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Universal acclaim- based on 325 Ratings
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Positive: 290 out of 325
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Mixed: 17 out of 325
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JohnnyL.May 28, 2007This album really shows how Pearl Jam has grown up and advanced musically as well as lyrically. At the same time they brought back some of the old all-out-rock attitude on a majority of the songs. Genius, simply genius!!
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KentEOct 29, 2006
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NathanAMay 14, 2006
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briansMay 15, 2006Masterpiece
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kylesMay 15, 2006greatest album ever
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garybMay 15, 2006wow, buy this album it is amazing.
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nellybMay 15, 2006This album has it all!
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TimMay 15, 2006A great album - returning to their roots while still amazing me with Eddie's lyrics - the more you listen to it the better it gets.
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GusMay 16, 2006Great. One of their best.
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DanTMay 16, 2006I love it! It's really solid all the way through. And "World wide suicide" shows todays so called rock bands how it's done.
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JeffAMay 18, 2006this album is amazing!!! definite 10 out of 10
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TonyAMay 22, 2006Never a big PJ fan I did believe they were unique and honest. I caught the live performances on SNL and about lost my mind. If they represent Seattle, then the winds of change are upon us. Audioslave and VR brought us a return to roots; Pearl Jam perfected the message and the means. Like many others have commented - this album is hard to turn off. Bravo! Get On It...
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supermanJul 28, 2006I loved this! It's the kind of album that would make my grandfather flip out! Pearl Jam has managed to put in as much politics as American Idiot, but with a better message at the end. Those expecting a "Jeremy" clone will be surprised, but hopefully excited.
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DutchRSep 22, 2006
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AtomMay 3, 2006
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ChrisH.May 1, 2006Uniformally good. It's too early to say whether this is a brilliant album but there aren't any duds and there are some definite high points: Life Wasted, World Wide Suicide, Comatose, Severed, Hand, Marker in the Sand is the best 5 song blast to start a rock album I've heard in a long time. Get this album now.
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sashlMay 1, 2006Best record in 12 years. Period.
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JAndersonMay 1, 2006A return to form...Best album since No Code!
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[Anonymous]May 1, 2006Terrific. Back to rocking (although the last two did have some rockers i.e. Save You and Grievance) the band sounds tight as ever. Come Back is great gospel-ish lament for lost love. Severed Hand is an amazing tale of a bad trip...I could go on but I'm out of time! enjoy!!!!
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rafrafMay 4, 2006gran disco
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chrissMay 1, 2006its a wonderful album but/and they are still capable of more - best band touring today
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RyanMay 1, 2006Screw all the people that say Eddie Vedder is tired. He is older, i mean do people really think Robert Plant's voice hasnt taken its toll, but he still rocks...and hands down this is the best album since Vitology.
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ShawnWMay 1, 2006Definitely Pearl Jam's best effort since Vitalogy. Social conscious songs that move your feet!
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TomMay 1, 2006
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SRMay 2, 2006This is a great hrad rock album. Nothing pops out at you. There is nothing super commercial. it's just a great balls to the wall rock album. They could have cut it down to 10 or 11 tunes and it would be a little tighter but, by far and away the best album in 10 years or so.
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SteveCMay 3, 2006
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MichaelPMay 3, 2006
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AlexMay 3, 2006a truly fantastic return to form for Eddie and Co.
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LinWMay 3, 2006A solid effort from beginning to end. Like all albums since vs it does require a 3rd and 4th listen to absorb the real emotion and thoughtfulness of the endeavor. Pearl Jam fans (even those who left after Vitology) will find this a refreshing album.
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ShawnSMay 3, 2006This is an overall great album. I really liked Yield and I think this might be better, though it's close. Marker in the Sand is the most relevant song the band has made since Better Man and Come Back smacks of the Stones' Beast of Burden. Very good tracks from start to finish
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BrennanBMay 7, 2006Perhaps the best CD from Pearl Jam since Vs.
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MarkGHJun 22, 2006
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DaveR.Mar 8, 2008
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AlanEApr 14, 2008Damn this album kicks ass. cant imagine them getting better then this.
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BrianR.Aug 5, 2008This album is probably the most political the band has released. It has none of the unintelligible screaming songs that require a fast car and a good sound system. This is a matured Eddie, waxing poetic about what's happening here in America right now. "Gone" is one of the best tracks on this disc, another song about driving away from something.
