The band continued its boycott against Ticketmaster during its 1995 tour for "Vitalogy", but was surprised that virtually no other bands joined in. Pearl Jam's initiative to play only at non-Ticketmaster venues effectively, with a few exceptions, prevented it from playing shows in the United States for the next three years. Ament later said, "We were so hardheaded about the 1995 tour. Had to prove we could tour on our own, and it pretty much killed us, killed our career." In the same year Pearl Jam backed Neil Young, whom the band had noted as an influence, on his album "Mirror Ball". Contractual obligations prevented the use of the band's name anywhere on the album, but the members were all credited individually in the album's liner notes. Two songs from the sessions were left off "Mirror Ball": "I Got Id" and "Long Road". These two tracks were released separately by Pearl Jam in the form of the 1995 EP, "Merkin Ball".