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Track: 10: Deep,Track: 11: Release,Track: 1: Once,Track: 2: Evenflow,Track: 3: Alive,Track: 4: Why Go,Track: 5: Black,Track: 6: Jeremy,Track: 7: Oceans,Track: 8: Porch,Track: 9: Garden
Media Type: CD
Artist: PEARL JAM
Title: TEN
Street Release Date: 08/27/1991
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Genre: ROCK/POP | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| August 27, 1991 | | Studio:
| Sony | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 739 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Once - Pearl Jam, Gossard, Stone | | 2. | Even Flow - Pearl Jam, Gossard, Stone | | 3. | Alive - Pearl Jam, Gossard, Stone | | 4. | Why Go - Pearl Jam, Ament, Jeff | | 5. | Black - Pearl Jam, Gossard, Stone | | 6. | Jeremy - Pearl Jam, Ament, Jeff | | 7. | Oceans - Pearl Jam, Ament, Jeff | | 8. | Porch - Pearl Jam, Vedder, Eddie | | 9. | Garden - Pearl Jam, Ament, Jeff | | 10. | Deep - Pearl Jam, Ament, Jeff | | 11. | Release - Pearl Jam, Ament, Jeff | |
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 Classic 90's Grunge album. Production style is a bit muddyMay 14, 2010
This is a terrific album with hits that I'm sure if you were alive in the 90s and not living in a cave you've heard. The production style is kind of rough and gives it a little bit of a live feel, which some people will undoubtedly like. I personally prefer a crisper, studio sound, and thus I can only give it 4/5 stars. Still a great album, and because it was to popular, dirt cheap to pick up used. Well worth it in my opinion.
 Vedder's Vocals Shine, Making the Album GreatApr 19, 2010
Coming out around the same time Nirvana exploded "Ten" established Pearl Jam as one of the most popular Northwest (Seattle) "grunge" bands. Many put them in that music category, even though, in my opinion, there isn't much "grunge" about them. Singer Eddie Vedder has impassioned vocals and excellent songwriting abilities.
It did take sometime for the album to take off, but it ended up becoming one of the '90's best. "Even Flow" is arguably the band's most arena radio hit with it's singable chorus, while "Alive" contains ever-so-depressing lyrics on top of up-lifting music ending with a blistering Mike McCready guitar solo.
"Black" is more on the dark side in the form of a moody ballad. Vedder's vocals shine throughout the whole album and make each song great. The album is named after the number of the band's favorite basketball player Mookie Blaylock and I believe they played at small clubs before their big success under that name. This is my favorite Pearl Jam album.
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 Not as horrible as Nirvana, but that doesn't mean it's impressiveApr 04, 2010
At the beginning of the 1990s, the very time I was moving from childhood to adolescence, there was supposedly a huge makeover of the popular rock scene by which the glam metal that had previously dominated the charts was replaced by a much harder and starker sound that became known as "grunge".
In reality, however, the "grunge" of the 1990s actually had all the worst aspects of the hair metal of the 1980s, only turned into a new form. Instead of simply overproducing the rhythm section to create an artificially dense drum sound as was typical of such 1980s bands as Whitesnake, grunge turned this overblown sound into harder guitar that people thought was far more emotional and passionate. In fact, when listened to carefully, grunge has as little emotional depth as most hair metal, even though the singers generally sing with a rougher voice.
In contrast to the totally noisy - and for me completely unlistenable - sound of Nirvana, Pearl Jam did at times emphasise melody rather than overblowing their sound, at least in their earliest days before the band began to try to hide from the commercial acclaim it had won. This is seen to some affect on "Alive", which even if it does not do anything that previous pop songs did not, still sounds quite heartfelt and energetic. However, the band fails by and large to build on this level of power in the rest of "Ten", wiht the result that on the whole it cannot be called a serious success.
"Ten by Pearl Jam" 3.5 out of 5 starsMar 30, 2010
I have to admit I hated this when it first came out but it did grow on me over time. I prefer their second release Vs. to this myself and also prefer bands like STP and Alice in Chains over Pearl Jam. This is a good to great album but I do think it is somewhat overrated. I think the song writing is fine, its the vocals that bug me. I seen another review where the reviewer talks about the garbled vocals, I have to agree.
Powerful debut of Pearl Jam...Mar 21, 2010
Pearl Jam came out of left field and knocked the music industry on its rear with their debut release "Ten". On its release date of August 27, 1991, it was not yet successful. It wasn't until they released the single `Jeremy' with its memorable and controversial music video that Pearl Jam's popularity exploded.
"Ten" is a perfect 10! Lyrically dark and depressing, but musically uplifting and powerful! Mike McCready and Stone Gossard make the album soar with their amazing guitars. Jeff Ament beautifully accents and carries the melodies with his top-notch bass. Dave Krusen assaults each song with his hammering drums. Eddie Vedder scolds life and faces demons with his amazing voice and thought-provoking lyrics.
"Ten" fades in with a meditative tune led by samba percussion and Jeff Ament's bass. This gives way to a screeching guitar bringing in the first track, `Once'. A great hard-hitting rock song and a great opener.
`Even Flow' is a straight-forward rock anthem, led by a now-classic guitar riff. Labeled as the greatest anthem of "Generation X", `Alive' is a definite classic. It's a powerful, mid-paced song with a climactic finish due to McCready's amazing guitar solo(only one of his many great solos on the album). `Why Go' begins with a quick drum and bass intro that is joined by crunching guitar. A pretty guitar riff that sounds like it's being broadcasted over the airwaves starts off another classic, `Black'. There's great blues guitar throughout, and then the song is carried out by a wailing guitar. `Jeremy' opens with a haunting bass line, and has the most catching and beautiful melody on the album. Very powerful. While it is an awesome song, `Jeremy' is most known for its video, which is what broke Pearl Jam into mainstream success. Not wanting their songs interpreted and remembered as videos, Pearl Jam stopped making music videos after `Jeremy'(their next music video wouldn't be until 1998 for `Do The Evolution', which is fully animated) . Another contender for best melody is `Oceans'. Great bass line during the verses, great rhythm guitar during bridges, and pounding drums during the instrumental breakdowns. `Porch' is a standout, adrenaline-feuled tune that is angry and genuinely structured with a great climax. `Garden' slows things down with a great rock song that builds from brooding folk to arena rock with good bass during the verses and amazing walls of guitar during the chorus. About halfway through is a great instrumental breakdown with a cool, understated guitar solo. `Deep' is the most frantic and venomous song on "Ten", it is beautiful chaos!
The album closes with the slow-paced `Release', a beautiful afterthought that builds with power into a great 3-note guitar riff. Once the song fades out, that familiar meditative tune makes its way back into your ears to bookend an excellent album.
"Ten" is a sure classic, and one of the great triumphs of Grunge and Rock N Roll!
5 HUGE STARS!
PJ Fun Facts: Rumor has it that the name "Pearl Jam" originates from Eddie Vedder's claim that he had a grandmother named Pearl married to a native American who used to make hallucinogenic jam. The band's original name was Mookie Blaylock(a basketball player), and they titled their album "Ten" in tribute to his jersey number.
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