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kirksOct 24, 2006This is the band that has you hooked now or will over the next 30 or 40 years.
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TylerBMay 13, 2006Pearl Jam mixes hard rock with a couple ballads and outrage on this wonderful album. They wear their influences on their sleeve and even reference their own catalogue while still sounding fresh, new and re-focused. A must buy.
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ChrisPMay 2, 2006Pearl Jam nut since 1993. Like other crazy fans, owner of every album, many live albums, bootlegs and overpriced imports. Loved every Pearl Jam album, but like others, have been waiting for that ONE album that would make me feel that CERTAIN way that I hadn't felt since VS. Here it is. Worth the price of admission for Pearl Jam's own "Stairway to Heaven": Inside Job. Brilliant.
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DaleMay 8, 2006I wonder if the pitchfork guy is related to Raymond Rapposa of Castanets, if he is, Raymond should just disown him.
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OscarAJul 21, 2006One of their finest albums
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ArturCSep 23, 2006great album, sounds good live, energetic!
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AddlerSDec 2, 2006I can't believe there are people out there who still compare every Pearl Jam release to Ten. That was 15 years ago! This album rocks, PJ is great, and this is not a comeback because they were never gone.
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ErikBMay 16, 2006
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DanielGMay 24, 2006Truly tangible emotion and sincerity.
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Aug 28, 2011I enjoy Pearl Jam, but I found when they first released this that there were not many songs by them that I recognized on this album. However, when I actually listened to it, I found the songs were VERY catchy and I was only slightly disappointed.
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May 25, 2016sometimes referred to as "the avocado album", this one is fantastic, with incredibly entertaining songs but they also have a deep meaning in their letters, including themes such as depression, anger and melancholy, quite dark indeed. But whether you listen it casually or deeply this is a classic.
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ChrisWMay 3, 2006A lot more aggressive. Pearl Jam's best album since Yield. The slower songs are beautiful as always.
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mikebMay 9, 2006Finally pearl jam have realised what they do best. Stomping rock songs and heart felt ballards instead of the messy experimentation of recent albums. Now injected with 70s rock influences. Awesome
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DavidWMay 23, 2006Wonderful album. I haven't really payed them much attention since Vitalogy, but this record makes me realise why I liked this band so much in the first place.
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MarkAMay 3, 2006Very solid album. Probably my favorite since Yield.
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PeteMMay 3, 2006
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JimHMay 5, 2006
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LeeGMay 7, 2006definitely their best since Yield. Marker in the Sand, Inside Job, Unemployable, Gone and Comatose stand out. i'll be playing this one for awhile.
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MattMay 17, 2006I don't think Pearl Jam have made a bad album, but this is up there with their best, and arguably their strongest effort since Vitalogy. Basically, everything everyone is saying is true.
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ChristopherMay 2, 2006I've been waiting for a rocking Pearl Jam since No Code (my favorite album of theirs). They delivered big time. I was ready to forget them after their horrible last album, Riot Act. I'm glad I kept on. They're just as significant now as they've always been.
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TonyMay 11, 2006
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BenMDec 28, 2006Awesome. "Severed Hand" has even made into my Top 10 favorite Pearl Jam song list.
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Feb 19, 2012It returns to their routes in a way which, though not the same is commendable nonetheless. Vedder demonstrates his capability in writing some great hooks with 'World Wide Suicide', 'Comatose' and the very underrated 'Gone'.
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SystoolMay 1, 2006A good Pearl Jam album, a synthesis of the harsh tracks of Vitalogy and the calm of the recent compositions. My favourite tracks : Life Wasted, Parachutes, Unemployable and Army Reserve
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madslMay 30, 2006A rock solid effort from the grunge veterans! I tend to like the straight ahead rockers on this album whereas a "soul" ballad like Come Back almost makes me cringe! Eddie vedder is a terrible vocalist when he really tries to, you know..sing! Still their best album since No Code...even though that is not saying a lot: the previous three albums are really bad!
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MarkAug 3, 2006Aside from a few god-awful tracks, I enjoyed most of this album. Sounds a bit like Audioslave at times. Not that I don't like Audioslave, I just wish Pearl Jam would stick to their own style.
