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Vedder effectively conjures the endless possibilities of the open road with sparse, never morose, tracks.
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Though the album is flawed (some tracks on the 33-minute disc are so brief that they never leave the ground), there is still something here that's compelling enough to stand alone, even without its real-life inspiration.
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Vedder, free from the noise (and outrage) of his day job, disappears into the sublime beauty of the simple, banjo-plucked 'No Ceiling.'
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Working with producer Adam Kasper, Vedder played nearly everything on the album. And that gives Into the Wild a cozy, intimate feel.
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The brevity of this soundtrack makes for an overall calming effects with a few great moments.
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Satisfyingly, Into the Wild is filled with the hallmarks of such solo detours: sparse, moody crooning, more rising and falling than he allows in Pearl Jam and a surprising amount of ukulele.
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SpinVedder's incantatory vocals and campfire instrumentation evoke the eerie beauty of untouched lands. [Nov 2007, p.126]
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In truth, Into The Wild doesn’t sound like a first solo album. It radiates a confidence and maturity that Pearl Jam have lacked on their recent albums.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 90 out of 101
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Mixed: 7 out of 101
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Negative: 4 out of 101
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TeriWJun 24, 2009
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ArasBOct 1, 2007Great song....society is a phenomenal song.
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fG.Sep 20, 2007Sucks balls.