release date: Sep. 20, 2009
format: digital
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,55]
producer: Brendan O'Brien
label: Monkeywrench Records - nationality: USA
Track highlights: 1. "Gonna See My Friend" - 3. "The Fixer" (4 / 5) - 6. "Amongst the Waves" - 7. "Unthought Known" - 10. "Force of Nature" - 11. "The End"
9th studio album by Pearl Jam released on Monkeywrench - a label founded by the band, from 2007 initially for the band's live recordings, but with this, also for future studio albums - sees a return to producer Brendan O'Brien.
The album was met by some mixed reviews, but I actually find it one of their better albums. Pearl Jam has always made great songs but always on albums with many fillers or music that I'm generally not that fond of. Hard rock or music that is to heavy rock-founded is normally not in my interest, and by gosh they have produced a lot of that on e.g. Binaural (2000), Riot Act (2002), and Pearl Jam (2006), so this is refreshing as some of the highlighted tracks are more "clean" alt. rock and / or energetic folk rock-fused.
"...fight to get it back ag-a-ain!", the biggest US rock band is back with Eddie Vedder as every good American loves him.
[ allmusic.com 4,5 / 5, The Guardian, Q, Spin, Rolling Stone 4 / 5, Drowned in Sound 3,5 / 5 stars ]
label: Monkeywrench Records - nationality: USA
Track highlights: 1. "Gonna See My Friend" - 3. "The Fixer" (4 / 5) - 6. "Amongst the Waves" - 7. "Unthought Known" - 10. "Force of Nature" - 11. "The End"
9th studio album by Pearl Jam released on Monkeywrench - a label founded by the band, from 2007 initially for the band's live recordings, but with this, also for future studio albums - sees a return to producer Brendan O'Brien.
The album was met by some mixed reviews, but I actually find it one of their better albums. Pearl Jam has always made great songs but always on albums with many fillers or music that I'm generally not that fond of. Hard rock or music that is to heavy rock-founded is normally not in my interest, and by gosh they have produced a lot of that on e.g. Binaural (2000), Riot Act (2002), and Pearl Jam (2006), so this is refreshing as some of the highlighted tracks are more "clean" alt. rock and / or energetic folk rock-fused.
"...fight to get it back ag-a-ain!", the biggest US rock band is back with Eddie Vedder as every good American loves him.
[ allmusic.com 4,5 / 5, The Guardian, Q, Spin, Rolling Stone 4 / 5, Drowned in Sound 3,5 / 5 stars ]
