Riot Act - Pearl Jam
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73 out of 100

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8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 90 Ratings

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  • Summary: Still going strong, the Seattle grunge band returns with its seventh studio album.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. PopMatters
    90
    Pearl Jam has made some of the most vital music of its career.
  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    Those waiting for another record as challenging as 'Vitalogy' will be left disappointed. But 'Riot Act' is the sound of a band entering a powerful middle-age. They still deserve your attention.
  3. Neumu.net
    80
    Sticking to a formula -- a formula that works for them -- the band sounds fiercer than ever on Riot Act.
  4. Uncut
    60
    A couple of songs could do with more melody and less of Mike McCready's spidery guitar breaks. [Dec 2002, p.132]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 62
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 62
  3. Negative: 5 out of 62
  1. unknown2000
    10
    OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! every album is a new pearl jam DEFINITELY great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  2. danielg
    8
    instead they might made the album a little more short, some of the best melodies, lirycs and riff ever hear from this seattle' band. seen as a clousure, waitting for a new fresh sound.… Expand
  3. AddlerS
    7
    Pearl Jam is the best American band. People who claim to like the band and not this record are STOOPID.
  4. DrewK
    4
    I'm a huge Pearl Jam fan who has every album and has seen the band live multiple times, so it pains me to rate a PJ album this low. This is PJ's first mediocre/bad record. Binaural wasn't great due to shoddy production, but it least it had good songs on it. Some of these songs actually make me feel embarrassed for the band. Nowhere close to their masterpieces Vitalogy and No Code. Maybe it really is time to call it quits?… Expand

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