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84

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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 115 Ratings

  • Summary: The rerelease of the debut album for the grunge band is the part of a planned rerelease of the rest of its albums, leading up to its 20th anniversary in 2011.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. 100
    There is much, meanwhile, to recommend the O’Brien remix, or “deconstruction” as he puts it. What O’Brien has mostly done is strip away the more ornate layers of the Palmer mix and cutting back on the album’s moments of more florid melodrama.
  2. 100
    His new take scythes through the original, revealing growls and guitars long obscured—sometimes it’s distracting, but often it lends the songs a newfound jolt.
  3. 100
    It's quite arguable that this lean, muscular remix is a marked improvement on the original mix, as it's easier to focus on both the songs and group's interplay.
  4. All that said, this is an exercise for die-hards and audiophiles: To PJ's credit, the original didn't leave much room for improvement.
  5. Ten is just Ten, and I guess for all their reservations, the band have come to accept that: there’s no mystery to the new cover, just Pearl Jam in plain view, big shorts and all.
  6. Ten deserved better than Ten Redux and the paltry bonus tracks. Fortunately, the reissue also includes a DVD of Pearl Jam's 1992 performance on "MTV Unplugged".
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    40
    The songs on Ten actually sound shockingly more insufferable this far out of their original grunge context. [Winter 2009, p.97]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 27
  2. Negative: 1 out of 27
  1. adrianc
    Mar 27, 2009
    10
    10. I loved it back then. Gave it 10. The remixed version issued now strips it down to its essence. 100% pure american rock. Diamond. 10. 10. I loved it back then. Gave it 10. The remixed version issued now strips it down to its essence. 100% pure american rock. Diamond. 10. i'm falling back in love again. Expand
  2. DavidS
    Jun 6, 2009
    10
    Perfection.
  3. NathanG
    Jul 10, 2009
    10
    Superior.
  4. Apr 15, 2021
    10
    Pearl Jam's Ten makes me feel more nostalgic than any other album in the world. To me it's the pinnacle of the '90s and will always be aPearl Jam's Ten makes me feel more nostalgic than any other album in the world. To me it's the pinnacle of the '90s and will always be a massive part of me. Expand
  5. SamA
    Mar 30, 2009
    10
    One of the greatest guitar records of all-time.
  6. Apr 29, 2017
    9
    It smells 90's from head to toe. The only negative is one can argue that Ten hasn't aged that well compared with the other studs from the sameIt smells 90's from head to toe. The only negative is one can argue that Ten hasn't aged that well compared with the other studs from the same decade.

    Anyhow, Ten is still a classic.
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  7. EricS
    Apr 29, 2009
    1
    I became a fan a few years back, but i was born during their era. I claim to love them now, one of my favorite bands. this albums however is I became a fan a few years back, but i was born during their era. I claim to love them now, one of my favorite bands. this albums however is a lot of simple rock chords. A few good songs but not even their best. Expand

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