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JonDMay 21, 2006not a bad CD...hell a pretty good cd but by Pearl Jam Standards im rating this, Eddie Vedders voice has gone down the tube and all he does is mumble now for 75% of the time and the lyrics if you find out what they are supposed to be arent as musical/poetic as they were on VS. Ten but the guitars are great on this but once again not their best work but better then previous albums
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manossJun 18, 2006Not bad,but after the first week i don't feel like listening to it every time i turn on the cd player...I guess it's too much "pearl jam sound",it doesn't differ from the previous band's releases.
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SurfJun 23, 2006
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LucasGJan 11, 2007
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Dec 9, 2011Pearl Jam's self-titled, return to form, 8th LP isn't one ot their best records or even close to a classic. It's a fine addition to their already strong catalog.
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JorisV.May 9, 2006
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DrewKMay 1, 2006I've only given it two spins but this record bored me to tears. There's nothing particularly bad about it (it is certainly an upgrade over the putrid Riot Act), but there is nothing really memorable on it either. It's the sound of a band who has long ago run out of ideas, but is giving it a 110% in lieu of the lack of inspiration.
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HGMay 8, 2006
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codedelphiJun 11, 2006
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PeterKFeb 1, 2007..disappoitmant
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AlongtimefandMay 3, 2006
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ADogJul 6, 2006
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SteveWMay 2, 2006Another dreary Pearl Jam album, with a few inspired moments, but not enought to save them from the mediocre corner they've painted themselves into over the course of the last 3 albums... This band ran out of steam after 'Yield', and I don't think they're ever going to get it back...
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CablesJun 4, 2006I just don't get it. I really wanted to like this album. It's so damn boring. It's far from a masterpiece, or anything even resembling a masterpiece.
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StevenBMay 1, 2006Maybe the most aggrivatingly dull release of the year so far. For people who were already PJ fans only.
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ChristophMMay 28, 2006I don't like it. Gone are the soaring melodies and the too large for life guitar riffs, instead replaced by a choppy, garage band sounding album that seems as uneven as Binaural but with every rhythm accompanyment sounding like "Spoonman" instead. Damnit Matt Cameron. I am happy to listen to all of their albums up to Yield but no further, and that's good enough for me.
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DanR.May 11, 2006
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JimboJun 27, 2006Terrible, terrible album. The only reason they got decent reviews is because of the damned liberal media. Every song sounds the same. It sounds the same as the past albums, too. The only reason i'm givin it two points is because their guitar and drums are decent in a couple songs.
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EliMay 12, 2006Boring as all hell.
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MattT.Jun 22, 2007
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Mar 3, 2011This album is the worst thing this band has ever done. Awful lyrics, predictable and safe music, no emotion. Even the artwork is terrible. I turned my CD back to the store.
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ducdonglongMay 1, 2006Ten Club Took My Money for Nothing.
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JHONATANYMay 12, 2006really boring the song sounds terrible !!!!!!!
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RedMosquitoMay 1, 2006Horrible Sound, with tired songs,.........this isn't the Vedder of 1997 unfortunatly.... cigarettes and smoking has taken their toll and left vedder a 60 year old dude that is really in his 40's
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TitsMMay 1, 2006Wow they sound old and tired... people stopped listening long aqgo
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DaveA.May 1, 2006The cover art is embarrassing. The sounds are juvenile. And the lead singer is ancient. horrible combo. vedder needs to give it up
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MikeKMay 1, 2006
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RedRainAug 31, 2006Yet another worthless album from the worst excuse for a rock band in history. Eddie Vedder once again muses pseudo-intelllectually at a 4th grade level. He's a phony liberal, and that he wound up with so many loyal followers proves that grunge stomped on rock's grave and music will never improve. Pearl Scum.
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JonathanHDec 9, 2006
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JeffJun 26, 2006Ughh, i get a headache after 2 minutes of listening... it sounds like garbage, if your as big as pearl jam, please record properly. I just don't think I can make my self listen to the whole record, my ears feel like they start to bleed. Both Tool and Pearl Jam debuted May 2nd, Tool is in their own league and sound great yet PJ beat them.... garbage..
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Awards & Rankings
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The seriously hopped-up effort fans have been pining for since Vitalogy.
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Rolling StoneAs immediate and despairing as breaking news from Baghdad... Pearl Jam is also as big and brash in fuzz and backbone as Led Zeppelin's Presence. [4 May 2006, p.55]
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Though few of these 13 numbers have the drama of tracks by the Who or Led Zeppelin, from whom the band draw much of their style, Pearl Jam play like men on a mission.