Pearl Jam 20 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
by Pearl Jam
  • Record Label: Columbia
  • Release Date: Sep 20, 2011
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. American Songwriter
    Sep 21, 2011
    80
    If there's more of this stuff in Pearl Jam's vault, here's to hoping the guys sticks around long enough for Pearl Jam Thirty.
  2. Chicago Tribune
    Sep 20, 2011
    75
    Pearl Jam was typecast as the corporate pretenders to Nirvana's punk darlings in the Seattle hierarchy circa 1991, but they've not only endured but grown as a band--a case concisely made by the Pearl Jam 20 soundtrack.
  3. Consequence
    Sep 20, 2011
    80
    All great bands evolve throughout the years, but what Pearl Jam Twenty shows is how they managed to grow out of their grunge beginnings without ever losing sight of it.
  5. Kerrang!
    Sep 29, 2011
    80
    Twenty years and counting, Pearl Jam are still the kings. [Sept 17 2011, p.51]
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  6. PopMatters
    Sep 20, 2011
    90
    The band trusted Crowe to choose the tracks for the soundtrack, and Crowe came through in spades.
  7. Uncut
    Oct 18, 2011
    80
    It makes for a rambunctious rock'n'roll record. [Nov 2011, p.94]
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User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. DaGuruDette
    Sep 29, 2011
    6
    Decent list of songs with a few surprises but if you have been a fan like myself and unlike shrimp since the start, you have 100+ live albumsDecent list of songs with a few surprises but if you have been a fan like myself and unlike shrimp since the start, you have 100+ live albums etc from this band already. Many years ago they left little fans did not already have. Guess this can act as their ride off into the sunset.… Full Review »
  2. centurysleuth
    Sep 29, 2011
    6
    I agree almost entirely with DaGuruDette. Having just watched the Cameron Crowe Doc., I'd say save this setlist for watching the DVD/Bluray.
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