In Collection
#865
Rating:
7
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01
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Once |
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03:51 |
02
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Evenflow |
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04:53 |
03
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Alive |
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05:41 |
04
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Why Go |
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03:19 |
05
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Black |
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05:43 |
06
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Jeremy |
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05:19 |
07
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Oceans |
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02:41 |
08
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Porch |
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03:30 |
09
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Garden |
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04:58 |
10
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Deep |
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04:18 |
11
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Release |
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09:06 |
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UPC (Barcode) |
074644785722 |
Spars |
DDD |
Sound |
Stereo |
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Part of the '90s Seattle grunge triumvirate completed by Nirvana and Soundgarden, Pearl Jam debuted with Ten, their most accessible, least self-conscious album. Over time, PJ's rep as a politically correct band just a little too above it all to prostitute its music on MTV has nearly superseded the music. But before that, they were a simply an in-your-face, in-your-head, loud, melodic rock band. And lead singer Eddie Vedder was known for his possessed stage presence and a primal growl that sounded like it required three vocal chords. The personal, narrative singles "Alive," "Jeremy," and "Even Flow" catapulted the reluctant band into the 10-million-plus-sales division. Subsequent albums are more intricate, subtle, thematically complex, and, in many ways, better than Ten. But the band may never repeat the stampede caused by this debut. --Beth Bessmer