| Pearl Jam | 
| Artist: Pearl Jam
Label: Sony
Category: Music
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Rating:  389 reviews
Sales Rank: 6,011
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.4 x 4.9 x 0.5
UPC: 828767146720
EAN: 0828767146720
ASIN: B000ETQRCM
Release Date: May 2, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | Life Wasted | | • | World Wide Suicide | | • | Comatose | | • | Severed Hand | | • | Marker In The Sand | | • | Parachutes | | • | Unemployable | | • | Big Wave | | • | Gone | | • | Wasted Reprise | | • | Army Reserve | | • | Come Back | | • | Inside Job |
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CD > POPULAR MUSIC > ROCK
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If its debut album 15 years ago made Pearl Jam apprehensive with success, the Seattle quintet better buckle in for a return to eminence. On its eighth studio release--and first since 2002--the band socks away the adventurous experimentation that dogged some of its most recent records to investigate a post-September 11, war-ravaged world overflowing with urgency and significance. "It's the same everyday in a hell manmade/What can be saved, and who will be left to hold her?" lead singer Eddie Vedder wonders in "World Wide Suicide," one of several contemptuous rants on the Bush administration. Yet the album's spark is more than political. Songs like "Life Wasted," "Comatose" and "Big Wave" embrace the garage-rock past, as guitarists Mike McCready and Stone Gossard play off each other with the primal lucidity of a decade ago and drummer Matt Cameron, one of rock's best, adds raw backing vocals to Vedder's polished craft. But Pearl Jam also turns up some of its most harmonious works since "Daughter," including "Marker in the Sand," with its radio-ready chorus, the tuneful "Parachutes" paced by Gossard's divine strumming, and the burning narrative and Urge Overkill punch of "Umemployable." Finally Vedder pleads for a lover's return in "Come Back," a keyboard-soaked love song complete with a chilling Gossard solo. It's got a soulfulness that begs for Sam Cooke to sing it and an originality that shows that a vibrant and cocksure Pearl Jam is back in town--and ready to retake the world. --Scott Holter Recommended Pearl Jam
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| Customer Reviews:
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 Very Happy March 31, 2010
A. Padilla
Product was received in a timely manner and in perfect condition. All I can ask for!
Pearl Jam, Better with Every Release February 3, 2010
Diane Mcgough (Lake Oswego, OR)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is Pearl Jam's eighth album and it is everything you'd expect from them. While the album features better songs than the previous release of Riot Act, it still wasn't as good as Ten or Vs. Their music has definitely maintained the same strength and good quality through the years, even with the band members now in their '40's.
This album features "Unemployable" with it's hard hitting and interesting guitar riffs and has catchy vocal melodies. It switches styles and features some more ballad type songs like "Parachutes" and "Come Back" that tone things down a bit, but has very moving and interesting lyrics. Guitarist Stone Gossard does an excellent job with creating strong guitar solos on most of the tracks and with "Inside Job" the band really shows off their chemistry and musicianship. Pearl Jam have been known for laying low-key with the press. not doing interviews which has kept gossip down to a minimum but for album sales was it a good choice? Maybe more press would mean more sales for this terrific band.
pearl jam rocking again October 10, 2009
MRT
Not 10 , not even VS, but this release has faster pace to it than anything since Vitology. Comparable to the Yield album. But, not as good as Ten or Vs. The album songs display a sense of maturity, something different in general, and a bit grown up in mood. It's as if they suddenly settled down with a need to go back to their real roots of rebellious ecstatic uplifting tunes of grunge. Perhaps, a realization of what really works for them, doesn't necessarily work for their listeners. All in all an awesome piece of work. Going back on tour probably helped alot as well.
 Pretty Good, Not Great September 22, 2009
P. Cook (Washington, DC)
I like and enjoy this album, but it's not their best. There are some moments here are greatness, but some of the songs fall a bit flat. The production on the album also sounds thin, and not lush like some of their other recording.
Stand out songs: Marker In The Sand, Life Wasted, Severed Hand, Army Reserve, and Parachutes.
OK songs: Comatose, World Wide Suicide, Inside Job, Unemployable, Come Back, Wasted Reprise and Big Wave
Not so great: Gone
The words are too important = @ July 4, 2009
Andrea A. Danner
I own every album except Binural & No Code. Also, I am wondering when/if they'll have 'Picture in a Frame' on a new album soon?
This rock group still has it and always did. If you're more into the typical 'hype' of the music industry...Pearl Jam is definitely NOT FOR YOU!
I love the messages in the songs- the feelings of being 'human' on this crazy messed-up planet.
Honestly, I am never burnt out on their music...I don't believe I ever will. (Proudly, I have a Pearl Jam logo tattooed on my wrist along with: corduroy, i am mine, save you, & come back- 'do the evolution' is on the back of my neck!)
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