I'm not a huge Pearl Jam follower, but I feel like this album got lost in the shuffle. Why haven't I heard more of these songs floating around out there? This is the first album since Vitalogy that I think is worth hitting the "Download All" button. It's got a little bit of everything....some kick@$$ stadium rock anthems (The Fixer, Got Some), as well as some beautiful acoustics (Just Breathe, The End), and a good range in between.
With more than 25 million copies of the first three Pearl Jam albums in circulation, it's safe to say that even the most casual fan had an in-depth knowledge of their discography up to that point. The fact that a Ten-era B-side ("Yellow Ledbetter") bubbled up to become one of the group's radio hits is proof of that. However, just because the band's popularity waned following the five-times-platinum Vitalogy doesn't mean the music did as… more »
When Pearl Jam finally compiled a catalog-skimming greatest hits collection in 2004 - a decade after the demise of Nirvana, six years after they stole Soundgarden's drummer and nearly 15 into their platinum-lined career - they really should have considered changing its title from rearviewmirror to We're Still Alive. After all, who would've thought they'd be grunge's Last Band Standing back when Kurt Cobain called the Seattle vets 'sellouts' and Eddie Vedder was swinging from… more »
