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Feb 8, 2022Earthling plants itself firmly in this moment, a trial-and-error soundtrack to one man’s maturation.
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Feb 11, 2022On a strictly musical basis, Earthling is the most varied project Eddie Vedder has ever released, and it's also his lightest album: there's a palpable joy to his free experiments here that's infectious, even fun.
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Mar 25, 2022Earthling gives an uplifting sense of the creative energy shared between Eddie Vedder and his keenly empathetic collaborators, distilled into striking, memorable songs, and unified by a fresh, cohesive sound. On this evidence, it’s to be hoped the partnership forges ahead as the day jobs allow.
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MojoFeb 16, 2022Throughout, Earthling toys with classic radio-rock clichés, only to cleanse them of jadedness via Vedder's trademark wholehearted investment, a trick which still charms. [Apr 2022, p.88]
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Feb 11, 2022This is a record that plays like Eddie’s soul is plugged directly into a jukebox skipping through different eras of music history.
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Feb 10, 2022Earthling suggests Vedder can remain earthbound after all. Figure it’s his best yet.
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Feb 10, 2022It’s his most revealing solo release, since, musically, it feels more like the Vedder we’ve known for 30 years and not a purposeful departure from Pearl Jam.
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Feb 8, 2022Vedder has been open about his struggles with mental health and he seems to be in a very positive place with this record, expressing himself as his love for classic rock comes to the forefront on Earthling.
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Feb 8, 2022Vedder has never been shy about naming his influences, and here they form a buoyant cloud lifting the enterprise up among the stars.
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UncutFeb 23, 2022An altogether less whimsical - and much more Pearl Jam-esque - undertaking than 2011's Ukulele Songs. [Apr 2022, p.36]
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Feb 8, 2022It's strident without being brash, starry without being pompous, middle of the road without being bland. [Mar 2022, p.84]
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Feb 11, 2022He’s lither; he sings with a spring in his step, trusting the deepened range of his indignant burr. After several Pearl Jam albums of material pounded into meat sauce, the airier delights of Earthling’s end run let Vedder stretch—cautiously.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 12 out of 16
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Mixed: 3 out of 16
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Negative: 1 out of 16
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Jun 10, 2022Feels like Eddie tries to move forward, that's great.
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Apr 8, 2022
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Mar 8, 2022