Pearl Jam - Pearl Jam
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74 out of 100

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8.7 out of 10

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  • Summary: Adam Kasper again co-produced the band's belated follow-up to 2002's 'Riot Act.' It is Pearl Jam's eighth studio album overall.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. All Music Guide
    90
    Pearl Jam hasn't sounded as alive or engaging as they do here since at least Vitalogy, if not longer.
  2. cokemachineglow
    80
    And while it most certainly does fill this grunge kid with nostalgia for a simpler time, it’s the first latter day Pearl Jam album that is plenty good enough to stand on its own.
  3. Dot Music
    80
    Unfashionable as they probably are, Pearl Jam have gone some way to regaining both their fire and their relevance with this, a record that takes equally from classic Neil Young stylings as it does raging, polemic punk.
  4. Blender
    60
    Tighter and more energized than anything the band has done since Vitalogy. [Jun 2006, p.142]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 167 out of 192
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 192
  3. Negative: 16 out of 192
  1. Ravenous
    9
    Finally regaining some of their original inspiration, Pearl Jam surprises everyone with this innovative album, one that actually keeps getting better as it goes along. Nothing they've done since Vitalogy has been anywhere near this good.… Expand
  2. CalR
    8
    It 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'.… Expand
  3. j30
    7
    Pearl 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.… Expand
  4. Cables
    4
    I 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.… Expand

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