far:
What was the group's musical style?
McCready prefers to play "by ear" rather than from a technical standpoint.
He stated, "I'm so ignorant of this technical stuff...I'm not into being a tech-head.
Who influenced the band?
" McCready has cited Ace Frehley, BB King, Ronnie Montrose, Alex Lifeson, Muddy Waters, Michael Schenker, Jimi Hendrix, Pete Townshend, David Gilmour, George Harrison.
When did they cut their first single or album?
McCready has contributed more to Pearl Jam's songwriting process.
McCready's first writing contribution for Pearl Jam was co-writing the music for the B-side "Yellow Ledbetter" .

Question: What impressed you most about the band?
Self-contained rewrite: What impressed you most about the band Mike McCready?