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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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Negative: 18 out of 325
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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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JesusESep 9, 2006This album is a great collection of musically and lyrically sophsticated songs. The people who hate it have most likely been "brainwashed" by made for radio bands like Nickelback, etc. Similar to their earlier stuff, if you listen to the songs a few times, you will start to really appreciate the music.
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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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PaulFMay 11, 2006
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benMay 11, 2006the best record of the year pearl jam`s best album!!!!
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DaveDMay 1, 2006This is by far the best album in years from Pearl Jam. Fans of Vitalogy will not be disapointed. Do yourself a favor and pick up this album.
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RonCMay 1, 2006This album came on Saturday and I cannot stop listening! Not only are they rocking out, but it will be cool to see all the new fans flock to get this when 'Marker in the Sand' and 'UnEmployable' hit the Rock radio waves. I'm imagining the crowds hopping up and down to 'World Wide' and 'Severed Hand' .....PJ Rules!! Coming to Cleveland 5/20
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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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MikeKMay 1, 2006
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MikeCMay 10, 2006This disc has many great songs (Severed Hand, Parachutes and Unemployable) and many very good songs (Gone, WWS, Marker). It's great to see PJ is back and better than ever.
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NabillMay 1, 2006Rocks!
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ChrisBMay 1, 2006
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MarlinMMay 1, 2006Wow. This is an amazing album from start to finish. It's about as diverse as a band can be on one album yet have it all still hang together into one masterpiece.
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RockFanMay 1, 2006
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SamAMay 1, 2006Wow! Pearl Jam shines again on its first self-titled album.
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JohnJ.May 1, 2006Best album since No Code.
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GurRMay 12, 2006phenomenal. this album hooks you and won't let you go. some of my favorite of their work resides right here on this lil album.
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OscarDMay 1, 2006The best album of the year
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EliMay 12, 2006Boring as all hell.
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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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CesarOMay 14, 2006This sounds like "Pearl Jam", more than ever! My favourites where the first song and the last twelve... A perfect album...
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rockerrockerMay 15, 2006pj has done it again!
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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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SeanTMay 18, 2006Americas best band doing what they do best, with an amazing collection of great rock songs and some superb quieter ones.
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AlbertMMay 19, 2006
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SethMMay 2, 2006Incredible album. I got goosebumps listening to a couple of the songs on here. It incorporates the best elements of Pearl Jam's past work, eliminates most of the bad and add a lot of interesting new twists. GO BUY THIS RECORD! "Pearl Jam" is the kind of album that makes me drive to work sloooowly just to hear another song or two on the way.
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StevePMay 2, 2006Best PJ album since Vitalogy!
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JoeyLMay 2, 2006Every song is worth your listen.
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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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stevemMay 2, 2006A brilliant return to form from one of the world's greatest rock bands. Nothing more, nothing less.
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BWagnerMay 21, 2006I've seriously listened to this album ~ 50+ times now and I'm still not bored with it. The first time I heard it, I thought it was another Yield attempt, but now I consider it as Pearl Jam's most complete album yet, even more so than Vitology. A truly fantastic album. They still have it...
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zxlr88gMay 2, 2006Great!
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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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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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W.H.May 22, 2006Musically and thematically powerful. A Masterpiece.
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KasperHMay 2, 2006Their best since Vitalogy and Ten. AWESOME!
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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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NikolaiJMay 29, 2006I just love this album. It is truly a great peice of work. Eddie has started to sing again and I couldn't be happier. Welcome Back PJ!
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AlongtimefandMay 3, 2006
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HernandoSMay 3, 2006I Just think that the new album is all energy...love all the guys collaborating in the album..well it sound like all but unique....way to go!!!!
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JeremyBMay 3, 2006Quite possibly the best PJ album ever!
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KeithGMay 4, 2006
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NathanGMay 4, 2006Excellent from start to finsih.
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ezebMay 6, 2006Excelent disc...Pearl Jam is Back....one more time
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DavidSMay 7, 2006
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ColinMay 7, 2006Amazing album. Could even be the best PJ album yet!
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MichaelMMay 8, 2006I would rate it even higher if I could......lyrics that make you think about who you are, where you are and how you are over some kick-ass music.
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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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GNybakkMay 8, 2006Stunning! Nothing more, nothing less! This will be a classic album!
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ClintBMay 9, 2006back to their best...
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BrianBJun 24, 2006awesome
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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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OscarAJul 21, 2006One of their finest albums
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ADogJul 6, 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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JamieSep 21, 2006None of us care for the exacerbating reviews some give Pearl Jam's music. The more focused reviews come from those who keep to a minimum of words or have credentials to say as much.
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ArturCSep 23, 2006great album, sounds good live, energetic!
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fitifitiSep 26, 2006excelente pearl jam.
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DanielBJan 2, 2007Pearl Jam deliver! Intelligent, socially conscious lyrics for your head. Catchy hooks for your toe. Worldwide Suicide, Severed Hand, Unemployable, and Army Reserve are Pearl Jam at their best.
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BranJ.Apr 3, 2007
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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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KentEOct 29, 2006
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JonathanHDec 9, 2006
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TonyMay 11, 2006
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DanR.May 11, 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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ErikBMay 16, 2006
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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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DanielGMay 24, 2006Truly tangible emotion and sincerity.
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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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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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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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LucasGJan 11, 2007
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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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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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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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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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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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Nov 6, 2022
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.