Vs. proved Pearl Jam as not only a confident musical body but one who could succeed far past trends and critical drubbing.
Vs. may not reach the majestic heights of Ten, but at least half the record stands with Pearl Jam's best work.
Hipper Northwest bands like Mudhoney would give their Doc Martens for a singer with a fifth of Eddie’s personality. Do yourself a favor—take out an insurance policy on his vocal cords.
Pearl Jam's sophomore record isn't a slump by any means, but it's nowhere near the quality of their debut, "Ten".
"Vs." is an interesting release that definitely goes for a different vibe but I'm not sure it works QUITE as well. I do really like the punchy tone of this record, the more aggressive riffs and the faster paced songs, but when you get past the first couple of tracks, the songs start to all kind of blend together, which makes for a cohesive album experience, but ... read more
Discography Diaries #10: Pearl Jam
Album #2: Vs.
Genre: Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Grunge
Date: 28/02/2022
Time: 8:15 PM
Next up in the Pearl Jam discog diaries is their sophomore album, 1993's 'Vs.'. Pearl Jam's debut 'Ten' was a very good album to me even if it was a little bit front-loaded in my opinion, but that first half of the album was nothing short of incredible thanks to sheer quality of the anthemic tracks. So after 'Ten' we have 'Vs.', an album that I have seen around when people ... read more
Pearl Jam's sophomore record isn't a slump by any means, but it's nowhere near the quality of their debut, "Ten".
"Vs." is an interesting release that definitely goes for a different vibe but I'm not sure it works QUITE as well. I do really like the punchy tone of this record, the more aggressive riffs and the faster paced songs, but when you get past the first couple of tracks, the songs start to all kind of blend together, which makes for a cohesive album experience, but ... read more
After the release of Ten, they made this. It's alright, not as good as Ten. The last half is leagues above the first, however.
1 | Go 3:12 | 93 |
2 | Animal 2:48 | 90 |
3 | Daughter 3:55 | 92 |
4 | Glorified G 3:26 | 83 |
5 | Dissident 3:34 | 88 |
6 | W.M.A. 5:58 | 85 |
7 | Blood 2:50 | 81 |
8 | Rearviewmirror 4:43 | 93 |
9 | Rats 4:15 | 86 |
10 | Elderly Woman Behind the Counter In a Small Town 3:16 | 89 |
11 | Leash 3:08 | 84 |
12 | Indifference 5:08 | 89 |
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