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Universal acclaim- based on 101 Ratings
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Positive: 90 out of 101
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Mixed: 7 out of 101
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Negative: 4 out of 101
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Mar 22, 2013Really awesome album. I love almost every song on it, Hard Sun, Society, Setting Forth, Rise, Far Behind. All these songs performed with real feelings, straight from the heart.
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Dec 6, 2011The last kind of record you'd expect to hear from the Pearl Jam frontman. I'm not a PJ fan at all and never really like Vedders voice but this record is brilliant. You really have to have seen the film to understand the context of the record but it goes really well with it. I don't how it would sound otherwise. Hard Sun should have gotten an Oscar nomination for best song in a film in 2008.
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TeriWJun 24, 2009This is the most beautiful music I have heard for a very long time. What a voice, what poetry and the raw but clear, jangly music. Mesmerising. It gives me the same feeling as a long bushwalk.
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sinclaircApr 16, 2009Pretty much unlistenable. I find it hard to see how this album has received such rave reviews, annoying beats and vocals touting questionable lyrics. An album to avoid: don't believe the reviews!
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fredfAug 19, 2008Our generation's Dylon. Wow. Finally, pearl jam doesnt suck ass. thank you eddie, well done. well done. thought you were a douche, but no, you got a fing soul. a real soul.
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ArianaMJul 16, 2008beautiful melodies and lyrics that really transport you into the middle of a forest, far away from the hustle and bustle of the real world. it's a wonderful soundtrack to listen to while taking a walk by yourself. the only gripe i have is that some songs are too short!
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JimHJun 16, 2008A showcase for Vedder's marvelous baritone, perhaps easy to overestimate because it has been so long since PJ has really allowed him to show off like this.
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HelenM.Apr 29, 2008Listening to this beautiful music makes me feel like I'm reaching into my past. A past almost forgotten, something I've lost touch with. Eddie Vedder's voice lyrics and musica has an amazing way of transforming my spirit. I'm left greatfully reaching to find myself again. Thank you for making this beautiful music Eddie.
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RichardJ.Apr 11, 2008Superb-best album of '07, fits the film perfectly too.
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OlafurB.Feb 15, 2008A great new side of the master.
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OwenP.Jan 13, 2008A very moving soundtrack to a very sad story. Eddie Vedder does an amazing job at matching the music with the movie, although the music often made the movie at times. I highly recommend this album to anyone under "the big hot sun".
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rond.Dec 15, 2007Great solo project of Eddie Vedder. Altough short , great album.
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JoshDec 10, 2007Matt P. Man of the Hour was not written by Eddie Vedder it was written by Stone Gossard, and the song Society is also a remake, hence the wording that does not fit Eddie's writing.
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BJB.Dec 6, 2007Both music and words are extremely evocative of the spirit, philosophy and events in one individual's life, yet they also relate to something in each of us. There are dark moments, but the music also captures the adrenalin rush of setting out, the joy of freedom and the love of nature.
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MacS.Nov 29, 2007Just perfect!
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JanetONov 26, 2007
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KellyP.Nov 25, 2007This album grows on you. It is too short but, I highly recommend it.
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BeataB.Nov 5, 2007Hear hear Paul M. I wholeheartedly agree. The soundtrack fits the messages of the movie perfectly, one of which is the continuous internal struggle of humanity to find that perfect fit between the complexities of the modern world and the simplicity that can be provided to us for free through nature. The music is truly beautiful and thought provoking - no matter the length of the songs.
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MartinL.Oct 31, 2007Playing non-stop in my car!
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PH.lOct 30, 2007Guaranteed!
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ICOct 29, 2007
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MarkH.Oct 23, 2007Without a doubt, there are some good songs on this album. As a soundtrack it is pretty decent but as an album I think it is a poor effort on the part of Vedder. The lyrics could have been a little more cryptic but what can you expect for a soundtrack?
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PaulB.Oct 17, 2007Neither here nor there really, but exactly what i was expecting.
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JohnP.Oct 16, 2007Awesome album- Eddie Vedder fans will love this.
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KellyR.Oct 9, 2007beautifully written and sung, makes one cry.
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SashoK.Oct 9, 2007
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JeffSOct 9, 2007
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TopcatMeOct 8, 2007Excellent! Eerily reminiscent of early Neil Young, poignant yet powerful, mellow yet militant, and short yet symphonic! I can't get the music out of my mind and it's been a very long time since any music's moved me like that. Hope the movie is as well done as the soundtrack. Kudos Eddie - well done!
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SteveS.Oct 7, 2007Movie is awesome and the is partly to do with the soundtrack vedder and penn did awesome jobs .
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ArasBOct 1, 2007Great song....society is a phenomenal song.
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yoavt.Sep 29, 2007Loved it. especially track # 5. it reminds me of pj's strangest tribe.
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LisaSep 28, 2007
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SLDSep 28, 2007
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Danb.Sep 28, 2007Agree with K. This album could have been an instant classic a la Spingsteen
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KSep 26, 2007
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MatthewP.Sep 24, 2007
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ZebrandySep 24, 2007Smooth and replete with emotions. My favorite song is Society. But unfortunately a little bit short album.
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MelanieB.Sep 23, 2007Soulful, rustic, raw, poetic. He continues to amaze me with his talent and ability to translate his voice and thoughts into music that changes me at my core.
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SteveH.Sep 23, 2007Whatever Eddie touches turns to Gold.
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StephenM.Sep 22, 2007Amazing, immersive, thought-provoking! You can feel the passion in every song, and Vedder's song-writing and singing are as keen as ever! If you love the slower side of Pearl Jam, or good folk music, you will be in heaven!
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madslSep 22, 2007This is a pleasant surprise! Eddie Vedder showcases his songwriting abilities and makes pearl jam sound like a rather uninspiring day job in comparison.
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EdSep 21, 2007Great work by rocks best voice. Only complaint I have is that I wish it was longer.
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TyusG.Sep 20, 2007This is a masterpiece!
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JewelsR.Sep 20, 2007Best album I have ever heard. Eddie Vedder is a genius.
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fG.Sep 20, 2007Sucks balls.
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GV.Sep 20, 2007this sucks
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PaulM.Sep 20, 2007A beautiful little album that showcases Eddie Vedder's immense singer-songwriter skills. Some reviews have graded it down because of its length and simplicity -- but after all it IS a soundtrack, and in the context of the novel/movie, simplicity is the only thing that would be appropriate here.
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Awards & Rankings
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These songs all feel like a score, and that's not necessarily a good thing. They all seem to be of a piece, but musically there isn't enough imagination to distinguish them, to set the tension of dynamic in motion.
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Vedder effectively conjures the endless possibilities of the open road with sparse, never morose, tracks.
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Though the album is flawed (some tracks on the 33-minute disc are so brief that they never leave the ground), there is still something here that's compelling enough to stand alone, even without its real-life inspiration.